In a shocking case, Tamil Nadu Police has arrested a woman from Gudiyattam in Vellore for allegedly chopping of the genital of her husband after an argument over extra-marital affair.
Police said, the woman identified as Sarasu, a 30-year-old mother of four took the extreme step on Thursday night.
The couple had been married for 14 years, but they were living separated for nearly a year. Earlier this month they had come together on the request of their eldest son who had just turned 13 years old.
Even though they were living together, the couple used to fight accusing the other person of having extramarital affair.
On Thursday night, the police said they were fighting well into the night.
The quarrel continued till 2am on Thursday and he went to sleep. Around 3am, Sarasu brought a sharp knife from the kitchen and cut off her husband's penis and left the house with the chopped off part, said special sub-inspector of police A Krishnamoorthy.
The husband, identified as Jagadeesan was taken to a local hospital by his neighbours after they heard him crying with pain.
Police arrested Sarasu while she was on her way to her parents house and recovered the chopped-off part from her purse.
Jagadeesan who was later referred to the Government Vellore Medical College Hospital has undergone a surgery and according to the doctors he is 'out of danger'.
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Friday, 21 July 2017
INDIA: Trains Serve Contaminated Food, Unpurified Water, Rats And Cockroaches Found On Trains
A joint audit by the Comptroller and Auditor General and the Railways has revealed alarming facts: contaminated and recycled food, unpurified water direct from taps and other edibles unfit for consumption is being served on trains and stations.
Rats and cockroaches were found in many of the 80 trains and 74 stations audited.
Proper menus and bills aren't being issued to passengers either.
While basics suffer, railways focuses on luxuries
This report comes a month after the railways introduced luxury food items from Domino's, KFC, McDonalds and more on select trains and stations.
It's not just food it is working on. In May, it announced it will launch a content-on-demand service to let passengers stream movies and TV shows while travelling.
But luxury has to come after basic services are made ideal.
A Comptroller and Auditor General audit report on the catering services in the Indian Railways, to be tabled in Parliament on Friday, has observed that food articles unsuitable for human consumption, contaminated foodstuff, recycled foodstuff, packaged and bottled items past their shelf life and unauthorised brands of water bottles were offered for sale at stations.
The audit has found fault with frequent changes in catering policy of the railways that have created a state of uncertainty in management of catering services provided to the passengers. An inspection has revealed cleanliness and hygiene are not being maintained, bills are not being given for the food items served in mobile units in trains, besides several deficiencies in food quality.
During the joint inspection of the CAG team and the railways at selected 74 stations and 80 trains, the audit noticed that cleanliness and hygiene were not being maintained at catering units at stations and in trains.
Un-purified water straight from tap was used in preparation of beverages, waste bins were not found covered, not emptied regularly and not washed, food stuff were not covered to protect them from flies, insects and dust, rats and cockroaches were found in trains etc," the audit observed.
Neither were bills provided to passengers for food items served in trains, nor printed menu cards with tariff for the list of items sold in the mobile units were available with waiters and catering managers in any of the trains inspected.
Food stuff served was less than the prescribed quantity, unapproved packaged drinking water was sold,the report has said and pointed out that prices of food articles sold in railway premises was significantly higher than the open market.
A Comptroller and Auditor General audit report on the catering services in the Indian Railways, to be tabled in Parliament on Friday, has observed that food articles unsuitable for human consumption, contaminated foodstuff, recycled foodstuff, packaged and bottled items past their shelf life and unauthorised brands of water bottles were offered for sale at stations.
Articles unsuitable for human consumption, contaminated foodstuff, recycled foodstuff, shelf life expired packaged and bottled items, unauthorised brands of water bottles, etc., were offered for sale on stations, CAG noted.
The report says the mess has been created due to frequent policy changes and the failure of the Indian Railways to take effective steps to bridge the gap to provide necessary infrastructure in terms of base kitchens, static catering units, and automatic vending machines etc.
