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Badlapur : A 34 year old man hung himself to death after killing his two daughters, apparently because of economic problems.
Pavan Kumar Verma was a resident of Lokmanya Nagar area of Thane. He is said to have poisoned his daughters Komal and Minal - aged 6 and 9 - respectively in his new flat at Poddar Evergreens in Chamtoli area of Badlapur.
"It seems Pavan was unable to make ends meet. He was unemployed since last 8 months. He had to pay EMI of Rs. 15,000 to a bank, in addition to Rs. 14,000 tution fees of the convent school where his daughters studied", said Assisitant Police Inspector Dhananjay Pore of Kulgaon Police station, who is investigating the matter.
The police is said to have found a suicide note written by Pavan which says that he doesn't hold anyone responsible for his death and he's taking his girls along.The autopsy reports of bodies have been sent for furtherchemical analysis.
The wife and the mother of deceased are too distressed to talk.

IITB to hold 'Smart City Challange' at TechFest

Prime Minister Narendra
Modi’s ‘100 smart cities’ idea has found
takers at the Indian Institute of
Technology Bombay. The premium
engineering institute has announced a
‘Smart City Challenge’ in partnership
with various government bodies, as part
of its annual ‘TechFest’. A prize of Rs 5
lakh awaits for the best set of the ideas.
Realising that it takes more than
engineers to build smart cities, the
project has been divided into five
domains, viz. Infrastructure, Trade and
Commerce, Healthcare, Design and
Aesthetics and Policy Making. Entries are
being sought from the professionals and
students belonging to different fields of
expertise. A panel of experts will provide
assistance to the participants.
The competition is being conducted in
two phases, according to TechFest
manager Ayush Bandil. In first phase,
preliminary ideas were invited on
various urban issues. Subsequently,
multi-disciplinary teams will be formed
out of the best responses in order to
design 10 smart cities. TechFest has
recieved around 700 entries.
The initiative is said to have been taken
up with the vision of bringing together
technology, government and the student
fraternity to make the cities more
efficient, sustainable and liveable. “PM
Modi has spoken about the need of new
smart cities. ‘Smart City Challenge’ is
such an initiative to engage the youth of
the country in the development of their
city and prosperity of its citizens”, said
Aman Mantri of TechFest.
The project is being implemented in
collaboration with CIDCO, MMRDA and
Delhi Mumbai Industrial Corridor
Development Corporation. The prize
money is sponsored by National
Campaign for People’s Right to
Information.
as published in Free Press Journal, 21 September 2014