Man kills six members of his family

Lucknow: A man killed six members of his family with a hand plough in Bulandshahr district of Uttar Pradesh over a property dispute, police said Friday.

The incident took place around midnight in Pilkhana village when accused Momin attacked his father Mausam Khan, 80, his brother Shaukin Khan, 60, his brother's wife Shanno, their two children and another family member.

All the six family members died on the spot. The police said the entire house was splattered with blood and the dead had multiple wounds on their bodies. 
Inspector General of Police (Meerut) Alok Sharma said the case appeared to be the result of a property dispute over a brick kiln.

As the news of the killings spread, hundreds of villagers rushed to the spot where heavy police force was deployed. Police said the accused walked out of the house after murdering his family members as if nothing had happened.

He also bolted the house from outside and when police arrived on being informed by neighbours, he told them he was on his way to his own house and was unaware of any commotion.

Man kills six members of his family

Lucknow: A man killed six members of his family with a hand plough in Bulandshahr district of Uttar Pradesh over a property dispute, police said Friday.

The incident took place around midnight in Pilkhana village when accused Momin attacked his father Mausam Khan, 80, his brother Shaukin Khan, 60, his brother's wife Shanno, their two children and another family member.

All the six family members died on the spot. The police said the entire house was splattered with blood and the dead had multiple wounds on their bodies. 
Inspector General of Police (Meerut) Alok Sharma said the case appeared to be the result of a property dispute over a brick kiln.

As the news of the killings spread, hundreds of villagers rushed to the spot where heavy police force was deployed. Police said the accused walked out of the house after murdering his family members as if nothing had happened.

He also bolted the house from outside and when police arrived on being informed by neighbours, he told them he was on his way to his own house and was unaware of any commotion.

WB gangrape case: SC takes cognisance, notice to Govt

New Delhi : The Supreme Court today took suo motu cognisance of a horrific incident of gangrape of a young tribal woman by 13 villagers in West Bengal's Birbhum district and issued notice to the state government.

As soon as three judge bench headed by Chief Justice P Sathasivam assembled for the hearing, it expressed shock over the incident, which has grabbed headlines, and took cognisance of the matter.

The bench also comprising, justices Ranjan Gogoi and M Y Eqbal passed the order and directed district judge of Birbhum in West Bengal to visit the place and file a report before it within a week.

The gangrape of the 20-year-old woman was allegedly ordered by a village head at a kangaroo court in Labhpur, about 200 km from Kolkata, as punishment for falling in love with a man from a different religion.

She was gangraped by 13 persons after a 'salishi sabha' or kangaroo court decided to punish her on January 21. The tribal woman is battling for her life at a hospital in Suri.

The victim and her family members in their complaint before the police there had said that among those who brutalised her were people old enough to be her father. The victim and her paramour were caught, tied to a tree and assaulted after which they were asked to pay a fine of Rs 50,000. The gangrape took place after the girl expressed her inability to pay the amount.

All the accused, including village head (known in the area as 'morol'), have been arrested. The rape allegedly took place inside the morol's house. All the 13 accused were presented before a court there which has remanded them to 14 days' judicial custody. PTI

WB gangrape case: SC takes cognisance, notice to Govt

New Delhi : The Supreme Court today took suo motu cognisance of a horrific incident of gangrape of a young tribal woman by 13 villagers in West Bengal's Birbhum district and issued notice to the state government.

As soon as three judge bench headed by Chief Justice P Sathasivam assembled for the hearing, it expressed shock over the incident, which has grabbed headlines, and took cognisance of the matter.

The bench also comprising, justices Ranjan Gogoi and M Y Eqbal passed the order and directed district judge of Birbhum in West Bengal to visit the place and file a report before it within a week.

The gangrape of the 20-year-old woman was allegedly ordered by a village head at a kangaroo court in Labhpur, about 200 km from Kolkata, as punishment for falling in love with a man from a different religion.

She was gangraped by 13 persons after a 'salishi sabha' or kangaroo court decided to punish her on January 21. The tribal woman is battling for her life at a hospital in Suri.

