The death toll in the cracker godown fire mounted to 32 and several injured with two more bodies were pulled out of the building. Besides, ten others were injured when the fire swept through the cracker godown here, 90km from Chennai, in Palipattu village in Thiruvallur district last night. The cracker shop was functioning out of a godown located behind a rice mill and on the eve of Diwali many people were there buying crackers. Two fire tenders doused the fire. The Pallipattu police are investigating. The sources said the death toll could be much higher and majority of the victims are believed to be from Andhra Pradesh which is very close by. At least 32 badly charred bodies have been pulled out of the godown which was a wholesale point of firecrackers, Tiruvallur District Collector Palani Kumar told reporters. He said 23 people (20 from Andhra Pradesh and three from Tamil Nadu) have complained to the tehsildar office that their loved ones are missing since yesterday.Meanwhile, two persons have been arrested in this connection, police said. The cause of the fire has yet to be ascertained and senior police officers are supervising the operations. The bodies have been taken to the government hospital in Tiruttani, police said, adding the toll was higher due to heavy rush on Diwali eve. Operations to retrieve the bodies were hampered due to the absence of electricity following power failure in the area after the incident. Author: Sandeep Gupta (New Delhi) … [Read more...]
Slumdog Millionaire wins 8 Oscar awards
Slumdog Millionaire wins 8 OSCAR awards at 81st awards ceremony at Kodak theatre in Los Angeles. Resul Pookutty of India won Oscar award for Sound Mixing in Slumdog Millionaire. A.R. Rahman won Oscar awards for best original score and best music (song) in Slumdog Millionaire. Jai Ho Song: Best Song Music: A.R. Rahman Lyrics: Gulzar. Slumdog Millionaire was nominated for Oscar (Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences) awards in 9 categories and for the first time, a film with an Indian soul has captured the imagination of the film world. Slumdog Millionaire was made basing on Vikas Swaroop's novel Q&A. Indian technicians finally caught the attention of Western movie world. Slumdog Millionaire is a small budget film ($15 million) but already collected $220 million at Box-office. Breaking News: Smile Pinki won Oscar in short documentary category. This is a short documentary on the life of Pinki, a girl with cleft lip from Rural India. Must watch documentary. Slumdog Millionaire wins Oscars in 8 Categories: Best Movie, Best Director, Adapted Screenplay, Cinematography, Sound Mixing, Film Editing, Original Music Score and Best Music (Song). 81st Oscar awards winners: 1. Best Movie: Slumdog Millionaire 2. Best Director: Danny Boyle (Slumdog Millionaire) 3. Best Music (score): A.R. Rahman (Slumdog Millionaire) 4. Best music (song): "Jai Ho" song. A.R. Rhanman (Slumdog Millionaire) 5. Sound editing: The Dark Knight 6. Sound mixing: Resul Pookutty (Slumdog Millionaire) 7. Visual effects: The Curious Case of Benjamin Button 8. Best writing (original … [Read more...]
