Month: July 2010

Karna slaps ban on issue of mineral dispatch permits

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Bangalore, July 28: The Karnataka government today banned issue of permits to transport iron ore and other minerals for exports, saying this necessary to protect natural resources and check illegal mining and illegal export of minerals.

“To protect the natural resources and to check illegal mining and illegal export of minerals, it has been decided to stop issue of Mineral Dispatch Permit with immediate effect,” a notification issued by state’s Commerce and Industries Department said here.

Woman killed, husband battling for life

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New Delhi, July 28: A 22-year-old woman died under mysterious circumstances today while her unemployed husband was battling for life in a city hospital after he allegedly consumed poison, police said.

Investigators suspect Ajay Kumar (30) allegedly strangled his wife Manisha and then attempted to commit suicide by consuming some poisonous substance, a senior police officer said.

The incident was reported from Narela at 1:30 pm when police received a call informing them about the couple lying unconscious in their residence, he said.

Maha to act against minority institutes flouting norms

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Mumbai, July 28: Maharashtra Government today said it would take stringent action, including cancellation of status, on minority educational institutes that do not adhere to norms for linguistic or religious minority quota.

Minority development department minister Naseem Khan announced this after a meeting at his official residence here.

The minister said he had asked the department to take action against such institutes.

“There is a provision to cancel the minority status of such institutes if they fail to fill up the mandatory quota for three years in a row,” he said.

Railways seek CBI probe into Sainthia train mishap

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New Delhi, July 28: Railways have written to the Home Ministry seeking a CBI probe into the Sainthia rail accident on July 19 which claimed 66 lives.

According to highly placed sources in the Railway Ministry, a letter seeking CBI probe has been sent by Railway Board Chairman Vivek Sahai to the Home Ministry.

Railway Minister Mamata Banerjee had hinted about the possibility of a conspiracy behind the deadly collision while Sahai had described the loco pilots’ action as “very unusual”.

Naidu getting frustrated: Rosaiah

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Hyderabad, July 28: The war of words between Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister K Rosaiah and TDP president N Chandrababu Naidu intensified today with the Congress leader alleging that Naidu was becoming impatient over the declining popularity of his party.

Sohrab case: Shah quizzed by CBI for over 4 hours

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Ahmedabad, July 28: The CBI today grilled for more than four hours former Gujarat minister Amit Shah in Sabarmati jail for his alleged role in the killing of suspected gangster Sohrabuddin Sheikh and his wife in 2005.

A CBI team started interrogating 46-year-old Shah around 11 AM and his quizzing continued till around 3.30 PM, sources in the Central agency said.

The questioning of Shah, lodged in Tilak barrack of Sabarmati Jail near here after being arrested last Sunday, is likely to continue tomorrow.

‘US’ Af-Pak policy includes how to deal with Pakistan’

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Washington, July 28: The situation in Af-Pak area is “not fine” and “hunky dory”, the US has acknowledged, even as the Obama Administration has said that the policy for the restive region also includes how to deal with Pakistan.

“Nobody is here to say that all of our problems dealing with Afghanistan and Pakistan are finished,” the White House Press Secretary, Robert Gibbs, said.

“All our problems are not solved, but we’re making progress,” he added.

“We haven’t told you that everything is all fine and hunky-dory. That’s quite the opposite of what we’ve said.

30,000 trapped after rains hit China

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Beijing, July 28: More than 30,000 people were trapped by floodwaters in a town in northeast China after torrential rains, officials said Wednesday.

Telecommunications were down in Kouqian town in Jilin province and about 200 rescuers had been sent in, officials with the provincial flood control and drought relief headquarters said.

Over 80 passengers were stranded at the Kouqian station which was surrounded by floodwaters after the Xingshan Reservoir overflowed, the official told Xinhua.

Jagan only hope for Congress in Andhra, says MP

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Hyderabad, July 28: Describing Y.S. Jaganmohan Reddy as the most popular leader in the state, the Congress MP’s loyalists Wednesday mounted an attack on Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister K. Rosaiah and state Congress chief D. Srinivas.

