Bhopal, August 30: Two Nepalese of Indian origin have been arrested here for allegedly smuggling fake currency into the country, police said today. Atiq Ahmed alias A K Shrivastava (42), a resident of Birganj in Nepal and Rajesh Gupta (42) of Khatmandu were arrested yesterday with counterfeit currency of face value Rs 11,000, following a tip-off, Madhya Pradesh Anti-Terrorist Squad (ATS) chief Pawan Shrivastava said.
Melbourne, August 30: Soma Joseph had come here from India with big dreams but a year after her arrival she is in a state of disarray.
Hoping for greener pasture, the woman from Kottayam in Kerala, who worked as a nurse in Saudi Arabia earlier, had come here last year as a student with her husband Biju. She had taken admission to Community Welfare course in Melbourne International College, a private institute.
Shimla, August 30: After judges in Delhi and Kerala, judges of the Himachal Pradesh High Court have also decided to follow the footsteps of Supreme Court justices and make their assets public, a court official said Sunday.
“A decision to declare assets has been taken unanimously by all the nine judges, including acting Chief Justice RB Mishra, after the apex court judges’ resolve to make public their assets,” VK Sharma, Registrar General of the High Court, said.
Muzaffarnagar, August 30: A Dalit woman has been allegedly raped on gun-point by two youths in Firozabad village of the district, police said toady. The incident took place yesterday morning when the victim was going to answer nature”s call, they said.
In her complaint, the victim alleged that the youths threatened her to kill if she disclosed the incident to anyone. The woman has been sent for medical examination and search on to nab the culprits, they added.
—PTI–
Chandigarh, August 30: A UK national and two teenaged boys have tested positive for swine flu here, taking the total number of such cases in the city to 15.
A 14-year-old boy from Panchkula, who had recently returned from Hong Kong with his parents, was taken to Government Medical College and Hospital on Thursday with swine-flu like symptoms.
Another 14-year-old boy, who did not have any recent travel history, also tested positive for H1N1 virus. Four members of his family have also been quarantined, nodal officer for swine flu cases H C Gera said.
Sydney, August 30: Australia plans to apologise to thousands of British children admitted to orphanages where brutality and sexual abuse were everyday occurrences, a cabinet minister said Sunday.
‘This is a significant national step in the healing process for forgotten Australians and former child migrants,’ Families Minister Jenny Macklin said.
As many as 10,000 poor children that Britain didn’t want were sent out to Australia between 1947-67. Often falsely labelled orphans and treated abominably when they arrived on ships, they became known collectively as the Orphans of the Empire.
New Delhi, August 30: Senior BJP leader Venkaiah Naidu on Sunday termed as baseless the reports of a planned change in top leadership of the party, saying LK Advani will continue to remain the Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha.
Naidu further said the party will take its own decisions regarding its future.
Naidu’s remarks came after senior RSS leader Madandas Devi expressed hope that the BJP will come out stronger from the current crisis. He also made it clear that at the RSS would not interfere in the BJP’s decision-making.
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Lucknow, August 30: The Anti Terrorist Squad (ATS) of the Uttar Pradesh police is looking for 21 students of Lucknow University who studied with suspected Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) operative Mohammad Aslam alias Salim arrested in Delhi Tuesday.
Salim was a student of Arabic studies from 2003 to 2005 and the ATS is now trying to trace 21 students of Arabic, Persian and Urdu Departments who studied during the same period in Lucknow University, an ATS source said.
Lucknow, August 30: The Anti-Terrorist Squad (ATS) of the Uttar Pradesh police is looking for 21 students of Lucknow University who studied with suspected Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) operative Mohammad Aslam alias Salim arrested in Delhi on Tuesday.
Salim was a student of Arabic studies from 2003-05 and the ATS is now trying to trace 21 students of Arabic, Persian and Urdu departments who studied during the same period in Lucknow University, an ATS source said.
Washington, August 30: Pakistan illegally modified missiles given by the US for its defence to expand capability to strike land targets, a potential threat to India, a media report said on Sunday.
The charge, which set off new tensions between the US and Pakistan, was made in an unpublicized diplomatic protest in late June to Prime Minister Yusuf Raza Gilani and other top Pakistani officials, The New York Times reported.
Jagdalpur, August 30: A police havaldar, who was posted as mess In-charge at the Jungle Warfare College here, has died of self-inflicted gunshot wound in Kanker district of Chhattigarh, police said today.
Jashpur-resident Manoj Kumar Tigga, who had been recently promoted as Havaldar from Constable, returned home from duty yesterday and committed suicide using his rifle at his quarters.
Brigadier B K Ponwar and Additional Superintendent of Police Balaji Rao rushed to the spot. The reason behind the suicide was not known yet.
—Agencies
Dehradun, August 30: Around 100 Congress workers of Vikasnagar joined Bharatiya Janta Party here yesterday in presence of Chief Minister Dr Ramesh Pokhriyal ‘Nishank’.
Speaking at a function to welcome the new entrants, Dr Nishank said that now Muslims were joining BJP in large numbers. He alleged that Congress has been using Muslim community as a vote bank. Congress has never made any efforts for the welfare of the community.
Manila, August 30: Philippine President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo was to leave for Libya on Sunday to attend the African Union Summit meeting in Tripoli and the 40th anniversary of the Libyan revolution.
The Department of Foreign Affairs called the trip a “rare opportunity” for Arroyo to meet with leaders of African states to “push for stronger relations.”
It said Arroyo will attend the African Union Summit meeting on August 31. The gathering would discuss peace and security issues, including international anti-piracy efforts in the Somali coasts.
