Month: July 2010

Muslims divided over TRS

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Karimnagar, July 26: Muslims in Telangana districts are in a dilemma about who to vote for, principally because the Telangana Rashtra Samiti, whose pro-Telangana stance most would naturally support, has joined hands with the Bharatiya Janata Party, which is seen as communal.

Muslims are a force to reckon with in half of the 12 Assembly segments going for in for a bypoll on July 27. More than 18 per cent of the population in Vemulawada, Sircilla and Korutla constituencies in Karimnagar district is Muslim and their vote can change the fortunes of candidates.

Salem trying to return to Portugal?

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Mumbai, July 26: Underworld abuzz with theory that jail ‘attack’ was planned by Abu Salem himself, as extradition treaty assures that he will be safe in India, failing which he can be sent back to Portugal

Hours after the scuffle in Arthur Road jail on Saturday morning, the underworld was abuzz with the theory that the attack could have been orchestrated by Abu Salem himself for his safe return to Portugal.

Salem was deported from a jail in Lisbon to Mumbai in 2005 only after the Government of India gave an assurance that his life would be safe in the country.

UK MP warned over burqa row‎

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London, July 26: A Tory MP has been warned he could face legal action if he follows through on a threat to refuse to meet constituents wearing the veil.

Lawyers for Liberty have written to Philip Hollobone insisting that his stance is unlawful and that they “will be happy to represent any of your constituents that you refuse to meet because they are veiled”.

Why probe took wrong turn

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The “military methods” used by attackers who bombed the Makkah Masjid in Hyderabad and Ajmer Sharif dargah in 2007 initially misled investigators in the two states as well as the Centre, causing them to suspect Islamist terror groups trained by Pakistani forces, as only they were known to have access to such capability.

Pak secretly backed Taliban

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Germany, July 26: Pakistan has been double-crossing the United States by secretly supporting the Taliban while taking massive US aid, the New York Times said on Sunday, citing documents leaked by the group WikiLeaks.

The White House responded with a strong condemnation of the leak, saying it could threaten national security and endanger the lives of Americans and those of its allies.

Yuvraj, Gambhir out of 2 Test

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Colombo, July 26: India’s hopes of drawing level in the Test series against Sri Lanka were dealt a serious blow with Gautam Gambhir and Yuvraj Singh being ruled out of the second Test in Colombo. Gambhir was racing against time to recover from a troublesome knee, and the team management decided to leave him out after a final assessment on Monday morning. Yuvraj, who struck an attacking fifty in the first innings of the first Test was down with fever, leaving India without the services of their two first-choice left-hand batsmen.

Fakir drinks toddler’s blood

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Madurai, July 26: In a chilling incident of child sacrifice, a fakir and his woman associate allegedly kidnapped, beheaded a one-and-a-half-year-old baby and buried the remains at two different places in southern Tamil Nadu, apparently to attain supernatural powers, the police said.

The police also suspected that the kidnapper may have drunk the child’s blood as part of occult rituals.

Bengal reeling under Rs 192,000 cr loan burden: Mamata

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Kolkata, July 25: Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee today claimed that the Left Front government in West Bengal had a loan burden of Rs 192,000 crore which indicated “the sorry state of affairs of the economy”.

“The state was reeling under a loan burden of Rs 192,000 crore under the 33 years of CPI-M-led Left Front rule. This indicated the sorry state of affairs of the economy in the state under their rule. CPI-M has ruined the state,” she told reporters here.

Paid holiday on Jul 27 in Telangana region

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Hyderabad, Jul: 25: The state Commissioner of Labour today declared a paid holiday to all the employees or workers employed in various shops and establishments in the areas where byelections are scheduled to be held on July 27.

The Commissioner requested all the concerned employers to allow their employees take a paid holiday on July 27, when the polling is scheduled to be held.

The bypolls to be held in 12 assembly seats, have been necessitated as the sitting MLAs had quit their posts in support of separate Telangana demand.

–Agencies

Govt open for more equity infusion in Air India: Patel

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Mumbai, July 25: Government is open to infuse more equity in Air India provided the national carrier manages to improve its performance, Civil Aviation Minister Praful Patel said today.

“Government is ready to look at it (further equity infusion) with an open mind. Government will look at it objectively,” Patel told reporters here.

Earlier, Patel, along with Civil Aviation Secretary Madhav Nambiar, attended the Air India board meeting which discussed the company’s proposed five-year turnaround plan.

RJD makes fresh demand for Nitish’s resignation

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Patna, July 25: In the wake of a CAG report stating financial irregularities in Bihar, Opposition RJD made a fresh demand today for resignation of Chief Minister Nitish Kumar and his deputy Sushil Kumar Modi who, the party said, owned moral responsibility for misusing development funds.

Quoting the report, RJD national general secretary Ram Kirpal Yadav and spokesman Shakeel Ahmed Khan told reporters here that the NDA government should resign after the revelation that Rs 11,412 crore had been illegally withdrawn from different treasuries between April 1, 2002 and March 31, 2008.

Man rapes 11-year-old sister in Bharuch

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Bharuch, July 25: A man in an inebriated condition allegedly raped his 11-year-old sister in Ayodhyanagar slum of the city, police said today.

The incident took place last night when one Sushil Vasava (27) was with his sister in their house, they said.

