Man bites snake to death

An inebriated man in West Bengal state of India killed a cobra in Burdwan as he bit and cut it into two pieces.

Subhas Banerjee, a canteen worker of Jamuria police station in Burdwan district, was returning to his Ekra village home in an inebriated state when he found villagers talking about a cobra being found in the locality.

Banerjee hit the cobra with a stick and when it was still alive, he bit the serpent and cut it into two pieces, telling others that a snake should also know how it felt being bitten. Read more........................Man bites snake to death in West Bengal

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Man who feasts on pins

Here is 50-year-old Pradyuman Mehta from Dhandhuka area in Ahmedabad city in Gujarat state of India, who is a photographer & who always has in his mouth a bunch of sharp pins, something without which Mehta cannot live. Incredible as it may sound, Mehta has been eating, drinking, brushing his teeth, sleeping and doing practically everything with at least two dozen pins stuffed in his mouth all the time, for the last 33 years. Read more................................Meet the man who feasts on pins

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Indian shooters fed up with shooting blanks

India's marksmen are threatening to quit preparations for the Olympics unless the government steps in to help alleviate a shortage of ammunition for training.
The nation's leading medal prospects for the August Games are in shooting, with Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore fancied to bring home a gold medal after winning a double trap silver four years ago in Athens.
However, the National Rifle Association of India (NRAI) secretary Baljit Singh Sethi said a shortage of ammunition for air weapon competitors was hampering preparations. Read more...........................Indian marksmen fed up with shooting blanks

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Indian villagers 'Killed Witch'

In Chhattisgarh state of India, as per Police, 17 villagers have been arrested over the killing of a woman suspected of being a witch.
The 40-year-old woman, Phool Kunwar, was dragged from her home, beaten and burned with a hot iron, police say. Read full report at BBC....................................Indian villagers 'killed witch'

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Dog-hit grounds Plane

It's common to hear about bird-hits with the planes. But this time in Bangalore city in Karnataka state of India, though, it was a black dog that hit an airline . A Kingfisher Airlines aircraft readying for takeoff for Hyderabad was grounded as it hit a dog that darted across the runway at HAL airport. The aircraft, an ATR 72, was taking off when the incident occurred. Read more................Dog-hit grounds flight in city

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Man strips to get Provident Fund money

In Ahmedabad city in Gujarat state of India, a 41-year-old man, tired of running from pillar to post for his provident fund (PF), took Gandhigiri to new heights. Just like a character in a Hindi blockbuster movie "Lage Raho Munnabhai", he stripped in the PF office at Akota to register his protest. The ploy worked. Senior officials have also suspended a clerk for delays and promised him the money before April 15. Read more................................................Man strips to get PF money in Ahmedabad

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Rogue pachyderm ostracised by companions

In Uttar Pradesh state of India, Elephants at the Dudhwa National Park have punished an elephant with isolation who had turned a nuisance for all due to its rowdy behaviour. The pachyderm was causing chaos all around. Read more..................................................Rogue elephant ostracised by companions

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She is their 'Nirasha' (disappointment)

In India "Aasha" is a very common name for females. In Hindi language meaning of "Aasha" is "Hope". There is just another word in Hindi language which is “Nirasha”, which is just the opposite of the word "Aasha" & its dictionary meaning is "Disappointment". Now can you ever imagine that any parent shall give her daughter the name “Nirasha”!!!!!!!!!!! But here is a real case from India where a family gave their Girl Child, the name “Nirasha”. Though it is strange but the reason is very simple that in many of the families in India, a Girl Child is still an unwanted guest............Read below report published in ExpressIndia which explains everything.

"Is a name a moment’s inspiration or a much-thought after affair? Well, the Delhi High Court recommends the second course of action. Hearing the case of a missing 13-year-old girl, a senior judge on the Bench was “shocked” on hearing the girl’s name—“Nirasha” (disappointment). The judge went on to express his reservations about her parents’ choice and was keen to know the reason behind it. As expected, the lawyer for the parents had an answer ready: “My Lord, she was their fifth daughter.”

Isn't it strange that in India where people worship Goddess Luxmi, Durga, Kali, Saraswati etc. there is yet someone who names their Girl child “Nirasha” (disappointment).