The victim and her family members in their complaint before the police there had said that among those who brutalised her were people old enough to be her father. The victim and her paramour were caught, tied to a tree and assaulted after which they were asked to pay a fine of Rs 50,000. The gangrape took place after the girl expressed her inability to pay the amount.

All the accused, including village head (known in the area as 'morol'), have been arrested. The rape allegedly took place inside the morol's house. All the 13 accused were presented before a court there which has remanded them to 14 days' judicial custody. PTI

3 killed, 40 injured as blast hits Egyptian police HQ

Cairo: A huge explosion today hit the police headquarters in the Egyptian capital, killing three persons and wounding 40 others. The explosion ripped through the Cairo Security Directorate, severely damaging the building and the adjoining

Islamic Museum in Bab El-Khalk district in central Cairo.

The blast, which could be heard six kilometers away, sent smoke rising above the capital as a large number of ambulances rushed to the scene. TV footage showed dense smoke billowing from the building after the blast. A Health ministry spokesman said that three people were killed and 40 wounded.

Interior ministry spokesman Hani Abdel Latif told state TV that initial investigations showed that a car bomb might have been used in the attack, Al-Ahram online reported. Police have cordoned off the area and ambulances rushed to the scene. The blast comes on the eve of the third anniversary of the 2011 uprising that toppled longtime president Hosni Mubarak.

Egyptian forces have stepped up crackdown on Islamists whose attacks on the army and police rose dramatically following the ouster of president Mohamed Morsi last July. The authorities have carried out a sustained crackdown on Morsi's Muslim Brotherhood, which was recently designated a
terrorist organisation.

Brotherhood and its partners are planning protests after Friday prayers today across the country, the latest in a series of demonstrations against the overthrow of Morsi. PTI

3 killed, 40 injured as blast hits Egyptian police HQ

Cairo: A huge explosion today hit the police headquarters in the Egyptian capital, killing three persons and wounding 40 others. The explosion ripped through the Cairo Security Directorate, severely damaging the building and the adjoining

Islamic Museum in Bab El-Khalk district in central Cairo.

The blast, which could be heard six kilometers away, sent smoke rising above the capital as a large number of ambulances rushed to the scene. TV footage showed dense smoke billowing from the building after the blast. A Health ministry spokesman said that three people were killed and 40 wounded.

Interior ministry spokesman Hani Abdel Latif told state TV that initial investigations showed that a car bomb might have been used in the attack, Al-Ahram online reported. Police have cordoned off the area and ambulances rushed to the scene. The blast comes on the eve of the third anniversary of the 2011 uprising that toppled longtime president Hosni Mubarak.

Egyptian forces have stepped up crackdown on Islamists whose attacks on the army and police rose dramatically following the ouster of president Mohamed Morsi last July. The authorities have carried out a sustained crackdown on Morsi's Muslim Brotherhood, which was recently designated a
terrorist organisation.

Brotherhood and its partners are planning protests after Friday prayers today across the country, the latest in a series of demonstrations against the overthrow of Morsi. PTI

Kerala budget levies imposts on transport sector

Thiruvananthapuram: Seeking to mop up funds for its development and welfare initiatives, Kerala's Congress-led UDF Government today hiked taxes and levies touching mostly motor vehicles, liquor, textiles and buildings. In his budget for 2014-15 presented in the state Assembly, Finance Minister K M Mani sought to raise additional resources

of Rs 1556.35 crore while giving emphasis on farm sector and increasing various welfare pensions.

Claiming that the levies were being rationalised, the budget proposed to collect around Rs 260 crore from motor vehicles and transport sector alone. This is not only expected to affect the affluent but also the common man may have to pay more to travel in autorickshaws.

The budget sharply increased the purchase tax on imported vehicles, lumpsum tax on motor cars of various capacities and sizes, new generation caravans and inter-state coaches. It also hiked the duty on Indian Made Foreign Liquor (IMFL) by 10 per cent, eyeing to net an additional amount of Rs 400 crore.

