Month: November 2009

Documentary on Leprosy awareness shot by Priyanka

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Mumbai, November Priyanka Chopra is spreading awareness about leprosy. She recently shot for a documentary for an organization, Alert India. According to Veera Rao, the director of the organization, the documentary will be presented on November 5 at a charity dinner.

The documentary was supposed to be in English only, but Priyanka asked them to do a Hindi version too because it would appeal to the rural masses and rid their false notions about the disease.

12 killed in US Army base shooting spree

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Washington, November 06: A US Army officer opened fire on a base in Texas Thursday, killing 11 people before being shot to death by the police. Two other soldiers were in custody, authorities said.

An additional 31 people were wounded in the rampage at Fort Hood and were being treated in a nearby hospital, Lieutenant General Robert Cone, the base commander, said. The dead gunman was armed with two handguns, he said.

“It’s a terrible tragedy. It’s stunning,” Cone said.

People have tried to pull me down: Emraan

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Mumbai, November 06: One of Bollywood’s most bankable stars, Emraan Hashmi, says people have contantly tried to pull him down. He also believes the new film “Tum Mile” will present him in a new avatar, having mostly essayed roles with shades of grey.

“In the kind of industry I am, every creative person has a judgement to make about someone else’s performance. After doing a movie, I may think that I have come up with my best act, but others may think otherwise. You can’t help it,” shrugs Emraan, 30.

India’s Chinglensana fails to win archery medal

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Kolkata: India’s sole individual medal hope Maisnam Chinglensana Luwang bowed out of the semi finals and then lost the play-off for the bronze in the men’s compound bow event of the third Asian Indoor Games Archery competition in Hanoi, Vietnam, Thursday.

The Manipur-born armyman lost to ultimate gold medal winner Reza Zamaninejad of Iran 111-117 in the last four battle at the Haiphong Youth Gymnasium, according to information received here.

Later in the day, he went down to another Iranian Mansour Kordi 110-112 in a third place play-off.

Haryana ministry swearing-in put off

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Chandigarh, November 05: Barely 12 hours before new ministers were to be inducted in the Congress’s second successive government in Haryana under Bhupinder Singh Hooda, the swearing-in ceremony was postponed, an official said Thursday evening.

The swearing-in ceremony was to take place Friday at 11 a.m. at the Haryana Raj Bhawan.

“The swearing-in ceremony has been postponed,” a state government spokesman told IANS.

DPS Ghaziabad student with swine flu, school shuts down

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Ghaziabad, November 05: The junior section of Delhi Public School Ghaziabad has been closed till Nov 13 after a case of swine flu was detected in the school, the principal said Thursday.

A Class 3 student was found positive for swine flu. A medical official G.K. Mishra confirmed that the student was suffering from the H1N1 infection.

Principal Rita Kapoor told IANS that the junior section would be closed till Nov 13 and the senior section till Nov 8.

Sibal hopeful on central status to Panjab University

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Chandigarh, November 05: Human Resource Development Minister Kapil Sibal Thursday told a delegation of students from Panjab University (PU) that he was hopeful of central status for the varsity but it was necessary to first convince the state government on the issue.

Presently, 60 per cent funding to PU is by central government while remaining is done by Punjab.

Scam-linked Chandigarh official transferred

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Chandigarh, November 05: Chandigarh’s Director of Public Instructions (schools) Samwartak Singh, whose name cropped up in a teachers’ recruitment scam, was Thursday transferred from the education department with immediate effect, officials said.

The union territory’s Home Secretary Ram Niwas last week wrote to administrator S.F. Rodrigues, proposing the repatriation of Singh to his parent state, Haryana.

India’s Chinglensana fails to win archery medal

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Kolkata, November 05: India’s sole individual medal hope Maisnam Chinglensana Luwang bowed out of the semi finals and then lost the play-off for the bronze in the men’s compound bow event of the third Asian Indoor Games Archery competition in Hanoi, Vietnam, Thursday.

The Manipur-born armyman lost to ultimate gold medal winner Reza Zamaninejad of Iran 111-117 in the last four battle at the Haiphong Youth Gymnasium, according to information received here.

Later in the day, he went down to another Iranian Mansour Kordi 110-112 in a third place play-off.

Haryana ministry swearing-in put off

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Chandigarh, November 05: Barely 12 hours before new ministers were to be inducted in the Congress’s second successive government in Haryana under Bhupinder Singh Hooda, the swearing-in ceremony was postponed, an official said Thursday evening.

The swearing-in ceremony was to take place Friday at 11 a.m. at the Haryana Raj Bhawan.

“The swearing-in ceremony has been postponed,” a state government spokesman told IANS.

For that elusive bucket of water

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Hyderabad, November 05: A long queue of women with empty buckets greets us as we enter PJR Nagar in Malkajgiri. The residents feel they are ‘lucky’ when they get drinking water once in three days as sometimes they get water just once a week. And at times, even that is uncertain.

The situation in most of the 50 slums under the Malkajgiri circle is pathetic, there are no tap connections and water is supplied through tankers. The uncertainty about the arrival of water tankers adds to the citizens’ woes.

Lord Jeffrey Archer in the city

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Hyderabad, November 05: The literary genius who has continued to defy his critics and delight his fans for over 30 years, a storyteller, a politician and an orator, Lord Jeffrey Archer will visit Hyderabad for the first time on November 8 and 9.

Following the stupendous success of the ‘The Landmark J e f f r e y Ar ch e r Tour’earlier this year, Landmark bookstores, in association with Citi Bank, has arranged for his visit to the city.

