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Monday, May 18, 2015

News Digest: Her ordeal has ended: Aruna's sister

THE TIMES OF INDIA
Tuesday, May 19, 2015
Today's Headlines

Her ordeal has ended: Aruna's sister
When Shyamala saw television channels showing photographs of her younger sister Aruna Shanbaug, who died on Monday, she felt a strange mixture of sadness and relief.

Congress to launch week-long protest against Modi govt
Jharkhand Pradesh Congress Committee (JPCC) has planned a week-long offensive to mark the first anniversary of the Narendra Modi government at the Centre.

Jharkhand gets first tribal woman governor
BJP leader from Odisha Draupadi Murmu became the first tribal woman governor of Jharkhand on Monday when chief justice Virendra Singh administered her oath of office and secrecy at Birsa Mandap in the premises of Raj Bhawan.

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Focus on industry, services to create jobs: Panagariya
NITI Aayog vice chairman Arvind Panagariya has said the country needs to focus on creating more jobs in the industrial and services sector as the potential of farm sector to bring prosperity to a vast population in the long-run is limited.

RBI seeks to globalize rupee to cut forex debt risks
Taking a cue from China, which has made strides in internationalizing its currency, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has made a strong case for internationalization of the rupee and sought to differentiate it from capital account convertibility.

Cairn seeks review of pricing formula for Rajasthan crude
Cairn India has sought a review of the pricing formula for crude from its Rajasthan fields on the ground that the present mechanism was meant to be a stop-gap arrangement when it was devised in 2009 and did not realize the full value of oil.

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China uses drones to detect polluting factories
Polluters need to watch out for an eye in the sky as drones have helped China's ministry of environmental protection (MEP) detect factories flouting environmental laws in one of China's most polluted provinces.

Flatback turtles swim against current to be in Great Barrier Reef
Flatback turtles must counter the effects of currents from the moment they hatch, if they are to remain in the Great Barrier Reef in north-eastern Australia, a study published on Monday revealed.

NGT slams IIT Delhi on its report on air pollution
The National Green Tribunal (NGT) on Monday pulled up a team of scientists from IIT Delhi and the ministry of road transport for not submitting a well reasoned and thorough report on how much air pollution do more than ten year old diesel vehicles contribute.

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Marathon bomber likely to appeal over Boston trial site
Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev's appeal of his death sentence is likely to focus on the judge's refusal to move the trial out of Boston.

Biker gang shootout in Texas leaves 9 dead
Festering turf war between rival biker gangs erupted into a shootout at an Indian-operated restaurant franchise in Waco, Texas, on Sunday, resulting in the death of nine members despite the presence of heavily armed police.

Trial looms for Thailand's deposed PM Yingluck
Thailand's first female prime minister Yingluck Shinawatra is expected to appear in court on Tuesday for the start of a negligence trial which could see her jailed for a decade.

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Mira Rajput's bridal shower with friends
Friends of Shahid Kapoor’s bride-to-be, Mira Rajput, hosted a bridal shower for her on Saturday night.

Can't believe Shikha committed suicide: Shilpa
The news of BA Pass actress Shikha Joshi’s suicide has come as a shock to many in Bollywood.

Shekhar Ravjiani to play Neerja Bhanot's lover
We have learnt that Shekhar Ravjiani will be making his acting debut playing Neerja Bhanot’s (Neerja is played by Sonam Kapoor) lover in the film.

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If Ganguly has time, he should be roped in by BCCI: Gavaskar
Sunil Gavaskar feels that a man of Sourav Ganguly's "capability" should be used by the BCCI in the running of Indian cricket team provided he can find time.

ICC committee recommends removal of batting powerplay
Acknowledging that the balance had shifted too far in favour of batsmen in limited overs, ICC committee recommended the removal of batting powerplay.

I want to reach peak form and maintain it: Gagan Narang
Injuries and recoveries have marked Gagan Narang's life over the last three years and the shooting ace says he is striving to reach peak form and maintain the momentum going into the multi-sport extravaganza.

