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Now, Buddha asks for BJP votes

May 27, 2010 By vani Leave a Comment

In a new twist to the ongoing politics prior to the civic polls, Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee on Wednesday asked BJP supporters to vote for the Marxists. Bhattacharjee made this appeal while addressing a public meeting in Bansdroni.

“I appeal to those who support the BJP and vote for that party, do not spoil your vote. Vote for us, I assure you that we will work for the city,” said Bhattacharjee.

The BJP has fielded 92 candidates in the Kolkata municipal election and in the last parliamentary elections its vote share was 6.36 per cent. The party can play a vital role in the victory of any candidate in Kolkata and other civic bodies.

An angry BJP retaliated: “They have come to our doors with a begging bowl. It shows we are important to both the CPM and the Trinamool. Following the split between the Congress and the Trinamool over seat sharing, the TMC had also asked for our votes. They are mistaken because a BJP voter will never vote for any other party,” said Rahul Sinha, party’s state unit president.

“If a section of BJP voters cast their vote for the Left candidates, it will be easier for us to contest TMC candidates,” said a CPI(M) leader.

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Los Angeles is brutal to older women: Kim Cattrall

May 27, 2010 By vani Leave a Comment

London, May 27 (IANS) ‘Sex and the City’ star Kim Cattrall has said that Hollywood is a ‘brutal’ place for older actresses to live.

‘Living alone in Los Angeles can be brutal for women. There’s a lot of abuse, in the sense that Hollywood is run for the young and beautiful. The only thing that is respected over the age of 40 is success. If you miss the boat – as I was doing – then doors close and you are out in the cold.’

The 53-year-old actress swapped Los Angeles for the New York in 1998 after she landed the role of Samantha Jones on the series, which filmed in Manhattan, reports dailystar.co.uk.

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Jonas Brothers spent more than 30mins trapped inside elevator

May 20, 2010 By vani Leave a Comment

New York, May 20 (ANI): The Jonas Brothers and one of their bodyguards found themselves trapped in an elevator for almost an hour after their sold-out LA concert at The Grove, it has emerged.

“For the first 15 minutes they thought it was funny, but after 30 they started to worry,” the New York Post quoted an insider, as saying.

The source added: “Security guards finally managed to pry open the doors. The elevator was between floors. The brothers are skinny and easily squeezed out, but it was tougher for their giant bodyguard.”

A rep for the band said the singers got stuck for 30 minutes and added, “Everybody got out fine.” (ANI)

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Hubby keeping Heidi Montag ‘a prisoner in her own home’

May 14, 2010 By vani Leave a Comment

New York, May 14 (ANI): Heidi Montag’s hubby is reportedly keeping her a “prisoner” in her own home.

Reports suggest that Spencer keeps the windows of their house covered with dark cloth, the doors blocked.

It is said that Spencer invited one of his friends, a Marine, to serve as a guard.

In fact, Heidi was allowed to leave the house only three times in April.

“Once to do a paid appearance in Las Vegas and twice to accompany Spencer on research trips for a script he”s writing. He”s forcing Heidi to help with it, making her come up with ideas for the female characters,” the New York Daily News quoted a source as saying.

Meanwhile, a source has told OK! magazine that Heidi “has become Spencer”s little blonde puppet.”

“Spencer is obsessed with power, and Heidi is obsessed with herself. This gives Spencer something he wants — power over Heidi — and it gives Heidi something she wants: feeling like someone is obsessed with her. It”s really sick in many senses, but it works,” said the source. (ANI)

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House blaze considered suspicious

May 6, 2010 By vani Leave a Comment

Geraldton detectives are treating as suspicious a fire which caused more than $20,000 damage to a Rangeway residence.

Firefighters were called to the home in Assen Street just before 9:30am (AWST) yesterday after reports of smoke billowing from the house.

Geraldton fire officer Steven Matyas says officers were able to bring the fire under control relatively quickly.

