Palash Kumar, a New Delhi-based journalist with the Asian Age newspaper, died Saturday following a road accident in Rajasthan that left his wife and daughter seriously injured, police said.
Palash Kumar, 37, his wife Manisha and their five-year-old daughter Mallika were going to the Sariska wildlife sanctuary when a truck hit the journalist's Honda City car in Alwar district, a police control room spokesman told IANS.
Manisha and Mallika suffered serious injuries, the spokesman said, and were rushed to a hospital in Alwar.
'Palash Kumar died while being operated upon,' a doctor at the Vinayak Lifeline hospital said.
The accident happened around 10.45 a.m. in Papri area near Kishangarh. 'It was a head-on collision,' a police official said from Alwar town. The impact left the car completely mangled.
Palash Kumar, who has previously worked for Reuters and AFP, was driving the car.
The police said another child, identified as Gayatri, was also travelling in the car, was also injured. 'We are trying to find out whether she is a family friend's daughter,' the police spokesman said.
The two children were in a critical condition late Saturday after undergoing two surgeries, attending doctors said, adding that Manisha's condition was stable and she was in the intensive care unit.
Wednesday, July 9, 2008
Poor woman sells child for husband's memorial service
A poor Hindu woman in Bihar sold her infant son to raise money to perform the 'shradh ceremony' (memorial service) of her husband. But she was arrested before she could hand over the child to a childless couple, a police official said Tuesday.
Parvati Devi (name changed)-- in her early 20s and a resident of Patwa Toli in Gaya town, about 100 km from here -- said she was forced to sell her 45-day-old son due to abject poverty.
Chandrasekhar Prasad Sinha, Civil Lines police station officer-in-charge, told IANS on phone Tuesday that she was arrested along with two people, including Nurmani Surdas, her neighbour, who paid her Rs.10,000 to purchase her son.
"The police arrested them when they arrived in the Gaya district court premises Monday to prepare legal documents to hand over the child to Surdas," said Sinha.
Her husband Rajkumar Sao, who was from a backward caste, was killed when he fell from a train a few days ago. After his death, she decided to perform his 'shradh ceremony' by selling her child.
She told the police that Surdas had given her Rs.10,000 for her child.
Parvati Devi (name changed)-- in her early 20s and a resident of Patwa Toli in Gaya town, about 100 km from here -- said she was forced to sell her 45-day-old son due to abject poverty.
Chandrasekhar Prasad Sinha, Civil Lines police station officer-in-charge, told IANS on phone Tuesday that she was arrested along with two people, including Nurmani Surdas, her neighbour, who paid her Rs.10,000 to purchase her son.
"The police arrested them when they arrived in the Gaya district court premises Monday to prepare legal documents to hand over the child to Surdas," said Sinha.
Her husband Rajkumar Sao, who was from a backward caste, was killed when he fell from a train a few days ago. After his death, she decided to perform his 'shradh ceremony' by selling her child.
She told the police that Surdas had given her Rs.10,000 for her child.
Ganguly looking forward to Sri Lanka series
Feeling fresh after a month-long rest, former Indian skipper Sourav Ganguly is now looking forward to the three-Test series in Sri Lanka beginning July 23.
'The month-long rest has helped me to reinvigorate. I've resumed practice from Tuesday,' Ganguly told reporters here.
On his inclusion in the Test squad, he said: 'I was always there in the squad. So, there is no question of a comeback. I was only out of cricket for a month after the Indian Premier League (IPL).
'I hope to play well. Everyone who is selected will want to give his best. I hope it will be a good series,' Ganguly said.
The talismanic left-hander said it was too early to comment on India's prospects in Sri Lanka. 'The Lankans are a good side. We have to play well.'
Ganguly said he would not have any problem gelling with youngsters like Rohit Sharma and Pragyan Ojha.
Asked to comment on India's debacle in two consecutive One-Day International (ODI) finals, he said: 'I was not there in the squad. So, I would not like to comment.'
'The month-long rest has helped me to reinvigorate. I've resumed practice from Tuesday,' Ganguly told reporters here.
