Rakesh, An Indian Air Force trainee of Jalahalli threw acid on 22-year-old Karthika, who was his childhood friend, to avenge rejection.
Karthika is an LLB student at Bishop Cottons Women’s Law College in Banglore. On Tuesday Rakesh, who knew Karthika’s schedule, waited for her at the parking lot of Trinity Church where she had gone to offer prayers along with her friends, Harisha and Catherine.
“As she emerged from the hostel with her friends, Rakesh, who was wearing a helmet, started moving towards the group. All of a sudden, he threw a bottle of acid towards her,” said R. Johnson, a member of the church committee.
A House panel has advised the government to actuate a law to protect prime agricultural land. It said that the acquisition of these agricultural plots should be the last option.
The committee said that the law could be drafted on the lines of the Forest Conservation Act, 1980, after examining the Land Acquisition Bill, 2007.
According to the 2007 Bill, the company setting up a project has to acquire 70 per cent of the land while the rest is taken over by the government.
According to the panel, the entire land acquisition should be carried out either by the private firm that wants the land or by the government.
Moscow - Moscow - Europe's biggest, most dynamic and hectic city - is impressive. But the fast-paced lives of Muscovites slow to a crawl as soon as they get into their cars each morning.
Bumper-to-bumper traffic is a side effect of Moscow's economic boom. Even on a normal weekday, about 650 traffic jams - totalling some 700 kilometres in length - will clog the streets. The average speed during rush hour is about 8 to 11 kilometres per hour.
Los Angeles - The electoral world in the United States is ruled by two parties, the centre-right Republicans and the centre- left Democrats, which for most of the world present an eminently conservative panorama.
Yet far from the glamour of the prime-time televised debates, there are options, including what many on the planet would consider the "real" left.
Although a marginal force, it lobs regular criticism against the two-party system and is actually fielding its own presidential candidates for the November 4 elections.
Moscow - Moscow - Europe's biggest, most dynamic and hectic city - is impressive. But the fast-paced lives of Muscovites slow to a crawl as soon as they get into their cars each morning.
Los Angeles - The electoral world in the United States is ruled by two parties, the centre-right Republicans and the centre- left Democrats, which for most of the world present an eminently conservative panorama.
Sydney - Investors sold Australian stocks at the opening bell
