Hands chopped after roti row

Damoh (MP) (PTI): A youth died and another was critically wounded after their arms were chopped off over a minor dispute at Wahhama village near here on Sunday, police said.

Virsingh Gond and his nephew Rammu Gond allegedly cut off the right arms of Tulsi Adivasi, 28, and Bhura Adivasi, 26, with an axe when they came to the Gonds’ house and asked for roti, the police said.

Rammu had allegedly been itching for revenge since the duo reportedly attacked him for refusing them roti two days ago.

The two were admitted to a nearby hospital, where Tulsi died.

Virsingh and Rammu have been arrested.

Delhi meet on development

Calcutta: Poverty and hunger, sanitation and health, environmental threats, climate change and energy management are some of the key issues that will come into focus at the sixth chapter of the Delhi Sustainable Development Summit from February 2 to 4, says a staff reporter.

Organised by The Energy and Resources Institute, the international summit is titled ‘Linking Across Millennium Development Goals: Towards Innovative Partnerships and Governance’ and will emphasise the challenges faced by the developing world in attaining these goals.

The conference will feature dignitaries from across the globe, including former Japanese Prime Minister Ryutaro Hashimoto, former Mexican President Ernesto Zedillo, Nobel laureate F. Sherwood Rowland, special adviser to the UN secretary-general Jeffrey D. Sachs, Union minister Kamal Nath and deputy chairman of the Planning Commission Montek Singh Ahluwalia.

Amitabh

Mumbai (PTI): Amitabh Bachchan is likely to undergo a surgery for hernia, sources said.

Doctors noticed the hernia during the actor’s intestinal surgery in November, the sources added. But his doctor D.P. Jagannath said he was unaware of any impending surgery on the actor.

Undertrials killed

Hanumangarh (Rajasthan) (PTI): Two undertrials were killed when a police van taking them to court was attacked by a gang trying to free them, police said. The two were behind bars for alleged robbery.

Indians stranded

Kuala Lumpur (PTI): Several Indian workers with valid permits have been confined at the international airport here after their agents and employers in Malaysia failed to receive them, reports said. According to the law here, workers from overseas must be picked up within 24 hours of arrival.

India and 12 other Asian countries that are home to an estimated 30,000-50,000 wild elephants have resolved to address survival threats to the animals.