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Eve-teaser Cop

In Lucknow city in Uttar Pradesh state of India passing a lewd remark at a young girl proved costly for a tipsy constable who was first hit by the victim herself and then left to face the ire of the onlookers who gathered at the scene in Janpath Market area of Hazratganj. The constable was then handed over to the police.

Found drunk on duty, the constable was subsequently put under suspension and an inquiry was ordered into the allegations levelled by the victim who refused to get a formal FIR registered against the accused. Read more.........................................Eve-teaser cop thrashed, suspended

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Man punches leopard in the eye

A 68-year-old man survived a fight with a leopard in a West Bengal tiger reserve after he injured the animal with a rain of blows on its face and forced it to retreat. The incident took place at Dalsingpara range of Buxa Tiger Reserve in north Bengal when Buddhiman Mangar was returning home with his cow through the forest. Read more...........................................Man punches leopard in the eye in Bengal forest

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Dead grandpa found guilty, so grandson fined

A man has been fined Rs.12 (US$ 0.3) by a panchayat (village council) for a false complaint his late grandfather made 100 years ago - against his own father-in-law. Nearly a century ago, Kalloo, a resident of Kaili village in Meerut district in Utter Pradesh, had alleged that his father-in-law had illicit relationshie with a woman. Read more...........................................Dead grandpa found guilty, so grandson fined

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`Kapdaphar’ Holi of Lalu Prasad Yadav

One thing about Lalu Prasad Yadav is for granted that whatever he does, he does it with full spirit & heart. Earlier he put his full efforts to revive the Indian Railways & now he can be seen fully absorbed in Holi festival. No doubt he is the most colourful leader in India.

Railway Minister Lalu Prasad lived up to tradition, playing his trademark ‘kapdaphar’ (cloth-tearing) Holi with supporters to the singing of traditional Bhojpuri songs and drum beats at his residence here Saturday. Although initially reluctant, the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) chief was ultimately forced by his supporters and party workers to play kapdaphar Holi. Read more......................................Lalu Prasad plays `kapdaphar’ Holi

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One-year-old boy married to bitch

In a weird incident, tribal residents of a slum in Orissa state of India 'married' a 12-month-old boy to a dog in the hope that it will bring the boy prosperity and good health in the future.
The 'marriage' was solemnised according to traditional rites at Munda Sahi in the coastal district of Jagatsinghpur in the state. Read full story at 'Sify"...................................One-year-old boy ‘marries’ dog for health and wealth

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Chased by dogs, leopard takes refuge on tree

In Barsol village of Dharampur taluka of Valsad in Gujarat state of India, a full-grown leopard was chased by a pack of street dogs. The dogs forced the big cat, which strayed from a nearby forest, to take refuge on a tree for more than an hour. Read full story at TOI.................................Chased by dogs, leopard takes refuge on tree

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When Tantrik (black magician) failed to kill man on TV

In a popular TV show, Sanal Edamaruku, the president of Rationalist International, challenged India’s most “powerful” tantrik (black magician) to demonstrate his powers on him. That was the beginning of an unprecedented experiment. After all his chanting of mantra (magic words) and ceremonies of tantra failed, the tantrik decided to kill Sanal Edamaruku with the “ultimate destruction ceremony” on live TV. Sanal Edamaruku agreed and sat in the altar of the black magic ritual. Read full story..........................The Great Tantra Challenge

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Father locked up son for 15 yrs

In a bizarre incident, a retired government employee has locked up his mentally unstable son inside a tiny room for 15 years as he could not afford the 35-year-old's treatment. Read full story.....................Father locked up son for 15 yrs

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Cow in Gujarat village lactates without being milked!

Believe it or not, a cow in a Gujarat village has gained attention for lactating without her udders being milked! Read full story..........................Cow in Gujarat village lactates without being milked!

