Month: December 2010

Youth dies amidst dancing and singing in a marriage function

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Hyderabad, December 3: A youth collapsed amidst dancing and singing in a marriage function and died. The incident took place under Amberpet police station limits.

A youth named Thakur Dharam Singh had arrived here on Thursday to attend the marriage function of his friend’s sister. Dharam Singh a sales executive by occupation was busy in singing and dancing in the marriage function held at Amberpet locality when he collapsed all at once. He was immediately shifted to hospital where he died during treatment.

Siasat news

State government’s pre-matric scholarship

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Hyderabad, December 3: As per the report of Mr. Ahmed Basheer Uddin Farooqui retired Deputy Educational Officer, the last date for renewal of state government pre-matric scholarship is December 5 and the last date for submitting first time applications is December 15.

However before that all heads of the institutions (government, aided and private) are required to get their respective schools registered at Minority Finance Corporation and get ID number and password then only the students can apply online.

Rahul Mahajan to groove in ‘Jhalak Dikkhla Jaa 4’?

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New Delhi, December 03: After getting married on a TV show, Rahul Mahajan may soon put on his dancing shoes for Sony TV’s dance reality show ‘Jhalak Dikkhla Jaa 4’.

Rahul, who is becoming popular on the small screen through his presence on reality shows, has been approached to take part in the show, but he is yet to confirm his participation, informs a source.

Al Qaeda wanted to attack Saudi capital

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Riyadh, December 03: The Al Qaeda wanted to carry out a terrorist attack in this Saudi Arabia capital, a former leader of the terrorist outfit has said.

Muhammad al-Awfi, a Saudi Arabian, said in an interview to the Arabic satellite TV channel Al-Arabiya: “Our efforts were concentrated on recruiting young Saudis, because we wanted to carry out an attack on Riyadh at all costs, given that Saudi Arabia is a reference point for the world’s Muslims.”

High alert in Telangana as Maoists make a comeback

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Hyderabad, December 03: Police went on high alert in north Telangana Friday as Maoists returned to the region after lying low for several years, killing three people and abducting another three since Thursday.

Police forces, including personnel of the elite anti-Maoist Greyhounds, began combing operations Friday in Eturanagaram forests of Warangal district and also in Karimnagar, where the extremists made their presence felt by killing three people, including a small-time political functionary by branding him a police spy.

Aguilera confirms romance with Rutler

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London, December 03: Pop star Christina Aguilera has accepted her much speculated relationship with Matt Rutler saying she was happy and having fun for the first time “in a really long time”.

The singer had been linked to Rutler, a set assistant from the film “Burlesque”, soon after she filed for divorce from then husband Jordan Bratman in October.

“Once I filed for divorce, we started dating. Matthew is a special person. He’s the kind of person you could spend hours with on the phone and all of a sudden it’s daylight,” femalefirst.co.uk quoted Aguilera as saying.

Pak President sought UAE haven: WikiLeaks

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Islamabad, December 03: Pakistan’s President sought a pledge from the United Arab Emirates to allow his family long-term refuge as they did for his late wife if he died or was killed, according to a secret diplomatic cable released by WikiLeaks.

Asif Ali Zardari’s wife, former prime minister Benazir Bhutto, spent part of her eight-year self-exile in Dubai before being killed in a suicide blast in 2007 after returning to Pakistan.

Wikileaks soon to be history, not to hit ties: US envoy

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Islamabad, December 03: WikiLeaks will soon become part of history and the secret diplomatic messages leaked by the whistleblower website will not affect the US relation with Pakistan, the American ambassador to Pakistan Cameron Munter has said.

“Wikileaks have been rejected by the US and it will not create any misunderstanding between Pakistan and the US,” Munter was quoted as saying by Online news agency.

Leak of documents will make expats’ job tough: US

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Washington, December 03: The unauthorised release of secret documents of the US by the WikiLeaks giving an insight into American diplomacy would make the jobs of its diplomats more difficult at least in the near term, the State Department said on Friday.

