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Srinagar hawkers making brisk business during summers

June 11, 2010 By vani Leave a Comment

Srinagar, June 11 (ANI): With tourists thronging Srinagar in large numbers, the hawkers selling warm clothes here are making brisk business.

The chilly weather in Kashmir valley, a complete contrast to the heat wave in the rest of the country, has pushed up the sale of woolen clothes.

The hawkers sell garments like shawls, sweaters, leather jackets, gloves, fur coats and fur caps on the banks of the Dal Lake.

“The weather here is very cold. The tourists come here from warm places. And therefore warm clothes sell a lot. Fur, shawls, any warm clothes sell a lot,” said Tariq Ahmad, a hawker.

There are more than 38 hawkers, who have been selling warm clothes on the banks of the Dal Lake.

“When we came here, it was pretty sunny, but now every one is crowding around the hawkers. They are not only buying clothes for themselves but also for their relatives back home,” said Prabhat Kumar, a tourist. (ANI)

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Deadly soil bacteria kills 10 people in NT

May 6, 2010 By vani Leave a Comment

A dangerous bacteria found in soil has claimed the lives of 10 people in the Northern Territory, the Centre for Disease Control says.

Melioidosis usually strikes during the northern Australian wet season, which runs from about November until April.

The centre’s acting director, Dr Peter Markey, says about 20 to 30 infections usually occur each wet season, resulting in between two and four deaths.

But Dr Markey says this wet season has seen the number of infections surge.

“This year we’ve had 72 cases so far,” he said.

“That is over three times [what we would normally expect] and well ahead of any other season that we’ve had.

“And 10 of those people have sadly passed away from the melioidosis.”

He says all of the people who have died have been aged over 30 and had pre-existing medical conditions, including diabetes, lung disease and alcohol problems.

Dr Markey says melioidosis infections had occurred in urban and rural areas of Darwin, in Arnhem Land, in Katherine and in Central Australia.

“The bacteria live in the soil in the tropics and people can become unwell either inhaling the bacteria if they come into close contact with it or acquiring the infection through the skin via a cut or a sore.”

He said people should wear gloves and shoes when in contact with muddy soil to lower the risk of infection.

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Kieswetter admits eyeing Prior”s Test place

April 17, 2010 By vani Leave a Comment

London, Apr 17 (ANI): Somerset wicketkeeper Craig Kieswetter has admitted that he is now eyeing Matt Prior”s Test place after forcing him out of the World Twenty20 England squad.

Kieswetter praised his rival, and said that their battle for the wicket keeping slot will only benefit the England side.

Kieswetter is a star in the making, having scored a maiden one-day century in just his third international during the tour of Bangladesh.

Prior remains England”s first-choice stumper for one-day and Test cricket, but will now have to score some serious runs to keep Kieswetter at bay, The Sun reports.

“Matt is a really cool bloke and was so welcoming and friendly to me when I came into the squad in Bangladesh. We trained hard together and showed we can play in the same one-day side,” he said.

“I may have got the Twenty20 place but we”re both professionals and don”t take selection personally, whichever way it works out. Obviously long term Test cricket is a goal, but Matt has the gloves there and in the one-dayers,” Kieswetter said.

“So for me it”s just a case of playing as hard as I can in anticipation of an opportunity,” he added.

Kieswetter”s big break came in Abu Dhabi, where as part of the England Lions side he helped defeat the first team at T20. (ANI)

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Hartley gloves Ian Healy Trophy

April 10, 2010 By vani Leave a Comment

Chris Hartley’s career-best season for Queensland has seen him become the first wicketkeeper to win the Ian Healy Trophy.

Hartley, who last month was named the Sheffield Shield player of the year, fittingly received Queensland’s best player trophy named after the state’s finest gloveman in Healy.

Hartley finished with 839 runs at 46.6 to top the batting standings, scoring two centuries and four 50s, while also claiming 49 catches and one stumping.

He became just the second wicketkeeper in Australian first-class history to score more than 800 runs in a Shield season, behind Brad Haddin.

