Qayam Ali

Setting up separate townships for Kashmiri Pandits not a good idea: Yogendra Yadav

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Expelled Aam Aadmi Party leader Yogendra Yadav on Sunday said that the setting up of a composite township for the displaced Kashmiri Pandit community was not a good idea.

“Kashmiri Pandits are the victims of the circumstances who have suffered a lot. I would personally say that setting up of separate townships for them (in Kashmir) is not a good idea,” Yadav told reporters. He said that setting up of a separate township was neither possible nor would provide security to the people living in it.

13-Year-Old UAE Girl Invents Solar Bag to Power Electronics for Trekkers

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A 13-year-old girl in the UAE has invented a solar bag which can charge electronic devices, power lights and a fan for trekkers, becoming one of the youngest Emirati innovators.

Fatima Al Kaabi, who has already invented a printer for the visually impaired, developed the solar bag after a visit to a desert with her family where she could not charge her cell phone.

Over 1,000 flee as typhoon threatens northern Philippines

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More than 1,000 people were evacuated from their homes as Typhoon Noul approached the northern Philippines, threatening flash floods, landslides and tsunami-like storm surges, government agencies warned today. The storm’s movement has slowed slightly but it has also strengthened to pack gusts of 205 kilometres per hour and is still expected to hit the northern edge of the main island of Luzon by afternoon or evening, according to Esperanza Cayanan, chief of the government’s weather monitoring division.

UP: ‘Cheating’ students open fire at invigilators during exam

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An centre superintendent and a teacher were left injured on Sunday after a group of students opened fire at them during an exam at a private institute in Moradabad .

The accused fired at the victims when they tried to stop them from cheating during the exam.

“My younger brother is a centre superintendent on behalf of the government and he was invigilating the exam. The students tried to cheat in the exam, so he tried to oppose the students. One of the students had an unauthorised pistol and they suddenly opened fire,” said the centre superintendent’s brother.

Uttarakhand Government to Open Residential Schools in All 13 Districts

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In order to provide quality education to children, all 13 districts in Uttarakhand will have residential schools in their most backward regions by the end of the year, Chief Minister Harish Rawat has said.

‘Rajiv Gandhi Abhinav Awasiya School’ would be opened in the least developed regions of 13 districts in the state where primary and junior high schools are facing closure due to less number of students, a government release quoted Mr Rawat as saying, in a meeting with senior officials yesterday.

Modi’s spiritual break, bonds with monks as ‘ghar ka ladka’

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Taking a brief spiritual break, Prime Minister Narendra Modi today visited two famous shrines of West Bengal — Belurmath, with which he has an emotional connect as he had tried in vain to join its order thrice, and Dakshineswar Kali temple– where he offered prayers and meditated.

Upon arrival this morning at Belurmath, the Ramakrishna Mission headquarters, the Prime Minister walked down barefoot from his car and spent around an hour praying in all the temples in the complex while bonding with the monks.

94-year-old US man graduates from college after 75 years

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Age no bar! A 94-year-old US man will finally graduate from college on May 17 after working on his degree on and off for more than 75 years.

Anthony Brutto of Morgantown enrolled at West Virginia University (WVU) in 1939 and started studying engineering, physical education and industrial arts before being drafted into World War II.

ED conducts searches in Delhi, Gurgaon in IPL betting case

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The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Saturday conducted searches in and around Delhi in connection with its hawala probe against some betting syndicates related allegedly to IPL T-20 cricket matches.

Sources said that about four locations in Delhi and neighbouring Gurgaon were covered during the searches which are being conducted by the Ahmedabad office of the agency in coordination with their local counterparts.

“The searches are being conducted on some suspects who acted as bookies during the recent Indian Premier League matches held in the county.

With no majority in RS, can’t pass law for construction of Ram temple: Rajnath

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Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Sunday said that lack of majority in the Rajya Sabha has made it difficult for the BJP government to make law for construction of a Ram temple in Ayodhya.

Construction of a Ram Temple in Ayodhya was among the promises made by BJP in its election manifesto which it had released in the run up to last year’s General elections.

Some other contentious issues like abrogation of Article 370 which gives special status to Jammu and Kashmir and enactment of Uniform Civil Code were also promised in the party’s manifesto.

Cow Bunks Exam in Jammu and Kashmir, Despite Having Admit Card

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A Budgam resident, who managed to get hall ticket for his brown cow to write a professional entrance examination, today did not turn up with the bovine for the paper at the allocated centre here, saying he only wanted to convey a message about the “flaw” in the system.

“I only wanted to convey a message to the authorities about the flaw in the system. I never wanted to make a mockery of the system,” Abdul Rashid Bhat, the owner of the now-famous cow, told PTI.

Ranbir finally admits relationship with Katrina, says will tie knot end of next year

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Actor Ranbir Kapoor has finally confirmed his relationship with actress Katrina Kaif after years of dodging media speculations and also revealed he will marry her by the end of next year.

Ranbir, who is usually guarded about his personal life and his closeness with Katrina even as they continued to be spotted together, opened up about the actress in an interview to Anandabazar Patrika.

“This year both of us are extremely busy, so there won’t be any time for the marriage. We have planned to tie the knot by the end of next year. Both of us have agreed on that,” Ranbir said.

Heatstroke: Causes and health measures

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With temperatures increasing and touching new heights in twin cities, cases of heat strokes and other health related problems have also started increasing exponentially.

According to reports from city hospitals, a large number of sunstroke cases, often fatal, get reported every year in May

As summer peaks, heat stroke cases on the rise in city

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With rising mercury, cases of heatstroke and other related health problems are on the rise in city.

‘’In the past two to three days we have received more than ten heatstroke complaints due to extreme hot conditions prevailing in the region,’’ said DR Praveen Koppula, consultant, Global Hospital.

