Hyderabad, July 3: Teachers Eligibility test APTET is scheduled on July 31. Urdu pandit, Hindi pandit, D. Ed and B.Ed candidates can appear for the test. A mock test is conducted by Siasat daily on July 3 at 11 am, at Mahboob Husain Jigar Hall, Siasat premises opposite Ramkrishna theatre Abids. Candidates will be provided model paper of CTET exam.
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Hyderabad, July 03: Andhra Pradesh Congress Committee (APCC) Chief Botcha Satyanarayana, while describing the Telangana State issue as ‘sensitive’ in nature, said a decision would be taken by the Centre which would be ‘amicable’ and ”helpful” to the eight crore people of the State.
Talking to reporters at Gandhi Bhavan after meeting Ministers and MPs from Telangana Region in the wake of their announcement of submitting resignations on July 4, he said after understanding the people’s sentiments from all the regions, a decision had to be taken.
New Delhi, July 03: In the wake of a media report alleging special treatment being accorded to VIP prisoners at Tihar Jail here, opposition Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Saturday said the jail had become a “picnic spot” for scamsters.
“Tihar has become a picnic spot for the champions of scams and corruption,” BJP leader Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi told reporters.
“The central government is first trying to protect the people who are involved in corruption and scams, and if they are in jail, they are providing all the facilities,” he said.
Hyderabad, July 3: 2nd training camp for selected Hajj aspirants will be conducted by Andhra Pradesh State Hajj Committee on July 3 from 10:30 am to 4:30 pm at Shahi masjid Public Garden. Hajj Committee chairman Mr. Syed Khaleeluddin Ahmed will preside over. Maulana Mohammad Jamalur Rahman Miftahi, Maulana Mufti Mahboob Shareef Nizami, Maulana Abdur Rahman Alhamoomi, Maulana Aashiq Ali Husami will explain the Hajj rituals and necessary affairs regarding Hajj.
Dubai, July 03: Seven persons including one from Udupi and five from Kerala killed in a fire in the Saudi Arabian capital Riyadh.
The fire broke out in the second floor of a building at Al Bathha area of Riyadh, Minister of State for External Affairs E Ahamed said here.
New Delhi, July 03: Delhi Police Saturday said that crime rate in the capital had fallen in the first half of this year by 2.7 percent as compared to last year.
“Crime per lakh population has decreased from last year’s rate of 313.6 to 311.23 this year,” Gupta said at the half yearly press briefing.
He said that 155 new emergency response vehicles, one in each police station, had been introduced with a view to perform anti-terror tasks and be the first one to respond to a distress call.
Ranchi, July 03: BJP leader and Public Accounts Committee (PAC) Chairman Murli Manohar Joshi today accused the UPA government at the Center of being ‘protector, promoter and supporter’ of corruption.
”The UPA government encourages corruption and tries to protect people involved in them…and above all creates obstacles in investigation of scams and scandals,” Mr Joshi told reporters here.
Mumbai, July 03: Model and actor Bhairavi Goswami is spewing venom. The actor has said that Aishwarya Rai Bachchan went all the way to an IVF Clinic in Bangkok to get a baby boy.
Her twitter account and Facebook account both had her comments that read, “Nauseating 2 read superstars giving interviews about wanting a girl baby when she has gone 2 Bangkok to an IVF clinic which specializes in boy babies. Height of hypocrisy. They know damn well its a boy, after all she has to produce a male heir at any cost – Typical UP mentality, no wonder that state has such high female foeticide.”
Mumbai, July 03: Mariah Monica Susairaj Saturday claimed she was innocent in the May 2008 killing of television executive Neeraj Grover.
“All I can say is I am innocent,” Mariah said, facing a hostile and aggressive media after her release in the morning from the Byculla Jail.
“I have left my past behind. I have not yet decided on (the) future. I will let my family decide,” she said.
Mariah said she painted and prayed in prison.
“I have not yet digested the fact that I have been convicted, and I have not seen so many people in the past three years,” she said.
Gaza, July 03: More than 7,000 Palestinian prisoners held in Israeli jails plan to go on a hunger strike on Sunday to protest harsh and inhuman conditions in Israeli prisons.
In a statement issued on Saturday, the Palestinian prisoners described the strike as the beginning of a fight to defend prisoner rights and dignity against unprecedented measures adopted by the Tel Aviv regime against them, the Palestinian WAFA news agency reported on its website.
Tehran, July 03: Iranian Defense Minister Ahmad Vahidi has dismissed Washington’s latest allegations against Iran as repeated lies.
On Saturday, Vahidi rejected the allegations made by former US Defense Secretary Robert Gates as baseless, IRNA reported.
On June 30, which was his last day in office, Gates accused Iran of inflicting casualties on US troops in Iraq and claimed that the Islamic Republic was likely to gain access to nuclear weapons in the next three years.
Berlin, July 03: Germany plans to sell 200 Leopard tanks to Saudi Arabia after lifting a decades-long ban on selling heavy weaponry to the Persian Gulf kingdom.
The German weekly news magazine Der Spiegel reported the decision on Saturday, saying the Federal Security Council approved the multi-billion-dollar sale last week.
Noida, July 03: Gautam Budha Nagar district administration today granted permission to the Congress to hold a farmers” rally here to be addressed by Rahul Gandhi.