Coming out in open support of Jagan, as the Kadapa MP and son of the late Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy is popularly known as, Nellore MP M. Rajamohan said he was the only hope for the party. He said the central leadership should reward Jagan without heeding certain leaders working against him.

SRK wishes Thackeray!

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Mumbai, July 28: Shahrukh Khan once at longer-heads with Shiv Sena has broken the ice by wishing its chief Uddhav Thackeray on his birthday. The story doesn’t end there.

King Khan’s sweet gesture was not just confined to verbal communication. He however, wished 50 year old Sena chief by printing half a page advertisement in Saamana’s supplement run by Sena.

Rahul, Dimpy heading for divorce?‎

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Mumbai, July 28: Rahul Mahajan and his ‘reality’ bride Dimpy might have tied the knot just a couple of months back, but they already seem to be heading for a divorce, according to sources.

The couple is reportedly struggling to keep their marriage on, and it’s all owing to Rahul Mahajan’s fickle minded antics and flirtatious ways with none other than his ex-girlfriend Payal Rohatgi. As per the latest buzz, Rahul is adamantly chasing Payal for reconciliation.

US unable to account for billions of Iraq oil money

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Washington, July 28: The US defence department is unable to account for almost $9bn taken from Iraqi oil revenues for use in reconstruction, according to an official audit released yesterday.

The report by the US Special Investigator for Iraq Reconstruction says $8.7bn (£5.6bn) out of $9.1bn withdrawn between 2004 and 2007 from a special account set up by the UN Security Council is unaccounted for. This is separate from $53bn set aside by Congress for Iraqi reconstruction.

Facebook helps crack Philippines murder case

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Manila, July 28: Philippine police said Wednesday Facebook helped crack a murder case against a Filipino man suspected to have killed nine people, including three foreigners.

Police Senior Inspector Joel Mariano said at least two witnesses were able to positively identify the suspect through his Facebook account as the person they saw at the crime scene.

“Facebook helped us in getting positive identification of the suspect from some of the witnesses,” he said. “I think we have a solid case against the suspect.”

PRP walks out of Srikrishna panels hearing

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Kakinada, July 28: Praja Rajyam Party (PRP) representatives, led by its District President Jyothula Nehru, today staged a walk out from the public hearing held by Srikrishna panel at the Vidhana Gouthami Hall at the Collectorate here, protesting against the meagre time allotted to them to voice their views on Telangana issue.

The member secretary of the committee Mr V K Duggal expressed his inability to give more time to a single organisation and wanted them to give their views in writing or come over to Hyderabad
to take part in the discussions.

Shabana wants to play a historical character

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Mumbai, July 28: Famous bollywood actress Shabana Azmi’s dream role is a historical character and the one she likes in particular is Queen Elizabeth I played by Cate Blanchett.

“These characters interest me a lot and given a chance I would like to play one of them. The role played by Cate Blanchett in ‘Elizabeth’ (1998 film directed by Shekhar Kapoor) interested me a lot,” Shabana, who was here for the ongoing theatre festival and enacted in play “Broken Images” written by Girish Karnad, said.

Class IX student opens fires at schoolmate

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New Delhi, July 28: A clash between two groups of students in a south Delhi school today took an ugly turn when a Class IX student allegedly opened fire on a schoolmate, leaving him injured.

The shocking incident took place in Veer Chandra Garwhal Public School in Saket at around 9 am and the injured has been identified as Gaurav Yadav, a Class VIII student.

The firing took place during a clash between two groups of students over some issue, a senior police official said.”

Soha and Kunal confirm their relationship

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Mumbai, July 28: Putting all rumors to rest, Soha Ali Khan and Kunal Khemu have actually gone ahead and confirmed about their status as B-town’s newest couple. The couple was noticed at the Delhi Fashion Week, and they didn’t seem to hide anything pertaining to their relationship.

Khemu said that the two were never hiding anything regarding their relationship from anyone, but declared about it after they both became sure about the feelings for each other. Khemu also said that previously they have done films together, however during that time they weren’t in a relationship.

