Beggars turn bidders at property auction

KARAIKAL (Puducherry): Three beggars took officials and influential local bidders by surprise when they walked into the commune panchayat office at Thirunallar in Puducherry on Friday to take part in the auction of commercial complexes near the famous Thirunallar Saneeswara Bhagwan temple.Read More................Beggars turn bidders at property auction in Puducherry

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Fashionable Female Beggers

Aurangabad: Public call it unfair if the able-bodied beggars are seen on roads convincing people to fetch some money. But, how do we categorise those beggars in fashionable and expensive attires begging around? Yes, this has been proved true when around 43 Rajasthani females in jeans, T-shirts and capris were found begging for the past two days in Latur. These fashionable female-beggers were arrested by Latur police on Monday evening. Read More................43 fashionable female beggers detained in Latur

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Nanny sedates baby, 'rents' him out to beggars

BANGALORE: The worst nightmare of working parents entrusting the care of their children to nannies became a reality for a city couple recently. As soon as they would kiss their little one goodbye, the nanny would feed him and get him ready - for a day of begging on the streets of Bangalore. Instead of milk, the baby was fed sedatives; instead of the clothes carefully put out by his parents, she would dress him up in rags. Read More................Nanny sedates baby, 'rents' him out to beggars

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In Ajmer, begging's Rs 10 cr biz

AJMER: The rate varies depending on the handicap. Someone without hands or legs can hope to pocket Rs 2,000 a day. The rate drops sharply to Rs 950 someone who still has the use of one eye, a hand and a leg. The rate also varies with age: an elderly woman is obviously preferred over a young, healthy one. Read More................In Ajmer, begging's Rs 10 cr biz

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India's beggars eye Commonwealth windfall

CHENNAI, India – Beggars in the Indian capital are eying a windfall from tourists during next year's Commonwealth Games and some are learning to ask for alms in foreign languages, according to a newspaper report Sunday.

"More than one lakh (100,000) foreigners will be in the city during the period," Vijay Babli, reported by Hindustan Times as the leader of over 1,200 beggar families living in New Delhi's Rohini's Lal Quarter, told the paper. Read More................India's beggars eye Commonwealth windfall

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English-speaking Beggars

They come to you dressed in rags but will take you by surprise with their perfect accent and mastery of the Queen's language as you walk through Connaught Place in the heart of the national capital.

They are the modern English-speaking beggars who would not ask for money or food but will hit at your conscience by asking you to buy them medicines which they "badly need". Read more...............................................English-speaking beggars on prowl in Delhi streets

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Beggars too feel the Inflation pinch!

In capital city New Delhi, Life for scores of beggars at the city's traffic intersections is no longer as good as it used to be a year ago. Their daily collection is dwindling fast and they blame skyrocketing inflation for it.

Motorists, scooter riders, bikers and those in three-wheelers are no longer large-hearted enough to dole out currencies or coins in denominations of rupees two to 10. Read more..............................Beggars too feel the inflation pinch!

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Pictures & Video of Mukesh Ambani's world's most expensive $2-Billion Home

Here below are links on Forbes.com of Pictures & Video of Mukesh Ambani's world's most expensive $2-Billion Home in Mumbai in which 600 People shall Serve 6 of Family.

Click Here for.............Pictures of Mukesh Ambani's world's most expensive $2-Billion Home.

Click Here for.............Video of Mukesh Ambani's world's most expensive $2-Billion Home.

Here below is a Video of millions living in nearby slums & shanty colonies in inhumane conditions where Mukesh Ambani is going to have this costliest mansion. These are the poor people who live below poverty line, which is defined as 12 rupees per day (0.3 US$ per day). These poor people are unable to get even two square meals a day to fill their stomach.

What a contrast of Rich & Poor!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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God Save the Poor People

In India, there are millions of people who live below poverty line & are unable to get two square meals a day to fill their stomach. Many of these are beggars & many of those live in Slums in inhumane conditions. As per earlier report India not Shining around 26% of India's population lives below the poverty line, which is defined as 12 rupees per day (0.3 US$ per day).

Here below is a video depicting the plight of those poor people of India & it is prayed to God that we all & Indian Government do something for these less fortunate people.

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When officials left begging for beggars!

They were ubiquitous at market places, traffic intersections and other busy spots. But suddenly Chandigarh's beggars seem to have disappeared into thin air - perhaps in a bid to avoid a rehabilitation scheme!Desperate to launch a campaign to rid this 114-sq km city of beggars and bring them into the mainstream, education department officials recently started looking for them. But they were able to trace just 40-odd beggars. The rest seemed to have vanished. Read more............................Chandigarh officials left begging for beggars!

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New Delhi jails beggars

MOST mornings in New Delhi, a battered van sets off around the Indian capital and snatches bedraggled and disabled men from the streets.

These men are among the last things Delhi wants to see as it spruces itself up ahead of hosting the 2010 Commonwealth Games, seen as a chance to flaunt the capital as the face of a new, more modern India.

Hundreds of beggars are being locked up for between one and ten years under anti-begging laws. Read more..........Delhi jails beggars in push to become a modern city

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Shopkeepers Begging for Coins from Beggars

In Calcutta city in West Bengal state of India shopkeepers are begging for coins from the beggars and buying coins at prices above their face value. Reason, there is sudden shortage of coins in this city of 14 million.

Reserve Bank of India has resorted to the emergency measures, distributing millions of coins to satisfy the demand.

Since the coin shortage became acute at the beginning of June, the bank has distributed nearly 5 million rupees (US$121,950; Euro 91,664.16) worth of coins, including one million on Thursday alone, said Nilanjan Saha, the bank's treasurer in the city.

But the emergency supplies have failed to appease the demand & nearly 2,000 people stood in two lines on a recent day at the bank to exchange currency notes for coins, many planning to resell them for a profit.

One woman, who asked not to be named, set up shop outside the bank selling packets of 100 rupee coins for 120 rupees.

"It may sound strange, but we have found that beggars are a good source of coins," said Mum Poddar, who runs a small shop selling stationary.

Bank officials said they were mystified by the shortage.

"There is no reason," said Saha. "But I have heard reports that some unscrupulous traders were melting coins because the face value of the coins are lower than the metal value."

The bank was also investigating claims the coins were being melted down to make razor blades.

There are "reports that as many as six blades can be made from one single one rupee coin," said bank security officer Subal Chandra Naskar.

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