Blueprint for provision of catering services was not prepared in seven Zonal Railways. The policy of progressive switch over from gas burners to electric power equipment in pantry cars to avoid the occurrence of fire accidents in trains was not followed while manufacturing the pantry cars in Integral Coach Factory, Perambur,the report said.
Earlier this year, catering scam in Indian Railways had made headlines where items as small as curd had been bought at inflated prices.
Now, another malpractice going on in various trains have surfaced, where food is being served at an inflated price. Neelabh Khanikar, through social media, has brought another malpractice to the light.
Bareilly resident, Khanikar, was travelling from Duliajan to Dimapur on the New Tinsukia Rajendra Nagar Patna Express with his family, when he bought two plates of egg biryani.
Khanikar paid Rs 80 for each plate of biryani, but he grew suspicious and went to the pantry is asked for the menu. There, he found that actual price of one plate egg biriyani was Rs 63 instead of charged Rs 80.
Khanikar asked the person concerned why was he charged more than the given price. Since Khanikar was recording video of his conversation, no one spoke anything.
Khanikar was asked to stop recording and talk, but he refused, saying that he will bring the matter to the notice of Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu.
The officials say that they had overcharged by mistake, and didn’t realise the actual price of the food, finally agreeing to return the extra money to him.
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Rats and cockroaches were found in many of the 80 trains and 74 stations audited.
Proper menus and bills aren't being issued to passengers either.
While basics suffer, railways focuses on luxuries
This report comes a month after the railways introduced luxury food items from Domino's, KFC, McDonalds and more on select trains and stations.
It's not just food it is working on. In May, it announced it will launch a content-on-demand service to let passengers stream movies and TV shows while travelling.
But luxury has to come after basic services are made ideal.
A Comptroller and Auditor General audit report on the catering services in the Indian Railways, to be tabled in Parliament on Friday, has observed that food articles unsuitable for human consumption, contaminated foodstuff, recycled foodstuff, packaged and bottled items past their shelf life and unauthorised brands of water bottles were offered for sale at stations.
The audit has found fault with frequent changes in catering policy of the railways that have created a state of uncertainty in management of catering services provided to the passengers. An inspection has revealed cleanliness and hygiene are not being maintained, bills are not being given for the food items served in mobile units in trains, besides several deficiencies in food quality.
During the joint inspection of the CAG team and the railways at selected 74 stations and 80 trains, the audit noticed that cleanliness and hygiene were not being maintained at catering units at stations and in trains.
Un-purified water straight from tap was used in preparation of beverages, waste bins were not found covered, not emptied regularly and not washed, food stuff were not covered to protect them from flies, insects and dust, rats and cockroaches were found in trains etc," the audit observed.
Neither were bills provided to passengers for food items served in trains, nor printed menu cards with tariff for the list of items sold in the mobile units were available with waiters and catering managers in any of the trains inspected.
Food stuff served was less than the prescribed quantity, unapproved packaged drinking water was sold,the report has said and pointed out that prices of food articles sold in railway premises was significantly higher than the open market.
A Comptroller and Auditor General audit report on the catering services in the Indian Railways, to be tabled in Parliament on Friday, has observed that food articles unsuitable for human consumption, contaminated foodstuff, recycled foodstuff, packaged and bottled items past their shelf life and unauthorised brands of water bottles were offered for sale at stations.
Articles unsuitable for human consumption, contaminated foodstuff, recycled foodstuff, shelf life expired packaged and bottled items, unauthorised brands of water bottles, etc., were offered for sale on stations, CAG noted.
The report says the mess has been created due to frequent policy changes and the failure of the Indian Railways to take effective steps to bridge the gap to provide necessary infrastructure in terms of base kitchens, static catering units, and automatic vending machines etc.
Blueprint for provision of catering services was not prepared in seven Zonal Railways. The policy of progressive switch over from gas burners to electric power equipment in pantry cars to avoid the occurrence of fire accidents in trains was not followed while manufacturing the pantry cars in Integral Coach Factory, Perambur,the report said.
Earlier this year, catering scam in Indian Railways had made headlines where items as small as curd had been bought at inflated prices.