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She suffered for bearing daughter

In Ahmedabad city in Gujarat state of India a woman, Sangeeta Marwari, 22, who recently gave birth to a girl child was beaten black and blue by her husband and in-laws, her fault, she gave birth to a girl child. Read more..............She suffered for bearing daughter

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Youth Kills Uncle To Gain Supernatural Powers

A youth in a Jharkhand village allegedly killed his uncle and ate his flesh to gain supernatural powers. Read full story............................Youth Kills Uncle To Gain Supernatural Powers

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Need gun licence, get sterilised first

A bandit-infested region of India is trying to persuade men to undergo sterilisation by offering to fast-track their gun licence applications, as per an official.

Officials in central Madhya Pradesh state's Shivpuri district decided to adopt the policy -- already tried out by some neighbouring states -- to increase the low vascectomy rate. Read more......................Indian region offers men gun licences if they get sterilised

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Plastic Road

It`s a road less travelled. Metalled roads, cobbled streets and dirt paths are now passé with a road in Kerala being constructed now with plastic waste. Read more....................Kerala to get plastic road soon

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Youth Webcasts Suicide to Lover

Kerala state in India has the maximum litracy rate in the country but in this state a medical student commited suicide which was demonstrated online by the victim. He wanted to demonstrat to his girlfriend living in Delhi how a man could hang himself to death probably for the cause of love.

The biggest irony of the situation was that it was a medical student, doing his BDS, who set the precedent in this connection and stunned the world.

Keeping the web camera linked to his computer on, he hanged himself to death for the cause of love.

Was it the senseless deed of a jilted lover.No one knows, except the boy and the girl themselves. The police are trying to decipher it using the web camera and the computer left behind by him.

The death of V.S. Karthik, 21, a 2005 batch student of the Pariyaram Medical College, in a hostel room a couple of days ago, wasn’t just another incident of suicide going by the evidence available now.

A section of the media opted to publish it in the obituary page possibly on the ground that the bigger question of ethics of journalism was involved in reporting the death in detail.

It was on Friday evening that the body of Karthik was found hanging from a ceiling fan in his hostel room.

The recorded piece of conversation available from the computer recovered from his room by the police show that Karthik, an introvert who had not many friends in his classroom, used to chat regularly with his girlfriend in Delhi.

Incidentally, on Friday evening the conversation centred on suicide. There were some hurdles in the fulfilment of their love affair, i f the replies of the girl to the queries raised by the boy recorded in the computer were anything to go by.

What Karthik had been talking to the girl could be understood through the response of the girl.

As the chatting was confined itself to suicide the girl was heard pleading with him not to take recourse to the extreme step. Minutes later, Karthik was found hanging from the ceiling fan in his room.

Possibly the girl could be helplessly watching it all on her computer screen as the web camera kept in Karthik’s room was focused on the ceiling fan from which his body was found hanging the next day.

The police made no attempt either to question Karthik’s girl-friend or to find out what she had seen on the computer screen that evening, although her response to what he had been asking for and talking about was recorded in his computer.

“No doubt, it is a case of suicide, but we aren’t sure how the girl would react if we go ahead with the probe and we can’t be instrumental in causing another such act” said a senior police official who refused to be identified.

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Hunger made them cut a mountain

Humta village in the interiors of Jharkhand has a queer, yet extraordinary, landmark — a mountain with one side completely flat. Hundreds of metres of gray rocky expanse glistening in the sun, Humta Pahad resembles a cake with a huge piece missing.

If the sight of the mountain strikes you as odd, the ‘flat’ explanation is bizarre. For years, villagers have been chipping away at Humta Pahad so they can feed their families. They cut the rocks, which are then snapped up by construction industry giants. Read more............................Hunger made them cut a mountain

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Park Made Just for Monkeys

Forest officials in India are trying out a new way of controlling their monkey infestation-a park.

This primate protection park in India's northern Himachal Pradesh is made to house more than 2,000 Simian monkeys in hopes of keeping a controlled eye on the population. In the last three years, studies have shown that the monkey population has grown by 50 percent. The people of Himachal Pradesh say the Simian monkeys are a menace.

There are around 375,000 of them and most of them live in the state's towns and villages where they eat the crops and attack humans.

The authorities were getting fed up with the monkeys so the wildlife conservators came up with the plan for a large park that will not only protect the monkeys but humans too.

"We will catch them from there and bring them to Tutikandi sterilization centre. We will sterilize them and release them back here and will keep on feeding them here," said Nagesh Guleria, Deputy Conservator, and Wildlife Wing.

