Russian woman held for trying to sell son

Indo-Asian News Service
Moscow, February 29, 2012

First Published: 07:41 IST(29/2/2012)
Last Updated: 07:42 IST(29/2/2012)

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A Russian woman has been arrested after she attempted to sell her five-year-old son for 300,000 rubles (around $10,000), officials said.

The woman from the far eastern Khabarovsk region was arrested on Tuesday, the regional investigation committee said. Investigators said 

the woman asked for 800,000 rubles (around $27,500) for her son but the amount was reduced after negotiations with the buyer.

The woman also has a seven-year-old daughter, who is being cared for by her grandmother.

"The suspect was twice brought to the attention of the administration in 2011 for failure to take responsibility of her children and for disorderly conduct," the committee said.

Investigators filed a criminal case against the woman for human trafficking and if found guilty, she faces up to 10 years in prison.

The boy is in now in social care in a hospital.

Russian woman held for trying to sell son

Indo-Asian News Service
Moscow, February 29, 2012

First Published: 07:41 IST(29/2/2012)
Last Updated: 07:42 IST(29/2/2012)

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A Russian woman has been arrested after she attempted to sell her five-year-old son for 300,000 rubles (around $10,000), officials said.

The woman from the far eastern Khabarovsk region was arrested on Tuesday, the regional investigation committee said. Investigators said 

the woman asked for 800,000 rubles (around $27,500) for her son but the amount was reduced after negotiations with the buyer.

The woman also has a seven-year-old daughter, who is being cared for by her grandmother.

"The suspect was twice brought to the attention of the administration in 2011 for failure to take responsibility of her children and for disorderly conduct," the committee said.

Investigators filed a criminal case against the woman for human trafficking and if found guilty, she faces up to 10 years in prison.

The boy is in now in social care in a hospital.

Baghdad car bomb kills three

Agence France-Presse
Baghdad, February 29, 2012

First Published: 12:59 IST(29/2/2012)
Last Updated: 13:00 IST(29/2/2012)

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A car bomb in Baghdad on Wednesday morning killed three people and wounded at least nine, security and medical officials said.

The blast struck at around 7.30am (0430 GMT) in the Ameen area of east Baghdad, killing three people and wounding 11, an interior ministry official 

said.

Medical sources said the Ibn al-Nafis and Al-Kindi hospitals had received three bodies and nine wounded people between them.

In Diyala province north of the capital, gunmen attacked a checkpoint east of the provincial capital Baquba late on Tuesday, killing a member of the Sahwa anti-Qaeda militia and wounding two others, a police lieutenant colonel said.

The Sahwa are made up of Sunni Arab tribesmen and former insurgents who joined forces with the US military against al Qaeda from late 2006, helping to turn the tide against the insurgency.

Violence in Iraq is down from its peak in 2006 and 2007, but attacks remain common, killing 151 people in January.

Baghdad car bomb kills three

Agence France-Presse
Baghdad, February 29, 2012

First Published: 12:59 IST(29/2/2012)
Last Updated: 13:00 IST(29/2/2012)

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A car bomb in Baghdad on Wednesday morning killed three people and wounded at least nine, security and medical officials said.

The blast struck at around 7.30am (0430 GMT) in the Ameen area of east Baghdad, killing three people and wounding 11, an interior ministry official 

said.

Medical sources said the Ibn al-Nafis and Al-Kindi hospitals had received three bodies and nine wounded people between them.

In Diyala province north of the capital, gunmen attacked a checkpoint east of the provincial capital Baquba late on Tuesday, killing a member of the Sahwa anti-Qaeda militia and wounding two others, a police lieutenant colonel said.

The Sahwa are made up of Sunni Arab tribesmen and former insurgents who joined forces with the US military against al Qaeda from late 2006, helping to turn the tide against the insurgency.

Violence in Iraq is down from its peak in 2006 and 2007, but attacks remain common, killing 151 people in January.

NSS former general secretery P K Narayana Panicker passes away

Posted on: 29 Feb 2012

Changanassery: Former general secretary and current president of the Nair Service Society (NSS) P. K. Narayana Panicker passed away at NSS hospital here on Wednesday at 2.10 pm . He was 82. He was under treatment for various ailments. . He is the second-longest-serving general secretary of the organization (after founder Mannath Padmanabhan), who has served 28 years in the post. He is an advocate by profession, who came to the front raw of the organization in 1977 as its treasurer, became General secretary in 1983

The cremation would be held on Thursday at 4 pm at the house premises in Changanassery . The body would be kept for public to pay homage at NSS headquarters from Thursday 10 am. Holiday has been declared for institutions under NSS on Thursday and Friday

NSS former general secretery P K Narayana Panicker passes away

Posted on: 29 Feb 2012

Changanassery: Former general secretary and current president of the Nair Service Society (NSS) P. K. Narayana Panicker passed away at NSS hospital here on Wednesday at 2.10 pm . He was 82. He was under treatment for various ailments. . He is the second-longest-serving general secretary of the organization (after founder Mannath Padmanabhan), who has served 28 years in the post. He is an advocate by profession, who came to the front raw of the organization in 1977 as its treasurer, became General secretary in 1983

The cremation would be held on Thursday at 4 pm at the house premises in Changanassery . The body would be kept for public to pay homage at NSS headquarters from Thursday 10 am. Holiday has been declared for institutions under NSS on Thursday and Friday