Fast bowler Ben Cutting, the leading wicket-taker in the Shield this season with 46 victims at 23.91, was the players’ player of the year.

All-rounder James Hopes was named the Twenty20 player of the year, while last year’s Ian Healy Trophy winner, Lee Carseldine, won the domestic one-day player of the year award.

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Unpaid Spanish air hostesses strip off for saucy calendar in protest

April 1, 2010 By vani Leave a Comment

London, April 1 (ANI): A group of flight attendants from now bankrupt Spanish airline Air Comet has stripped off for a saucy calendar in a bid to publicise their battle to recoup their lost wages.

The airline went bust last December after the High Court in London ordered the firm to stop using its planes and selling tickets, reports the Sun.

Air hostesses who worked for the company decided on their naked protest after failing to get up to eight months of unpaid salaries.

Over 1,000 calendars featuring nine women in their flight caps, gloves and high heels have gone on sale for 13 pounds.

Adriana Ricardo, who poses as Miss August on an aircraft engine in high heels and a tiny bikini, said: “I think it”s a different and very elegant way of highlighting our plight. The rest of our colleagues are completely behind us.” (ANI)

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‘Black mitts’, the secret behind Rooney’s magical scoring spree

March 27, 2010 By vani Leave a Comment

London, Mar 27(ANI): Manchester United striker Wayne Rooney has revealed that wearing gloves is the secret behind his goal glut, which is making him this season’s highest goal scorer.

Rooney has pulled on black mitts for games in even the mildest of weather, and now reckons they are his lucky charm.

The 24-year-old has also vowed not to take them off until his form, which has seen him score 33 goals so far this season, runs into a lean patch.

“Wayne’s become a bit superstitious about these gloves. And since he started wearing them he”s been scoring plenty of headers – not something he was renowned for,” The Sun quoted an Old Trafford source, as saying.

“If he carries on like this, he could still be wearing these gloves on a baking hot day in May,” he added.

With 26 goals in the Premier League, Rooney tops the list ahead of Chelsea’s Didier Drogba on 24 and Sunderland’s Darren Bent with 20. (ANI)

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Heroin worth millions seized in Punjab

March 19, 2010 By vani Leave a Comment

Jalalabad (Punjab), Mar 19 (ANI): Border Security Force (BSF) officials seized heroin worth 1.8 millions here on Thursday.

Acting on a tip off, BSF personnel laid the trap and seized the contraband items like heroin and fake currency from the Pakistani intruders out of whom one was shot dead by the security personnel.

“We recovered 26 kilograms of heroin, fake Indian currency, one pistol, 5,000 live rounds, two empty fire cases of the pistol, two empty fire cases of AK 47, insulation gloves, a mobile two SIM cards and a tester,” said Satyarath, DIG, BSF, Jalalabad.

Punjab”s border with Pakistan is notorious for smuggling illegal drugs, fake Indian currency and weapons.

Last year, the BSF seized around 47.7 kilograms of heroin and fake Indian currency worth over Rupees three million on the Punjab border, besides nabbing four Pakistan-based smugglers. (ANI)

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McCullum set to give up gloves in ODIs, T20s to become ‘match winning’ batsman

March 13, 2010 By vani Leave a Comment

Auckland, Mar 13(ANI): New Zealand wicketkeeper Brendon McCullum has said that his mind is turning towards concentrating on becoming a specialist batsman to be a consistent match winner for the national side in ODIs and Twenty20s.

McCullum’s comment comes after Gareth Hopkins replaced him as wicketkeeper in the two Twenty20 internationals and three of the four ODIs against Australia.

The 28-year-old does not believe it is feasible to opening the batting and keeping wickets, and performing to his optimum in both roles.

“My motivation is to become a better batsman, to score runs which win us games and I want to churn all my energy into that,” The New Zealand Herald quoted McCullum, as saying.

“I genuinely believe this is my best chance to win games consistently for us and to achieve something special while I”m playing,” he added.

Though McCullum has had injury issues in the past, he refused to accept it as a big factor in his thinking on a change of tack.

