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Tata Motors’ Nano may not be set the small car market on fire but there is no question that there is a lot of glitter.

The company has just unveiled the Gold plus Nano, a one off showpiece product that sees the car covered with 80kg of 22 carat gold, 15kg of sliver and 10,000 semi precious stones and precious stones.

This is indeed not the “people’s car” that Tata Motors had announced with much big deal a couple of years ago, but the Gold plus is certain to catch everyone’s eyes.

The car was revealed at Tata Theatre in Mumbai by Ratan Tata, chairman of Tata Group.
Today, gold is priced at Rs 28,147 per 10 grams and with over 80 kg of the yellow metal used to decorate the Nano, it is precious.

The gold only would be worth $4.68 million.

Gold plus is a Tata owned jewellery chain that was accountable for this gold enclosed Nano. The car was crafted to celebrate 5,000 years of jewellery making in India.

This car will be on exhibit at some of the company’s showrooms for the next six months wherever viewers can get a look at this show of opulence. But no test drives, please.

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A good part of the precious jewels in the Sree Padmanabha Swamy temple’s store of wealth had been stolen and some were gravely damaged.

This surprising revelation was made in the story of the advocate commissioners, deputed by the Thiruvananthapuram principal sub judge in 2008 to open the underground chambers of the temple and take out pooja utensils for the yearly Alpasi festival.

The commissioners, who opened two chambers, namely the Vyasarcone Kallara and Nithyadi Ara, found that 14 green colored stones of the thankakkuda, a golden umbrella with hanging tassels made of gold and green stones, were not working. Some of the clothes were missing. There were cracks in the umbrella, also.

Also, 44 golden hooks of vellippidyswarnakkuda, the golden umbrella with silver handle, were set up missing.

Instead these were replaced by hooks prepared of other metals.

The mulapalika with complicated designs and carvings had also developed cracks.

Two of the four silver bells of the kumbheeyam were also missing.

The commissioners suggested that the 11 gold articles stored inside the nila anki koottam, a big wooden box, should be weighed and numbered.

They also wanted the chaturbahi anki, a golden model of the deity used for processions, to be weighed for safety reasons.

The report states that the palace delegate and their lawyer had strongly conflicting a move to take the sample weight of one item in every category.

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FOUR gemstone “globe” lamps value about £3,000 were stolen during a burglary at a Coventry home.

The attractive table lamps, modeled on world globes, were stolen from a house in Bolingbroke Road, Stoke, on Saturday, March 26, after offenders damaged a rear window to get in.

The robbery happened while the owners were out, between 4-10pm. The thieves also complete off with jewellery, a TV, two laptops, cash, games consoles and passports.

The distinctive lamps slot in numerous crystals, amethysts and precious malachite stone.

All four lamps have brass stands and variety in size from 15-33cm in diameter.

Detective Constable Nicola Orr said: “These are very strange lamps modeled on a traditional world globe.

It is almost certain the offenders will try to sell them either to shops or directly to members of the public.

so I had ask anyone who has been approached to get in touch as they could have information that will help us apprehend the culprits.”

Diamonds may be a girl’s best friend, but its shiny rocks of all shapes, sizes and colors took middle stage at the state fairgrounds this weekend.

The Greater Southern Gemstone and Jewelry demonstrate wrapped up Sunday at the Mississippi Trade Mart.

Folks were able to slam for gold and precious gemstones outside. Inside, nearly 40 vendors presented their best works of fine art.

Jewelry made of precious and semi precious stones packed display cases, but figurines, fossils and tools were also for trade. It was also a time for vendors to balance notes and skills.

“When one person goes to the jewelry school, everybody is waiting to find out what they learned to do and they lecture the whole club so you can do as much as you want to,” said Vice President of Great Southern Gem and Jewelry Shows, Sharon McClanahan.

Totally 40 vendors traveled from Texas, Louisiana and Georgia to Jackson for the annual show.

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Diamonds worth £7000 were stolen from Kendal jewellers before closing moment on Saturday afternoon.

A man ran away with two 18 carat gold and diamond solitaire rings from Goldsmiths. The Jewellers, High gate, at 4.50pm after posing as a customer.

After running down the side of Burton’s men’s clothes shop he was seen getting into a grey Nissan coupe GTI coming up in Booths supermarket car park.

The ring thief is described as mixed race, 5ft 8ins tall, medium build and wearing beige flat cap, dark sunglasses, a blue shirt and dark trousers.

Anyone who saw the white male driver waiting in the car park at approximately 4.50pm is asked to contact Kendal police on 0845 33 00 247.

His vehicle registration number is EO10 DHM.

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