CISF JAWAN SHOOTS HIMSELF AT B’LURU AIRPORT
BENGALURU: A Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) constable allegedly committed suicide at the Kempegowda International Airport in Bengaluru on Monday morning. Suresh Gaikwad (28) ended his life by shooting himself with a service rifle at an observation tower at the airport, said deputy commissioner of police (North-East division) PS Harsha. “Preliminary investigations suggest that Gaikwad committed suicide because of issues in his personal life,” Harsha said. Harsha said Gaikwad had gone through a divorce just a few days ago. Kerala writer alleges attack by Sangh parivar
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Malayalam writer Kamal C Chavara, who was booked for insulting the national anthem in December last year, has alleged he was attacked by a member of the Sangh Parivar on Sunday in Kunnamangalam near Kozhikode in north Kerala, a day after he burnt his book in public. Chavara, who is also a theatre activist, said the incident took place in a bar. Hearing on Peepli Live co-director’s appeal begins
NEW DELHI: The Delhi high court commenced hearing on the appeal of Mahmood Farooqui, co-director of the movie Peepli Live, against his conviction and seven-year jail term for raping a US researcher, with his counsel claiming no such incident took place. A trial court had on August 4 last year sent him to jail for seven years. Award-winning filmmaker Deepak Roy dead at 67
NEW DELHI: Deepak Roy, known for his movie Limit to Freedom which won him a National award in 1996 under the category of best investigative film, passed away at the age of 67. Roy died on January 11 after suffering a cardiac arrest at his residence here. He started his career as a film critic in 1974 and ventured into direction in 1982. Man stabs 5-yr-old son who asked for `2 to buy kite
VARANASI: Irked by his fiveyear-old son demanding `2 to buy a kite, a man gagged and stabbed the child, leaving him severely injured in Sarnath area, police said on Monday. The incident occurred on Sunday when Shivam, a Class 1 student, was attacked by his father Vinod Rajbhar when he demanded money for a kite. Vinod, who works as a tourist guide, took Shivam to the terrace in an inebriated condition and stabbed him, police said. International Yoga Centre to come up in Udhampur
JAMMU: With an aim to give fillip to the tourism sector in Jammu, an International Yoga Centre (IYC) will come up at Mantalai in Udhampur district as part of the ‘integrated development of tourist facilities’ project at Mantalai-Sudh mahadev-Patnitop circuit. In a first, IIM-A launches 2-year distance course
AHMEDABAD: The Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad (IIM-A) launched a two-year Post Graduate Programme in Management (e-PGP) through distance learning using satellite-based education technology on Monday. The course, the first by an IIM, will cost `17 lakh. Former Afghan President’s kin dies in Delhi hospital
NEW DELHI: Former Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai’s cousin Mohd. Hashim, 58, passed away at New Delhi’s Indraprastha Apollo Hospital on Monday morning. He was undergoing treatment in the intensive care unit (ICU). He sustained critical injuries in a blast at Kandhar in Afghanistan, and was airlifted to Apollo in an air ambulance on January 14th. He died at 10.45am of cardiac arrest. He also had developed sepsis, a life threatening infection in the blood stream.