Diamonds have an unmatched beauty, its enigmatic energy or simply a legacy that’s billions of years old captivates people all over the world by its mysterious allure.

April being the month of diamonds here are a few fascinating facts about the creation, discovery, and history of a diamond will make you fall in love with the magical gemstone even more, giving the April-born ladies an extra reason to put sparkling diamond jewelry on their birthday wish list.

1.    A Miracle of nature – Aspure and as old as the Earth itself; a diamond is a natural miracle over a 3 billion years in the making. Formed long before dinosaurs roamed the earth, some say that diamonds are even older than the stars, maybe that’s why the sparkle of your diamond often rivals that of the stars twinkling in the sky and why the light of the diamond on your finger, forever reflects the beautiful memories of a lifetime.

2.    The strength of a diamond – Although they look delicate and beautiful, but diamonds are the most hardest natural substance on the planet, 58 times harder than the next mineral on Earth!

3.    A diamond is indestructible – The word diamond derives from the Greek word ‘adamas’, which in turn means indestructible – a fitting name for this everlasting precious stone, that is an eternal symbol of a lifelong commitment. It is no wonder then that diamonds are regarded as the ultimate symbol of love and strength. History proves many ancient cultures believed that diamonds gave the wearer strength and courage during battle, and some kings wore diamonds on their armor as they rode into battle.

4.    Diamonds are rare – Diamonds are one of the world’s most precious, beautiful and rare possessions in the world. If you were to gather together all the diamonds ever polished since the beginning of time, they fit in a London double-decker bus, with room to spare. That is probably why when you are gifted/ or gift yourself a diamond you truly feel special to be wearing one of the rarest and most precious diamonds that has been created by Mother Nature.

5.    The biggest diamond – Did you know, a diamond over one carat in weight is one in a million and the biggest known diamond in the universe weighs 2.27 thousand trillion tonnes, or 10 billion trillion carats. This is the equivalent of 179 trillion double decker buses.

6.    The largest diamond: Cullinan – The Cullinan, weighing in at 530.20 carats, is the largest cut diamond in the world which originated from the De Beers Premier mine. It was cut from a huge 3,106 carat rough diamond, discovered in the Premier mine in Transvaal, South Africa in 1905. The Cullinan was eventually yielded nine major, and 107 smaller brilliant cut diamonds and the two largest diamonds can be found in the British Crown Jewels.

7.    Not all diamonds are white in colour– D-to-Z color diamonds are the most widely used in jewelry, but did you know diamonds come in all colors of the rainbow? Natural-colored diamonds, blue, green, orange and red are the rarest; while yellow and brown are the most common ones used worldwide.

8.    The 1% club – If diamonds are rare then Forevermark diamonds are the rarest of the rare. Less than 1% of the world’s diamonds are eligible to become Forevermark. If all the worlds diamonds fit in a double decker bus, then Forevermark inscribed diamonds, would fill just over two tires of the bus. Outshining every other diamond in the world, is it eligible to be inscribed with the Forevermark inscription! Invisible to the naked eye, this inscription includes the Forevermark icon and the diamond’s own, unique number at the heart of the diamond that identifies it as exclusively yours and unlike any other diamond in the world.

9.    The most expensive diamond: The Pink Star – Did you know the most expensive and beautiful pink diamond, known as the Pink Star was sold in Hong Kong for more than $71,000,000 and weighs 59.60 carats.

10.  How are diamonds formed – Diamonds are formed under 45-60 Kbar of pressure. This corresponds to a depth of 125-200 kilometers below the Earth’s surface- around fifty thousand times atmospheric pressure. The pressure is equivalent to putting the point of the Eiffel Tower upside down on your hand.

11.  A unique story – Each rough diamond has a natural pattern telling a unique story. No diamonds two are alike, each is as unique as a snowflake: precious and rare.

Pramesh Jain

Two Inter-state Drug peddlers arrested by Koramangala police 141 Kg Marijuana Worth Rs.84.6 lakhs Seized.

The Southeast Division police of Koramangala police have busted a biggest haul of drug racket and seized huge quantity of contraband drugs by arresting duo red handed and seized 141 Kg of Marijuana Worth Rs.84.6 lakhs from them.

