Month: June 2011

Hyderabad, June 28: In the face of increasing attack from his parent party, suspended Telugu Desam (TDP) MLA Nagam Janardhan Reddy is mobilising political support for his proposed two-day fast on July 3 and 4 on Telangana issue, to prove a point to his detractors.

Dr. Reddy, has already sought the support of Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) by meeting K. Chandrasekhar Rao on Saturday, and on Monday he called on senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Bandaru Dattatreya as part of his homework to make the protest a success.

Jaipur, June 28: The Principal of a government nursing college was arrested for allegdly molesting a girl student for marks and taking a bribe of Rs. 4,000 from her two friends for passing them in their annual exams in Rajasthan”s Sikar district.

Trilok Chand Tripathi had made sexual advances to a girl of nursing Ist year before annual exams for giving her extra marks in the exams and also threatened not to give her even passing marks if she did not accept his proposal, Additional SP (Anti Corruption Bureau), Sikar, Moolchand Rana, said.

Hyderabad, June 28: Thieves decamped with watches and gold coins worth Rs. 35 lakh from the warehouse of Titan watch company at Gundlapochampally in Petbasheerabad on Monday.

Police suspect role of insiders in the theft as the locks of the warehouse were intact. The warehouse contains all types of Titan watches, but the stolen were mostly costly ones – each priced above Rs. One lakh, the police said.

Gold coins, to be given as gifts to customers who purchase watches worth above Rs. One lakh, were also stolen along with the watches.

Tehran, June 28 (IANS) Iranian scientists have built a robot that can detect breast cancer tumours, the ISNA news agency reported.

The robot has been developed by the Amir Kabir University, also known as Tehran Polytechnic.

It can be used for three-dimensional detection of breast cancer tumours.

The robot is able to differentiate between malignant and benign cancer with 95 percent accuracy.

Scientists said it does not impose any damage to the patient.

Pune, june 28 :THE POLICE busted a rave party at Khalapar, near Karjat, on Sunday night and detained 300 young men and women for a few hours. They also arrested an inspector from the anti- narcotics cell, Anil Jadhav and four others from the spot.

The raid by Mumbai and Raigad police was conducted at the Mount View hotel and resort near Karjat, about 60 km. from Mumbai, between 10.30 pm and 11.15 pm.

Many of the young men and women present belonged to well off families. Sakshi Khanna, the son of actor and BJP politician Vinod Khanna, was one of them.

Hyderabad, June 28: Former MP A Narendra launched a broadside against Telangana Rashtra Samithi president K Chandrasekhara Rao by calling him a ‘cheat’ and asserted that Telangana would be possible with the support of Bharatiya Janata Party.

Addressing the media after joining BJP along with close associates Mandadi Satyanarayana Reddy and Mechineni Kishan Rao and a large number of supporters on Monday, Narendra explained in detail how he was lured and cheated by KCR to merge his party, Telangana Sadhana Samithi, with TRS.

New Delhi, June 28: After allowing Baba Ramdev to share the dais with him during his fast at Jantar Mantar in April and later voicing support to the yoga guru, veteran Gandhian Anna Hazare has now laid down a set of “conditions” for Ramdev before letting him join his proposed fast in August.

Speaking to TV reporters in Maharashtra late on Sunday, Anna Hazare said: “Baba has expressed his wish to sit on fast with me but I have placed a set of demands in front of him. If they are met, then I will think about it.”

Hyderabad, June 28: As the chief minister Kiran Kumar Reddy started counseling for recruitment in government corporations and other institution in the state, there is a lot of hustle and bustle going on in the Congress party. Not only Congress leader but non Congress ‘post hungry’ leaders also came into action and a chain of exertion has started.

Hyderabad, June 28: Following the declaration of intermediate second year advanced supplementary results by the Board of Intermediate Education two days ago, officials are preparing to announce the final ranks of the EAMCET on July 1.

New Delhi, June 28: Ending weeks of speculation, the government has decided to appoint Ranjan Mathai, India’s ambassador to France, as the next foreign secretary.

Mathai will succeed Nirupama Rao, who is tipped to be India’s next ambassador to the US. Rao will succeed Meera Shankar in Washington, sources said.

A 1974 batch Indian Foreign Service officer, the exact details of Mathai’s appointment will be announced soon. The cabinet committee on appointments met Monday to finalise Mathai’s name for foreign secretary.

Sanaa, June 28: Dearth of water reportedly triggered by fuel shortage and power cuts is taking its toll on the public in Yemen’s capital — already a scene of unbridled regime crackdown on protests.

Truck drivers have started refusing to supply residences in Sana’a with water, complaining of insufficient fuel, Xinhua reported on Monday.

The government, meanwhile, blames the water shortage on power cuts for which it holds alleged obstructionists responsible.

“We can live without electricity but cannot without water,” said a local female named Um Mahir.

London, June 28: Chewing sugar-free gum after operations can help bowel cancer patients get their digestive systems back to normal and recover faster, scientists say.

