Ali Khan

Eighty-two two-wheelers and four cars parked in various residential societies were burnt by unidentified persons in Sun City area here in the wee hours today, police said.

The miscreants reportedly unplugged the petrol tube of the vehicles and set them on fire between 3 AM and 4 AM, they said.

The motive behind the crime, that shocked and affected a large number of residents in the area, was not clear, said police inspector B Kashid of Sinhgad police station.

According to the report of Dr. Mohammed Ahsan Farooqui PG incharge medical department, Dr. Shabana Hashmi, PG Scholar, under the supervision of Dr. Mohammed Sirajul Haq, will treat children for bedwetting. Reach room no 3 along with previous reports from 10 am 1pm contact on phone no 9160506202.
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Expressing solidarity with the Osmania University students, leader of opposition in Telangana Legislative Council Mr. Mohammed Ali Shabbir urged the government to issue Mess arrears and restore it immediately. He met with the protesting students at the university and learned their problems. Later addressing the protest dharna he said TRS goverment is meeting out step motherly treatment with the students of Osmania University who played important role in Telangana movement. It has totally ignored the interest and problems of students.

Telangana government has geared up to obtain Rs. 38 cr grant in aid from the centre to restore glory of internationally acclaimed Daeratul Ma’arif. On the proposal of Union Ministry for Minority Affairs, Telangana government has finalised project report on preservation of Daeratul Ma’arif and rare manuscripts and books present in it. It will soon hand over the project to the centre.

Written competitive exam will be held for recruitment on vacant posts of Assistant Executive Engineers in Transco, Genco in Telangana state. A mock test is being conducted for the candidates on today, i.e. on Sunday June 28, from 2:30 to 4 pm, at Siasat Mahboob Husain Jigar Hall, opposite Ramakrishna Theatre, Abids for B.E/B.Tech, Electrical, Electronics, Civil, Mechanical branch candidates. Candidates can obtain model paper by appearing in the mock test. Information regarding Telangana will also be provided.

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According to Mohammed Abdul Qadeer Secretary the weekly programme of Rahbar-e-Sanat o Tijarat will be held on Sunday, June 28 from 11 to 1 pm at office of Rahbar-e-Sanat o Tijarat, Hindi Milap office, Moazzam Jahi Market. Dr. Abdul Vakeel Baba Khan will deliver lecture on Sanat-o-Tijarat. Mr. Mohammed Siddiq Taher will explain easy way to fast while Mr. Mohammed Saleemuddin will deliver lecture on export import. For further details dial phone no 9393420909. persons interested to earn income through small industries can avail the opportunity.

Shamsabad Gram Panchayat took up fogging operations in Muslim localities like, Ahmed Nagar, Qazi Gali, Moin Mohalla and Mehdi Garden areas of Shamsabad in view of the month of Ramadan. Sarpanch Rachamalla Siddeshwar told that he had promised Muslim leaders to arrange drinking water facility in all Masajid during Ramadan. Besides that water supply would be ensured on daily basis in Muslim localities. Cleaning arrangements would be made and street lights would be fixed.

The first phase of web counselling i.e. verification of certificates for EAMCET Engineering concluded on June 23 however date and schedule has not been given for the next phase i.e. selection of college and course through web counselling. The list of colleges is being compiled. Muslim Minority Colleges which partake in convenor counselling are SWI while the colleges which conduct separate counselling are SWII. Only those colleges which are given permission will be included in the counselling. Seats will be allotted in the colleges according to EAMCET rank.

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Siasat and Minorities Development Forum (MDF) are organising the 43rd Du Ba Du programme on Sunday, July 5, at Khaja Mansion Function Hall, Mansaheb Tank, Banjara Hills Road.

Mr. Zahed Ali Khan editor Siasat will preside over. Mr. Abid Siddiqui president Minorities Development Forum will deliver welcome address. Mr. Arshad Nawab TRS leader will be the chief guest. Keeping in view the rising popularity of the programme and repeated requests by parents and guardians the programme is being conducted in the month of Ramadan from 10 am to 4 pm.

In an appalling incident occurred at Charkaman a boy fell from height and died. According to Charminar police, 2-year-old Sandeep Malik, S/O Sudheer Malik, R/O of Char Kaman was playing on 2nd floor of the building when he fell from the height and sustained serious injuries. He died while undergoing treatment.

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Special Officer Telangana State Hajj Committee Prof. S A Shukoor in a press note told that central Hajj Committee selected 23 women from Telangana state and 2 from Andhra Pradesh under Mahram quota through drawing of lots. Selected aspirants are requested to deposit amount of Hajj expenditure according to the category of their Mahram on or before July 6. They are also requested to submit their original passport, a colour photo, challan copy of amount deposited, at State Hajj committee office so that it can be sent to Central Hajj Committee for further proceedings.

The last date for submitting application for admission into PGDM programmes recognised by Institute of Public Enterprises (AICTE) has been extended till June 30. Interested candidates can step in for interviews during June 24 to 30. Further details can be had on phone nos 9391932129 or 9949507969.

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Old city residents are happy that their children now stay at home during the night time. ‘We are happy that our children stay at home during Ramadan. We had not imagined that our children would spend time before Saher at home,’ this was told by old city residents who were recently called by the police for counselling. On the condition of anonymity they praised police and told that they felt hurt when police called them for counselling however now they feel very happy that their children are arriving home on time and paying attention to home affairs.