“The injury side of things is manageable, but it does diminish the energy I could give to my batting,” McCullum said.

“I”m seeking world-class consistency, and I know if there”s a criticism of my batting it”s that it can be great one day, but can be inconsistent,” he added.

Figures also reveal that McCullum has a better average when he is in the team as a batsman with 613 runs at 43.78 in 16 games, compared to 1456 runs at 31.65 in 51 ODIs as a wicketkeeper-opener.

McCullum will do the glovework in the two tests against Australia, starting next Friday, but would not do the job at the Twenty20 World Cup in the Caribbean starting on April 30. (ANI)

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Man U eyeing Akinfeev as replacement for Van der Sar

September 7, 2009 By admin Leave a Comment

London, Sep 7(ANI): Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson has already started looking out for a possible replacement for goalkeeper Edwin Van der Sar, as they prepare for life after his retirement.

According to reports, Man U are eyeing Russian goalkeeper Igor Akinfeev to replace Van der Sar, who is on the verge of retirement.

The 23-year-old Akinfeev has impressed many club managers since arriving on the scene five years ago, it is believed that he has been on the radar of a number of Europe’s top teams and Fergie does not want United to miss out, The Sun reports.

Van der Sar has said that he will make his decision about whether to hang up his gloves at the end of this season. (ANI)

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‘Dire Prior’ finally earns recognition following Ashes victory

September 3, 2009 By admin Leave a Comment

London, Sep 3 (ANI): Wicketkeeper Matt Prior says he has proved the selectors right, both with the bat, as well as through his flawless work behind the stumps, as England sealed a 2-1 Ashes victory over Australia.

Dubbed ‘Dire Prior’ by England legend Bob Willis before the series, the 27-year-old turned in some excellent performances to help win back the little urn.

Speaking to All Out Cricket magazine, Prior said: “I don’t want people noticing me because that means they are still talking about me in the job.”

“It’s been a goal of mine to get to a place where the keeping position wasn’t discussed and I knew the only way to get to that was putting in good performances with the bat and gloves,” The Sun quoted him, as saying.

“The scrutiny that the England wicketkeeper is under is massive but it’s something I have to take on the chin and know that if I do drop a ball, no matter how difficult it might be, it is going to get looked at from every angle. And once I got over that realisation – I found that I could get on with my job,” Prior added.

Prior’s personal highlight this summer was the 115-run win at Lord’s.

His keeping saw just nine byes conceded in the Test, compared to a whopping 31 for Australian wicketkeeper Brad Haddin.

With the bat, a 42-ball 61 in the second innings set up the victory charge for Andrew Flintoff and Co as they skittled the Aussies.

And after seeing the wickets tumble at the home of cricket on day five, Prior added: “You play a county game at Lord’s and you think ‘wow, this is incredible’.

“Then you play a Test match there and you think ‘this is what it’s all about’ – playing there with that Test match buzz – it’s a completely different atmosphere. And then you play an Ashes Test and you think ‘this is unbelievable’.

“And then you win an Ashes Test match at Lord’s after turning up on the last day, with thousands of fans unable to get in. The noise in the Long Room when we walked out was just astounding,” he said. (ANI)

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Swann says England won Ashes match fair and square

July 14, 2009 By admin Leave a Comment

London, July 14 (ANI): Off-spinner Graham Swann has said that England saved the first Ashes Test fair and square, and the Australians can talk all they like about delaying tactics.

In an article for The Sun, Swann said: ” We will go to Lord’s on Thursday with the series locked at 0-0 because of a brilliant rearguard and an amazing partnership between Jimmy Anderson and Monty Panesar.”

He admitted that the match was tough, but absolutely straight.

“No amount of complaining from the Aussies will change my mind. The fact is that confusion ruled in our dressing room in the closing stages. None of the players knew how much time or how many overs remained. When it was eventually worked out, we needed to get the message to Jimmy and Monty straight away out in the middle. That’s why our 12th man Bilal Shafayat went out with fresh gloves and a message,” Swann said.

