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CAT sets aside appointment of AIIMS' Asst Prof of Hospital Administration
The Central Administrative Tribunal (CAT) has set aside the appointment of a doctor as Assistant Professor of Hospital Administration at AIIMS, saying she did not possess the requisite qualification for the post. A bench of CAT Chairman Justice L Narasimha Reddy and administrative member Aradhana Johri were of the view that the degree of Diplomate of National Board (DNB) held by her was not sufficient and she needed to undergo an additional year of residency in a hospital recognised by the Medical Council of India (MCI). The tribunal said that according to the MCI's regulations on minimum qualifications for teachers in medical institutions, a person holding a DNB degree from a non-MCI recognised institute had to undergo four years of total training. The CAT said that of the four years of training, one year had to be in an MCI recognised hospital according to the regulations. "It is not in dispute that respondent 3 (Dr Kanika Jain) did not undergo this type of training or residency. ..
Navy officer held for 'raping' woman in Kerala
A 38-year-old Navy officer has been arrested here on charges of raping a woman, police said Sunday. The woman's father had lodged a complaint with the police, alleging that the Navy officer raped his daughter after making a false promise to marry her. Murali Kumar, a chief petty officer of Navy in Mumbai, was arrested and remanded in judicial custody yesterday, police said. He has also been charged under the SC/ST Atrocities (Prevention) Act. The victim in her early 20's alleged that Kumar raped her when she had gone to meet him at a hotel here last week. He had allegedly invited her to the hotel room, police said. The incident came to light when the woman was admitted to a private hospital near here, police said. Kumar, a two-time Mr Asia title holder and eight-time Mr India title winner, allegedly befriended the woman through social media. Police said they would file a report with naval authorities on the incident.
Tribal school student dies; NGO says it's due to malnutrition
A 14-year-old girl studying in a government-run school for tribals near here in Maharashtra has died, prompting questions by an NGO over the circumstances of her death. While the NGO, Shramjeevi Sanghatana, said the girl died due to malnutrition, a government official said her medical report was awaited. The girl was a student of Class 8 at the government- run ashram school for tribals in Wada taluka of this district located adjoining Mumbai. The girl was initially taken to the rural hospital at Wada Saturday after she complained of uneasiness and fever, Palghar civil surgeon Kanchan Wanere told PTI. Wanere said the teenager, who was anaemic, died of health complications, including convulsion, while being taken to the Thane district civil hospital for further treatment. However, the Shramjeevi Sanghatana, which works in tribal areas of the state, claimed it was a malnutrition- related death. In a statement issued Sunday, Shramjeevi Sanghatana chief Vivek Pandit said the .
FIR on Gurugram land grab case politically motivated: Hooda
Former Haryana Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda, who has been named in an FIR filed in the Gurugram land grab case, claimed that the complaint was "politically motivated."Speaking to ANI, Hooda said "This FIR is not filed by an independent person, but by a supporter of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) itself. The government is making such moves in order to divert the attention of people from their failures. This (BJP) government after coming to power in Haryana has not done anything to develop the state. They are taking such steps out of sheer frustration."Furthermore, Hooda claimed that no preference was given to any individual in the allotment of land. "After coming to power, they (BJP) formed SN Dhingra Committee to probe the matter but could not find any solid evidence against any of us. I can assure you that when I was the chief minister, no illegal work or preference was given to any individual," he added.An FIR was filed against Hooda, businessman Robert Vadra, DLF Gurugram
Bhima Koregaon: Pune police gets 90-day extension to file charge sheet
The Pune Sessions Court granted a 90-day extension to the Pune Police to file a charge sheet in the Bhima Koregaon violence case registered against five accused, namely, Surendra Gadling, Shoma Sen, Mahesh Raut, Sudhir Dhawale and Rona Wilson. It further noted that the matter will be taken up for hearing on September 6.The court will also hear the bail application of Gadling and Sen along with an application filed to shift the accused out of Pune's Yerawada Central Jail.Earlier in the week, Yerawada Jail had moved an application to shift the accused in the Bhima Koregaon violence, citing overcrowding and security issues.The bicentenary anniversary of the Bhima Koregaon battle which was held on January 2 this year had turned violent when clashes erupted, killing one person and leaving several injured, including 10 policemen.The five accused in the case were arrested in June this year, while five activists, namely Sudha Bhardwaj, P Varavara Rao, Gautam Navlakha, Arun Ferreira, and ...