Farmers are very happy because their crops will not be eaten.

"These monkeys ruin our crops and once they start getting proper food in this park, hopefully they won't venture into our fields anymore which will be very good for us,” said Puran Thakur, a farmer.

The Simians are revered by Hindus across India as the incarnation of the monkey-face god Hanuman.

Even though the monkeys are of religious importance, their overwhelming presence it’s still hard for the locals.

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130-yr-old patient puzzles doctors

An ascetic admitted in the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) claims to be 130 years old, but the doctors at the premier hospital are taking it with a pinch of salt. Read more................130-yr-old patient puzzles doctors

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The weirdest exam superstitions

Pandit, an HSC student whose exams are on, wears a variety of underwear in different shades of blue. Yes for good luck. Two years ago, on the first day of his SSC examination, he had worn blue underwear and simply sailed through the English paper.

He has friends who carry only one lucky pen, and cry when its refill runs out. Some like Anamitra Ghatak vow not to shave. Some don't bathe for fear that they might "lose touch with the exam air".

When Vivek Kumar Duggal, an ad professional, was giving his degree exams, he would make it a point to pay one rupee to the first beggar he found on his way to the centre. So you now know how Indian techies have made so big in their life...............Read more............The weirdest exam superstitions

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Court suspends obscenity charges against Richard Gere

India's Supreme Court suspended on Friday legal proceedings against Richard Gere, who faced obscenity charges for publicly kissing Bollywood star Shilpa Shetty last year.

Gere made headlines when he arched over and kissed Shilpa Shetty, winner of the British reality television show "Celebrity Big Brother," several times on the cheek at an anti-AIDS show in New Delhi. Read more.....................Court suspends obscenity charges against Gere

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Bullocks used to draw oil tankers

In Mumbai city in Maharashtra state of India people for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, India (PETA) filed a notice against Hindustan Petroleum and Indian Oil Corporation Ltd before a committee monitoring animal welfare laws in Maharashtra. The dealers of these companies have been using bullocks to pull heavy kerosene tankers through the streets of Mumbai in violation of law.

In its application the NGO says its volunteers had been "watching with concern the unfortunate plight of the bullocks used to draw kerosene tankers in Mumbai". Read more.........................Oil firms abusing bullocks: PETA

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Woman hacks husband to death

Kozhikode: In a bizarre incident, a 61-year-old woman from Kerala state of India hacked her bedridden husband to death in their house at Marad, a village near here, the police said. Read more........................Kerala woman hacks husband to death

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Mother drowns her girls

In a fit of anger, Vinoda (30), a resident of Bangalore in Karnataka state of India wanted to kill herself along with her two daughters. She survived but her two girls did not.

Vinoda, along with her daughters, jumped into Varthur lake on Tuesday night, but was rescued and is now in the ICU. Her children — Kavana (1) and Trisha (3), drowned. Read more.........................Furious mother drowns her girls

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Embryo found in 3-month-old's stomach

In a bizzare medical case, doctors at SCB Medical College in Cuttack city in Orissa state of India removed an embryo from the stomach of a three-month-old baby boy. A team of 10 surgeons, anaesthetists and paramedics removed the one-kilo embryo after a four-hour operation. The embryo had developed bones, limbs, and even fingers and hair, hospital sources said.

"This is the first time in the state that such a developed embryo has been found inside an infant. Such deformities are found in one child among 10 lakh," the hospital's urology head Duteswar Hota said. "The infant was born with the embryo and can also be referred as a non-cancerous tumour," Hota added. Read more.............................Docs remove embryo from 3-month-old's stomach

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'Blind faith' blinds people, looking for vision of Mary

In Kottayam city in Kerala state of India, reports of a miraculous image of the Virgin Mary in the sky have led about 50 people to blind themselves by staring at the sun.

The visions are said to appear over the former home of a hotel owner in the Kottayam area in southeast India, The Daily Telegraph reported. One hospital in the district reported 48 patients had been admitted with burned retinas since last week, as per the newspaper.

