Qayam Ali

Girl allegedly killed by her father over love affair

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In a case of honour killing, a 19-year-old girl was allegedly killed by her father and other family members on New Year’s Eve following a heated argument,who were opposed to her relationship with a boy belonging to a different community in Baroda village of the district.

The teenager was later buried by the family members.Police recovered the body on Thursday and registered a case of murder against the four family members including her father Hasan, said the police.

While two of the accused identified as Hasan and Sattar have been arrested, two others were absconding.

Has Imran Khan married to BBC Weather girl?

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Rumour mills are rife with news that the Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) chairperson has gotten married in secret to a former BBC weather girl, against the wishes of his party and family, according to reports in Pakistan.

The 62-year-old is believed to have tied the knot at the weekend with Pakistani news anchor Reham Khan, 41, who is a divorced mother-of-three.

Rumours have been circulating for several months that the pair are an item, and there have been reports in recent days that they are now married.

Re.1 kg rice scheme in Telangana

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Telangana Government is launching an ambitious scheme under which the beneficiaries could buy rice at the rate of Re 1 per kg to all eligible families, as a New Year gift from CM K.C. Rao.

The state government was supplying only 4 kg rice per head with a maximum limit of 20 kg rice for family. Now under the new scheme, the state government will provide 6 kg of rice per person at without any cap on the quantity of rice provided to a family. ‘’If there are ten members in a family, the government will supply 60 kg rice,” Rajender said.

Oil prices down in thin pre-holiday trade

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Crude edged lower in thin pre-holiday trade on Wednesday ahead of the release of a key US supply report, as analysts predicted a rebound in prices in the new year after shedding nearly 50 per cent since June.

US benchmark West Texas Intermediate for February delivery fell 38 cents to $53.74 while Brent crude for February eased 49 cents to $57.41 in mid-morning trade.

Trading volumes were thin with many dealers away ahead of the New Year’s Day holiday on Thursday. Financial markets in Japan, Indonesia, the Philippines, South Korea, and Thailand are closed on Tuesday.

Maruti’s December sales jump 20.8 pc; shares up

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Country’s largest car-maker Maruti Suzuki India (MSI) on Thursday reported a 20.8 per cent increase in total sales in December at 1,09,791 units.

The car maker had reported sales of 90,924 units in the same month last year.

Following the release of strong sales numbers, shares of Maruti were trading 0.50 per cent higher at Rs 3,344 in an otherwise weak general market.
The company said its domestic sales increased by 13.3 per cent during the month to 98,109 units as against 86,613 units in December, 2013.

ISS Astronauts Celebrate New Year’s Eve 16 Times

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The crew of Expedition 42 orbiting the Earth in the International Space Station celebrated New Year’s eve as many as 16 times as it circles the globe at 28,163 km per hour, NASA said.

Commander Barry “Butch” Wilmore and his crew spent the New Year’s eve working on a variety of experiments, ranging from those directed at better understanding changes that occur in the human eye during long-duration spaceflights, and with the Earth observations aimed at helping with disaster aid on the Earth’s surface.

Six Engineering Students died in accident while celebrating new year

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Tragedy struck as six engineering students returning after New Year revelry were killed when their car and an LPG tanker collided in the wee hours of the day at nearby Chathannur.

According to police, the victims, all men in third year of B.Tech, were heading to their campus after the New Year celebrations at the beach resort Varkala in neighbouring Thiruvananthapuram District.

All of the six, who died on the spot, were students of a private engineering college here.

Pregnanat women succumb to H1N1 flu

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A 21 year old pregnant women dies of swine flu. The women hails from hyderabad who had admitted to Osmania hospital on 27 of Dec.

The women who tested positive for Swine flu took her las brath on Wednesday , she Was sudffering from lungs infection. Swine flu had claimed the lives of four persons this month.

There are five five more persons who tested positive for swine flu are under treatment including 3 chilodren.
Dr. Rao stated that swine flu is not life- threatening if cure on time, and asked people not to panic.

