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Deputy Chief Minister and incharge old city Mohammed Mahmood Ali announced construction of multi-storied parking from Salarjung Museum to Nayapul. while reviewing the matter along with municipal, electricity, water and law and order traffic officials, on Wednesday at camp Office, he directed zonal commissioner GHMC, South Zone Mr. Balasubramaniam Reddy, to conduct survey from Salarjung Museum to Naya pul, so that construction of parking lot could begin on war footing.

Hyderabad High Court has directed Chief Executive Officer of Waqf Board to take measures to restore Maulana Syed Shah Akber Nizamuddin Husaini Saberi as mutavalli Dargah Hazrat Shah Khamoosh.

The court directed this on the basis of investigating officer’s report regarding the charges against him. Justice Ram Lingeshwar Rao had directed Waqf Board to act within a week however the Board did not acted upon the order even after 12 days, on which Maulana Akber Nizamuddin issued contempt of court notice.

The Telangana State Hajj Committee is organizing 6th Orientation Training Camp for the selected Hajj pilgrims between 10:00 AM and 1:00 PM on Sunday June 28, at Masjid Qutub Shahi Khairiatabad.

Prof. S A Shukoor Special Officer Telangana State Hajj Committee will preside over.
Noted scholars and experts will explain the Hajj & Umrah rituals.

Pilgrims are requested to attend the programme and also bring notebook and pen along with them so that they can note down important points regarding the sacred journey. Separate arrangement for ladies.

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Ameer-e-Halqa, Jamat-e-Islami Hind, Telangana and Orissa, Mr. Hamed Mohammed Khan in a press note said that Indian Constitution had given complete freedom to all its citizens to practice their religion and culture. Besides it was also mentioned in the constitution that India would be a secular state. State would have no religion, government and government institutions would neither follow any religion nor would force anyone to do so. Hence using government resources and powers to strengthen or promote any particular religion or culture was against Indian constitution.

CGHS card beneficiaries who have not applied for plastic cards are requested to submit required documents at their respective Wellness Centres before June 30. A Vijay Kumar, Additional Director Central Govt. Health Scheme told this.

Application forms can be downloaded from cghs.nic.in. Applications forms along with required documents have to be submitted at their respective Wellness Centre.

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With several roads being dug up for developmental works, particularly in Muslim predominant areas, commuting on the old city roads has become a nightmare. Digging work undertaken in the city by various departments is adding to the chaos on roads.

Shopping began in old city with the beginning of the month of Ramadan but the battered roads of old city has put shoppers’ lives in danger and have made life hell for the commuters who have to wait endlessly for their vehicle to move.

All India competitive exam is being held for recruitment on clerical cadre (LDC) posts in Central government offices. Hyderabad is also an examination centre. Inter pass candidates are eligible. Form can be submitted online/offline. For information and guidance reach Mahboob Husain Jigar Hall, Siasat office, opposite Ramakrishna Theatre, Abids, between 12 noon to 5 pm.

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Govt. Girls Vocational Institute, East Maredpally, Secunderabad offers 3-year, Diploma in Home Science and Diploma in Craft Technology through PolyCET 2015. SSC pass girls are eligible. Interested candidates can attend PolyCET counselling and take admission into the above mentioned courses. For details dial 9490741853.

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You would be shocked to know that we are ingesting acid along with ginger garlic, as unscrupulous businessmen are making the consumers consume acid along with ginger garlic.

Of late peeled off ginger garlic is being sold at several places of the city. To peel skin of ginger and garlic these businessmen are washing them in acid to save labour charges. Ginger garlic washed in acid may damage kidneys, liver and effect memory power.

The tug of war between political parties especially Telangana and Andhra issues may dent the hopes of thousands of aspirants. Educational institutions in Telangana are becoming victims of the tense situation between governments of both the states. It will negatively affect students’ future.

6th training camp for Hajj aspirants of Telangana State Hajj Committee will be held on Sunday, June 28, from 10 am to 1 pm, at Old Qutub Shahi Masjid, Khairiatabad. Prof. S A Shukoor Special Officer Telangana State Hajj Committee will preside over. Noted scholars and experts will explain blessings and rituals of Hajj & Umrah and etiquettes of visiting Madina Munawwara.

All Hajj aspirants are requested to attend on time and bring pen and note book to note down important points.

Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu will unveil the ‘e-Pragati’ initiative in Amaravati in July, changing the way services being delivered to citizens.

Designed in collaboration with Wipro, ‘e-Pragati’ is part of the Andhra Pradesh State Enterprise Architecture which offers a bouquet of 600 services to people across the state and will be unveiled by the CM in the first week of July, it was officially announced here today.

Palamau Express derailed this evening after suspected Maoists blew up a stretch of railway tracks in Latehar district but no casualty or injury was reported.

The engine and three coaches of the train going from Barkakana to Patna jumped the rails following the blast, Chhipadohar railway station master R P Bhagotia said.

