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HC allows Nanda to go abroad

NEW DELHI: Arms dealer Suresh Nanda,accused of receiving kickback in the 2000 Israeli Barak missile purchase deal,was on Wednesday allowed by the Delhi High Court to go abroad for two weeks after furnishing a surety worth Rs 50 crore. Nanda argued that the CBI is yet to file a chargesheet.

Beaten by teacher,girl hospitalised

MUZAFFARNAGAR: A seven-year-old girl was admitted to hospital with serious injuries after allegedly being beaten up by a school teacher. Ritika,a student of a private school in Jhinjhana,was admitted to a local nursing home on Tuesday.

Orissa floods: Loss of about Rs 2,121 crore

Bhubaneswar: The Orissa government on Wednesday assessed the loss of about Rs 2,121 crore due to the recent floods which killed at least 41 persons. People in 198 villages continued to remain marooned.

PILs against Modi over fast dropped

Ahmedabad: NGO Vikalp and Rajesh Mota,a local resident,who had moved separate PILs against the recent three-day fast of Gujarat CM Narendra Modi decided not to press the petitions.

Gujarat challenges bail to Setalvad

Ahmedabad: The Gujarat government has challenged an order of Ahmedabad City Civil amp; Sessions Court granting anticipatory bail to Teesta Setalvad in connection with preparing fabricated affidavits in the Naroda Gam case.

Kannada actor Darshan taken to jail

Bangalore: Kannada actor Darshan,arrested for assaulting and threatening his wife,was on Wednesday taken to Paarapana Agrahara Jail here following his discharge from the Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Chest Diseases where he was undergoing treatment.

Charges framed against MP kin

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Muzaffarnagar: A sessions court has framed charges against 10 persons,including two brothers of BSP MP Kadir Rana,in a case of rioting and damaging public property. The next hearing of the case has been fixed for September 26.

Shoe baron killers get life term

Jamshedpur: A local court,which had on September 17 convicted Vinod Singh,Amlesh Singh and Jitendra Singh in connection with the gunning down of the owner of a shoe company Sreeleathers,Ashish Dey,sentenced them to life.

Father,son commit suicide in Punjab

Amritsar: Rajesh Gupta and his minor son Sajjan,allegedly involved in more than 35 criminal cases of cheating,looting and fraud,committed suicide at the District Court Complex,police said on Wednesday.