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Great Sex Tips: Husky tone is the answer to seduction

Posted: 22 May 2010 11:46 AM PDT

London, May 23 (IANS) Husky voices are the majority appealing & the key to victorious seduction, scientists have discovered.

Both men and women subconsciously lower the pitch of their voice when they want to signal that they are attracted to another person, a study has shown, reports express.co.uk.

Researchers from Albright college in Pennsylvannia tested 48 male and female students, asking them to look at a picture and then leave a voicemail message for that person.

The more attractive the person in the photo, the lower was the tone of voice used in the answerphone message by both men and women.

“When a woman lowers her voice, it may be perceived as her attempt to sound more seductive or attractive and therefore serves as a signal of her romantic interest,” a researcher Susan Hughes was quoted as saying.

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Air India Plane Crash: What Happened, Read Whole Episode from Start to end of 158 lives

Posted: 22 May 2010 11:42 AM PDT

Mangalore (Karnataka), India (IANS) 158 passengers were died when a fully filled Air India Express air plane from Dubai crashed on 22nd May 2010 while landing at Mangalore’s “table top” airport, that blasted into parts & falling into a deep bushes in balls of blazes. Only 8 travelers are alive and this was one of Nation’s most awful air disasters till date.

Though it had been raining for two days, there was clear visibility with no wind when the Boeing 737-800 with 160 passengers, including 19 children and four infants, as well as six crew members overshot the runway at 6.05 a.m., authorities and witnesses said.

There was no distress call from pilot Z. Glusica, a British national of Serbian origin who had flown in and out of Mangalore at least 19 times and received due landing clearance four miles from touchdown at the hilltop airport at Bajpe, about 20 km from here and 350 km from Bangalore.

The Bajpe airport, which is surrounded by forested deep ravines, is considered one of the most difficult airports to land and take off because it lacks adequate spillover area.

Indian Civil Aviation Minister Praful Patel said after visiting the crash site that the IX812 ploughed through a wall of sandbags and veered off course. As it did so, one of its wings crashed into the concrete landing aid, broke up and plunged about 200-300 metres into the gorge.

Stitching together the events by talking to four of the seven survivors, most of whom were seated in the middle of the plane, Patel told reporters that the Boeing did not immediately catch fire but did so subsequently. Most passengers died instantly.

Patel in the evening briefed Prime Minister Manmohan Singh about the crash and owned up responsibility.

By late night, the bodies of 158 people, most of them charred beyond recognition and some with seat belts still strapped on, were recovered. A court of inquiry is to be set up and Boeing has said it will assist the investigation.

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The aircraft, the civil aviation ministry said, touched down the 2.45 km Runway 24 “slightly beyond the touch down zone, overshot the runway and went in the valley beyond the runway”.

All passengers were Indians, many returning home from Dubai where they worked. An estimated 50 were from Kerala, whose northern border almost touches Mangalore.

Among those who survived was Keralite Krishnan, who had a miraculous escape when he jumped through a gap in the broken aircraft just before it turned into a ball of fire.

“I saw the plane catch fire and heard the shrieks of my co-passengers inside,” said Krishnan, recalling how the aircraft shook as it lost one of its tyres after the landing.

He said he removed the seat belt and sprang out through the gap. “I felt I was in a forest. Four others also jumped out and ran with me,” he said, narrating his horror story from his hospital bed.

Air India Express is the low cost arm of Air India. The Airports Authority of India said the plane was in good shape.

Addressing sceptics, Minister Patel said the length of the runway had been increased from 6,000 ft to 8,000 ft to factor in bigger aircraft. “(But) because spillway area was limited, it went into a cliff.”

Villagers were amongst the first to reach the site but leaping flames kept them away. Rescue personnel came across ghastly scenes of mangled bodies strewn over a large area.

As firemen doused the fires, others took out bodies from the wreckage — each body had to be taken up the cliff.

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh cancelled a dinner to celebrate the first anniversary of his government’s second tenure and condoled the loss of lives.

Two Dubai residents, a man and a woman, had a providential escape. While Kunhikannan Chandu could not get on to the flight because his boss piled on extra work, Theresiamma Philip was confused about the time and missed the flight.

