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South 80-year-old woman raped An 80-year old woman was allegedly raped by a 41-year-old vegetable vendor following which she was admitted to a hospital in a serious condition. The woman was living alone at Gopalapuram in Malliakari. Around midnight last night, Palanivel, who has two wives and four children, went to the victim's house and asked for water, but she refused. Suddenly, he forced his way into the house, allegedly raped her and bit her private parts.
SC confirms double life term for rape, murder accused
After 10 years of the rape and murder of a 23-year-old woman and the murder of her 13-month-old daughter, the Supreme Court confirmed the double life sentence awarded to the accused, K Kumar. Kumar, a plumber, murdered his sister-in-law, Vijayalakshmi, after sexually assaulting her in Yercaud near Salem in 2003. He poured kerosene on Vijayalakshmi and her daughter before setting them on fire to make it seem like a suicide.
Father kills minor daughter
A three-year-old girl was allegedly killed by her father, after he "suspected" his wife's 'fidelity' in the Mancherial town of Adilabad district. After allegedly throwing the baby girl Harini, into a water tank on Ashok Road in Mancherial, her father C Krishna, a painter, initially claimed that she had been "abducted".
Tamil Nadu chief minister J Jayalalithaa issued a stringent warning to the PMK saying her government would not hesitate to ban any political party involved in endangering public peace. While responding to a special calling attention motion by members of various political parties in the Assembly over the continuing violence in the northern districts of the State, she said the government will surely not back out to take action against Pattali Makkal Katchi founder S Ramadoss, his son and former union minister Anbumani Ramadoss and
141 new cases of measles reported
Inflation and recession does not affect the temples. Not moved by the economic turmoil all around, the moolah temples in the state rake in has been increasing with each passing year. In 2013, the number of temples ringing in an annual revenue of Rs 1 crore has shot up to 133 across the state, compared with 90 temples in 2008. The list includes only the temples that come under the endowments department, and does not take into account the private ones. Of the 43 temples that made it to the Rs 1 crore category, Gunter district topped
Dalit woman stripped, beaten in Jalalabad
A middle-aged dalit woman was allegedly stripped, paraded naked in front of her house, tied to a tree, and then beaten by five men and two women in Kamrewala village of Jalalabad. Five of the seven dalits accused were arrested. Police said it looked like an act of revenge as the son of the 55-year-old victim was recently charged with making a nude MMS of the daughter of one of the accused men and then uploading it to the net.
NRI acquitted of killing
An NRI accused of killing of former MLA Nachattar Singh got big relief when a local court acquitted the Canada based NRI Jagdev Singh of murder charges. The court of additional district and sessions judge Karamjit Singh acquitted Jagdev of the charges for the killing of Nachattar Singh, who was father of former Punjab Director General of Police Paramdeep Singh Gill.
Punjab CM meets PM
Punjab chief minister Parkash Singh Badal met Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to press for a Supreme Court-monitored SIT probe into the 1984 anti-Sikh riots cases in the capital. "We want that a special investigation team be formed and it should probe the cases under the supervision of the Supreme Court," he said.
Haryana: 2 cases of alleged honour killing in Hisar
Two cases of alleged honour killings have been reported from Haryana, a state which has gained notoriety for the ghastly crime. In the first case a father allegedly murdered his daughter as he was opposed to her relationship with a boy from the same village while in the other case a young man was beaten to death by the girl's family.
Security Act", Jayalalithaa said. “We will estimate the damages caused to public and private properties by the PMK men and recover the damages from them under the Tamil Nadu Public Properties (damage and loss prevention) Act, 1992. According to rough estimates, property worth Rs. 600 crore has been damaged in the April 25 violence led by the activists of the PMK who were protesting the arrest of their founder leader S Ramadoss and his son Anbumani Ramdoss, for their inflammatory speeches. The two have since been released on bail.
the list with 13 temples. It was followed by Nellore with nine temples and Krishna with eight temples. Two temples each made it to the Rs 1 crore category from Hyderabad, Rangareddy and Anantapur while Srikakulam district accounted for one temple. The two temples from Hyderabad that made it to the list are the Sri Venkateswara Temple at Chikkadapally and the Balaji Venkateswara temple at Mehdipatnam. The temples that are in the super-rich list include Sri Karaka Chettu Ammavari temple at Peda Waltair, Erukamba Ammavari temple, Sri Durgalamma temple at Velampet (Visakhapatnam), Sri Bala Tripura Sundari Sameta Sri Ramalingeswara temple at Suryaraopet at Kakinada (East Godavari), and Gurukula Tirumala Paarijata Sri Venkateswara Swami Devastanam at Jangareddy Gudem (West Godavari).
