A ration card in the name of Mahatma Gandhi

Father of the nation Mahatma Gandhi got his new ration card recently :)
History rewritten. Nathuram Godse was the father of Mahatma Gandhi..

Believe it or not - the authorities in Andhra Pradesh have issued a ration card in the name of Mahatma Gandhi along with his picture!

What is more shocking is that the card named Nathuram Godse, the killer of Mahatma Gandhi, as his father. Godse, however, has been misspelt as Godsay.

Chittoor district collector V Seshadari has ordered a probe after the ration card, carrying a fictitious address, was detected during a verification drive in the district to wee out bogus cards.

The card was issued in Chuttagunta village of Ramachandrapuram mandal in Chittoor district. It carried the picture of Gandhi with the name of MK Gandhi Thatha (Thatha in Telugu means grandfather), age 65, father's name Godsay, address 15-46541, Gandhi Street, Gandhi Road. The address was that of a fair price shop owner.

Seshadari has constituted a three-member committee to probe the matter and take action against the officers responsible.

Action is likely to be taken against those who were entrusted with the task of taking photographs of the person on whose name the card is issued and affix it on the card. The revenue officials also failed to check the name and address.

This is not the first incident of its kind. In the past, bogus cards in the name of politicians, film stars, sportspersons and even Hindu Gods were detected. However, this time the officials have taken a serious note of the incident as it involved the name and picture of the father of nation.

In June, a ration card issued to one Laxmi of Vizianagaram district with a photograph of tennis star Sania Mirza was detected.

The latest incident once again exposed the collusion between the officials and fair price shop dealers. The authorities have intensified verification as several dealers have managed to get dozens of ration cards in fictitious names.

The white ration card issued to below poverty line families make them eligible to get rice at Rs 2 per kg and social security benefits like health insurance and housing.

The authorities had launched door-to-door verification campaign early this year when it was found that the number of ration cards issued in some districts exceeded the population. The number of bogus cards in the state is estimated to be 3.5 million.

Source: Hindustan Times, November 21, 2009

India Can win Nobel prize for dirt and filth - Jairam Ramesh

Even the ministers are as frustrated as common man when it comes to pollution and dirt control in India. Its easy to say that Indian cities are not clean, they are very polluted, etc., but what are we doing for that. Certain strict measures should be taken immediately so that our environment is saved which results in good health for the people in the future. Even every citizen should do his part in saving their cities from dirt and pollution.

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Environment minister Jairam Ramesh, known for courting controversy and making candid remarks, on Friday said if there was a Nobel Prize for dirt and filth, India would get it.

Our cities are the dirtiest cities of the world. If there is a Nobel Prize for dirt and filth, India will win it, no doubt,he said at a function to release a report "Green India 2047" by The Energy Research Institute (TERI).

The minister was talking in reference to poor facilities for disposing municipal waste in a majority of Indian cities.

I think our cities have the dubious distinction of being the dirtiest cities in the world. There is no doubt about it. But if there is a Nobel Prize for dirt and filth, India will win it hands down. There is no competition for that and we have to do something dramatic on municipal solid waste, Ramesh said.

The report he released states that unclean air and water could be responsible for the death of eight lakh people every year in the country.

Our limited analysis suggests that unclean air and water may be taking a toll in terms of over eight lakh deaths in the country each year and morbidity costs amounting to 3.6% of GDP, the report said.

R K Pachauri, head of TERI and chairman of the Nobel-winning UN IPCC said, It is important for every sector and every section of society to understand that protecting the environment is not a luxury. Its an intimate part of promoting the economic welfare of people.

He added that about 45% of the population did not have access to safe drinking water and the air quality was poor in most Indian cities.

Source: Times Of India, 21 November 2009

TED India Conference: Pranav Mistry - The thrilling potential of SixthSense technology: Video

Here is another Indian - Pranav Mistry, who is making mark worldwide with his great technological skills. He is the inventor of Sixth Sense Technology which is just amazing. Just have a look at this video. I bet you will be astonished. Such great people from India are taking India ahead in the global technological front. Hat's Off!

At TEDIndia, Pranav Mistry demos several tools that help the physical world interact with the world of data -- including a deep look at his SixthSense device and a new, paradigm-shifting paper "laptop." In an onstage Q&A, Mistry says he'll open-source the software behind SixthSense, to open its possibilities to all.