Churches have warned their congregations that looking at the sun will cause permanent blindness and have told them the supposed miracle is not one. Before moving out, the hotel owner reportedly had also claimed to have statues of the Virgin Mary that cried honey and bled oils and perfumes.

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Man fined Rs 50,000 for rejecting bride

In Muzaffarnagar city in Uttar Pradesh state of India a community panchayat has slapped a fine of Rs 50,000(US$ 1250) on a man who refused to marry a girl at the last minute, apparently because he did not find her attractive.

Angered by the turn-around by the groom's side, family members of the girl confined the boy and baraat (relatives) for as long as 10 hours in the Kakrozi town of the district, villagers said.

They were freed after they paid the fine amount fixed by a community panchayat to the girl's family, they said adding the baraat returned to Chorawala village near Muzaffarnagar without the bride.

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Girl branded for not doing homework

In an outrageous incident, a nine-year-old girl, Kuntal Pandhare of Akurdi Pradhikaran, was allegedly branded with a red-hot steel kitchen fork by her private tutors for failing to do her geography homework.

Kuntal bore at least four burn marks on her arms due to the branding.Read more...........................Girl branded for not doing homework

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Family with a 'passion' of collecting things

Meet the Maheshwari family of Gwalior that loves collecting things, and collecting them big.

The father is one of India's biggest coin collectors, his son collects the autographs of celebrities, his daughter-in-law collects mobile recharge coupons and his daughter collects polythene bags! Read more..........................Family with 'passion'

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Man with World’s longest Ear Hair

Here is Radhakant Bajpai, aged 50 who has made it to Guinness Book of Records - for having the longest ear hair in the world. By profession he is a grocer. He has tufts of hair sprouting to an incredible 5.2 inches at their longest point.

Together, Bajpai’s ear tufts measure almost 9.8 inches - long enough for two small ponytails. He uses a special shampoo and has stopped wearing rings and necklaces so he does not damage his luxuriant whiskers.

Mr Bajpai, of Naya Ganj in Uttar Pradesh, northern India, said he wished people would take it all more seriously. “Making it to Guinness World Records is indeed a special occasion for me and my family. God has been very kind to me,” he said.

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Jaspal Bhatti "invents" Cricket-Hockey

Chandigarh : Poking fun at Indian hockey team's failure in the Olympic qualifiers, humourist Jaspal Bhatti Monday claimed to have invented a special "morale-booster" hockey stick for the lovers of the sport.

"The new stick 'cric-hockey' is a half bat and half hockey stick. The new game would have half the rules of hockey and half of cricket. You can score a goal with this stick and also hit a sixer," Bhatti said in a statement here.Read more.............Jaspal Bhatti "invents" cricket-hockey

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Golden jubilee of marital discord

It's a golden jubilee all right, but of marital discord. A 90-year-old retired IPS officer and his 70-year-old lecturer wife - estranged for almost half a century - have dragged their matrimonial dispute to the Delhi High Court.

Now, even as it grapples with Vimla Balani's appeal against a civil court's decision to dissolve her marriage to Jai Krishan Balani, the HC's immediate attention is focussed on a much more pressing problem.
. A 90-year-old retired IPS officer and his 70-year-old lecturer wife - estranged for almost half a century - have dragged their matrimonial dispute to the Delhi High Court.

Now, even as it grapples with Vimla Balani's appeal against a civil court's decision to dissolve her marriage to Jai Krishan Balani, the HC's immediate attention is focussed on a much more pressing problem. Read more..............................A marital discord that's 50-yr-old

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Human Sacrifice

An incident of human sacrifice has come to light in a village in Maharashtra state's Amravati district where a woman has confessed to the crime, as per the police.

The suspect, Manisha Andhale, in whose house the charred body of a 28-year-old unmarried woman was found, told the police she had killed mentally challenged Sunita Mahajan to propitiate a deity in the belief that she would get wealth, Police Inspector Mr A P Avachar said.

The incident, which occurred in Papal village, has rocked the entire district.

The police have also arrested curd vendor Rajendra Munde, a ‘tantrik’ (black magic practitioner), from nearby Rajna village on the basis of Manisha’s statement.

