Teen boy Marries a Hill in India

Isn't it weird that someone marries a hill so that his mother could "clear herself of a curse". The rationale behind all such things can never be ascertained as these are simply beyond any reason.

Here is this 16-year-old youth Robin from Jharkhand village in India, who was married to a hill so that his mother could "clear herself of a curse".

The marriage of Robin, a resident of Bordih village in Jamshedpur, about 170 km from Ranchi, was solemnised with Laxmi hill. Robin garlanded the top of the hill and kissed it. Laxmi hill was also decorated by the villagers. A grand feast was organised for 400 villagers. Robin's mother, Keswari Devi, once fell down and injured herself while climbing the hill.

She believed that she had been cursed by the hill, which should be appeased at any cost.

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Undertrial slips Bombs in court - would have hurled explosives at Judge

In a bizarre incident in West Bengal state of India, an under trial smuggled two bombs on to the court premises, with the intention of hurling them at the judge.

Under trial was fed up with the Judicial delay & under desperation he smuggled two bombs on to the court.

Ataur Rahman was arrested two years ago in connection with a murder case, but is yet to be convicted.

The undertrial, lodged in Dum Dum Central jail, was brought to Barrackpore court around 11am, along with some other prisoners, in a police van.

Before being taken to the court lock-up, police ran a check on all prisoners. When Rahman was being frisked, something lumpy was found around his waist.

When asked what it was, Rahman said it was his lunch wrapped in a plastic bag.

The policemen took out the bag and found two crude bombs inside. Read More.........Bombs slipped into court - Undertrial irked by delay would have hurled explosives at judge

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Photo ID cards for Cows

Till now you might have heard of Photo ID cards for humans but have you ever heard of Photo ID cards being issued for cows or other cattle? Yes, to prevent Indian cattle being smuggled along India's border into Bangladesh, authorities have come up with a solution to issue Photo ID cards for the cattle.

People of Murshidabad in West Bengal state of India, a district bordering Bangladesh, were asked by the authorities to prepare identification photos for all local cattle.

The ID cards are being issued by the local administration to help the Indian Border Security Force and police intercept cattle smuggled across the border.

According to one estimate, at least 25,000 cows are smuggled into Bangladesh every day from India, mostly through the Indian state of West Bengal.

People in border villages are busy getting their cattle photographed in local studios for the special ID cards to avoid harassment by the security force and police who often raid villages in search of cattle waiting to be smuggled to Bangladesh slaughterhouses.

Valid for two years, each laminated cattle ID card, apart from displaying the picture of the animal and its owner, carries vital information about the animal, such as its color, height, sex and length of horns. It carries the owner's name and address and sometimes descriptions of the animal like one "horn missing" or "half tail lost."

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Cops present wrong 'wife' in court

It was "Comedy of Errors" which happened in New Delhi High Court when police produced a woman in a matrimonial dispute who was not the petitioner's wife. The confusion arose due to two petitioners with similar sounding names, both involved in a matrimonial dispute. While one petitioner's name was Suresh Kumar Chand the other was Suresh Kumar.........Read more.......Cops present wrong 'wife' in Delhi HC

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55-year-old woman delivers twins

A 55-year-old woman became the proud mother of two at a fertility clinic in Chennai in Tamil Nadu state of India. Read full story at Sahara Samay here

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Cop drags Thief tied on a Motorbike

Earlier you might have seen the above such pictures in Taliban rule in Afghanistan but as per one "Zee TV channel" report, a cop in Bihar state of India beat a suspected thief in front of a television camera, when the cop tied the victim to his motorbike and dragged him.

"Mohammed Aurangzeb" a muslim was accused of stealing a woman's gold chain on in Bhagalpur district of Bihar state of India, one of India's most lawless states.

Television pictures showed men had tied the shirtless young man's hands behind his back, and were viciously kicking and punching him and pulling his hair as he writhed on the ground, soaked in sweat and mud, begging for mercy, his trousers unbuttoned.

When the cops turned up, one cop tied Aurangzeb's legs to the back of a police motorbike while another hit him with a cane. They dragged him along the road behind the bike on his stomach and chest.

"He was dragged for some time and the police constable stopped his bike only when Aurangzeb lost consciousness," as per the Afzal Amanullah, the state's home secretary.

Related news link: Bihar police help mob beat suspected thief

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Handwritten Newspaper that is Photocopied, not Printed

Till now we have seen newspapers which are printed but have you ever seen a newspaper which is handwritten & is Photocopied, not Printed.

Yes, here is Gaurishankar Rajak, a poor, "untouchable" washer man from Jharkhand state of India, who barely went to school but who is publishing a newspaper every week without fail for the past 21 years, highlighting discrimination against the poor and local corruption.

His newspaper is registered with India's Registrar of Newspapers too. Read full story at BBC here.

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Insurance Cover for Kidnapping

Till now you have heard of Insurance cover for human life, your car, your household goods etc. etc. but have you ever heard that there is an Insurance cover for kidnapping of a person too. Yes, in India such a cover is being offered by a handful of private companies & has been around for years together........Read full story at.....Top-secret: A kidnap-insurance cover

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Mobile phone 'explodes' & woman gets injured

Mobile phone users, be aware, as sometimes this instrument which is part & parcel of your life can explode also. As per "Aaj Tak" TV channel report a woman was allegedly injured when a mobile phone "exploded" in Kathua district of Jammu and Kashmir.

