Sexual harassment in convent; nun ends life

Kollam: 12 August , 2008, A 23-year-old nun allegedly committed suicide by hanging herself in her room at the Saint Mary's Convent in the Port area of Kollam in Kerala।

The body of the nun, who belonged to the Holy Cross Order, was found hanging from the ceiling fan inside her room at the convent on Monday evening, police said।

She was identified as Sister Anoopa Mary of Kanjiracode।

According to police, a note recovered from the room of the deceased nun stated that she was taking the extreme step as she was not able to withstand 'harassment' from a senior nun of the convent।

Sister Anoopa came to the convent after she was conferred nunhood two months ago। She was a teacher in the Upper Primary School attached to the Convent, police said.

UP police arrest AHLL CEO in cheating case

Hyderabad August 12, 2008: The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Apollo Health and Life Style Limited (AHLL) Ratan Jalan, was arrested by Uttar Pradesh police from here in a cheating case booked at Aligarh।

"An Aligarh court has issued non-bailable warrant against Ratan Jalan, on charges of criminal breach of trust and cheating, following which a police team from Aligarh came to the city yesterday to arrest him," V Ramakrishnaiah, ACP Banjara Hills told PTI today।

Jalan is a resident of Srinagar Colony here. Based on a complaint filed by the promoter of Rex Healthcare India Pvt Ltd, cases were registered against Jalan, sources said.

Bomb attack on Pak Air Force bus kills 13

Peshawar, Aug 12: At least 13 people were killed in a bomb attack on an Air Force bus here on Tuesday, Aug 12। Security officials said that the blast occurred near the Badaber Air Force Base on the outskirts of the city. They said the bomb was planted on a bridge and went off as the vehicle drove over it.

Pakistan has experienced a wave of militant violence since July last year after the Special Operations attack on the Lal Masjid in Islamabad। Hundreds of people have been killed in these incidents, including many members of the security forces. Violence subsided after a new coalition governmentwas formed after the February elections and it decided to negotiate with the militants.

The lull in violence was, however, shortlived. Militants stepped up their attacks after Pakistan Taliban leader Baitullah Mehsud suspended his talks with the government in June.

Canada Afghan troop deaths mount

Tuesday, 12 August 2008 A Canadian soldier has been killed in Afghanistan, the 90th soldier to die since Canada's mission there began in 2002, the Canadian military says.

Master Cpl Erin Doyle died when militants attacked a post in the Panjwayi district in the southern province of Kandahar, officials said।

He was the second Canadian to be killed in Afghanistan in the past three days।

Canada has 2,500 troops deployed in Afghanistan as part of Nato-led forces battling Taleban and other militants।

MCpl Doyle died when his combat outpost came under attack on Monday, Canadian military officials said।

Another soldier was seriously injured।

The Canadians returned fire and called in air support from the Kandahar air field।

At the weekend, another Canadian soldier named as MCpl Josh Roberts died during a firefight in the Zhari district in Kandahar।

Canadian media reports said he may have been shot by members of a private security group operating in the same area।

The Canadian military has opened an investigation into his death, the AFP news agency reports।

Since 2002 when Canada began its mission in Afghanistan as part of the Nato-led International Security Assistance Force (Isaf) 90 soldiers and a diplomat have died।

In March, Canada's parliament voted to extend the country's military mission in Afghanistan to 2011, dependent on its allies sending reinforcements.

7 killed as army fires on crowd in Kashmir

Srinagar August 12 2008,: Tension escalated in the Kashmir Valley on Tuesday with three people being killed and five injured when the army fired on a crowd defying curfew restrictions in the town of Bandipora।

According to police officials, the incident took place in the morning when troops fired at an unruly mob at Bandipora, 52 km from Srinagar, for curfew violation and for resorting to violence against security personnel।

People took out processions and shouted slogans in other places where too curfew was defied, including in Srinagar and other towns।

Former minister and People's Democratic Party leader Javaid Mustafa Mir led a procession at Lasjan on the outskirts of the city।

A senior police official in Srinagar said Mir's personal security guard fired at a sub-divisional police officer (SDPO) who tried to break the procession।

"The officer has been removed to the hospital for treatment," police said।
Mir has been provided with armed security by the administration here like all other senior mainstream politicians and former ministers।

On Monday evening, indefinite curfew had been imposed throughout the valley — in the summer capital Srinagar and in the district headquarters of Baramulla, Bandipora, Kupwara, Ganderbal, Anantnag, Pulwama, Shopian, Badgam and Kulgam।

The army's assistance was sought to enforce the curfew at sensitive places like Baramulla and Bandipora।

This followed the death of the senior Hurriyat leader of the moderate Mirwaiz group, Sheikh Abdul Aziz, who was killed leading a huge march towards Muzaffarabad। Security forces had intercepted the marchers at Chahal, 25 km before the border town of Uri in Baramulla district.

Five other protesters were killed in firing incidents across the valley Monday — two at Sangrama on the Srinagar-Muzaffarabad highway, 45 km from Srinagar, two at Chahal and one at Parimpora in Srinagar city।

More than 400 people, including 100 policemen, were injured in the outbreak of violence।

The body of the slain Hurriyat leader was taken to the Jamia mosque by hundreds of people and kept there overnight for the burial scheduled for Tuesday afternoon।

"We have not enforced the curfew restrictions around the Jamia mosque in the old city area to allow the mourners attendance in the burial," a senior police official said in Srinagar।

Authorities here are now focusing on old city areas where the funeral procession of the slain Hurriyat leader would start at 3 pm, officials in Srinagar said।

The chiefs of the two factions of the separatist Hurriyat Conference, Syed Ali Geelani and Mirwaiz Umer Farooq, continue to remain under house arrest in Srinagar.