Earlier, administration had refused permission to hold the rally at Bhatta-Parsaul and Jewar areas which had been the epicentre of farmers” agitation in May this year.
The party got permission to hold rally in Aligarh too.
Tomorrow Congress leaders will meet her and decide the venue for the rally, Joginder Singh Awana, Executive Member Uttar Pradesh Congress Committee said.
Srinagar, July 03: Two persons who were trapped in the river Ravi in Kathua district have been rescued, police said.
Balwan Singh of Ghatti and Jodh Singh of Kanyari area had gone to fetch sand from the river when they got trapped due to sudden flash flood today, they said.
Police and personnel of fire services rushed to the spot and after day long efforts trapped persons were rescued, they said.
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London, July 03: A doctor, who worked for the Iraqi Intelligence Agency and was responsible for torturing the Iraqis, has been working in Britain’s hospitals for seven years.
In yet another step taken by the British government to support the world war criminals, the UK border officials allowed Mohammed Kassim Al-Byati to enter the country in 2000. He was later given a permit by the Labour government in 2004 to work as a doctor in the NHS, treating thousands of British patients.
Riyadh, July 03: Princess Basma Bint Saud has said she believes that no Arab country, not even Saudi Arabia, is immune from the sweeping wave of popular movements.
The princess, a niece of King Abdullah and a social activist and prominent supporter of women’s issues in Saudi Arabia, said the nation’s rulers need to be more open to changes, Reuters reported.
Bridgetown, July 03: India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni didn”t hide his disappointed stating that his plan was “ruined due to the rain” that stopped play for around 32 minutes during the final session of the second Test against West Indies that ended in a draw.
“I am disappointed to some extent. The last session was evenly poised. My plan was ruined because of the rain, we got couple of wickets that were needed but bad light spoiled the party,” a dejected Dhoni stated at the post-match presentation ceremony.
Bridgetown, July 03: West Indies helped by Darren Bravo”s patient 73 managed to draw the second Test match against India which concluded at the Kensington Oval today.
Needing 281 for a win, West Indies were 202 for seven when play was called off. Ishant Sharma got four 53 in the second innings to take his match haul of 10 wickets.
Brief Scores: India 201 & 269/6 (VVS laxman 87, R Dravid 55, F Edwards 5/76). West Indies 190 & 202/7 (D Bravo 73, C Baugh 46 not out, Ishant Sharma 4/53).
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Hyderabad, July 03: All eyes are on Pradesh Congress Committee president Botsa Satyanarayana, watching his every move, observing his attempt to diffuse the mini-crisis which has gripped the ruling party in the state after the Congress Legislators from Telangana set July 4 as their deadline to resign for the cause of separate statehood.
Mr Satyanarayana is being observed by the entire Congress party, right from the lower rung cadre to the High Command as he tries to walk the proverbial tightrope and diffuse the mini-crisis.
The Congress has 50 MLAs, 11 MPs and 16 MLCs from Telangana.
Hyderabad, July 03: Despite hectic attempts by the High Command, which utilised all its available resources in the state, Congress Legislators from Telangana on Saturday continued to remain adamant that they would indeed submit their resignations from their elected posts on July 4.
Hyderabad, July 03: The Lok Satta Party on Saturday announced that it has decided to launch a campaign from July 15 to 17 to mobilize public opinion for the creation of strong and independent anti corruption mechanisms at both the Central and State levels.
The Lok Satta will organize round table conferences and collect at least a million signatures seeking establishment of a Lokpal at the Center, Lokayuktas in States, and ombudsmen in districts.
The Lok Satta Party decided on this plan of action at a meeting of top leaders at the party headquarters here on Saturday.
Hyderabad, July 03: The unreliable rainfall, which played truant so far, has become a matter of worry for the state government as apprehensions over the Kharif crop increased.
The erratic nature of the rainfall can be gauged by the fact that in Krishna district, the rain was reported in excess while four other districts reported scanty rainfall, while the remaining 13 districts reported deficit rains.
Hyderabad, July 03: In the backdrop of intense efforts by the Congress High Command to convince the party Legislators to rethink on their decision to resign over the separate statehood demand, the Telangana Rashtra Samithi on Saturday cautioned the Congress Legislators that they would be the object of ridicule by the people of Telangana if they go back on their word.
Hyderabad, July 03: There seems to be divergent views on separate Telangana, and going by that standard, the July 4, resignation threat may not yield any results and it may at best draw huge media publicity.
Major Irrigation Minister P Sudharshan Reddy, who hails from Telangana ( Bodhan, Nizamabad district ) was refreshingly outspoken while interacting with media persons at the Secretariat on Saturday, saying that everyone had his own angle on the issue.
He was clarifying to a poser from the media persons that the issue of Telangana statehood has been kept pending.
Hyderabad, July 03: The state government has decided to spend Rs 1350 crore in all for 1.28 lakh members towards Housing for SC and ST families and an additional amount of Rs 20,000 would be sanctioned per head where the victims lost their land or their houses were submerged for various reasons.
All those farmers or individual families who lost their lands due to irrigational facilities would be sanctioned funds for construction of houses under the relief and rehabilitation package, Minister for Major Irrigation P Sudharshan Reddy told media persons at the Secretariat on Saturday.