“I’m not certain why our physio, Steve McCaig, went on to the field, but I’m sure there was a good reason,” he added.

“If Ponting believes that England overstepped the mark, he or the Aussie team management is allowed to lodge an official complaint. But they didn’t. And the umpires Aleem Dar and Billy Doctrove did not report anything to match referee Jeff Crowe, either,” said Swann.

“There is no doubt our escape has given us a lot of confidence going to Lord’s this week,” he said. (ANI)

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Jackson’s daughter writes letters to him everyday

July 13, 2009 By admin Leave a Comment

Washington, July 13 (ANI): Michael Jackson’s sister La Toya has revealed that the legend’s eleven-year-old daughter, Paris, has been writing letters to him everyday after his death.

“She wears Michael T-shirts every day and the walls of her room are covered with posters and pictures of her daddy. She still writes him letters every day, sweet lovely letters about how much she loves him. Her letters are brilliant. When you read them you cry,” Contactmusic quoted La Toya as saying.

The 53-year-old sibling of Jackson also added that Paris bought a ‘mood’ chain to place in her father’s coffin before he was buried.

The necklace, which had a metal heart on it that changes colour when it touches someone’s skin, divides into two.

And Paris kept half of it and said she will wear it “forever”.

La Toya said: “The heart is in two pieces. Paris told me, ‘I want one half to go to daddy and I will wear the other half forever’. She carefully wrapped it around his wrist. She said, ‘Daddy, this is for you’… I put one of his sequined gloves in there. And a pair of his favourite sunglasses.” (ANI)

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Women Sakhi Mandal destroy liquor dens in Gujarat

July 11, 2009 By admin Leave a Comment

Surat, July 11 (ANI): Members of Sakhi Mandal, a women’s group in Gujarat’s Surat district, destroyed liquor dens.

They burnt all material and spurious liquor kept in drums launching their drive against liquor barons on Saturday.

The drive followed death of over 122 persons in a hooch tragedy in Ahmedabad.

“We heard about the liquor tragedy in Ahmedabad. We then decided to take up this drive to break down all these liquor dens. We are ready to face all consequences as we have a strong force of the women community,” Meena Patel, a member of Sakhi Mandal.

Manjula Patel, another member of the group, alleged that the cops and bootleggers are hand-in-gloves because of which these dens still survive in the state.

“We have caught these bootleggers many a times, but our strength is of no force in front of them. They have threatened us and also have tried to attack us with weapons. We have complained to the police.But they only give us assurance and do not take actions,” Manjula said.

Meanwhile, the toll in Ahmedabad hooch tragedy has risen to 122 after nine more deaths were reported.

The police said that now 122 people have died and 227 were admitted to various city hospitals. The city is witnessing deaths from spurious liquor since last five days.

The Crime Branch, of the Gujarat Police is investigating the case. The investigation has revealed that the spurious liquor was supplied from Mahemdabad town in Kheda district.

Though the Police have identified one Vinod Chauhan alias Dagri as the main supplier of the killer brew, but the Congress Party is alleging that a BJP councilor from Ahmedabad was the key supplier of poisonous alcohol. (ANI)

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Jackson ‘to be buried wearing his signature white glove’

July 10, 2009 By admin Leave a Comment

London, July 10 (ANI): It has emerged that late Michael Jackson will be wearing one of his signature white gloves when he is buried.

According to US celebrity website TMZ, the legend’s sister La Toya has picked a white leather glove embellished with Swarovski crystals, the Mirror reports.

Meanwhile, no confirmation has come regarding the whereabouts of Jackson’s body.

The celebrity website adds that it is not at the Forest Lawn crematorium in the Hollywood Hills as is being reported elsewhere.

It has been reported that Jackson’s brother Jermaine and his mother Katherine are at loggerheads about where the star should be cremated.

The brother wants it to be at Neverland while his mother Katherine desires Forest Lawn. (ANI)

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Brothers’ one white-gloved hand tribute to Michael Jackson

July 8, 2009 By admin 1 Comment

London, July 8 (ANI): Michael Jackson’s brothers paid a moving tribute to the late King of Pop by wearing rhinestone-covered white gloves in their one hand.

