Dehra Dun, June 27: Ramesh Pokhryal Nishank today was sworn in fifth Chief Minister of Uttarakhand. Governor of the state BL Joshi administered oath of office and secrecy to him in a ceremony.
Governor on Friday invited him for forming the government. It is worth mentioning here that Nishak met Governor in Nainital and staked claim for forming government.
Nishank was elected leader of BJP legislature party on June 24 after Khanduri announced his resignation.
Lucknow, June 27: Senior IAS officer Ranjit Singh Pankaj has been appointed new Chief Information Commissioner of Uttar Pradesh, a post lying vacant for past eight months.
His name was approved by Governor T V Rajeswar on a recommendation from the state government, official sources said today.
The state government has sent his name to the Governor on June 24 and he gave his consent yesterday, they said.
The 1992-batch officer, who is a Dalit, is at present Secretary Mines.
Mumbai, June 27: M&M signs two MoUs with State Bank of Hyderabad for ‘Vehicle Finance’Mahindra & Mahindra (M&M), a leading automobile manufacturer, has signed two MoUs with State Bank of Hyderabad (SBH) for vehicle finance.
As a result of these MoUs, SBH will now become a preferred financier for Mahindra vehicles, encompassing both commercial vehicles and passenger vehicles.
The lender quoted in an official release that for commercial vehicles, customers can avail of loan up to 85 per cent of the on-road price of the vehicle, with tenure of 3-5 years.
Washington, June 27: United States Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has said Farah Pandith will play a “leading role” in engaging Muslims across the world in her new capacity as Special Representative to Muslim Communities.
Pandith, a Muslim woman whose roots can be traced to India’s northernmost state of Jammu and Kashmir, was appointed by Clinton as the US Special Representative to Muslim Communities early this week. This is part of the Obama Administration’s effort to reach out to the Muslim communities across the world.
Mumbai, June 27: A 42-year-old bar owner and property developer committed suicide on Friday evening by shooting himself at his office. Heavy debts are believed to have driven him to take the drastic step.
Mahesh Anant Naik alias Ganesh shot himself on the right side of his temple with his licensed revolver at his Arya Developers office at Sheetal Nagar in Mira Road around 6.05 pm. Naik, who owned the Aishwarya Bar and Restaurant, located next to his office, pulled the trigger as he was worried about repaying his debts.
Mumbai, June 27: In the history of Indian music, music maestro RD Burman got immense love of fans. His finest compositions even today give peace to mind along with healthy entertainment.
Today is the 70th birth anniversary of Burman Da. The man is synonymous for giving Bollywood some it’s most appreciated moments through his ever popular music. RDB or Pancham Da brought a revolution in the Hindi film music through his innovative style.
Kolkata, June 27: There is narrow escape for the passengers of Kingfisher Airlines as its wings got damage just before the flight is about to take off from Kolkata airport for Bagdogra here.
According to the sources, the incident took place at 4:35pm when the kingfisher flight which was about to take off for Bagdogra with 135 passengers on board. The plains wing got damage just before the flight is about to take off.
The airport officials told media persons that no casualties have been reported.
Further details were awaited.
—IANS
Brazil, June 27: Brazil’s military has said it had ended its search for more bodies and debris from an Air France jet that plunged into the Atlantic nearly four weeks ago.
The 26-day operation, which also had the help of French vessels and French, Spanish and US aircraft, recovered 51 bodies of the 228 people who were on board the Airbus A330 that came down on June 1, air force spokesman Lieutenant Colonel Henry Munhoz told reporters late Friday.
Ranchi, June 27: A court here Saturday issued arrest warrants against former Jharkhand ministers Enos Ekka and Harinarayan Rai, who have been accused of graft.
The warrants were issued by the special vigilance court of Vinay Kant Khan on a plea by the vigilance department Friday.
While investigating the case against the duo, the vigilance department found that Ekka had assets worth Rs.3.73 crore (over Rs.37 million) more than his known sources of income and Rai had assets worth Rs.1.16 crore more than his known income, a vigilance official said.
Ranchi, June 27: A case was lodged Saturday against the general secretary and treasurer of the Jharkhand Olympic Association (JOA) for allegedly embezzling funds, police said.
The case against JOA general secretary S.M. Hashmi and treasurer Madhukant Pathak was lodged at the Lalpur police station here by B. Shankar Prasad, president of Badminton Association of Dhanbad.
Hashmi is also the convener of 34th National Games Organising Committee (NGOC).
New Delhi, June 27: Delhi Police Saturday arrested the wife of former Delhi legislator Ranbir Singh Kharb for duping investors to the tune of Rs. 4.75 crores (Rs. 47.5 million). Kharb was arrested June 17.
‘We have arrested Anita Kharb from Uttam Nagar, this morning,’ said a police official. Anita and her husband were operating a finance company, where Anita was one of the directors.
Mumbai, June 27: Singer Adnan Sami is crestfallen following Michael Jackson’s death not only because the world has lost its King of Pop but also because he was working with the superstar and his sister Janet Jackson on an album.
“I was working on an album with Janet and Michael Jackson. I’m producing and composing the album. But now I wonder what happens to it!” said Adnan.