They couldn’t believe their luck.

But many others like Manirekha Poonja, who worked for the Gulf News in Dubai, her husband and their 17-year-old daughter, who were to take part in a wedding in Mangalore, were not so fortunate.

This is the 11th major air accident involving Indian carriers or in the country’s air space since 1962, and the first since July 17, 2000 when an Alliance Air flight crashed at the Patna airport killing 60 people.

Also Check out the Photos and Videos of the site where air plane crashed.

Indian Plane Crash: 158 dead bodies recovered from air plane crash site

Posted: 22 May 2010 11:36 AM PDT

India, (IANS) Air India told Saturday evening that 158 travelers died in the Air India Express crash at India's Mangalore airport & all the dead bodies have been recovered.

“There were 160 passengers and six crew members on board. There are eight survivors reported so far and they are under proper care in hospitals,” Air India said in a statement. It had earlier in the day released the names of seven survivors.

It did not give the name of the eighth survivor.

After the recovery of all 158 bodies by late Saturday, more than 80 of them charred beyond recognition, search for the black box and cockpit voice recorder was suspended. It will resume Sunday, police and rescue officials said.

All the bodies have been kept at the government-run Wenlock hospital here where weeping relatives and friends were making desperate efforts to identify the bodies.

Cheryl Cole believes she was infatuated with Beyonce Knowles

Posted: 22 May 2010 11:31 AM PDT

London, (IANS) Singer Cheryl Cole has exposed that she in the habit of possess with artist-and singer Beyonce Knowles.

The “3 Word” singer has admitted that she admired the pop sensation and even gave herself a horrendous hairstyle in a bid to look more like her idol, reports femalefirst.co.uk.

“I was obsessed with Beyonce. I remember seeing the video for ‘Bills, Bills, Bills’ and just going, ‘Oh my God, who is this girl? I want my hair like hers.’ I literally went out and got my hair bleached peroxide blonde. It took eight hours and it looked horrendous,” she said.

“She’s just a star. She’s just got it. She’s everything a woman should be and everything you should want to be as a woman. But I did not know that at the time,” she added.

Cole, 26, was so taken up by the singer that she even copied the eccentric outfits Beyonce wore with her girl band Destiny’s Child.

“It was cool. I always wanted that urban, baggy jeans look. I’d cut things up and experiment, it always went dreadfully wrong. And then you hit a point where you think I won’t do that again. I can’t wear that again,” Cole concluded.

Cameron Diaz not in next version of Charlie’s Angels

Posted: 22 May 2010 07:17 AM PDT

London, (IANS) Hollywood artist Cameron Diaz has excluded a return to the “Charlie’s Angels” franchise, claiming Diaz would not be talented to fit into her character’s firm clothes.

Diaz, 37, had taken on the part of Natalie Cook, alongside fellow Angels Drew Barrymore and Lucy Liu, in a 2000 movie adaptation of the popular 1970s TV series, reports starpulse.com.

The trio reprised their roles for a 2003 sequel – “Charlie’s Angels: Full Throttle”, but Diaz has ruled out another installment.

“People ask me if I would do ‘Charlie’s Angels’ 10 years from now, and I am like, ‘What?!’ It’s a little bit tricky fitting into those pants from 10 years ago,” said Diaz.

Movie Review: Nooru Janmaku [Kannada] 2010

Posted: 22 May 2010 06:53 AM PDT

Nooru Janmaku

Nooru Janmaku

Movie: “Nooru Janmaku”; Producer: Vinay Lad; Writer and Director: Nagathihalli Chandrashekhar; Cinemetographer; Santhosh Kumar Pathaje; Music: Mano Murthy; Cast: Santhosh, Aindrita Ray, Adarsh, Sharan, Bhavya, Bank Janardhan. Rating: 2/5

Nagathihalli Chandrashekhar, a well-known writer and columnist, is a director who raises the expectation level of audiences whenever he makes films. Naturally, when Nagathihalli announced he will be directing a film which centres around the issue of global recession, there were huge expectations.

