Name: Eight die after polling @Mediascrape
Uploaded: 2008-05-21T01:29:31-0400
Duration: 8 min 17 s
Description: Eight people were killed in the third phase of Panchayat in Murshidabad district of Indias eastern state of West Bengal on Sunday May 18. Of the eight dead in Domkol and Raninagar towns, five were activists of states ruling Communist Party of India (Marxist), CPI(M), and three of federal main ruling Congress party.More than 35 people were injured in the poll violence.

Expensive gold hurts traders @Mediascrape

Uploaded June 2008 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

Mumbai, May 30 (ANI): With gold prices skyrocketing.Indian gold traders are facing the heat. The yellow metal has already been hit by low demand because of high prices. Due to lack of any festive or marriage season, the demands are likely to remain low. The low demand of gold has further been hit by the onset of the lean season. Purchases for jewellery and investment fell by 50 percent during the first quarter of 2008.