Pak will come to right path one day’, says Rajnath

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Reacting to reports of fresh ceasefire violations by Pakistan in the Samba Sector of Jammu and Kashmir, Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Thursday said that diplomats of both the nations are holding regular talks over the issue and added that he was sure that the country would come to the right path one day.

“Pakistan should not have done this. The diplomats of both the nations are constantly in touch and I am sure they will come on the right path one day,” said Singh.

School Teacher Held for Molesting 15 Boys in China

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A 32-year-old primary school teacher has been detained by police for allegedly molesting 15 boys in southwest China’s Yunnan Province.

Zhang, who taught Chinese language to grade four students at Lima Primary School in Guichao Township, Funing County, confessed to police that he has molested 15 boys in the past two years, state-run Xinhua news agency reported today.

The school’s principal has been dismissed from his post by the county education department.

Medical checkups of the 15 boys suggest none of them suffered physical injury, the report said.

ID proof must to enter Gurgaon pubs

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The district authorities on Monday asked pub owners to verify the identity of people visiting their premises and not to allow entry of people below 25 years of age.

“Pub-going couples will also have to prove their identity. The main motive behind the exercise is to check the entry of people under the age of 25 years as mandated by in the law,” a police officer said.

SpiceJet will have to itself resolve financial problems: Raju

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Troubled carrier SpiceJet will have to itself resolve its financial problems and the government can only help in the process, civil aviation minister Ashok Gajapathi Raju said on Tuesday.

“The government is here to be helpful and the government can be helpful but the SpiceJet problem is its finances which it will have to sort out,” he told reporters on the sidelines of the state aviation ministers’ meet here to discuss the Draft Civil Aviation Policy.

Charges against Amit Shah dropped in Sohrabuddin encounter case

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In a major relief to Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president Amit Shah, a special CBI court on Tuesday discharged him in the case of Sohrabuddin Sheikh fake encounter killing in 2005.

“I am of the opinion that the inference drawn by CBI is not accepted in totality and he (Shah) cannot be charged as an accused,” special CBI Judge M.B. Gosavi said in a brief order pronounced in the court. Details of the judgement will be available later.

Amit Shah’s acquittal in Sohrabuddin Sheikh case is ‘real fake encounter’, alleges Yechury

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Senior Communist Party of India (Marxist) leader Sitaram Yechury on Tuesday termed the acquittal of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president Amit Shah in the 2005 Sohrabuddin Sheikh encounter case as a ‘real fake encounter’.

The Rajya Sabha member said, “This sought of discharging is what I would call a real fake encounter where the cases have been dropped despite all the evidence.”

Lashing out at the functioning of the CBI, he said that, “It functions under the PMO and obviously there is been influence on this, so the case should be taken up to a higher level and justice must be done”.

state to change the forest law

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Highlighting the need to increase the greenery area, in the state, the Minister of forest and environment Jogo Ramanna on Monday said that, there is need to bring out major changes in the existing forest law.

He told the media that “we are working on all possible domains in order to achieve the objective.

He instructed the officers to book non-bailable cases on the offenders in order to save the forest .

He also said that all vacancies would be fill soon to ensure the proper working to achieve the set objectives.

Gang caughtfor duping investors

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Six members of an inter-state gang of online fraudsters, who allegedly cheated depositors of money to the tune of Rs five crore by promising higher rate of interest, were arrested from Karnataka by Cyber Crime Police of Cyberabad.

The gang members, who were operating from Goa, were arrested yesterday, police said, adding that around Rs 40 lakh cash and documents of property worth about Rs 1 crore were seized from them.

Swine flu patients are missing

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Two swine flu patient who are under treatment in a private hospital went missing. The 53-year-old patient,from Ranga Reddy district, was put on a ventilator on Sunday.