Mehul Choksi's properties are money laundering assets: PMLA Authority
A designatedPMLA authority has held that 41 properties worth about Rs 1,210 crore, attached by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in the name of absconding diamond jeweller Mehul Choksi and his associated firms, are money laundering assets and ordered that their attachment should continue. The central probe agency had provisionally attached15 flats and 17 office premises in Mumbai, a mall in Kolkata, a four-acre farm house in Alibaug and 231 acres of land at locations like Nashik, Nagpur, Panvel in Maharashtra and Villupuram in Tamil Nadu,in February this year under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) in connection with the about USD 2 billion alleged fraud at a Mumbai-based branch of the Punjab National Bank (PNB). "Considering the material in the original complaint (by the ED).. I find that immovable properties provisionally attached are all involved in money laundering. "I, therefore, hereby confirm the attachment of properties...and order that the said attachment shall ...
Five die of asphyxiation inside septic tank in Odisha
Five people, including a woman, died of asphyxiation and another fell unconscious Sunday after entering an under-construction septic tank at a village in Odisha's Rayagada district, police said. Tragedy struck Durgi village in Rayagada when the woman worker, who had entered the tank, was trapped inside and all five men ventured into it one by one in a vain bid to rescue her, Additional Superintendent of Police (ASP) Y Jagannath Rao said. "All five of them died of suffocation inside the tank. Local residents were able to pull them out only after removing a few concrete slabs on the septic tank," Rao said. The six victims were rushed to a hospital in the Bissamcuttack area of the district, the ASP said. "While five of them were declared dead, the sixth person is undergoing treatment at the hospital, and his condition is stated to be serious," Rao said, adding that the bodies have seen for post-mortem.
Unnao rape case: FSL report of key witness found no poison
The forensic science laboratory (FSL) report of Yunus, a witness in the Unnao rape case who died recently, has ruled out poisoning as the cause of his death, a senior police official said Sunday "The FSL report of Yunus has been received by SP Unnao. No poison has been detected in the viscera which was sent for chemical analysis," Additional Director General of Police (Law and Order) Anand Kumar said here. "This should end all speculation and settle the cause of his death beyond doubt", he added. Yunus had died on August 18 and his body was exhumed on August 25 and sent for postmortem examination as the victim's uncle had alleged foul play in his death. On Twitter, Congress president Rahul Gandhi had also termed the death "mysterious" and his burial "hurried". The man's family, however, had said he died due to a liver ailment for which he was being treated since 2013. Yunus was a witness in the CBI case registered after the death of the father of a minor who was allegedly raped by ..
Trinamool activist found dead in Bengal
A Trinamool Congress activist was found dead at Bhangar in West Bengal's South 24 Parganas district on Sunday after being missing since Saturday night, police said.
24 trafficked children from Jharkhand traced: Police
Altogether 24 of the 34 tribal children allegedly trafficked from Jharkhand to an illegal shelter home in Punjab were traced and two persons were arrested, the police said on Sunday. "We have rescued four children who were reportedly pursuing their studies in the three-room shelter home in Ludhiana and arrested two persons, including the owner of the home," Superintendent of Police, West Singhbhum, G Kranthi Kumar said. As the home authorities claimed that they had sent back 30 children, physical verification of 20 of them was made in West Singhbhum district, while search is on for the remaining ten, Kumar said. Those arrested were identified as Satyendra Prasad Moses (56), the shelter home operator in Ludhiana and a resident of Gaya district of Bihar and Junul Longo, a resident of Gudri police station in West Singhbhum, he added. Both the accused were produced before a local court in Chaibasa on Saturday and forwarded to judicial custody for 14 days, he said. Based on a report of the
Rapper detained at airport for carrying gun
Rapper T-Pain was detained at the airport here after customs officials found a gun in his luggage when he was travelling for his Back 9ine festival show in Texas.
3 killed in MP road accident
Three people were killed when their car overturned and caught fire in Madhya Pradesh's Sehore district, police said on Sunday.
Brazilian tried to smuggle cocaine in 64 capsules he had swallowed, held at IGI airport
A Brazilian man has been arrested from IGI airport here for allegedly trying to smuggle into the country Rs 3 crore worth cocaine, which he had swallowed in form of 64 capsules, a statement issued by the customs department on Sunday said. The passenger was intercepted after his arrival from Sao Paulo via Addis Ababa on August 27, it said. According to the statement, the man had swallowed 64 capsules containing 620 grams of white coloured powder which preliminary narcotics testing has revealed to be cocaine worth around Rs 3.1 crore. The passenger has been arrested and the narcotic seized. It was the second significant narcotics seizure (in the form of capsules swallowed by passengers) effected by customs officials at Delhi international airport. About 1.7 kg of cocaine, worth nearly Rs 10 crore was seized by the customs officials from two foreign passengers Bolivian and a Kenyan on August 24. The duo had swallowed about 145 capsules of cocaine, which were extracted at a city-based ...