The accused has been identified as,Chaddakrishnan,22,from Visakhapatnam and his associate Murthy,40,from ChamarajaNagar.

DCP Southeast,Srinath Mahadev Joshi told media persons,to curb the drug menace and supply of drugs in city based on senior officers instructions special squads are in action across city.

As special squads been formed the Koramangala police inspector,Ravi KB and his team received a tip off from their reliable inputs that a canter carrying huge quantity of drugs will be entering in Bellary colony in Koramangala area.

Based on the tip off PSI,Siddappa passed the information to the Inspector Ravi who informed the senior about the information, senior officer instructed to take all necessary steps and raid the place.

Based on the tip off a team of police party headed by Koramangala Inspector rushed to spot and crime staff swung into action and surrounded the area.The team who spotted a canter vehicle at a vacant site in Bellary colony in Koramangala first block.

The team found duo unloading the consignment from a goods vehicle when the police team checked the goods found it was Ganja as marijuana drug based on which the team secured duo raided the place and seized the goods vehicle and took the duo to station for questioning.

The duo was taken to Koramangala police station and after seizing the vehicle the team seized 141 kilograms of marijauna drugs from them.

During investigation the accused confessed the crime and revealed that they have sourced the drugs from Tribes in Andhra Pradesh and smuggled them into the city to sell it to the local peddlers.

Both the accused have been booked under NDPS and taken into custody for further investigations to ascertain their network and peddlers.

This is the second biggest drug racket busted by the Southeast division police in the span of one week.On Monday, the HSR layout police arrested four persons and seized 180 kgs of Marijuana and 960 gram of hashish oil worth Rs.58 lakh from them.

Finally Bengaluru Police Commissioner, Kamal Pant has appreciated Addl CP East,S Murugan DCP Southeast Srinath Mahadev Joshi ACP, Madiwala Sub-Division,Sudheer M Hegde,PI,Ravi KB,PSIs,as,Siddappa, Ravindra,and crime staff as, Jayaprakash,Venkatesh,Prashanth,Karthik, Jagadish and other staff has been appreciated for busting the biggest haul of drugs by arresting the peddlers and for the exemplary work done by the team a suitable reward will be given to them he added.

Davangere: A car in which the former minister, MLA UT Khader was traveling, met with an accident on Wednesday morning around 8.45 at Olal Cross on National Highway near Davangere. It is learned that the former minister has sustained minor injuries in the accident.

The accident occurred when the Congress leader was traveling from Bengaluru to Belgaum to campaign for the party’s candidate for the Belgaum by-elections. Reportedly, between Davangere- Aanagodu routes, near National Highway 4th Olal Cross, a running lorry that was in front of the MLA’s vehicle stopped abruptly, causing the car to collide into the rear end of the truck. The accident left Khader with minor injuries to his face and leg. He was taken to a family doctor in Bengaluru in another car.  

The car driver also escaped with minor injuries. The District Police Superintendent Hanumantharaya visited the site of the accident and carried an inspection.

BENGALURU: As the Karnataka government has asked private hospitals to reserve 50 per cent of the beds for the novel coronavirus patients as was done during the first wave, Health Minister Dr K Sudhakar said on Monday.

“The private hospitals have agreed to reserve 50 per cent beds for COVID-19 patients within a week. Patients without symptoms and with mild symptoms will be isolated in hotels and COVID care centres. Only patients with severe conditions will be treated in hospitals,” the Minister said.

Regarding the shortage of Remdesivir, Sudhakar said drug companies have stopped its production.

“We need this drug. Private hospitals have complained of the medicine not being available in the market. We will discuss the issue with the drug controller and supply the medicine to private hospitals at government rates,” said Dr Sudhakar.

To a question on the availability of equipment, he said the government has taken measures to ensure sufficient quantities of ventilators and oxygen.

If required, industrial oxygen would be used, he added.

By Husna Rizwan

Miss World America WA Shree Saini recently donated her Cadillac Escalade car to children in need, through Wheels for Wishes & Wellness, a nonprofit that has helped grant over 10,000 wishes for children and had $78 million in donations. This car will now enable that family to have better access to their job, become self-sufficient and allow their kids easier access to their education. 