He was one among the six patients who tested positive for the H1N1 virus on Saturday. He remained untraceable despite efforts of the Hyderabad district surveillance team.

Dense fog hits air, train traffic in Delhi, cold wave continues

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A massive blanket of fog settled over the national capital this morning, severely disrupting air and rail traffic with 27 flights delayed and nearly 90 trains running late.

Cold weather conditions continued to prevail in the national capital with the minimum temperature being recorded at 4.5 degrees celsius, three notches below normal.

The visibility according by MeT departments officials was 500 meters at 5.30am which decreased significantly to 50 meters at 8.30am.

27 flights were delayed mainly in international arrival and domestic departure due to fog.

Sensex gains 82 points in early trade

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The benchmark BSE Sensex rose over 82 points in early trade on Tuesday on increased buying by funds and retail investors amid acceleration in economic reforms after the government recommended promulgation of an ordinance making significant changes in the Land Acquisition Act.

Rising for the third straight session, the BSE 30-share barometer rose by 82.57 points, or 0.30 per cent, to 27,478.30.

The National Stock Exchange index Nifty also edged higher by 21.95 points, or 0.26 per cent, to 8,268.25.

Rupee down 10 paise against dollar in early trade

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Continuing its slide for the fifth consecutive day, the rupee lost 10 paise to over 13-month low of 63.77 against the US dollar in early trade on Tuesday at the Interbank Foreign Exchange market due to sustained year-end demand for the American currency from importers.

Forex dealers said the dollar’s strength against other currencies in the global market also put pressure on the rupee but sustained rise in domestic equities capped the fall.

The domestic currency had closed lower by 10 paise to 63.67 against the Greenback following sustained dollar demand from importers.

Richard to be first blind judge of Michegan Supreme court

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Richard Bernstein officially declared as a judge of Michigan supreme court. He has been working off the clock since November, preparing an extraordinary way for 10 cases, memorizing the key points of every brief read to him by his assistant.

Michigan has never had a blind judge on its highest court. Few courts in Missouri, Justice Richard Teitelman has been legally blind since age 13. Judge David Tatel, who is blind, sits on a federal appeals court in Washington, D.C.

Fudgy Choco

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Ingredients:
½ cup powdered sugar
100g butter, melted
2 tbsp flour
¾ cup coco powder
400g condensed milk
Walnuts, roughly chopped

Method:

-Mix all the ingredients together in a pan and cook on a slow flame till the mixture starts to thicken and moves together.

-Stir in the walnuts and pour into a greased dish and smoothen the surface.

-Let it cool and it’s ready to serve.

Never allow pets in your bed

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You may lavish attention on your pets, seeing that they are well fed and cared for. But don’t let them share your bed, because they could infect you.

Jane Heller, veterinarian at the Charles Sturt University, says there is always some chance that bacteria or parasites will move from pets to humans and vice versa.

Heller urged pet owners to practice basic hygiene and to make sure pets and humans interact safely, taking care to avoid bites or scratches, during feed times, according to a varsity statement.

Arun Jaitley rejects Rajan’s criticism of ‘Make in India’

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Rejecting RBI governor Raghuram Rajan’s criticism of ‘Make in India’ programme, finance minister Arun Jaitley said it is about manufacturing of quality products at low costs and it was not relevant whether they are sold in India or abroad.

“Whether Make in India is made for consumers within India or outside is not so relevant. The principle today says that consumers across the world likes to purchase products which are cheaper and are of good quality. They hire services which are cheaper and good quality,” Jaitley said.

Insurance sector eyes FDI worth billions in new year

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A political hot potato for long, the insurance sector got its long-awaited dose of reforms, as 2014 neared the end and will keenly await moneybags from abroad in the new year to bring in the much-aspired foreign investments, estimated at up to Rs 60,000 crore.

After hanging in balance for over six years, hike in foreign investment cap for insurance sector has become a reality, although the government had to take ordinance route, as a bill in this regard could not go through Parliament.