Hyderabad, January 04: The Secondary Education department introduced the grading system with the issuance of GO 592 on October 23 in order to lessen the burden on the Tenth Class (SSC) students. Following that even as the department has announced orientation classes for teachers and principals, who will be evaluating the answer-sheets, nothing has happened at the ground level with many of them unaware of the new evaluation method.
Vijayawada, January 04: The Joint Action Committee (JAC) members of Krishna, Guntur and Prakasam districts have appealed to the people to observe total bandh tomorrow in support of Samaikyandra voluntarily.
Speaking to mediapersons here today, JAC leaders of all parties including Koneru Ranga Rao, Kolanukonda Sivaji, Bonda Umamaheswara Rao and others appealed to the managements of all educational institutions and business establishments to observe bandh tomorrow.
Hyderabad, January 04: The ruling Congress today saw the pro and anti Telangana camps marshalling their respective arguments to persuade the Centre to rule in their favour.
The Telangana votaries met at the new MLA quarters and decided to send a delegation of 30 MLAs and MLCs to sound the Congress core committee and submit a memorandum to the party high command focusing on the need for the formation of a separate State.
Tirupati, January 04: Rubbishing the news reports of controversy over continuation of A Gurumurthy as Registrar of Rashtriya Sanskrit Vidyapeetha (RSVP), the authorities today claimed that his appointment and extension of service were strictly in accordance with university rules.
Vijayawada, January 04: Incharge Commissioner of Police and Eluru Range DIG Mahesh M Bhagwat said prohibitory orders under Section 30 are in force in Krishna, East and West Godavari districts and rallies should not be taken out without prior permission.
Speaking to Express here today, he said the proposed bandh tomorrow should be voluntary and the party activists should not force the closure of shops. He said penal action would be taken against those who resort to destructive activities and damage public or private properties.
Tirupati, January 04: Six pilgrims from Lucknow died and four others were injured when a Qualis collided with a lorry head-on at C Mallavaram in the early hours of Sunday.
The van driver also died in the mishap. The deceased were identified as Seva Pande (50), his wife Meera (40), Suneel Pande (45), Aravind (10), Ridhi (7), Kushbu Pande (27) and driver Rajesh (35).
Melbourne, January 04: Australian authorities on Monday “unreservedly” condemned the killing of an Indian youth in Melbourne calling his stabbing a heinous crime even as police claimed there was no evidence to suggest that it was a racial attack.
21-year-old Nitin Garg, an accounting graduate who was originally from Punjab, died after he was stabbed yesterday in West Footscray area. He was the first to die in a slew of attacks on Indians in Australia.
Mumbai, January 04: Two minors and a medical student are suspected to have committed suicide here, sending shock waves across the city Monday.
A 20-year old medical student, whose identity was not immediately known, was found dead in her flat at Chaitanya Nagar in the upmarket Powai area of north-west Mumbai, police said, adding that prelimanary investigations suggest it could be a suicide even though no note was found at the spot.
Hyderabad, January 04: A dispute over a petty issue led to a clash between two groups belonging to different communities at Nagamayakunta in Chikkadpalli tonight.
Following the incident CRPF and RAF troops were deployed in the area to prevent further trouble.
New Delhi, January 04: Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister K. Rosaiah arrived in the capital Monday, a day ahead of central government’s talks with eight recognised parties from the state on the issue of separate Telangana state.
The chief minister, who met Law Minister M. Veerapa Moily on his arrival, is expected to meet Prime Minister Manmohan Singh later in the day.
He is also expected to meet Congress president Sonia Gandhi, Home Minister P. Chidambaram and Defence Minster A.K. Antony to apprise them of the situation in the state and discuss his government’s stand at the talks.
Hyderabad, January 04: Issuing a stern warning to the anti-Telangana Andhra lobby, the student community of Telangana has said that no person will be allowed to return from his or her native place in Andhra after the Sankaranti festival if Andhra leaders become a stumbling block to statehood to the region.
“The 30 lakh people, who visit their native places in Andhra for Sankranti, will not be allowed to return. The Andhra lobby should not lobby against our genuine agitation and against the aspirations of the people of Telangana,’’ speakers at the Telangana Vidyarthi Garjana said.
Mumbai, January 04: Ajay Devgn recently visited the Ajmer Sharif in Rajasthan to seek blessings for his forthcoming movie ATITHI TUM KAB JAOGE. Ajay, who is always passionately involved in each of his movies visited the shrine to offer his prayers & seek divine blessings as the First Look and Trailers of his film have been revealed.
The film trailer, standees & posters hit theatres on the 25th December 2009, and have received an enthusiastic response from audiences who are eagerly awaiting the light hearted film starring 3 critically acclaimed stars like Ajay, Konkona and Paresh Rawal.
Mumbai, January 04: New Year brings much joy for the countless fans of Shahrukh Khan.
Not only will this year see (during the Valentine weekend) the release of one of the most anticipated Bollywood projects, MY NAME IS KHAN, starring Shahrukh in a full-fledged role, almost a year and a quarter after the super blockbuster, RAB NE BANA DI JODI, but there is another news that will make zillions of his fans dance with joy. Shah Rukh Khan is Tweeting as ‘iamsrk’!