According to reports from city hospitals, a large number of sunstroke cases, often fatal, get reported every year in May.

US put Al Jazeera Pakistan chief on a terrorist list, labels him al-Qaeda member

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The US has labelled a journalist, who interviewed Osama bin Laden and for years managed Al Jazeera’s bureau in Pakistan, as a member of al-Qaeda and put him on a terrorist list, according to a media report.

Ahmad Muaffaq Zaidan, Al Jazeera’s longtime Islamabad bureau chief, has been singled out as a member of the terrorist group in the new document detailing US intelligence efforts to track al-Qaeda couriers by analysing metadata, reported online news site The Intercept.

Girl burnt to death for protesting against sexual abuse

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In yet another shocking incident, a tenth standard girl was burnt alive after she refused to have sexual contact with her neighbours in Jewar area, The girl, later, succumbed to her injuries.

A minor girl was allegedly gangraped and later succumbed to her injuries after the accused set her ablaze in Jewar area in Noida on Saturday, police said.

She was taken to a local hospital and then referred to Delhi hospital due to seriousness of the burn injuries, they said, adding she died at the Delhi hospital.

Indian Army contingent attracts all eyes during Russian Victory Day

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The Indian Army contingent, which today took part in the Victory Day parade here, was a big attraction among nearly a dozen foreign army contingents and thousands of Russia’s own soldiers for elegantly displaying their military ceremonial drills.

With their decorative ‘safa’ and handlebar moustache, the Indian army men of Grenadiers became the cynosure of the parade and got applause from audience that included war veterans, widows, family members and foreign dignitaries.

India is a Hindu Majority country, ban beef export too: Swami

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A prominent Hindu religious leader on Saturday demanded a countrywide ban on slaughter of cows and asked the Centre to stop export of beef.

Swami Swaroopanand Saraswati, the Shankaracharya of Dwarka Peeth, also hailed the Maharashtra government’s move to expand cow slaughter ban law to bring bulls and bullocks under its ambit.

Talking to reporters in Nagpur, the nonogenarian seer said “we must congratulate the Maharashtra government for (expanding) the cow slaughter law. This Act should be implemented throughout the country.”

Shashi Kapoor to be presented with Dada Saheb Phalke award tomorrow

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Actor-filmaker Shashi Kapoor will be presented the prestigious Dada Saheb Phalke award on Sunday by Union Information and Broadcasting Minister Arun Jaitley here.

The veteron actor was unable to attend the award ceremony in Delhi because of his ill-health, therefore he would be handed over the award at a function at Prithvi Theatre in suburban Mumbai.The entire Kapoor family is expected to attend the ceremony besides several celebrities from the film industry.

In Modi’s Raj: An Indo-US doctor assaulted by five men

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In what brings shame on India’s PM Narender modi, a US Ayurveda doctor was allegedly molested by five men on April 22 on the campus of the renowned Banaras Hindu (BHU) in Varanasi. Interestingly, Varanasi is the parliamentary constituency of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

Dr Bhaswati Bhattacharya, who is pursuing her PhD in ayurveda at BHU – researching to find a cure for diabetes – still feels scared that she could have been turned into another Nirbhaya.

Jilted lover shoots down minor in UP, surrenders

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A 16-year-old girl was allegedly shot dead by a jilted lover who later surrendered before the police in Narhera village here.
Himanshi, a class VIII student, was shot dead yesterday by Yogendra (22), when she was on her way home from school here, a police spokesperson said on Saturday.

In a complaint, the girl’s grandfather, Baljeet Singh said the accused was the owner of a beauty parlour and used to stalk her following which she complained to her family.

ASI Declares Taj Mahal, Other Monuments Safe After Nepal Quake

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The Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) today declared Taj Mahal and all other monuments under it “safe” after conducting a detailed assessment in the wake of the devastating quake that wrecked Nepal and reverberated through several states in northern and eastern India.

“We had instructed all our circles in North India to inspect their monuments and report their condition after the Nepal earthquake on April 25. All monuments have been found to be safe,” ASI Director General Rakesh Tewari told PTI.

Will make statement in Parliament on Dawood on Monday or Tuesday: Rajnath

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Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Saturday said he will make a statement in Parliament on Monday or Tuesday on the issue of Dawood Ibrahim against the backdrop of controversy following his junior minister’s contention that the whereabouts of the underworld don are not known.

Talking to the reporters here after a meeting of party workers, Singh said he would make a statement on the issue in Parliament as it is in session.

4.3 magnitude earthquake hits Gujarat

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A mild quake measuring 4.3 on the Richter scale was felt this morning in Kutch district of Gujarat. However, there were no reports of any casualties.

“A minor earthquake measuring 4.3 on the Richter Scale hit Kutch district at 6.30 AM. The epicentre of the earthquake was 22 kms northwest from Bhachau town of district,” officials of the Institute of Seismological Research (ISR) said.

KCR invites Uma for the launch of Mission Kakatiya

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For the inauguration of the Kakatiya programme in the State, the Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao invited the Minister of water resources Uma Bharti, accepting the invitation, she promised to visit the State on May 16.

Government is planning to restore 45,000 tanks and lakes in a special intensive survey on minor irrigation tanks.

Barack Obama nominates IIT alumni Sanjita Pradhan to key post

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US President Barack Obama has nominated an IIT alumni to his advisory commission on Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders (AAPIs).

Obama yesterday announced the nomination of Sanjita Pradhan, an MBA from the Indian Institute of Technology, along with other nominations for several key administration post.

“These men and women bring extraordinary dedication to their roles and will serve the American people well. I look forward to working with them,” Obama said while making the announcement.