On his inclusion in the Test squad, he said: 'I was always there in the squad. So, there is no question of a comeback. I was only out of cricket for a month after the Indian Premier League (IPL).
'I hope to play well. Everyone who is selected will want to give his best. I hope it will be a good series,' Ganguly said.
The talismanic left-hander said it was too early to comment on India's prospects in Sri Lanka. 'The Lankans are a good side. We have to play well.'
Ganguly said he would not have any problem gelling with youngsters like Rohit Sharma and Pragyan Ojha.
Asked to comment on India's debacle in two consecutive One-Day International (ODI) finals, he said: 'I was not there in the squad. So, I would not like to comment.'
Chennai court rejects former Kerala minister's plea
A Tamil Naidu court Wednesday rejected a request from former Kerala minister P.J. Joseph to exempt him from personal appearances in a two-year-old molestation case on health grounds.
Joseph had allegedly molested a woman journalist during a commercial flight from here to Kochi in 2006.
Joseph was forced to quit his ministerial post following a probe by a senior woman police officer who said the allegations needed a judicial review on the basis of prima facie evidence.
The charge-sheet was filed against Joseph in May this year.
The next hearing of the case has been posted for Thursday.
Joseph had allegedly molested a woman journalist during a commercial flight from here to Kochi in 2006.
Joseph was forced to quit his ministerial post following a probe by a senior woman police officer who said the allegations needed a judicial review on the basis of prima facie evidence.
The charge-sheet was filed against Joseph in May this year.
The next hearing of the case has been posted for Thursday.
Market ends day with hefty gain
The Indian equities market ended the day with a hefty gain on the back of heavy buying in capital goods, metal, realty and banking stocks.
The market surged in the early trade on positive cues from global markets on the back of sharp fall in crude oil prices to $136 from the all-time high of $146 per barrel.
All the sectoral indices ended the day in green.
The market started on a firm note and remained positive till the end of the session.
The 30-share benchmark of the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) sensitive index (Sensex) opened at 13,581.41 points, touched a high of 13,998.48 before closing at 13,964.26 points. It went up by 614.16 points or 4.60 percent at the days close.
The National Stock Exchange (NSE) S and amp; P Nifty, which opened at 3990.90 points, closed at 4157.10 points. It went up by 168.55 points or 4.23 percent.
The BSE Midcap index, which closed at 5,470.68 points, went up by 154.69 points or 12.91 percent.
BSE Smallcap index which closed at 6,789.88 points went up by 227.69 points or 3.46 percent.
The market breadth was positive. On BSE, 2,130 shares advanced, 529 declined and 67 maintained status quo.
The gainers of the day were Reliance Infrastructure at Rs.835.45 went up by 10.66 percent, Jaiprakash Associate at Rs.173.30 gained 10.00 percent, and Tata Motors at Rs.404.55 went up by 7.49 percent.
The market surged in the early trade on positive cues from global markets on the back of sharp fall in crude oil prices to $136 from the all-time high of $146 per barrel.
All the sectoral indices ended the day in green.
The market started on a firm note and remained positive till the end of the session.
The 30-share benchmark of the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) sensitive index (Sensex) opened at 13,581.41 points, touched a high of 13,998.48 before closing at 13,964.26 points. It went up by 614.16 points or 4.60 percent at the days close.
The National Stock Exchange (NSE) S and amp; P Nifty, which opened at 3990.90 points, closed at 4157.10 points. It went up by 168.55 points or 4.23 percent.
The BSE Midcap index, which closed at 5,470.68 points, went up by 154.69 points or 12.91 percent.
BSE Smallcap index which closed at 6,789.88 points went up by 227.69 points or 3.46 percent.
The market breadth was positive. On BSE, 2,130 shares advanced, 529 declined and 67 maintained status quo.
The gainers of the day were Reliance Infrastructure at Rs.835.45 went up by 10.66 percent, Jaiprakash Associate at Rs.173.30 gained 10.00 percent, and Tata Motors at Rs.404.55 went up by 7.49 percent.
Three killed in gang rivalry in Delhi
In the third shootout in the national capital in as many days, two motorcycle riders shot dead a 30-year-old man standing near a police station early Wednesday but were immediately gunned down by the victim's friends.