Islamabad, August 30: Fuel and other supplies to NATO forces in Afghanistan were stopped as traffic on both sides of the Pakistan-Afghan border remained suspended yesterday because of a row over search of goods trucks coming from Afghanistan. Hundreds of trailers carrying fuel and other supplies, including food, military equipment and vehicles, were stuck up in Pakistan’s southwestern border town of Chaman, the second major supply route for NATO after the northwestern Khyber tribal region.
Kabul, August 30: Major allegations of fraud in Afghanistan’s presidential election have topped 550, more than doubling the figure investigators reported just two days earlier, officials said Sunday.
The spike indicates just how pervasive ballot box stuffing and voter intimidation may have been during the country’s Aug. 20 vote, threatening the legitimacy of the election.
The hundreds of complaints could also greatly delay final results, which cannot be announced until major fraud allegations are investigated and are already not expected until mid-September at the earliest.
Srinagar, August 30: A son of former MLC was critically hurt, when his friend opened fire at him, while three people were arrested in this concern late last evening in this winter capital of the state.
”A youth identified as Amandeep Singh, son of Manohar Singh and former MLC Deepinder Kaur was seriously wounded when one of his friends identified as Jatinder Singh alias Raja, son of Nagar Singh (a leading contractor) of Gandhi Nagar, along with two others, fired two bullets at him outside his residence late last evening,” police sources told UNI.
Colombo, August 30: Daniel Vettori and Jacob Oram registered fighting half centuries to take New Zealand to 302 for seven at lunch on the fifth day of the second test against Sri Lanka on Sunday.
Skipper Vettori, his team’s highest run scorer in the series, was unbeaten on 68 at the break with Jeetan Patel on one, the hosts happy to have snapped up the wicket of Oram just before the interval to remain firmly on course for a 2-0 series win.
New Delhi, August 30: Bollywood bombshell Bipasha Basu may be playing the deglamourised role of a housewife in her first Bengali movie but the actress says she is happy with the `sexy` tag as a girl-next-door look never interested her.
“I love being sexy and I would be happy if people call me sexy even when I turn 100. I would love to be called a sexy grandmother. The tag has never bothered me,” Bipasha, who has been named one of the sexiest celebrities of Asia, told reporters in an interview.
Bettiah, August 30: Protesting the manhandling of an inmate by police, prisoners of Bettiah divisional jail went on strike inside the jail.
According to police, protesting against the manhandling of an inmate, Harihar Yadav, prisoners went on a strike demanding action against the guilty policemen since last evening.
The incident took place after visitors of Harihar Yadav were not allowed by the jail authorities to meet him, police said, adding this led to scuffle between police and prisoners.
Alappuzha, August 30: Three people were killed and one person was injured when the car in which they were travelling collided with a van at Mathilakam near Cherthala early today. Police said the deceased were identfied as Rafiq (37), his brother Sajeer (29) and Nawaz (38), all hailing from Kollam.
The ill-fated car was proceeding to Ernakulam from Kollam when the mishap occured on the national highway.
The injured was admiited to a hospital in Ernakulam, police added.
—Agencies
Mumbai, August 30: The infamous ‘Khan’ war between Shah Rukh and Salman has always been successful in grabbing headlines in lurid tabloids as juicy gossip. Known for their mutual dislike towards each other, both the actors have left no stone unturned to take a dig at each other!
Recently, while speaking in a television interview, Salman openly professed his likes and dislikes when it comes to Bollywood acquaintances. Speaking on fallouts, the hunk of an actor did not mince words and admitted that he does not hang out with such people anymore.
Iftaar is incomplete without the delicious Haleem. Although it takes a few hours to cook, but the outcome is so wonderful that the pangs of those long cooking hours are forgotten as soon as it is laid on the table.
Ingredients
250 gms Mutton.
1 cup Wheat soaked overnight, drained, pounded & husked.
A handful of channa dal(split gram), soaked for 1/2 hour.
A handful of moong dal(green gram), soaked for 1/2 hour.
A handful of masoor dal(red lentils), soaked for 1/2 hour.
1 tsp coriander powder.
2 tsp Ginger-garlic paste.
4 tbsp Ghee(clarified milk)
1 tsp Chili powder.
New Delhi, August 30: The Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) on Sunday expressed hope that the BJP will come out stronger from the current crisis, while making it clear that it would not interfere in the party’s decision-making.
Senior RSS leader Madandas Devi made the remarks at a short press conference following a breakfast meeting with senior BJP leader LK Advani at the latter’s residence. RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat was also present at the meeting.
“BJP has assured the Sangh that they will stand united and solve all problems,” Devi told reporters.
Meng Peng, August 30: Fighting subsided Sunday along China’s southern border after days of clashes between Myanmar government troops and ethnic rebels sent up to 30,000 refugees streaming into China.
Some rebels turned their guns over to Chinese authorities and swapped their uniforms for civilian clothes, tired of being out-manned by thousands of Myanmar troops.
“There was no way we would win,” former rebel Ri Chenchuan said as he shopped for new clothes.
Islamabad, August 30: An official says a suicide bomber has killed at least 12 police recruits near the main police station in Pakistan’s Swat Valley. It is one of the largest attacks in the northwestern valley since the army said it regained control of it from Taliban militants.
Television footage from the scene Sunday showed officers gathering up mutilated bodies outside the station in the valley’s main town of Mingora.
Police dispatcher Mohammad Akhtar says the blast came as new recruits were being trained.