Now, another malpractice going on in various trains have surfaced, where food is being served at an inflated price. Neelabh Khanikar, through social media, has brought another malpractice to the light.
Bareilly resident, Khanikar, was travelling from Duliajan to Dimapur on the New Tinsukia Rajendra Nagar Patna Express with his family, when he bought two plates of egg biryani.
Khanikar paid Rs 80 for each plate of biryani, but he grew suspicious and went to the pantry is asked for the menu. There, he found that actual price of one plate egg biriyani was Rs 63 instead of charged Rs 80.
Khanikar asked the person concerned why was he charged more than the given price. Since Khanikar was recording video of his conversation, no one spoke anything.
Khanikar was asked to stop recording and talk, but he refused, saying that he will bring the matter to the notice of Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu.
The officials say that they had overcharged by mistake, and didn’t realise the actual price of the food, finally agreeing to return the extra money to him.
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Monday, 17 July 2017
INDIA: 16 Tourist Pilgrims Dead, 27 Injured In Bus Accident
At least 16 Hindu pilgrims were killed and 27 others injured Sunday after a bus carrying them skidded off the road and fell into a gorge in Indian-controlled Kashmir, police said.
The accident took place in Ramban district, about 107 km south of Srinagar city, the summer capital of Indian-controlled Kashmir.
This afternoon a pilgrim bus skidded off the road and fell into Nashrana Nallah on Srinagar Jammu highway, a police spokesman said.
At least 16 pilgrims were killed on spot, while 19 are seriously injured and eight others have suffered minor injuries.
Following the accident police and locals rushed to the spot to carry out rescue work and retrieve bodies.
The critical ones have been airlifted to Jammu, while as others with minor injuries have been referred to the nearest hospitals.
The annual pilgrimage to Hindi shrine of Amarnath began on June 29. More than 100,000 pilgrims have so far paid obeisance at the cave shrine perched high in the Himalayas.
Deadly road accidents are common in India often caused by overloading, bad condition of roads and reckless driving.
Rescuers transfer the injured near the site where a bus skidded off the road and fell into a gorge in Ramban district, Indian-controlled Kashmir, July 16, 2017.
At least 16 Hindu pilgrims were killed and 27 others injured Sunday after a bus carrying them skidded off the road and fell into a gorge in Indian-controlled Kashmir, police said.
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The accident took place in Ramban district, about 107 km south of Srinagar city, the summer capital of Indian-controlled Kashmir.
This afternoon a pilgrim bus skidded off the road and fell into Nashrana Nallah on Srinagar Jammu highway, a police spokesman said.
At least 16 pilgrims were killed on spot, while 19 are seriously injured and eight others have suffered minor injuries.
Following the accident police and locals rushed to the spot to carry out rescue work and retrieve bodies.
The critical ones have been airlifted to Jammu, while as others with minor injuries have been referred to the nearest hospitals.
The annual pilgrimage to Hindi shrine of Amarnath began on June 29. More than 100,000 pilgrims have so far paid obeisance at the cave shrine perched high in the Himalayas.
Deadly road accidents are common in India often caused by overloading, bad condition of roads and reckless driving.
Rescuers transfer the injured near the site where a bus skidded off the road and fell into a gorge in Ramban district, Indian-controlled Kashmir, July 16, 2017.
At least 16 Hindu pilgrims were killed and 27 others injured Sunday after a bus carrying them skidded off the road and fell into a gorge in Indian-controlled Kashmir, police said.
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Monday, 10 July 2017
INDIA: World Heritage Ahmedabad To Boost Tourism
The world heritage tag to Ahmedabad will help in promoting tourism and giving a boost to the local economy by creating more employment opportunities, Gujarat Urban Development minister said today.
A day after UNSECO inscribed Ahmedabad as India's first World Heritage City at a meeting at Krakwo in Poland, Minister of State for Urban Development Shankar Chaudhary said, "It is a matter of pride for us all.
With this, we have to become even more responsible towards preserving the city and keeping our areas clean as many tourists from outside the state and country will come here".
The guardian minister for Ahmedabad said that keeping the city clean was now the combined responsibility.
