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Maoists
blow up rail track, mobile tower in Jharkhand
Ranchi:
Maoists blew up a railway track in Latehar and a mobile
phone tower in Palamau district in Jharkhand as they began
their 48-hour shutdown in five states on Monday. According
to the police, about 20 left-wing ultras blew up the railway
tracks between Kumundi and Hehegada railway station in Latehar
district, around 140 km from Ranchi, late on Sunday night.
According to railway authorities, the repair work may be
completed by Monday evening. In another incident, around
20 to 30 CPI-Maoist blasted a mobile tower at Tukbera village
of Palamau district, around 190 km from Ranchi, early on
Monday morning. No one was injured in the incident. CPI-Maoist
has called a two-day strike in five states -- Jharkhand,
Orissa, Bihar, West Bengal and Chhattisgarh -- to protest
against the alleged arrest of two senior members of the
CPI Maoist.
12
arrested for violence in Kolkata football match Top
Kolkata:
Kolkata police on Monday arrested 12 people in connection
with Sunday's violence during a football match. The violence
erupted after an irate mob set a premier resort on the outskirts
of the city on fire on Sunday evening. According to sources
the team that lost the match picked up a fight with the
referee. Soon, some trouble mongers stormed the ground,
threw bombs and even opened fire, killing one boy. Police
said problem started after the loosing team suddenly attacked
the winners with bombs and guns. "One person was killed
and over 15 were injured in the clash. The injured were
hospitalised. At least 30 cottages have been burnt and 10
fire tenders are trying to control the blaze," Deputy Inspector
General of Presidency Range, S N Gupta said. The hooligans
then fled to the Vedic Village - a luxury tourist resort
next door. Locals chased them and set some buildings on
fire.
Baby
girl dies of swine flu in Pune Top
Pune:
A two-and-a-half year old baby girl died of swine flu here
on Monday. The total number of viral related fatalities
in the city has risen to 23. According to sources, the child
was suffering from a liver disorder and was admitted to
the Command Hospital on August 21 after testing positive
for the H1N1 virus. She succumbed to the deadly infection
Monday, sources said. Earlier, two middle-aged women had
died of the infection in two different hospitals in the
city. Nine more patients of swine flu were reported to be
in critical condition and had been put on ventilators in
the city.
However, schools
in the city reopened on Monday after remaining closed for
at least two weeks as a precautionary measure to contain
the spread of swine flu among students, which claimed at
least 60 lives across the country with the maximum cases
coming from Pune. Twenty-three deaths were reported in the
city. Though the virus has subsided, school authorities
are still monitoring each student for flu-like symptoms.
Jayshree Venkatraman, the Principal of DAV Public School,
said students are being made to clean their hands with sanitizers
and teachers are monitoring the students with flu-like symptoms
before they enter the school premises. "The school buses
were fumigated and after every two hours we are sending
sanitizers to the classroom to ensure that children wipe
their hands with the sanitizers or wash their hands very
frequently using the washrooms or wash basins available
and of course, teachers have been oriented," said Venkatraman.
"At entry gates, we are having teachers to ensure that children
having cough, cold, fever do not enter the school premises
and even in the classrooms, the class teachers are oriented
to check whether ant child is suffering from cold and fever
is not sitting in the class. Those students are identified
and quarantined in one of the classroom and the parents
are called and asked to take the children back home," Venkatraman
added. Parents are also happy at the way school authorities
are taking precautions at every step to contain further
spread of the virus. "There is fear but how long can our
children miss their schools? I attended the school meeting
before and the school authorities are taking every precaution.
I do not think so there should be any problem," said Yogita
Joshi, a parent. Meanwhile, some schools have chosen to
remain close to let the condition improve further.
India
roles out indigenous T-90 Bhishma tanks Top
Chennai:
The first batch of indigenously built T-90 tanks Bhishma
was flagged off by Minister of State for Defence MM Pallam
Raju here on Monday. The rolling out ceremony was organised
at the Heavy Vehicles Factory (HVF), Avadi near here. The
HVF manufactured the Bhishma tanks in collaboration with
Russia. The HVF is aiming to produce 100 Bhishma tanks per
year. The Bhishma tanks are equipped with 125mm smooth bore
gun stabilised in elevation and azimuth, 12.7mm anti-craft
machine gun and 7.62mm co-axial machine gun supported with
high accuracy sighting systems and also Automatic Loader
ensuring high rate of fire. Bhishma's capability to fire
guided missile in addition to conventional ammunition using
the same main gun barrel is a significant factor. The integrated
fire control system of Bhishma consists with the gunner's
sight, guiSSded weapon system and ballistic computer facilitates
accurate firing of conventional ammunitions as well as the
guided missiles. The built in Explosive Reactive Armour
(ERA) enhances the tank protection, which will save crew
and equipment from chemical, biological and radioactive
attack. The tank is also equipped with new thermal imagers
which enhances night fighting capability.
CBI
interrogates Buta Singh's son in multi-crore corruption
case Top
New Delhi:
Buta Singh's son Sarabjot Singh was summoned to CBI headquarters
on Monday for further questioning in connection with a multi-crore
corruption case. Sarobjot Singh was arrested by the agency
on July 31 for allegedly demanding a bribe of three crore
rupees from Nasik-based contractor Ramrao Patil. A CBI team
is also about to question the chairman of the All India
Commission for Schedule Castes and Sarabjot's Singh father,
Buta Singh. Earlier report said Buta Singh is expected to
be questioned within the next two days. "We have to question
Buta Singh by August 24. His statement will be recorded
as a witness and not as an accused," CBI Joint Director
(West Zone) Rishiraj Singh said on Thursday. Though it was
not immediately clear where Buta Singh's would be questioned,
sources said it may take place in Delhi. Earlier, Buta Singh
had stated: "Latest attack (by CBI) is an attempt to kill
my whole political life and my political future." Patil
had allegedly taken a loan of around 10 crore rupees from
a cooperative society on behalf of over 100 persons from
the Dalit community. He allegedly pocketed the money following
which a case was registered against him.
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