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16 Android apps to make iPhone users jealous
Here are 16 interesting Android-only apps.

What internship at Facebook is really like
Elizabeth Gregory, a former product design intern, says working at Facebook is like joining a "coalition of startups." You hardly notice you're one of thousands of employees.

The new fad on Facebook: Setting yourself on 'fire'
While the Ice Bucket Challenge drew its fair share of criticism in the past, now a 'fire challenge' is turning out a headache for parents.

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Haryana guest teachers protest against Khattar government
Scores of guest teachers in Haryana on Monday took out a protest march against the Manohar Lal Khattar government here, demanding regularisation of their jobs.

Andhra Pradesh Board may announce 10th class result on May 20
The Board of Secondary Education of Andhra Pradesh is likely to announce the 10th Class examination result on May 20, 2015.

Govt should cancel MCET-AC: Students Federation of India
The Students Federation of India (SFI) has threatened to disrupt the entrance examination for admission into B-category seats in private medical colleges (MCET-AC) and alleged that it is aimed at fleecing the students from poor families.

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Need bird map to avoid plane hits, say experts
Wildlife like buffaloes, dogs, nilgais that stray onto active runways and get hit by aircraft along with cases involving bird strikes cost Indian carriers direct losses of over Rs 25 crores in the year 2014 alone.

Mumbai airport handles record 851 flights in a day
The congested Mumbai airport which uses only a single runway at a time for flight operations handled a total of 851 flight movements last Friday.

Mumbai welcomes news of sainthood for Mother Teresa
Twelve years after heading on the path of sainthood, Mother Teresa will likely be canonized by the Vatican in September 2016. The saint of the gutters, as she was fondly called, dedicated her life to the service of the poor in her adoptive country of India.

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More water for new sectors with extra pipeline
HUDA is set to lay a water line from Subhash Chowk to Badshapur with the aim of supplying an additional 3 MGD (million gallons per day) of treated water to the residents of sectors 68-80.

New turns on e-way to ease movement at Kherki Daula
Millennium City Expressways Pvt Ltd (MCEPL), the concessionaire of the Delhi-Jaipur Expressway has planned to open a left turn near Haldiram’s, to ease traffic movement near the Kherki Daula toll plaza.

NE youths thrashed, say cops of no help
Three north Eastern youths, who work as staff at city guest houses and canteens, were allegedly beaten up at 11pm on Saturday in Nathupur village of DLF III, where they shared accommodation in a room.

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Children clear up garbage dump
When a vacant plot in a north Bengaluru turned into a garbage dump, it took a band of kids to take the matter into their own hands and clear up the mess.

HC relief for shuttler, will get passport
The high court has come to the rescue of young badminton player Daniel S Farid and directed the regional passport officer, Bengaluru, to issue an ordinary passport to him.

Science pushes overall PU pass percentage up
A good performance by Science students led to an upswing in overall pass percentage in the Second PU results. This despite a dip in Arts and Commerce passout.

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Telangana Cong warns CM against taking over Osmania University land
The Telangana Congress on Monday warned chief minister K Chandrasekhar Rao of a massive agitation if his government takes over Osmania University land for a housing scheme for poor people.

Govt may auction Nizam Sugars land
With not many options available to bail out Nizam Deccan Sugars Limited (NDSL) from its accumulated losses and huge dues, the Telangana government is considering auctioning the land owned by the company in three districts.

Lack of infra puts Andhra a step behind T in IT sector
Search engine Google is all set to open its biggest campus outside the US in Hyderabad, but neighboring Andhra Pradesh with IT savvy N Chandrababu Naidu at the helm is still searching for IT majors to set up shop in the residuary state.

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Tamil Nadu inches closer to 100% results in ICSE, ISC exams
The Council for Indian School Certificate Examinations published the results of ICSE (Class 10) and ISC (Class 12) examinations on Monday. And this year, it has been good news for Tamil Nadu as its pass percentage was just shy of 100%.

Chennai: 3 kids drown in pit storing rain water
Three siblings drowned in a pit filled with rain water inside a brick kiln near Thiruvallur on Monday afternoon. Police said one of the kids fell into the pit first, and the other two died trying to save him.