According to police, Sushil first assaulted his younger brother Sunil and threw him out of the house and then allegedly raped his minor sister.

Sunil lodged a complaint against Sushil, who is missing since the incident and police is on the lookout for him.

–Agencies

Nitish govt anti-minorities : Khurshid

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Patna, July 25: Charging the Nitish Kumar government with being ‘anti-minorities’, Union Minister for Minority Affairs Salman Khurshid today said it had failed to take advantage of Multi-Sectoral Development Programme (MSDP).

“The Bihar government’s apathetic attitude towards implementing minority welfare schemes had caused a setback to the implementation of the minority welfare programmes in the state,” Khurshid told reporters here.

Night run of passengers trains suspended till July 29

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Bhubaneswar, July 25: East Coast Railway (ECR) today suspended operation of passenger trains on Kharagpur-Rourkela and Kharagpur-Adra sections during night hours till July 29 for security reasons owing to threat from Maoists.

Some trains have been diverted and rescheduled on the route to avoid their movement from 10 pm to 5 am, an ECR release said here.

The 8477/8478 Puri-Hardwar-Puri Utkal Express would run via Jharsuguda-Sambalpur-Cuttack instead of Jharsuguda-Tata-Kharagpur-Cuttack.

Naidu outwitted by Maharashtra government

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Nanded, July 25: The Maharashtra government induced Telugu Desam Party (TDP) leader N. Chandrababu Naidu and his colleagues to leave the state by claiming to withdraw all cases slapped against them. It now appears only minor cases were withdrawn.

Although Naidu and company finally left – reluctantly and amid a lot of drama – for Hyderabad in a special aircraft from Aurangabad, around 450 km from here, the drama will continue to haunt them for long.

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Naidu outwitted by Maharashtra government

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Nanded, July 25: The Maharashtra government induced Telugu Desam Party (TDP) leader N. Chandrababu Naidu and his colleagues to leave the state by claiming to withdraw all cases slapped against them. It now appears only minor cases were withdrawn.

Although Naidu and company finally left – reluctantly and amid a lot of drama – for Hyderabad in a special aircraft from Aurangabad, around 450 km from here, the drama will continue to haunt them for long.

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CM to inaugurate modern heart hospital in city

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Hyderabad, July 25: To address the healthcare needs of the common man at affordable prices, a multi-speciality hospital Narayana Hrudayalaya Malla Reddy would be inaugurated by chief minister K Rosaiah at Jeedimetla on July 27.

LSP asks government to ban liquor sale

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Hyderabad, July 25: Lok Satta president Jayaprakash Narayan today demanded that the state government consider banning the sale of liquor and cancelling licenses to liquor shops in the state. He inaugurated a photo exhibition of Lok Satta’s agitation taken up in various districts protesting against liquor sale, at the party’s office here today. Photographs of liquor agitation by party workers were displayed in the exhibition.

Income Tax Day celebrated

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Hyderabad, July 25: For the first time in the history of Income Tax (IT) department, ‘Income Tax Day’ was celebrated today which coincides with the 150th year of the levy of Income Tax in the country.

It was on July 24, 1860 that IT was levied for the first time in the country and the IT Act was cleared by the then Governor General of India.

Parkwood ‘rapist’ had problems at home

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Hyderabad, July 25: Suspended director of Parkwood School International (PSI) Mohammed Salahuddin Ayub spent most of his time at the rest house in the school reportedly due to his strained relationship with his wife. The man, facing allegations of raping a minor girl, threw light on his marital relationship in a confessional statement made before the police.

Double whammy for tainted school

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Hyderabad, July 25: The State government on Saturday gave a major jolt to the Parkwood School International management. The School Education Department slapped showcause notices on the school asking why the No Objection Certificate issued to it should not be withdrawn and simultaneously, recommended to the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) authorities to cancel its affiliation to the board.

Bayyaram decision not mine: CM

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New Delhi, July 25: Chief Minister K Rosaiah on Saturday sought to distance himself from the decision taken by the Centre to keep in abeyance the controversial notification reserving 1.4 lakh acres in Khammam district for mining purposes.

“The Government of India received complaints that the reserved area comprises habitations and railway tracks. Therefore, the Centre advised the State government to take up a re-survey and until then, not allow any mining activity,” Rosaiah said in an informal chat with newsmen here.

State government staff to go on mass leave

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Hyderabad, July 25: Expressing displeasure over the delay in resolving the demands of the employees by the state government, the Joint Action Committee (JAC) of employees, teachers and workers of Andhra Pradesh today unanimously resolved to go on mass casual leave on September 25.

Culprits were Naval staff: Victim’s friend

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Vishakapatnam, July 25: The identity of the five who threw a passenger out of an auto resulting in his death yesterday night is still unclear, but two people who were there in the auto when the incident occurred, one a friend of the victim and the other a relative, claimed that they were Naval personnel.

Naxal threat to AP from neighbouring states: CM

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Hyderabad, July 25: Unless left wing extremism is contained in the neighbouring states too, the progress made by AP in controlling Maoist activities cannot be sustained. There will always be a possibility of Maoist violence spilling over into the state from its neighbours, chief minister K Rosaiah said at the National Development Council meet at New Delhi today.

The adjoining Chhattisgarh, Orissa and Maharashtra continued to face extremism, he noted.

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