However, there was no casualty or injury to any passenger due to the derailment, Deputy Inspector General of Police (Palamau Range) Saket Kumar Singh said.

Financial products should have an -easy-to-understand commission structure to make it attractive for lay investors, a senior Finance Ministry official said today.

The present-day high fee structure is impeding the penetration of financial products among common men. Hence, there was a need to simplify them by putting in place a not-so-complex commission structure, said Manoj Joshi, Joint Secretary in Union Finance Ministry.

Egyptian-born Al-Jazeera journalist Ahmed Mansour today blamed his controversial two-day detention in Germany at Cairo’s request on pressure that the “tyrannical regime” had placed on Berlin.

German authorities yesterday released Mansour, 52, having detained the prominent Arab TV journalist on Saturday at a Berlin airport in a move that baffled and angered rights and media groups.

Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu assured tobacco farmers today that the state and central governments as well as the Tobacco Board would not let them suffer any losses due to lack of demand.

According to a release issued here, after tobacco farmers submitted a memorandum to the AP CM on June 19 in Vijayawada, he held a meeting at the secretariat here today with farmers from Guntur, Prakasam and West Godavari districts along with ministers Prathipati Pulla Rao, Peethala Sujatha and Tobacco Board Chairman K Gopal.

In a major relief for industries in Maharashtra, the state government today announced a self certification scheme for adherence to various labour laws.

This measure will ensure simplicity in enforcing the 16 labour related laws, an official release said here this evening.

The step will benefit 35,000 industrial units and 27 lakh shops establishments.

The measure is aimed at ensuring ease of doing business in Maharashtra, it added.

The Centre today told the Madras High Court that it was working steadfastly in close cooperation with all relevant stakeholders for expeditious release and repatriation of Indian fishermen from Sri Lanka.

Counsel for the Deputy Secretary to the Ministry of External Affairs Prafulla Chandra submitted that whenever there were reports about arrest of Indian fishermen by the Sri Lankan navy, Indian officials from the High Commission of India in Colombo and consulate in Jaffna remained in touch with the fishermen. It had also extended all possible legal and consular assistance to them.

Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev will get a chance to break his long silence when a judge formally imposes the death sentence recommended by a jury.

Tsarnaev’s sentencing hearing is scheduled for tomorrow in a Boston court.

More than 20 bombing victims are expected to give statements on how the attack has affected them. Tsarnaev will also be given a chance to speak.

Tsarnaev’s sentence has already been decided by the jury that recommended the death penalty. The judge is required to impose that sentence.

Fair trade regulator CCI has imposed a total fine of Rs 2.30 lakh on two Kerala-based groupings of theatre owners and film distributors as well as on their office bearers for indulging in anti-competitive practices.

CCI decided to penalise Kerala Film Exhibitors Federation (KFEF) and Film Distributors Association, Kerala (FDA) after a detailed probe found them violating competition norms.

The two entities indulged in unfair business practices by controlling and limiting the distribution of movies to pre-determined release centres in Kerala through an agreement.

BJP President Amit Shah today hailed the sacrifices made by leaders of erstwhile Bharatiya Jan Sangh, noting that it had taken his party to the position where it is today.

It was because of the sacrifices made by these leaders, including Jan Sangh founders Dr.Shyama Prasad Mukherjee and Jagannath Rao Joshi, who hailed from Karnataka, that the party with 10 members at initial stage, has now grown into a 10 crore-member organisation (BJP), Shah said.

The Madras High Court today referred a case of a rapist, who was awarded seven years imprisonment by a trial court, to its mediation centre to settle the matter taking note of the future of the victim, now a mother of a child.

Justice P Devadass, holding that alternative dispute resolution such as mediation is now being used in criminal cases said “In fact, even in Islam, Hinduism and Christianity there are instances of solving the disputes in a non- belligerent manner. The result of it is very good because there is no victor, no vanquished.”

Punjab government today finalised the proposed blueprint for urban and rural mission which includes work on sewerage, water supply, sewerage treatment plant, cemented streets, and mechanised cleanliness system along other basic amenities.

Presiding over a high level meeting here, Punjab deputy Chief Minister Sukhbir Singh Badal asked the authorities to complete the work within the stipulated timeframe, an official spokesperson said.

Saudi Arabia’s Supreme Court has confirmed death sentences for two suspected Saudi Al-Qaeda members convicted of murdering four Frenchmen in 2007, a newspaper reported today.

They had been sentenced by a special “terrorism” tribunal in January of last year, in verdicts now upheld by the highest court, the Arryadh daily said.

The pair were convicted of shooting dead the French nationals — one of whom was a teenager — near the western city of Medina while they were on a desert excursion from their homes in the capital Riyadh.

British lawmakers led by prominent Indian-origin entrepreneur Karan Bilimoria today performed Yoga in the UK Parliament, celebrating the first International Yoga Day.

Lord Bilimoria, a crossbench peer in the House of Lords and chairman of Cobra Beer, was joined by a number of British MPs and fellow peers at the event.