About Pranav Mistry:
Pranav Mistry is the inventor of SixthSense, a wearable device that enables new interactions between the real world and the world of data.
He is a PhD student in the Fluid Interfaces Group at MIT's Media Lab. Before his studies at MIT, he worked with Microsoft as a UX researcher; he's a graduate of IIT. Mistry is passionate about integrating the digital informational experience with our real-world interactions.

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TED India Conference: Hans Rosling on Asia's Rise - How and When : Video

Look at this video of TED India Conference where Hans Rosling explains and predicts the economic growth of India and China. India Shining. :)

Hans Rosling was a young guest student in India when he first realized that Asia had all the capacities to reclaim its place as the world's dominant economic force. At TEDIndia, he graphs global economic growth since 1858 and predicts the exact date that India and China will outstrip the US and become the worlds economic power.

About Hans Rosling:
As a doctor and researcher, Hans Rosling identified a new paralytic disease induced by hunger in rural Africa. Now he looks at the bigger picture of social and economic development with his remarkable trend-revealing software.
Even the most worldly and well-traveled among us will have their perspectives shifted by Hans Rosling. A professor of global health at Sweden's Karolinska Institute, his current work focuses on dispelling common myths about the so-called developing world, which (he points out) is no longer worlds away from the west. In fact, most of the third world is on the same trajectory toward health and prosperity, and many countries are moving twice as fast as the west did.

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Shiv Sena Activists attack on IBN Lokmat channel's Office: Video

India is facing more problems in regionalism and national integrity these days especially after recent attacks on North Indians by MNS in Maharashtra. If this goes on like this, the day is not too far that India itself will be splitted into different parts based on this meaningless regionalism. Indians should first stop this and stop fighting against each other.

Few days back Sachin Tendulkar said "Mumbai belongs to all Indians. I am a Maharashtrian and am extremely proud of that. But I am an Indian first" . What was wrong in that statement. Shiv Sena started attacking sachin through media saying that what he said was against maharashtrians and marathi manoos. This was not enough to them, they later attacked the IBN news channel in mumbai.

CCTV captures the moment right wing Shiv Sena activists launch an attack on the offices of television channel IBN Lokmat in India's western Mumbai.

At least 25 people were hurt when an angry mob of 20-25 activists barged into the office of the channel at around 1600 (1130GMT).

Armed with rods and cricket bats, the mob damaged computers, furniture, glass partitions and other electronic equipment. The attack on the IBN offices was allegedly sparked by negative reports about the Shiv Sena and its chief Balasaheb Thackeray.
Media networks across the country have condemned the incident, saying it amounts to a clear attack on press freedom. Police have arrested seven people in connection with the incident.

Look at the way the activists are attacking the journalists inside their office. Disgusting.

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According to a channel staffer, the Sena activists barged into the channel office around 4 p.m., shouting slogans in favour of the Shiv Sena and Bal Thackeray.

Besides editor Nikhil Wagle, who was slapped, pushed around and had a chair flung at him, three other staffers sustained injuries in the Shiv Sena activists' attack.

A shaken Wagle said that some of the activists launched a brutal attack on the journalists and other staffers in the office, they caused extensive damage to the office, furniture and fittings there.

"The attack was preplanned, they had come armed with sticks and iron rods for creating the mayhem in our offices. They hurled a chair at me," Wagle told media persons.

The Shiv Sena owned up responsibility for the attack later Friday evening, while the vandalism drew condemnation from other political parties.

"The government shall not go soft on the Shiv Sena and the media should boycott the Shiv Sena," a grim Ashok Chavan told media persons Friday evening. The city police nabbed seven and Pune police arrested eight Shiv Sainiks for the attacks.

Home Minister R.R. Patil also condemned the attacks and assured newsmen that stern action would be taken against those involved.

Shiv Sena spokesman Sanjay Raut accused the channel of misquoting Thackeray's observations on cricket maestro Sachin Tendulkar in a signed article in the Sena mouthpiece "Saamana" last week.

"This is not an attack on the entire media. The (IBN-Lokmat) channel has been constantly misreporting about Bal Thackeray and targeting the Shiv Sena. We shall not tolerate any criticism of our party chief," Raut, a Sena Rajya Sabha MP, said.

"They also manhandled a few staffers, including women, and editor Nikhil Wagle and others," said Vijay Darda, chairman of the Lokmat group of newspapers that part-owns the channel.

Terming it as "an attack on the freedom of speech and media", Darda said he did not expect this from Sena executive president Uddhav Thackeray.

