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New visa agreement to be signed between India, Pak

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A new visa agreement between India and Pakistan will be signed during External Affairs Minister SM Krishna’s upcoming visit to Islamabad to normalise people-to-people contacts, Interior Minister Rehman Malik said today.

Krishna will visit Pakistan during September 7-9 to review the last round of the bilateral dialogue with Foreign Minister Hina Rabbani Khar.

Practical steps will be taken to liberalise the process for issuing visas to normalise people-to-people contacts, Malik told the media outside parliament.

Film star Jeetendra and his actor son Tusshar visit Vaishnodevi

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Film star Jeetendra and his actor son Tusshar Kapoor paid obeisance at cave shrine of Mata Vaishnodevi in Jammu and Kashmir today.

Jeetendra and Tusshar reached to Sanjichat helipad in Trikuta hills by flight and then left on foot for the cave shrine.

They returned to Katra this afternoon after offering prayers at the shrine, the officials said.

Before his trip to Vaishnodevi, Tusshar tweeted, “Happy Monday morning! Woken up for my 8 a.m.

—PTI

1 killed, 11 injured in Metro bridge collapse in Mumbai

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A section of an under-construction Metro rail bridge collapsed here today, killing one and wounding 11.

The incident occurred near Leela Hotel in suburban Marol when a huge slab caved in this afternoon, disaster management department of the city’s municipal corporation said.

While one person, believed to be a construction worker employed at the site, was declared dead on arrival at the Seven Hills Hospital, another man is admitted there in a critical condition with serious chest injuries.

Bihar politicians slam Uddhav Thackeray

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Bihar’s political leaders, cutting across party lines, Tuesday slammed Shiv Sena leader Uddhav Thackeray for his remarks that a permit system should be implemented for Biharis wanting to live in Mumbai.

Leaders of ruling Janata Dal-United (JD-U) and alliance partner Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and opposition Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD), Lok Janshakti Party (LJP) and Congress have countered Thackeray and demanded action against him.

Thackeray, the Shiv Sena executive president, made the comments Tuesday in the party mouthpiece Saamana.

American and Israeli attempt to dominate Indian universities

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(Siasat News)Any highly educated young man has the dream of grabbing every opportunity to get higher education. If such opportunities are available at his own place, it is a welcome gesture but if a country wants to damage the solidarity of a country imposing its educational system on his motherland, he will be perplexed whether to accept such educational system or reject it maintaining his patriotic value. He would prefer to reject it. Students of A.P. are facing a similar challenge these days.

Center urged to decide quickly on Telangana- Prof. Kodandaram

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(Siasat News)President of Telangana Political Joint Action Committee, Prof. Kodandaram demanded the Central Govt. to take any decision on Telangana issue. He also demanded the authorities to present a bill in the current session of the Parliament. He participated in the hunger strike camp of Mr. G.Kishen Reddy at New Delhi. He supported Mr. Kishan Reddy’s stand for going on hunger strike for three days. He targeted the Central Govt. for adopting dilly dallying tactics and told that it won’t be tolerated any more now.

C.P.M’s meeting against communalism and terrorism

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(Siasat News)A meeting of the CPM was held in Malakpet against communalism and terrorism. CPM held Congress Party responsible for the killing of the Muslims in Assam. CPM leader Mr. Syed Laiq Ali told that attempts are being made by various parties to create tension for communal riots. Modi’s Govt. of Gujarat has gifted these communal feelings.

He requested people to fight against communalism and put an end to terrorist activities. They should protect the country by maintaining peace and communal harmony.

—-Siasat News

Mass Muslim marriages in kurnool-C.M. to inaugurate

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(Siasat News)Mr. N.Kiran Kumar Reddy will reach Kurnool at 10 a.m. today to participate in various programmes organized in connection with Indiramma Bata 5th phase from 4th to 6th September. He will inspect the functioning of the latest machines used in agriculture in Deba guntala Village of Gospadu Mandal in Krunool. He will talk to farmers producing Cotton and Paddy seeds. He will inspect Nandyal Hospital at 10.45 a.m. and will inaugurate the children’s ward for newborn babies. He will lay foundation stone for the construction of 150-bedded hospital.