Manisha, the mother of three, told the police she hit Sunita on the head with an axe and a pestle as per the tantrik’s instructions after performing puja on Thursday, the new-moon day of Mahashivaratri. Read more..........................................Woman confesses to human sacrifice in Maharashtra village

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Teacher writes Exam for Student

HYDERABAD: An Intermediate student of a private junior college in Shadnagar was arrested for engaging a teacher to write his examination.

Vikas Reddy, a student of Vignan Junior College, was taking the examination at Nalanda Junior college, Shadnagar. Vikas Reddy's father Venkat Reddy reportedly ‘paid' English lecturer Maruthi of Vishwabharathi Junior college to write the exam on behalf of his son. Read more......................AP teacher writes exam for student

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Man died after drinking Cola

Man who was 26 years old died & two of his friends & a shopkeeper fell ill, after drinking a soft drink in Seelampur area of north-east Delhi. The police suspect that the drink, which was being sold under the name of a multinational company was adulterated. Police have sent the samples for a lab. test.

The incident happened around 7.45 pm on Friday & all four victims were residents of Chauhan Bangar. They were rushed to LNJP hospital where Kamaruddin 26 years old was declared dead around 9.30 pm. The other victime cousins Sabbab Ahmed 30 years old & Mohammad Arshad 25 years old & shopkeeper Jamil Ahmed 40 years old were reported to be out of danger. All of them had taken a sip out of the bottle from which Kamaruddin was drinking, after he complained that the drink had a weird taste.

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Indians prefer Mobile Phone to Bicycle

Lauding the growth of telecom sector in the country, Minister of State for Industries Ashwani Kumar has said Indians are now using mobile phones rather than bicycles for connectivity.

Speaking at the two-day conference on Communications Convergence organised by the Indian Merchants Chamber (IMC) here Friday, Kumar said: 'Eighty million phones are purchased every year in India compared to 15 million bicycles, which indicates that Indians now have adopted mobile as the easiest and faster way to achieve connectivity.'Read more.....................Indians prefer mobile to bicycle for connectivity: minister

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Padma Shri Shri Shri Ravishankar

The Government of India has conferred the coveted PadmaShri award to the renowned spiritual leader Shri Shri Ravishankar, which has led to the delightful side effect of adding another extra Shri before his name, to go with the two that are already present in that location. Read more..................Government awards Padma Shri to Shri Shri Ravishankar, causing spiritual leader to be called Padma Shri Shri Shri Ravishankar.

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Plan to poison 1,00,000 stray dogs cancelled

Faced with protests from animal rights groups, authorities in Indian Kashmir have cancelled plans to poison nearly 1,00,000 stray dogs as part of an anti-rabies programme, an official said. Read more............................Plan to poison 1 lakh stray dogs in Kashmir cancelled

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MLAs come to Assembly on a Bullock-Cart

Lalu Prasad loves his cattle. So do the MLAs of Lalu’s RJD.

Proof? They today travelled to Bihar Assembly on a bullock-cart “driven” by former minister Rajesh Singh. Goal: to highlight the “plight” of farmers in the state.

The sight of Singh and RJD MLAs Bimla Bharti, Akhtar-ul-Imam and Babloo Dev standing on the cart with sugarcane sticks in their hands drew everyone’s attention, as they entered the Assembly premises around 11am.

Earlier, the MLAs defied security personnel’s request and entered the House premises through the main gate. Other RJD members, including former minister Gajendra Singh, joined the rest of the group on the cart as it headed towards the House portico.

BJP member Bhola Singh requested the Speaker Uday Narain Choudhary for a ruling on the matter. “Today, they (RJD) came in a bullock cart. Tomorrow they may come riding donkeys to highlight the problem of washermen,” said Singh, calling upon the Speaker to “submit a ruling to avoid a repeat” of such a scene. Read more................Lalu Prasad’s men take cart to Bihar House

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Kolkata woman kills daughters

A woman drowned her two daughters unable to bear the constant ridicule for having given birth to only daughters, as per the police said.

The confession by the woman identified as Seema Soi, a resident of Chagram in Burdwan district, ended the mystery of discovery of two bodies from a reservoir at the global headquarters of the Ramkrishna Math and Mission at Belur in Howrah district.

