Month: July 2011

Hyderabad, July 25: The Director General of Police (DGP), Mr. Dinesh Reddy has met the Chief Minister, Mr. N Kiran Kumar Reddy in his Camp Office on Monday morning.

The DGP briefed the Chief Minister about the law and order situation in the state. The Chief Minister, reportedly, made some suggestions to the DGP.

-Agencies

New Delhi, July 25: The Congress Monday dismissed the charges made by former communications minister A. Raja against Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, saying that he is an ‘accused’ in the 2G case and the matter is subjudice.

‘The accused can say anything in his defence, it is a very sad day for Indian democracy if we start giving unnecessary reliance on the comments of an accused trying to present his case,’ Congress spokesperson Manish Tewari said.

New Delhi, July 25: A 55-year-old man who had suffered massive financial losses and his wife allegedly committed suicide at their home in north Delhi’s Ashok Vihar, police said.

Arvind Mathur, who worked as a finance manager in Jagjeey industry, and Rekha Mathur, 52, slashed their wrists, an official said. Their daughter found their bodies lying in a pool of blood at their Ashok Vihar Phase-1 residence.

New Delhi, July 25: Right-wing extremists’ bombs killing people: PC New Delhi: Home Minister P Chidambaram on Monday lashed out at the RSS for its association with right-wing fundamentalist forces, saying the latter have made bombs which have exploded and killed people in the country.

Chidambaram said that is why the BJP is targeting selected ministers because the UPA government has quickened investigations into right-wing terror acts and proceedings in Ayodhya cases.

The minister said he could not think of any other reason.

New Delhi, July 25:  Senior Congress leader Mani Shankar Aiyar has said that former Prime Minister PV Narasimha Rao was to be blamed for the 1992 demolition of the Babri Masjid, as the act occurred when he was in office.

Talking to media persons in New Delhi on Sunday, Aiyar said that Rao had a conflict with Congress party over secularism.

Hyderabad,July 25 :Talks on Sunday for final word with party high command, say ruling party MLAs.
In Hyderabad: Is Andhra Pradesh heading for President’s rule over the demand to carve out a separate state – Telangana? Given the current situation, this may seem inevitable in the days to come.

Ministers and Members of Legislative Assembly (MLA) of the ruling Congress party from Telangana have decided to convey their firm ‘no’ to any more talks with the high command, unless the dialogue is for creation of Telangana.

Hyderabad, July 25: All 11 legislators of the Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) sent in their resignations to Andhra Pradesh assembly speaker Monday, two days after he rejected the resignations of over 100 lawmakers from the region.

The TRS lawmakers faxed their resignations to the office of the speaker. With this, the number of MLAs who have quit since Sunday rose to 15. Four rebel legislators of the Telugu Desam Party (TDP) tendered their resignations Sunday.

Surat, July 25: A teenage girl was repeatedly raped by her own uncle for three years in Surat.

The girl had been living at her uncle’s house as her mother was unable to support her.

The incident came to light after the girl approached the police and registered a complaint against the uncle.

Seventeen-year-old Ayesha (name changed), a resident of Nava Kamela area near Salabatpura, filed a complaint against her uncle, Sarifshah Fakir, at Limbayat police station.

New Delhi, July 25: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Monday said any decision on Karnataka Chief Minister B.S. Yeddyurappa will be taken after it receives the Lokayukta report indicting him in a multi-crore mining scam.

‘I have spoken to Karnataka Chief Minister Yeddyurappa and he said that as the party chief whatever I will decide, he will obey,’ BJP chief Nitin Gadkari told reporters here.

‘On the basis of perception, I never take any political decisions. When we get the Lokayukta report, we will take the right and appropriate action on the Karnataka issue,’ Gadkari added.

Chennia, July 25: DMK leader and former Tamil Nadu minister Veerapandi Arumugam, accused in two cases of land grab, Monday surrendered to police on the directions of the Madras High Court.

He was later brought before a local court in this Tamil Nadu city, around 325 km from Chennai, and sent to police custody.

The DMK leader will appear before the local court July 27 for getting bail.

New Delhi, July 25: Reacting to former telecom minister A Raja’s claims that transactions made in the allocation of 2G spectrum were known to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and then finance minister P Chidambaram, BJP president Nitin Gadkari on Monday demanded their resignation.

Addressing a press conference here, Gadkari said both PM Manmohan Singh and Home Minister P Chidambaram should owe up the moral responsibility for what he termed as the biggest scam in the history of independent India.

Seoul, July 25: India Monday signed a civil nuclear cooperation deal with South Korea, allowing a framework for Korean companies to participate in atomic power plant projects in the country.

The agreement was signed after a meeting between President Pratibha Patil with her South Korean counterpart Lee Myung-Bak.

South Korea has become the ninth country which had signed nuclear agreement with India after it got the waiver from the Nuclear Suppliers’ Group (NSG) in 2008.