“We understand that for a period of time, this is going to make our day-to-day conduct of diplomacy much more difficult,” State Department spokesman PJ Crowley told reporters at his daily news conference.

SCR installs modern laundry at Kachiguda

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Hyderabad, December 3: South Central Railway has initiated the use of modern technology for washing of bedrolls and with this SCR will be self reliant in the area of washing services.

According to details a giant laundry with the cost of 90 lakh rupees has been installed at Kachiguda railway station. This is the second largest laundry in the country. These kind of machines are usually used in five star hotels or in large hospitals.

Telangana Journalist Forum to conduct rally and public convention

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Hyderabad, December 3: Mr. Zaheer Uddin Ali Khan managing editor Siasat daily and Mr. A Ram Narayana convener Telangana Journalist Forum on Thursday released posters for the rally and public convention to be held on December 5 by Telangana Journalist Forum. The release ceremony held on the foot of historic Charminar was participated by a large number of journalists related to newspapers and TV channels.

Germans more negative towards Muslims than others

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Berlin, December 03: Only about one third of Germans think positively of their Muslim neighbors, a much lower proportion than in other western European countries, according to a new poll published on Thursday.

In contrast, 62 percent of Dutch and 56 percent of French people responding to the TNS Emnid survey indicated they had positive attitudes toward Muslims.

Detlef Pollack, a Muenster University sociologist who led the study, attributed Germans’ views to their lack of contact with Muslims compared to people in other nations surveyed.

Yana Gupta sued for pantyless stunt

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Mumbai, December 03: Model-turned-actress Yana Gupta is in the news again for all the wrong reasons. She hit the headlines last week for attending an international children’s charity event without underwear. Now, this stunt has put her into trouble.

I resigned as Minister on moral grounds: Jagan loyalist

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Hyderabad, December 03: Former Andhra Pradesh Social Welfare Minister P Subash Chandra Bose, a key supporter of ex-Congress MP Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy, on Thursday said he resigned from his post on moral grounds. “It was not good for me to continue as a Minister in the Cabinet as I was keenly participating in ‘Odarupu (consolation) Yatra’, organised by Jagan Mohan Reddy,” Bose told PTI.

As a Minister, I have some moral values and responsibilities. That is why, I decided to step-down from the post,” he said.

City schools to be provided with drinking water and sewerage line

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Hyderabad, December 3: On the onset of the year 2011, 164 city government schools will be provided with drinking water and sewerage line facility as their New Year gift. This facility was made possible following great efforts and representations.

Most of the government schools of the twin cities Hyderabad and Secunderabad lack basic necessities. Though previously the complaint has been made several times but it seems the district administration felt pity now and has decided to provide basic necessities to the government schools.

US envoy wanted ban on JuD delayed

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Washington, December 03: Former US ambassador to Pakistan Ryan C. Crocker wanted to delay the designation of the Jamaatud- Dawa ( JuD) as a terror outfit.

This was revealed in a new batch of diplomatic cables made public by WikiLeaks on thursday night.

In the cable dated March 7, 2006, the US ambassador requested Washington to delay designation of the JuD — a cover for militant extremist outfit Lashkar- e- Tayyeba ( LeT) — as a terrorist entity until US troops left northwestern Pakistan.

Colombia elects woman attorney general

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Bogota, December 03: Colombia’s Supreme Court has elected Viviane Morales as the country’s new attorney general, ending 16 months of uncertainty stemming from feuds between the previous government and the judiciary, the media said.

Colombia’s first woman attorney general was elected late Wednesday, with Morales receiving 14 of 18 votes from participating justices.

An attorney, constitutional law expert and former lawmaker who works at Caracol Radio, Morales beat out two other jurists, Juan Carlos Esguerra and Carlos Gustavo Arrieta.