Drunk couple throw baby on pavement in Chennai
A drunk couple threw their six-month-old son on a pavement after a brawl in Old Washermenpet on Sunday night.

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Murder of Vatva woman detected, four rounded up
City crime branch and Vatva police on Monday rounded up four suspects to solve the mystery behind the gruesome murder of a 28-year-old woman, Parul Chauhan, who used to stay at Merlin Park-2 in Vatva with her husband Netrapal.

Mika case: Complainant asked to approach Mumbai policec
The city police on Monday told the complainant in Rs 27.35 lakh cheating case against singer Mika Singh and others to approach Mumbai police as they have not found any local connection to the case.

34 DSPs to celebrate birthday on June 1
Thirty four DSPs out of 227 armed and unarmed police will celebrate their birthday on June 1, most of them by default.

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HC asks KDA to remove encroachers
The Allahabad high court on Monday directed the Kanpur Development Authority (KDA) to get vacated unauthorized occupations by ‘kabadis’ (scrap dealers) at ‘O’ Block at Kidwai Nagar, Kanpur.

Unhygienic cut fruits and veggies a health hazard
Even as hot weather is forcing the denizens to stay indoor, eatables and cut fruits being sold in various localities of the city are posing serious health hazard because of which cases of stomach upset and diarrhoea are on the rise.

AU scientists study meteorite for signs of life
Is there life beyond the blue galaxy? Experts at Allahabad University are trying to answer this mystifying question by analyzing a specimen of Haripura chondrite, a meteorite that had fallen in Rajasthan in 1921.

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Woman kills 3-year-old son to marry paramour
A 25-year-old woman strangulated her 3-year-old son to death and dumped body in a canal at Silpara village in Rewa district to live with her 20-year-old paramour.

Madhya Pradesh CM, wife insure life under PM's social security scheme
Chief minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Monday insured all staff at his official residence and their family members under Pradhan Mantri Suraksha Bima Yojana (PMSBY).

MPPEB scam whistleblower claims sixth attempt on life in Gwalior, files FIR
Youngest whistle-blower in MPPEB scam, Ashish Chaturvedi, who have accused Madhya Pradesh chief minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan of influencing the probe, has alleged yet another attempt on his life in Gwalior district of MP on Monday.

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Despite hardships, they come up trumps
They did not have sufficient resources, but abundant will-power.

PU expels girl hosteller for non payment of dues, seals room
In a rare occurrence, Panjab University (PU) has expelled a resident of girls' hostel No 7 for non-payment of dues and sealed her room.

Tara sings: LeT training Khalistanis in Pakistan
Terror outfit Lashkar-e-Taiba is training and assisting Khalistani terrorists in Pakistan.

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Sunday, May 17, 2015

News Digest: Govt to announce one rank, one pension for ex-servicemen this month

THE TIMES OF INDIA
Monday, May 18, 2015
Today's Headlines

Govt to announce one rank, one pension for ex-servicemen this month
The long-awaited one-rank, one-pension (OROP) for over 25 lakh ex-servicemen is set to be announced this month, with a corpus of about Rs 8,300 crore.

DD Kisan set for launch on May 26
Keen to counter criticism on the land acquisition bill, the government is all set to launch DD Kisan -- India’s first 24x7 channel for farmers.

Health minister JP Nadda for sharing of best practices among Commonwealth nations
Health minister JP Nadda has called for sharing of best practices among Commonwealth countries to augment the health system capacity.

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Govt may bar multiple bids by one co in coal auctions
The coal ministry is looking at barring multiple bids by any corporate group in the next round of bidding for mines, according to coal and power minister Piyush Goyal.

Demand up, income growth flat in 1 year
One year is a small yardstick by which one can measure the performance of a new government. But as the Modi government braces the one year milestone, its report card from the consumption and consumer sentiment point of view reveals a mixed picture.