The others are the US, France, Russia, Canada, Mongolia, Kazakhstan, Argentina and Namibia, an official said.

New Delhi, July 25: Human Resource Development Minister and Congress leader Kapil Sibal, Monday termed BJP president Nitin Gadkari’s demand of resignation of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and former finance minister P Chidambaram as ‘irresponsible’.

Gadkari had said both PM Manmohan Singh and Home Minister P Chidambaram should owe up the moral responsibility for 2G spectrum scam and tender their resignation.

London, July 25: Troubled singer Amy Winehouse, who was struggling with her drug addiction, was Saturday found dead in her North London home, reports hollywood.com.

Emergency services responded to a call at 3:54 p.m. (GMT) but once officers arrived, they found her unresponsive.

Hollywood.com further reported that a statement released by the Metropolitan Police said: “Police were called by the London Ambulance Service to an address in Camden Square NW1 shortly before 16.05 hours today, Saturday 23rd July following reports of a woman found deceased.”

Beijing, July 25: Gasoline powers vehicles all around the world, but a sick Chinese man has been drinking the sticky liquid for 42 years under the illusion that it can relieve his physical pain, news agency Xinhua reported.

Chen Dejun, 71, lives by himself in shabby thatched cottage on a hill in Shuijiang township, Nanchuan district of southwest China’s Chongqing municipality. The short and bony man said he drinks 3 to 3.5 litres of gasoline every month, which he buys from a station at the foot of the hill, Xinhua reported.

Riyadh, July 25: Saudi Arabia intends to set a minimum age for girls allowed to marry under a new law intended to curb child marriages following a surge in such a phenomenon in the conservative Gulf Kingdom.

The ministry of justice is working on a regulation banning the marriage of female minors, most of which are forced by their fathers to marry much older men for dowry or other personal purposes, newspapers said.

Mumbai, July 25: You cannot expect a regular trick if it’s coming from Bollywood dabangg Salman Khan. Kareena Kapoor was the latest prey to Salman’s uncanny ways of playing pranks on his co-stars. At the launch of the first look of ‘Bodyguard’ Salman caught Kareena completely off guard!

At the do, Kareena kept quiet for most of the time and allowed Salman to do the talking. But she was mighty stunned when Salman passed on a ‘controversial’ question aimed at him towards her.

Mumbai, July 25: There is no doubt that India is a nation where imaginations run wild, and if that imagination germinates from the ‘intellect’ of a certain political party, it can be all the more bewildering.

Many might have rubbished Katrina’s ‘half-Indian’ remarks on Rahul Gandhi, the Congress general secretary. However, even before anyone or for that matter even she could have guessed (for once, making an exception over a stars’ intentional repartee), here’s the real deal!

Mumbai, July 25: Deepika Padukone and John Abraham who are working together for the first time in an upcoming film ‘Desiboyz’ seems to be bonding big time.

Maybe the reason behind their bonding is the common heartbreak-issue, which DP went through last year and John seems to be sailing through currently.

DP and John are currently shooting in London for their film and they seem to be spending a lot of time in getting to know each other.

Hyderabad, July 25: Protesting against the rejection of Telangana MLAs’ resignations by the speaker, auto drivers will stage a bizarre ‘blow horn (horn bajao) protest on July 26 at state assembly at 11 am.

Telangana auto drivers JAC leader Amanullah Khan stated this in a press note and said that auto drivers will support the strike called by Telangana government employees. He said that government has failed in resolving long pending issues of auto drivers.

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Mahboobnagar, July 25: State government has announced loans to unemployed youth through various schemes but it is seen that compared to other Backward classes such as BC minority finance corporation , association finance corporation, less target has been kept for Minority finance corporation. For 4 lakh minorities present across the district only 33.48 lakh has been made the target which is not proportionate to the minority population in the district, rather it is sheer injustice.

Medak, July 25: Uneasiness prevails among local Muslim youth and concerned family members regarding encroachment by a non Muslim businessman upon old graveyard situated near entrance gate of Medak town. This graveyard is located on the roadside of Malekam board in Medak hence non Muslim businessmen eye upon the left over land of the graveyard and want to grab the land by hook or by crook.

Hyderabad, July 25: Police have made elaborate security arrangements on the occasion of Bonal procession in the old city today. On the occasion police have directed paramilitary squads, including Rapid Action Force, CRPF and other police forces to remain vigilant.

Hyderabad, July 25: Admissions are in progress in Aligarh Muslim University education and examination centre, Alsaffa Model High School, Tadban, for courses equivalent to SSC, Intermediate and BA, B.Com Urdu and English media for the year 2011-12. Classes will be held every Sunday at the centre. Age no bar for admission into the above said courses. After the completion of the course candidates can continue their further studies from any university. For further details contact can be made to Chairman Alsaffa Educational Society on phone nos. 9848559288, 040-24470822.

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