Keep your running shoes ready for Nov 22

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Hyderabad, November 05: As November 22 approaches, Hyderabadis are preparing themselves for the Hyderabad 10K run and Half Marathon. Cricketer Yuvraj Singh was the first to register and procure the 10K run kit, which was launched on Thursday.

This year will witness many NGOs participating in the run as the organisers have extended their help to individual NGOs who would like to run for their own cause.

Players must act responsibly: Prabhakar Reddy

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Hyderabad, November 05: A security cover comprising 2,400 policemen would be thrown in and around the Rajiv Gandhi International stadium at Uppal while the fifth One-day International between India and Australia is in progress on Thursday. But players who sneak out without informing the authorities will be left to fend for themselves, Cyberabad Police Commissioner S Prabhakar Reddy said.

In view of the incident of live cartridges being found in the Ferozshah Kotla stadium after the recent India- Australia match, the Cyberabad police are leaving nothing to chance.

3 arrested for abducting, drowning minor

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Ghaziabad, November 05: Three people have been arrested for abducting and murdering their 14-year-old relative, police said Thursday.

A fourteen-year-old boy was allegedly abducted from Murad Nagar and then drowned in the Ganga at Garhmukteswar area of Ghaziabad.

According to police, Harsh Tyagi, a Class 9 student, had gone to a market near his house in the evening Oct 29. He, however, did not return.

The next day, his father Umesh Tyagi lodged a missing complaint at Murad Nagar police station.

Sibal hopeful on central status to Panjab University

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Chandigarh, November 05: Human Resource Development Minister Kapil Sibal Thursday told a delegation of students from Panjab University (PU) that he was hopeful of central status for the varsity but it was necessary to first convince the state government on the issue.

Presently, 60 per cent funding to PU is by central government while remaining is done by Punjab.

NASSCOM knowledge centre at Don Bosco

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Hyderabad, November 05: GE Volunteers have helped set up a NASSCOM Knowledge Network (NKN) centre at Don Bosco School in Hyderabad. Over 260 centre strong, NKN Initiatives is run by NASSCOM Foundation to propagate information and communication technology (ICT) exposure and training among financially challenged communities and as a result help enhance their livelihoods. The Don Bosco centre, apart from providing exposure to IT training, will also help provide other services relating to education, healthcare and other livelihood programs to the students.

Scam-linked Chandigarh official transferred

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Chandigarh, November 05: Chandigarh’s Director of Public Instructions (schools) Samwartak Singh, whose name cropped up in a teachers’ recruitment scam, was Thursday transferred from the education department with immediate effect, officials said.

The union territory’s Home Secretary Ram Niwas last week wrote to administrator S.F. Rodrigues, proposing the repatriation of Singh to his parent state, Haryana.

29th Toxicology conference

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Hyderabad, November 05: The Society of Toxicology (STOX), India and Food and Drug Toxicology Research Centre, National Institute of Nutrition, is jointly organising the 29th annual conference of STOX and international symposium on ‘Recent Trends in Toxicology and Pre-clinical Toxicology’ from November 5 to 7.

Australia beat India to take 3-2 lead in series

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Hyderabad, November 05: Australia defeated India by three runs in the fourth One-day international and took a 3-2 lead in the series at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium at the Uppal here Thursday.

Chasing 351, India were all out for 347 with two balls remaining. Sachin Tendulkar scored a stunning 175 en route to his personal milestone of crossing 17,000 ODI runs.

–Agencies

Tendulkar hits 175, goes well past 17,000 runs

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Hyderabad, November 05: Sachin Tendulkar, two weeks short of completing his two decades in international cricket, scored a brilliant 175 as he crossed his personal milestone of 17,000 ODI runs in the fourth One-Day International against Australia here Thursday.

Tendulkar crossed the 17,000-run mark while taking three runs off Ben Hilfenhaus in 4.6 overs. Tendulkar now has 17,168 runs from 435 matches since making his debut in 1989. The 175 against Australia here was Tendulkar’s 45th ODI century.

Officials seek to spy on Andhra CM?

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Hyderabad, November 05: In a move that sounds both suspicious and surprising, spy masters within the Andhra Pradesh Police Department are reportedly proposing a ‘base’ for a Regional Intelligence Office (RIO), Hyderabad region, adjacent to the Chief Minister’s camp office in Begumpet.

UAE was world’s top cast iron rods importer in 2008

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Abu Dhabi, November 05: The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has imported cast iron rods worth $6.77 billion in 2008, a 237 percent increase over last year and 14 times more than the global growth rate of imports, WAM news agency reported.

Turkey was the UAE’s main source of cast iron rods in 2008, contributing 87 percent of supply. China came second at 12 percent, while the remaining one percent coming from other global sources, the foreign trade ministry said in a report Wednesday.

KCR still undecided on contesting polls

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Hyderabad, November 05: The suspense over whether the Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) will contest the ensuing Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) elections is still continuing with the party chief K Chandrasekhara Rao not making any announcement on the party’s stand.

Tension is mounting on the party cadre with the nomination process coming to an end by November 6.

Sri Lanka steps up mine clearance

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Colombo, November 05: The Sri Lankan government has stepped up clearing mines in former rebel-controlled areas aimed at resettling 159,000 war refugees before the end of January, Foreign Minister Rohitha Bogollagama said Thursday.

He told Colombo-based diplomats that an estimated 1.5 million unexploded landmines remained in an area of 402 sq km.

Bogollagama said the government has recently imported the latest in de-mining machinery from Slovakia and Croatia and five more machines had also arrived to speed up the mine clearance.