Rajhmundary, January 30: With hundreds of beehives getting damaged during the recent rains and cyclone, honey has become scarce in the state. The shortage of ‘rock bee honey’ (raw honey) is also driving up the price with the price per kilogram now being Rs 500 up from Rs 250 earlier.
Hyderabad, January 30: Hundreds of citizens and youth, among them former chief election commissioner J.M. Lyngdoh, joined hands to march against corruption here Sunday as part of a nationwide anti-graft campaign by civil society groups.
The participants marched along Necklace Road on the banks of Hussain Sagar lake in the heart of Hyderabad. Led by Lyngdoh, activists of Youth for Better India carried banners and placards with anti-corruption slogans like “Bring the Lokpal Bill”.
Hyderabad, January 30: Justice L Narasimha Reddy of the Andhra Pradesh High Court on Saturday took on file a writ petition filed by former Congress MP Narayan Reddy seeking public disclosure of parts of the Srikrishna Committee report.
The judge asked the assistant solicitor general Poonam Ashok Kumar to request the Attorney General to assist the court in the matter in view of the far-reaching
constitutional issues.
The petitioner stated that according to information, the Srikrishna Committee had appended to its report, a note on the law and order and internal security in the state.
New Delhi, January 30:Senior Bharatiya Janata Party leader L.K. Advani Sunday said India had slipped three points to the 87th spot in worldwide transparency and corruption index. He attributed the fall to alleged corrupt practices in the 2010 Commonwealth Games (CWG).
Hyderabad, January 30: An eerie silence prevailed today in the otherwise bustling commercial localities of Sultan Bazar, Badi Chowdi, Putlibowli, Koti, Kachiguda, Narayanguda, Chikkadpally, RTC X Road and Musheerabad as the traders observed a complete bandh demanding the state government to change the alignment of the Hyderabad Metro Rail (HMR) Corridor- II.
The commercial hubs that are usually packed with shoppers from dawn to dusk, were completely calm today as all the traders downed their shutters voluntarily.
Hyderabad, January 30: The Hyderabad police on Saturday paraded four men who allegedly had a hand in the murder of Anantapur factionist Maddelacheruvu Suri but said the main suspect, Mallishetty Bhanu Kiran, was still on the lam. Also, police chief A K Khan said the motive behind the murder continued to elude his detectives.
Almost a month after Suri was shot dead in the heart of the city, investigators have only managed to gather information on 100 benami properties allegedly acquired by Suri. These properties have now been frozen.
A deafening outcry for democracy and human rights is echoing across the Arab world after the Jasmine Revolution in Tunisia, a popular revolt that gave the people of Middle East a ray of hope against corrupt dictatorships in the Muslim world.
London, January 30:Italy faces the possibility of a dynastic succession as supports grows for the millionaire daughter of Silvio Berlusconi to replace the beleaguered prime minister, a media report said here Sunday.
In a move which would delight Berlusconi’s supporters, Marina Berlusconi is being mooted as his successor as a prostitution scandal threatens to bring his third term in office to a premature end, the Daily Telegraph reported.
Hyderabad, January 30: For the fifth consecutive day today, Rachabanda programme was obstructed by Telangana activists across the T-region.
The programme turned into a battle zone at Gudur in Kamalapurmandal and Peddapalli. TRS activists hurled stones, tomatoes and eggs at the officials while the police chased the agitators away.
Knowing about the incident, a large number of villagers came to the venue and chased away the police and officials.
TRS activists stalled the Rachabanda programme at Gurajala, Upparapalli and other villages in Warangal district.
Hyderabad, January 30: The North American Telugu Society (NATS), a US-based non-profit organisation, today felicitated the eminent achievers from the state in the field of arts, music and literature.
In an event filled with entertainment and cultural programmes at Ravindra Bharathi, life time achievement awards were given to writer and Padmabhushan recipient C Narayan Reddy, eminent classical singer N Chinna Sathyanarayana, noted film producer D Ramanaidu, Padmashri recipient and mimicry artist N Venu madhav, stage artists Ch Sriramulu and Kuchipudi dancer Uma Rama Rao.
Hyderabad, January 30: It took the tying of radio trackers — described by critics as cattle tags — to the ankles of Indian students enrolled at Tri-Valley University (TVU) in California for the Indian government to spring to their defence, four days after US federal investigators found that it was a sham university engaged in immigration fraud.
Several Indian students detained this week for questioning as part of the investigation of TVU were released but made to wear the tracking devices, according to students Express spoke to on the phone.
Hyderabad, January 30: Poti Sriramulu Telugu University and MVKR International Telugu Centre will organise a three-day long sixth all-India Telugu conference jointly in coordination with Andhra Bhashabhivardhani Samajam from February 4 to 6 at the City High School in Berhampur in Orissa.
Hyderabad, January 30: In order to clear extra rush of passenger traffic, the South Central Railway will run 16 weekly special trains between Hyderabad and Ajmer during February and March.
Hyderabad-Ajmer weekly special train will depart from Hyderabad at 21.35 hrs on February 4,11,18,25 and March 4,11,18 and 25 (Fridays) and arrive in Ajmer at 14.30 hrs on Sundays. In the return direction, the train will depart from Ajmer at 22.45 hrs on February 6,13,20 and 27 and March 6,13,20 and 27 (Sundays) and arrive in Hyderabad at 14.00 hrs on Tuesdays.