"I have always considered him as a refined, cultured and family person and what has happened has pained us," Darda told IANS.

He said the channel had been running several reports on the debacle of the Shiv Sena-Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) alliance in last month's elections to the Mahastrata state assembly.

"They have vented their frustration at the defeat on the journalists and the TV channel, which is highly condemnable," said Darda, a Congress member in the Rajya Sabha.

Darda, whose younger brother Rajendra is a Congress cabinet minister in Maharasthra, said it is "disturbing that the Sainiks have become so bold as to launch attacks on the media without any fear".

CNN-IBN chief Rajdeep Sardesai termed the attacks as "a shame" and condemned the Sena for the attaks.

"Be it the Shiv Sena or the Maharashtra Navnirmaan Sena (MNS), all are anti-social elements. They are spreading a feeling of regional difference amongst the states of the country. We appeal to the Election Commission to cancel the registration of such parties which do not follow the Indian constitution," Rajendra Chaudhary, spokesperson of the Samajwadi Party in Uttar Pradesh, told IANS.

Source: in.reuters.com,www.tvnext.in, 20 Nov 2009

2000 women whipped for 5 hours by priests in Tamilnadu: video

More superstition. Once again the target is women. Massive whipping of women and even young girls. They are getting whipped like this as part of some ritual. Really dont know how many such rituals are still existing in rural India. People watching this say nothing absurd about what they saw. "Tradition is tradition", they say.

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Like every Dussera, thousands gathered to pray at a 300-year-old temple in Tamil Nadu's Namakkal district. What followed next was unspeakable horror.

Two thousand teenagers and children, some as young as 10, were whipped by the temple's priests. For five hours. The priests' explanation: This whipping is a cure-all. Some 10-year-olds were lashed for not studying enough. Others were attacked for being slow to attain puberty. And menstruating teens were hit for being impure. The priests say this is nothing new. "We have been practicing this ritual for 300 years" declares Thangavelu, a priest.

The shocking scenes were filmed by local channels, none of whom called for help. Like others in this area, they find nothing absurd about what they saw. Tradition is tradition, they say.

The women can be seen gasping for breath, many are sobbing their hearts out. But the faith is unshakeable. Radhika, a devotee, says, "We believe that when we are whipped, we will get rid of all our mental and physical ailments and evil spirits."

Source: NDTV, September 30, 2009

Heights of superstition and blind belief: killing their own mother

Even today people in India believe in few superstitions which doesnt have any meaning. Exorcism ,if believed, is meant to be done by experienced people since it has its own complications. Here few men took this job by their own and in the process, they beat their own mother to death. Holy Shit !!

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In a grotesque incident, three educated sons of a UP Power Corporation engineer, along with a cousin, punched, kicked and beat their mother to death with a rod believing that she had been possessed by the spirit of a dead relative.

The bizarre violence didn't end there. The foursome then tried to "sacrifice" a sister-in-law in an attempt to bring their dead mother back to life. They also beat up and injured their sister, her husband, the husband's father and two sisters, when they tried to intervene. All except their brother-in-law, Rohit Kumar, had to be hospitalized. The gruesome drama lasted from 9pm to 10.30pm.

The eldest of the three brothers, Rohit Gautam, 28, is an engineer in a multinational production unit at Greater Noida. Another brother, Navneet, 26, recently completed his MBA. The youngest, Ashwini, 24, is doing a course in electrical work from a polytechnic. The "exorcism" took place in a respectable, middle class locality in the city.

As news of the violence spread, several hundred residents rushed to the police station to get a glimpse of the "butchers of Vijaynagar". Some agitated residents demanded they be allowed to lynch the culprits. The area police remained as involved with crowd control as they were with the investigation.

Rohit Kumar, whose wife, Renu, is the sister of the three assailants, said: "My mother, Banso Devi, had died two months ago. Soon after that, my brothers-in-law claimed my mother's spirit had possessed their mother, Shashi. On Saturday, they told us that we should perform a havan to exorcise my mother's spirit. We agreed just to make them feel good."

After the havan, Kumar said in the police report, he went home leaving Renu behind. "But about 8.30pm, the brothers phoned me to say Renu was very ill. When I reached there, their mother was having a fit. And the three brothers and their cousin, Kuldeep, 25, were shouting, 'Banso Devi, let go of our mother'."

