MORENA: A BJP worker was shot and injured after a dispute with the rival BSP workers over the issue of voting in favour of the saffron party at Budha Chambal village of Morena district here today, police said. The incident occurred when the BJP worker identified as Subedar Singh Sikarwar was coming out of a polling station in the village, police said. When Subedar crossed the poll-booth limits he was confronted by a group of BSP worker led by Prem Singh Sikarwar, they said. Prem Singh confronted Subedar for supporting the BJP candidate and later opened fire at him with a country-made pistol. The bullet hit Subedar on his chest following which he was rushed to Gwalior in serious condition, police said. However, Morena Superintendent of Police (SP) Santosh Singh told PTI that Subedar had an old rivalry with Prem Singh and Thursday's incident was a fall out of it. He said that this incident cannot be termed as a poll-related violence as it took place at a far-off place from the polling station. After Subedar was shot at, BJP and BSP workers clashed in which two more unidentified persons sustained injuries, he added.
Sunday, February 28, 2010 HAVANA: Hundreds of wealthy merchants and cigar aficionados from all parts of the world gathered in Havana this week to bid high stakes for humidors full of premium cigars. Cuba's annual Habanos festival ended on Friday night with an auction of ornate humidors of cedar and mahogany stacked with hand-rolled stogies that raised 800,000 euros ($1.09 million dollars). Habanos S.A. executives this month said cigar sales fell 8 percent to $360 million in 2009, so they have created the Julieta, a smaller, milder version of the Romeo y Julieta cigar, aimed specifically at female smokers. Women now make up only 5 to 10 percent of customers for Habanos. But even with the creation of the Julieta, Garcia said Habanos has only modest hopes for 2010 sales, due largely to a weak economy in Spain, the biggest market for Cuban cigars. The flavor of premium tobacco relies on the soil and climate in which it is grown. The western province of Pinar Del Rio, famous fo...
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