CRAZY INDIANS
Woman flogged for producing a girl child
Thane: Discrimination against girl child still continues even in the modern age. The in-laws of a 27-year-old woman tortured and beat her up so brutally that she had to leave the house.
Her only fault was that she had given birth to a girl child seven months ago. Varsha Vikas Vinchurkar got married to Thane resident Vikas Tarachand two years ago.
“Seven months ago, Varsha gave birth to a girl. Ever since her delivery, her in-laws started abusing her for giving birth to a girl child.
Varsha who belongs to Nashik said her torture began in the hospital itself with her in-laws cursing her in front of the doctors and her parents at her native place. Varsha’s husband did not come to take her back to his Thane residence for four months.
Major tragedy averted, poisonous mix found in mid-day meal dal
Indore: A major tragedy was averted when the dal to be served under the mid-day meal programme to about 250 children at Government Middle School situated at village Kajlana near Indore was found to contain some poisonous mix, police said.
The incident occurred, when a woman cooking in the school lifted the lid of the container in which dal was kept. However, due to pungent smell which emanated from the container, she started vomiting and fainted. “We have found a small box of poisonous powder used for killing lice from the spot and are probing why it was mixed in the dal to be served as part of the mid-day meal in the school,” ASP (Rural), Padmavilochan Shukla told.
A case has been registered against three suspects in this regard and one of them has been arrested, he said. A senior officer said, it appears that somebody must have played mischief to settle a personal rivalry but nothing can be said for sure till the probe is completed. On the complaint of the school Principal, police have registered a case against suspects Santosh, Chotu Khati and Ram Chandra of the village in this regard. Ramchandra has been arrested and search is on for nabbing the remaining two.
US church to burn Quran on Sept 11
New York: A church in Florida, US, is reportedly planning to host an “International Burn a Quran Day” on the anniversary of the Sep.11, 2001, terror attack, a move that has been condemned by many Christians and Muslims.
The Dove World Outreach Centre in Gainsville, Florida, would host the event to remember 9/11 victims and take a stand against Islam, which it calls a “deceptive religion” and “of the devil”.
The church is promoting the event on its website and Facebook page and has invited Christians to burn the Muslim holy book at its premises from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m.
“We believe that Islam is of the devil, that it’s causing billions of people to go to hell, it is a deceptive religion, it is a violent religion and that is proven many, many times,” church pastor Terry Jones was quoted as saying by the ‘CNN’.
The Facebook page has more than 1,600 fans. “Eternal fire is the only destination the Quran can lead people to, so we want to put the Quran in its place – the fire!” the page says.
The church also launched a You Tube video to disseminate the message.
“I mean ask yourself, have you ever really seen a happy Muslim? As they’re on the way to Mecca? As they gather together in the mosque on the floor? Does it look like a real religion of joy?” Jones says in the You Tube video. “No, to me looks like a religion of the devil.”Jones also said he has written a book titled “Islam is of the Devil”.
Jones also said he has written a book titled “Islam is of the Devil”, and that the church sells coffee mugs and shirts featuring the phrase.
Muslim and Christian groups have, meanwhile, launched a protest against the event. The National Association of Evangelicals (NAE) issued a statement urging the church to cancel the event, warning it could cause worldwide tension between the two religions.
Another Facebook group with more than 3,100 fans said it stands “against the disrespect and intolerance that these people have for the Muslim people”.
Physician felicitated for free med lectures
Eminent physician Dr O P Kapoor was felicitated by Commissioner of Police (Intelligence) K L Prasad for completing 56 years of free marathon medical coaching, at the Birla Matushri Sabhagar, Marine Lines.
As in the past 55 years, the legendary medical teacher and guru completed another edition of free lectures at the Birla Matushri for a total of 72 hours – 6 hours over 12 Sundays – for 1200 family physicians and final year MBBS students from medical colleges of Mumbai. When a former editor of the British Medical journal heard about Dr Kapoor’s labour of love, she proposed that he be nominated to the Guinness Book of Records, to be included for his marathon feat in medical lecturing. Throughout life, he has done honorary teaching. His marathon teaching sessions are legendary.