SoftBank in talks with Oyo Rooms for $100m funding round
Japan's telecoms and internet giant SoftBank Corp has held talks with Oyo Rooms, a branded budget hotel marketplace, for leading a massive $100 million or Rs 630 crore financing round in the company, people familiar with the matter told TOI.

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Tiger suspected of killing guard shifted from Ranthambore
The tiger was tranquilized at around 10.30 am on Saturday and was then set on a nearly 11-hour-long journey to the biological park in a cage.

Address issue of cell tower radiation: Parl to govt
Observing that electromagnetic radiation from cell towers are a matter of "great concern", a parliamentary panel has asked the Environment Ministry to address the issue "comprehensively" and evolve a mechanism to create awareness among the people.

New Japan volcano island 'natural lab' for life
A brand new island emerging off the coast of Japan offers scientists a rare opportunity to study how life begins to colonise barren land - helped by rotting bird poo and hatchling vomit.

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Protesters vow to force out Macedonia PM as crisis deepens
Macedonia's opposition vowed to continue street protests after 20,000 people marched through the capital Skopje demanding that the country's embattled Prime Minister Nikola Gruevski step down.

Clashes as Israel marks 1967 east Jerusalem capture
Israeli nationalists and police clashed with Palestinians in occupied east Jerusalem on Sunday as crowds of Jewish hardliners marched across the city to mark the 48th anniversary of its capture.

Nigerian military claims fresh success against Boko Haram
Nigeria's military has claimed it had overrun 10 Boko Haram camps in the group's Sambisa Forest stronghold, a day after the Islamists struck at a crowded bus station in the northeast, killing seven.

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Kangana: I was hooked onto the street food
Kangana Ranaut had done films only for adult-oriented audiences till 2011, till she did Aanand L Rai’s romantic comedy Tanu Weds Manu.

'Tanu Weds Manu Returns' producer in for content
After a successful run at the theaters with films like Ram-Leela, Raanjhanaa, R… Rajkumar and NH10, Eros International continues to collaborate with filmmakers and production houses with the aim of delivering content that also ensures return on investment.

Salman Khan: Blockbusters he has rejected
Salman Khan had rejected films that could have changed the course of his career. Let's take a look at the films that Salman didn't take up.

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Mozart-loving chickens may answer quest for healthier nugget
In barns filled with classical music and lighting that changes to match the hues outside, rows of chickens are fed a diet rich in probiotics, a regimen designed to remove the need for the drugs and chemicals that have tainted the global food chain.

Women at risk of hypertension: Experts
It is important to educate women about the need to give priority to their health, and get their blood pressures regularly examined, say experts.

Probiotics often contain traces of gluten, study finds
More than half of popular probiotics contain traces of gluten, meaning they have the opposite effect on certain people hoping to achieve digestive health, a new study has found.

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Mumbai Indians beat Sunrisers Hyderabad to seal playoff spot
Mumbai Indians crushed Sunrisers Hyderabad by nine wickets in a must-win final league game to sail into playoffs of the Indian Premier League on Sunday.

Justin Langer's name doing rounds for India coach's job
Former Australia opener Justin Langer has suddenly cropped up as one of the possible candidates for Indian cricket team's chief coach's job.

Djokovic beats Federer to win fourth Italian Open
Novak Djokovic warmed up for the French Open with a comprehensive 6-4, 6-3 victory over Roger Federer to claim his fourth Italian Open title.

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5 best tablets under Rs 20,000
Here’s our pick of the 5 best tablets you can buy in India under Rs 20,000.

Philips Ambilight 50PUT8509/98 4K TV review
We’ve been using the 50-inch variant of the TV (50PUT8509/98 4K) which is available at Rs 1,55,000 and try to find out if it’s a good buy in our review…

Airtel Zero, Internet.org against net neutrality: MTNL
MTNL has said Bharti Airtel's 'zero rating plan' and RCom's 'internet.org' scheme defeat the basic concept of net neutrality.

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Nano drive
Dhananjay Bodas, winner, Institute of Smart Structures and Systems' Young Scientist Award 2014, and scientist, Centre for Nanobioscience, Agharkar Research Institute, Pune, talks about his work

Extra support
Often, students who opt for the science stream in school have only a few careers in mind. Inadequate information regarding the options, coupled with peer pressure, leaves them confused.

