Srinagar, August 02: A spontaneous shutdown was observed in North Kashmir’s apple town Sopore and other areas of Baramulla district against the alleged custodial killing of 25-year-old Nazim Rashid Shalla alias Anjum.
The Hurriyat conference (G), Syed Ali Shah Geelani, has called for a statewide shutdown on Wednesday against the incident which he termed “a grave human rights violation committed by police.”
HYderabad, August 02: While YSR was alive and heading the Congress party and the state government of AP, there was never a missed beat, or so it seemed. It was mostly due to YSR and his steely resolve, as much due to the lack of Congress HC’s non-involvement in our state affairs.
Hyderabad, August 02: Delhi Police have summoned TRS leaders Harish Rao, Vinod, Eetela Rajendar and others who were involved in the attack on AP Bhavan’s Dy.Resident Commissioner Chandar Rao few days back.
However, TRS leaders states that they can’t be booked under atrocities case and Chandar rao has no right to lodge complaint against them. They told the media that, Delhi Police should first investigate the case before asking them to appear before them.
Islamabad, August 02: The Pakistan information ministry has clarified that no licence has been given to any Indian TV channel or Indian content channels to broadcast in country.
Minister for Information and Broadcasting Firdous Ashiq Awan Monday informed the National Assembly said the Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (PEMRA) has not issued any license to Indian or Indian content channels.
At present, 23 private entertainment satellite TV channels are telecasting Indian programmes, Associated Press of Pakistan quoted her as saying.
Mehdipatnam suitcase case: Mystery still unsolved
Hyderabad, August 2 (Siasat News): The entire city of Hyderabad was sensationalized one year back when an unclaimed suitcase was found near Mehdipatnam bus stand carrying the decomposed dead body of a woman.
Police is yet to resolve the case. The tall claims of police proved futile, as no further development has taken place. Though six teams were constituted for the identification of the deceased.
Bangalore, August 02: Reliable sources informed that former Karnataka Chief Minister was not able to handle the humiliation caused to him by his resignation and allegedly slapped a minister on Sunday.
The incident happened the same day on which he allegedly broke the laptop of senior BJP leader Venkaiah Naidu.
Hyderabad, August 02: The auspicious Shravana month of August is all set to rock Telangana with agitations and resignations. The Telangana Telugu Desam Forum on Monday announced that its MLAs will resign again as soon as the Speaker, Mr Nadendla Manohar, arrives in the city from London and hold dharnas and rallies on August 6 demanding a Telangana Bill in Parliament.
Mumbai, August 02: Salman knows how to have his way. Those who have seen the original Malayalam version of Salman’s ‘Bodyguard’ would vouch for the fact that it was a film with a strong emotional base to it. Similar for the Tamil version which again had romance at the core of it. However for the Hindi version, there was a clear mandate for the team to make action as an integral part of the film. Though there was action in small doses in the regional versions, Salman was very clear that ‘Bodyguard’ had to be abound with numerous action sequences so that his fan base isn’t disappointed.
Mumbai, August 02: Rumour mills had been speculating for a while about Lara Dutta’s pregnancy. However the actress kept denying the news. Close friends to the ‘Chalo Dilli’ star revealed that she was glowing by the day and felt extremely happy about a new ‘little one’ in her life.
After denying the news for the past few weeks the dusky siren has finally confirmed that she is preggers!
Apparently, Lara is three months pregnant. Needless to say, Lara and her husband ace tennis player Mahesh Bhupathi are on cloud nine.
Damascus, August 02: Despite growing world commendation, the Syrian forces launced a series of attacks to crush the four-month old rebellion against President Bashar Assad’s authoritarian rule in the city of Hama and made the first day of holy Ramadan month, the bloodiest day in the history of the country.
Syrian security forces have fired shells in the city of Hama, as prayers ended on the first day of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan.
Rights groups say around 130 people have been killed by the authorities since Sunday, most of them in Hama.
New Delhi, August 02: e A man in a Chhattisgarh village on Monday chopped off his wife’s nose suspecting her of infidelity.
The police said Manmohan Gurjar (42), a resident of Kotghara village in Bilashpur district, was upset with his wife Seema (35) for frequenting her mother’s place and charged her of having extra-marital affairs. The couple entered into an altercation over the issue after Seema returned to her husband in the morning after a long stay in her mother’s house.
In a fit of anger, Manmohan picked up a kitchen knife and cut off her nose.
–Agencies
Hyderabad, August 02: The Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister, N. Kiran Kumar Reddy, on Monday rejected the suggestion of the Union home minister, P. Chidambaram, regarding passing a unanimous resolution once again in the AP Assembly for deletion of the 14(f) clause from Presidential Orders, 1975 which treats Hyderabad as a ‘Free Zone’ for police recruitment.
The Assembly had already passed a resolution last year for the deletion of the clause, which allows candidates from Andhra and Rayalaseema regions to be recruited for police jobs in Hyderabad.
New Delhi, August 02: Home minister P. Chidambaram on Monday said BJP had stepped up its attacks on him in the 2G scam in conjunction with the pace of investigations in the right- wing terror cases.