Jackie, 58, Tito, 55, Jermaine, 54, Randy, 53, and Marlon, 52, were dressed in black suits, gold ties and with red roses as they pushed the late singer’s gold coffin into LA’s packed Staples Center arena for the memorial service.

And all five wore had one white-gloved hand, reports the Sun.

The glove became the ‘Thriller’ hitmaker’s trademark after he first appeared on TV wearing it in 1983.

It went on to become a symbol known everywhere – of one of the greatest entertainers the world has ever seen.

All five watched from front seats as a galaxy of stars performed in tribute to their brother. (ANI)

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Jacko fan Mika plans to bid for his iconic diamante gloves

April 10, 2009 By admin Leave a Comment

London, April 10 (ANI): British singer-songwriter Mika is such a fan of Michael Jackson that he is planning to bid for some of the items during the Neverland auction.

He has revealed that he would like to buy Jackson’s iconic diamante gloves and his Zoltar The Fortune Teller fairground machine.

These are said to be among the most prized items in the auction, reports the Sun.

The auction begins on April 22.

Mika is presently in the U.S. working on the follow-up to multimillion-selling debut album Life In Cartoon Motion. (ANI)

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Haddin may soon be Oz stumper to let go of most byes

March 25, 2009 By admin Leave a Comment

Melbourne, Mar.25 (ANI): Australian wicketkeeper Brad Haddin is closing in on a unique record – the stumper to let go of the most byes in cricket.

In his first 15 Tests, Haddin has let through a staggering 179 byes at a rate of 6.2 an innings. This places him third on the all-time list of Australian stumpers at the same point in their careers. Don Tallon, Australia’s wicketkeeper in the 1940s, takes the gong with 208 byes in the first 15 of the 21 Tests that he played. At number two is Jack Blackham (1877-94) who let go of 181 byes at 6.5 an innings).

The greater surprise is that Tallon was praised by Wisden for his “wonderful timing behind the stumps and exceptionally fast hands”, and he was rated by Don Bradman, Ray Lindwall and Keith Miller as the best they saw.

Having never cracked it for a Test despite being rated by many as the best glove man of his generation, Berry has been known to have forthright views on his craft.

Ever the diplomat, he would say of Haddin only: “I’m sure even he would be disappointed with the standard of his glove work at this early stage of his career”, adding that a wicketkeeper should never be judged on catches or stumpings taken, or even byes conceded, but on the chances he misses and the half-chances he creates.

Casting the net (or gloves) wider, India’s Dinesh Karthik holds (or perhaps fumbles) the record, having kept wicket in 14 of his 21 Tests and let through 223 byes at 8.3 an innings.

Tallon is fourth, with the man in fifth spot causing Berry to momentarily abandon his discretion. That’ll be England’s batsman-wicketkeeper, Matt Prior, with 200 byes at 7.7 an innings. “M. J.

Prior is not a wicketkeeper,” Berry huffed. “He stands behind the stumps with a set of gloves on.” (ANI)

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Jacko’s lawyers give go-ahead to his personal property’s auction

March 14, 2009 By admin Leave a Comment

London, March 14 (ANI): Pop star Michael Jackson’s lawyers have given the green light for an auction of the singer’s personal property, just weeks after they moved the court to stop the sale.

They sued Julien’s Auction House earlier this month, claiming that it was not “entitled to retain possession of Michael Jackson’s personal property”.

The company hit back with the claim that they had already taken Jackson’s permission to go ahead with the auction, set for April 21.

However, papers filed in Los Angeles Superior Court on Wednesday allow the company to promote the auction until April 3, when the lawsuit is set for hearing.

“They’ve agreed for us to continue to promote the exhibit and auction,” the Daily Express quoted the auction house’s founder, Darren Julien, as saying.

He expressed his hope that Jackson would honour the original contract, and let the auction take place as planned.

