Tag: Wants

PMS wants action against MD minerals

LAHORE
The Provincial Management Services (PMS) officers' association threatened to start a protest movement if the government did not initiate action against Mines and Minerals MD Shafqat Ranjha for beating one of their senior colleagues.
Talking to reporters, PMS officers' association information secretary Asifa murtaza alleged that Ranjha abused and severely thrashed a Grade 19 PMS officer Ataullah Sidiqui, who is the Punjab mineral development corporation secretary, in

Venice wants heritage status for gondolas

Venice wants its famous wooden gondolas to be given world heritage status and it is set to apply to get them listed.
The move comes as plans by a shipyard in Brindisi in southern Italy to start producing weather-resistant plastic and fiberglass replicas emerged.
The city's gondoliers' association said that it takes months of painstaking work to make an authentic gondola, and replacing them with plastic is "outrageous".
"Safeguarding the tradition of the gondola, of the

Ed Westwick wants to play ‘Batman’

'Gossip Girl' star Ed Westwick wants to play "Batman" in a movie.
"It would be a dream come true to play Batman in a big blockbuster movie. He was my childhood superhero," Westwick said in an interview.
"He's a damn good fighter and has access to amazing gadgets, such as the utility belt and, of course, the Batmobile - I'd give my left arm just to sit in it," he added.
The 23-year-old star also spoke about his fledgling music career, admitting he had to leave his

Bipasha wants some action

Bipasha Basu is itching to do action roles. While her latest film "Aakrosh" is about honour killings where she plays her most fragile character yet, the actress says in real life she is fit enough to beat her boyfriend John Abraham's energy levels.
"I want to do action. I think I am too fit at this point in time and that is a zone that I have not tapped fully and in India we don't have too many films where the woman gets to do action. Hopefully, somewhere I see that I will be