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  • Coast Guard chopper crashes in Kochi, one injured

    Coast Guard chopper crashes in Kochi, one injured

    Thiruvananthapuram (IANS) | An Indian Coast Guard helicopter crashed near the runway of the Nedumbassery airport in Kochi on Sunday. The helicopter, which was on a training programme, crashed soon after take off from the Nedumbassery airport. There were three people in the helicopter. Coast Guard officer Sunil Lotla was injured in the incident and was taken to a hospital.

    A senior official of the Cochin International Airport Limited (CIAL) told IANS that the accident occurred at 12.25 pm on Sunday.

    The airport’s runway has been temporarily closed and a flight from Oman has been diverted to Thiruvananthapuram airport, the official said. The runway is likely to remain closed for two-and-a-half hours, he said.

    –IANS

  • Liquor and condom found in principal’s room, missionary school sealed

    Liquor and condom found in principal’s room, missionary school sealed

    Bhopal (IANS) | During a surprise inspection of a missionary school in Madhya Pradesh’s Morena district, the principal’s office was sealed after liquor and condoms were found in his room. The State Child Rights Protection Commission inspected the school on Saturday. The SCPCR team found liquor and condoms on the bed, besides other objectionable items including egg trays, a gas cylinder and liquor bottles.

    Nivedita Sharma, member of the SCPCR inspection team, said that she has brought the matter to the notice of the District Collector. The police is probing the entire matter. An FIR has been lodged against the school principal and a detailed probe has been sought from the police.

    Sharma told IANS that when we reached there for routine inspection, we were surprised to know how both the corners of the school were connected from inside, it was a room and there were liquor bottles and condoms. It was like a full residential setup. It is not only of one person but also other people came out of the building, who were living there. It was being used as a residence.

    He further said that at least 15 beds were lying in that room and there was no CCTV camera. The question arises as to why that particular section was left out when CCTV cameras are installed at other places in the building. The principal said that he is not staying there, so who is staying there and why are there 15 beds. More importantly, why is there a direct entrance to that room from the classrooms of the girl students.

    Sharma said that liquor is absolutely not allowed in the school premises. This is a violation of the law. The Excise Department is also taking action in this matter as it is also illegal that no one can keep such quantity of liquor. Some other objectionable items including condoms have also been found.

    –IANS

  • 2 associates of Lashkar arrested

    2 associates of Lashkar arrested

    The police claimed to have arrested two terrorist associates of the Lashkar-e-Toiba outfit in Sumlar area in North Kashmir’s Bandipora district on Saturday. Acting on specific information regarding the movement of terrorist associates, policemen, along with Army’s 14 Rashtriya Rifles and CRPF’s 3rd Battalion, established a checkpoint at Sumlar near Fisheries Farm, Bandipora.

    During the checking, the joint team of security forces intercepted two suspected persons, Abrar Ahmad Wani, alias Abu Qadir, and Danish Pervaiz, both residents of Sumlar in Bandipora, a police spokesman said.

    “During checking, two Chinese grenades and other incriminating material were seized from their possession. They have been arrested and shifted to the police station where they remain in custody,” he said. Accordingly, an FIR has been registered at the Bandipora police station and further investigation has been initiated. The security forces have been already on high alert to thwart the nefarious designs of the anti-national elements.

  • One killed, six injured in explosion at Samba factory

    One killed, six injured in explosion at Samba factory

    At least one person was killed and six others were injured after an explosion inside a scrap factory in Samba district on Saturday. The explosion took place at around 3 pm in the factory, namely Subash Chandra and Sons, at Bari Brahmana industrial area of Samba.

    “One person has died and six others have been injured in the explosion,” said SSP Benam Tosh. He ruled out any terror angle in the blast, saying it was a leftover mortar shell in the scrap of the factory.

    The deceased has been identified as Mohan Lal of Rajouri district. The injured have been shifted to Government Medical College (GMC) in Jammu.

    Policemen were rushed to the spot where an investigation is under way, the SSP said. “We are trying to find out whether the incident happened as a consequence of the boiler explosion or there was some other explosion,” said another official.

    No terror angle: SSP

    SSP Benam Tosh rules out any terror angle in the blast. According to him, it was a leftover mortar shell in the scrap of the factory, namely Subash Chandra and Sons, at Bari Brahmana industrial area of Samba.

  • Congress MLAs to protest in Tamil Nadu Assembly for 24 hours

    Congress MLAs to protest in Tamil Nadu Assembly for 24 hours

    Chennai (IANS) | Tamil Nadu Congress MLAs will stage a dharna in the Assembly on Monday to condemn the disqualification of Rahul Gandhi from Parliament. The protest will continue for 24 hours and will end on Tuesday morning. The Congress party will also bring a special resolution in the assembly to protest against the murder of democracy.

    This was announced by Congress Legislature Party leader Selvaperithungai while interacting with media persons on Sunday. He said that while attending the ongoing budget session in the House, the legislators would wear black dress.