The tag will help promote tourism and employment. It will give major boost to hospitality sector. It is an opportunity to boost local economy, he said.
The government, he said, will develop a circuit which will join all heritage structures not just in Ahmedabad but also in areas around the city like Adalaj ni Vav in Gandhinagar, so that tourists visiting here could get to see a lot of other historic marvels.
Chief Minister Vijay Rupani said the tag has now put the city on the global map and it will help boost tourism.
"I would like to thank everybody who worked to achieve this. Because of the heritage city tag, Ahmedabad will now shine on the world map. It will emerge as an important centre for tourism," Rupani told reporters on the sidelines of an event here.
Leader of Opposition Shankersinh Vaghela called for those who hold "fundamentalist views" regarding the old city to shun such views.
"This is an opportunity for those who hold fundamentalist views regarding the heritage city to shun such views and work to build the city. I would request the Ahemdabad Municipal Corporation (AMC) and the state government to ensure that they work to preserve the city and not let encroachment destroy it," he said.
Mayor Gautam Shah said the AMC will frame a roadmap by consulting citizens, scholars and leaders from the ruling and the opposition parties on how to develop the heritage city.
"We will consult all stakeholders including citizens, scholars and political parties and create a roadmap on how to develop the city," Shah told reporters.
The UNESCO had yesterday accorded historic city of Ahmedabad as world heritage site, making it the first city to get the honour.
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A day after UNSECO inscribed Ahmedabad as India's first World Heritage City at a meeting at Krakwo in Poland, Minister of State for Urban Development Shankar Chaudhary said, "It is a matter of pride for us all.
With this, we have to become even more responsible towards preserving the city and keeping our areas clean as many tourists from outside the state and country will come here".
The guardian minister for Ahmedabad said that keeping the city clean was now the combined responsibility.
The tag will help promote tourism and employment. It will give major boost to hospitality sector. It is an opportunity to boost local economy, he said.
The government, he said, will develop a circuit which will join all heritage structures not just in Ahmedabad but also in areas around the city like Adalaj ni Vav in Gandhinagar, so that tourists visiting here could get to see a lot of other historic marvels.
Chief Minister Vijay Rupani said the tag has now put the city on the global map and it will help boost tourism.
"I would like to thank everybody who worked to achieve this. Because of the heritage city tag, Ahmedabad will now shine on the world map. It will emerge as an important centre for tourism," Rupani told reporters on the sidelines of an event here.
Leader of Opposition Shankersinh Vaghela called for those who hold "fundamentalist views" regarding the old city to shun such views.
"This is an opportunity for those who hold fundamentalist views regarding the heritage city to shun such views and work to build the city. I would request the Ahemdabad Municipal Corporation (AMC) and the state government to ensure that they work to preserve the city and not let encroachment destroy it," he said.
Mayor Gautam Shah said the AMC will frame a roadmap by consulting citizens, scholars and leaders from the ruling and the opposition parties on how to develop the heritage city.
"We will consult all stakeholders including citizens, scholars and political parties and create a roadmap on how to develop the city," Shah told reporters.
The UNESCO had yesterday accorded historic city of Ahmedabad as world heritage site, making it the first city to get the honour.
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Monday, 3 July 2017
INDIA: Agriculture Minister Radha Mohan Singh Mocked For Peeing In Public
A government minister of India was mocked on social media for urinating in public despite the prime minister's flagship public hygiene drive as pictures of the embarrassing incident were splashed over front pages today.
Agriculture Minister Radha Mohan Singh relieved himself against a school wall guarded by his security guards carrying automatic weapons.
Union minister peed in open, sparking a row on social media and along with rivals printed grainy images of the 67-year-old minister standing next to a wall.
The picture was taken in Singh's constituency in Bihar state.
Indian internet users mocked the minister and his ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).
Here, the national agriculture minister inaugurating an irrigation scheme in a drought affected region amidst tight security, Rashtriya Janata Dal, a regional political party, quipped as it tweeted the pictures.
The minister also made a contribution to 'Clean India Mission'," the post announced.