Kareena Bali was talking on her phone when the battery of the mobile phone "exploded" in Donalgal yesterday night, they said.

As result of the blast, she received injuries in face and hands & she was hospitalized. It was the same battery that has been declared unfit by a leading mobile company a week ago.

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Mustard oil, Water therapy for Sick people

Can you believe that here in India, there is a place in Bijnore district of Utter Pradesh state of India, where if people fall sick, they visit a 500-year-old mausoleum of Rehmat Ali Shah Baba in place of a doctor. The medicine given out there is just mustard oil and water.........seems interesting.......read more.........Sick? Try mustard oil, water therapy

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12-year-old getting pension since birth

Here is a 12-year-old boy in Tamenglong district of Manipur state of India who has been getting pension after ‘serving’ in a government office since the day he was born on July 6, 1995. This was established from the documents seized from the Treasury office of Tamenglong district by officials of the State Vigilance department. Wanna know how???????.........Read full story......12-year-old getting pension in Manipur

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HIV postive mum forced to sell off newborn - no takers yet

Here is the story of an HIV positive woman from Chhattisgarh state of India who has been driven by poverty to offer her newborn daughter for sale - and the little baby whom no one wants because she too is infected with the virus.

Goldy, in her 30s, has been visiting public places in Kondagaon in Bastar district, to sell off her baby girl ever since she was discharged from the government hospital there Aug 15 after delivery but alas there are no takers.........Read full story.........HIV positive baby on sale - but no takers

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Cop Drowns Girls For Taking Firewood

In a shocking incident a drunk police officer has killed two young girls by throwing them in a river for stealing firewood.

The pair, aged six and 13, had sneaked into the man's orchard with friends.

As per a news report, policeman threw the two girls into a fast-flowing river and they drowned.

He was helped by another man. Both have since fled.

The incident happened in Manipur village under Mathurapur police station in Samastipur district, about 90 km from Patna in Bihar state of India.

Catastrophic monsoon flooding in the region has made food and fuel scarce.

The case has shed light on the class system in India.

Members of the upper classes - such as the policeman - in rural areas often treat those at the bottom of the Hindu caste system as lesser human beings.

Low-caste people in India endure a disproportionate number of beatings, rapes and killings.

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Teen Students kill Juniors to get long holiday

In a shocking incident three teenage students of a tribal school in Partur in Maharashtra state of India killed their two juniors so that they could get a long holiday.

The offenders, Jibhya Kale, Vallabh Kale and Namdeo Pawar, all in their early teens, took 8-year-old Ashok Kale and his 5-year-old brother Mangal Kale to a farm near their school and asphyxiated them.

The most interesting is the reason of the killing:

"The tribal inmates of the school, yearning for a break, knew that the school gets a holiday for as long as 15 days in the event of death of a student, police said."............Read more............School kids kill juniors to get a holiday

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Woman branded Witch & forced to eat burning coal

Here is another example of irrational thinking of some people in our society where a woman was branded a witch and tortured & that too happened with an 85-year-old Dalit poor woman in Rajasthan. She was mercilessly beaten and forced to keep a burning coal in her mouth on the suspicion that she practiced black magic.

Bali Bharu Doli of Bhilwara district in the state was attacked by three members of a family. They alleged that she was torturing their family through black magic and forced her to eat burning coal. Read more........Woman labelled as witch, forced to eat burning coal

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To get a 'Gun License', Keep Cows

Here is simple way to get a "Gun License"...............keep a herd of cows!!!!!! This norm has been set in Ahmedabad city in Gujarat state of India where such step ha been taken to minimize the incidents of cattle thefts in the city which are on a rise nowadays. Read full story at..........Want a gun licence? Keep cows!

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Goat who is fond of meat and booze!!!!!!!

Goats are generally vegetarian. They eat grass, fruit and vegetables but have you ever heard of a goat who eats meat and drinks liquor!!! Yes, here is a goat named " Mantu",who is fond of all these stuff. There is a goat at the "Sana Bada Dhaba", a roadside eatery, 350 kms from the state capital Bhubaneswar in Orissa state of India, who's staple diet is cooked meat of other goats & this goat drinks liquor too.

'The animal has been living in the dhaba since its birth and slowly developed the habit of eating non-vegetarian food,' as per the dhaba owner Sana Naik.

Mantu does not like grass - the staple diet of other goats. 'The goat eats the cooked meat of other goats that we serve to customers,' he said. 'Because of its peculiar habits, we are not killing it.'

The goat also drinks liquor. It obeys commands like monkeys.

'If you ask it to perform a death scene, it will lie on the ground as if dead. You ask it to show a fight scene, it will demonstrate like a warrior,' he said.

As per the dhaba owner Naik. 'I love the goat so much. It is like my own child. I am looking for a female goat as its bride,' Naik said. 'I am planning to organise the marriage in a big way, may be next August.

'I will also host a grand feast. My customers, who include ministers, legislators, officials, businessmen and journalists, have assured me that they will join the feast and bless the goat couple.'