Kumar said the brothers were kicking and punching their mother, and beating her with a rod, in an attempt to exorcise the spirit. "Soon Shashi Devi, who was around 55, died because of the beating."

The men then turned to Kumar's sister, Ruchi. She later said: "The brothers had become ferocious. They decided that a human sacrifice was needed to bring their mother back to life. They decided I was to be sacrificed. Even as their father, Ranvir Gautam, my sister, Lalita and sister-in-law, Renu, tried to intervene, they pulled us all into a room and latched the door from inside. They beat us all with rods. My left arm broke and I received head and body injuries. We survived because around 10.30pm, neighbours forced open the door to rescue us. The police also arrived about the same time."

All the assailants, with the exception of Rohit Gautam who is absconding, have been arrested. They have all been booked for culpable homicide not amounting to murder and for "committing an act which, if it results in the victim's death, would make the death appear unintentional".

SSP, Deepak Ratan, said, "This is a case of sheer superstition and blind belief. There was no element of human sacrifice in the goings on, as some would like to believe. But it is tragic that even well educated people can behave in this way. These brothers' mother was ill. Like any patient, she required medical treatment."

Source: Times Of India, 28 April 2008

9 year old karnataka boy set a new record in limbo-skating: Video

I always wondered why sports like gymnastics, skating, etc are not promoted in India. If promoted properly, these might bring us good amount of medals in olympics and commonwealth games.

Leaving medals aside, here is one 9 year old indian guy who has set a new record in limbo-scating. This needs a lot of dedication and practice. Wonder what is limbo-driving, have a look at the attached video.

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A 9-year-old boy from Belgaum, Karnataka, has set a new record by doing “limbo-skating” under cars while blindfolded.

Rohan Ajit Kokane left onlookers shocked showing them his skilfulness at vanishing under three vehicles, before emerging triumphantly on the other side.

The daring schoolboy is the first to attempt a record at limbo-skating while blindfolded.The World Records Academy has given him a certificate, and nominated his brave efforts for the Guinness book of world records.



The bendy third grade student started limbo-skating two-and-a-half years ago, and trains for four hours every day.“I passed blindfolded under three cars but in future I would try to pass under more,” the Sun quoted him as saying.

Rohan revealed that he was first inspired by a boy skater at a local roller skating rink in Belgaum.“I got fascinated and asked my dad to get me one roller skate because that’s all we could afford,” he said.

He first developed his talent at home, and later took formal lessons from a skating coach.Suryakant Hindelgelkar, Rohan’s trainer, says that he soon realised that his student had a special talent.

He said: “I train more than 200 students but seeing Rohan’s body flexibility and control, I knew he could do something unique. We came up with limbo-skating blindfolded. He is an amazing student. I think he’s god’s gift.” (ANI)

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Source: www.thaindian.com, September 23rd, 2009

An Indian who holds 20 Post Graduate University Degrees

Ever wondered of doing a double degree..or may be three...its highly impossible now a days because of various reasons. Here is one guy who holds TWENTY PG University Degrees to his name. I wonder what he would call himself. Nevertheless, a great achievement.

Shrikant Jichkar has had 20 post-graduate University Degrees. Beginning as a Medical Doctor (MBBS and MD ) he did his Law (LL.B.) with Post-graduation in International Law (LL.M.) and his Masters in Business Administration (DBM and MBA) and in Journalism (B.Journ).

He did his Masters in ten subjects:
M.A. (Public Administration) ; M.A. (Sociology) ; M.A. (Economics); M.A. (Sanskrit); M.A. (History); M.A.(English Literature); M.A. (Philosophy); M.A. (Political Science) ; M.A. (Ancient Indian History, Culture and Archaeology); M.A (Psychology).

He got his D. Litt (Doctor of Letters) in Sanskrit. Most of his Degrees are with First Merit and he has obtained 28 Gold Medals. Between 1972 and 1990 he has written 42 university examinations.

Limca Book of Records lists him as the "most qualified" person in India. In 1978 he wrote the UPSC exam, and got into the Indian Police Service; resigned, took the exam again in 1980, got into the Indian Administrative Service only to resign in four months to contest his first general election.

Out of his 42 University exams,he got gold medals in 26 degree exams.He completed most of his degrees from the Shivaji University,Kolhapur.