'Clean India' is one of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's flagship programmes to improve public hygiene and cleanliness and encourage people to use public toilets.
Proud to have an agricultural minister like Radha Mohan Singh who waters the grass himself, Santosh Bharadwaj tweeted.
Superb. Proud to have an Agricultural Minister like #Radhamohansingh who waters the grass himself !! pic.twitter.com/tkvNJ4LOyK
— Santosh Bharadwaj (@santo_bharadwaj) June 29, 2017
But Singh's relatives and friends criticised the media for publishing the pictures.
Urinating is a natural biological obligation of a human being, so why are such things highlighted to create a controversy?
Are urinals available everywhere?" Sujit Kumar Singh, his son-in-law, asked.
The minister has made no comment.
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Agriculture Minister Radha Mohan Singh relieved himself against a school wall guarded by his security guards carrying automatic weapons.
Union minister peed in open, sparking a row on social media and along with rivals printed grainy images of the 67-year-old minister standing next to a wall.
The picture was taken in Singh's constituency in Bihar state.
Indian internet users mocked the minister and his ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).
Here, the national agriculture minister inaugurating an irrigation scheme in a drought affected region amidst tight security, Rashtriya Janata Dal, a regional political party, quipped as it tweeted the pictures.
The minister also made a contribution to 'Clean India Mission'," the post announced.
'Clean India' is one of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's flagship programmes to improve public hygiene and cleanliness and encourage people to use public toilets.
Proud to have an agricultural minister like Radha Mohan Singh who waters the grass himself, Santosh Bharadwaj tweeted.
Superb. Proud to have an Agricultural Minister like #Radhamohansingh who waters the grass himself !! pic.twitter.com/tkvNJ4LOyK
— Santosh Bharadwaj (@santo_bharadwaj) June 29, 2017
But Singh's relatives and friends criticised the media for publishing the pictures.
Urinating is a natural biological obligation of a human being, so why are such things highlighted to create a controversy?
Are urinals available everywhere?" Sujit Kumar Singh, his son-in-law, asked.
The minister has made no comment.
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Tuesday, 27 June 2017
INDIA: Eid Joy Turns To Sorrow In Chandrapur
Seven-year-old Sharmin Akhter was looking frequently at the path stretching before her house at Latabar village in Chandrapur union of the district, waiting to see her father come with her Eid gifts.
Then the air of festivity changed into mourning as her grandmother Aklima Begum and neighbours began wailing on receiving the news of death of 16 people, of the union, in a road accident early yesterday. Two of the victims were Aklima's two sons including Sharmin's father Saddam Islam.
Sharmin might not have realised what she had lost, but she burst into tears watching elders mourn and cry.
My father told me he had bought new clothes for me. He told me I would wear the new clothes during Eid, said Sharmin, only daughter of Saddam, at her home in Latabar village.
Thirty-five people, mostly low-income people and day labourers, from three villages Batrish Hazari, Latabar and Balapara of the union in Kaliganj upazila of Lalmonirhat met one of the worst road accidents in recent times as they were going home on a cement-laden truck.
The truck skidded off the Dhaka-Rangpur highway at Pirganj of Rangpur around 4:30am, leaving 11 people dead on the spot and 13 others injured, said Rezaul Karim, officer-in-charge of Pirganj Police Station. Later, five others succumbed to injuries.
All the victims used to work in Gazipur.
Jahangir Alam, Union Parishad chairman of Chandrapur, said death of so many people from the same union took away the joy of celebrating Eid.
Those, who were lucky, who escaped death, told me the accident took place because the driver was driving with sleepy eyes.
The truck driver, Nazim Uddin, who also hails from the same union, managed to flee after the accident.
Meanwhile, at her home, Aklima, 46, was passing out, as she learnt her two sons Saddam, 28, and Alamgir Hossain, 25, would never return to her.
Our sons told me they were coming home and they would bring clothes as Eid gifts. Now, forget clothes, my sons are no more,Aklima cried out. Her daughters-in-law Sharifa Begum and Khadiza Begum survived the accident luckily.
