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Poor people falling dead like worms after drinking spurious liquor
The last two days in Kerala have been witnessing pathetic scenes with the death by now of 23 persons after drinking spurious liquor in the Malabar area.
The pity is that all of them are poor people.

The suppliers wanted to give them a brew which would be heady instantly. For that they may mix the drink with methyl alcohol or chemicals like di
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Lanka humble India
Dambulla: Sri Lanka rode on Tillakaratne Dilshan's century to clinch the tri-series title with an emphatic 74-run win over India on Saturday, ending Mahendra Singh Dhoni's sequence of four consecutive series triumphs on Sri Lankan soil.

The hosts first amassed an imposing total of 299 for eigh
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CWG preparedness: Manmohan visits stadium
New Delhi, Aug 29 (IANS) With 35 days to go for the Commonwealth Games, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Sunday visited the remodelled and reconstructed Jawaharlal Nehru stadium here to see the preparedness of the venue that will host the opening and closing ceremonies of the Oct 3-14 mega sporting eve
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India beat New Zealand, cruise into final of tri-series
DAMBULLA (Sri Lanka): India relied on Virender Sehwag's swashbuckling century and an inspired show of swing bowling to spank New Zealand by 105 runs and cruise into the final of the tri-series on Wednesday.

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While the flamboyant Sehwag (110) notched up his 13th ODI century to steer
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Effort is to secure a gold medal
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He has won a silver medal for badminton in the Youth Olympics. His attempt would be to secure a gold medal in Olympics.

He is H.S.Prannoy of Kerala
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Nation’s pride rides on Commonwealth games: Sonia Gandhi
New Delhi: Congress President Sonia Gandhi has said successful conduct of Commonwealth Games is one of national pride. It is the nation’s responsibility to make the Games successful. It is not about party or individual. The nation’s pride rides on it.

She said no one found guilty would be spared.
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Vidya Stokes elected president of Hockey India
Vidya Stokes has been elected president of Hockey India.
There are two Malayalis in the governing body. Mariamma Koshy is the vice-president and Ramesh Nambiar joint secretary.

Three postponements and an acrimonious run-up marked by mudslinging from both the camps later, 83-year-old administrato
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