The immigrant owner of a New Jersey
convenience store has come forward to claim the USD 338.3 million
jackpot in the Powerball lottery, media reports said today. Pedro
Quezada, 44, has handed in what he says is the golden ticket he bought
on Saturday. "I can't believe it. I'm overwhelmed. I just can't get
over it," the Dominican-born father of five was quoted as saying by the
New York Post. "I was praying so much for this. I'm just giving thanks
to God." Officials did not immediately announce Quezada's win, but did
confirm that the winning ticket, matching five numbers and a Powerball,
was drawn in the Eagle Liquors store which he frequented in his hometown
of Passaic. Quezada appeared shocked by his success against 175
million to one odds, reports said. It was only yesterday, when he made
his daily visit to Eagle Liquors, that he realised. "He didn't know he
won when he came in because he stopped to check the board," an employee
told the Post. "He was shocked and emotional. He said, 'It's me!'"
Legendary playback singer Manna Dey, who mesmerised generations of listeners with his inimitable voice for over five decades with hits like 'ay mere pyara watan', 'laaga chunri me daag' and 'poocho na kaise', died at a hospital here today at the age of 94 after prolonged illness. Dey, who was in and out of Narayana Hrudayalaya Hospital in the last five months for respiratory and renal problems, died of cardiac arrest with his daughter Shumita Deb and son-in-law Jnanranjan Deb by his bedside when the end came at 3.50 AM. The condition of Dey, who had made Bangalore his home for the last many years, deteriorated since yesterday afternoon, hospital spokesman Vasuki said. With the demise of Dey, the void has become complete in the famous quartet of singers Rafi, Mukesh, and Kishore Kumar, who dominated the Hindi music industry from 1950s to 1970s. The mortal remains of Dey, whose unique voice lent a rare dimension to his persona, were cremate...
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