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Height-gain surgery lands man in Jail

Here is a 28-year-old from Kolhapur in Maharashtra state of India who was so desperate to have a job as an "Assistant motor vehicle inspector", that when his natural height failed him he knocked on a surgeon's door to acquire the additional centimeters. But this trick has landed him, and the doctor, in jail, after the Maharashtra Public Service Commission (MPSC), which conducts the exam to select inspectors for the Road Transport Office, found out all this.............read more.........Height-gain surgery lands man in soup

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Salman Khan's favorite pastime at night

Wanna know what is Bollywood's super star Salman Khan's favorite pastime at night????? Yes, though it may seem weird but Salman Khan’s favorite past-time at midnight when the world goes to sleep is roaming around the Mumbai city in an "Auto Rickshaw", yes "Auto Rickshaw".

Most of the auto rickshaw drivers in his locality are aware about his late night outings. Confirms Willard Carroll, the director of Marigold , “Salman Khan actually taught me how to ride rickshaws in Mumbai, and I must admit I have become addicted to it.”.....................Read more.........Salman Khan rides rickshaw with Ali

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Frozen bodies found in Himalayas 40 years later

Himalayan ranges in India are almost covered with snow & in these snowy ranges, Indian soldiers have discovered the frozen bodies of three victims half-buried in snow on a glacier at an altitude of 17,500 feet (5,300 metres). The snow-preserved body of an Indian soldier Mahendranath Phukan was given to his family, nearly 40 years after he died in a plane crash in the Himalayas.

"The body is intact and not decomposed," said an army commander, who asked not to be named in keeping with army protocol.

The corpses were discovered close to where an army plane crashed in 1968 in the mountains of Himachal Pradesh state, but the army has not yet disclosed the identity of the other two victims.

Only one other body has even been found following the crash, in which all 102 passengers are believed to have been killed.

Phukan's body, wrapped in the Indian flag, was given to his family on Tuesday morning in Deodhai Gaon Deuri Chuk village in Assam, a state in north-eastern India, the commander said.

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Divorce at the age of 83

As per one Star TV channel report, here is a couple who have been married for 65 years & in a fit of anger, husband said three words "Talaq, Talaq, Talaq" to his wife & lo they were separated from each other. Here is Rahmani, aged 83 from Kaushmbhi in Utter Pradesh state of India who in a fit of anger said three words to his wife Hayatun & they are separated from each other. Though Rahmani is feeling remorse at saying these words to his old wife but as per Muslim law divorce has happened.

Now the only way out for them to get together again is that his wife marries again with someone else & that person divorces Hayatun, only then they can get married again. But who will marry this old lady at this age!!!!!!!! So if you are a muslim, then for God's sake don't say 'Divorce' if you are in a fit of anger, as otherwise you had it, as you shall in actual get the 'Divorce'.

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Father killed by Son to get his job

In many of the Indian states, after the death of a father, his son is entitled to get his job in government department on compassionate grounds. But what if a son kills his father to get this job!!!!!!!!!!!!! Yes, this weird incident has actually happened in Ranchi city in Jharkhand state of India, where a man killed his "wayward" father to get his government job on compassionate grounds......Shankar Oraon, a 26-year-old resident of the city's Ratu block in city, confessed to the police that he killed his father a fortnight ago to get his job.

"Shankar had planned the murder of his father for his job because after the man's death he would inherit the position on compassionate grounds. He executed the crime and tried to blame unidentified criminals," said Satyabir Singh, a police official here. Read more..........Son kills father to get government job

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Going up the Hill '101' times in 20 hours

How many times you can climb a 70-metre hill in a day? One, two, three.......Here is a 25-year-old man from Pune in Maharashtra state of India, who driven by an unusual liking for performing difficult feats scaled the 70-metre high Parvati hill for an astonishing 101 times, within a span of 20 hours.

The Parvati hill, located in the centre of the city at a height of 2,100 feet above sea level, is home to a heritage structure temple built during the erstwhile Peshwa dynasty. Through this physically enduring feat, Girish is trying to be recognized by the Guinness Book of World Records , besides the Limca Book of World Records ................Read more........Up the hill 101 times in 20 hours

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Lawyer applies Mehndi / Heena for non-stop 12 hours

In India in a bid to enter the "Limca Book of Records", people are doing all sort of things, some sing incessantly for "n" numbers of hrs, while some do other feats. But here is a woman lawyer who tried to make a record by applying Mehndi / Heena to 229 hands non-stop in 12 hours.

The 35-year-old Mona Raju from Salem in Tamil Nadu state of India who is practicing in the city courts, undertook the exercise from 7.30 am yesterday in the presence of a large gathering at the Gujarati Samaj premises.

Salem Mayor Rekha Priyadarshini was among the women who offered their hands for applying mehndi. The Mayor got it done only on one hand.

Arthi of Limca Book of Records, who was present on the occasion, said Mona in fact wanted to go for a 24-hour long effort but she was advised to limit it to 12 hours as the existing record was 80 hands in six hours only.

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Graduate Tax

Seeing the brain drain in India, Indian Government is planning to tax students who take up overseas jobs after passing out from premier institutions like IIM's, IIT's & all such institutions in the country and employers for each graduate recruited by them in order to recover the cost of higher education.