Fingers crossed for ISC, ICSE students till 11.30am
It will be the first outcome of the results season. The Council for the Indian School Certificate Examinations (CISCE) will announce the results of the ICSE and ISC exams at 11.30am on Monday.

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Marks and ability do not go hand in hand
Earlier, parents took care of education–which was limited to how to learn. Now, parents and children have become cautious; it is no more learning for the sake of learning. Students have begun thinking about their careers.

Taunted by friends, teen couple jumps to death
Two teenagers jumped off a river bridge in Kalyan in an alleged suicide pact. They were in a relationship, of which their families disapproved.

Cops, GRP squabble over gangrape jurisdiction
A 20-year-old woman who was allegedly raped by four unidentified men below the Kalyan (E) skywalk and later abandoned in a train to Bhopal last week, has been brought back to Kalyan by the Bhopal Government Railway Police (GRP), but a case is yet to be filed as the local GRP and Kolsewadi police have been passing the buck to each other.

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Neighbours rape 12-year-old in Delhi
A 12-year-old girl was allegedly raped by her landlord and his brother-in-law at Jyoti Nagar in northeast Delhi on Saturday night. Police have arrested the accused who were identified as Mujamil (41) and Munna (35).

Delhi HC summons rape 'victim' for false accusation
A woman who first levelled rape allegations only to later claim that she did it under the influence of alcohol is now in the dock.

Transport department lax over e-rickshaws
Both BJP and AAP, who played politics over the e-rickshaw issue a few months ago, have left their drivers in the lurch.

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Youth kills co-worker for scolding him
A 25-year-old youth has allegedly slit the throat of his 60-year-old co-worker who scolded him for not working hard.

State bureaucrats bat for dress code
When the deputy commissioner of Ballari district went to receive then governor A N Bannerjee in 1985, he was asked to go back. Reason: The DC was not wearing the prescribed dress code of a bandhgala (close collared suit).

Sunday rain dampens IPL frenzy
The city continued to receive rain for the second consecutive day on Sunday.

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Citizens deserve a 'Swachh Hyderabad'
A new visitor to Cyberabad—the IT extension of the twin cities of Hyderabad-Secunderabad—may be overawed by the presence of huge towers housing the IT/ITES and financial companies from across the globe in the Madhapur-Manikonda-Nanakramguda urban sprawl but the citizens of this metropolis certainly know how desperately they deserve to have “Swachh Hyderabad.”

Telangana sees a drop in pass percentage in 1st SSC
The pass percentage in Telangana suffered a massive drop in SSC (Class X) this year, results of which were announced here on Sunday.

In a first, Andhra Pradesh to hold temple tour in amphibious buses
Taking trains and cars for your temple tours will shortly be passé. Now, devotees from abroad and across India can hop onto an amphibious bus that will cut across roads and rivers of Andhra Pradesh to complete a five-temple tour in less than a week.

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Expo brings prehistoric paintings to fore
There are more than 100 rock-art sites in Tamil Nadu, unfortunately only a few are preserved. Many such prehistoric pieces of art found in various parts of the state are disappearing mainly due to lack of maintenance and threats from the vandals.

Global development summit to aid Kuthambakkam's health issues
The village of Kuthambakkam is soon likely to have better sanitation and health care facilities.

Metro rail floats tender to build HQ in Nandanam
With Metro Rail gearing up to start services on Koyambedu-Alandur route, the company is all set to build its main headquarters in Nandanam.

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Bapu's selected works translated into Chinese
On Saturday, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi — who was visiting China from May 14 to 16 — launched the Centre for Gandhian and Indian Studies at Fudan University in Shanghai.

Woman withdraws divorce consent, faces cheating case
A local court has initiated a case of cheating against a Vadodra-based woman who went back on her promise and withdrew her consent to divorce from her UK-based husband after allegedly taking Rs 8 lakh as settlement money.