Bhopal Gas Tragedy Survivors To Remember Dead On 26TH Anniversary, Curse Obama & Ratan Tata Now

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Bhopal, December 03: ( Parvez BAri) Come December 3 and the survivors of the Bhopal Gas Tragedy, the world’s worst industrial disaster, will once again assemble here to remember their dead, vent their spleen to tell the world their continuing agony, pains and sufferings for the last 26 years.

The day will be marked by protest rallies, street plays, burning of effigies of Warren Anderson, the then CEO of Union Carbide, Dow Chemical, US President Barack Hussain Obama, Tata Group chairman Ratan Tata, Indian Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh and Federal Home Minister P. Chidambaram.

40 dead, thousands flee raging Israeli bushfire

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Tel Aviv, December 03: An estimated 13,000 people were forced to flee their homes in northern Israel Thursday and early Friday, as the worst bushfire in Israel’s history raged unchecked for 14 hours, killing 40 people and devouring everything in its path.

The fire broke out shortly before noon Thursday on the Carmel hill, southeast of the port city of Haifa, and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu described it as ‘a catastrophe, the likes of which we have not yet known’.

State Govt. employees get 8.56 pc DA hike

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Hyderabad, December 3: In a move to please all his employees, teachers and workers chief minister Kiran Kumar Reddy has decided at his first cabinet meeting to sanction a 8.56 percent hike in dearness allowance (DA) to state government employees which will be implemented from the month of July 2010. The arrears payable from July 1 to November 30 will be credited into the employees’ general provident fund accounts. The increase in terms of cash will be paid from December salary payable in January.

Konkona, Raima, Mahi in India’s first ‘unashamedly lusty film’

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Mumbai, December 03: ‘Godmother’ director, Vinay Shukla is ready with India’s first film in the erotic genre, Mirch.

With talented actresses like Konkona Sen Sharma, Mahi Gill, Shahana Goswami and Raima Sen, in the flick, Vinay describes Mirchi as a serious sex comedy.

He also says, “Mirch is India’s first film in the erotic genre”. It is not a slapstick like many other Bollywood films on adultery. Its humour is more about wit and intelligence.

Katrina not satisfied around Deepika

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Mumbai, December 03: Papa Rishi Kapoor, who is also co-producing Ranbir’s first world tour, is leaving no stone unturned to make it successful.

It’s learnt that Kat was not completely comfortable with the idea of accompanying dishy Deeps on Ranbir’s first ever world tour, that too for a whole month.

As Rishi Kapoor tells a tabloid, “Deepika wanted to come along. We didn’t want any stress behind the stage…We want it to go smoothly, no backstage jhik-jhik, please!”

Malaika’s sexy ‘ Munni’ leaves real Munnis

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Mumbai, December 03: A mother of two, has been unable to open her little shop in the eastern city of Lahore since Munni badnaam hui from the Bollywood film Dabangg became a huge hit in Pakistan.

The story is much the same for other ‘ Munnis’ in Pakistan who wish the song had never been written.

First it was the boys in the neighbourhood, and then the men got wind of the popular song from Salman Khan’s film. And they would all come to Munni’s store and sing Munni badnaam hui darling tere liye and embarrass her.

US military backs repeal of gay ban

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Washington, December 03: US military leaders say America’s armed forces are ready for repealing the Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell policy which prohibits openly gay soldiers.

The US military’s top officer Admiral Mike Mullen and Defense Secretary Robert Gates said at the Senate Armed Services Committee hearing on Thursday that troops are ready for the change.

Mullen, who serves as chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, said a Pentagon study has confirmed that the armed forces will not suffer any major disruption by allowing gays to serve in uniform.

One arrested for ”forceful” religious conversion

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Bangalore, December 03: A 26-year-old man from Kerala was arrested here today for allegedly indulging in forceful religious conversion, police said. Following a complaint by a Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) activist, Ulsoor Sub-Division Police arrested Johnson and seized pamphlets and religious literature with him, they said.