In 1977, he was elected President of the Nagpur University Student's Council. In 1980 he was elected to Maharashtra Legislative Assembly becoming the youngest MLA in the country at 25 and subsequently became a very powerful government minister holding 14 portfolios at a time. After 12 years in the Maharashtra Legislature he was elected to the Indian Parliament in 1992 where he was MP till 1998. In 1999 he lost the election to the Lok Sabha by a slender margin of 3000 votes in an electorate of 1.4 million voters.

13 year old Indian Girls fiery speech against Pakistan : Video

I am speechless by seeing this video !

Look at the hatred against pakistan in her words. uffffff !!!!

I am not sure whether such level of hatred is good or not, but if this is what a small girl feels and preaches to other people, just think to what level Indians are disturbed by their neighbors terrorist acts over the years.

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Bike driven over kids hand in a tamilnadu school

A teacher in Tamil Nadu did ride his bike on his students hand and stomach. Is this a school or a circus training institute. I know it can be done with practice, but are the parents sending kids to school to do such stunts. I really dont understand what the teacher want to achieve here.

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A state government run elementary school in Tamil Nadu's Villupuram district, celebrated a function by making students endure the pain of a motorcycle run over their hands. And as if this was not bad enough, a motorcycle was also driven over the stomach of a little girl.

School authorities say that it was meant to be a bravery show and was organised with the consent of the parent-teacher body. The students say they were put through the stunt several times as practice.

Ironically, this brutality on the children was witnessed by the state's High Education Minister, K Ponmudi's wife, who was there to distribute free uniforms and stationery. K Ponmudi has now distanced himself from the event.

"I have already warned them that no such incident should not happen again. We will take neccesary action. It is a rare incident," he says.

But the matter has now been raised by the Centre and child activists too are protesting.

Women and Child Development Minister, Krishna Tirath said, "It is shocking. If necessary, we will ask the child commission to probe into the matter."

The incident is a case of gross violation of children rights. Despite the presence of the state education minister wife's - who reportedly objected to these daredevil stunts being performed - no action has been taken by the government for over two weeks till Tuesday when media took up the issue.

Source: IBNLive.com, Jul 29, 2009

A Monkey taking care of a new born baby: Video

Have you ever seen a monkey being a baby sitter.
Here is one such story where a monkey takes care of a new born baby.

A wild monkey in Dhenkanal(INDIA) protects and takes care of a twenty-four day old human baby when his mother is engaged in household activities. The monkey comes to the house in the morning and spends the whole day taking care of the baby and at times even sleeps in the house with the little one. This incidence has become the talk of the town and the locals are also surprised, though pleasantly protects and takes care of a twenty-four day old human baby when his mother is engaged in household chores.

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Indian Police threw pregnant mother from train for not paying them bribe

Police officers taking bribe is not new in India. Its their bread and butter :)
But killing a pregnant women when the lady did not pay them bribe is totally unacceptable. Such policemen should be thrown out of the department immediately.
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Two police officers in India have been arrested after allegedly throwing a pregnant woman and her three-year-old daughter off a moving train for refusing to pay a bribe of 100 rupees.

According to a police report, Ram Singh and Sudhir Singh demanded the bribe on Thursday when Dinesh Kumar Lodh and his pregnant wife Kavita attempted to carry his bicycle into the train compartment when the couple boarded a train in the Lakhimpur Kheri district of the northern state of Uttar Pradesh.

When Mrs Lodh said she was not carrying enough money, and instead offered a 5 rupee bribe, the railway officers allegedly pushed her from the train.

As she struggled to grab hold of the door, she fell under the wheels of the train and was killed instantly, witnesses said. The little girl, who had been sitting on her mother's lap, also fell out of the moving train but escaped with minor injuries.

Police bribes are a part of daily life in India, but this incident has caused widespread anger.

As news of the incident reached the family's village, a mob headed for the next stop - Tikuniya railway halt - where they attacked the two constables, causing multiple injuries.

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk, 21 Jun 2009

Man gets angry with snake and bite it to take revenge

During our childhood if someone hit us, we make sure to hit them back to take revenge. It is a sort of childish behavior which exist in every child. Here is one such 25 year old guy, who took revenge on the snake by biting it. Childish is it :)
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In a bizarre incident, a 25-year-old gardener in Orissa, furious after being bitten by a snake, grabbed the reptile, tore it apart and chewed bits of its flesh.

The incident took place on Saturday in a government-managed park at Baramunda area on the outskirts of the state capital Bhubaneswar.