Tamil Nadu government decided to ban the production, stocking, distribution and sale of tobacco products such as gutka and pan masala in the state. The government decision came against the backdrop of Supreme Court's remarks in a case pending before it seeking to know the action taken by the state government in curbing the usage of tobacco and its products. Making a statement in the assembly, chief minister J Jayalalithaa referred to her previous regime's notification on November 19, 2001, to ban the use of tobacco under the Prevention of Food Adulteration Act, 1954, for five years, on which the Supreme Court ruled that the Centre alone had the powers to issue such notifications. Jayalalithaa said her government had constituted a separate department 'Tamil Nadu Food Safety and Drug Administration,' after the
Centre announced the Food Safety and Standards Act. She also pointed out that Centre has enacted the Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006 and it has come into force throughout the country from 5th August 2011 by repealing the Prevention of Food Adulteration Act 1954. "In order to prevent various cancers through tobacco, my government has decided to ban the production, stocking, distribution and sale of gutka and pan masala in the state", she said.
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133 Andhra temples TN bans production, roll in wealth sales of tobacco
Punjab Over 10,929 cases of measles have been reported in Punjab during the last five months with an addition of 141 new cases. According to health department officials, at least 64 deaths have been reported so far while most deaths occurred in Lahore, Gujranwala, Rajanpur, Rahim Yar Khan and Kasur. 141 cases of measles were reported from Punjab, including 52 from city hospitals. It was found that a majority of deaths in Lahore were caused by severe pneumonia and delay in reaching hospitals.
their party if they affected public peace and caused damages to public property. She flayed the PMK leader for his provocative speech that incited violence.
"If any political party acts in a manner that affected public peace, cause damages to public properties, disrupt the law and order and indulge in violence, the government will not hesitate to ban those parties. The government will definitely take stringent action", she added. She said her government would also file a defamatory suit against Ramadoss for alleging that the government and police were responsible for the violence in several districts. "Those acting in a manner that affected public tranquility will be detained under the Goondas Act and National
84 riots victim Nirpreet Kaur ends fast
Responding to an appeal made by the Jathedar of Sri Akal Takht Sahib Giani Gurbachan Singh, the victim of 1984 Sikh massacre Sardarni Nirpjeet Kaur ended her five-day long fast after taking a glass of juice offered by the Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) Chief Jathedar Avtar Singh this afternoon. Addressing a mammoth gathering of Sikh community assembled here at JantarMantar to express solidarity with the victims of 1984 Sikh Genocide besides demanding exemplary punishment to all those responsible for the merciless killings of thousands of the innocent Sikhs especially the culprits like Sajjan Kumar and Jagdish Tytler, whom the UPA led Congress government was deliberately shielding them in one way or another, Jathedar Giani Gurbachan Singh said the Sikh Panth was replete with countless sacrifices to uphold the
moral and ethical values of humanity besides safeguarding the rights of poor and oppressed. The endless saga of unprecedented valour which protected the dignity of mankind through the supreme sacrifices of Sikh Gurus and warriors would always act as a beckon to guide our destiny especially to keep us in high spirits (chardhi kalan). Jathedar Giani Gurbachan Singh in an emotional appeal asked Bibi Nirpjeet Kaur to immediately call her fast off in view of the tenets of Sikhism which refrains Sikhs to take up fasts as a part of their crusade against tyranny and oppression, rather he said we should confront any situation bravely by ever remaining in high spirits. He told that the entire Sikh community was with her in this hour of crisis and hoped they all would succeed in their mission to prevail upon the Centre to punish the guilty.
Shiromani Akali Dal to fight out against acquittal of Sajjan Kumar Shiromani Akali Dal chief and Punjab deputy chief minister Sukhbir Singh Badal has accused the Congress and party chief Sonia Gandhi family of making efforts in saving party leader Sajjan Kumar. Sukhbir said everybody knows who were behind the senseless killings of thousands of innocents Sikhs in 1984 but Congress is using every trick in saving its leaders. Badal said the SAD will fight out against the injustice meted out to Sikhs by acquitting Sajjan Kumar. Here to observe the 290th birth anniversary of Sikh warrior Jassa Singh Ramgarhia, Sukhbir said as no other example of injustice
could be seen across the world, the SAD will keep on fighting till its logical conclusion. He said the Sikhs from every nook and corner of the world have lent their support to the cause of punishments to the guilty of killing Sikhs. He said a delegation of SAD will call on President of India at Delhi for seeking justice to Sikhs. Sukhbir said apart from saving the party men responsiSajjan ble of killings, Kumar Congress led UPA is hell bent on saving the ministers accused of indulging in corrupt practices. Earlier the deputy chief minister remembered the sacrifices of Jassa Singh Ramgarghia while fighting with Mughals.