Indian Eateries plan to name Snacks after Govt. Scams

Ahmedabad: The Gujarat hotel federation has decided to extend its support for the owner of the Mumbai eatery, Aditi Restaurant, which was targetted by Congress workers earlier this week for criticising the UPA government's policy in its food bill receipts. The receipts had the following words printed on them: "As per UPA govt eating money (2G, coal, CWG scam) is a necessity and eating food in AC restaurants is a luxury". Read more.........Gujarat eateries plan to name snacks after UPA scams

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College bans Sleeveless tops for Girls!

Indore: The reports of colleges banning revealing clothes fro girls is not new. The latest college to bar girls from wearing sleeveless tops, is Institute of Management Studies (IMS), Indore that has reportedly banned wearing of sleeveless and double meaning slogan T-shirts at college premises.

According to a news agency, the HOD of the institute issued a notice saying that 'girls cannot enter in campus while wearing sleeveless and double meaning written tops'.

The notice pasted on the notice board asks girls to come decently dressed to college. Read more.........Indore College bans sleeveless tops for girls!

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‘Murdered’ Man returns Home

Bhubaneswar: A man believed to have been murdered sprang a surprise when he walked back home in Odisha.

Police had arrested six of his friends for the presumed crime, inspector in-charge of Deogarh police station Khira Sindhu Nayak said Friday.

Dibya Lochan Gadtia (19) went missing July 8. He was studying civil engineering at a private institute in Bhubanesar.

His father Jasodhar of Vijaynagar village in Deogarh district, 300 km from Bhubaneswar, lodged a complaint with the police July 12, Nayak told IANS.

Jasodhar told police that his son might have been murdered by six of his friends with whom he was last seen. Police registered a case and launched an investigation. Read more.........'Murdered’ man returns home in India

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141-year-old Feroz-un-Din Mir from Kashmir in India claims to be the oldest living person alive in world

Feroz-un-Din Mir from Bihjama village in Kashmir's Uri district has claimed to the the oldest person alive in the world.

Mir says that he has a government certificate proving that he was born on March 10, 1872. If we go according to this certificate, the 141-year-old Mir will become 26-year elder than Misao Okawa, the 115-year-old current record holder.

If Mir's claims are found to be true, then he will also become the oldest person to have ever lived by overtaking Frenchwoman Jeanne Calment, who died in 1997 at the age of 122. Read more at: 141-year-old Feroz-un-Din Mir from Kashmir claims to be the oldest living person alive in world

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'Dead' Wife calls, says she was with Lover in Hotel

CHENNAI: This was no call from the afterworld. But 28-year-old Ganga Devi will have a lot of explaining to do when she returns home.

The homemaker, who went missing from the city on July 13 and was believed to be dead, after the Kaveripakkam police in Vellore district found a highly decomposed body of a woman dumped in a sack last Wednesday, called relatives on Saturday night to inform them that she was alive. Read more.........'Dead' wife calls, says she was with lover in Coimbatore hotel

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Cruel joke: Haryana pays Rs 2 as compensation for ruined crops

CHANDIGARH/PAHARIPUR: Rs 2 as compensation for crop damage? Yes, that is what one of the Green Revolution states, Haryana, is offering its farmers as compensation for crops damaged during the 2011 rains. Read more.........Cruel joke: Haryana pays Rs 2 as compensation for ruined crops

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Groom Leads Marriage Procession Under Police Protection

Bundi: Police escorted the marriage procession of a 24-year-old Dalit bridegroom, who was allegedly not allowed to ride on horseback by Gujjar community members in Barwas village.

According to the police, bridegroom Ramesh, belonging to Meghwal community which is categorized under Scheduled Caste, was supposed to wed in Deoli town of Tonk district yesterday.

When Ramesh was riding on horseback during his marriage procession in Barwas village of Hindoli sub-division on Friday night, he was stopped by some Gujjar community members. Read more.........Dalit groom leads marriage procession under police protection

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Man Bites off Wife's Ears and Nose

ALWAR: Suspecting his wife of having an affair, a man bit off her nose and ears and then beat her up in Alwar'sBhiwadi on Thursday night. After registering a case in the matter, police lodged an FIR and arrested the accused. Police said they have recovered the ears, while the nose was stitched back by doctors.

The incident took place in Nangaliya village near Bhiwadi on Thursday night. "The 25-year-old woman who lived with her husband Mohan Lal, a resident of UP's Bareilly district, rushed out of her house screaming for help on Thursday night. It drew attention of the neighbours. She was profusely bleeding from her ears and nose. They had been bitten off," said a police officer. Read more.........Man Bites off Wife's Ears and Nose

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Bomb explosions in Court to free Dacoit

Hajipur: Armed criminals on Tuesday exploded two bombs inside the civil court premises to free a dacoit, who had been brought to the court for production, police said.