In a proposal that could impact the real estate business, the Finance Minister rationalised the compounding taxes on metal crusher units and brought manufactured sand under the tax net, which together would contribute Rs 140 crore. The concession enjoyed by eateries selling multi-national brands had been withdrawn, making the food sold by them
costly. The exchequer targets to get Rs 10 crore from its.

The service apartments given on daily rent basis had been slapped with a 12.5 per cent tax.
The budget proposed to double taxes on building and levy on luxury buildings, seeking to mop up Rs 70 crore. However, in a relief to low income groups, houses having a plinth area of up to 100 sq metre and commercial buildings of 50 sq metre have been given exemption.

Price of weekly lotteries would be increased by Rs 10 and the government expects to get Rs 5,500 crore from the lottery business. Sailing into its fourth year in power and the Lok Sabha polls round the corner, the UDF government proposed a slew of sops for agricuture sector and enhanced various welfare pensions.PTI

Kerala budget levies imposts on transport sector

Thiruvananthapuram: Seeking to mop up funds for its development and welfare initiatives, Kerala's Congress-led UDF Government today hiked taxes and levies touching mostly motor vehicles, liquor, textiles and buildings. In his budget for 2014-15 presented in the state Assembly, Finance Minister K M Mani sought to raise additional resources

of Rs 1556.35 crore while giving emphasis on farm sector and increasing various welfare pensions.

Claiming that the levies were being rationalised, the budget proposed to collect around Rs 260 crore from motor vehicles and transport sector alone. This is not only expected to affect the affluent but also the common man may have to pay more to travel in autorickshaws.

The budget sharply increased the purchase tax on imported vehicles, lumpsum tax on motor cars of various capacities and sizes, new generation caravans and inter-state coaches. It also hiked the duty on Indian Made Foreign Liquor (IMFL) by 10 per cent, eyeing to net an additional amount of Rs 400 crore.

In a proposal that could impact the real estate business, the Finance Minister rationalised the compounding taxes on metal crusher units and brought manufactured sand under the tax net, which together would contribute Rs 140 crore. The concession enjoyed by eateries selling multi-national brands had been withdrawn, making the food sold by them
costly. The exchequer targets to get Rs 10 crore from its.

The service apartments given on daily rent basis had been slapped with a 12.5 per cent tax.
The budget proposed to double taxes on building and levy on luxury buildings, seeking to mop up Rs 70 crore. However, in a relief to low income groups, houses having a plinth area of up to 100 sq metre and commercial buildings of 50 sq metre have been given exemption.

Price of weekly lotteries would be increased by Rs 10 and the government expects to get Rs 5,500 crore from the lottery business. Sailing into its fourth year in power and the Lok Sabha polls round the corner, the UDF government proposed a slew of sops for agricuture sector and enhanced various welfare pensions.PTI

TP murder case: quantum of punishment on Jan 28

Kozhikode: The court will pronounce the quantum of punishment to the 12 convicted in the T P Chandrashekharan murder case on January 28.  The prosecution called for the highest punishment to the convicted, while defence counsel pleaded for a reduction of sentence.

Prime accused M C Anoop informed the judge that he has to take care of his wife and children. Kirmani Manoj and Kodi Suni, who were also part of the seven-member gang which hacked Chandrasekharan to death on May 4, 2012, told the court that they have to look after their elderly parents. 

CPM leaders P.K Kunjananthan and K.C. Ramachandran, who have been convicted, pleaded that the punishment should be reduced.

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TP murder case: quantum of punishment on Jan 28

Kozhikode: The court will pronounce the quantum of punishment to the 12 convicted in the T P Chandrashekharan murder case on January 28.  The prosecution called for the highest punishment to the convicted, while defence counsel pleaded for a reduction of sentence.

Prime accused M C Anoop informed the judge that he has to take care of his wife and children. Kirmani Manoj and Kodi Suni, who were also part of the seven-member gang which hacked Chandrasekharan to death on May 4, 2012, told the court that they have to look after their elderly parents. 

CPM leaders P.K Kunjananthan and K.C. Ramachandran, who have been convicted, pleaded that the punishment should be reduced.

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