Новости за 03.10.2015

It’s astounding sometimes, how many stories a disc of corn flour and sugar syrup can have in its crumbs - a tad poetic, but true nonetheless. Given that India borrowed many an architectural idea and word from the Persians, it doesn’t seem far-fetched that the ghevar could have hitched a ride to India from Iran. But don’t let the owners of well-established sweet shops hear one say that, for they almost always dismiss it on the grounds of lack of evidence, and persistence will get one a steely look and pursed lips!

While traffic was at its peak, an entire pedestrian pathway built on one of Ahmedabad’s oldest bridges, the Khokhra-Kankaria railway bridge, collapsed.

Members of Jain community on Saturday staged a dharna at Sardarbaug in Lal Darwaza to exert pressure on the state government to notify Jains in the state as a minority community.

Instead of going to ‘netas’ and political parties to know benefits one is entitled to as member of the minorities, it is advisable to seek RTI. Muslim men and women above 20 years of age will learn to seek RTI on minority welfare schemes of the Centre and state in a three-hour training session on the Right to Information (RTI) Act on Sunday. The participants will be tutored on various clauses of the Act and taught drafting the application, appeals and complaints in the right format. A booklet on... Читать дальше...

Around 60 Gujarat fishermen with 10 boats were apprehended by Pakistan Maritime Security Agency (PMSA) on Saturday from near the International Maritime Border (IMB) in the Arabian Sea.

Diesel-driven tempos cause congestion on city roads and on Friday, traffic police seized at least 168 of these from 15 locations in the city. The vehicles were plying in Chowk, Wazirganj, Thakurganj, Qaiserbagh, Lalbagh, Aminabad and Chinhat.

This biker has to cover 1,610km within 24 hours. That would mean going to Durgapur via Varanasi and returning to the city the next day. But Gomtinagar-resident Vartika Jain would have to do so, riding at an average speed of 67 km per hour, if she wishes to be counted among the world’s toughest motorbike riders.

Services at Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital here were affected on Saturday morning following a flash strike by nurses, ward boys and paramedical staff. They were protesting against an attack on two doctors, three nurses and paramedical staff on duty the previous evening. An elderly nurse suffered superficial injuries in the attack.

As four cases of dengue and 30 patients of high grade fever were reported in different city hospitals on Saturday, doctors stated that the high grade fever was caused by several viruses and bacteria.

Spelling more trouble for AAP MLA, Somanth Bharti, arrested for domestic violence, Delhi police on Saturday filed its supplementary chargesheet in the purported midnight raid case, informing a trial court that it has been accorded sanction to prosecute Bharti, who was then the Delhi law minister.

The cyber wing of state STF has found that online fraudsters prefer spending the fraud money on mobile phones and portable speakers. Working on fraud cases reported from various parts of the country, the STF found a common spending pattern.

Using a laptop on the lap may be cool but is not healthy. Doctors say these are the primary cause of lower back and neck pain among the youth, particularly students and professionals who spend a lot of time working on them.

The incomplete restoration work at the Chhota Imambara has exposed parts of the 177-year-old Nawabi monument to the elements. The onset of Muharram, to begin from October 15, might only add to the pressure that the open facade of the building has to bear.

If any mosquito-breeding spot is found in your flat, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation will not only slap a notice against you, but also against office-bearers of your housing society.

From arranging facilities in advance for disabled people to shopping from among hundreds of brands, everything will now be just a click away at Indira Gandhi International airport (IGI).

A major tragedy was averted on Friday morning on the outskirts of the city. Some people had cut 49-cm (1.60 feet) of the railway track apparently using a handsaw near Mohanlalganj railway crossing. As news spread, a team of senior railway officials carried out the inspection. City police and administrative officials visited the site and alerted sleuths from anti-terrorist squad and special task force to examine the area. Cops were probing if some terror group tried to sabotage the railway operations.

The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation has identified more than 50 spots that face a ‘severe’ water crisis. The civic body said these spots are located in areas that are at the fag end of the water supply system or situated on hillocks where it becomes difficult for water to climb up.

MUMBAI: It was business as usual at the APMC market, Vashi, on Saturday, despite the nationwide transporters’ strike, which entered its third day.

Director of a manufacturing firm has been booked for attacking his partner with deadly weapons. Both the accused and his partner are in their fifties and had set up the 10,000sqmt facility in Sarojininagar industrial complex over three decades ago to manufacture circuit boards for automobile companies. The manufacturing unit, however, turned into a matter of dispute between the two over the year.

MUMBAI: A rare jumping spider, Portia albimana, was recently discovered in Aarey Milk Colony, which, besides being a new find for Mumbai, is also a first for Maharashtra.

MUMBAI: Unidentified persons are alleged to have entered an unguarded Axis Bank automated teller machine (ATM) kiosk in Santacruz (E) at midnight on Thursday and made an unsuccessful attempt to break open the ATM with hammers and cutters.

MUMBAI: While celebrating Mahatma Gandhi’s birth anniversary (October 2) as anti-terrorism day, a section of community leaders and activists said India would have to reclaim the dreams of the Mahatma if it wants to usher in a completely non-violent, peaceful age.

Delhi Police has issued notices to CISF and the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) to give them a list of personnel who were deployed at Chandni Chowk and Rajiv Chowk Metro stations on the night of the incident.

People gathered in shock on Bada Shivala Road in Yahiyaganj when a resident tried setting himself afire on Saturday. The man, Navin, was upset as the Lucknow Municipal Corporation had turned up to demolish his illegally extended shop in a public park.