Lucknow: Even a woman judge has not been spared in Uttar Pradesh. The judge was raped and an attempt was made to kill her in Aligarh, police said yesterday. The attack comes just days after the gang-rape and murder of two minor girls in Badaun that has caused a nationwide furore. The woman judge was found unconscious in her official residence on Monday. She was drugged and badly injured. Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Nitin Tiwari said that based on the complaint of the victim’s brother, a case of rape has been registered. “As of now no medical has been conducted and we are waiting for the victim to be in a position to testify,” he added. Officials said that a half-empty bottle of pesticide was also recovered at the crime scene and it is feared that after raping the judge, the assailants force fed her pesticide.
The woman judge has since been admitted to a hospital where her condition continues to be serious.
23 students fall ill after mid-day meal
Jaipur: Twenty three students fell ill after consuming mid-day meal in Rajasthan’s Dholpur yesterday and were admitted to hospital, officials said. All had recovered and were discharged in the evening. The incident occurred at Panjipura Anganwadi centre in Kanchanpur area in Dholpur, over 250km from Jaipur.
“A centre worker was serving meal (porridge) to students in the morning. After consuming it, the students started to complain of stomach pain and a few vomited. The children were rushed to a local hospital immediately,” a district administration official said on phone.
The district administration has suspended three staff - two anganwadi workers and their supervisor - holding them responsible for the incident while a FIR has been lodged against an NGO that cooked the food. Samples of the food have been sent for testing.
Hyderabad to become world class city
Hyderabad: Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrasekhara Rao yesterday directed officials to make Hyderabad a world class city by developing infrastructure to meet the requirements till 2050. A day after taking over as the chief minister of the new state, Rao held a review meeting with the officials of the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC). KCR, as the chief minister is popularly known, asked the officials to focus on infrastructure development to attract more information technology companies. According to GMHC Commissioner Somesh Kumar, the chief minister directed the officials to improve the civic amenities for the 94 lakh population of the city.
KCR wanted them to prepare a short term strategy to tackle inundation of low-lying areas during the monsoon and take steps for proper supply of quality drinking water.
Delhi backs Palestine unity government
New Delhi: India yesterday said it supported the formation of the Palestine unity government and hoped the dialogue with Israel is resumed at the earliest towards a mutually acceptable political solution. In a statement, the external affairs ministry spokesperson said the formation of the unity government is in keeping with India’s stance of supporting the reconciliation efforts between West Bank and Gaza, which is key to a sustainable Palestinian state. “India has noted the commitment of the unity government to the obligations assumed by Palestine in the peace process with Israel. It is hoped that the dialogue between the two sides can be resumed at the earliest in a pragmatic and constructive spirit, towards a mutually acceptable political solution,” the statement said.IANS