"She confessed that she killed her two daughters because everyone, including her husband, ridiculed her for giving birth to girls," Howrah district superintendent of Police Neeraj Kumar Singh said. The girls were aged four years and seven months. Police arrested the woman following interrogation after her confession statement. Read more.............................India Shining: Bhindis hate women; ridicule woman into killing her daughters

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Soon, a post card that smells of roses

The postal department will launch scented post card in Jharkhand soon.

Called 'Khushboo Ke Pal', they will be launched to improve the sale of postcards.

'The post card will smell of roses. It will also have photographs of eminent personalities of the country,' said Anil Kumar, director of Jharkhand postal department. Read more.........................Soon, a post card that smells of roses

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For Watching Movie penalty imposed

Fulvadis, the community of snake-charmers in Gujarat, can't watch any film, even if it happens to be Nagin . Indeed, Bollywood can feature snake- charmers as much as it likes, but fulvadis have sworn themselves permanently off the Bollywood fare considering it "unhealthy". But how do they go about preventing their young ones from sneaking to cinema halls? Well, they fine them if they are caught. Read more.................................Rs 11 penalty for watching movie

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Man goes without bathing for over 400 days

A 30-year-old man did not bathe for 474 days as he had vowed not to do so till former Jharkhand Chief Minister Arjun Munda visited his village and pledged to work for the ouster of the Madhu Koda-led government in the state. Read more..................................Man goes without bathing for over 400 days in Jharkhand

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38 Overweight Airhostesses grounded

state-run Air India has grounded 22 overweight airhostesses - 22 working for its domestic and 16 for international services respectively, Civil Aviation Minister Praful Patel said here Tuesday. Speaking in Parliament, the minister said cabin crews would be asked to reappear for weight check periodically and be assigned to flight duty once they confirmed to the prescribed weight limits. Read more................................................Air India grounds 38 overweight airhostesses

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Boy hides behind Plane's Wheel

It seems for this boy it was a game of hide & seek!!!!!

"While passengers face multilayered checks at IGI, one of the city's ultra-high-security zones, a minor boy found easy access into the airport by jumping over a wall. The boy, who the authorities suspect is mentally challenged, spent close to three hours at the airside (tarmac area) and was found between the wheels of an aircraft. He said he wanted to fly to Dubai." Read more...........................................At IGI, boy hides behind plane's wheel

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After 18 yrs, Cop punished for taking Rs 250 bribe

Here is another case of Judicial delays in India.

"Bus owners buy peace by greasing the palms of traffic cops whenever their vehicles are flagged down, but not this one from Gujarat who not only refused to pay Rs 250 demanded by a policeman, but also let the anti-corruption bureau after him. The resultant case, emerging from one man's stand against corruption, took an unusually long time — 18 years to be precise — for the judiciary to decide." Read more..............................After 18 yrs, cop punished for taking Rs 250 bribe

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Hen sacrificed for India's victory in Cricket final

In Mahendra Singh Dhoni's city Ranchi in Jharkhand State of India, a group of tribals here sacrificed a hen and prayed to god to ward off evil spirits so that India defeats Australia in the finals of Cricket triangular series.

"There is a belief in our culture that sacrifice of animals appease our god and it also helps in warding off the evil spirit," said Putkar Hembrom, a tribal priest.

He said: "It seems that India is under the shadow of evil sprit. India manages to reach to the finals in cricket but loses the final match".

The tribals prayed to god, put vermilion on the head of the chicken and lit incense sticks. After praying to god, they sacrificed the chicken. "We hope India will trounce Australia in the final match," said Soma Munda, another tribal priest.

The tribals also feel that Dhoni committed a mistake by changing his hairstyle.

"Dhoni's power and concentration came from his long hair. Dhoni should not have got his hair cut," said Sohrai Oraon, a tribal.

As two more matches of Cricket finals between India & Australia still remains so it seems more hens shall lose their lives in sacrifice...........How weird!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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Boy tied to horse, dragged on road

Gujjar justice: Members of the Gujjar community tied the 10-yr-old boy, Itwari, to the horse and dragged him on road. Itwari, sustained bruises when members of the Gujjar community tied him to a horse with a rope and dragged him on the Jalandhar-Pathankot road for preventing the animal from entering a field where his parents were working today.