But unfortunately the director has let his fans down.

Many things have gone horribly wrong in this film, including the selection of actors.

Nagathihalli has written the script with some superficial ideas on the subject without going deep into the background and efects of recession.

Nagathihalli has concentrated more on creating grandeur, but the soul is missing in the film. Some uninspiring and unwanted sequences makes the film drag at times.

The director has tried to cover up the shortcomings in his screenplay by presenting the film as a dazzling spectacle with the Star cruise of Macau and the fantastic Hong Kong outdoors as the backdrop.

But these things do not make a good film and the weak screenplay and ordinary performances by the actors make the film exasperating to watch at most times.

Yet, there are some sequences where the vintage Nagathihalli is seen. The climax is really well done. Nagathihalli also shines in a few sequences which show how a victim of job loss is tormented.

The story revolves around Santhosh, who is the head of a private firm. He hires Aindrita and she performs quite well and brings in good profits for the firm.

Santhosh, who initially doubted Aindrita’s calibre, also falls in love with her, but she surprises him by introducing him to her fiance.

After the recession, Santhosh again meets Aindrita in Hong Kong and Macau.

The plus point in the film is Aindrita’s performance, which really stands out. Santhosh fairs alright.

The music by Mano Murthy is average. Santhosh Kumar Pathaaje’s camera work is fantastic.

“Nooru Janmaku” could have been a better film if Nagathihalli had done better work on his script. In the end, it is a dull film in comparison to Nagathihalli’s earlier efforts.

Plane Crash in India [Videos]: 159 dead as Air India plane overshoots runway and crashed

Posted: 22 May 2010 06:43 AM PDT

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AIr India Plane Crashed in india

Mangalore, India (IANS) Around 159 travelers were died when a full to capacity Air India Express air plane from Dubai crashed [Photos and Videos] today while landing at India's Mangalore’s “table top” airfield, breaking into sections & falling into a deep canyon in balls of flames. Only 7 travelers survived in what is 1 of India’s most horrible air tragedies.

Though it had been raining for two days, there was clear visibility with no wind when the Boeing 737-800 with 160 passengers, including 19 children and four infants, as well as six crew members overshot the runway at 6.05 a.m., authorities and witnesses said.

There was no distress call from pilot Z. Glusica, a British national of Serbian origin who had flown in and out of Mangalore at least 19 times and received due landing clearance four miles from touchdown at the hilltop airport at Bajpe, about 20 km from here and 350 km from Bangalore.

The Bajpe airport, which is surrounded by forested deep ravines, is considered one of the most difficult airports to land and take off because it lacks adequate spillover area.

Indian Civil Aviation Minister Praful Patel said after visiting the crash site that the IX812 ploughed through a wall of sandbags and veered off course. As it did so, one of its wings crashed into the concrete landing aid, broke up and plunged about 200-300 metres into the gorge.

Stitching together the events by talking to four of the seven survivors, most of whom were seated in the middle of the plane, Patel told reporters that the Boeing did not immediately catch fire but did so subsequently.

Most passengers died instantly.

By 5 p.m., the bodies of 146 people, most of them charred beyond recognition and some with seat belts still strapped on, were recovered, Civil Aviation Secretary M.M. Nambiar said. A court of inquiry is to be set up and Boeing has said it will assist the investigation.

The aircraft, the civil aviation ministry said, touched down the 2.45 km Runway 24 “slightly beyond the touch down zone, overshot the runway and went in the valley beyond the runway”.

Eight people, including an infant, were the initial survivors. However, a four-year-old girl died on the way to hospital, where some of the injured remained in critical condition.

All passengers were Indians, many returning home from Dubai where they worked. An estimated 50 were from Kerala, whose northern border almost touches Mangalore.

Among those who survived was Keralite Krishnan, who had a miraculous escape when he jumped through a gap in the broken aircraft just before it turned into a ball of fire.

“I saw the plane catch fire and heard the shrieks of my co-passengers inside,” said Krishnan, recalling how the aircraft shook as it lost one of its tyres after the landing.

