5-year-old boy turns alcoholic

A five-year old boy, who was given small doses of brandy as a cure for cough, has become addicted to alcohol in a Karnataka village.

The boy, who hails from Duggavati village in Davanagere district, can easily drink a bottle of beer and 90 ml of liquor -- brandy or whisky.

His grand parents, under whose care he lives now, are unable to fund his luxurious habit.

Playing the role of a good samaritan, Karnataka excise minister M P Renukacharaya has come forward to help the boy.

Renukacharya, who came across the boy during a recent visit to Davanagere district, told reporters on Wednesday that he has decided to send the boy to a de-addiction camp and fund his education.

"I am doing this in my personal capacity and not as a Minister and not from the government," he clarified.

  Post a Comment:
1.venu-mumbai:  Sex, alcohol are one's personal rights. As long as it doesn't harm others, we should not poke into their life.

2.Someone: dude its a 5year old kid... as elders we should poke our heads in this matter... or else his liver will be barbecued in another 3 -4 years.

 

 3.Anuradha Ramanan Hyderabad: However, you must atleast be 18 years or older to drink and not be charged. Legal drinking age even in the party state of Goa is 18.

 

 

 

 

Blasts Bangalore stadium before IPL match

There were 40,000 people in the stadium for a match between Bangalore and Mumbai

There have been two low-intensity explosions outside gate no 12 of Chinnaswamy stadium in Bangalore, minutes before an IPL match was to begin.

Eight people have been injured, mostly policemen and security personnel. Police are carrying out extensive searches outside the stadium and there are huge jams.

An IPL match between Royal Challengers Bangalore and Mumbai Indians was scheduled to be played at the stadium today. The match was to begin at 4 pm and the about 40,000 people in the stadium. There is huge security at the stadium.

The toss, which was to have taken place at 3:30 pm, has been delayed. The players are back in the dressing room. But an official said the match would be played.

The Ministry of Home Affairs has said it is too early to know the nature of the blast, but the local police said it was not an accidental blast. It was not a generator blast, the Bangalore Police Commissioner said.

The Police Commissioner said the explosive material had probably been placed between a poster and a wall.

9 die in Bangalore highrise fire (Man jumps from Carlton Towers Video)

Images of desperation that will be seared in our memories. Of people driven by flames and panic to leap off a multi-storied building on Bangalore's Old Airport Road. Tuesday's blaze left at least nine people dead, from asphyxiation or injuries from jumping off ledges, and more than 60 injured.

Eyewitnesses said nearly five or six people jumped out of windows as smoke enveloped the seven-storey building just after 3.15pm. Though fire personnel reached the spot quickly, it was difficult to rescue people trapped on the top floor. Many persons on the road as well as people living in the neighbourhood rushed into the building to rescue the trapped people.

Home minister V S Acharya said the fire had been extinguished by 8pm and the building completely cleared after a massive operation involving nearly 100 fire personnel, including 20 officers, and 15 fire tenders.

Smoke from the cable ducts of the building surrounded the building which houses over 30 to 40 offices. Though the fire is said to have started on the second floor, there were conflicting versions about where exactly the fire broke out.

Soon, there was paralyzing panic among people in the building which led to chaos. While several people starting running towards the exits, most said they could not get out of their offices due to thick smoke. While people from the first and second floor jumped out of the windows, many from the sixth and seventh floors locked themselves in their offices, afraid of the choking smoke.

Some rescuers said they couldn't go in because they didn't have masks. Cops also rushed in but couldn't go past the fourth floor. Fire personnel tried to put huge pile of mats or mattresses to break the fall of people jumping out. Many persons clung to windows trying not to inhale the smoke.

Sunil, a student who was walking home, rushed into the building. Later, he was seen completely drenched in water but rescued many people. N Manjunath, a sub-inspector attached to the Mahadevapura police station along with some people finally managed to make their way to the fourth floor but the emergency exit had been closed. Manjunath forcibly opened the door and rescued four persons. Eyewitnesses said over 150 people were trapped on the sixth and seventh floor. Several escaped to the upper floor but most stayed in their office rooms.

While there were several people trapped on the seventh floor, nearly 10 including two women were seen trying to inhale fresh air avoiding the smoke. Even as they were trying to breathe, several people outside on the ground used a PA system asking them not to lose hope. Many enterprising people even started writing placards which read 'Break Glass' in bold letters and held them up. Soon the huge crowd was urging them to break the glass windows so that the smoke could find a way out.

Fire personnel reached the terrace and rescued people and rushed them to the hospital in ambulances. Fire
tenders too were stuck in the traffic jam and the police had to allow traffic on both roads towards airport to allow fire tenders reach the spot. Ambulances had to navigate a sea of people on the road and flyover. Traffic movement was affected from 3.30pm till 7.30pm.

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