Parliament's standing committee on human resource development has recommended the imposition of "Graduate Tax" and "Exit Tax". Of course when Indian Government invests so much in these students by giving subsidies during their education, why should not they Tax them when they plan to leave India.............by the way how many students shall be willing to pay such Tax when they shall be Taxed in the country in which they live..........Read more.........Panel suggests taxing employers for each graduate recruited

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Cops become Snake Charmers

Cops in Utter Pradesh state of India have taken up a new job. Cops of Kakrauli police station, in Muzaffarnagar, have been reduced to mere snake charmers. For, they prefer to carry a "Been(snake charmers musical instrument)" to a baton or bullets.

They are forced to do so to avoid the poisonous snakes, that visit the police station every now and then.

Though the police officers posted at Kakrauli have tried every possible method to curb the menace, nothing has proved effective. Not even a four-feet-deep pit dug around the police station boundary wall or appointing a professional snake charmer, has rid the premise of the reptiles.

"We cannot bring our families to live with us at the police quarters constructed in the vicinity of the police station for the fear of snakes," Sirohi says.

Local villagers attribute this snake phenomenon to folklore that quite a few snakes were killed by the labourers involved in the construction of the police station about half a decade ago. But the police officers who had once held the charge of the police station insist that the menace is because of Berda jungles which are in close vicinity.

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India Celebrates 50 years of bumpy rides

You may think that India recently celebrated 60 years of I-Day anniversary but why we are talking of 50 years of bumpy rides...........Yes, we are talking of a group of enthusiasts who celebrated another milestone — 50 years of the Indian autorickshaw.

An autorickshaw rally was organised from Chennai to Mumbai to pay tribute to the inexpensive, fuel-efficient vehicle, conceived in 1957 by freedom fighter N K Firodia, also the founder-MD of Force Motors Limited. Read more........Celebrating 50 years of bumpy rides

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Ship stray dogs to Korea: Delhi councilor

In India, New Delhi councilor Mohan Prashad Bharadwaj has given a weird solution to the problem of stray dogs. Already New Delhi's stray dogs lead a difficult life. But if it was up to Mohan Prashad, they would find themselves in more hot water - soup to be precise.

Shipping the thousands of strays to Korea, where dog meat is widely consumed in soup, was one of the more outlandish ideas proposed at a city council meeting to deal with the problem, the Hindustan Times newspaper reported.

None of the ideas - from the aforementioned Korean plan to drugging the canines so they sleep through the day - are likely to be implemented anytime soon. Instead, the council chairman asked the presumably more responsible veterinary department to come up with a workable plan.

Tens of thousands of strays live in New Delhi. Many are often cared for by people in the areas they live, but some become aggressive, and bites and rabies are a problem. Efforts to sterilize them have been largely unsuccessful.

City councilor Mohan Prashad Bharadwaj said he had read that Koreans are fond of dog meat and "maybe we can send all the stray dogs of Delhi there," the paper quoted him as saying.

A soup with dog meat called boshintang is popular in Korea, especially on the three hot "dog days" of summer on the lunar calendar. The traditional belief is that dog meat helps boost stamina and virility, but activists regularly criticize the practice and call for bans on eating dog meat.

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Multiplexes and Shopping malls in Jail Land

Punjab Government in India has decided to offer Vacant land of various Jails in Punjab for setting up multiplexes and shopping malls.

Punjab cabinet approved the transfer of vacant land of jails at Amritsar, Gurdaspur and Ferozpore to the Punjab Infrastructure Development Board (PIDB) for commercial use.

As the cities and towns expanded, these jail properties had come to be in their centre. Jail officials had also expressed security concerns about these jails being inside towns.

Nearly 300 acres of land for an open jail in Kapurthala district would also be transferred to a state government agency for setting up a new industrial focal point there.

A proposal for a multi-specialty hospital for treating prisoners was also cleared for Faridkot district. This will cater to prisoners of all Punjab jails.

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'Dead' woman returns home after four years

A man in Jharkhand was arrested for trafficking after his wife who was believed to have died four years ago returned home and accused him of selling her off to an affluent family in Punjab..........Read full story here.

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BJP did 'havans' to pray for my Death: Manmohan Singh

It seems Indian politics is stooping to another low. As per Indian TV channels report, India's Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has accused that opposition party's BJP leaders had wished death for him because of his resolve to sign the nuclear deal. He has said this in an interview to the India Today news magazine.

Speaking on the attitude of Opposition party, the Prime Minister said: "It requires a big leap in approach and the attitude of the BJP is disappointing. They didn’t even believe I would last as the Prime Minister and some leaders even did havans(special spiritual prayers) that I should die on a certain day."

"But I have faith on higher force. I believe it was my destiny to be PM. I have the courage of conviction," he said.

The revelation came in the context of remarks made by NDA convenor George Fernandes against Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, in which he reportedly said if it was China, they would have shot him in the head by a bullet.

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Indian PM would have been shot in China for lying: George Fernandes

In a bizarre statement former Indian Defense minister George Fernandes has said that if Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh was China’s head of government he would have been shot for “bluffing” to the nation over a controversial nuclear deal with the United States.