He said he removed the seat belt and sprang out through the gap. “I felt I was in a forest. Four others also jumped out and ran with me,” he said, narrating his horror story from his hospital bed.

Air India Express is the low cost arm of Air India. The Airports Authority of India said the plane was in good shape.

Addressing sceptics, Minister Patel said the length of the runway had been increased from 6,000 ft to 8,000 ft to factor in bigger aircraft. “(But) because spillway area was limited, it went into a cliff.”

Villagers were amongst the first to reach the site but leaping flames kept them away. Rescue personnel came across ghastly scenes of mangled bodies strewn over a large area.

As firemen doused the fires, others took out bodies from the wreckage — each body had to be taken up the cliff.

A shaken Prime Minister Manmohan Singh cancelled a dinner to celebrate the first anniversary of his government’s second tenure and condoled the loss of lives.

Two Dubai residents, a man and a woman, had a providential escape. While Kunhikannan Chandu could not get on to the flight because his boss piled on extra work, Theresiamma Philip was confused about the time and missed the flight.

They couldn’t believe their luck.

But many others like Manirekha Poonja, who worked for the Gulf News in Dubai, her husband and their 17-year-old daughter, who were to take part in a wedding in Mangalore, were not so fortunate.

This is the eleventh big air accident that involves Indian carriers or in the nation’s air space since 1962, & the 1st since Jul, 2000 when an Alliance Air flight thrashed at the Patna airport killing 60 persons.

Open de Nice doubles final: Bopanna-Qureshi lost

Posted: 22 May 2010 06:23 AM PDT

Nice, May 22 (IANS) India’s Rohan Bopanna & Pakistan’s Aisam-Ul-Haq Qureshi blew up a 1st set lead to drop fighting 6-1, 3-6, 5-10 to 3rd-seeded Brazilians Marcelo Melo & Bruno Soares in the doubles final of the Open de Nice tennis here Saturday.

This was Melo and Sa’s first ATP World Tour doubles title and it came after a 73-minute battle.

Melo and Sa picked up 250 points and will split 21,650 euros in prize money. Bopanna and Qureshi earned 11,350 euros and 150 points.

Bopanna and Qureshi captured their first title at the SA Tennis Open in Johannesburg in February. They also finished runners-up at the Grand Prix Hassan II in Casablanca last month.

United States condoles Mangalore’s Air India plane crash deaths

Posted: 22 May 2010 05:51 AM PDT

New Delhi, May 22 (IANS) United States Ambassador to India Timothy J. Roemer Saturday offered his condolences to the families of the 159 people died in the Mangalore air crash & prayed for the speedy recovery of the survivors.

“I was saddened to hear this morning of the tragic crash of Air India Express flight 812 from Dubai to Mangalore, and of the loss of so many. This is of course so much more difficult to bear knowing that so many children perished,” Roemer said in a statement.

The US stands ready to provide support in times of tragedy, he said, adding that “our thoughts and prayers go out to everyone affected”.

“We have reached out to the government of India to express our condolences and to offer any appropriate assistance,” the envoy added.

At least 159 people were killed when Air India Express flight crashed while landing at Mangalore’s “table top” airport surrounded by deep gorges and erupted in flames when it overshot the runway and plunged down a cliff. Seven people survived the crash.

Mangalore Air India Plane Crash [Videos and Photos]: What Exactly Happened in Last Moments

Posted: 22 May 2010 05:43 AM PDT

Mangalore (IANS) Here are some final moments that describe the tragic tale of Air India air plane that took the life of 159 people on Saturday morning:

- The Boeing 737 lands around 6.05 a.m., visibility is clear.

- Does not stop.

- Crosses the runway spillover area of 90 metres.

- Ploughs through a wall of sandbags.

- Veers off.

- One of the wings, probably the right wing, crashes into a concrete structure, technically called a localizer, that functions as landing aid.

- Wing falls off at crash point.

- Plunges 200/300 metres down a cliff.

- Catches fire after some time, leaving charred bodies, some found with seat belts on, according to rescue workers.

- Some time during the last minutes, a big crack appears in the plane’s body through which seven passengers escape. One of them a woman.

