Minister for industries draws salary as principal, teacher

LUCKNOW: Uttar Pradesh minister for small-scale industries Chandra Dev Ram Yadav, who is already under the Lokayukta's scanner for doubling up as a serving headmaster in his home town Azamgarh, holds a third lucrative charge. In a chance discovery on Thursday, Lokayukta Justice NK Mehrotra found that Yadav had been functioning as manager at Kashi Vidya Mandir, a primary school in Azamgarh's Hajipur.

While his contribution as manager to the school is still not clear, the assignment is making him richer by approximately 4,50,000 a month as salaries of all 17 teachers in the staff, was found to be credited to his account regularly. It was discovered that the list of teachers was fictitious. Read More................UP minister for small-scale industries draws salary as principal, teacher

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Temple purified after woman enters sanctum

Sabarimala, A purification process was performed at the Lord Ayyappa temple, Sabarimala, Kerala on Monday, Dec 19 after a 35-year-old woman violated the norms by entering the shrine.

The ceremony was performed at the santcum, 18 sacred steps that leads to the main temple, said the sanctorum temple administration officials.

The purification process was led by the Temple priest, said Travancore Devaswom Board officials. Read More................Sabarimala purified after woman enters sanctum

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A clerk who made Rs.30 crores!

Bhopal, He is a government clerk. But when officials raided his premises Sunday, they found to their shock he had assets worth Rs.30 crore including land, cars, jewellery and several bank accounts.

The Economic Offences Wing of the Madhya Pradesh Police raided three properties belonging to Raman Dhuldhoye, 50, who works with the road transport office (RTO) in Indore. Read More................A clerk who made Rs.30 crores!

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World's shortest woman

Nagpur: An Indian woman was named the world's shortest by Guinness World Records on Friday as she celebrated her 18th birthday in central India.

Jyoti Amge stood just 62.8 centimeters (24.7 inches) tall - shorter than the average 2-year-old child - when Guinness representatives visiting from London measured her at a ceremony attended by about 30 family and friends in the town of Nagpur, in Maharashtra state. Read More................World's shortest woman wants to be Bollywood star

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When cops take syrup whiff as whisky breath

PANCHKULA: While driving on Panchkula roads make sure you have had no cough syrup or homeopathic medicine. Otherwise, you can be challaned for drunken driving!

The last two weeks have seen about 15 "unwell" persons being challaned. In the absence of alcohol sensors, cops are resorting to unscientific methods, like breath smelling and talking, to check if one is drunk. With both cough syrups and homeopathic medicines having traces of alcohol, some drivers, who have had these, were given the slips, though their medical tests proved otherwise. Read More................When cops take syrup whiff as whisky breath

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Bizarre temple tradition

Bangalore, The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government in Karnataka, already battling corruption scandals and dissidence, is now caught in a delicate balancing act over a bizarre practice at a famous temple.

The practice, said to be 400 years old, involves people rolling over plantain leaves containing leftovers of meals consumed by Brahmins in the belief that it cures them of skin ailments. Read More................Now a bizarre temple tradition trips Karnataka government (Karnataka Newsletter)

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Peon worth Rs.12 crore

Ujjain, A peon working in the city’s municipal corporation was found to own assets worth around Rs.12 crore during a raid by the Madhya Pradesh Lokayukta police, officials said.

Narendra Deshmukh, 53, a peon in the Ujjain Municipal Corporation, owns 18 acres of land, farmhouses, 10 bank accounts and four luxury cars. Read More................Madhya Pradesh peon worth Rs.12 crore

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Groom dazzles in exam hall before entering marriage hall

Ahmedabad: When Dinesh Rajput, 24, entered a classroom at Samjuba High School in Isanpur on Sunday afternoon, he attracted quite a lot of stares.

Decked in expensive clothes and perfume, his face and hands were light yellow fresh with a coat of 'pithi,' his hands were adorned with henna and gold fingers and his neck had a garland around.
Read More.............Groom dazzles in exam hall before entering marriage hall

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‘Divine footprints’ on pond attract hundreds of devotees

Kolkata, “Human footprints” on the surface of a pond adjoining a temple in West Bengal’s Howrah district Thursday saw hundreds thronging to see what they believed to be “footprints” of Goddess Shitala, a Hindu deity. Read More................‘Divine footprints’ on pond attract hundreds of devotees

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Stopped for speeding, tempo driver bites cop's ear

NEW DELHI: A police officer trying to enforce traffic rules ended up in hospital with his ear bitten off. The incident took place on the Noida-Nizamuddin Ring Road flyover intersection on NH-24. A tempo driver attacked the cop and nearly chewed off his ear after he refused a bribe. The 50-year-old assistant sub-inspector is admitted in AIIMS trauma centre and will undergo a major surgery. The accused, Ajay Kumar, has been arrested. Read More................Stopped for speeding, tempo driver bites cop's ear

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Upset over bribe demand, man dumps snakes in revenue office

BASTI (UP): Frustrated over alleged delay in allotment of land and demands for bribe, a snake charmer let loose over a dozen snakes inside a revenue department office here, triggering panic among staff.

The incident occurred yesterday when Hakkul, who alleged that revenue department staff were demanding bribe for allotment of land for snake conservation, dumped nearly 20 snakes inside the office of revenue inspector in Haraiyan, officials said. Read More................Upset over bribe demand, man dumps snakes in revenue office

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Gujarat govt offers free opium to addicts

SURAT: Ironical as it may sound, 600 drug addicts in Surat will be offered supplements of cocaine and heroin free by the state government on Thursday. This is part of a unique experiment being initiated in the diamond city where opium content will be provided in tablet form to keep the addicts on a high and prevent them from exposing them to sustained high risk of contracting HIV virus through use of unsafe needles and syringes! Read More................Gujarat govt offers free opium to addicts

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