13 of family die in Rajasthan accident
Jaipur: Thirteen members of a family and a driver were killed in a road accident in Rajasthan early Saturday, police said. The incident took place near Balesar village in the state’s Jodhpur district, 350 km from here. “A family of 17 people were going to Jodhpur to participate in a feast when the SUV in which they were travelling collided with another SUV,” police inspector Gautam Dotasara said. “Thirteen people of the family and the driver of the other SUV were killed in the accident,” Dotasara said. He added that five men, four children and five women were among the dead. “Four are critically injured. They are undergoing treatment…,” the officer said. (IANS)
Man commits suicide after father sells house
Kanpur: A 26-year-old man allegedly committed suicide by hanging himself from the ceiling fan of his room after his father sold their house. According to police, Deepak’s father Shankar Prashad had been living at his daughter’s place for two months leaving behind his wife, Kamla Rani, and the only son. The victim’s mother said that Deepak had been taking care of all expenses since his father had left. He was upset after they received a court notice stating that the house they were living in had been sold by his father. The property was registered in his father’s name, police said. Deepak took the extreme step yesterday afternoon while his mother had gone to the court in connection with the said matter, they said. The body has been sent for postmortem and investigations in the case are underway, police said. (PTI)
Portable Chinese ultrasound machines seized in Gurgaon
Gurgaon: Chinese-made portable ultrasound machines that were being illegally used for sex determination tests in Haryana have been seized here and one person arrested, police said on Saturday. “China has introduced portable ultrasound machines which are being used illegally for sex determination in Haryana,” Gurgaon Police Commissioner Alok Mittal told IANS. “This is the first such case in India. The Indian accused will be produced in court Saturday while police are chasing his Chinese colleague, who would be arrested soon,” he said. (IANS)
Snowfall, rain bring down temperatures in Uttarakhand
Dehradun: Icy winds swept Uttarakhand today intensifying cold conditions as snowfall continued in hill districts and moderate showers lashed most parts of Uttarakhand with Tehri and Mukteshwar recording sub-zero temperatures. The higher reaches of hill districts of Uttarkashi, Chamoli, Tehri and Nainital received snowfall for the second consecutive day with the peaks remaining covered under sheets of snow around these places. Fresh snowfall has blocked nearly half a dozen roads including Joshimath-Auli and Mandal-Chopta routes in Chamoli district and Rishikesh-Yamunotri and Rishikesh-Gangotri highways in Uttarkashi affecting traffic. Gwaldam in Chamoli district has also received fresh snow. The minimum temperature in Dehradun recorded a drop of over one degree celsius today, the MeT department said. The city recorded a minimum temperature of 8.6 degrees Celsius as against yesterday’s 10.4 degrees Celsius, it said, adding that the temperature will drop further tomorrow when the weather is likley to clear up. Tehri recorded a low of minus 2.5 degrees Celsius followed by Mukteshwar at minus 1.5 degrees Celsius, it said. (PTI)
Youth gets 10 yr RI in acid-attack case
Srinagar: A local court in Jammu and Kashmir has awarded 10-year rigorous imprisonment to a man who threw acid on a woman here last year, saying such an attack was a “worst form of torture” against women and needed to be dealt firmly. Srinagar’s Principal District and Sessions Court Judge Muhammad Shafi Khanhad on Friday sentenced Riyaz Ahmad Nath (31) of Chanapora locality of the city to 10 years rigorous imprisonment for throwing acid on the woman, a school teacher, in Parraypora area on January 2 last year. The court also imposed a fine of Rs 10,000 on the accused under section 307 (attempt to murder) and in case of default of the payment of fine, Nath alias Riyaz Battery will have to undergo a further imprisonment of six months. Though a convict can be awarded lifer under section 307 RPC, the court took lenient view against Nath because of his age and illiteracy. “I am of the opinion that in view of the young age and illiteracy of the accused, ends of justice would meet if the accused is given a lesser punishment because of being a first offender,” the judge said. The court also sentenced Nath to undergo a further imprisonment of one month under Section 341 RPC. (PTI)