Unemployed man tries to offer head to appease God

Shimla : An unemployed man was arrested in Himachal Pradesh for trying to offer his head to appease a Hindu goddess and get blessed with a job, police said.

Deputy Superintendent of Police Paras Ram told that Raj Kumar, 22, of Fatehpur in Uttar Pradesh reached the Jwalaji temple, some 200 km from state capital Shimla. Read More................Unemployed man tries to offer head to appease god

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Parents chop off girl's nose over her love marriage

Raipur: Seven close relatives of a girl, including her parents, were arrested on Friday in a remote village of Chhattisgarh after they chopped off her nose to punish her for eloping with and marrying a village boy, police said.

The arrests were made from Rahmankapa village in the state's Kawardha district, some 280 km from Raipur. Read more at: Parents chop off girl's nose over her love marriage

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Villagers orders newly-wed couple to live as siblings

PANIPAT: In yet another khap diktat that flies in the face of personal freedoms, a newlywed couple was ordered to end their marriage and live as brother and sister within four days of the wedding because of same `gotra'. Krishan Chandania and his wife, Ramandeep, are now running from village to village for safety.
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Man perched atop eucalyptus tree in Protest

Zirakpur: While the drama surrounding his ‘elevated’ protest continues, Avtar Singh Nagla refuses to budge. Sitting atop a eucalyptus tree the past four days, some 40-foot above the ground, this politician says only Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal can bring him down.

Avtar, in his late 30s, is demanding a fresh probe in a nearly four decades old land dispute. Read More at : Man still perched atop eucalyptus tree in Punjab

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Flames, hot tongs kill woman visiting quack

Sikar (Rajasthan) : A 25-year-old married woman died of severe burn injuries in Rajasthan when a quack made her sit next to a fire and placed searing hot tongs on her on the pretext of curing her ailment, police said. Read More................More at : Flames, hot tongs kill woman visiting quack

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Officer's Car 'Cleansed' With Cow Dung On Retirement

Thiruvanthapuram: Kerala is a state that is known for its high literacy rate and social awareness and so when a senior Dalit government officer found cow-dung sprinkled over his furniture and even inside his car, reportedly as a part of 'cleansing ritual' on retirement, it was shocking for many. Read more at: Dalit officer's car 'cleansed' with cow dung on retirement

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Over 8,000 Teachers Fail Class V Test

Patna: On which day does Raksha Bandhan fall? Which planet is closest to the Sun? Which metal is the bulb filament made of?
These are some of the questions — objective ones with four multiple choices without any negative marks, generally set for students below Class V — primary school teachers were asked in a competency test held in February.

The qualifying marks for the 100-mark paper that had questions on simple mathematics, science, English and Hindi is 30. Read More.......Over 8,000 Bihar teachers fail Class V test

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Jaspal Bhatti to set up ‘Corruption Temple’ in Delhi

Chandigarh: Comedian Jaspal Bhatti plans to set up a temple of corruption in New Delhi’s Jantar Mantar area, where social activist Anna Hazare is on a fast-unto-death, to highlight the prevalence of graft in the Indian society. Read More at : Jaspal Bhatti to set up ‘corruption temple’ in Delhi

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Girl climbs up a Cellphone Tower in protest not to get married

JAIPUR: In reel life Veeru climbed a water tank to get married to Basanti, but in real life incident in Bikaner, a young girl climbed up a cellphone tower not to get married.

The girl, Usha Bala, 22, wanted to pursue higher studies and become a member of the Prajapita Brahma Kumari ashram at Mt Abu. Her parents wanted to get her married soon and got her engaged almost three months back. Read More................High drama as Bikaner girl climbs cellphone tower in protest

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Now Nano Cars Promised To Every Voter

CHENNAI: Not lagging behind political parties, independents contesting the April 13 assembly elections in Tamil Nadu too have come up with promise of freebies to woo the electorate but most of them border on absurdity.

An independent contesting from Salem South and North constituencies has made the most unbelievable offer of a Nano car each to every voter if they elected him. Read More................Freebies war: Independents promise Nano car, gold coins

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Odd to outright Bizarre, Indians go superstitious for World Cup

When that obsessive lover tries to seduce the sporting gods, charm the holy spirits and change the course of destiny to help its team win - even if it means standing for 12 hours or not paying even one visit to the toilet - then calling India a cricket-loving nation is an understatement.

The World Cup in Mumbai's Wankhede Stadium is making Indians act in strangely irrational ways. All that the self-imposed rituals need are a patriotic heart and a highly-developed ability to correlate the activities on TV with one's surroundings. Read More................Odd to outright bizarre, India goes superstitious for World Cup

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