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Uttarkashi locals clash with cops after girl dies in custody
A teenaged girl in Uttarakhand's Uttarkashi district died after spending a night in police custody, sparking allegations that she may have been tortured and inciting locals to violence and arson in protest. Preliminary reports said 16-year-old Anchal
Tags: India, Mumbai, Uttarakhand, Bahuguna, Uttarkashi, Geography of India, Anchal, social issues, Geography of Asia, law crime
Bank cashier held for indulging in obscene acts in Udhampur
Temple, Dhar Road, Udhampur. 'As per the complainant, the accused was allegedly found indulging in obscene acts with a woman in the Temple 'parikrama' thereby causing annoyance to the complainant as well as other people,' police said. The matter is
Tags: Udhampur Jammu, India, Thiruvananthapuram, himalaya, Udhampur, Jammu, Geography of Asia, law crime
Changing of the Guard for the Samaria Brigade
35 Reported News Brief 5/17/2012, Iyar 25, 5772 Changing of the Guard for the Samaria Brigade Colonel Yoav Yarom succeeded Colonel Nimrod Aloni as commander of the Israel Defense Forces' Samaria (Shomron) Brigade, Thursday, in a ceremony at the
Tags: Nimrod Aloni, colonel nimrod, Israel, Jerusalem, Geography of the West Bank, Shechem, political-news, Samaria, Palestine
Garden City police: Gang member arrested after standoff with SWAT team at motel
52am on May 17, 2012 Anthony Roman Polisso Anthony Roman Polisso is being held in the Ada County Jail on a felony charges of eluding police and a probation violation after Garden City police say he led Canyon County officers on high speed pursuits
Tags: Garden City Police, Canyon County, Brandi Skinner, gang member, swat team, Boise, Swat Pakistan, Geography of Pakistan, North-West Frontier Province, geography
Kashmir needs to be resolved as per Kashmiris' wishes: Shawl
The Executive Director of Kashmir Centre London, Professor Nazir Ahmed Shawl, has welcomed different confidence building measures between Pakistan and India, but cautioned that for establishment of durable peace in the region the core issue of
Tags: Kashmiris, Kashmir Centre London, kashmir needs, Pakistan, Karachi, Shawl, political-news, Kashmir, Asia, Political geography
Taiwan premium product exhibit kicks off in Shanghai
Shanghai, May 13 (CNA) A Taiwan premium product exhibition opened in Shanghai this weekend, and is displaying products ranging from high tech savvy electronics to the inclusion of health, living, and leisure products, said the organizer Saturday.
Tags: Taiwan, China, Shanghai, Tsai Ming-hsien, electronics retailers, Taipei, Business Finance, Political geography, Geography of Asia
Johor police set up special team to probe Pulau Rawa incident
The Johor police have set up a special team to investigate the fracas at a resort on Pulau Rawa, near Mersing last Saturday. Johor Chief Police Officer, Datuk Mokhtar Mohd Sharif said police had opened up an investigation paper and the investigation
Tags: special team, Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur, Johor, Geography of Malaysia, Mersing, Geography of Asia, Strait of Malacca
One killed, four injured in Dir workshop blast
A man was killed and four others were injured when explosives went off at a workshop in Lower Dir district on Sunday. Police said that Shahid Khan, a mechanic, was repairing engine of a passenger coach at his workshop when explosive material lying
Tags: Pakistan, DIR, Timergara, Mohmand Agency, Geography of Asia, Waziristan, Government of Pakistan, War Conflict
20 arrested for making gutter oil widely sold
A 20-member criminal gang that turned a profit by manufacturing and selling "gutter oil" has been busted in East China's Zhejiang province, a local procuratorate said. The Wucheng district procuratorate in the city of Jinhua said Saturday that it has
Tags: China, Hangzhou, Jinhua, Yangtze River Delta, Zhejiang, cooking oil, Geography of Asia, Jiangsu, law crime
PAKISTAN: Tough times for IDPs living outside camps
A lack of clarity over distribution times, and the cost of transportation to the camp were contributory factors. Health, sanitation and child welfare issues for IDPs outside the camp were also a problem. Alarmingly, 82.2 percent women respondents
Tags: Jalozai Camp, told irin, IRIN, peshawar, Pakistan, Jalozai, Geography of Pakistan, Internally displaced person, Forced migration, Khyber Agency
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