Mr. Naidu’s statewide tour starts on 2nd Oct.

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(Siasat News)TDP has started preparing for 2014 elections. It has evolved an effective strategy of contacting people in an organized way. Mr. N.Chandrababu Naidu, President of TDP will start his statewide tour programme on 2nd October 2012. He will meet people of all the Mandals and complete his tour programme of 117 days ending on 26th January 2013.

He will appeal to people to be the part of agitation against corruption and irregularities of the Govt. It is reported that Mr. Naidu will meet the local leaders and elicit information about their problems.

Teachers’ Dharna at Directorate of School education

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(Siasat News)Mr. Syed Waheedullah Husaini, President, Mr. R.Srinivas Reddy, Secretary, Mr. Meer Mohammed Ali, Finance Secretary of A.P. State Teachers Union in a joint statement mentioned that against the cold attitude of the Govt. in not solving the long pending demands of the teachers and for not issuing orders as per the agreement made earlier, a dharna programme was organized in front of the Directorate of School education yesterday.

These leaders appealed to the authorities to issue orders on their demands.

Certificates distribution function of NCPUL’s Calligraphy Diploma course

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(Siasat News)Certificates Distribution Function of the candidates who passed the Diploma course of Calligraphy and Graphic Designing sponsored by National Council for Promotion of Urdu Language (New Delhi) and conducted by Idara-e-Adabiyath-e-Urdu, Panjagutta.

Dr. Ilyas Rizvi, Managing Director of A.P. State Minorities Finance Corporation, Prof. S.A. Shukoor Director Urdu Academy, Hafiz Peer Shabeer Ahmed, MLC, Mr. Mohammed Zameeruddin and Mr. Syed Rafiuddin Quadri distributed the awards.

Heavy downpour in the State yesterday

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(Siasat News)Normal life in the state was disrupted due to heavy rainfall during the past two days.

Four persons were swept away in the rainwater in Warangal district. Rail track was damaged in many areas of Warangal and Khammam. South Central Railway cancelled 9 trains. It also diverted the routs of many trains. All the 20 doors of Tungabhadra Dam have been opened.

Many persons have been shifted to safe places. Eleven thousand acres of crops have been damaged.

Heavy rains likely in the State in next 48 hours

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(Siasat News)Low pressure has been in Bay of Bengal near Orissa coast. As a result of which there will be heavy rainfall in the State in the next 48 hours. In Telangana area the rain would be average and in Rayalaseema area, it will be scanty.

—-Siasat News

Rozgar Mela of GHMC

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(Siasat News)Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation has decided to organize the second “Job Mela” from 25th to 30th October 2012. It has been decided to impart communication skills Development programme to the rejected candidates of the first programme organized by the National Academy of Construction.

Mayor of GHMC has instructed the Additional Commissioner (UCD) and other concerned Departments to invite major companies to offer employment to the unemployed youths.

Mayor also told that Vikas Identity Cards would be issued to physically handicapped persons next week.

Government notification permitting smoking scenes in films soon

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The government Tuesday told the Supreme Court that it would shortly issue a notification to permit smoking scenes in films with a scroll carrying statutory warning that smoking is injurious to health.

The apex court bench of Justice P. Sathasivam and Justice Ranjan Gogoi was told that the new notification would mandate that the films showing smoking scene run a scroll that smoking was injurious right at the start of the film, soon after the interval and during the course of the scene showing smoking.

Fake email sends Pakistan PMO into a tizzy

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A fake email sent the Pakistani prime minister’s media office into a spin, prompting one official to wonder why the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) was using a private gmail id.

“It contained no text, just the title ‘Prime Minister’s Message on Defence Day’,” Shafqat Jalil, PMO spokesperson, told Dawn about the email message.

“We detected the fake email and immediately informed the media as per the standard operating procedure that Prime Minister Raja Pervez Ashraf has not issued any message relating to Defence Day,” he said.

Pakistan observes Defence Day Sep 6.

