Ahmedabad: City police on Thursday registered an attempt to murder case against three men including two brothers for allegedly trying to burn a man alive. Harshwardhan Shah, the complainant, alleged that brothers Parag and Devang Dave, along with another unidentified man, accosted him near his house in Isanpur area late Wednesday night, and had a quarrel with him over the will of Daves' aunt.
Following this, they allegedly set him on fire after pouring petrol on him, Assistant Commissioner of Police RC Pathak said. Shah, who suffered 40-45 per cent burn injuries, was admitted to LG Hospital and his condition was stable. According to police, sometime ago, Devang had taken Shah, his friend, to Mumbai where Shah stood witness to a will of Devang's aunt. The will bequeathed property worth crores of rupees on Devang.
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01:15 AM, May 17, 2013
Jaipur: Soaring petrol prices have forced the Army to look for other options in the SUV variant and it started summer trials of Mahindra Scorpio and Tata Safari in Thar desert in Rajasthan on Monday. The vehicles are being driven by Army drivers to test their endurance, fuel consumption, temperature, cross country drive performance with and without load, power-to-wheel ratio among other factors, Army sources said. Two variants of Mahindra...
10:50 PM, May 13, 2013
Erode (TN): A petrol bomb on Sunday was hurled at the office of AIADMK MLA SS Ramanidharan by unidentified attackers, police said on Sunday. Nobody was injured, they said, adding, some furniture and air-conditioner in the building were damaged in the incident. Ramanidharanm, who represents Anthiyur constituency, was not in the office at the time of the incident. Police, quoting eyewitness, said some unidentified persons came in motorcycles to the...
05:00 PM, May 05, 2013
As prices of petrol go down by Rs 3, people say they are happy with the reduction. ...
09:43 AM, May 01, 2013
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10:54 PM, Apr 30, 2013
In a damning indictment of the UPA government, the Supreme Court on Tuesday came down hard on the UPA for interfering in the CBI's probe into coal allocations. ...
09:34 PM, Apr 30, 2013
New Delhi: In a welcome relief, the petrol price was slashed by Rs 3 on Tuesday evening, effective from midnight. The petrol price was slashed as crude oil became cheaper in international market. Earlier reports had suggested that the petrol prices may be slashed by up to Rs 2 effective from May 1. Following are the revised prices of petrol in four metros, effective from midnight. Delhi Rs 63.09, Kolkata...
07:49 PM, Apr 30, 2013
New Delhi: Oil companies may slash petrol prices by up to Rs 2 per litre from May 1, sources said on Monday. The sources said that the clarity on the monthly revision of petrol prices was expected on Tuesday. Petrol price were last cut by Rs 1 per litre on April 15, the third reduction in a month. Earlier in April, the price was reduced by 85 paise per litre....
05:53 PM, Apr 29, 2013
New Delhi: Petrol price were on Monday cut by Rs 1 per litre with effect from midnight, the third reduction in rates in the last four weeks. Earlier in April, the price was reduced by 85 paise per litre. The price cut, which was made possible because of fall in international oil prices, excludes local sales tax or VAT. However, there will be no change in diesel prices even though...
07:00 PM, Apr 15, 2013
Petrol price was on Monday cut by 85 paise per litre with effect from midnight, the second reduction in rates in the last two weeks. The price cut, which was made possible because of a fall in international oil prices, is excluding local sales tax or VAT. After including VAT, the reduction in price of petrol in Delhi comes to Rs 1.02 per litre and the fuel will cost Rs...
06:51 PM, Apr 01, 2013
Diesel price was on Friday hiked by 45 paisa per litre, the third increase in the rate of nation's most consumed fuel since January. Diesel price will be hiked by 45 paisa, excluding VAT, from midnight tonight, Indian Oil Corp (IOC), the nation's largest oil firm, announced. ...
07:42 PM, Mar 22, 2013
The British Minister of State for Foreign Office, Hugo Swire, met Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday. A deal was signed between the state-owned Gujarat State Petroleum Corporation Ltd and UK-based BG group to get a supply of 1.25 million tonnes of liquefied natural gas per annum starting 2015. When asked about granting Modi a UK visa, Swire said the decision is taken on an individual basis. He, however,...
08:46 PM, Mar 20, 2013
Vice President of Uganda Edward Ssekandi on Tuesday met Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi and held deliberations on strengthening ties. Modi told Ssekandi, who was leading a 16-member high-level delegation from his country, that Gujarat was keen to build relations with the African nation in the fields of agriculture, micro-irrigation, fertilisers and petroleum. ...
04:37 AM, Mar 20, 2013
Envisioning cars that can go "coast to coast without using a drop of oil," President Barack Obama on Friday urged Congress to authorize spending $2 billion over the next decade to expand research into electric cars and biofuels to wean automobiles off gasoline. ...
02:25 AM, Mar 16, 2013
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11:23 PM, Mar 15, 2013
n a surprise cut, petrol price was slashed by Rs 2 per litre, excluding local taxes, with effect from Friday midnight. This is the steepest reduction in petrol rate in the last nine months. ...
07:14 PM, Mar 15, 2013
Petrol price may be reduced by about Re 1 per litre while diesel price may be hiked by 40-50 paisa a litre from March 15 or 16. While petrol prices are being cut in step with falling international oil rates, diesel rate increase would be in line with the January decision to raise prices in small dozes every month till all of the Rs 11 per litre losses are eliminated....
12:59 PM, Mar 14, 2013
Maruti Suzuki India Ltd will suspend production of petrol cars at one of its plants on Saturday, a company executive said, as the country's top car maker looks to cut inventory amid slowing sales. ...
02:05 PM, Mar 08, 2013
Chhattisgarh earned a whopping Rs 4,185 crore as sales tax over the past three years from petrol, diesel and cooking gas, the state Assembly was informed on Wednesday. ...
01:25 AM, Mar 07, 2013
arliament on Monday was adjourned till noon amid vociferous protests by the Opposition over the recent hike in petrol prices. Members of Left parties, Trinamool and AIADMK trooped into the Well of the Lok Sabha while BJP members shouted slogans from their seats against the hike. ...
12:40 PM, Mar 04, 2013
