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Vajpayee's grand nephew thrown out of train, killed (Go to Top)

          Lucknow: Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee's grand nephew was killed after being thrown out of a running train near Kosikalan in Uttar Pradesh's Mathura district, police said here on Monday. Manish Mishra, the grandson of Vajpayee's sister Vimla Mishra, died of injuries suffered after he was thrown out of the Chhattisgarh Express by some youths when he tried to prevent them from teasing girls travelling in the general compartment on Sunday night, a police official said while giving details.

          Manish and his two friends were returning to Kosikalan when they saw some youths, allegedly from Meerut, teasing some girls. They intervened and an altercation ensued between them. The youths, allegedly in inebriated state, roughed up Mishra before throwing him and his two friends out of the running train, the police official said. Police were informed in the morning when some villagers found Mishra, who had died of injuries, and one of his friends lying near the tracks. The injured was admitted to a hospital where his condition was stated to be serious. There was no information about the other friend, he said. Mishra was a B.Sc. student of the BSA College in Mathura. His father Mahendra Mishra is an employee in the Jindal Pipe factory in the Kosikalan industrial area, he said. The police have registered a case and efforts were on to trace the culprits, the spokesman said.
-Jan 26,  2004

Grand Chambal Safari car rally flagged off from Agra (Go to Top)

          Agra: One of the country's most challenging annual car rallies was flagged off from here on Sunday. Titled "The Grand Chambal Safari", the rally will cover a distance of about 256 kms over some of the most rugged terrain in the region's plains, ending at the Jarar village. More than 17 participants from across the country have arrived in the city, which is home to the world famous monument of love, Taj Mahal. The competition is being held in the windy late winter conditions, making the dusty terrain even harder to navigate. Sanjay Sikand, a professional car racer, who has also participated in the "Raid de Himalyas", one of the toughest in the world, said though less hazardous, the plains were equally challenging. "In Himalayan rally we drive it at about 16,500 feet, but in the Chambal valley we cover the entire Chambal area and it is at sea level whereas there it is mountainous," Sikand said. The organisers are confident that with the tremendous response the rally has got, it would not only promote motor sports but also prove beneficial for the state's tourism.
-Jan 26,  2004

35 Indians arrested in Thialand (Go to Top)

          Bangkok: At least 35 Indians have been arrested here for being involved in illegal money-lending business. According to Thai immigration police, the men, all on tourist visas, were involved in lending money to local residents at high interest rates and selling goods under a pay-by-instalment scheme. The debtors had to pay them an interest rate of 20 per cent or more per day, they said. The names of all 35 men will be blacklisted and they will not be allowed to return to Thailand after repatriation, police said, adding that their visas have been revoked. Under law, a person on a tourist visa cannot work in the country.
-Jan 26,  2004

 -ANI

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