The snake had bitten Ramesh Kumar Jamda, the gardener of the park, when he was removing weeds, Oriya news paper Sambad reported on Sunday.

A furious Jamda then caught hold of the snake and chewed parts of its body and swallowed the flesh.

Jamda then fell unconscious and was taken by other park employees to the local hospital. While the snake died on the spot, Jamda managed to survive after treatment, the paper said.

“I was very angry when the snake bit me on my finger. I chewed parts of its body to take revenge,” Jamda was quoted as saying. The paper has not said if the snake was a poisonous one.

Source: www.hindustantimes.com, November 08, 2009

Law-Makers ya Law-Breakers : Karnataka lawyers assault high court chief justice

We go to lawyers seeking for some justice.But when lawyers itself break the law then where should we go. Anyways here is one such incident which happened in bangalore where the lawyers man handled their own high court justice. Wah Mera India !!

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In a shocking incident that could probably be a first in the history of the Indian judiciary, Karnataka high court chief justice PD Dinakaran and two other senior judges were assaulted by agitating advocates on Monday.


The two senior judges, justices V Gopala Gowda and BV Nagarathna, were also detained in a court room by the advocates who were angered that they were hearing cases despite a call to boycott all proceedings in courts across the state on Monday.

The Advocates' Association of Bangalore had called for the boycott to protest against justice Dinakaran's decision to continue to attend court hearings despite him not being cleared of allegations of amassing huge assets, of corruption and of serious irregularities while disposing of cases.

Karnataka high court registrar-general RB Budhihal has written a letter to police commissioner Shankar M Bidari about the incident, which states that two judges, justices V Gopala Gowda and BV Nagarathna, were manhandled and chief justice Dinakaran had a sharp object thrown at him, causing injury.

The drama unfolded at about 10.30 am when the advocates noticed that despite the bar members staying away from the courts, some judges were attending hearings. When the news spread, about 200 advocates gathered at the high court premises to express anguish that judges were hearing cases without advocates being present in court rooms.

At around 11.25am, the advocates barged into court room 1, where justice Dinakaran was hearing cases. They verbally attacked him, and a sharp object was reportedly hurled at him, causing him a minor injury.

Dinakaran appealed to them: "I have highest regard for you. I have suffered a lot, and I have taken so much pain, so allow me to speak. I have given a detailed explanation to the Supreme Court collegium about the alleged allegations. If you do this to me, where shall I go? What sin have I committed? I am also one among you. I have constitutional commitments; so please let me discharge my duties."

But the agitators continued hurling abuses at him. Senior advocate Pramila Nesargi also requested the chief justice not to continue with the hearing, but justice Dinakaran held his ground. However, after 20 minutes of drama inside the court room, he was forced to leave the court room when the agitated group did not relent.

The advocates then roamed the high court corridors before entering the court room where justices Gopala Gowda and Nagarathna were hearing cases. At first, the advocates requested the judges not to continue with the hearings, but when they continued to hear the cases, they started singing the national anthem, followed by bhajans.

They then started using filthy language and began throwing papers and books at the two judges. Some advocates had even got hold of chairs and were holding them aloft.

However, when the judges did not give up, the advocates moved out and locked all the four doors of the court room with the two judges inside. They also switched off the power to the court rooms.

Finally, at about 2pm - after over two hours of detaining justices Gopala Gowda and Nagarathna, justice Dinakaran came with the police and rescued them. By 2.30 most of the advocates had disappeared from the high court premises.

High court registrar-general Budhihal has urged police commissioner Bidari to provide protection for the judges from now on, and has asked him to take stern action against the perpetrators of the violence against the chief justice and the judges.

Justice Gopala Gowda later said: "There was threat to our lives. Head of the institution (chief justice Dinakaran) was assaulted, my sister judge (BV Nagarathna) manhandled. They threw papers and books at us. They used filthy language. They then locked the court and they cut the power also. But we cannot be cowed down by this; we will work without fear. We are magnanimous."

Justice Dinakaran said "There is no confrontation between the Bar and the Bench. The administration of justice is not hampered; we have rendered justice without affecting the advocates and the litigants." He, however, refused to comment on the violent incidents.

