Month: August 2011

Hyderabad, August 26: Siasat has the privilege of offering Social Service whenever Muslim Ummah was in trouble. It was due to the efforts of Mr. Zahid Ali Khan that Ms. Sonia Gandhi, Dr. Manmohan Singh & the Home Minister had to intervene to solve the Muslim problems of our state. Mr. Zahid Ali Khan wrote a letter to Chief Minister Mr. N. Kiran Kumar Reddy inviting his attention for payment of compensation to the Muslim youths who were arrested after the Makkah Masjid bomb blast. In his letter, Mr.

New Delhi, August 26: Saudi Arabia has announced an additional quota of 10,000 Haj devotees for India.

“The entire lot of these 10,000 seats have been transferred to Haj Committee of India, Mumbai,” the External Affairs Ministry said on Thursday.

“The seats will be distributed to the states/Union Territories that have received applications in excess of the originally allotted quota on the basis of the proportionate Muslim population of the state/Union Territories concerned,” the ministry said.

–IANS

Hyderabad, August 26: Maulana Shah Mohammad Jamalur Rahman Miftahi, Ameer millat Islamia Andhra Pradesh, Mufti Abdul Ghani Mazhari, vice president Majlis Tahaffuz khatm-e-nabuwat Andhra Pradesh and organizer Madarsa Sabeel Alfalah Hyderabad, Maulana Mohammad Abdul Qavi, assistant organizer Majlis Ilmia Andhra Pradesh, Maulana Ghias Ahmed Rashadi, Mufti Mohammad Luqman, Maulana Mohammad Habeebur Rahman Husami, Maulana Mufti Abdur Rahman Mohammad Mian Qasmi, in their joint statement said that nowadays there is abundance of such ladies dresses in the market wearing those is not permissible accord

Hyderabad, August 26: General Secretary Pradesh Congress Committee Mr. Abid Rasool Khan today met chief minister at secretariat for the second time. He demanded to provide employment to the acquitted Muslim youth besides giving them compensation. Chief Minister responded positively to his demand and agreed to do iftaar and spend time with poor orphan children of Aneesul Ghurba on August 29.

Mr. Abid Rasool Khan who had earlier met Mr. N Kiran Kumar Reddy at chief minister’s camp office again met him yesterday at secretariat.

Hyderabad, August 26: Elections of Maulana Azad National Urdu University Teachers Association (MANUUTA) officials were conducted for the period of one year. Mr. Mohammad Junaid Zakir (assistant professor translation department has been elected as president through voting on August 23. According to Chief election commissioner Dr. Abdul Moiz, head department of Arabic, Mohammad Faryad, assistant professor MCJ has been elected as general secretary, Dr. Farah Deeba Bazmi, assistant professor education and training department has been elected as joint secretary publicity. While Dr.

London, August 26: A Mouse-like creature that scurried about in bushes and trees 160 million years ago gave rise to humans, scientists say.

The small, furry placental mammal lived in what is now north east China during the Jurassic era when dinosaurs ruled the Earth.

Its remarkably well preserved remains were dug up in the fossil- rich region of Liaoning Province which has also produced ancient evidence of feathered dinosaurs and primitive birds.

Srinagar, August 26: Pakistani troops opened heavy gunfire on Indian posts along the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir, Army sources said on Friday.
This long weekend, you could travel for free!

The troops fired at the Indian posts in Krishnaghati area of Mendhar in Poonch district, about 240 km north of Jammu, late Thursday, the sources said.

According to them, the gunfire was intense. After waiting for a while, the Indian side retaliated. The exchange of fire lasted for almost an hour.

“It was a clear violation of the ceasefire,” an Army officer said.

Hyderabad, August 26: Noted English Daily Times Of India hosted Iftaar Party yesterday at Hotel Park. Young Qari Shoeb Sharfuddin recited Quranic verses in his melodious voice. The guests were welcomed by resident Editor Mr. Nag and Editor, Special Affairs, Times Of India Mr. Mir Ayub Ali Khan.

Hyderabad, August 26: Chairman of the Muslim Joint Action Committee Mr. Mushtaq Malik appealed to the Muslim leaders and scholars to boycott the Iftaar Party which is being hosted today by the Chief Minister of A.P. Mr. N. Kiran Kumar Reddy at Nizam College ground as a protest against his hostile attitude towards Minorities problems.

Hyderabad, August 26: On publication of a news item in Siasat about dumping cement bags and other materials, the members of Deccan Wakf Properties Protection Society became alert and determined to rehabilitate the Qutub Shahi Mosque in Golconda Fort area. They contacted the officials of Archaeology Department. The officials promised that they would remove the cement bags from the mosque.

Vienna, August 26: Austrian authorities said yesterday that they are investigating allegations that a man locked up his two mentally disabled daughters in a small room in their home and sexually abused them for over four decades.

Police said that the 80-year-old repeatedly raped the women between 1970 and May 2011. The alleged victims are now 53 and 45 years old.

A police official did not name either the suspect or the alleged victims. He did not identify himself on the telephone.

New Delhi, August 26: A court here on Thursday summoned four people, including Rajya Sabha member and former Samajwadi Party leader Amar Singh, to appear on September 06, in the cash-for-votes scandal that rocked Parliament during a trust vote in 2008.

