Month: May 2011

Farmers panic as cotton seeds remain unavailable

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Warangal, May 28: Farmers are a worried lot as cotton seeds are still not available in the market though the kharif season is round the corner.

Agriculture operations have already begun and sowing will be taken up either in the first or second week of June.

According to agriculture officials, cotton crop is likely to be cultivated in 2.45 lakh hectares in Warangal district for which about 13.75 lakh cotton seed packets are required.

The seed companies have hiked prices of the seed packets, but they are yet to be released in the market in the district.

11 injured as two cars collide

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Hyderabad, May 28: Eleven people were injured in an accident after a Tata Sumo hit an Indica car near LB Nagar on Friday. The mishap happened around 3.30 pm when a speeding Indica collided with the Sumo coming from Suryapet. “After hitting the Indica, the Sumo turned over and 11 persons inside the Sumo were injured,” the police said. The injured were rushed to hospital in an EMRI ambulance.

–Agencies

Child labour loses two fingers in quarry mishap

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Karimnagar, May 28: Despite the district administration’s anti-child labour drive launched recently, children are continued to be employed as workers in many factories and industrial units in Karimnagar district.

And this is evident in the fact that a 15-year-old boy working at a granite quarry reportedly lost two fingers on his left hand in an accident at the workplace.

The incident occurred two days ago but it came to light only today.

Rich tributes paid to Pandit Nehru

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Hyderabad, May 28: Rich tributes were paid to the services of architect of modern India and Bharat Ratan, Pandit Jawahar Lal Nehru on his 47th death anniversary. Pandit Nehru’s statue at Abid’s X-road was garlanded.

Pradesh Congress president, Mr. D Srinivas, Marketing Minister Mr. M Mukesh Goud, Labour Minister Mr. Danam Nagendar, corporator Gunfoundry Mr. Madhu Gaud, general secretary Pradesh Congress Mr. G Niranjan paid tributes to the first prime minister of India.

Education excellence award to Syeda Tamkeen Sultana

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Hyderabad, May 28: Syeda Tamkeen Sultana, daughter of Syed Sultan Mohiuddin Qaudri engineer, passed 12th class examination with distinction from Chicago Glamoured North High School on which she has been bestowed with Education Excellence Award by American president Barack Obama and her excellent educational performance was lauded.

Syeda Tamkeen got her primary education from Rosary Convent School Abids.

Siasat news

Salman embroiled in land grabbing case?

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Mumbai, May 28: Bollywood actor Salman Khan is once again in news for the wrong reasons. This time around, the actor reportedly bought land belonging to villagers in an illegal sale.

Vaje village near Panvel is putting up a tough fight for 83 acres of surplus land they were granted by the government to be tilled. The Panchand the villagers were the joint custodians of the land till it was sold off to a Congress leader and Salman Khan.

Demand for Bharat Ratna award to Mirza Ghalib welcomed

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Hyderabad, May 28: In the recently held 12th edition of Annual International Muhaira Jashn-e-Bahar in New Delhi, a senior judge of Supreme Court of India Justice Markandey Katju demanded Bharat Ratan, award for Mirza Asadullah Khan Ghalib posthumously.

His demand was fervently supported by Lok sabaha speaker Meera Kumar and chief election Commissioner SY Qureshi.

BJP pushes for Afzal Guru’s execution

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New Delhi, May 28: A day after mercy petitions of two death row convicts were rejected by President Pratibha Patil, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Friday demanded rejection of the mercy plea of parliament terror attack accused Afzal Guru, terming the delay in his execution “vote-bank politics”.

“It is a copy book example of vote-bank politics. A few days back there was a comment from (Delhi chief minister) Sheila Dikshit and her officers that the then home minister Shivraj Patil had asked to delay the petition,” party spokesman Ravishankar Prasad told reporters.