Taliban kill 6 Americans & 4 others on medial duty in Afghanistan
Kabul:Ten members of medical team, including six Americans, were shot and killed by militants as they were returning from providing eye treatment and other health care in remote villages of northern Afghanistan, a spokesman for the team said.
Dirk Frans, director of the International Assistance Mission, said one German, one Briton and two Afghans also were a part of the team that made the two-week trip to Nuristan province. They drove to the province, left their vehicles and hiked for hours over mountainous terrain to reach the Parun valley in the province’s northwest.
Taliban spokesman Zabiullah said that they killed the foreigners because they were “spying for the Americans” and “preaching Christianity”. Frans said the International Assistance Mission is registered as a nonprofit Christian organisation but it does not proselytise.
“This tragedy negatively impacts our ability to continue serving the Afghan people as IAM has been doing since 1966,” according to a statement released by the charity. “We hope it will not stop our work that benefits over a quarter of million Afghans each year”.
The team, made up of doctors, nurses and logistics personnel, was attacked as it was returning to Kabul following a two-week mission in Nuristan, Frans said. They had decided to travel through Badakhshan province to return to the capital because they thought that would be the safest route, Frans said.
Among the dead was team leader Tom Little, an optometrist from Delmar, New York who has been working in Afghanistan for more than 30 years, Frans said.
Little was expelled by the Taliban Government in August 2001 after the arrest of eight Christian aid workers – two Americans and six Germans – for allegedly trying to convert Afghans to Christianity. He returned to Afghanistan after the Taliban government was toppled in November 2001 by US-backed forces.
According to Frans, two members of team worked for International Assistance Mission, two were former IAM workers and four others were affiliated with other organisations. He said five of the Americans were men and one was a woman.The Briton and German also were women.
Thane: Discrimination against girl child still continues even in the modern age. The in-laws of a 27-year-old woman tortured and beat her up so brutally that she had to leave the house.
Her only fault was that she had given birth to a girl child seven months ago. Varsha Vikas Vinchurkar got married to Thane resident Vikas Tarachand two years ago.
“Seven months ago, Varsha gave birth to a girl. Ever since her delivery, her in-laws started abusing her for giving birth to a girl child.
Varsha who belongs to Nashik said her torture began in the hospital itself with her in-laws cursing her in front of the doctors and her parents at her native place. Varsha’s husband did not come to take her back to his Thane residence for four months.
Major tragedy averted, poisonous mix found in mid-day meal dal
Indore: A major tragedy was averted when the dal to be served under the mid-day meal programme to about 250 children at Government Middle School situated at village Kajlana near Indore was found to contain some poisonous mix, police said.
The incident occurred, when a woman cooking in the school lifted the lid of the container in which dal was kept. However, due to pungent smell which emanated from the container, she started vomiting and fainted. “We have found a small box of poisonous powder used for killing lice from the spot and are probing why it was mixed in the dal to be served as part of the mid-day meal in the school,” ASP (Rural), Padmavilochan Shukla told.
A case has been registered against three suspects in this regard and one of them has been arrested, he said. A senior officer said, it appears that somebody must have played mischief to settle a personal rivalry but nothing can be said for sure till the probe is completed. On the complaint of the school Principal, police have registered a case against suspects Santosh, Chotu Khati and Ram Chandra of the village in this regard. Ramchandra has been arrested and search is on for nabbing the remaining two.
US church to burn Quran on Sept 11
New York: A church in Florida, US, is reportedly planning to host an “International Burn a Quran Day” on the anniversary of the Sep.11, 2001, terror attack, a move that has been condemned by many Christians and Muslims.
