This candidate wears 8.5 kg Gold worth more than 2 crores

Pune: Following in the footsteps of the late Maharashtra Navnirman Sena MLA from Khadakwasala, Ramesh Wanjale, yet another goldman is trying his luck at the forthcoming civic body elections.

Nationalist Congress Party's (NCP) Samrat Moze (30), who is hoping to contest from Panel 14 in Shivajinagar, has gained recognition for sporting gold ornaments weighing 8.5 kg that cost over Rs. 2.37 crore. Before the code of conduct was enforced, in his bid to attract voters', Moze had put up massive banners across the city with his bling bling on. Read More................This candidate wears 8.5 kg Gold worth more than 2 crores

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Students asked to write their exams barefoot

Pune: For students attempting the board exams in Maharashtra next year, stepping inside the examination hall may be akin to visiting a temple. The state education ministry is mulling over a proposal where students appearing for the boards will be asked to remove their shoes before entering the examination halls. This means they will write their exams barefoot. Read more at: Students in Pune asked to write their exams barefoot

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Two kids die locked in fridge

PUNE: In a freak mishap, two children were suffocated to an icy death after being shut in a deep freeze refrigerator box kept in front of a shop at Jejuri near here, police said on Saturday. Read More................Two kids die locked in fridge

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4 women forced to dip hands in hot oil to prove innocence

PUNE: Four women labourers ended up with severe burns to their fingers and hands while trying to prove their innocence in a theft case at a slum in Vimannagar here on Sunday last. Read more......................4 women forced to dip hands in hot oil to prove innocence

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Pig thieves caught after hot chase

PUNE: After a dangerous and dramatic three-hour chase in the wee hours of Monday, police nabbed three men of a dozen-strong gang involved in poaching pigs of foreign breed.

The bizarre drama began around 3.00 am when a van with a Gujarat registration number arrived at the farm of one Babasaheb Jadhav in Sutardara in Kothrud. The men in the van stole eight high-breed pigs from the piggery and drove away. Alerted by the commotion, the farm-owner immediately informed the police. Read more...................Pig rustlers caught after hot chase at night

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No Toilets, No Loans

Pune: In an unusual posture to achieve targets under the government's 'Nirmal Gram' project, the Pune district administration has warned that those villagers who did not have toilets in their houses, would be deprived of loans and benefits under various welfare schemes. Read more......................No loans if villagers do not build toilets: Pune Collector

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City residents lose sleep over rumours of death in sleep

PUNE: It was a sleepless night for many citizens in the Pimpri-Chinchwad township and some Pune suburbs, following a rumour that people were dying in their sleep. The ‘reasons’ for the rumoured deaths were many - planetary effect, fast spreading illness and earthquake. Read more..............................Pune residents lose sleep over rumours

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Techi Jumps to death from Seven-Floor Building

PUNE: Unable to cope with the work pressure in the software world, an IIT alumnus committed suicide on Wednesday night by jumping from the terrace of the seven-floor building where he was working. Read more.............................IIT alumnus jumps to death from office

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Wanna Contest Polls, First Have Toilet in Home

"Barack Obama", do you have a toilet in your home??? Oh!!! sorry, I am an Indian & I think you live in America & this rule is going to be applicable in India only & not in America. O.K. you can go out in open if you want to!!!!!!!!!!!!

Anyway, Jokes apart, In many parts of India having a toilet at home is still considered unhygienic in rural areas, leading to defecation in fields and open spaces.

The political class too is not above such practice in villages. And what better way to spread the message of hygiene than making it compulsory for a candidate to have a toilet at his residence?

The state government of Maharashtra in India is planning a legislation to disqualify candidates from contesting any elections if they don't have toilet facilities in their residences.

In an effort to strengthen the sanitation campaign, chief minister Vilasrao Deshmukh has taken keen interest to bring in a law banning candidates from contesting elections if they don't have toilet facilities in their homes, Mallinath Kalshetti, state co-ordinator of the total sanitation campaign, said on Thursday. Read more...............................................To contest polls, home toilet is necessary

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And Pappu, 74, Fails once again!

BEHROR, RAJASTHAN: It seems luck is still not ready to smile on 74-year-old Shiv Charan, who has been appearing in the Class 10 board examinations for the last 38 years. He has failed once again, marring his chances of getting married!

The results of the Rajasthan board's secondary examination announced Tuesday evening shattered the dream of the septuagenarian - lovingly called Pappu - to get married only after clearing the test. Read more of this story here.......................And Pappu, 74, fails once again!