    He said, to show the unity of the opposition, we will stay in the House and protest with placards of ‘Stand with Rahul Gandhi’.

    Meanwhile, Congress workers observed a hunger strike in front of the memorial of late Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi in Sriperumbudur.

    The workers raised slogans against Prime Minister Narendra Modi and demanded the central government to withdraw the case against Rahul Gandhi.

    –IANS

  • Sub-inspector suspended after man’s death in police custody

    Sub-inspector suspended after man’s death in police custody

    Thiruvananthapuram (IANS) | A sub-inspector was on Sunday suspended following the death of a man in Kerala’s Ernakulam district after he was allegedly thrashed in police custody. Sub-inspector Jimmy Jose of Hill Palace police station in Thippunithura allegedly slapped Manoharan (51), who was caught for drunken driving during a routine vehicle inspection on Saturday night. Manohar was brought to the police station, where he fainted and was later declared brought dead by the doctors.

    In the wake of the incident, Ernakulam City Police Commissioner Sethuraman issued an order suspending the sub-inspector.

    Leader of Opposition V.D. Satheesan said the policeman should be charged with murder and mere suspension is not enough. He said that he himself has complained many times to the higher authorities against the functioning of the Hill Palace police station. He said that if the State Home Department does not take strict action, the Congress will launch a vigorous agitation against it.

    Local MLA and Kerala Congress leader Anoop Jacob said that the Hill Palace Police is not friendly to the people and there are many complaints against the functioning of the station. He also demanded the dismissal of the concerned officer from the police department.

    Meanwhile, the Youth Congress and the BJP took out a protest march towards the Hill Palace police station, demanding immediate action against all policemen involved in the alleged custodial torture and death of Manoharan.

    Ajayan, a local, told IANS that daily wage laborer Manoharan was someone who had never consumed alcohol in his life. He has a small family consisting of his wife and two children.

    –IANS

  • Transfers: State government changed 6 HPS officers, Veer Bahadur will be ASP of Kangra

    Transfers: State government changed 6 HPS officers, Veer Bahadur will be ASP of Kangra

    Shimla. The state government has transferred six HPS officers late on Saturday night. State Government’s Chief Secretary Prabodh Saxena has issued its orders. ASP Kangra Badri Singh has been posted as ASP 6th IRBN Dhaulakuan and Brajesh Sood has been posted as SP Lokayukta Shimla. Whereas ASP Veer Bahadur has been posted as ASP Kangra. Apart from this, Anil Kumar has been posted as DSP Kullu, Chandra Shekhar as DSP Anni and Ravindra Kumar as DSP SDRF Mandi.

  • Avalanche hits Manali-Leh road, movement of vehicles halted, road restoration work underway

    Avalanche hits Manali-Leh road, movement of vehicles halted, road restoration work underway

    Manali. An avalanche has occurred near Dhundhi, the first snow gallery on the Manali-Leh National Highway-003. The Manali-Leh road has been closed for vehicular movement due to avalanches and snowfall. At the same time, due to the avalanche, a lot of debris has come on the road. BRO machinery has started the work of road restoration. There has been snowfall on the route even during the night. Due to which the road has been closed for the movement of vehicles.

  • 2 sisters arrested in drugs case in Panchkula

    2 sisters arrested in drugs case in Panchkula

    The anti-narcotics cell of the local police today claimed to have arrested two sisters under the NDPS Act.

    The suspects have been identified as Sunaina and Sonam, both belong to Mauli Jagran in Chandigarh and are presently residing at Bangla Colony in Kalka.

    The police spokesman said that a team of the cell was patrolling the Rambagh Road in Kalka and spotted a woman, Sunaina, coming from the Bangla Colony side. On seeing cops, the woman started running away, which made cops suspicious and they nabbed her after a brief chase.

    The team recovered 6.76-gm heroin from her. During preliminary investigation, she informed that she, along with her sister Sonam, were involved in drug trafficking. Later, Sonam was arrested too.

    A case was registered at the Kalka police station. The police said the suspects were produced in a court, which remanded them in one-day police custody.

  • Accident: Car fell into a ditch in Rampur’s Ropdu Nala, one youth died on the spot, another injured

    Accident: Car fell into a ditch in Rampur’s Ropdu Nala, one youth died on the spot, another injured

    Rampur. A car number HP-35-6661 went uncontrolled and fell into a ditch near Ropdu Nala, 6 km from Rampur in Shimla district. In the accident, a young man in the car died on the spot while another was injured. The injured have been admitted to Aneri Hospital for treatment. The youth killed in the accident has been identified as Neeraj (21) resident of village Pakhand Ani, while the injured has been identified as Naval Kishore (21) resident of Pakhand Ani. The police have taken the body into custody and handed it over to the relatives after the post-mortem.

    According to the information received from the police, around 8 o’clock on Saturday night, they received information that a car had met with an accident near Ropdu Nala, in which two youths were traveling. According to the police, a young man in the car died on the spot, while the other injured youth was admitted to the hospital for treatment with the help of the local people.