“When we arrived at the scene, the initial information available to us was that there was nobody home and we checked all the doors and we had to gain entry by forcing the front door and the house was fully smoke logged and there was a matrass burning quite fiercely in the passage,” he said.

Anyone with information about the fire is urged to call Crime Stoppers.

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Tarun Gogoi hopeful of talks with ULFA

April 21, 2010 By vani Leave a Comment

New Delhi, Apr 21 (ANI): Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi has said that he is expecting some good news as for holding parleys with the United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) rebels in the near future.

Addressing mediapersons here on Tuesday, Gogoi said: “We are trying our level best. We may hear good news also. But I do not say that we have reached the final goal. We are making some progress,” said Tarun Gogoi.

He also disclosed that the government will not ”wait indefinitely” for the elusive ULFA commander-in-chief Paresh Baruah to come forth for talks.

“Our idea is to involve everybody including Paresh Baruah. But we have made it very clear that we cannot wait indefinitely,” Gogoi said.

“We are keeping our doors open, made free conditions that you have to give up the path of violence and we are prepared to discuss everything except sovereignty,” he added.

To a poser whether the ULFA has any links with the Maoists, Gogoi said that he finds no difference between these extremists groups as all are sailing in the same boat and they believe in armed struggle to achieve their objective at the cost of the commoners and peace in the society. (ANI)

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Opportunistic theives blamed for burglaries

April 21, 2010 By vani Leave a Comment

Police in Geraldton are investigating a spate of burglaries on properties at Tarcoola and Beechlands.

Seven houses were broken into over the weekend with thieves targeting alcohol, cash and electronic items.

A number of cars in the area also had their windows smashed and valuables stolen.

Senior Sergeant Tony Mettam has urged people to take simple steps to avoid becoming the target of opportunistic thieves.

“People just aren’t learning here or anywhere else,” he said.

“If you leave your house open or you leave your window open because it’s a bit warm or whatever these badies are going to get in.”

He is urging residents not to become complacent about security.

“Motor vehicles in and around those areas are having gear stolen from them, so what I would ask Geraldton people to do is just to be more aware,” he said.

“Make things harder – lock your doors, take your handbag and you purse, your camera and your spear gun and all that out of your car so it’s not tempting.”

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Locals squeezed out on Christmas Island

April 9, 2010 By vani Leave a Comment

A former Christmas Island quarantine officer has expressed alarm over the impact the growing number of asylum seekers has had on the island.

Another boat carrying asylum seekers was intercepted off Broome last night.

The group of 99 passengers and four crew is being taken to the island for health and security checks.

Hermana Boll, who has worked on the island for a number of years, says tourism has been hit hard by the arrival of so many asylum seekers.

“Now the doors are basically being closed for that due to the fact of accommodation shortages.

“Even the rents, what’s actually happening up there with the local people- they’re actually being moved out of houses that they’ve been renting for years and years and years because the rents have triped, quadrupled.”

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One in 10 rental properties unfit to live in

April 8, 2010 By vani Leave a Comment

The Victorian Council of Social Service (VCOSS) says it is disgusted with the findings of its investigation into the quality of affordable rental accommodation in Melbourne.

The organisation is urging the Government to legislate basic living standards for rental properties.

VCOSS volunteers visited 116 rental properties advertised in newspapers throughout Melbourne and Geelong on two weekends in March.

VCOSS chief executive Cath Smith says one in 10 of the properties surveyed was unfit to live in.

“The basic findings were that quite a lot of houses lacked two or more of some basic features such as locks on all doors, the absence of extensive mould, the absence of cooking, heating, electrical safety switches, those sorts of features,” she said.

Ms Smith is disgusted with the findings.

“We’re not a third-world country,” she said.

“We’ve got a residential tenancies act that does not actually define what kind of habitability standards are expected,” she said.

The state’s telephone and web financial counselling service, MoneyHelp says minimum standards are urgently needed to ensure all rental properties are healthy, safe and affordable.