The Dove World Outreach Centre in Gainsville, Florida, would host the event to remember 9/11 victims and take a stand against Islam, which it calls a “deceptive religion” and “of the devil”.
The church is promoting the event on its website and Facebook page and has invited Christians to burn the Muslim holy book at its premises from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m.
“We believe that Islam is of the devil, that it’s causing billions of people to go to hell, it is a deceptive religion, it is a violent religion and that is proven many, many times,” church pastor Terry Jones was quoted as saying by the ‘CNN’.
The Facebook page has more than 1,600 fans. “Eternal fire is the only destination the Quran can lead people to, so we want to put the Quran in its place – the fire!” the page says.
The church also launched a You Tube video to disseminate the message.
“I mean ask yourself, have you ever really seen a happy Muslim? As they’re on the way to Mecca? As they gather together in the mosque on the floor? Does it look like a real religion of joy?” Jones says in the You Tube video. “No, to me looks like a religion of the devil.”Jones also said he has written a book titled “Islam is of the Devil”.
Jones also said he has written a book titled “Islam is of the Devil”, and that the church sells coffee mugs and shirts featuring the phrase.
Muslim and Christian groups have, meanwhile, launched a protest against the event. The National Association of Evangelicals (NAE) issued a statement urging the church to cancel the event, warning it could cause worldwide tension between the two religions.
Another Facebook group with more than 3,100 fans said it stands “against the disrespect and intolerance that these people have for the Muslim people”.
Physician felicitated for free med lectures
Eminent physician Dr O P Kapoor was felicitated by Commissioner of Police (Intelligence) K L Prasad for completing 56 years of free marathon medical coaching, at the Birla Matushri Sabhagar, Marine Lines.
As in the past 55 years, the legendary medical teacher and guru completed another edition of free lectures at the Birla Matushri for a total of 72 hours – 6 hours over 12 Sundays – for 1200 family physicians and final year MBBS students from medical colleges of Mumbai. When a former editor of the British Medical journal heard about Dr Kapoor’s labour of love, she proposed that he be nominated to the Guinness Book of Records, to be included for his marathon feat in medical lecturing. Throughout life, he has done honorary teaching. His marathon teaching sessions are legendary.
Taliban kill 6 Americans & 4 others on medial duty in Afghanistan
Kabul:Ten members of medical team, including six Americans, were shot and killed by militants as they were returning from providing eye treatment and other health care in remote villages of northern Afghanistan, a spokesman for the team said.
Dirk Frans, director of the International Assistance Mission, said one German, one Briton and two Afghans also were a part of the team that made the two-week trip to Nuristan province. They drove to the province, left their vehicles and hiked for hours over mountainous terrain to reach the Parun valley in the province’s northwest.
Taliban spokesman Zabiullah said that they killed the foreigners because they were “spying for the Americans” and “preaching Christianity”. Frans said the International Assistance Mission is registered as a nonprofit Christian organisation but it does not proselytise.
“This tragedy negatively impacts our ability to continue serving the Afghan people as IAM has been doing since 1966,” according to a statement released by the charity. “We hope it will not stop our work that benefits over a quarter of million Afghans each year”.
The team, made up of doctors, nurses and logistics personnel, was attacked as it was returning to Kabul following a two-week mission in Nuristan, Frans said. They had decided to travel through Badakhshan province to return to the capital because they thought that would be the safest route, Frans said.
Among the dead was team leader Tom Little, an optometrist from Delmar, New York who has been working in Afghanistan for more than 30 years, Frans said.
Little was expelled by the Taliban Government in August 2001 after the arrest of eight Christian aid workers – two Americans and six Germans – for allegedly trying to convert Afghans to Christianity. He returned to Afghanistan after the Taliban government was toppled in November 2001 by US-backed forces.
According to Frans, two members of team worked for International Assistance Mission, two were former IAM workers and four others were affiliated with other organisations. He said five of the Americans were men and one was a woman.The Briton and German also were women.
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