In Politics, Nobody is Close: Thackeray on Sena-BJP Ties

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Mumbai, May 28: Shiv Sena chief Bal Thackeray has given BJP, his alliance partner of over two decades, food for thought with his remarks on longevity of the alliance, saying he was not close to the younger generation in the ally.

“In politics, nobody is close to anybody,” he told Times Now, adding that he was not ideologically close to the BJP’s new generation the way he was with Atal Bihari Vajpayee and L K Advani.

LoC Traders Protest Against VAT

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Srinagar, May 28: Cross Line-of-Control (LoC) traders today held a protest here demanding revocation of Value Added Tax (VAT) on trade between two parts of the divided Kashmir.

“As per the VAT Act, sellers and buyers should be in the state control, where as the sellers and buyers of Pakistan Occupied Kashmir (POK) are not in control of the J&K government. PoK dealers cannot register their firms under VAT,” General Secretary of Salamabad-Chakoti Traders Unions Hilal Turki said

He said keeping in view the ground situation, VAT should not be imposed on the cross-LoC trade.

Pak must dismantle terror camps

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Kannur, May 28: Defence Minister A K Antony today said it would be difficult to have “permanent cooperation” in Indo-Pak relations without Islamabad dismantling terrorist camps functioning in Pakistan.

India’s grievance with Pakistan was that about 42 terrorist camps were functioning in that country, Antony told reporters here.

“Without destroying these terrorist camps, it would be difficult to have permanent cooperation in Indo-Pak relations,” he said.

MANUU Admissions, Last Date 30th May

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Hyderabad, May 28: Maulana Azad National Urdu University is offering admission into various regular courses through Urdu Medium.

Last date of submission of filled in application for all P.G., M.Phil (except Translation Studies), Polytechnic, Diploma & Certificate Courses is 30th May 2011.

Last date for M. Phil. Translation Studies is 5th June, whereas applications for Ph.D. in various subjects will be accepted till 4th July 2011.

Muslim remarks: Sanju Baba to be arrested

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New Delhi, May 28: A Mau court issued a non-bailable warrant against Sanjay Dutt on Saturday over his allegedly provocative election speech during the 2009 Lok Sabha election campaign. Dutt in his speech had alleged that he was booked under TADA as he was the son of a Muslim mother.

An FIR was issued against Dutt after he claimed in an election rally that he was tortured in jail because of the same reason.

2-day international seminar of Dept. of Arabic, OU begins today

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Hyderabad, May 28: A 2-day seminar will be held on May 28 and 29 by Department of Arabic, Osmania University under SAP/DRS. The topic of the seminar is Indo-Iraqi literature. Prof. V Krishna Rao registrar OU will participate as chief guest while Prof. T Keshav Narayan, principal University college of Art and social science will preside over.

Dr. Mahir Mujahid al Daimi consulate general of Iraq, Prof. B Lakshmaia and SD for vice chancellor OU and Mr. Janam Husain Alati chairman union of Commerce Iraq will attend the seminar as honourary guests.

Rajnath Singh plays down rift between Swaraj and Jaitley

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Jaipur, May 28: Senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Rajnath Singh taking responsibility for the inclusion of the Reddy brothers as ministers in Karnataka, clarified on Saturday that there was no rift between party veterans Sushma Swaraj and Arun Jaitley over the issue.

Mock test for B.Ed entrance and TET

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Hyderabad, May 28: B.Ed entrance Ed.CET will be conducted on June 4 while C.TET will be held on June 26 and APTET will be held on July 31.

Model test will be conducted for the candidates appearing for the above said exams, on Sunday, May 29 between 11 am to 1 pm at Mahboob Husain Jigar Hall Siasat premises, Abids to help them prepare for the exam.

Siasat news

Actor Krishna to join Jagan’s party

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Hyderabad, May 28: Senior actor and Super Star Krishna has decided to join the YSR Congress of YS Jagan. He will announce his decision during his birth day celebrations towards the end of the month and is likely to join the party next month officially.

