Youth kills father over Rs.20 (US$ 0.5)

In a weird incident, a 22-year-old unemployed man in Orissa state of India allegedly killed his father for refusing to shell out Rs 20 (US$ 0.5) for consuming liquor at Tamada village, about 80 km from Rourkela.

Souika Pond, an alcoholic, asked his father Sukuru Pond (45), to give him Rs 20(US$ 0.5) for purchasing liquor, the police said.

On being refused, Souika attacked his father with a sharp weapon, killing him on the spot.

Efforts were on to nab the son who was absconding, the police said.

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Jat body announces reward for anyone chopping Steve Bucknor's finger

In India people are really crazy about the game of cricket. Take the prevailing Indian cricket team's tour in Australia where there is an anger against the umpire Steve Bucknor for giving wrong decisions. Now the anger against the West Indian umpire Steve Bucknor today reached absurd length when a little-known caste outfit offered a reward of Rs one lakh (US$ 2500) and land to anyone chopping his finger.

Isn't it weird?

Protesting against Bucknor, who has been involved in a string of dubious decisions against India in the second Test against Australia, All India Bharatiya Jat Mahasabha Mandal President Vivek Kajla said besides the cash, hundred bigha of land would be given to anyone removing the umpire's finger.

Activists of Shiv Sena and BJP burnt effigies of the West Indian umpire and demanded that India withdraw from the Australian tour.


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Kids in place of Oxen in fields

In a bizzare incident here is a farm in Bihar's Vaishali district, where a 10 year old has replaced an ox at a plough which belongs to the family of the Union Minister for Rural Development, RJD's Raghuvansh Pratap Singh.

The minister's brother, Raghuraj Singh says that the fields are too slippery after the recent floods and its too dangerous for bullocks and a tractor would skid, so he hires children instead.

''We get children because there is a shortage of labour. The fields are too wet for the bullocks. So we have got children to plough the field before sowing,'' said Raguraj Singh, Farm owner.

The boy and his father are equally matter of fact about this. For them, it's a question of working on the fields or starving.

''We work to live. My feet and arms hurt but I still need to work if I want to eat,'' said Sonelal Kumar, Child labourer.''Bullocks can't tread on this ground. So we have to do it ourselves with the children,'' said Ramkrishna Singh, Farmer.

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Boy losses hearing after being slapped by teacher

In Jammu city in Jammu & Kashmir state of India, an eighth standard student of the Army School has lost hearing in his right ear allegedly after being beaten up by his class teacher, official sources said on Friday.

Acting on a complaint by the parents of Shubnam Manhas, police have registered a case against the teacher and started investigation into the incident, the sources said.

The boy, who was slapped hard on Thursday by the teacher for being unable to answer a question, was taken to a hospital where the doctors said that he has lost hearing in his right ear, the parents said. They also submitted a medical report.

Shubnam was also caned by the teacher, Sanjeev Bajaj, they alleged. Boy losses hearing after being slapped by teacher in J&K.


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5 year old boy accused of Eve teasing

In Bihar state of India anything is expected. Lo, a five-year old boy was made an accused of eve-teasing in Bihar's Samastipur district. In fact Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar had to intervene to remove his name from the police file.

Kunti Devi, along with her son Manu Jaiswal, met the Chief Minister at his 'Janata Durbar' and narrated how her son had been falsely implicated. The Chief Minister alerted the police immediately.

The DGP later called up Samastipur Superintendent of Police and asked him to delete the name of the boy from the case.


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'Nonsense Club' demands drug-deal with US

'Nonsense Club' floated by Satirist Jaspal Bhatti has pulled a new one - this time he wants India to 'sign' a drugs deal with the US and has demanded 'subsidy' for drug peddlers and growers.

Putting up his short skit with his band of 'Nonsense Club' members at the busy Sector 17 plaza in Chandigarh city, Bhatti demanded that drug peddlers should be provided red beacons atop their vehicles and be given security cover since they are involved in a risky business.

The satire was clearly aimed at red beacons and security recently announced by Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal for members of the Shiromani Gurudwara Prabandhak Committee (SGPC) to appease them.

'Prime Minister Manmohan Singh should shift his focus from the nuclear deal with the US to a long- term drug deal,' Bhatti said as shoppers and others laughed.

Punjab has emerged as a major transit point in north India for drugs being smuggled from Afghanistan via Pakistan. Chandigarh has emerged as a major buying market for drugs.

Punjab is reported to have a high number of people hooked to drugs.

Bhatti even suggested that organic farming of drugs should be encouraged so that youngsters could get the quality product.

'It would be more profitable for the government to subsidise the drug trade instead of giving free water and electricity to farmers,' Bhatti said.


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M.F. Husain again manic about Madhuri Dixit

Maqbool Fida Husain, popularly known as M.F.Husain, is one of India's best known artists. According to Forbes magazine, he has been called the "Picasso of India". His paintings are so popular that many of these paintings have fetched millions of dollars for each of his painting.

M.F. Hussain is mad about acting of bollywood star Madhuri Dixit is a well known fact. This 92 year old Painter was so entrenched with the dance movements of Madhuri Dixit in her film "Hum Aap Ke Hai Kaun", that he saw that movie 67 times & after that his name used to be called Madhuri. Fida. Hussain. Now here is another show of Hussain's infatuation with this actress from Bollywood.

Legendary Indian artist MF Husain, Madhuri Dixit's biggest fan, will welcome his muse back to Bollywood in style by booking an entire show for her latest film, Aaja Nachle, releasing in theatres in the UAE on November 29.

M.F. Hussain has reserved 194 seats for the 2pm show at Lamcy Cinema on the day for special guests from all walks of life, including members of the media.

The much-publicised film is Madhuri Dixit's Bollywood comeback vehicle. She had stopped signing films after her marriage to US-based surgeon Dr Sriram Nene. As per Husain, the movie tickets for Aaja Nachle would act as 'invites' and would have his autograph and a sketch of the Bollywood diva.

“I'll also be exhibiting paintings of Madhuri in the foyer of the theatre. I have made these paintings based on her great hits,” the artist revealed. “In fact, the paintings are a part of a series I have undertaken and will be exhibited sometime next year as my tribute to Bollywood, the biggest and greatest movie industry in the world.”

Husain is currently painting a series of huge panels that depict the glorious 100-year history of Indian cinema for the exhibition titled, 'From the Silver Silence of Dadasaheb Phalke to the Golden dazzle of Madhuri Dixit'.

“I think the Indian cinema is a great vehicle that can truly portray and carry the message of Indian culture,” said the nonagenarian artist.

Madhuri Dixit, who stormed her way into the hearts of millions in India and elsewhere with films like Tezaab, Beta and Hum Aapke Hain Kaun, is poised to win the hearts of her fans all over again in Aaja Nachle after a five-year hiatus.

Talking about his muse, whose blockbuster Hum Aapke Hain Kaun he claims to have seen 67 times, the artist says, “She is the quintessence of classical Indian beauty and womanhood. I want others to enjoy the film with me. It's a tribute to not only her beauty, but also her talent as an actress.”

The artist thinks that her kind of beauty is rare. Who should know better than Husain, with a discerning eye for all that is aesthetic, and an avowed worshipper of feminine beauty?

“Why me, even Ashok Kumar, the doyen of Indian cinema once said that in his 60 years of being in films, he had yet to come across someone like her — someone with her talent, grace and looks,” gushed Husain.

When contacted, Madhuri Dixit, the actress who can light up the screen with her million dollar smile said, “I am overwhelmed by his gesture of booking a theatre for my comeback film. I feel very flattered indeed!”


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