But here below are few success stories too of the old people which make an interesting reading:

55-year-old clears Class X examination

Pune: A PhD under her belt, at 81

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Fortune-tellers play Career counsellor

PUNE: As if talent, temperament and interests were not enough, more and more students are queuing up at the offices of numerologists and astrologers to help them select the right career.

Parents and students approach them to know the inclination of their wards and select the field accordingly. The number goes up following results and psychologists term the tendency as “anxiety tolerance". Read more..........................................Fortune-tellers play career counsellor

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A portable Toilet as Wedding gift!!!

What qualifies as the perfect marriage gift? Jewellery, dress, diamonds or a luxurious car? None of the above, feels Savitri Mane, who has decided to give her niece the most 'precious' gift of all — a portable toilet.

Katraj-resident Savitri's niece Raksha is marrying a youth from Bhor this week. When Raksha's parents noticed that the groom's house does not have a toilet, they decided to gift the bride one. "It has become a trend nowadays to buy portable toilets as gifts. The demand is on the rise this season. Read more........................................A portable toilet is a precious gift!

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Marriage called off after row over menu

In India one has heard of marriages getting cancelled over demands for dowry. It is seldom that a marriage is called off over an issue as trivial as the demand for serving a specific delicacy, in this case "Aam ras", to the relatives of the groom.

However, this did happen at the Shivshankar marriage hall in Mukundgenagar area of Pune city in Maharashtra state of India during a marriage function involving the city-based Bhise family and the Botalji family from Talegaon-Dabhade. Read more......................................Wedding called off after row over menu

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Marriage in a hot air balloon

Marriages are made in heaven - one wedding in Pune city in Maharashtra state of India came pretty close.

Pune adventure sports enthusiast Shital Mahajan got married to Vaibhav Rane, working as a software engineer with Nokia, around 600 feet above the earth in a hot air balloon.

Hindu priest Milind Bildikar Guruji and Shital's father Kamlakar Mahajan accompanied the young couple in the small basket dangling below the huge multi-hued balloon. Read more..................................Pune girl weds NRI boy in hot air balloon

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Girl branded for not doing homework

In an outrageous incident, a nine-year-old girl, Kuntal Pandhare of Akurdi Pradhikaran, was allegedly branded with a red-hot steel kitchen fork by her private tutors for failing to do her geography homework.

Kuntal bore at least four burn marks on her arms due to the branding.Read more...........................Girl branded for not doing homework

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Students ate Noodles as punishment

In Pune city in Maharashtra state of India several students of St Helena's school complained of stomach pain and dysentry after the school's hostel authorities allegedly forced them to eat fast-food noodles only for breakfast, lunch and dinner over the last three days as a punitive measure.
The school's chairperson, Olive Das, has justified the action, saying the action followed an incident in which some of the hostel girls were caught cooking noodles on a heated iron. Read more..........................Only noodles as punishment

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Dead Boss's office looted by Employees

In an incident in Pimpri near Pune in Maharashtra state of India, three employees working in the office of their deceased boss took away important documents and cash from his office. Their Boss was a sharebroker & was recently killed in a road accident..............Employees loot dead boss's office

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IT Employees found 'inappropriately' dressed sent home to change

In India IT is a hot word as India produces remarkably good IT professionals in the world. But here is one India’s top IT company "Tech Mahindra" with its head office in Pune in Maharashtra state which has enforced a strict dress code for its employees.

"Employees found "inappropriately" dressed are being sent home to change. Over 23,000 professionals work at Tech Mahindra's global network of 24 locations, including 11 development centres and 13 global sales offices."

Employees would be given a warning for the first offence. In case the offence is repeated, the employee will be slapped with a penalty of Rs 1,000, the dress code says. Read more.......Are you sure IT's proper dress?

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A Tree laden with books

A roadside tree at the gate of the Ambar Hall in Kothrud in Pune city in Maharashtra state of India is currently drawing huge crowds. The reason — instead of fruits and flowers, the tree is laden with books written in Marathi. Read full story here..............A tree to teach reading habits

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Trekker survives 32 days in dense forest

A man from Pune in Maharashtra state of India got lost in the dense forest of the Sahyadri ranges near Khandala & spent 32 days without food and potable water before finding his way back to civilisation. Read full story here.......Pune trekker survives 32 days in wild

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