Sunday, November 22, 2009

India rocks - Serial blasts in Assam's Nalbari kill five….

Five people were killed and 30 others injured when two bombs explosions outside a police station in Nalbari district of Assam on Sunday morning.

Nalbari district is about 70 km west of Assam's main city of Guwahati. A third blast, which took place in Gopal Bazar area after five minutes of the first two, has not been confirmed by the police. The bombs were kept on a parked bicycle and exploded between 1000-1015 hrs IST, an official said. The injured have been taken to the hospitals and security has been stepped up in the city.

Police suspect the United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA)'s role in the blast and insist that the outfit was desperately trying to carry out a few strikes in the run-up to their 'protest day' on November 27. They also suspect that the blasts can be a reaction to the recent arrests of its foreign secretary Sasha Choudhury and finance secretary Chitrabon Hazarika.

On November 17 a blast took place on the railway tracks near Changpool in Golaghat district leading to the burning of train wagons carrying fuel from Numaligarh Refinery Ltd. Police have disclosed the names of nine ULFA militants who are allegedly planning a major attack on the state.

The names have been put up on the most wanted list of the state police's official website.

http://ibnlive.in.com/news/serial-blasts-in-assams-nalbari-kill-five/105717-3.html?from=tn

Saturday, November 21, 2009

An evening with Mr. Kabirwala




the nuts met Mr. Kabirwala, its hilarious. the irony is that it features few respectables of my town. Mr. Kabirwala has serious fanbase, you don't believe it, then see it:)

'Maoist attack' on railway derails India train…

India has always supported terrorism and separatist activities in Pakistan, but everything is not good there as well.

Maoist rebels in India have blown up a railway track, leading to the derailment of a passenger train in the eastern state of Jharkhand, police say. At least two people were killed and 47 others injured in the incident, which happened near Ghaghra station. Rebels are fighting for communist rule in a number of Indian states. They have a presence in more than 223 of India's 600-odd districts across 20 states.

More than 6,000 people have died during the rebels' 20-year fight. Eight coaches of the passenger train plying between Tatanagar and Bilaspur derailed after the rebels blew up a portion of the railway track near Ghaghra halt station in Jharkhand's West Singhbhum district, police said. "Maoists blew up a portion of the track that caused the derailment. Three coaches have been badly damaged," federal railway minister Mamata Banerjee said. Ms Banerjee said two passengers travelling on the train had died after the coaches derailed. Six others were trapped in the coaches, she added. The rebels set off several explosions near the tracks after the incident to prevent rescue workers from reaching the site, the railway minister said. Rescue workers have reached the site and are trying to bring out the passengers who are trapped, a senior police official said.

More can be found at http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/south_asia/8369720.stm