–Agencies
Hyderabad, January 30: With the Eamcet-2011 scheduled for May 8, the Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University (JNTU) vice-chancellor DN Reddy has written a letter to the education department to give an exemption in the eligibility criteria for engineering courses.
As per the All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) norms, a minimum of 50 percent score in (mathematics, physics and chemistry) in the Intermediate exams is essential for eligibility to engineering courses.
Washington, January 30: A US pastor banned from entering Britain is to send his son as his representative to deliver his words to the audience there following a Home Secretary decision that he ‘is not conducive to the public good’.
Terry Jones’s son, Luke, who is also a pastor at the Dove World Outreach Centre in Florida is to go to England on behalf of his father to deliver his speech in the second week of February on the expansion of Islam in Milton Keynes, Bucks.
Cairo, January 30: Dozens of bodies have reportedly been found on a road near a prison in eastern Cairo as Egypt faces mass anti-government protests.
“Dozens of bodies were seen lying on a road near Cairo’s Abu Zaabal prison,” an Egyptian security source told AFP on Sunday without further explanation.
The report came as heavy gunfire was heard overnight at the prison after a group of detainees fled the detention center.
Cairo, January 30: A lot of anger has shifted to international influences in Egypt as protesters witness “made in USA” labels on the weapons used against them, says Media correspondent.
Jihan Hafiz told Media that in Egypt “the police used excessive force to disperse protesters” as over one hundred people have already lost their lives in the past days.
The report comes as Egypt is bracing for a sixth day of protests against President Mubarak’s rule.
The protesters have dismissed Mubarak’s appointment of a vice-president and prime minister, calling for Mubarak’s ouster.
Tehran, January 30: Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has lashed out at heinous crimes by arrogant powers, stressing that unilateral and discriminatory world management is nearing its collapse.
“We are on the threshold of a great and determining development,” IRIB website quoted President Ahmadinejad as speaking during the Iranian Parliament (Majlis) session on Sunday.
Mumbai, January 30: Yeh Saali Zindagi might set a new record in celluloid smooching. Arunodoy Singh (last seen making violent love to Raima Sen in Vinay Shukla’s Mirch) and Aditi Rao (Sonam Kapoor’s bua in Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra’s Delhi 6) are the couple in question.
“Aditi and Arunodoy play a young couple based in Delhi. They kiss every time they quarrel. And they quarrel a lot,” says Mishra.
Hyderabad, January 30: A day after a minister in Andhra Pradesh received threat calls, police Sunday seized three detonators from Mahabubnagar district.
The devices were seized on Izza-Gawal Road in the district, where Information and Public Relations Minister D.K. Aruna was to participate Monday in the “Racchabanda” programme launched by the government to redress public grievances on the spot.
The recovery was made after an anonymous caller told the minister Saturday that she would be targeted.
Moscow, January 30: The Egyptian authorities have imposed a ban on the work of the Arabic TV channel Al-Jazeera in Egypt amid escalating anti-government protests in the north African country, Egypt’s state television announced on Sunday.
According to the announcement, the accreditations of Al-Jazeera journalists in Egypt have been annulled and the TV channel’s access to satellite communication has been closed.
Al-Jazeera was a major news source for Egyptians, as it had the largest ramified network of correspondents across Egypt.
Cairo, January 30: The Egyptian military moved into the Sinai resort town of Sharm el-Sheikh Sunday in an effort to control unrest in the tourist areas, while Cairo airport was flooded with foreigners trying to leave the country in a hurry.
The US embassy in Cairo has advised US citizens to leave the country as soon as possible owing to the unrest, according to broadcaster al-Arabiya.
Saudi Arabia and Turkey said they were sending planes to evacuate their citizens from Egypt.
Karachi, January 30: A schoolboy has been arrested and slapped with charges of blasphemy here for writing derogatory remarks on his answer sheets against the Prophet, a media report stated Sunday.
The case has been filed at the Shahrah-e-Noor Jahan police station against Muhammad Samiullah, an intermediate student.
He was arrested on Jan 28, 2011 on the complaint of chief controller intermediate board, who alleged him for writing derogatory remarks in his answer sheets against Holy Prophet Muhammad, reported the Daily Times.
New Delhi, January 30: India is sending a special commercial flight Sunday to bring back Indians wanting to return home from Egypt that is in the middle of a political upheaval.
An Air India flight with a capacity to carry 300-odd passengers is being sent to Cairo to enable Indians living in or visiting Egypt to return to India if they desired so, government sources said here.
Some of the 3,600-odd Indians, who live in Egypt that is facing political unrest at present, have expressed their interest in returning home and the flight is arranged based on their request, the source said.
New Delhi, January 30:Actor Arshad Warsi is all praises for actor Ronit Roy, who won best supporting actor Filmfare Award, for which he too was nominated.
“I lost the award to a very competent actor and I am truly happy for Ronit Roy,” Arshad wrote on microblogging site Twitter.
While Arshad was nominated in the best supporting actor category for “Ishqiya”, Ronit walked away with the stauette, nicknamed Black Lady, for his performance in “Udaan”.
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