CIA team searches Osama’s Pakistan mansion

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Islamabad, May 28: A team of officials from US spy agency CIA flew to Abbottabad near the Pakistani capital and searched the mansion where Al Qaeda chief Osama bin Laden was killed in a secret mission earlier this month, a media report said Saturday.

The CIA investigators visited the compound Friday after flying in on a helicopter, sources told The Nation daily.

Witnesses said the helicopter flew in at around 12.45 p.m. amid tight security in the area. Media was denied access to the compound.

Akshay looses it to Salman

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Mumbai, May 28: It’s Salman, Salman and Salman everywhere! Now that the release of his most-awaited movie is fast approaching, gossip mongers are too excited with several gupshups about it. Read on for more on ‘Ready’…

Salman Khan and Zarine Khan’s special number in the movie “Character Dheela” is making huge waves… But did you know, initially the song was meant for someone else? Yes, our birdies found out from sources that the track earlier was made for Priyadarshan’s ‘Khatta Meetha’- yeah, in turn for Akshay Kumar. However, the director was against it.

Won’t attack Pak’s nuke: Taliban

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Islamabad, May 28: Taliban today said that the group has no intention to target Pakistan’s nuclear weapon since it is the only Muslim nation to have nuclear power.

Fears have escalated of a larger assault by the Taliban after an attack on a Karachi naval base killed 14 people.

Pakistan now fears its sizable nuclear arsenal could be vulnerable, reported the News International.

Taliban spokesman Ehsanullah Ehsan dismissed those concerns as the US’ “excuse” to pressure the Pakistan government into fighting the Taliban, who he portrayed as the country’s “true protectors”.

Egypt permanently opens Gaza border crossing

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Rafah, May 28: After four years, Egypt has permanently opened the Gaza Strip’s main gateway to the outside world.

The move to lift most travel restrictions on Gaza residents brings long-awaited relief to the territory’s Palestinian population and a significant achievement for its Hamas rulers. But it raises Israeli fears it will be easier for militants to go in and out of Gaza.

The first busload of passengers crossed into Egypt on Saturday morning at the Rafah terminal, where about 400 Gazans awaited.

Pak Generals concerned their ranks may have been penetrated

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Washington, May 28: Pakistani military Generals are concerned that their ranks have been penetrated by Islamists who are aiding militants in a campaign against the state.

Even the powerful Army chief Gen Ashfaq Parvez Kayani was so shaken by the discovery that terror mastermind Osama bin Laden was sheltering so close to the Pakistani capital that he told US officials in a recent meeting that his first priority was “bringing our house in order”, the Washington Post reported on Saturday quoting senior Pakistani intelligence officers.

Sonakshi’s diamond jewellery worth lakhs goes missing

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Mumbai, May 28: Sonakshi Sinha’s diamond jewellery worth lakhs went missing from her vanity van on the sets of her next movie, Joker.

The theft occurred when the actress stepped out for a while during a late-night shoot.

Says a unit source, “She looked around in the van. But she was sure that she had kept it along with her other stuff. She then asked around but nothing came of it.”

Adds the source, “However, Sona remained calm. She did not want to raise a ruckus and delay the shoot.

‘TDP has no guts to move no-confidence motion’

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Hyderabad, May 28: The YSR Congress Party has said that the Telugu Desam Party (TDP) has no courage to move a no-confidence motion against the N. Kiran Kumar Reddy government as it is wary of facing the mid-term elections.

New SPs for 10 districts

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Hyderabad, May 28: In a reshuffle of IPS officers, Chief Minister N. Kiran Kumar Reddy on Friday posted new superintendents of police to 10 districts and effected seven other transfers/postings.

N. Siva Sankar Reddy is transferred and appointed SP, Nalgonda, replacing Rajesh Kumar, who, in turn, is appointed SP, Warangal (Rural) with full additional charge of Warangal (Urban) until further orders. V. Ravinder, is posted as SP of Karimnagar.