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Saturday, 19 June 2010 |
 The Vasco-Howrah Amaravati Express (Train No: 8048) hit a road roller at an unmanned railway level crossing at Bhanapur village near Koppal on Friday at around 3 pm. Two engines and eight compartments, including five passenger and three parcel van compartments, of the 23-coach train were derailed. No casualties were reported till late evening.
The remaining 15 coaches were brought back to Hubli. While one of the train drivers Subbarayadu received minor injuries, the driver of the roller fell unconscious and was rushed to hospital at Hubli, Chief Public Relations Officer SP Shastry of South Western Railway told Express over phone.
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Wednesday, 16 June 2010 |
 A Bangalore court on Tuesday issued non-bailable warrant against PDP leader Abdul Nasser Madhani in a case relating to 2008 serial bomb blasts in the city.
Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Venkatesh Gurigi ordered that Madhani should be produced before the court on or before June 23. The city police had on Friday filed an additional chargesheet in the case listing Madhani as the 31st accused.
Madhani was suspected to be an associate of Thadiyantavide Nazeer, LeT’s South India commander and the prime accused in the serial blasts case.
According to police, Nazeer had told them that he had met Madhani and discussed with him about the July 25, 2008, blasts which left one dead. However, Madhani has denied any involvement in the blast. |
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Tuesday, 15 June 2010 |
 Six houses in a coastal village, Harwad, in Karwar collapsed as sea water entered the houses.
Almost all parts of Uttara Kannada district have been receiving copious rain since Sunday, effecting rise in the water level of the sea.
Ankola received the maximum rainfall, 86.6 mm, on Sunday.
Sources in the Deputy Commissioner’s office said nearly 100 houses in the village are under threat of seawater intrusion. A gruel centre has been set up.
Deputy Commissioner K Amaranarayana said all steps had been taken to protect lives and properties of people in the flood-prone areas. Tahsildars have been directed to take precautionary measures.
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Monday, 14 June 2010 |
 Direct recruitment of specialist doctors is under consideration, said Minister for Health and Family Welfare B Sriramulu, here on Wednesday.
He was speaking at a health checkup camp for BPL card-holders under Vajpayee ArogyaShree health programme.
He admitted that there is a shortage of medical staff, especially specialist doctors in the department.
He also indicated of stern action against negligent doctors.
Admitting discrepancies in distribution of BPL cards, he said that measures would be initiated to rectify them. |
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Thursday, 10 June 2010 |
Direct recruitment of specialist doctors is under consideration, said Minister for Health and Family Welfare B Sriramulu, here on Wednesday.
He was speaking at a health checkup camp for BPL card-holders under Vajpayee ArogyaShree health programme.
He admitted that there is a shortage of medical staff, especially specialist doctors in the department.
He also indicated of stern action against negligent doctors.
Admitting discrepancies in distribution of BPL cards, he said that measures would be initiated to rectify them.
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