Dalit's nose chopped off

Friday, April 7, 2006, 4:03 [IST]

Dholpur, Apr 6 (UNI) A Dalit's nose was chopped off by three people due to personal enmity in Dholpur district.

According to police, Fodiram Koli, 70, of Pipron village in his FIR alleged yesterday that he was stopped by one Hemsingh Ramavtar and two others at the ravines near Parvati river when he was going to the famous Keoladevi Fair. The trio chopped off his nose, he alleged.

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Washington, Apr 7: The United States and Britain turned up the pressure on Iraqi leaders to form a government of national unity, with Britain's defence Minister saying delays only served to help terrorists.''There is a great deal of urgency about this,'' John Reid yesterday said during a joint Pentagon briefing with US Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld.''I think it is the most important thing on the agenda in Iraq, which is to respond to the efforts of the terrorists.....