Denied free tea, cops thrash tea-stall owner

LUCKNOW: Denying policemen complimentary tea proved costly for Raju Shukla, who now lies in the emergency ward of Balrampur Hospital. Shukla was brutally assaulted by four cops from the Chowk fire department late on Monday night. Read more..........................Denied free tea, cops thrash tea-stall owner

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Thieves stealing Leaves

GUWAHATI, India - Thieves are breaking into tea gardens in India's northeast and plucking leaves, damaging tea bushes and hurting the industry, planters said.

The thieves are believed to be villagers in the tea-growing regions of Assam, famed for its strong malty brew, some of whom struggle to produce saleable tea in their small backyard tea gardens created as part of an employment scheme a decade ago.

"These thieves are now so desperate, they come with bows and arrows, and homemade firearms," said Rupesh Gowala, who leads a tea workers association.

"They clash with our workers whenever they are stopped from stealing. Two of our workers were also killed by them recently." Read more............................Thieves stealing leaves

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Man lynched for delay in serving tea

In yet another case of mob violence, a tea shop owner was beaten to death by a group of youths for delay in serving tea in Bihar's Araria district, the police said on Thursday.

The police said some youths were angered by the delay in serving tea. They first beat up Qayum's son Bittu. When Qayum intervened to rescue his son, they severely beat him with bamboo stick and bricks, they said. He died on the way to hospital and his son was admitted to the hospital for treatment, the police said.

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30,000 join tea party - record made

As more than 30,000 people raised their designer cups and took a sip of tea, Indore city of Madhya Pradesh state of India set a new record for hosting the largest tea party.

Citizens responded with enthusiasm to the novel event and started arriving at a stadium, the venue for the function, well ahead of the scheduled time of 3.30 p.m. and within an hour all seats were taken. Read more...................Indore breaks record as 30,000 join tea party

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Have Tea on Rambhai's Website

For the last 25 years, he has supplied steaming cups of chai at his kitli, offering food for thought and creating a space for debate and discussion for students of IIM-Ahmedabad. Now, this chaiwala is raising a storm in a tea cup in cyberspace, with a website created in his name that has a popular discussion board which touches on almost everything - from global warming to "hot" Carla Bruni. Read more..........................................................Have chai on Rambhai's website

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He brews tea - and stories - at his stall

Pouring endless cups of tea for customers, Laxman Rao looks like any other tea vendor on a busy road of the capital. But looks can be deceptive and Rao proves that. This tea vendor has authored 18 books till date! Read full story here...........................He brews tea - and stories - at his stall

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Buy tea from post offices

In Uttar Pradesh state of India, now you shall be able to buy tea, recharge card, pay bill, exchange soiled notes, insurance and loans at your nearest post-office.

"On offer is a vibrant basket of services as we have a robust network with 17,568 post-offices and presence in Uttar Pradesh since 1879. So today we have both the manpower (57,658) and network to sell any viable product," said Abha Singh, director, postal services, Uttar Pradesh. Read more........Now, buy tea from post offices

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Tea vendor paid Rs 8 lakh as income tax

A vendor who sells tea and snacks in Pali district paid Rs 8 lakh ( US$ 20,000) as income tax after officials found undeclared assets worth Rs 25 lakh(US$ 62,500). The vendor, whose stall is in Rohit village on the Jodhpur-Pali road in Rajasthan state of India, paid the amount yesterday.

The officials also seized Rs 1 crore in cash during a raid on a gutkha manufacturer’s premises.

The raids were conducted at the premises of the businessman located in Jodhpur, Mumbai, Udaipur, Kota, Bikaner and Ajmer

During the raids, jewellery worth several lakh rupees were also found from four lockers owned by the businessman.

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Ghost who likes Cake & Tea

"When darkness descends on the graveyard, a tall shadow emerges out, stalks passersby, stops them and asks for cakes and a cup of tea. Needless to say, the hair-raising encounter makes the people run away as fast as they can. A few of them simply collapsed, adds graveyard caretaker Mahmood Ali. "

Mahmood explains, "Many people saw the ghost emerging out of Tomkinson's grave while others saw it melting down right on the same grave."

The ghost that emerges out of a graveyard in the outskirts of Gaya in Bihar state of India is of one English man "Owen Tomkinson" who was a British soldier who died of cholera at the age of 47 on September 19, 1906 & was buried in the Durbar graveyard at Iqbal Nagar here. Read more.........The ghost who talks cake & tea

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