“When we leave this world, we take nothing with us. So why not give it all away while we are here? Instead of always thinking of ways we can be benefited, think of ways you can benefit the world. I encourage you to take action and find ways to give back. Instead of waiting till someone asks you for help, take initiative,” said Shree.

Car Donation helps make dreams come true for children with life – threatening medical conditions around the country. Wheels for wishes has helped to grant over 10,356 wishes to local children nationwide. You can grant a wish at Let us all be generous with our time and love

Pramesh Jain

A 40-year-old home alone woman was found murdered at her house in Electronic City on Saturday.

The deceased has been identified as Shahin Taj, a housewife and resident of Subhash Nagar in Electronic City.

She had married to Chand Pasha,an auto driver ten years ago and the couple have no children. Shahin taj was running a shop from her house selling snacks and essentials.

A senior police officer who visited the spot with other officers and finger print experts and sniffer dog was pressed into action.

After inspecting the area and collecting preliminary information,said that the incident took place around afternoon and Pasha left the home around 10.30 am to work.

When He returned home at night and shocked to see Taj lying dead and alerted the neighbours who then called Electronic City police.

The body was shifted for postmortem and preliminary investigations revealed that the assailants barged inside the house and attacked her brutally.However, the family had no dispute with anyone and the exact reason for the murder is yet to be ascertained.

The assailants smothered her to death using pillow before slitting her throat to make sure she is dead.

The motive for the murder is yet to be ascertained as nothing has been robbed or stolen,the officer said.A case has been registered and special teams has been formed to nab the assailants he added.

Pramesh Jain

Two BBMP contract employees dismissed after they found destroying Covid19 Swab and manipulating corona testing kit to reach the target.

The accused has been identified as mohan and Nagaraj were dismissed by BBMP Commissioner,Gaurav Gupta after the video of the staff destroying Covid19 Swab went viral in various social media platforms taking a serious note and after collecting report from the concerned officer Gaurav Gupta dismissed two BBMP staff for destroying Covid19 Swab and ordered for a legal action against those involved in this manipulating practice.

Dr.Premanand BR,Administrative officer, City primary health centre, in his complaint identified the staffer as Hemanth and Nagaraj.

The duo was working in the centre for the last 10 months as corona swab collector.

They were caught in the mobile camera putting random swab testing sticks into VTM vial without taking samples and testing.

There are four others also heard talking who were later identified as Asha workers kusuma,Prema and Padma and hospital staff Ashok.

The incident occurred when Dr.Premanand had gone out who has stated in his complaint.

The police are now on the lookout for Hemanth and Nagaraj to question them.

Kodigehalli police have filed FIR against the duo charging them under section 177 providing false information and criminal breach of trust against them and further investigation is on.

Pramesh Jain

A 75 year old woman and her son’s friend were found murdered at the house they were living in JP Nagar 7th stage in the wee hours of Thursday.

Police suspect that the murder is for gain and committed by known person.

The deceased has been identified as Mamatha Basu,75,from West Bengal and Debrath Behara,44,who had come to the city a few days ago and stayed with Mamtha since she was staying alone at the rented house.

Senior police officers including the city police commissioner Kamal Pant,visited the spot and supervised the investigations.

Senior officer told media persons that,The murder came to light when the domestic help on Thursday morning visited the house and found the door opened.

He later found Behara lying in the pool of blood and Mamatha at the bedroom with stab injuries.

He alerted the police,and the dog squad and Forensic Science Laboratory team inspected the crime scene. 

The Puttenahalli police rushed to the spot and conducted investigations.The house was ransacked gold cash along with CCTV cameras  and DVRs have been robbed.

Primarily investigations revealed that the assailants are known to the deceased since there was no forced entry.

The body of Basu was found on a bed while Behra’s body was found on the floor of another room.He seemed to have attempted escaping from the assailants when he was targeted.Both were stabbed to death and their bodies were lying in a pool of blood. 

During investigation it was found Mamatha’s son Devdeep Basu stayed with his family close to the house of his mother and used to visit her frequently.On Wednesday he visited the duo and returned home after dinner.

Usually Mamatha would open the door only after confirming the visitor at the CCTV camera installed outside the house, we have some clues on the assailants and working on them to track down the accused,he said.