The agreement opens the way for civilian nuclear cooperation between the two countries, but critics say it will eventually hurt India’s nuclear security because of US laws on nuclear trade governing the pact.

Accusing the PM of “betraying” the country by going ahead with the nuclear deal, George Fernandes said: “If it were China, they would have settled it with one bullet in his head.”

“The prime minister of the country has betrayed the nation by continuous bluffing, something unbecoming of the head of the government... The Americans chose to make a monkey of our PM by using the 60th birthday of India to spill the beans... what PM has succeeded in doing is to strip our armed forces from the strength that was created by the Vajpayee govt.”

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Mom kills daughter for wanting school

In Jodhpur district in Rajasthan state of India, a 12-year-old girl was beaten and then hanged by her mother as she demanded to be sent to school.

The girl was beaten unconscious with a rolling pin by her mother.

"The mother thought she had killed the girl and, in panic, decided to make it appear like a suicide," a police officer was quoted as saying.

"She allegedly tied a rope around the girl's neck and hung her from the ceiling."
The woman has been arrested.

The girl's father, a laborer, said he and his wife could not afford a bicycle to send their daughter to school a few miles away.............Read more.......Rajasthan mum kills daughter for wanting school

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Mumbai bars serve a permit with drink

Just be cautious when you enter a pub/bar in Mumbai city in India, as you may be served with a yellow chit with a drink & yellow chit may be drinking permits!!!!!!!!. In Mumbai, nowadays, pubs/bars are taking precautions against any raids the police would conduct against people drinking without the license............Read more.........City bars serve a peg and a permit

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Devil's tree stump

Here is the picture of the Devil's tree stump which is chopped, nailed & adorned with lemons..............Its a weird way of devil worship near Mumbai City in India where spirits are nailed to the tree. This tree stump has lots of negative energy around it. It's one of the weird practices followed in many parts of India.

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Peepal weds Neem tree!!!!!!

Whether Aishwarya Rai married a tree before she wed Abhishek, may be debatable ( Amitabh Bachchan denied such reports after her marriage to Abhishek) but here is a bizarre marriage that actually happened between two Trees in Southern India.

Villagers of a non-descript hamlet Elakampalayam near Sirumuga village in Tamil Nadu state of India carried out a wedding between 'Neem' and 'Peepal' trees in an effort to spread the message to save trees & forests which are a boon of nature & for keeping the environment pollution-free.

The marriage was solemnized by priest of Balamuniyappa temple in the village amidst chanting of hymns and Nadaswaram recital, similar to a typical south Indian marriage.

The priest tied the nuptial knot on the Neem tree on behalf of the 'bridegroom' Peepal.

Both the trees were adorned with flowers. Neem tree was given a bridal look by draping a yellow silk saree over it while peepal was covered with a golden-silk saree, according to villagers who attended the 'marriage function'.

After the marriage, around 100 villagers assembled there blessed the 'couple' by throwing the 'sacred rice' mixed with vermilion and sandal in line with the tradition.

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Man gets toothbrush stuck in throat

Here is this old man aged 60 from Coimbatore in Tamil Nadu state of India who got stuck a six-inch-long toothbrush accidentally in his throat. Doctors in the Government Hospital here successfully removed it fron man's throat.

Ramasamy, a plantation worker, was brushing his teeth when the incident happenned.
Narrating the incident to his wife, Ramasamy complained of severe throat pain. He was taken to the Pollachi Government hospital, from where he was referred to Coimbatore, Dr Kumaran, Dean (in-charge) of the Hospital said.

After carrying out endoscopy, the doctors located the brush and removed it carefully, without damaging the windpipe or tearing the tissues, Kumaran said.

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Saris & Pallus

Here is a good article for Ladies fond of "Saris" as now they can change the "Pallus" of their Sari as per their tastes.

Yes, a Chennai based firm has come to their aid with the introduction of "Zip-and-match" Saris....Read more........Saris with interchangeable pallus launched

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India not Shining

"India Shining", "Indian economy rising at 9-10% per annum", "India has maximum number of Dollar Billionaires in Asia", "India nowadays has maximum per capita income since India became independent in 1947". All these phrases paint a rosy picture of India which is emerging as a great economy but here are the hard facts about India.

The number of people below the poverty line may have come down, but 79% of unorganized workers, 88% of SC/STs, 80% of the OBC population and 84% of Muslims belong to the "poor and vulnerable group". Around 836 million people in India that is seventy-seven percent of Indians live on less than half a dollar a day in one of the world's hottest economies, a government report said.
   
The state-run National Commission for Enterprises in the Unorganized Sector (NCEUS) said most of those living on below 20 rupees (50 US cents) per day were from the informal labor sector with no job or social security, living in abject poverty.
   
"For most of them, conditions of work are utterly deplorable and livelihood options extremely few," said the report, entitled "Conditions of Work and Promotion of Livelihoods in the Unorganized Sector" as per the report.
   
"Such a sordid picture co-exists uneasily with a shining India that has successfully confronted the challenge of globalization powered by economic competition both within the country and across the world."
   
Around 26% of India's population lives below the poverty line, which is defined as 12 rupees per day, said officials.
   
