Indian Priest buys Car Registration no. for Rs 10.5 lakh

CHANDIGARH: Call it a craze or trust in power of numerology. Mahant Chhotu Nath, a priest of Shri Guru Gorakshnath Sidh Hanuman Mandir in Sector 19 here, won the bid for CH01-AR-0001 registration number for his Rs 60 lakh worth Audi Q7 by paying Rs 10.5 lakh at an auction on Monday. He defeated seven others who vied for the number. Read more.........Mahant buys a registration no. for Rs 10.5 lakh

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Demand for Cow Urine on the rise

MANGALORE: Demand for 'Gomutra Arka', a medicine distilled out of cow urine, is on the rise in the city. An arka manufacturer on the outskirts of the city, who supplies around 10 litres a day, claims that even the educated are using the ayurvedic preparation regularly to prevent diseases.

Govanithashraya Trust manufactures gomutra arka at its goshala (cow shelter) in Beejaguri at Pajeer, 26 km from the city. Goshala in-charge Santhosh Kumar told TOI that they have plans to expand the manufacture unit as the demand for gomutra arka is increasing. Read more.........Holy Cow! Demand for cow urine on rise

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26-year-old man marries for the eighth time

Shahdol: A 26-year-old man from Patera Tola village in Shahdol in Madhya Pradesh married for the eighth time, deserting all his earlier wives. Umendra Prasad Mahra tied the knot recently on February 7.

His sixth wife Devki Bhai Mahra had complained about him before Vandana Mandavi, a member of the Madhya Pradesh Women's Commission. Devki told Vandana that Umendra had married her on September 7, 2009 but left her about a year back. Read more.........Madhya Pradesh: 26-year-old man marries for the eighth time

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Man sells off wife for money

JEHANABAD: In a bizarre incident, a man, after having failed to get dowry from his in-laws, eventually stooped low and sold off his wife to an unknown man in his bid to make fast buck.Read more.........Man sells off wife for money

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Osama bin Laden S/O Bill Clinton applies for teaching job in India

A man in India who falsely named himself as dead terrorist ‘Osama bin Laden’ answered an advert for a teaching post at an Indian primary school last year, citing Bill Clinton as his father.

It did not take long for teachers to unravel his masquerade. He was one of hundreds of bizarre false names given by chancers apparently hoping to secure jobs in schools in Uttar Pradesh, in northern India, the Daily Mail reported. Read more.........'Osama bin Laden' applies for teaching job in India

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This Clerk's salary is Rs 40,000, assets Rs 25 crore

BHOPAL: Here's a government servant who's stood the phrase lowly clerk on its head. Arjun Das Lalwani, a Grade-II clerk in the Madhya Pradesh state power utility, with a monthly salary of Rs 40,000, has been valued at Rs 25 crore in ill-gotten wealth. He was arrested on Tuesday by the state Lokayukta's Special Police Establishment (SPE). Read more.........This MP clerk’s salary is Rs 40,000, assets Rs 25 crore

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Dinosaur eggs worth Rs 1 crore, sell for Rs 500 in India

JABALPUR/INDORE: Dinosaur eggs that are millions of years old are being sold for as little as Rs 500 in Madhya Pradesh's fossil-rich Dhar-Mandla belt. In the international market, say experts, they fetch close to Rs 1 crore.Read more.........Worth Rs 1 crore, dinosaur eggs sell for Rs 500 in MP’s fossil-rich belts

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MLA goes into the Assembly with four Liquor bottles.

Dodging multiple security cordons on the way to Bihar Legislative building, RJD MLA from Jagdishpur Dinesh Kumar Singh on Monday slipped into the Assembly with four liquor bottles.

Demanding ban on liquor sale in the state, he demonstrated with the bottles at the portico of the House. Despite two rounds of checks, securitymen failed to spot them lying under the seats of his sports utility vehicle.

Dinesh is (in)famous for staging strange protests at the Assembly. He had demonstrated with raunchy Holi music CDs on the floor of the House last year. Read more.........Booze bouncer in House

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Devotees flock to Ghost fair in India to purge evil spirits

Devotees believed to be possessed by evil spirits, travelled to Guru Deoji Maharaj temple during a ghost fair at Malajpur village in Betul district in the central Indian state of Madhya Pradesh to get rid of evil spirits. Read more.........Devotees flock to ghost fair in India to purge evil spirits

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'Your mobile bill is Rs. 13 crore, please ignore if already paid'

Mumbai: Customers have received unreasonably large mobile bills in the past, but none can be compared to the sheer exorbitance of Vishwanath Shetty's January mobile bill. Kandivli-based businessman Shetty got the shock of his life yesterday when he received a text message from his service provider asking him to pay Rs. 13,18,47,813. Read more.........'Your mobile bill is Rs. 13 crore, please ignore if already paid'

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