One killed in fire at cracker unit

Crime WatchJanuary 18, 2006

Thiruvananthapuram: A 55-year-old man was killed when fire broke out at a fireworks manufacturing unit near Murukumpuzha in Mangalapuram police station limits on Wednesday. The police identified the deceased as Madhavan Pillai, an employee of…

Youth attacked at hospital

Crime WatchJanuary 18, 2006

Thiruvananthapuram: In yet another incident of gangland rivalry, a four-member hit squad wielding swords entered the General Hospital on Tuesday morning and hacked a 35-year-old youth who was admitted in one of the wards. The…

Kanu Sanyal arrested for “rail roko''

State ViolationsJanuary 18, 2006

Siliguri: Veteran naxalite leader Kanu Sanyal was arrested on Wednesday along with supporters for staging a "rail roko" agitation that held up the Delhi-bound Rajdhani Express at the New Jalpaiguri railway station, official sources said.…

Kanu Sanyal arrested for “rail roko”

January 18, 2006

Siliguri: Veteran naxalite leader Kanu Sanyal was arrested on Wednesday along with supporters for staging a "rail roko" agitation that held up the Delhi-bound Rajdhani Express at the New Jalpaiguri railway station, official sources said.…

IB clearance for AICC plenary delegates

ThisIndiaJanuary 18, 2006

Hindu, Jan 19, 2006, W. ChandrakanthHYDERABAD: Not many of the delegates seeking passes for attending the Congress plenary are aware of the fact that their requests are being subjected to a police scan in all…

Clampdown on monkeys ordered

ThisIndiaJanuary 18, 2006

NEW DELHI: Judges at the busiest courthouse have ordered New Delhi's municipal authorities to rid the bustling complex of monkeys or face serious action. Read More

Tribal girls stand up against child marriage

Dalits&TribalsJanuary 18, 2006

Sify news / 18 January , 2006 New Delhi: They may not have come of age, but these innocent girls showed exemplary courage and determination to stand up against evils of child marriageTwelve-year-old Chanigalla Susheela…