Four of family killed in accident
Four persons of a family were killed and a minor girl critically injured when their car collided head on with a truck in Dausa district of Rajasthan on Sunday. The incident occurred under Mahuwa Police Station area when the victims were on their way to Jaipur from Mahuwa town. The speeding car first jumped the road divider and collided with the truck coming from the opposite direction, police said. The deceased were identified as Bhagwan Sahay (56), his wife Chandrakala (50), their son Deepak (35), his 10-year old son Lakshya, the police said, adding, that Deepak's 4-year old daughter Deepa sustained critical injuries and was admitted to a hospital in Jaipur.
June arrests in Maoist links case: Cops get more time to file
A Pune court Sunday granted extension of the 90-day period for filing charge sheet against five persons arrested in June for alleged Maoist links. The court of special Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA) judge KD Vadhane granted the extension sought by Pune Police, said Assistant Commissioner of Police Shivaji Pawar, the investigating officer in the case. "We approached the court, saying the investigation in the case is in progress and sought an extension of 90 days for filing the charge sheet," the officer said. The Pune Police had moved the court Saturday for extension of the 90-day period for filing charge sheet against the five persons, citing fresh arrests in the case. Police had arrested Sudhir Dhawale, Rona Wilson, Surendra Gadling, Shoma Sen and Mahesh Raut in June while probing the alleged Maoist connection to the Elgar Parishad conclave held in Pune on December 31 last year. Inflammatory speeches at the event led to violence at Koregaon Bhima near Pune next day, ...
Counter action team to tackle major crimes in Odisha district
Buoyed by its success in tackling ganja trade here with a 15-member task force, police in Odisha's Koraput district is now planning to form a counter action team to control other major crimes in the region. Mooted by Koraput Superintendent of Police Kanwar Vishal Singh, the move aims to control sensational crimes, involving gangs and mafias, in all police station areas of the district, a senior officer said. "The District Counter Action Team (DCAT) will exclusively deal in crimes like murder, robbery and highway loot, conducted by inter-district and inter-state criminals," the SP said. The team will have some of the most agile, physically fit and excellent sharp-shooters available with the Koraput Police as its members, he said. "The counter action team will have its own intelligence network operating across the district. The concept is unlikely to put any additional pressure in terms of manpower at the police stations as no officer will be withdrawn from their place of
2 BJP MPs seek to gather support for 'purush aayog'; NCW says they have right to raise demand
Two BJP MPs have demanded that a commission be set up to look into the complaints of men "suffering at the hands of their wives" due to "misuse" of laws. National Commission for Women (NCW) chairperson Rekha Sharma said on Saturday everybody has the right to raise their demands, but "I do not think there is a need for a men's commission". Harinarayan Rajbhar, the Bharatiya Janata Party's Lok Sabha member from Ghosi, Uttar Pradesh, and Anshul Verma, the party MP from Hardoi in the state, said they will address a programme here on September 23 to gather support for a "purush aayog". The two MPs said they have raised the issue in Parliament too. "Men also suffer at the hands of their wives. There are a number of such cases pending before courts. There are laws and a forum for women to ensure that they get justice, but the concerns of men have so far gone unheard. There is a need for a commission for men on the lines of the NCW," Rajbhar said. "I am not saying every woman is wrong or ...
Plea against time restriction on prosecuting cops for wrongdoing while on duty
A man who was prosecuted in 20 criminal cases, including that of rape and murder, has moved the Delhi High Court challenging certain provisions of law which limit the time period to file a case against police officials for committing an offence under the garb of discharging duty. Agreeing to examine the 65-year-old man's plea, who spent over six years in jail fighting the cases against him, the high court issued notice to the Centre and Delhi government, and sought their responses within six weeks. A bench of Justices S Ravindra Bhat and A K Chawla listed the matter for further hearing on November 16. Prempal Singh, a mason by profession, said 20 FIRs were registered against him for various offences, including murder, rape, drugs and arms, and under the stringent Terrorist and Disruptive Activities (Prevention) Act between 1991 and 2007. Of these 20 cases, he was convicted in five. Besides him, 13 cases were lodged against his son and one against his wife, and both of them had to ...
Woman raped by two in UP
A 23-year-old woman was allegedly raped by two men, including the president of BKU youth wing of Shamli, in a hotel in Haridwar, police said Sunday. According to a complaint lodged by the victim, she was brought to the hotel on the pretext of being provided treatment for her father, Circle Officer Ashok Kumar said. She alleged that she was brought in a car to the place and was raped by district Bharatiya Kisan Union youth wing chief Vinod Nirwal and his friend Zahid Hasa, the CO said. The woman set for medical examination. The accused are absconding, he said.
Body of missing man found in UP
The body of a 50-year-old man who had been missing for a month was found in a pond in Pura village here, police said Sunday. The body of Sunil Tyagi was found in a decomposed condition in a pond in Mansurpur police station area Saturday, they said. They said the body was sent for post-mortem examination and an investigation into the matter was underway.