Police said Sahim Chowdhury was near the Seelampur police station in northeast Delhi when the assailants fired at him. Three bullets hit Chowdhury and he collapsed on the street.
And like in a Bollywood movie, his friends opened fire in retaliation and killed the assailants.
Chowdhury and the attackers were rushed to the Guru Tegh Bahadur Hospital where they were pronounced dead.
'It was a fallout between two criminal gangs,' Deputy Commissioner of Police Jaspal Singh told IANS. 'Chowdhury was known to be involved in illegal activities. We have registered a case and will soon arrest his friends. Investigations are on to identify them and to verify if they opened fire in self-defence.'
On Tuesday, Mahesh Kapoor, 52, an employed with a Nokia Priority showroom on Vikas Marg, was killed when he was returning from a bank after withdrawing Rs.135,000. The assailants fired in the air before escaping.
Late Monday, two brothers were gunned down in Ballimaran area of the walled city when their neighbours called them out of their house and fired at them.
Police said Sahim Chowdhury was near the Seelampur police station in northeast Delhi when the assailants fired at him. Three bullets hit Chowdhury and he collapsed on the street.
And like in a Bollywood movie, his friends opened fire in retaliation and killed the assailants.
Chowdhury and the attackers were rushed to the Guru Tegh Bahadur Hospital where they were pronounced dead.
'It was a fallout between two criminal gangs,' Deputy Commissioner of Police Jaspal Singh told IANS. 'Chowdhury was known to be involved in illegal activities. We have registered a case and will soon arrest his friends. Investigations are on to identify them and to verify if they opened fire in self-defence.'
On Tuesday, Mahesh Kapoor, 52, an employed with a Nokia Priority showroom on Vikas Marg, was killed when he was returning from a bank after withdrawing Rs.135,000. The assailants fired in the air before escaping.
Late Monday, two brothers were gunned down in Ballimaran area of the walled city when their neighbours called them out of their house and fired at them.
Wednesday, July 2, 2008
Delhi journalist dies in road accident
Palash Kumar, a New Delhi-based journalist with the Asian Age newspaper, died Saturday following a road accident in Rajasthan that left his wife and daughter seriously injured, police said.
Palash Kumar, 37, his wife Manisha and their five-year-old daughter Mallika were going to the Sariska wildlife sanctuary when a truck hit the journalist's Honda City car in Alwar district, a police control room spokesman told IANS.
Manisha and Mallika suffered serious injuries, the spokesman said, and were rushed to a hospital in Alwar.
'Palash Kumar died while being operated upon,' a doctor at the Vinayak Lifeline hospital said.
The accident happened around 10.45 a.m. in Papri area near Kishangarh. 'It was a head-on collision,' a police official said from Alwar town. The impact left the car completely mangled.
Palash Kumar, who has previously worked for Reuters and AFP, was driving the car.
The police said another child, identified as Gayatri, was also travelling in the car, was also injured. 'We are trying to find out whether she is a family friend's daughter,' the police spokesman said.
The two children were in a critical condition late Saturday after undergoing two surgeries, attending doctors said, adding that Manisha's condition was stable and she was in the intensive care unit.
Palash Kumar, 37, his wife Manisha and their five-year-old daughter Mallika were going to the Sariska wildlife sanctuary when a truck hit the journalist's Honda City car in Alwar district, a police control room spokesman told IANS.
Manisha and Mallika suffered serious injuries, the spokesman said, and were rushed to a hospital in Alwar.
'Palash Kumar died while being operated upon,' a doctor at the Vinayak Lifeline hospital said.
The accident happened around 10.45 a.m. in Papri area near Kishangarh. 'It was a head-on collision,' a police official said from Alwar town. The impact left the car completely mangled.
Palash Kumar, who has previously worked for Reuters and AFP, was driving the car.
The police said another child, identified as Gayatri, was also travelling in the car, was also injured. 'We are trying to find out whether she is a family friend's daughter,' the police spokesman said.
The two children were in a critical condition late Saturday after undergoing two surgeries, attending doctors said, adding that Manisha's condition was stable and she was in the intensive care unit.
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