A 35-year-old cloth merchant from Mumbai was shot dead by three unidentified miscreants near a private college here, police said today.

Police said Mohammed Shahid, a resident of Bandra in Mumbai, had came here on Thursday for business purpose. He was staying at a hotel near Suraj Kund.

After finishing his work, Shahid was on his way to airport, when he was shot dead by the assailants last mid-night, they said.

The Indian unit of fast food chain KFC, owned by Yum Brands Inc , on Friday challenged the results of a test showing the presence of bacteria linked to food poisoning in a sample of its fried chicken, dismissing them as “false allegations”.

Food safety has hit headlines in India after government food safety inspectors found excess lead in packets of Nestle’s Maggi instant noodles.

The company disputes the test results and a subsequent recall order, but it has become India’s worst safety scare involving packaged food in a decade.

Scientists have designed a new chemical compound that has reduced the growth of pancreatic cancer tumours by 80 per cent in treated mice.

The compound, called MM41, was designed to block faulty genes by targeting little knots in the DNA, called quadruplexes, which are very different from normal DNA and which are especially found in faulty genes.

The findings showed that MM41 had a strong inhibiting effect on two genes – k-RAS and BCL-2 – both of which are found in the majority of pancreatic cancers.

Hollywood stars Ben Affleck and Matt Damon have teamed up to produce a movie inspired by the FIFA scandal.

The film is based on “Houses of Deceit”, a book by BuzzFeed’s reporter Ken Bensinger, reported Ace Showbiz.

The film will revolve around FIFA executive Chuck Blazer and his role in the largest sports and public corruption scandal in history.

Gavin O’Connor, who directed Affleck in “The Accountant”, is attached at the helm while Anthony Tambakis is on board to write the script.

Amidst controversy engulfing the BJP government in Maharashtra over allegations against its ministers, its ally Shiv Sena has said it needs to be explored why such such issues were emerging within a year of the new government coming to power.

Sena further said that accusations against the ministers shows that “politics is being played to put a halt to their ambitions”.

“BJP is in trouble at the Centre and in the state. The problems it is facing at the central level can be kept aside as there are two leaders like Narendra Modi and Amit Shah to take care of them.

As “Star Trek 3” began production in Vancouver, Canada earlier this week, Paramount has signed two lead stars Chris Pine and Zachary Quinto for a potential fourth installment.

Pine and Quinto, who play Captain Kirk and Mr. Spock respectively, have granted an option for “Star Trek 4” as the studio renegotiated their deals, according to The Hollywood Reporter.

Sources said Paramount and Skydance Entertainment “recently completed last-minute renegotiations with (Chris and Zachary), a move that has added as much as USD 10 million to USD 15 million to the budget.”

Sci-fi thriller “Interstellar” has won big at the 41st Annual Saturn Awards, taking six awards including best science fiction release.

The film saw off competition from “Edge of Tomorrow”, “Godzilla” and “The Hunger Games: Mockingjay, Part 1” to win the honour, reported Ace Showbiz.

“Interstellar” also won best film writing with Christopher Nolan and Jonathan Nolan as the scriptwriters.

In the wake of the issue of forged certificates of important personalities in the country came to fore Maulana Azad University could come into the ambit of investigations any time. According to reliable sources central government plans to scrutinise documents used in connection with the recruitments made in the university. Final decision will be taken in this connection after consultation with experts. Chancellor of the University Zafar Sareshwala is serious over eradicating irregularities and corruption in the university.

Vigilance and Anti-Corruption bureau officials today arrested Ernakulam Additional District Magistrate (ADM) for allegedly accepting bribe from a person for granting explosive license, a top official said here today.

The accused ADM, B Ramachandran was arrested from his quarters this morning after he allegedly took Rs one lakh bribe from a native from nearby Thrippunithura for issuing license for running his explosive store, the official said.

Noted ghazal singer Pandit Vithal Rao passed away on Thursday night in the hospital. Pandit Vithal Rao was missing from quite some time. He had gone to Shirdi along with his family members and went missing from there. According to police Vithal Rao was found near Country Club, Begumpet in very critical condition. Police rushed him to Gandhi Hospital where he died while undergoing treatment. It remains unknown how he came to Hyderabad from Shirdi. His last rites will be performed today at 1 pm. His dead body would be kept at his house from 11 am to 1 pm.

A vehicle in the convoy of Rajasthan Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje was said to have been hit today by a TV channel’s car as she was headed to the airport here on her way to New Delhi.

According to the Chief Minister’s Office, the car in Raje’s convoy “was hit by a vehicle of TV channel obstructing the way”. However, there was no mention of anybody being hurt in the incident.

In a statement here, the CMO added, “At a few places, accidents were about to occur as Raje’s convoy was on way to airport and the electronic media followed her.”

Florence and the Machine covered a Foo Fighters song during their set at Glastonbury.

Singer Florence Welch and her bandmates treated the crowd to a version of “Times Like These” as they filled in for the band, which was forced to cancel their headlining appearance at the festival after frontman Dave Grohl fell off stage and injured his leg during a concert earlier this month, reported Ace Showbiz.

Before starting the song, Welch praised Grohl and thanked him for his support early in her career.