London, June 27: Northern Ireland police have beefed up security at the Indian Community Centre in North Belfast after family of a Hindu priest came under racial attack from a gang of youths. Though the family said they are frightened after the June 15 attack on them, they have decided to stay back at the centre following assurances from the police.
Tehran, June 27: Iran’s hardline president is lashing out anew at the United States and President Barack Obama. Ahmadinejad, who was re-elected this month in disputed vote says the U.S. response to the turmoil is a mistake.
He hints it could imperil Obama’s aim of improving relations with Tehran.
“Why did he interfere?” Ahmadinejad said in remarks to judiciary officials shown on Iranian state television Saturday.
“They keep saying that they want to hold talks with Iran but is this the correct way? Definitely, they have made a mistake,” Ahmadinejad said.
Mumbai, June 27: There’s no doubt that Akshay is a complete professional. Akki has recently completed his old shelved movie Purab Ki Laila Paschim Ka Chaila.
Akshay had given commitment to director Shabnam Kapoor and has finally completed shooting for the film. Apparently this old shelved film has been revived and renamed as Hello India.
Mumbai, June 27: Shah Rukh Khan is in no mood to take any more chances with his health. His film, Ra 1 to be directed by Anubhav Sinha, will only go on the floors next year as Shah Rukh has not recovered fully from his shoulder injury. As a result, the film will roll in mid 2010 instead of September 2009.
Tehran, June 27: A woman unfolds the pre-Islamic revolution Iranian national flag as she stands next to photographs… Enlarge Photo A woman unfolds the pre-Islamic revolution Iranian national flag as she stands next to photographs…
Iran has banned an ally of the country’s opposition leader Mirhossein Mousavi from leaving the Islamic state, the official IRNA news agency reported on Saturday.
Abolfazl Fateh, head of Mousavi’s media office, said the ban would not change his political stance, adding he was banned from leaving Iran because of his role in post-election developments.
Kabul, June 27: President Hamid Karzai is calling on Taliban and other militants to “vote for the president they want” in Afghanistan’s Aug. 20 presidential election.
Karzai is also telling the militants that they should vote for the provincial council delegates they support. Karzai was speaking during a news conference Saturday at the presidential palace.
Forty-one candidates are running for president. A recent poll showed Karzai with a big lead over his opponents despite the increasingly bloody Taliban-led insurgency.
Kadapa, June 27: An 18-year-old engineering student, Lakshmi Devi, committed suicide unable to bear harassment by a youth in the name of love at Balijapalle of Rajampet town today. A meritorious student, Lakshmi Devi was pursuing her first year B.Tech from Modugula Kalavathi Engineering College. Though hailing from a poor family, she had taken up professional education with encouragement of her parents Ramachandraiah and Rangamma.
Mumbai, June 27: ‘New York’ is a contemporary story of friendship set against the larger than life backdrop of a city often described as the centre of the world. Omar ( Neil Nitin Mukesh) has gone abroad for the first time in his life and soon enough he begins to see and love America through the eyes of his American friends – Sam (John Abraham) and Maya (Katrina Kaif). It is the story of these three friends discovering a new world together.
Washington, June 27: NATO foreign ministers meet their Russia counterpart on Saturday in their highest level contact since the Georgia war, hoping to launch a new programme of cooperation on issues like Afghanistan and counter-terrorism.
Gathering on the Greek island of Corfu, many ministers will stay on for an informal European Union review of ties with Iran over its post-election crackdown on opposition protesters, and a session of Europe’s biggest security and human rights group to tackle Western-Russian tensions stoked by the Georgia conflict.
Hyderabad, June 27: The interim injunction of the First Senior Civil Judge of City Civil Court suspending the expulsion of seven TRS rebel leaders from the party has come as a shot in the arm for the dissidents in increasing the heat on party supremo K Chandrasekhara Rao. The TRS expelled H A Rahiman, D Ravindra Naik, A Chandrasekhar, N S r i n iva s Re d dy, J Balakrishna Reddy, B Somu Reddy and Reddy Umadevi from the party recently for their anti-party activities.
Mumbai, June 27: Priyanka Chopra was invited by the Shanghai International Film Festival for their closing ceremony on June 21, where she was presented with the Festival’s top award – The Jin Jue Award. This award marks the tenth award for her in the past six months.
The award, a symbol of the traditional orient culture, is an ancient antique Chinese wine container which has a uniquely beautiful shape. Priyanka was the first Indian actor to be presented with this honour on an international platform for her contribution to cinema.
Mumbai, June 27: Rani Mukerji has not been seen on the big screen for a quite a while now. And she is set to surprise her fans with her new look in Yash Raj Films’ next ” Dil Bole Hadippa” – the actress will play a sardar complete with a beard and a turban.
In the romantic comedy, set in Punjab, Rani essays the role of a girl who has to don the garb of a man to fulfil her dreams, said a press release from the production house.
Hyderabad, June 27: It appears Chief Minister Y S Rajasekhara Reddy has started making preparations for next Assembly elections to be held in 2014 as the ruling Congress recorded only a simple majority (winning 156 seats as against magic figure of 148) in recent elections to come to power again.He has chalked out various programmes to come closer to the people and improve the party’s performance next time.