Shutdown hits life in Kashmir

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Life in Srinagar and other parts of the Kashmir valley was partially affected due to a shutdown call by separatists Tuesday.

Hardline separatist leader Syed Ali Geelani has called the shutdown against alleged politicising of the annual Amarnath Yatra.

Geelani has demanded disbanding of the Shri Amarnath Shrine Board (SASB) which manages the Hindu pilgrimage. He has also demanded that the pilgrimage management should be handed over to the Pandit community.

Guerrilla outfit Hizbul Mujahideen has also supported the shutdown call.

Rains batter Andhra Pradesh

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Heavy rains continued to batter Andhra Pradesh and throwing road and rail traffic out of gear, officials said.

Several rivulets, tanks and other water bodies were overflowing in 10 districts of Telangana and coastal Andhra regions following showers over the last two days due to low pressure over the Bay of Bengal. There were reports that five people had been killed.

As many as 100 villages were cut off in Khammam district where overflowing rivulets inundated several areas and brought road transport to a halt. Parts of Nizamabad town were also flooded.

Purge hate-filled textbooks, says Pakistani daily

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A Pakistani daily has sought the purging of school curricula for hate material after a panel pointed out that books contain material that would entrench prejudice against religious minorities, distort history and foment the conspiratorial mindset.

An editorial in the News International Tuesday said that in today’s Pakistan, “plagued as it is by extremism and inter-religious, ethnic- and sectarian-based tension, there are plenty of occasions to justifiably accuse the state of doing little to stem the black tide threatening to engulf the country”.

Bihar to celeberate Dolphin Day

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After initiating steps to conserve the Gangetic river dolphin, Bihar will celebrate Oct 5 as Dolphin Day to create awareness to save the endangered species that has been declared India’s national aquatic animal.

“The state government has decided to celeberate Oct 5 as Dolphin Day,” Chief Wildlife Warden D.K. Shukhla said.

With only about 2,000 Gangetic river dolphins left in India, down from tens of thousands just a few decades ago, Bihar’s move will help strengthen conservation efforts.

FIRs against five companies allocated coal blocks

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The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) Tuesday filed cheating cases against five private companies allocated coal blocks, an official said. The agency also conducted searches at 30 locations in 10 cities.

The CBI registered the first set of first information reports (FIRs) in alleged irregularities in the allocation and use of coal deposits. Teams from the agency are conducting raids in 10 cities, including Kolkata, Patna, Hyderabad, Dhanbad, Nagpur, Mumbai and Delhi.

China never deployed any soldier in PoK, clarifies Chinese Def Min

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Clarifying that China’s People’s Liberation Army “never deployed a single soldier” in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK), visiting National Defense Minister of China General Liang Guanglie has accused some interest groups of fabricating rumours to project his country’s normal development activities into “China’s preparation for war against India”.

General Liang, who is on five-day visit to India, said in a written interview to The Hindu that as a neighbour, China firmly supports that India and Pakistan solve their disputes through dialogue and cooperation.

Salman, Prabhu Deva to team up for yet another remake?

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After setting the cash registers ringing at the box office and starting a new wave of action-masala entertainers with ‘Wanted’, actor Salman Khan and choreographer-turned-director Prabhu Deva are likely to be teamed up again for a South film remake.

Gossip mills are abuzz that both will team up again for a film to be produced by Tips Company.

“We are doing a film with Salman in the lead. The film will be directed by Prabhu Deva. We can`t talk about the subject it can be anything. We are still working on it,” producer Kumar Taurani told PTI.

Obama assures hurricane hit Louisiana of federal help

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As Indian-American governor Bobby Jindal’s hurricane stricken state of Louisiana grappled with the devastation, President Barack Obama surveyed a hard-hit area on the eve of the Democratic national convention in North Carolina.

Surveying the devastation wrought by hurricane Issac in St. John the Baptist Parish, about 30 miles west of New Orleans, the state’s largest city, with Jindal Monday, Obama reassured victims of federal recovery aid and hailed the first responders who ensured no lives were lost.