Economic liberalization since the early 1990s has created a 300 million-strong middle class and led to an average annual economic growth of 8.6% over the last four years, but millions of the country's poor remain untouched by the boom.
   
According to the report, based on data from 2004-2005, 92% of India's total workforce of 457 million were employed as agricultural laborers and farmers, or in jobs such as working in quarries, brick kilns or as street vendors.
   
The report said the majority of those working and living under "miserable conditions" were lower castes, tribal people and Muslims and the most disadvantaged of these were women, migrant workers and children.
   
So on this 15th August though India celebrates it's 60th Independence day but here is the hard fact that in India of today rich are getting richer while poor are getting poorer.

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Side effects of Love

In India Bollywood films show so many Love Stories in movies & many young people are inspired by these to emulate these stories. But here is the story of a person who emulated one such Love Story & landed himself in jail.

Here is a teenager, 19 yrs old who went so far to impress his girlfriend......Yes, here is Abogit Samson, an engineering student who stole a Mercedes- Benz from a Bangalore showroom & drove 1,000 kilometers in the stolen car, just to impress & meet his girlfriend, a student of Ruia College. But alas, Mumbai police arrested him for his reckless rush when he was intercepted along with two friends, both teenagers, on a flyover after a chase.

“The boy told me he did this to impress his girlfriend, whom he had met when he was living in Mumbai. We have lodged a vehicle theft offence and handed the boys to Bangalore police,” said deputy commissioner Sunil Ramanand.

Asked if Samson, whose father works with a multinational company in Bangalore, met his girlfriend, Ramanand said: “No. I am sure she would not have been impressed with the antics of her boyfriend.”

The police said Samson, whose family moved to Bangalore a few years back, and his friends — Nitin Joseph, 17, and Neeraj Mohandas, 16 — visited the showroom on Wednesday on the pretext of buying a second-hand Mercedes.

Samson told the staff he wanted to go on a test drive and drove around the Silicon city with a showroom representative before assaulting and throwing him out of the car.

He then hit the highway to Mumbai, 998km away, for the scent of his woman, much like the blind Lt-Col Frank Slade who goes on an audacious test ride by zipping around New York City in a Ferrari.

But unlike Samson, Slade, immortalized by Al Pacino in the film Scent of a Woman, took off to fulfill one of his last wishes.

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4 Cops held for taking half dollar bribe

Four policemen were arrested near Chandigarh in northern India here for taking a bribe of Indian Rs 20 (US$ 0.5) only.

As per one report, head constable Darshan Singh and constable Jasbir Singh of PCR 88 and head constable Darshan Singh and constable Jaspal Singh of PCR 89 were nabbed red-handed at Ladowal near Chandigarh.

Cops were taking the bribe from a truck driver, Surjit Singh of Moga of Punjab state of India when they were arrested by Sahnewal DSP Balraj Singh who was passing by.

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Free sale of Marijuana in Jharkhand

Though it may be a crime to possess & consume marijuana in US & in many of the countries on earth but as per a report it's selling freely in Deoghar district of Jharkhand state of India & all that in the name of religion.

As per the Hindu religious beliefs, month of Shravan (mid-July to mid-August) is considered very auspicious by the worshippers of Lord Shiva, the God of Destruction as per Hindu mythology & this brings cheers to marijuana sellers in Deoghar district of Jharkhand.

During this period, millions of devotees clad in saffron walk, at times barefoot, to pour water on the Shiva Linga at the Baidyanath temple in Deoghar, 350 km from here. Smoking ganja (marijuana) is popular among the pilgrims.

According to one estimate, devotees consume 20-25 kg of marijuana every day.

"Marijuana is liked by Lord Shiva. There is nothing wrong in smoking ganja. It makes the 110 km journey from Sultanganj in Bihar to Deoghar easy," said Nutan, a pilgrim.
Marijuana is grown in 10 districts of Bihar and Jharkhand. There are also reports of Maoist guerrillas patronizing marijuana cultivation.

The police are aware of the illegal sale of the drug but turn a blind eye, media reports say.

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14 yr Labourer Son is a Computer Graduate

A 14-year-old boy from Lucknow in Utter Pradesh State of India who stunned the academic world by clearing class XII examinations at the age of 11 has accomplished another feat by becoming a computer graduate at the age of 14.

Shailendra passed the Bachelor of Computer Applications (BCA) from Lucknow University with first division (74.93 pc). His father Tej Bahadur Verma is a daily wage labourer and mother Chhaya Devi is illiterate. Earlier this year, his seven-year-old sister Sushma Verma became the youngest matriculate of the country, passing the UP Board’s Class X examination.

Shailendra has applied for Masters in Computer Applications in IGNOU and would prepare simultaneously for CAT. He wants a career in software development. “But it’s very early now,” he says. Right now his target is to get into an IIM.

About his experiences at the university, Shailendra says he felt a “some communication gap in the first semester with classmates who were much older. But within few months we became friendly. And in my final semester, I even helped some freshers.”

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Driving Licences for Bullock Carts

In this Jet Set age Jaipur Municipal Corporation (JMC) in Rajasthan state of India is planning to make it mandatory for drivers of bullock and camel carts to have licences and follow traffic rules.

