?Drunk? woman kills two in Mumbai
Jigna Vora and Gautam S. Mengle
MUMBAI
Jan. 30: A routine anti-drunken driving check at a busy south Mumbai junction turned into tragedy for five traffic policemen and a civilian after a drunk woman driver rammed into them, killing two and injuring five others. According to the L.T. Marg police, Dinanath Shinde (46), police sub-inspector with the traffic police unit in Kalbadevi, was directing the drive under the Princess Street flyover in Marine Lines along with four constables on Friday night.
A little after midnight, a black Honda CR-V came hurtling towards them at a great speed. The CR-V was travelling from Breach Candy towards Colaba and hit a taxi in front of it. The impact of the collision sent the taxi spinning out of control and the CR-V proceeded to ram straight into the traffic police?s Toyota Qualis, injuring all five traffic policemen as well as Afzal Maknejia, 35, who was being examined for drunken driving at that time.
All the injured, as well as the driver of the CR-V, identified as Nooriya Yoosuf Haveliwala, 27, were rushed to the Bombay Hospital. Nooriya was taken into custody after being administered primary medical aid. A test of her blood samples shows that she had consumed nine times the permissible limit of alcohol. Three cans of beer were also recovered from her car, the police said. Nooriya has done a beautician?s course and has spent some time in the US. She is currently living with her family at her Colaba residence. Her father, a former major with the Indian Army, is a psychiatrist who practises in his private clinic in Colaba," said Mr Nandkumar Chaughule, deputy commissioner of police, traffic.
A police officer added that she was returning from a party at a friend?s place in Breach Candy and the police is now investigating whether she had also consumed drugs. Maknejia was later shifted to the Saifee Hospital in Charni Road, where he succumbed to his injuries. Shinde, who was in the Bombay Hospital?s intensive care unit (ICU), died due to polytrauma on Saturday morning.
Mr D. Sivanandan, commissioner of police, Mumbai, said, "Shinde?s family has been given the compensation applicable for a policeman who dies on duty."
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Won?t allow Nayachar chemical hub
AGE CORRESPONDENT
Nandigram
Jan. 30: Not content with forcing chief minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee to abandon the proposed chemical hub at Nandigram in East Midnapore, railway minister Mamata Banerjee on Saturday said that she would not allow him to set it up at the alternative venue, Nayachar, either.
"A chemical hub will be disastrous. We will not allow a chemical hub at Nayachar. We will set up an eco-park there which will be environment-friendly and will greatly help the fishermen and local people," she added. Ms Banerjee was speaking at the inauguration of the construction of railway tracks which will connect Nandigram.
Significantly, Ms Banerjee?s stand against the chemical hub came only a day after governor M.K. Narayanan lauded the proposed joint venture and hoped that the Nayachar chemical hub would add a new chapter in Bengal?s industrialisation drive.
The 18.5-km railway track will link Nandigram with the nearest railway station, Deshpran.
In January 2007, the people of Nandigram had risen in revolt against the state government?s grand plans to acquire 10,000 acres and convert it into a chemical hub.
Jigna Vora and Gautam S. Mengle
MUMBAI
Jan. 30: A routine anti-drunken driving check at a busy south Mumbai junction turned into tragedy for five traffic policemen and a civilian after a drunk woman driver rammed into them, killing two and injuring five others. According to the L.T. Marg police, Dinanath Shinde (46), police sub-inspector with the traffic police unit in Kalbadevi, was directing the drive under the Princess Street flyover in Marine Lines along with four constables on Friday night.
A little after midnight, a black Honda CR-V came hurtling towards them at a great speed. The CR-V was travelling from Breach Candy towards Colaba and hit a taxi in front of it. The impact of the collision sent the taxi spinning out of control and the CR-V proceeded to ram straight into the traffic police?s Toyota Qualis, injuring all five traffic policemen as well as Afzal Maknejia, 35, who was being examined for drunken driving at that time.
All the injured, as well as the driver of the CR-V, identified as Nooriya Yoosuf Haveliwala, 27, were rushed to the Bombay Hospital. Nooriya was taken into custody after being administered primary medical aid. A test of her blood samples shows that she had consumed nine times the permissible limit of alcohol. Three cans of beer were also recovered from her car, the police said. Nooriya has done a beautician?s course and has spent some time in the US. She is currently living with her family at her Colaba residence. Her father, a former major with the Indian Army, is a psychiatrist who practises in his private clinic in Colaba," said Mr Nandkumar Chaughule, deputy commissioner of police, traffic.
A police officer added that she was returning from a party at a friend?s place in Breach Candy and the police is now investigating whether she had also consumed drugs. Maknejia was later shifted to the Saifee Hospital in Charni Road, where he succumbed to his injuries. Shinde, who was in the Bombay Hospital?s intensive care unit (ICU), died due to polytrauma on Saturday morning.
Mr D. Sivanandan, commissioner of police, Mumbai, said, "Shinde?s family has been given the compensation applicable for a policeman who dies on duty."
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Won?t allow Nayachar chemical hub
AGE CORRESPONDENT
Nandigram
Jan. 30: Not content with forcing chief minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee to abandon the proposed chemical hub at Nandigram in East Midnapore, railway minister Mamata Banerjee on Saturday said that she would not allow him to set it up at the alternative venue, Nayachar, either.
"A chemical hub will be disastrous. We will not allow a chemical hub at Nayachar. We will set up an eco-park there which will be environment-friendly and will greatly help the fishermen and local people," she added. Ms Banerjee was speaking at the inauguration of the construction of railway tracks which will connect Nandigram.
Significantly, Ms Banerjee?s stand against the chemical hub came only a day after governor M.K. Narayanan lauded the proposed joint venture and hoped that the Nayachar chemical hub would add a new chapter in Bengal?s industrialisation drive.
The 18.5-km railway track will link Nandigram with the nearest railway station, Deshpran.
In January 2007, the people of Nandigram had risen in revolt against the state government?s grand plans to acquire 10,000 acres and convert it into a chemical hub.
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