Crime and crash

Howrah (West Bengal), June 25: Rescuers today pulled out the body of the youth who fell into a well in West Bengal's Howrah district, more than 10 and half hours after he fell into the well. Rausan Ali Mondal, a mason by profession, slipped and fell into the 30-feet deep well at Eksara village in Howrah district at around 3.30 PM yesterday. Sadly this incident happened, just a few hours after

New Delhi, June 24: A fire broke out at the office of the home ministry in North Block in Delhi on Sunday. The fire was reported from the second floor of the building. Seven fire engines were rushed to spot, though authorities say the situation is completely under control. The extent of the damage caused by the fire is not known yet. Today being a Sunday, not many people were present in the office

Mangalore, June 24: Police have arrested the main accused in the brutal murder case of Jayanti, who was hacked to death by her own husband a day after giving birth to a baby boy earlier this week in Moodbidri. Police sources said that Jayant (30), who killed his wife Jayanti and injured his new born son at Community Health Centre on June 20, was found lying unconscious near a well in Yedapadavu on

Srinagar, June 24: A year after the Jammu and Kashmir government cracked down on sex determination centres, CNN-IBN has learnt that many of them have opened up again. In 2011, year when census figures had revealed the declining numbers of the girl child, the state government had come down heavily on the diagnostic centres suspected of conducting sex determination tests. A year later these clinics

Mumbai, June 24: Marry in a hurry and repent at leisure, observed the Bombay high court as it grappled with a tangle that a Christian man had landed in by marrying a Muslim woman under the Hindu Marriage Act. Mark Rebello had married Sakina Khan (names changed) on May 31, 1995 according to Vedic rites, apparently after being misguided by the marriage 'shops' outside the Bandra courts, and their

Kolar , June 23: Six persons were killed when their car collided with a lorry transporting milk in nearby Mulabagil town today. The victims, all from Bangalore, were on their way to Tirupathi when the mishap occurred, police said.

Udupi, June 23: In a rain related mishap, a woman was injured and a cow electrocuted when they came in contact with a livewire at Neelavar in Udupi taluk on Friday. According to information provided by the Udupi Taluk Office, a livewire had fallen on the ground and it electrocuted a cow in the house of Ananta Naik. Mr. Naik’s neighbour Sugandhi Shedti suffered electric shock and had been rushed to

Manipal, June 23: Unknown culprits broke into a house at Hayagreeva Nagar in Shivally area here and decamped with cash and valuables. The Manipal police said that thieves gained entry into the house of one Ashok in the intervening night of Wednesday and Thursday. However the incident came to light a day later. According to a complaint lodged by house owner, the thieves have decamped with gold and

Gurgaon, June 23: It's been three days and four-year-old Mahi is still trapped in a borewell near Manesar. A rescue team, led by the Army's engineering corp, achieved some success on Friday night by moving a portion of the rock that was obstructing the passage of the tunnel being dug to reach the child. The four-year-old fell into a 70-feet borewell at a village near Manesar on Wednesday. Rescuers

New Delhi, June 23: A man has been arrested for harassing a woman by sending her obscene texts and telephone calls for two years, police said. Police describe the accused, Nadeem Mirza, as a "psychic stalker" and it was because of his behaviour that the victim had to change the city along with her family. Mirza (26), a graduate from Jamia Millia Islamia, was arrested by the north district police