New Delhi, January 04: The German auto component major Bosch today said it developed a special diesel engine in partnership with Tata Motors, the makers of the Rs one-lakh car Nano. “We have developed the 1.1-CRS (common-rail system) for the Tata Nano diesel (version).
Mumbai, January 04: Shah Rukh has changed his home address. Well, if you are wondering what we talking about, just remember we are referring to Aamir’s dog Shah Rukh, who no longer stays at his current address in Panchgani.
Aamir’s dog had made headlines earlier because of his name. Not only had it created controversy but also a big rift between the two leading names of the tinsel town. Now, with the exit of the controversial pet, the equation between the two leading Khan’s of bollywood is bound to become stronger.
Diemtigen, January 04: Bad weather was hampering rescue workers searching for three people believed trapped under snow after a series of avalanches killed at least five people in Swiss Alps, police said Monday.
Authorities also warned that the avalanche risk is still high after avalanches hit a group of skiers and then the rescuers who came to their aid in the Diemtig Valley, about 25 miles (40 kilometers) south of the capital Bern, on Sunday.
An emergency doctor who was part of the rescue team was among the four people confirmed killed there.
Yemen, January 04: Government forces killed two al-Qaeda militants thought to be behind threats to the United States in clashes in Yemen, a security official said on Monday.
One militant was wounded and the fighting was still going on, the official said.
“These elements are believed to be behind the threats directed to the U.S. embassy,” he said.
The United States and Britain kept their embassies in Yemen closed for a second day on Monday over concerns about possible militant attacks after the failed bombing of a U.S.-bound airliner on Christmas Day.
Mumbai, January 04: Kangana Ranaut is on a different mission these days. The actress is house hunting for herself. The reason being that Kangana wants her entire family to shift with her since her current apartment is proving to be too small for that.
Kangana, who hails from Manali is keen to call her parents over to stay with her. But, her current residence is not spacious enough to accommodate the whole family. Now, in order to set things straight, Kangana is looking for a duplex flat between Bandra and Juhu.
New Delhi, January 04: The Supreme Court on Monday refused to quash the attempt to murder case registered against Gujarati spiritual guru Asaram Bapu, who sought a restraint on the state police from arresting him.
A bench of Justices Altamas Kabir and Swatanter Kumar found no merit in the plea of senior counsel Sushil Kumar that the accused had no role in the murderous attempt on one of his erstwhile follower, Raju Chandak.
The senior counsel claimed that Asaram Bapu was present in Delhi delivering a discourse when the incident took place.
Mumbai, January 04: In a bid to promote his latest release Fardeen Khan donned the dulha look and almost took the saat pheras with his co-star Ishitta Sharrma. The wedding premise however was not a 5 star but a popular suburban mall which ensured that not only the press but even the aam junta took part in the proceedings and cheered the duo.
Kirkuk, January 04: Three policemen were killed and eight people were wounded on Monday by two explosions in Iraq’s northern oil-rich city of Kirkuk, police said.
The first blast occurred in the Wahad Zahar neighbourhood in the south of the ethnically-mixed city, 240 kilometres north of Baghdad, killing a policeman and injuring five other people, police Major Salam Zengana said.
Later a second bomb, apparently targeting an official convoy in the same area, killed two other policemen and injured three other people, Zengana added.
Ghaziabad, January 04: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) Monday sought permission of a local court to conduct narco-tests on Rajesh and Nupur Talwar, parents of 14-year-old Aarushi Talwar who was found murdered in her Noida house on May 16, 2008.
CBI counsel Suresh Batra submitted an application before Judicial Magistrate (CBI) Priti Singh requesting that the CBI be allowed to conduct narco-tests on the Talwars.
He said: “The newly constituted team of CBI has found some fresh clues, therefore, their (Rajesh and Nupur Talwar’s) narco-tests are a must.”
Tehran, January 04: Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has arrived in the Tajik capital on the first leg of a regional tour that will also take him to Turkmenistan.
Ahmadinejad, heading a high-ranking politico-economic delegation, was officially welcomed by his Tajik counterpart Emamali Rakhmon on Monday.
The two presidents plan to hold talks on ways to enhance bilateral cooperation in fields including trade, judiciary, mines and geology, cultural heritage and tourism.
Presidents of Iran and Tajikistan will issue a joint statement.
London, January 04: Hemoglobin A1c (A1c) is a faster and easier diagnostic test to detect diabetic patients, the American Diabetes Association (ADA) report says.
The A1c test, which measures average blood glucose levels for a period of up to 3 months, was previously only used to evaluate diabetic control over time.
According to the guideline recently released by ADA, HbA1c is a better test to identify undiagnosed individuals already suffering from prediabetes or diabetes.
New York, January 04: While transcutaneous electric nerve stimulation (TENS) had long been the most effective treatment for chronic low back pain, a new study voices doubt over this belief.
Previous studies had reported controversial results regarding the efficacy of TENS in treating different types of pain.
TENS is a portable, pocket-sized, battery-operated device applied to the skin at the area of pain. The electric nerve stimulation is believed to block the pain signal to the brain, providing short-term relief.