July 17th

Facts

25 year old Kolkotan electrician Sabhu Roy's skull came off after severe burns drained it of blood ( the picture was a horror to look at )

12th wealthiest nation in the world is India with its GDP touching INR 35,34,615 in 2005 according to the World bank.

30 Million dollars is what the Pakistan government will spend on restoring Katas Raj temple complex in chakwal , Pakistan

INR 1 lakh will be paid by Shyam lal eye hospital Delhi and National insurance Corpn as compensation to Shanker Lal who lost his sight in one eye because the hospital could not activate emergency power during his surgery.

Quotes

Since you are close to the ground, you can feel the acceleration-- Narain Karthikeyan F1 driver on his experience in a race car.

I am still very young- LN Mittal steel tycoon on plans for charity

Just before the world cup… I lost lot of weight-- 17 Kgs. I didn't score any runs without those 17Kg-- Inzy on his performance in the 2003 world cup

Funnies

West Bengal
Six months ago, traffic police sergeant Tapas Kumar Manna retrieved a girl's school bag and her exam admit card from a bus and sped to the school to hand it over. Lok Sabha speaker Somnath Chatterji, Kolkota Police Commissioner Prasun Mukherji and the Rotary club honoured him at a special function. But Manna is hurt that the girl's family did not inform him about her results !!

Kerla

Until now potassium cyanide was defined as a white powder with an almond like odour. But MP Prasad goldsmith , challenge this myth by penning a note before dying. " I have tasted it. It burns the tongue and tastes acrid ". Prasad who mixed the cyanide powder in to a glass o liquor with a pen, bit the butt of the pen before hastily scribbling his discovery in the suicide note to the District Magistrate-- What a way to disprove a myth with loss of life !

Jharkhand

Are you the sort who would gladly offer a lift to a damsel in distress ? The Jamshedpur police recently arrested Gudiya Kumar, who is part of a gang that uses girls to trap " large hearted " people. Young girls flag down vehicles on highways on the pretext of hitching a ride. As soon as the vehicle stops, gang members overpower the driver and drive off with the vehicle. The Police are yet to waylay the rest of the gang.


It was very good to watch Michael Schumacher at the French Grand Prix.. It has helped to bring the competition back and also show some of the fighting qualities that Ferrari and Schumacher are known for-- Fernando Alonso of Team Renault still leads the Grand Prix with around 18 points but the way Ferrari won at the Magny Cour circuit shows that it was just not the Bridgestone Tyres that helped them to win the Indianapolis race in the US two weeks ago. The car is responding well and the rest of the season should build lot of excitement-- Happy viewing
Cheers and hope you guys had a good weekend

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