SSP Arpit Shukla said a daily diary report (DDR) was registered instead of an FIR as both parties had reached a compromise. He said the boy's family insisted "the incident happened accidentally".said the fam Sources, however, ily of the boy, Itwari, was guarding the field of nambardar Lakhbir Singh when he prevented the horse from entering the field near Raowali village. Enraged, members of the Gujjar community tied him to the horse and dragged him on the Jalandhar-Pathankot road.

Some factory workers passing by rescued the child, who was admitted to the Jalandhar Civil Hospital. Medical Superintendent Ranbir Singh said the boy sustained minor injuries and his condition was stable. "The bruises on his back, wrists and the back of the head clearly show he was dragged on the road," he said. The boy was discharged from hospital in the evening.

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Chefs cook 13-tonne Biryani

Sixty chefs cooked a rice dish weighing 13 tonnes in a bid to enter the Guinness Book of World Records, organisers said.

Three cranes dumped 3,000kg of Basmati rice, 85kg of chilli peppers, 1,200 litres of oil and 3,650kg of vegetables into a giant vat at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium in New Delhi in the presence of a Guinness observer.

The steel vat was mounted on a 3ft-high furnace while the chefs clad in fire-resistant outfits perched on a platform to stir the biryani with oar-like ladles.

The cooks threw a pinch of salt‌ weighing 86kg into the 16ft-deep steel vat, organiser Gurnam Arora said.

The sponsors used a hose to pour 6,000 litres of water into the vat and sprinkled 10kg of exotic spices and aromatic condiments to prepare the tangy biryani, Arora said.

This is a great activity to revive the feasting and celebration tradition associated with biryani in India,‌ New Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dixit said.

Kaoru Ishikawa, a records manager from the British-based Guinness Book of World Records who was on hand for the 10-hour cooking session, said here to certify them for preparing the world's largest biryani weighing around 13,000kg,‌ Ishikawa said. Official recognition of the record is expected later in the year.

The dish would be divided and sent to city orphanages once Ishikawa certified the weighing of the cooked biryani, garnished with carrots and 750kg of creamy yogurt, Arora said.

This event is a one-of-a-kind endeavour unmatched by any other past culinary activity,‌ Arora said to the cheers of hundreds of spectators.

Currently, there is no listing for the largest biriyani in the Guinness Book of World Records, Arora said.

It's a unique event,‌ remarked Sushil Kapoor, one of the cooks. It's not easy to cook such a large amount of biryani. We started in the morning. We enjoyed doing it.

While the cooking was in progress at one side of the stadium, a cultural show was on at the other side to entertain the audience.

We were hoping that the biryani would be non-vegetarian but although it's not, we are excited to taste it anyway, said Abhinav Garg, who had come with his friends to watch the unique event.
Shambhavi Sharma, however, was more excited just to see the cooking in progress.

I have never seen such a big vessel...and the way the crane was lowering the vegetables, it was fantastic! I had come to watch the cooking and I must say it's impressive.

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Was this Man Pregnant??????

A team of doctors from the Bihar state of india's chapter of the Indian Medical Association (IMA) has rubbished a television report of a man being found seven months pregnant, and termed the whole episode as fake. A local Indian television channel had reported that Naresh Kumar (name changed), 18, of Deshrajpur village in Vaishali district, was medically examined by his doctor and found pregnant.

The IMA team along with the civil surgeon of Vaishali district hospital conducted an inquiry.

'There is no case of male pregnancy at all, no foetus or uterus was found in him,' as per the civil surgeon, Ashok Kumar Sinha.

Sinha said that the reported case of male pregnancy was found to be a fake one.

Naresh was reported to have said that when he was working in a factory in Ludhiana in Punjab state of India, he was forcibly sodomised by a group of men and he subsequently developed pain in his stomach.

According to him, after frequent pain in his stomach, he consulted a doctor, who conducted an ultra-sound test.

'My family took me to a doctor in Hajipur, who conducted an ultra-sound test, and the report stated that I was pregnant,' he said.

IMA state president Basant Singh said the association would initiate legal action against the doctor who had said that Naresh was pregnant.

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