As soon as the police van carrying the prisoners reached the civil court premises, two crude bombs exploded, Superintendent of Police Suresh Chaudhary said.

One live bomb was recovered from the spot, he said.

Taking advantage of the commotion after the explosion, the dacoit Sant Lal Sah started to run but was caught by the police, the SP said. Read more.........Bomb explosions in civil court to free dacoit

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Women persecuted for their Phones

The telephone was the cause of the conflict, and a key piece of evidence. In Nawada in Bihar, a man strangled his 20-year-old daughter, before dousing her body in kerosene and burning her, after he discovered her talking on her mobile to a boy he didn't approve of.

The girl's boyfriend recorded her dying screams on his phone.

The mobile phone has changed the way the world talks, but in no place has that change been more confusing and confronting than in India, where 20million new handsets are bought every month. Read more..........Women persecuted for their phones

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Thief-turned-Rickshaw puller now turns Doctor!

Ballia :In yet another shocking incident in UP, a rickshaw puller turns a 'doctor' as he injected a life-saving drug to a 7 month-old ailing baby. The baby, reportedly, died after that.

The government hospital authorities where the baby was being treated, however, denied that it was the same baby who died, but criticized the incident. This is the second incident of its kind in the state-run hospital, which has a track record of supplementing the lack of doctors and nurses by rickshaw pullers and sweepers. Read more.........Thief-turned-rickshaw puller now turns doctor!

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Cats take shelter in the Mid-day Meal Kitchen

Panaji : Close on the heels of food poisoning incident that landed 86 school students at Goa in hospital, the self help groups continue to cook food in unhygienic condition.

Four teams of Food and Drugs Administration cracked down on 32 such premises on Saturday.

The pathetic scene was seen at four premises wherein cats and puppies reside in the kitchen.

Director Salim Veljee said establishments at Betalbatim, Majorda and Davorlim, situated in south Goa, had plenty defects.

"Dirty and defaced kitchen walls, improper storage of various raw materials, cats and puppies in the wash area, fungus on the kitchen roof, flies and insects in and around the kitchen area were noticed," he said. Read more.........Cats take shelter in the mid-day meal kitchen

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At Wedding, Families exchange Blows over Bride's Jewellery

Virudhunagar: High drama prevailed at a marriage function in Virudhunagar area of Tamil Nadu after the bridegroom's family allegedly objected to the bride wearing 'gilt' ornaments leading to fisticuffs between the two families and the ceremony being cancelled, police said today.

The bridegroom, who was injured, has been admitted to hospital, police said, adding that his mother, a BSNL employee, was today arrested on dowry charges.

The bride's family had promised to give 50 sovereigns of jewels and Rs. 2 lakh in cash. Read more.........At this wedding, families exchanged blows over bride's jewellery

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Most Loving husband: Official gifted Wife 230 gold earrings, 53 rings

Patna: A Bihar official, an accused in a disproportionate assets case, would gift his wife gold ornaments whenever he allegedly received a fat bribe, investigators said.

The Economic Offences Unit (EOU) team of Bihar Police was flummoxed when it recovered 230 pieces of gold earrings and tops during raids two days ago at the residence of Deputy Director of Secondary Education, Radha Krishna Singh Yadav.

"We also recovered 53 finger rings, 36 bangles, 30 chains and six necklaces..." an EOU official said. The team said it found gold ornaments weighing around 1.5 kg and worth Rs. 38 lakh. Read more.........Loving husband: Bihar official allegedly gifted wife 230 gold earrings, 53 rings

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Engineering lesson 1: Boys shouldn’t speak to girls

CHENNAI: Janani got a job in a software firm last year through campus placement. A high-scorer from a famous engineering college in Chennai, she knew her job, but results were hard to come by as she remained incommunicative with male colleagues. Soon, the HR found out the reason: As a student, she seldom spoke to men on campus. That was a college rule. Read more.........Engineering lesson 1: Boys shouldn’t speak to girls

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In India 3,626 villages named after Ram, 3,309 after Krishna

What's in a name, or two, or 6,77,459? In the case of India's villages, that list tells us they love gods, goddesses, nation builders and mythologies above all else, and that, when they migrate, they often take the name of their place of origin with them.

The Indian Express went through the names of all 6,77,459, inhabited and uninhabited, villages in India, as listed in Census 2011 — data for which was released recently. Lord Ram ranks way up there, with 3,626 villages named after him, in almost all parts of the country except Kerala, while Lord Krishna is a close second at 3,309. Read more.........Name game: 3,626 villages named after Ram, 3,309 after Krishna

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