Source : DNA, 10/11/2009

Chiranjeevi's fan killed his own father for not voting for chiranjeevi's party

We have seen the craziest of fans following to actors in india like building a temple in the actors name and so on. But here comes an extreme fan of telugu actor chiranjeevi. This die-hard fan of chiranjeevi made his father die for not voting to the party of chiranjeevi's new party in recent elections.
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In a shocking incident, a die-hard fan of actor-turned-politician Chiranjeevi killed his father for not casting his vote for the superstar’s newly formed Praja Rajyam Party (PRP).
The incident took place in Visakhapatnam district in coastal Andhra after the first phase of polling Thursday but came to light Saturday.

The police said Kosuru Rajubabu, a labourer in Acchampet, became angry after learning that his 55-year-old father Kosuru Bullabbai cast his vote for Telugu Desam Party (TDP) and stabbed him to death Thursday night.

Rajubabu, 23, with the help of few villagers buried his father on the village outskirts the same night and the next day told the people that he died a natural death. The villagers, however, grew suspicious and one of them informedthe police.

The police arrested Rajubabu, who confessed that he murdered his father for not voting for PRP. A police officer said further investigations were on.

Rajubabu is said to be an ardent fan of superstar Chiranjeevi since his childhood and had been campaigning for PRP launched by the actor recently.

His father was a supporter of legendary actor N.T. Rama Rao and the TDP founded by him.The father and son had a heated argument before the polling about whom to vote for.

Rajubabu tried to convince his father that he support the PRP. Bullabbai was adamant on voting for TDP. He later agreed to his son’s suggestion and promised to vote for the PRP.

After the voting, Rajubabu was enraged when his father told him that he voted for the TDP.The two had another round of heated argument and the son killed his father the same night.

In Andhra Pradesh, especially in the coastal region, popular Telugu actors enjoy the status of demi-gods. The fan following of superstars like late NTR and Chiranjeevi border on madness.

Source: www.thaindian.com, April 19th, 2009

New born babies thrown off roofs to thank God : Video

How can anyone throw their new born baby from a roof of 50 feet height just for following some of their bizarre religious tradition. If by mistake the head of the child bangs to the ground directly, the child will be spot dead. Still, people in india take this risk.

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Religious traditions are diverse and sometimes as bizarre as they can get. A village in Solapur, Maharashtra, has a dangerous tradition of throwing newborns from a height of 50 feet onto a sheet, which is held by devotees.

The infants are thrown off the roof of the Baba Sheikh Umar Saheb Dargah in Musti village in Solapur. This is an age-old tradition practiced by couples who are blessed with a child after taking a vow at the dargah. The devotees also believe that this ritual is good for the health of the child.

“People have been following this tradition for almost 500 years now. They believe that if they throw the child from the roof then it does good to him or her,” deputy sarpanch of Musti village, Ravikiran Mehta said.

While the practice may seem dangerous and superstitious to others, the devotees strongly believe that the fall will not harm the infants. The reason given is that there has been no recorded evidence of any physical disability to the infants.

“It’s our family tradition and so we follow it,” a devotee said.



Source: IBNLive, Apr 27, 2008

Girl married to a Dog in a bizarre ritual

This is as bizarre as it gets. A young indian girl was married to a stray DOG this january for whatever silly reason. Heights of superstition. See how the little girl is sitting without knowing what is happening to her.
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VILLAGERS in India have "married" off a young girl to a stray dog to ward off an evil spirit which they believed was threatening the family.
The locals at Munda Dhanda village in Jharkhand state, performed the ceremony as they believe it will overcome any curse that might fall on the family.

Interestingly, the girl is free to get married later in life to a man without even seeking a divorce.

Superstitions are widespread in India, especially in rural areas where literacy is scarce.

Source : www.news.com.au, January 27, 2009

Be careful while leaving your child to a baby-sitter

In olden days, mom used to take care of their children and dad used to go out for work. But in recent times its often seen that both the parents go out to work leaving their kids to be taken care by baby-sitters or in home-stays. People do this so that to meet all their expenses and save more money for their future. The parents will never know what is their child going through.
A worst nightmare occurred recently in Bangalore, where in the baby-sitter nanny sedated the children and rent them out to begging. This is horrifying. Hence be careful henceforth while leaving out your child in some home-stay.
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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.

The modus operandi was simple - she would hand the seven-month-old baby to beggars for Rs 100 a day and lie back at her employers' home, watch soaps and feed herself to her heart's content. And this was not an `ayah' picked up by hearsay reference, she came duly recruited by an employment agency, considered a safe option.

The horrifying story was revealed when the child's mother - who works for an MNC - returned home early one day. She found the nanny sitting in front of the TV but the baby was missing. Taken aback, she confronted the nanny who then confessed that she had been sending the baby for begging for the past three weeks.