Special Judge Sangita Dhingra Sehgal issued the summons against Amar singh, former Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MPs Fagan Singh Kulaste and Mahavir Bhagora and Sudheendra Kulkarni, a former associate of BJP leader LK Advani.

Hyderabad, August 26: Some unidentified persons today allegedly burnt a copy of Bible and an Altar at a church in Maredpally Picket area here today over some minor dispute with church authorities, police said.

Authorities of the Mother Mary Malankara (Catholic) Church who lodged a complaint with the Maredpally Police alleged that some miscreants broke open the locked doors of the church and burnt the Bible and the Altar inside the church, they said.

New Delhi, August 26: In a bid to end the standoff with Team Anna, the government on Friday will hold a comprehensive debate on all versions of the Lokpal Bill draft prepared by various factions in Parliament.

Besides, the government may be willing to give a written assurance to Anna.

In response to government’s move, Team Anna claimed that the noted Gandhian will end his fast immediately after a resolution on Lokpal Bill is passed by Parliament today.

Hyderabad, August 26: In yet another case of honour killing, a young couple in love was allegedly murdered by the girl’s family in Anantapur district. The incident came to light when their bodies were found near the railway tracks in Nakkanadoddi village in Guntakal mandal on Thursday morning.

Gaza, August 26: The death of a Palestinian during the latest round of Israeli attack on the Gaza Strip has raised to 11 the total number of the fatalities caused by Tel Aviv in the besieged enclave over the past 24 hours.

On Thursday, Israeli airstrikes against the coastal sliver claimed the life of a Gaza resident, a Media correspondent reported, without specifying the site of the death.

Hyderabad, August 26: Congress leader K Chiranjeevi’s brother-in-law Allu Arvind on Thursday denied the reports that appeared in a section of media that he was in the race for the post of Tirumala Tirupathi Devasthanam’s Specified Authority chairman.

In a statement released to the media, Allu Arvind denied the reports as ‘baseless and far from the truth’ that he was lobbying for the coveted posts. He alleged that vested elements were floating rumours to tarnish his image.

Oregon, August 26: The United States Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has arrested a man charged with setting fire to a mosque in a city in the northwestern US state of Oregon.

Cody Crawford was apprehended on Wednesday for arson attack against the mosque in the Salman Alfarisi Islamic Center in the central western Oregon city of Corvallis on November 28, 2010,

The 24-year-old faces one count of damaging religious property and one count of arson.

New Delhi, August 26: Governor ESL Narasimhan on Thursday stated that the Kiran Kumar Reddy Government was not in minority. So far, the resignation of 26 pro-Jagan Congress MLAs did not had an impact on the government, as the Speaker Nadendla Manohar was yet to decide on the fate of resignations submitted by the MLAs.

Hyderabad, August 26: To give a facelift to the infrastructure and other facilities, the State Government is planning to take up another round of 100-day development programme for the areas under the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation.

Following the GHMC’s appeal for more funds, the Chief Minister N Kiran Kumar Reddy has also permitted the GHMC to seek a share of 10 per cent on Motor Vehicles Tax and 100 percent on property tax, which would enhance its funds by Rs 300 crore.

Hyderabad, August 26: The Congress party on Thursday has shown the exit door to all 26 rebel MLAs who have resigned from their posts in favour of Jagan Mohan Reddy.

Pradesh Congress Committee president Botsa Satyanaraya has confirmed that the rebel MLAs’ resignation from party’s primary membership has been accepted. It means that the Congress, instead of reconciliatory, adopted a confrontation mode with the YSR Congress party and anyone support it will be shown the door.

Hyderabad, August 26: The second phase of Eamcet counselling for admission into engineering colleges will be held from Sept 5 to Sept 8. The allotment of seats will be done on Sept 9th.

It may mentioned, that as many as 73,128 students who qualified in Eamcet engineering stream skipped the first phase of counselling. Against a total of 207,252 students qualified in Eamcet engineering, only 134,124 turned up for certificates’ verification in over 50 helpline centres across the state. Due to this several colleges plunged into the crisis.

Hyderabad, August 26: With less than four days left for the Eid-ul-Fitr, many areas in the Old City have turned into shopping zones. The stretch from Madina circle to Charminar has already turned into a pedestrian zone with absolutely no space left for the any vehicle.

In order to decongest the shopping areas further, the Hyderabad City Police have imposed certain traffic restrictions. According to City Police Commissioner AK Khan, the main road between Madina and Charminar would be closed for all types of vehicular traffic upto 1st September.

Hyderabad, August 26: Raising serious objection over Anti-Corruption Bureau Court giving clean chit to former chief minister Konejeti Rosaiah in connection with a land de-notification case at Ameerpet, lawyer Sri Ranga Rao on Thursday filed a petition seeking to open the case afresh.

Filing a petition in the ACB court, Sri Ranga Rao said the ACB court gave clean chit to Rosaiah without examining the vital documents submitted by him. Alleging that the ACB failed to conduct a proper investigation into the case, he submitted a petition for the re-opening of the case.

Hyderabad, August 26: Telugu Desam Party senior leader Gali Muddukrishnama Naidu on Thursday slammed Chief Minister N Kiran Kumar Reddy for not visiting the areas where distressed farmers have declared ‘crop holiday’.