Carolyn Bond says a third of their callers last month were renters and two thirds of them were in housing stress.

“While these renters are often struggling to pay for their housing, they are not necessarily getting a good deal for that money,” she said.

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Seafood jobs to go in Whyalla

April 8, 2010 By vani Leave a Comment

A decision by Cleanseas to centralise its operations at Port Lincoln means 22 people will lose their jobs at a Whyalla seafood processing factory.

Australian Hiramasa will close its doors at the end of May after handling kingfish under a contract with Cleanseas for the past decade.

Cleanseas posted a $14 million loss recently.

Australian Hiramasa managing director Tom Dawson says that obviously played a role in his company losing its contract.

“We were aware of the results that Cleanseas had in the previous six months so it’s quite likely that they needed to look at opportunities to get some cost out of their operation but I must admit I always thought that Whyalla had offered a pretty much a good stronghold and we thought that that might continue,” he said.

Cleanseas managing director Clifford Ashby says he feels for the people who are to lose their jobs.

He says the contract went out to tender and a Port Lincoln processor was successful.

Mr Ashby says it makes better sense both cost-wise and logistically for Cleanseas.

“It also provides opportunities for the processor to build and grow sustainable business and take more employees on so, whilst this is a negative in one area, hopefully there’s a positive for the other,” he said.

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I have retired ‘only for the time being’: Yousuf

March 30, 2010 By vani Leave a Comment

Karachi, Mar.30 (ANI): Former Pakistan captain Mohammad Yousuf, who announced his retirement from international cricket on Monday, has kept the doors open for a comeback, saying he is only ‘retiring for the time being.’

“I’m retired for the time being,” Yousuf said while reading a written statement at a packed Karachi Press Club, but he refused to speak about the reasons behind his decision.

Despite a volley of questions from the media gathered at the press club, Yousuf chose to keep mum and repeated the written statement.

Yousuf, however, appeared disappointed at the treatement meted out to him by the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB), which has imposed an indefinite ban on him in the aftermath of the disastrous tour of Australia.

“In a letter sent to me by the PCB I was told that my presence in the national team is harmful for Pakistan cricket.I don’t want to cause any more harm to Pakistan because it’s very dear to me. That is why I’ve decided to retire from cricket. I’ve thought a lot before taking this decision and also received a lot of advise from my elders,” Yousuf said.

He also hinted that he would continue playing first-class cricket and in private leagues.

“If I get time, I would love to play first-class cricket and in leagues. I have to stay fit,” The News quoted Yousuf, as saying.

Originally a Roman Catholic, Yousuf converted to Islam in 2005 and has since been involved in preaching besides playing cricket.

Yousuf has so far played 88 Tests for Pakistan, scoring 7,431 runs with 24 hundreds. He has also scored 9,624 in 282 one-day internationals.

He received the International Cricket Council’s (ICC) player of the year award in 2007.

Meanwhile, chief selector Mohsin Khan has described Yousuf’s decision to quit international cricket as a ‘hasty’ one, and said the middle-order batsman still has at least another three years of cricket left in him.

“As a Pakistani I am sad that Yousuf has decided to retire. It is his own decision. But certainly I felt he had at least three years of cricket left in him and we wanted him to play for Pakistan soon,” Khan said. (ANI)

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Doors open on Jerramungup police station

March 27, 2010 By vani Leave a Comment

A new police station will open in Jerramungup today.

The station will replace an ageing facility in Ongerup and will increase the police presence in Western Australia’s great southern region.

Police Commissioner Karl O’Callaghan will open the station.

He says the base at Jerramungup will allow officers to better monitor nearby Bremer Bay which has been identified as a drug hot spot.

“A lot of the work of the Ongerup police is down at Bremer Bay and Jerramungup’s a bit more central, so we’re hoping that we’ll be able to provide a better service to the Jerramungup/Ongerup area, but we’ll also be able to respond quicker to any issues down in Bremer Bay, particularly over the summer period or the busy period,” he said.