HC raps Centre over status of Hockey India

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New Delhi, July 28: The Delhi High Court today came down heavily on the Central government for not complying with its order regarding recognition of Hockey India (HI) and said that elections in it might be postponed.

Despite the High Court”s order that HI is a private body and Indian Hockey Federation (IHF) the only recognised body of the sport, the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports said that both IHF and HI are recognised bodies.

Kat dated men who proposed her

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Mumbai, July 28: Recently, when Katrina Kaif was in Spain for the shootings of Zoya Akhtar’s film Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara she realized her craze among Spanish men.

She was shooting the bullfight sequence in Pampelona when the several matadors came to meet the actress and two of them even proposed to her. They were totally smitten by the girls charm and refused to leave the place until she met them.

Sport that Katz is, she didn’t just meet them but also went out with them for dinner.

——-Agencies

Preity Zinta soon on KBC 4

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Mumbai, July 28: Preity Zinta is super-excited about the new logo designed sometime ago. The pretty actress recently complimented Amitabh Bachchan for his creative inputs in the logo. Ms. Zinta also confirmed her presence soon in Kaun Banega Crorepati 4 on the micro-blogging site.

Soon after Big B spoke about the new logo by tweeting, “New logo for KBC! Note the Rupee symbol incorporated in the design. My suggestion!! Yeahhh!! Feeling good;” Preity remarked at Big B’s profile saying, “Looks super Amitji! I am looking forward to coming on the show soon :-).”

Begging to be made criminal offence in Dubai

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Dubai, July 28: Dubai Police are eagerly awaiting the implementation of a proposed federal law that makes begging a criminal offence. Currently there is no unified law to tackle the menace and each emirate deals with the offence differently.

The “Combat Street Beggars” campaign which kicked off on Sunday, has dedicated more than 30 patrol units to monitor mosques and neighbourhoods to combat the menace.

The campaign will also investigate tourist companies assisting in bringing beggars into the country.

Suzanne reveals her exotic neck tattoos

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Mumbai, July 28: We all know Hrithik and Suzanne’s love for tattoos. But everybody knew about one tattoo which they had in their arms. Mrs. Roshan flaunts three tattoos. She has one on the nape of her neck and one on her left arm.

She also loves the danger sign as the bag she was carrying in Delhi Couture Week had a danger sign.

Suzanne also adds that next time she would definitely walk the ramp. Quite refreshing!

——-Agencies

Sultry Sameera Reddy’s fitness sutras

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Mumbai, July 28: She is hot, sexy and one of the glamourous woman of Bollywood. From gymming right to eating a mix of foods, here’s how she looks her best. She pours her heart out to DNA.

I do light weights thrice a week, yoga and swimming twice a week. Resting twice a week and giving my body a break is a must for me. I lost of weight by swimming in the sea in Greece. I train hard and I eat small meals five times a day. I start my day with a bowl of oats and a cup of tea. My lunch compromises of two rotis, brown rice, salad and some vegetables.

HC issues notice to Varun for defamatory remarks

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New Delhi, July 28: The Delhi High Court today issued notice to BJP MP Varun Gandhi on a petition filed by his uncle and Congress candidate from Pilibhit constituency V M Singh for allegedly making defamatory remarks against him during the last Lok Sabha elections.

Justice Aruna Suresh sought a response from Gandhi by July 30 in the matter.

In a petition filed by Singh through his counsel Arjun Harkauli, he alleged that Gandhi made remarks linking him to Pakistan’s ISI and working for a separate state of Khalistan.

Injuries on Salem were ”self-inflicted”, alleges Dossa

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Mumbai, July 28: Suspected underworld don Dawood Ibrahim gang member Mustafa Dossa, who allegedly attacked extradited gangster Abu Salem inside the Arthur Road jail, today alleged that the injuries on Salem were “self-inflicted”, a crime branch source said.

“During the preliminary questioning, Dossa alleged that Salem, with the help of his associates, injured self to falsely implicate me,” said a source from the Crime Branch, probing the attack on Salem’s injury case.