Like Aklima, Mizanur Rahman and Mahfuza Begum of Batrish Hazari village, were grieving as their son Maznu Miah, 22, was killed in the accident.
I talked to Maznu over the phone at around 11:00pm on Friday. He told me he would have sehri with us, Mizanur said.
Maznu, who had been working at a garment factory in Dhaka since 2010, had a plan to buy a piece of land with his savings after Eid.
Now, everything is over, Mizanur said.
Of our two sons, the elder one lives separately. We were dependent on Maznu, said Maznu's mother Mahfuza Begum.
We didn't lose our son only, but also our dream, hope, shelter. We don't know how to survive without our son Maznu, she sobbed.
Rubel Islam, 28, of Batrish Hazari village, also saw his hope and dreams shattered after losing his father Kohinur Islam, 48, to the accident.
His father had wanted to return to the village, leaving his job in a garment factory, to open a grocery shop.
Today, he is no more, he said,And my mother is injured. I don't know what is in her fate as she is in a critical condition,said Rubel with tears.
Contacted, truck owner Abdul Karim of Chandrapur said the truck driver was responsible for the accident. I didn't permit him to carry passengers.
Then the air of festivity changed into mourning as her grandmother Aklima Begum and neighbours began wailing on receiving the news of death of 16 people, of the union, in a road accident early yesterday. Two of the victims were Aklima's two sons including Sharmin's father Saddam Islam.
Sharmin might not have realised what she had lost, but she burst into tears watching elders mourn and cry.
My father told me he had bought new clothes for me. He told me I would wear the new clothes during Eid, said Sharmin, only daughter of Saddam, at her home in Latabar village.
Thirty-five people, mostly low-income people and day labourers, from three villages Batrish Hazari, Latabar and Balapara of the union in Kaliganj upazila of Lalmonirhat met one of the worst road accidents in recent times as they were going home on a cement-laden truck.
The truck skidded off the Dhaka-Rangpur highway at Pirganj of Rangpur around 4:30am, leaving 11 people dead on the spot and 13 others injured, said Rezaul Karim, officer-in-charge of Pirganj Police Station. Later, five others succumbed to injuries.
All the victims used to work in Gazipur.
Jahangir Alam, Union Parishad chairman of Chandrapur, said death of so many people from the same union took away the joy of celebrating Eid.
Those, who were lucky, who escaped death, told me the accident took place because the driver was driving with sleepy eyes.
The truck driver, Nazim Uddin, who also hails from the same union, managed to flee after the accident.
Meanwhile, at her home, Aklima, 46, was passing out, as she learnt her two sons Saddam, 28, and Alamgir Hossain, 25, would never return to her.
Our sons told me they were coming home and they would bring clothes as Eid gifts. Now, forget clothes, my sons are no more,Aklima cried out. Her daughters-in-law Sharifa Begum and Khadiza Begum survived the accident luckily.
Like Aklima, Mizanur Rahman and Mahfuza Begum of Batrish Hazari village, were grieving as their son Maznu Miah, 22, was killed in the accident.
I talked to Maznu over the phone at around 11:00pm on Friday. He told me he would have sehri with us, Mizanur said.
Maznu, who had been working at a garment factory in Dhaka since 2010, had a plan to buy a piece of land with his savings after Eid.
Now, everything is over, Mizanur said.
Of our two sons, the elder one lives separately. We were dependent on Maznu, said Maznu's mother Mahfuza Begum.
We didn't lose our son only, but also our dream, hope, shelter. We don't know how to survive without our son Maznu, she sobbed.
Rubel Islam, 28, of Batrish Hazari village, also saw his hope and dreams shattered after losing his father Kohinur Islam, 48, to the accident.
His father had wanted to return to the village, leaving his job in a garment factory, to open a grocery shop.
Today, he is no more, he said,And my mother is injured. I don't know what is in her fate as she is in a critical condition,said Rubel with tears.
Contacted, truck owner Abdul Karim of Chandrapur said the truck driver was responsible for the accident. I didn't permit him to carry passengers.
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