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October 13

Meerut hangman Mamu gets the call for Afzal

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"Siddharth Kalhans / M V R RAO -Indian Express

Posted online: Thursday, October 12, 2006 at 0000 hrs IST

LUCKNOW, MEERUT, OCTOBER 11
While a mercy petition for Afzal Guru, the man convicted to hang for the December 13, 2001 attack on Parliament, is pending with the President, the Uttar Pradesh Directorate of Prisons has set in motion the official process to nominate Mamu, a hangman from Meerut, for the job.

Mamu is the son of hangman Kallu who hanged Indira Gandhi's assassins Kehar Singh and Satwant Singh and Ranga and Billa, convicted for the killing of the Chopra children.

Confirming this, State Senior Superintendent of Prisons Suresh Chandra said that Mamu has been asked to be prepared to reach Tihar Jail any time now.

"Mamu has been appointed the jallad to hang Afzal in Tihar," Chandra told The Indian Express today, "and the official communication has been despatched to him."

Asked when the communique was sent to Meerut, Chandra said, "It has been sent this week, we cannot disclose the exact date."

When told that Mamu claims he hasn't received any note, Chandra said: "He is not authorised to disclose these details."

Chandra said the the prison department of the state government will be ready to send Mamu to Tihar for the hanging by October 20. "He will be assisted by a hangman from Punjab," he said.

When contacted, Kunwar Verma, in charge of the Jallad Cell at the Directorate of Prisons, confirmed that "we sought Mamu's availability for he has not hanged anyone for some time." He said Mamu is the "first preference" for Tihar. "



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September 21

Now Digital Cameras promise a slimmer you

"With the slimming feature, anyone can appear more slender—instantly."
Hewlett Packard advertises on its site for cameras that flatter. No need to diet, just aim and shoot with the slim filter on.
September 18

Optimism & Lies: Excerpts from two punjabi poems

Najam Hussain Syed

(translated from Punjabi by Irfan Malik and Jennifer Barber)

Khial

There have always been
sparrows, and will always be.
After the eagles' and hawks'
threatening bodies have taken
their assigned corners in museums
and the peacock's magic
is a handful of feathers
in an empty tomb,
the sparrows will remain.
They'll descend from the trees
branch by branch, gathering
like the girls of simple ways
who, with their laughter,
say whatever they please.


From a Poem by MIAN IJAZ UL HASSAN

Silken lies howso'ver uncouth
Are always more endearing than truth
to speak one's mind is like from the hind
You would let out in company an audible sound,
Truth is like a wart on a painted face
A fly in the ointment
Lipstick on the collar
A dog without a leash.
September 14

Krishanji

A child is dressed as Lord Krishna to participate in a competition during Krishna Jayanthi celebrations, in Gauhati, India


A child is dressed as Lord Krishna for a competition as parts of India celebrate the birthday of the Hindu god Krishna.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/em/fr/-/2/hi/in_pictures/5345516.stm

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Posted by Baljit Grewal
September 13

B o G, U + S: Go West!

Baljit S. Grewal has sent you a link to a weblog:

Blog: B o G, U + S
Post: Go West!
Link: http://blog.beerkens.info/2006/08/go-west.html

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