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Rs 51000 per kg ‘gold gujhias’ to make Holi ‘gliterry’

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Photo: Ritesh

The ongoing strike by the jewellers in Lucknow may have deprived the womenfolk to buy the yellow metal to adorn themselves but they need not worry as the confectioners have jumped in to satiate their hunger for the gold, quite literally. 

And so this festive season, the traditional gujhia (a sweet made especially on Holi) has taken a golden look. Covered with gold and stuffed in with pistachio, chilgoza, and ‘Swarn bhasm’ it costs a staggering Rs 51000 per Kg.

The pack that contains 6 gujhias has been the centre of attraction at Lucknow’s Madhurima Sweets. Srajal Gupta from Madhurima told Aajkikhabar,” We have been into sweets making business since 1825 and 2 years back we experimented with the gold gujhia. Though it is expensive we have got good response from buyers locally as well as from abroad. It is worth the money because it contains Swarn-Bhasm” He further told that because of the changing weather, Swarn Bhasm increases the immunity power of our body.

 

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Photo: Ritesh

The sweets are a result of various hit and trials before a perfect taste that is supposes to be likeable to the customer, is made carefully keeping in mind that these sweets melt in mouth and hence tastes better.

Several other traditional sweets have been experimented and alternatives such as sugar free sweets have got good response from people. Some sweet shops have also experimented with baked and dry-fruit gujhias that are low in calories, are being made especially for the health conscious.

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Lucknow’s sweet shops are trying out new versions of sweets to impress its customers and are trying to bring out something innovative that one can gift others and make their festival sweeter. They are giving tough competition to alternative sweets like chocolate of multinational brands.

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What monkey fled with a bag containing evidence in it: Read full story

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May 5, 2022

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The court, generally, considers a person who commit a crime and the one who destroys the evidence, as criminals in the eyes of law. But what if an animal destroys the evidence of a crime committed by a human.

In a peculiar incident in Rajasthan, a monkey fled away with the evidence collected by the police in a murder case. The stolen evidence included the murder weapon (a blood-stained knife).

The incident came to light when the police appeared before the court and they had to provide the evidence in the hearing.

The hearing was about the crime which took place in September 2016, in which a person named Shashikant Sharma died at a primary health center under Chandwaji police station. After the body was found, the deceased’s relatives blocked the Jaipur-Delhi highway, demanding an inquiry into the matter.

Following the investigation, the police had arrested Rahul Kandera and Mohanlal Kandera, residents of Chandwaji in relation to the murder. But, when the time came to produce the evidence related to the case, it was found that the police had no evidence with them because a monkey had stolen it from them.

In the court, the police said that the knife, which was the primary evidence, was also taken by the monkey. The cops informed that the evidence of the case was kept in a bag, which was being taken to the court.

The evidence bag contained the knife and 15 other important evidences. However, due to the lack of space in the malkhana, a bag full of evidence was kept under a tree, which led to the incident.

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