Chidambaram also suggested that many BJP leaders had told him in private that they didn’t believe in the charges that the Opposition party was otherwise levelling against him in the 2G case.
Hyderabad, August 02: Despite good pay packages, women employees, especially those in BPOs, call centres, hospitals etc., are usually not comfortable with working in night shifts. Not only are there safety and security concerns, they also face problems commuting, health issues and socio-cultural problems such as childcare facilities and lack of a social life.
Dadaab, August 02: As the Islamic holy month of Ramadan begins, Faduma Aden is fasting all day even though she doesn’t have enough food to celebrate with a sundown feast. The Somali mother of three, who fled starvation in her homeland, says she fasts because she fears God.
Muslims around the world mark sundown during Ramadan with extravagant dinners after not eating from sunrise to sundown. That kind of nighttime celebration is unthinkable this year for most Somalis, who are enduring the worst famine in a generation.
Hyderabad, August 02: The mouth watering Haleem which has already earned its GI status is all set to be costlier this Ramzan onwards, even as the makers of the of the world famous delicacy brace for a dip in sales this year.
For those who observe the ‘fast’ during the Holy Month of Ramzan beginning from Tuesday and for innumerable others, Muslims or non-Muslims alike, who relish the dish, the Haleem is much sought after.
According to reports, people from other religions (about 40 percent) also pose a stiff competition in eating the delicacy prepared by selected cooks.
Hyderabad, August 02: Telangana Rashtra Samithi president K Chandrasekhar Rao on Monday criticised the Seemandhra leaders for not installing Telugu Talli statues in their regions while the statue of Potti Sriramulu was present in Telangana region.
He alleged that the Seemandhra leaders are making lame excuses about this.
KCR also said that Potti Sriramulu was a great man who launched fast unto death for eleven days and Jawahar Lal Nehru announced formation of the state.
Jakarta, Aug 02: An Indonesian Muslim woman stopped her wedding after she found out her future husband was a woman.
She learned about her partner’s gender when her family gathered to read the Koran at the ceremony in western Java.
The groom did not bring relatives and suspicions were raised when “Rio” failed to show documents, China Daily reported quoting the Jakarta Globe newspaper.
Her ex-boyfriend saved the blushes after he stepped in to marry her.
Dubai, August 02: Dubai Misdemeanors Court heard charges of public intimacy and consensual sex out of wedlock against a Lebanese waiter and a Filipina salesgirl.
The unmarried couple was caught red-handed by Dubai Police patrol kissing and having sex at a secluded spot on the Umm Suqiem’s public beach, Gulf News reported.
Prosecutors have charged the two with having sex out of wedlock and public indecency, however, the presiding judge Abdul Majid Al Nazmy adjourned the case until August 18 as both the accused didn’t the hearing.
Jeddah, August 02: Minister of Culture and Information Abdul Aziz Khoja has announced the launch of the broadcast of Holy Qur’an and Sunnah channels on YouTube for the month of Ramadan.
In a statement to the Saudi Press Agency, Khoja said his ministry was keen to broadcast the channels on YouTube so that a maximum number of Muslims all over the world could view them.
Links of the two channels are:
Mumbai, August 02: Actress Hema Malini is certain that Karishma Kapoor, who is said to be reprising her role in the remake of her 1982 film `Satte Pe Satta`, would be able to justify her character.
“Karishma is a fantastic actor. She would definitely portray the character well in the remake of the film,” Hema told reporters after the “Scintillating Jewellery” show on the second day of India International Jewellery Week (IIJW) here , where she was the showstopper.
Hema was paired opposite megastar Amitabh Bachchan in the film.
Hyderabad, August 02: TDP legislators from Telangana today said they would get a letter issued by their party chief N Chandrababu Naidu on the statehood issue if Congress president Sonia Gandhi promised to carve out a separate Telangana.
“If Sonia Gandhi says she will create Telangana state if Chandrababu writes a letter, we will prevail upon him to do so,” the Telangana TDP legislators asserted here today.
Chennai, August 02: A final year student from a city college, lowered her voice as she recounted how she was allegedly aken to her college’s restroom and stripped of her clothing by her Physical Education teacher. “Compared to the shame I underwent then, speaking about it now is hardly anything,” she says.
Hyderabad, August 02: Telangana Rashtra Samiti (TRS) president, K Chandrashekhar Rao, on Monday, lashed out at the Centre for its unhelpful attitude over the Telangana issue. He said that “it’s better to consume poison and die than to live in the present humiliating condition.” He was referring to the Centre’s refusal to pay heed to his party’s demand for a separate state of Telangana.
Paterson, August 02: After the 9/11 attacks, more than 1,100 Arabs and Muslims, most of them from New York and New Jersey, were rounded up as the FBI searched for terrorists.
In few places was the spotlight as white-hot as in Paterson, New Jersey, where as many as six of the September 11 hijackers spent time before the attacks. As agents went knocking on doors, many Muslims were cowering terrified of being thrown in jail for crimes they knew nothing about.