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New home energy ratings reward Queensland design

March 27, 2010 By vani Leave a Comment

The Queensland Government says verandahs, wide doors and hallways will be included in new home energy efficiency ratings.

Infrastructure Minister Stirling Hinchliffe says it will raise the maximum rating from five- to six-stars, in line with the Council of Australian Governments (COAG) new requirement for the national building code.

Mr Hinchliffe told State Parliament the changes will promote Queensland architectural features.

“The six-star standard will recognise and reward Queensland design features and work with our unique regions, not against them,” he said.

“We understand that Queensland has a unique climate that ranges from the tropical north to the sub-tropical south and beyond the range.

“We acknowledge the shortfalls of requirements developed for southern climates are not appropriate for Queensland.”

The rating will come into effect on May 1.

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Leeton rallies in support of nursing home

March 26, 2010 By vani Leave a Comment

Leeton shops shut their doors and school children joined a town rally yesterday opposing changes to the Carramar Nursing Home.

There have been assurances nursing home beds will not be lost to the town when they are outsourced by the New South Wales Government, but residents fear reduced services.

They turned out in their hundreds yesterday lunchtime and shops closed for an hour to support the 38-bed home staying in public hands.

The rally was told there is a short time frame to convince Health Minister Carmel Tebbutt to keep the nursing home in state management.

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Doors to shut on domestic violence centre

March 26, 2010 By vani Leave a Comment

The State Government has taken court action to close a women’s centre that has been operating on Palm Island, off Townsville in north Queensland, for 25 years.

The Kootana Women’s Centre was set up to help women and children affected by domestic violence, but the Government expressed concerns about its service delivery.

A court order made last week has seen Kootana close and its workers removed.

Former mayor Delena Foster has worked at Kootana for 15 years and says the community knows and trusts it.

“A lot of them are asking where will you go, where will you operate from? I said we won’t exist because we have no place to go,” Ms Foster said.

She says she does not understand the decision and has sent the State Government a petition signed by more than 1,000 community members pledging their support.

“We built a clientele base of about 550 domestic violence clients plus 520 emergency relief clients,” Ms Foster said.

Communities Minister Karen Struthers says her department had hoped to avoid court action.

“There’s been concerns over a number of years about the compliance of that service with their funding agreement,” Ms Struthers said.

“I’d personally visited the service late last year to talk with staff and committee members myself. We’re not confident, as a department, that the funding going to that service was actually delivering support to women and children fleeing domestic violence.”

Ms Struthers says her department will call for new tenders to deliver domestic violence services on the island soon.

She says the Palm Island Community Company will run domestic violence services until then.

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Queen’s corgi-friendly car up for sale

March 20, 2010 By vani Leave a Comment

Queen Elizabeth’s personal Jaguar has been put on the market in London.

A memorabilia dealer is selling the Daimler Majestic V8, used for the Queen’s travels around Windsor.

A secure phone link to Downing Street and the Home Office has been removed, but other personal touches remain.

The car has some special accessories fit for a queen. Worried there would be no place for her handbag, she asked for a special sliding tray to be fitted to the armrest.

And as the calfskin seats can be slippery, Jaguar provided covers for magazine holders in the doors so the royal corgis did not slide off the seat into them.

Extra window switches were also installed to prevent the Queen from appearing with a wind-blown look.

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Unique identification number helps poor people, says Nilekani

March 20, 2010 By vani Leave a Comment

Mumbai, Mar 20 (ANI): The Unique Identification Data Authority of India (UIDAI) chairman Nandan Nilekani on Saturday said the unique identification number would help poor to access and benefit from government schemes with more ease.

The unique identification number, the UPA government’s one of the ambitious projects is expected to be rolled out in 2011.