The step is aimed at improving traffic movement in the historic city. "We have already prepared new by-laws for slow moving traffic in the city", as per one JMC officials.

As per the new by-laws, licences will be issued to drivers of slow moving vehicles after the JMC ascertains that the driver is not suffering from any infectious disease. The driver must be aged between 20 and 50 years, should have basic knowledge of traffic rules and should not have a criminal record.

As per the by-laws, there would be restrictions on the amount of load carried by slow moving vehicles. Parking of such vehicles in no parking zones would result in a fine of Rs.100 (US$ 2.5). Similarly, not driving in lanes fixed for these vehicles, overloading passengers or jumping the stop line would also attract a fine of Rs.100(US$ 2.5).

So take care if you are palnning to drive bullock or camel carts in Jaipur, you should be having the proper Driving Licence before you venture out on your trip.

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Train kills 2 elephants in India

Two elephants were knocked down & killed when they were hit by a freight train in India's remote northeast Gauhati, Assam's capital.

The elephants were crossing the tracks along with a herd of nearly 20 pachyderms near Gauhati & were killed.

"An adult elephant and a calf took the maximum impact of the train and were killed," Malakar said.

Assam state is home to more than 5,000 wild Asiatic elephants.

The train engine was derailed by the impact of the collision, said T. Rabha, a railroad spokesman.

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Freedom Fighter, 83, Pulls Rickshaw For Living

Just imagine a person who fought the British Raj for India's freedom before year 1947. One who feels the bullet and baton injuries he suffered in the Quit India movement of 1942 pale in the face of his miseries today. One who is 83 years old now & one who is forced to pull a rickshaw on the streets of Jharkhand state of India.

Yes, here is Somar Sundi aged 83 years, who is deprived of a freedom fighter's pension and deserted by the children from his first marriage & is pulling a rickshaw at this age just to survive. Sundi who is a resident of Hazaribagh district, took to pulling rickshaws after suffering huge losses in the vegetable business two years ago.

Sundi had sustained two bullet wounds on the shoulder in a police firing during the Quit India movement. 'I fought for freedom along with Jayaprakash Narayan,' he said.

'Those who are in power have forgotten the freedom fighters and the importance of independence.'

The emaciated Sundi does not get any pension, as he has no records to prove that he was a freedom fighter, though his neighbors vouch for it.

Sometimes he has to cut down on food to pay the house rent.

Sundi said the children from his second marriage were too young to earn a living. 'There is no one who can help us. At present I have no option but to pull a rickshaw for survival,' he said.

He wishes things could change once again. 'We need to launch a second movement to end corruption and poverty to fulfil the desire of Mahatma Gandhi.'

Jaswa Devi, his second wife, is also bitter: 'The person who gave his youth to the country's independence is struggling to eke out a living. This reflects the plight of the country.'

It's high time Indian Government takes care of this old man who devoted so many years for India's freedom from British Raj.

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Dead man looted in New Delhi

As per one Aaj Tak TV channel report, a 55 years old man Preet Pal Singh got injured & later died in a road accident in New Delhi . On seeing Preet Pal Singh injured on the road side, a youth Gurpreet Singh came to his side & took away his Credit Card & Indian Rs. 800/- ( US$ 20) from his pocket & left him to die on the road. Later on Gurpreet went to a shopping mall & did purchasing worth Indian Rs. 25,000/- (US$ 625) on Preet Pal Singh's Credit Card. Today police was able to catch Gurpreet for his misdeed. The incident happened on 30th July & Preet Pal died in hospital the next day in New Delhi.

Isn't it weird that instead of helping the injured on the road side, Gurpreet preferred to take away his Credit Card & money!!!!

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National highway becomes home for thousands

Here is the plight of Bihar flood affected people who are forced to live on the national highway for days, endlessly awaiting relief.

"We have no food left after our stock of sattu (roasted gram powder) provided by a voluntary organization ended Monday. For the last nine days we have been living dangerously on the highway, hoping to get some relief," as per Munheshwar Jha who is among hundreds of people in flood-ravaged Bihar's Darbhanga district.

There is nothing left to eat except a little dry chura (beaten rice). They do not know when the wait will end.

"Two days ago, a few food packets were dropped by air force helicopters. But it was impossible for old people like us to catch them as hundreds of hungry people fought with each other for it," a frail Jha said.

"All sections of society ... from landowners to landless laborers, the poor and the rich are forced to take shelter on the national highway. Nature's fury hardly discriminates," said Narayan Chowdhary, a schoolteacher.

The floods in Darbhanga have displaced hundreds of thousands of people, now living either on the highway or on embankments without food and water for days.

Hundreds of thousands of people in Bihar have been displaced and are without essentials including medicines for days in the floods the UN says are the "worst in living memory".

According to the preliminary estimate made by the disaster management department over 12 million people spread over 19 of Bihar's 38 districts are affected by floods. The disaster has claimed 91 lives so far.

News Credit:Bihar Times

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Weird way to Woo Single Women in 5-star hotels

As per one report in Mid Day, Hotel Renaissance, a Five-star hotel at Powai in Mumbai city in India is wooing single women in a unique, exciting rather weird, bizarre ways.