State's pomegranates entice Arab countries
Danabhai Mali, a farmer from Duva village in Banaskantha, is planning to repay a loan he had taken for the marriage of his two daughters and a son.

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Cheat tricks bank manager, withdraws money
A cheat had allegedly befooled a district official of Pratapgarh and manager of Allahabad Bank on Thursday and fraudulently withdrew Rs 40,000 on the pretext of giving aid cheques to farmers. An FIR had been lodged against the bank manager and the cheat.

Manisha gets bail from high court
he Allahabad High Court on Thursday granted bail to one Manisha Makhija, the alleged lover of Kanpur based businessman Piyush Dasani, who had allegedly killed her wife Jyoti at Kanpur on July 27, 2014. It is alleged that Manisha had conspired the murder of Jyoti in collusion with Piyush.

People protest crumbling civic amenities in city
Congress workers joined local residents’ protest against supply of contaminated water and deteriorating civic condition at Allahabad Municipal Corporation on Thursday.

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CBI arrests man for posting obscene clips
The CBI on Saturday arrested a man from Bengaluru for allegedly uploading obscene videos in different websites.The man was identified as Koushik Kuanr from Odisha, a CBI release said.

AIIMS launches smart cards
Patients visiting AIIMS need not stand in a queue to clear different bills anymore as the institute has launched a rechargeable cash card, which they can swipe for different expenses, director Ashok Mohapatra said here on Saturday.

Monsoon to hit state in June 2nd week, no El Nino worries: Met
The India Meteorological Department regional office here has predicted that South-West Monsoon will hit Odisha on its usual time by June 10 to 13, and there will be no disruptive El Nino effect.

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City roasts as mercury zooms to 43.3°C
Capital is in grip of scorcher of heat as day temperature climbed to 43.3 (+2) °C on Sunday, highest temperature in season so far.

Rang Madhyam Jannatya Samooh presents 'Waiting for Godo' in Bhopal
Nobel winner Samuel Beckett’s play, Waiting for Godo, was presented by Rang Madhyam Jannatya Samooh recently as part of the six-day drama festival. Directed by Dinesh Nair, the script was translated by Krishna Baldev Vaidya.

Woman intel cop in Waqar's clandestine uplinkFemale mole questioned by investigators
Mystery deepened on Saturday over security agent Waqar Khan's clandestine operations of uplinking to army and police frequencies after 100 wireless were seized from his possession.

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Quick gun Bhatti has fired 20 bullets
Rajan Bhatti loves jumping the gun.The notorious criminal might have probably aimed at becoming the fastest to draw his pistol, considering his dubious record.

2 thefts in 4 days flummox cops
Two major thefts of cash and valuables worth about Rs 53 lakh in posh localities within four days have left the police scratching their heads.

Private school buses to go off roads today
Private bus operators ferrying schoolchildren, on Sunday, announced to keep their vehicles off roads on Monday to protest against the recommendations of the Chandigarh Commission for Protection of Child Rights to take action against the transporter and the administrator of the school whose five-year-old student was molested by the school bus conductor.

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Some Incredible Facts About Ancient Hindu Temples

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My American friend, Ved Bell, who is a follower of Mata Amrutanandamayi, asked me why is it that some Hindu temples didn't allow him to go in. He has married to a Nepali Hindu woman. They follow Hinduism. Now that lot of African blacks, Caucasians, Chinese and people from other races follow sanatan dharma, our temples need to rethink about few conservative rules.
 
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Friday, May 15, 2015

Punishments for Our Sins According to Garuda Purana

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Sinners are sent to various Narakas (Hells) by Yamaraja according to the nature and seriousness of their sins. According to the Garuda Purana there are a total of 28 Narakas. They are as follows.
 
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After the death of Dushasana, at the hands of Bhima, Ashwathama, approached Duryodhana, and pleaded him to make peace with the Pandavas . His logic was that by becoming friends with the Pandavas both parties could live happily as he thought that the Pandavas would certainly forego the war on becoming friends. To convince Duryodhana, he explained the four kinds of friends.
 
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