- A four-year-old girl rescued alive from the wreckage. She dies on way to a nearby hospital.

The final minutes of the Dubai to Mangalore flight were detailed by Civil Aviation Minister Praful Patel at a press conference.

Click here to see the Collection of the Photos and Videos of Saturday plane crash.

3,200 saiga antelopes have died of unknown causes in Kazakhstan

Posted: 22 May 2010 05:37 AM PDT

Astana, May 22 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Around 3,200 saiga antelopes have died of unidentified causes in Kazakhstan, the emergencies ministry told Saturday.

“As of Friday evening it was established that 3,200 saiga antelopes had died in an area of 4,500 hectares,” a ministry statement said.

It said there was no indication of an outbreak of any disease in the area.

The first dead saiga antelopes were discovered May 18.

The saiga antelope, listed as an endangered species by the International Union for Conservation of Nature, inhabits in southern Russia, Kazakhstan and parts of Mongolia.

Mangalore Plane Crash: `Angels of Air India’ deployed for Air India Plane crash survivors

Posted: 22 May 2010 05:35 AM PDT

Mumbai, May 22 (IANS) Air India has deployed its full Emergency Response Team – “Angels of Air India” – at Mangalore where Air India Express Dubai-Mangalore flight IX-812 crashed Saturday.

Besides the specially trained humanitarian assistance team which has already reached Mangalore, Air India has set up a local co-ordination centre for relief and rescue purposes, an official said here Saturday evening.

The survivors from the ill-fated flight are under the care of the “Angels of Air India” and local medicos.

Air India has also contacted the families of all the passengers – the victims and survivors – and is giving them all support for travel and other arrangements, he added.

In addition, an Air India Flight Safety Team and a team of the Directorate General of Civil Aviation have also reached Mangalore for preliminary enquiries into the tragedy.

Air India has set up more emergency helplines at various airports to help the families of the victims and survivors. The helpline numbers are:

Mangalore – 0824-2451046/0824-2451047.

Dubai Airport – 00971-4-2165828/29.

Bangalore – 080-66785172/080-22273310.

Mumbai – 022-22796161.

Mumbai Airport – 022-26168310.

Chennai – 044-22560266.

Byron Nelson Golf Championship : Jeev Milkha Singh tied 44th, Atwal 59th, Chopra misses out

Posted: 22 May 2010 05:33 AM PDT

Irving (US), May 22 (IANS) India’s Jeev Milkha Singh found 3 bogeys in the 4-hole stretch between the 13th & 16th and then made light of the 17th hole bogey to come back with a 3-under 67 that ensured he stayed on for the weekend at the Byron Nelson Golf Championship.

Jeev, who had a 72 in the first with a total of one-under 139, is tied 44th, an improvement of 56 places from his overnight 100th place.

Meanwhile, Arjun Atwal slipped with a poor finish to tied 59th from overnight 25th after returning a one-over 71 in the second round. Atwal a stroke adrift at a total of 140.

However, Daniel Chopra missed the cut with rounds of 73 and 71.

Jeev had birdies on fourth and seventh against a lone bogey on fifth in the front nine to make the turn one-under. On the back nine, he had birdies on the 13th, 15th and 16th holes before dropping a shot on the 17th hole.

Atwal found a lone birdie on fourth and then was three-under with birdies on 10th and 11th. But from 14th, where he had a double bogey, he slid further down with bogeys on 17th and 18th.

Shiv Shankar Prasad Chowrasia tied 13th; Kapur, Jyoti miss cut

Posted: 22 May 2010 05:32 AM PDT

Wentworth (Britain), May 21 (IANS) India’s Chowrasia added a 2nd round 73 to his 1st round 67 at the BMW PGA Championship golf to keep himself in line for his 1st top-ten since his maiden win on the European Tour 2 years ago.

Chowrasia, with a total of two-under 140, was tied 13th and four behind leader Luke Donald of England, who had rounds of 68 and 68 on the first two days.