“This project is pro-poor and inclusive and targeted mainly towards the poor. The middle class and the rich have some form of identity. People on the margins are getting lost because of lack of identity,” Nilekani said.

He said the project aims at providing a robust system to eliminate duplicate and fake identities.

“Exclusion of the poor from the mainstream is mainly due to lack of identity and the UID will help them to get all sorts of benefits,” Nilekani said.

“UID is not just a number but a passport that opens many doors,” he added. (ANI)

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Indigenous communities evacuated ahead of floods

March 15, 2010 By vani Leave a Comment

Residents in two small communities in far western New South Wales have been ordered to evacuate because of the threat of major flooding.

The New South Wales state emergency services has ordered the evacuation of the aboriginal communities of Weilmoringle and the Goodooga Reserve in the north of Brewarrina Shire in the state’s far west.

Tony Casey from the SES says a team of volunteers flew to both communities this morning and knocked on resident’s doors.

“[We wanted] particularly to engage the residents and personally inform them of the requirement for them to safely evacuate,” he said.

Floodwaters coming into New South Wales from Queensland are expected to isolate both communities in the north of Brewarrina within the next week.

Mr Casey says it is better to act early in the interests of safety.

“And the reason why we’ve done it really quite in advance of the peak flood heights is to ensure that the residents of the community are fully informed and also the roads that allow safe evacuation get cut three to four days before the peak flood arrival,” he said.

“Weilmoringle does have a levy around it, but it is potentially not one that will survive a flood peak of the five metres or six metres that’s predicted at Weilmoringle.

“So in the interest of their saftey, we can’t gaurantee that the levy will hold. Hopefully it will and there will be no damage but it’s one of those things where it’s best to err on the side of caution rather than take the risk on peoples’ lives.”

Most will move in with family and friends in neighbouring townships but he says emergency housing will be found for those who need it.

Another team of SES volunteers will return to both areas on Monday to provide further advice and assistance.

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World’s oldest dram unveiled in Scotland

March 13, 2010 By vani Leave a Comment

A Scottish whisky firm has unveiled bottles of what it claims is the oldest single malt whisky in the world.

Gordon and MacPhail’s Mortlach 70-Year-Old Speyside was sampled at a launch party in Edinburgh Castle, where it was escorted through the doors by pipers and a military escort.

“It matured for 70 years in the cask and that is what makes it the oldest whisky in the world,” a spokeswoman for Gordon and MacPhail said.

The whisky was filled into its cask on October 15, 1938, by the grandfather of the company’s managing directors David and Michael Urquhart.

There will only be 54 full-size bottles priced at 10,000 pounds each ($16,450), with another 162 smaller bottles on sale for 2,000 pounds.

The limited edition malt was matured in a former sherry hogshead cask made from Spanish oak. It has been bottled in a “tear shaped, hand-blown” crystal decanter with a silver stopper.

Whisky taster Charles MacLean described the single malt as “a delicate, fresh, vital, fruity whisky, with unusual attributes of waxiness and smokiness”.

“It’s the oldest cask of whisky that, in my knowledge, has ever been bottled,” he said. “The spirit and the wood have inter-reacted beautifully over this long period of time.”

- AFP

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How Harrelson almost lost his virginity and life on the same night

September 14, 2009 By admin Leave a Comment

London, September 14 (ANI): Woody Harrelson has let out details about the first time he made love and was caught by his girlfriend’s parents.

The actor revealed he almost lost his virginity and his life aged 17 when her parents showed up unannounced.

“We took a walk to find a secluded place and ended up in a hayloft,” the Daily Express quoted him as telling Playboy magazine.

“Neither of us knew what we were doing, but we went at it feverishly – until her parents showed up, with doors opening, bright lights, them screaming, me stuffing my underwear and her bra down the back of my pants.

“‘We weren’t doing nothing,” she told her dad. ‘Oh yeah? Then why is your shirt on inside out?’” he added. (ANI)

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