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Even 15 months after the terrorists attacked Mumbai, one body has remained unidentified.The 1,500-page judgment in the 26⁄11 case, which was made available by the special court on Monday, mentions that one body at CST, where Kasab and his accomplice Abu Ismail killed 54 people, is still unidentified.The judgment, delivered by special judge ML Tahaliyani, has also stated that the said body is of an unidentified male who succumbed to firearm injuries.All the bodies have been identified…

Bangalore

May 24, 2010 Worldsnap Staff

I am horrified that we wait for a disaster before acting: Saldanha

Leo Saldanha, coordinator of Environment Support Group, a Bangalore-based NGO that opposed construction of the second runway at Bajpe Airport, says the top-down decision-making process is destabilising our country<strong>How does it feel to see what you feared would happen at the Mangalore airport?<⁄strong>I am horrified that, in our country, we always wait for a disaster before we act. But I’m not confident that even disasters disturb our lackadaisical attitude to conforming to …

Pune

May 23, 2010 Worldsnap Staff

Parents angry over govt’s 50% school fee hike plan

The Maharashtra government’s resolution (GR) allowing private and unaided schools to hike their fees up to 50% to enable them to pay teachers as per the Sixth Pay Commission recommendations has evoked a sharp reaction from various parents’ organisations.Visibly annoyed with the new GR, the parents have put forward their concerns about the kind of facilities given in the schools.The GR issued on Friday says that the private and unaided schools can hike their fees up to 50% and c…

Jaipur

May 22, 2010 Worldsnap Staff

Police nab firearms smugglers

Smuggling of firearms from Dholpur region, notorious for its high crime rate, has been a major headache for city police. On Friday, the police managed to bust a smuggling gang with the arrest of five persons. Two of the gang members were rickshaw-pullers who later took to crime. BL Soni, inspector-general of police (Jaipur Range I) said, "We arrested five persons who were planning to loot a petrol pump in the city. We have recovered one pistol, one revolver and three country-made pist…

Mumbai

May 22, 2010 Worldsnap Staff

Servant steals for sister’s wedding, held

A 21-year-old man has been arrested for stealing gold ornaments worth Rs5.33 lakh from his employer’s house in Bandra.Police said Manoj Hemal Chaudhary had been working as a domestic help at Poornimal Talwalkar’s house for the past seven years. He stole the money to pay off his loan and for the expenses of his sister’s marriage.The complainant, a resident of Sunflower Building on Carter Road, works with a private company. He discovered last week that the jewellery was miss…