It's only then that the parents realized why their son was drowsy and inactive in the evenings - he was being sedated everyday but for weekends when the parents would be home. Strangely, though, the couple have so far not lodged a police complaint.

Source: Times Of India, 6 November 2009

A 10-year-old girl in an Orissa village was sacrificed for good harvest

We have been hearing various superstitions people follow in india for the reason god knows. Here is one of such superstition where a grandfather killed his granddaughter so that he can mix her blood in his field by which he believed he would yield a better crop in his farm. Disgusting.
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A 10-year-old girl in an Orissa village was beheaded by her grandfather, who believed that sowing seeds mixed with her blood would yield a bumper crop, police said on Monday.

The barbaric incident, spurred by age-old superstitions, took place on Sunday at the tribal-populated Adapathar village in Sambalpur district, over 450 km from Bhubaneshwar. The heinous crime came to light after villagers caught the man, Rajesh Hembram, and handed him over to the police.

Hembram, 52, has around three acres of agricultural land. To get a good harvest, he had planned in advanced to sow seeds mixed with the blood of his granddaughter on Akshaya Tritiya on Monday, a day considered auspicious by Hindus, police said.

"He cut off his granddaughter Bernaka Kandulana's head with an axe in a room when nobody was at home and drained her blood into a pot," P C Nayak, inspector in charge of the local police station, told IANS.

"We found some seeds in a steel pot that were mixed with blood," he said. "The man has been arrested and has confessed that he kept it to sow in his field on Akshaya Tritiya," he said.

Bernaka's head and the remaining part of the body were also found in the same room, the official added.

Source: www.hindustantimes.com, April 27, 2009

26/11 Mumbai Terror Attack : Inside View - Video

26/11 Mumbai Terror Attack. Its been almost one year now but it is still fresh in our minds.It was the worst terror attack on Indians till date.

The Mumbai city was burning. How can anyone forget the flames coming out of the Taj Hotel in front of the Gateway of India. How can anyone forget the reckless shooting of people inside CST railway station. The blood was everywhere.
The attacks occurred at Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus, the Oberoi Trident, the Taj Mahal Palace & Tower, Leopold Cafe, Cama Hospital, Nariman House, the Metro Cinema and a lane behind the Times of India building and St. Xavier's College.

The people behind this terrorist attack were members of Lashkar-e-Taiba, the Pakistan-based militant organization.

The following video shows the inside view of this terror attack. The video shows the detailed report of the attack and also the chat between the terrorist and their controllers sitting and guiding them over phone.

Please have a look. I Bet it'll shake you.
Here is the video.

PM Manmohan Singh's security blanket caused the death of a kidney patient

We often face the problem due to security cover of VVIP's. Most common problem is traffic congestion. We need to wait for hours on a signal just to allow the VVIP move smoothly. Why always common man has to suffer?
While important people like the PM need to be given total security cover, there must be better ways of providing it. It’s bad enough when VIP security disrupts traffic on the roads for much longer than needed.
But when a city’s most important hospital becomes off bounds for patients urgently needing life-saving attention, it is totally unacceptable. If providing security to the PM on campus means disrupting the functioning of the hospital’s essential and emergency services, even for a few minutes, the function must be held elsewhere. Ceremonies are not and cannot be more important than saving lives — least of all for a hospital.
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Prime minister Manmohan Singh's security blanket caused the death of a kidney patient at the gates of the Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education & Research (PGI) while the PM addressed a convocation inside.

Sumit Verma, 35, a kidney patient, was rushed from Ambala, 45 km away, after he developed a cardiac problem and needed urgent attention at the PGI emergency. But because of special security arrangements in view of the PM's visit, his van was made to shuttle between PGI's two main gates for over an hour and a half. The patient died before he could reach the emergency ward.

"We reached PGI when the prime minister had just arrived. The cops had sealed the road to the PGI emergency and we were told to use another gate. At the second gate, we were told to go to yet another place and from their directed back to the original gate. This delayed our reaching the hospital and Sumit died," said a family member accompanying the patient.

A large number of other patients, too, faced problems as they were barred from entering PGI till the prime minister left. Inside the hospital, the prime minister lamented that health services in the country were far from satisfactory. He exhorted the research scholars to uphold the motto of "service to the poorest and research for the good of all".

Source: DNA and TOI, 04/11/2009