India’s other two challengers made an early exit. Shiv Kapur improved on his first round 79 by 11 shots when he shot 68, but the gap was far too much and he missed the cut at five-over 147 in tied 91st. Jyoti Randhawa with 74 and 74 was tied 100th also missed the cut, which came at one-over 143.

Chowrasia, who had five birdies and one bogey on the first day, had no birdies on the second. His two bogeys came on the ninth and 11th for the 73.

Kapur had five birdies and two bogeys in a fine round, but it came a bit too late. Jyoti had two birdies, three bogeys and one double bogey in his 74.

A second successive 68 enabled Donald take over at the top from fellow Englishman Danny Willett.

By steering clear of trouble on the much harder West Course the 32- year-old has so far had only one bogey in 36 holes – and his five on the 12th would have been a par a year ago.

Without a win in Europe for six years, this is the first of a three-week break from the US PGA Tour to try to boost his prospects of regaining his Ryder Cup spot after wrist surgery kept him out last time.

With tournament debutant Willett adding a one over 72 to his opening 65, Donald leads by one from not only the 22 year old from Sheffield, but also last year’s runner-up Ross Fisher (70) and South African James Kingston (69).

Black box of crashed plane not traced, 146 bodies recovered

Posted: 22 May 2010 05:16 AM PDT

New Delhi (IANS), 22nd May 2010: Officials have found 146 bodies from the garbage of the crashed Air India plane in Mangalore on Saturday and a court of investigation will be ordered shortly to know the reason of the tragedy, Civil Aviation Secretary M.M. Nambiar said.

He also said that the cockpit voice recorder, also called the black box, was yet to be recovered from the crash site.

“We have recovered 146 bodies, including those of the commander and two female crew members,” Nambiar told reporters here.

He said an immediate inquiry was ordered by the Directorate General of Civil Aviation to ascertain the cause of the crash.

“The ministry will also set up a court of inquiry shortly,” he said. “So far, we have not recovered the black box.”

The plane, which crashed while landing at the Mangalore airport, had 166 people — 137 adult passengers, 19 children, four infants and six crew, according to the civil aviation ministry.

Nambiar made it clear that the flight was completely air-worthy and had been acquired just two years ago and that the airport at Mangalore was also safe. There had been 32,000 landings since 2006.

“Our focus is now on rescue and relief operations. Air India will run a special flight from Dubai to bring the kith and kin of ones who have lost their lives,” the secretary added.

Nambiar said the commander, who was of Serbian origin, had an experience of 10,200 hours. In Mangalore, he added, the commander had made 19 successful landings.

According to him, Civil Aviation Minister Praful Patel will return to New Delhi later in the evening and brief Prime Minister Manmohan Singh.

Russian president condoled Air India lost lives

Posted: 22 May 2010 05:08 AM PDT

Dmitry Medvedev

Dmitry Medvedev

Moscow (IANS), 22nd May 2010: Dmitry Medvedev, the Russian President, gave his condolences after air crash at Mangalore killed 158 people.

“I was shaken by the news of the tragedy,” Medvedev said in a message to his Indian counterpart Pratibha Patil and Prime Minister Manmohan Singh.

“Together with the Indian people we mourn the many victims,” Medvedev said. “I ask you to pass on my condolences to the families and friends of those who perished and my wishes for a speedy recovery to the injured.”

The commander of the crashed Air India plane, which was flying from Dubai, was a Briton of Serbian origin. First reports had said he was a Russian.

Main Accused arrested for Andhra girl’s murder after escape

Posted: 22 May 2010 04:59 AM PDT

Hyderabad (IANS), 22nd May 2010: After a few hours he runaway from police custody, the main accused in 2007 rape and murder of a teenager girl in Vijayawada town was detained in Krishna district of Andhra Pradesh on Saturday.

Police said P. Satyam Babu, who gave police the slip while he was being transported back to Vijayawada from a hospital here, was arrested in Jaggaiahpet town of Krishna district.

Babu escaped at Suryapet in Nalgonda district after midnight Friday when the policemen escorting him got down at a hotel for food. Police were taking the 22-year-old to Vijayawada after treatment at a hospital.

A police officer in Jaggaiahpet took Babu into custody when he was begging for money from locals.

