In a gruesome incident, a man in a Chhattisgarh village on Sunday allegedly killed his step son over land dispute and tried to cremate the body in his courtyard, the police said.
The incident occurred in the village of Chornitala under Lormi police station in Bilashpur district.
The police said 52-year-old Ram Das had a bitter quarrel with his step son Bhagwan, 24, when the latter demanded his share of the property. The accused allegedly hit him with an axe repeatedly till he died.
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2 KILLED IN FIRING IN u.p. pANCHAYAT
New Delhi: Two people were killed and three others injured when some people opened fire during a panchayat meeting in Jyotiba Phule Nagar on Saturday night. The incident took place in Chebra locality where a panchayat had been convened to resolve the land dispute between one Zulfikar and Mohammad Yaseen. Even as the panchayat was hearing the arguments, some people from the Yaseen’s side opened fire on the opposite party.
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age Correspondent
Thiruvananthapuram, Sept. 25
The grand tale of how stupendous wealth reached the cellars of the Sree Padmanabha Temple will figure in the epic movie Marthanda Varma, the script of which is being penned by the additional chief secretary and poet K. Jayakumar, a member of the expert panel which first saw the great treasure.
Mr Jayakumar said that in the film, being directed by Sreekkuttan, he was delving into the mind of the 18th century warrior king Marthanda Varma to find out what prompted him to rebuild the temple, pour wealth into its vaults and dedicate the kingdom to the lord.
“I am looking at Marthanda Varma as prince, ruler and man,” he said. “As he grew more powerful, he also became lonelier,” he added.
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MORE AI FLIGHTS ON TIME IN SEPT.
Age Correspondent
New Delhi, Sept. 25
Efforts of the civil aviation ministry and the Air India top management to increase the on-time performance (OTP) of flights to provide better service to customers seem to have borne fruit. Air India officials on Sunday said that their OTP for the Delhi region has gone up from 78 per cent last month to an astounding 96 per cent this month. Similarly, the OTP of Air India flights nation-wide has gone up to 93 percent this month.
Sources said that the Air India top management is focusing on better OTP and customer care for passengers to revive the fortunes of the cash-strapped airline.