The sale will feature items from Jackson’s personal collections, including his famous rhinestone gloves and the hands of Johnny Depp’s movie character Edward Scissorhands, which the singer owned. (ANI)

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Sri Lanka on way to massive first innings total

February 22, 2009 By Dinesh Leave a Comment

Karachi, Feb 22 (IANS) Pakistan took three quick wickets even as Sri Lanka extended their total to 614-6 at tea on the second day of the first cricket Test here at the National Stadium Sunday.

Shoaib Malik removed Mahela Jayawardene for 240 and then scalped Tillekaratne Dilshan for a duck while Danish Kaneria got rid of Thilan Smaraweera (231) to bring smile on the faces of the few spectators who turned up to watch their team’s first Test in 14 months.

The three wickets fell in the space of ten balls which is in contrast to what happened earlier in the day when Pakistan were unable to pick a single wicket for almost 56 overs.

Jayawardene completed his fifth double century off 354 balls with 27 fours. A few overs later, Samaraweera reached his first double ton in Test cricket off 287 balls with 31 boundaries.

The pair added 437 runs which is new world record for the fourth wicket, surpassing the feat achieved by England’s Colin Cowdrey and Peter May against West Indies in 1957.

Jayawardene was the first to go when he gloved one to wicket-keeper Kamran Akmal while going for a sweep. Seven balls later, Samaraweera was beaten by a Kaneria googly that went into the stumps after a thin edge off the bat.

Malik then returned to scalp Dilshan who edged one straight into the gloves of Akmal. Sri Lanka added 109 in the second session for the loss of three wickets.

Earlier, resuming their first innings at 406-3, Sri Lanka continued to score freely against a seemingly toothless Pakistan attack, adding another 99 runs in the first session off 30 overs to reach a healthy 505-3 at lunch.
Indo Asian News Service

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Jayawardene, Samaraweera hit double tons against Pakistan

February 22, 2009 By Dinesh Leave a Comment

Karachi, Feb 22 (IANS) Mahela Jayawardene and Thilan Samaraweera hit double centuries each en route a record partnership as Sri Lanka consolidated their grip on the first cricket Test against Pakistan at the National Stadium here Sunday.

Jayawardene smashed 240, his fifth double-hundred, while Samaraweera scored a career-best 231 as Sri Lanka declared their first innings at 644-7 in 155.2 overs.

The tourists then got rid of the left-handed opener Salman Butt in the second last over of the day to leave Pakistan at 44-1 in 22 overs, still needing 401 more runs to avoid follow-on.

Veteran spinner Muttiah Muralitharan got rid of Butt when he was caught by Jayawerdene for 23 off 70 balls. Debutant opener Khurram Manzoor was unbeaten at 18 while captain Younis Khan was at the crease without opening his account. Pakistan, playing their first Test in 14 months, trail Sri Lanka by 600 runs.

The highlight of the day was a superb 437-run partnership between Jayawardene and Samaraweera that broke the previous highest stand for the fourth wicket (411) established by England’s Colin Cowdrey and Peter May against West Indies in 1957.

They also took Sri Lanka past the 600-run mark which is now the highest total in an innings at the National Stadium in Karachi. The previous highest (599-7) was scored by Pakistan against India in 2006.

They also broke the record for the highest partnership for any wicket at the National Stadium, the 298-run stand between Aamer Sohail and Ijaz Ahmed against the West Indies in 1998.

Pakistan struck back with three wickets in quick succession just before tea.

Malik removed Jayawardene and then scalped Tillekaratne Dilshan for a duck while Danish Kaneria got rid of Samaraweera.

The three wickets fell in the space of ten balls, which is in contrast to what happened earlier in the day when Pakistan were unable to pick a single wicket in almost 56 overs.

Jayawardene was the first to go when he gloved one to wicket-keeper Kamran Akmal while going for a sweep. Seven balls later, Samaraweera was bowled by Kaneria googly.

Malik then removed Dilshan, who edged one straight into the gloves of Akmal. Sri Lanka added 109 in the second session for the loss of three wickets.

Kaneria was the pick of Pakistani bowlers with 3-170 while Malik finished with 2-140.

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