Every woman eating a meal alone at the hotel’s Lake View Café will be given a glass bowl with a male goldfish called Louis.

The motive behind the idea is to ensure single women have company while dining alone. Said Prerna Uppal, assistant manager, marketing, “The fish ensures that the woman does not dine alone. She can toy with the fish, so that she enjoys her meal without getting bored.

You pay: No extra charges for the goldfish, you pay for what you eat (and it doesn’t include Louis).

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Delay a baby and win Honeymoon

Here is a lucrative offer from state officials of Satara district in the state of Maharashtra in India where officials are offering Couples honeymoon package worth 5,000 Indian rupees ($125) and around 7,500 Indian rupees ($190) if they can delay the birth of their first child by two years. This step has been taken to control the birth rates in the district. Read more...........Delay having baby and win honeymoon

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Indian Monkeys to wear Earrings

Interesting it may sound but it's true. Monkeys may sport earrings in the summer capital of the British Raj in India - Shimla in Himachal Pradesh State of India!!!!!!!!!! Wanna know why wildlife officials in Shimla want monkeys to wear Earrings............Read Here.........Earrings for marauding Indian monkeys

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Teacher beats student to death

Here is a link to the story of a Teacher who has allegedly beaten a 19-year-old boy to death. It happened at a school in Udaipur in Rajasthan state of India which claimed the life of a class XII student. Read Full story here........Teacher beats 19-year-old boy to death

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Cops go Bananas over Jewel thief but Chicken & Rice help

Here is a thief from Kolkata city in West Bengal state of India who snatched a gold necklace worth US $11,00 from a woman as she shopped for toys & when cornered by police, he swallowed the necklace.

Police then thought of an ingenious way to retrieve the gold necklace swallowed by the thief - by making him gorge on bananas till he emitted it the natural way.

Mohsin alias Jainal has been made to swallow 36 bananas but the police had not been able to recover the precious piece of jewellery. Not willing to give up, they placed orders for more bananas. But when bananas could not do their job, police fed Mohsin rice, chicken and local bread, reported the BBC.

Finally the necklace, which appeared on an X-ray taken on the suspect, was excreted and retrieved.

Mohsin had snatched the gold chain worth Indian Rs.45,000 (US $11,00) from Kiran Bahari, a resident of Lower Rawdon Street in central Kolkata. But he was caught by residents and handed over to the police.

A trader in the vicinity said he had seen Mohsin popping the chain into his mouth.

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Get Electric Shocks if you Bunk classes

A principal of a school in Tuni town of East Godavari district in Andhra Pradesh state of India gave electric shocks to a 10-year-old student for bunking the classes & as an act of reforming the student............Read more.......Principal gives electric shocks to 10-year-old student

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Motorist drives away with Traffic Cop on bonnet

Wanna know why a Traffic Cop was on the bonnet of a sports utility vehicle (SUV) while the driver of SUV kept on driving it for about two kilometers with the Cop on the bonnet.............Read here......Chandigarh motorist drives away with traffic cop on bonnet

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Wife killed Over Breakfast Delay

Here is Jetu Bera aged 55, a resident of Gandhania village in East Singhbhum district of Jharkhand state of India who killed Durga aged 50, after an altercation over the delay in serving him a meal. Man was enraged that he did not get breakfast on time so he stabbed his wife to death..........Read more........Husband Kills Wife Over Breakfast Delay

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Postmen to collect Traffic fines too in Delhi

Police in India's Capital city New Delhi have roped in the services of over 3,000 postmen of 439 post offices including 12 head post offices to make the traffic prosecution more effective and "friendly". The violators can also deposit fines in the select head post offices. So next time the postman rings the bell, he might have more than mail to deliver.................Read more............Now Delhi postmen to collect traffic fines too

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Mother throws daughter from Howrah Bridge in Hooghly River

A mother in Kolkata city in West Bengal state of India threw her four-year-old daughter from the Howrah Bridge into the Hooghly river. River traffic police were still fishing for the girl's body who died after drowning into the river. Read more.........Woman throws daughter in Hooghly River

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For Rs 5, Father kills Son

Indian Rs 5 ( US$ 0.13) is a paltry amount but a man in Jharkhand paid with his life refusing this much amount to his father to buy liquor.

According to local media reports, Madhu Gope, a resident of Jhirpai village of East Singhbhum district, about 170 km from Ranchi, axed his son Mangal Gope, 24, to death for not getting Rs. 5.

When Mangal, a labourer, came home in the evening, Madhu demanded Rs.5 to buy liquor but the former refused. This infuriated Madhu and an altercation took place between father and son. Madhu hit Mangal on the head with an axe and he died on the spot. Madhu has been absconding since then.


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Video- Wild bear operated for tumor

Here is a Video courtesy CNN-IBN which shows a Wild bear being operated for a cancerous tumor. See Video here

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Widow marries brother-in-law through marriage bureau

Not all Saas-Bahus are squabbling like their reel-models in the Telly-soaps. Here is a woman from Nadiad in Gujarat state of India who went to the extent of tipping off a marriage bureau official to match-make her younger son with her widowed daughter-in-law so that her good bahu remains in the family! Read more..........Widow marries brother-in-law through marriage bureau

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