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Manipuri outfit commander held in Bangalore

New Delhi: A self-styled commander-in-chief of the banned Manipuri outfit,Kangleipak Communist Party MC,was arrested from Bangalore by a Delhi Police team on May 5,the police said on Tuesday. Nangthanbam Anand alias Malengamba 36 was allegedly involved in throwing bombs at Imphal Raj Bhavan in 2008.

Bofors: Court wants original papers

NEW DELHI: A Delhi court on Tuesday directed the CBI to produce the original documents related to Bofors payoff scam seized by it in 1997 from Win Chadha,an accused in the case. Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Vinod Yadav asked the CBI to produce the documents on May 12 after the agency submitted that it had no objection in releasing them.

Jamp;K militants shoot at sarpanch candidate

Srinagar: A sarpanch candidate was shot at and injured by suspected militants in Sopore township of north Kashmirs Baramulla district on Tuesday,officials said. No militant outfit has claimed responsibility for the incident so far.

Binayak can go to Korea for award

Raipur: A local court here has allowed rights activist Binayak Sen to visit South Korea to receive an award later this month. Additional Sessions Judge B P Verma has allowed Sen to go to Korea between May 15 and 20 and released his passport,sources in the court said.

Moshe lights torch on Israel I-Day

Jerusalem: Moshe Hotzberg,whose parents Gavriel and Rivka Holtzberg were killed in the 26/11 attacks at Nariman House,was chosen to light one of the torches at the state ceremony commemorating Israels 63rd Independence Day on Monday.

38 AMU students suspended

Lucknow: The Aligarh Muslim University AMU on Tuesday placed 38 students of different courses under suspension following their alleged involvement in the group clash and

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firing on the campus on April 29. Meanwhile,the university is scheduled to re-open on May 13.

NRIs wife commits suicide in Mumbai

MUMBAI: The 26-year-old wife of an NRI working in Belgium on Tuesday jumped to death from the third floor of a residential apartment in suburban Borivali,after being allegedly tortured by her husband and in-laws,the police said. Bhakti Shah,mother of a five-month-old boy,had been staying with her in-laws in Mangalkunj building for the

past few months since she had come to Mumbai for delivery,they said.

Eleven NREGA officials suspended

SALEM: Eleven officers responsible for implementing the Central governments National Rural Development Employment Guarantee Scheme here were suspended by the District Collector for alleged misappropriation of funds to the tune of Rs 40 lakh,the police said.