Earlier, Vijayawada Police Commissioner P.S.R. Anjaneyulu suspended 11 policemen, including a sub-inspector, two head constables and eight constables, who were escorting the accused – on charges of negligence.

However, there were hardly any takers for the police version.

Relatives of the accused and rights activists alleged that the police were trying to eliminate him in a staged shootout to shield the real culprits in the case.

They pointed out that Babu can’t even walk as he suffered from a neurological disorder. The doctors at Nizam’s Institute of Medical Sciences (NIMS) confirmed that he could hardly walk.

Police claimed that Babu raped and murdered 19-year-old pharmacy student Ayesha Miran at a hostel in Vijayawada on the night of Dec 27, 2007.

Her body with stab injuries was found in the bathroom. A letter dropped by the ‘murderer’ stated that the girl was raped and murdered for refusing his request for ‘love’.

Babu was arrested in August 2008. Police earlier arrested two people but released them after the State Human Rights Commission intervened on petitions filed by their relatives.

Ayesha’s parents also rejected the police claim that Babu murdered her and alleged that police were trying to save some politically influential people.

Earlier this month, Babu’s mother P. Mariyamma tried to launch a hunger strike in Hyderabad, alleging the police was implicating him in a false case and torturing him.

It was on her petition that the high court last month ordered the police to make arrangements for his treatment in Hyderabad.

350 Trucks Convoy from Interrupted Location: Manipur Minister

Posted: 22 May 2010 04:54 AM PDT

IMPHAL (DLN), 22nd May 2010: Challenging above a long month economic blockade by Naga scholars, Yumkham Erabot (Manipur minister) led a convoy of 350 trucks having necessary articles from Jiribam to Imphal in the morning hours today.

The food & public distribution minister, who too has the consumer affairs post had moved to Jiribam, yesterday morning without giving any news to Okram Ibobi Singh (Chief Minister) & the state home department, as per the officials,.

As the news taking big grounds, the government quickly sent a wireless message to the Additional Deputy Commissioner (Jiribam) to begin sending trapped trucks, having essentials, along NH 53 transforming the conclusion to permit vehicles along Silchar-Aizawl-Churachandpur-Imphal route of NH 150. The All Naga Students Association Manipur (ANSAM) had released the interruption along Dimapur-Imphal-National Highway 39 & Jiribam-Imphal NH 53 since 11th April.

She is thankful as she missed ill-fated flight

Posted: 22 May 2010 04:50 AM PDT

New Delhi (IANS), 22nd May 2010: She was really lucky. Theresiamma Philip was to go on the crashed flight from Dubai to Mangalore to meet her daughter but missed it as mistook the a.m. to be p.m.

“I can’t believe how lucky I am to be alive,” recounted Philip to NDTV news channel. “I was to take the flight, but mistook the a.m. to be p.m. and missed it.”

“I was ruing having missed my flight when my daughter called up from Mangalore and asked me to put on the news. They were flashing the news, but even then I could not connect the two. It was only a little later when it dawned on me that it was my plane which had crashed.”

At least 159 people were killed Saturday when Air India Express flight 812 flying in from Dubai crashed while landing at Mangalore’s “table top” airport. The plane overshot the runway and plunged down a cliff.

Many others could be survived there: Air India Officials

Posted: 22 May 2010 04:41 AM PDT

Mumbai (IANS), 22nd May 2010: There could be more survivors in plane crash on Saturday at Mangalore than 8 of its travelers being treated for wounds at hospitals in the city, airline authorities manning the helpline numbers said.

“We have reports coming in that there could be more survivors,” said one official at the helpline. “But these are unconfirmed reports. You may please call us any time for an update,” the official told IANS.

The plane, which crashed while landing at the Mangalore airport, had 166 people — 137 adults, 19 children, four infants and six crew, according to the civil aviation ministry.

The airline said 116 bodies, some charred beyond recognition, had been recovered so far.

The Air India Express Flight 812 was flying in from Dubai and crashed while landing at the airport, which is surrounded by deep gorges. The plane erupted in fire after overshooting the runway and plunged down a cliff.
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