Studies have found that patients undergoing surgery likely to affect their bowel function were fit enough to go home as much as two days earlier than other patients if they chewed gum. It’s also found that chewing gum has helped new moms recovering from caesarean sections, as well as patients undergoing stomach surgery, who can suffer from painful cramps until digestion returns to normal.

Sonebhadra, June 28: Alleging the Mayawati-led government in Uttar Pradesh to be “neck-deep” in corruption, Congress general secretary Digvijay Singh on Monday said all those responsible for it would be sent to jail if the party came to power in the state.

“Mayawati government is neck deep in corruption… on coming to power, Congress would take an account from her and her associates in this connection and cases would be lodged against them and culprits would be sent to jail,” Singh, who was here to take part in a programme, said.

Lahore, June 28: Indian and Pakistani officials on Monday worked out modalities for opening a new check point at the Wagah land border crossing for trade and commercial activities.

The meeting between officials of the two countries was held in connection with an agreement for opening a separate trade route at Wagah to facilitate businessmen.

The Pakistani delegation was led by Joint Interior Secretary Shabbir Ahmed while the Indian team was led by his counterpart KK Mittal.

Washington, June 28: Union Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee arrived in Washington on Monday to participate in the India-US economic partnership dialogue, during which he is expected to meet US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton.

Being billed as highest economic meeting between the two largest democratic countries of the world, senior economic and regulatory officials from India and the US will join the US Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner and Mukherjee for the second annual meeting of the US-India Economic and Financial Partnership.

Somalia, June 28: As Somalia’s women’s minister I am shocked my country is ranked only the fifth worst place in the world for women.

I recently learned of a poll showing the worst places in the world to be a woman. To my surprise, Somalia was ranked 5th. For me, the situation of women in Somalia stands as the worst in the world.

Islamabad, June 28: The Pakistani Taliban has split into two groups, IRNA news agency reported Monday.

Fazal Saeed Haqqani, leader of the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan in Kurram Agency near the border with Afghanistan, separated from the main outfit and formed a new group called Tehreek-e-Taliban (Islami).

He said he formed the new group because killing innocent people in suicide bomb blasts at mosques is against Islamic teachings.

Haqqani played a vital role in setting up of training centres in different parts of the country. His associates are known for kidnapping people for ransom.

Mumbai, June 28: Aamir Khan has clearly won everyone’s heart with his debut item song “I hate you like I love you” in his upcoming production Delhi Belly. The item has Aamir playing a garish tribute to the superstars of the disco era – Mithun Chakraborty, Govinda, Rishi Kapoor, Anil Kapoor and even Amitabh Bachchan. Well, too much inspiration…don’t you think!

New Delhi, June 28: A 55-year-old patient, on late Monday, was burnt alive after an oxygen cylinder blasted at the ICU room in government PGIMER hospital here, police said.

“Kindar Singh, a cancer patient, was burnt alive after the oxygen cylinder blasted around 11.35 PM. The deceased was hospitalised there for a month,” they said.

The deceased hails from Doraha in Punjab’s Ludhiana district. Investigation is on into the matter, they said.

–Agencies

Hyderabad, June 28: AP-TET the eligibility test conducted by the government of Andhra Pradesh for recruitment of teachers is scheduled on July 31. Paper I has five subjects, Educational Psychology, English, Urdu/Hindi, Maths and Environmental studies.

D.Ed and B.Ed candidates are eligible to appear for the paper I. While B.Ed and Urdu Pandit candidates are eligible for paper II which comprises of four papers, Educational Psychology, English, Urdu/Hindi with Maths, General Science or Social studies.

New Delhi, June 28: India proposes to buy 126 fighter jets worth over USD 10 billion to strengthen its airspace, Union Minister of State for Defence M M Pallam Raju said on Monday.

Talking to reporters here in his home district East Godavari, he said the Defence Ministry has sanctioned over Rs. 40,000 crore for the mega deal.

The ministry had shortlisted the European Eurofighter and the French Dassault Rafale for the 126
Medium-Multirole Combat Aircraft (MMRCA) deal.

New Delhi, June 28: The BJP on Monday poured ridicule on Congress president Sonia Gandhi and prime minister Manmohan Singh for the massive corruption in the country and named senior ministers in the Central UPA government as willing collaborators in the 2G spectrum scam.

New Delhi, June 28: In a bid to strengthen bilateral ties between the two countries, New Zealand Prime Minister John Key Monday announced sports scholarships for Indian students.

Key said he wants to connect the two countries with sports and for that his government wants to give out sports scholarships to Indian students. The programme will include a number of scholarships for Indian students to study sports in New Zealand universities.

New Delhi, June 28: Foreign Secretary Nirupama Rao on Monday said that better relations with Pakistan could be achieved only in “an atmosphere free of terror and violence”.

Urging Islamabad to take the issue of terrorism “very seriously”, she said a stable Pakistan acting as “a bulwark against terrorism and extremism’’ was in its own interest and also in the interest of the wider region.

Hyderabad: The meeting of Telangana Congress leaders on July 1 is expected to be a stormy one with the issue of just who should be resigning in order to put pressure on the Central government, figuring high on the agenda.