Friday, October 24, 2008

Headlines in the India newspapers

The Times of India - October 24, 2008
"Teenager kills herself over a birthday dress"
"Businessman hacked to death"
"Study finds number of obese children doubled in 20 yrs"
"Need for law to check polygamy among Muslims, says Kerala HC"
"29 killed in Rajasthan firecracker mishap: Illegal storage of gunpowder leads to explosion"
"Sticky tape emits X-rays"
"The city needs to spare a thought for those who suffer from air pollution caused by firecrackers"

The Economic Times - October 24, 2008
"Anti-depressants sales up amid slump: Mumbai tops list of cities, Kolkata is no.2"

There were some crazy and tragic stories over the weekend, but i threw the newspapers out. This week there was a man who was electrocuted to death. There was rain and the streets were flooded. He was crossing the street through the water to his favorite tea shop and was electrocuted to death because of a live wire hidden under the water. It took the ambulance 45 minutes to arrive.

(monsoon season right now - streets are pretty flooded) - i wish i had my trusty rubber boots.

Cheers

R

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