Month: August 2011

Mumbai, August 16: Saif Ali Khan celebrates his birthday today (August 16). The actor along with lady love Kareena Kapoor was spotted at Mumbai airport enroute to London. We guess it is going to be a quiet celebration, considering that the Kapoor khandaan is in mourning.

The ‘Chote Nawab’, as he is popularly called in B-town, shun his cool dude image and emerged in a new avatar with moustache and a ;different’ hairstyle for ‘Aarakshan’.

The film also features Deepika Padukone and Amitabh Bachchan.

Nepal, August 16: The Buddhist nun, who was gangraped by robbed and gangraped by five men in a bus in eastern Nepal and suffered a controversy about having lost her right to remain a nun, is now facing a new ordeal with the district court opening her trial on Tuesday.

The young woman, whom the state has assigned a new name – Phulmaya – to protect her identity, will now have to endure a legal battle during which her attackers are claiming they had consensual sex with her.

New Delhi, August 16: The Supreme Court on Tuesday stayed the Bombay High Court order granting bail to alleged money launderer and tax evader Hasan Ali Khan.

The bench headed by Justice Altamas Kabir stayed the order after Additional Solicitor General Harin Rawal made a mentioning seeking stay of the high court order of August 12.

The stay has been granted till Thursday when the court will take up the matter for hearing.

The Bombay High Court granted bail to Hasan Ali as the prosecution could not establish his offence under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act.

New York, August 16: A former domestic help who accused Indian Consul General in New York Prabhu Dayal of making sexual advances, has now dropped the “sexual harassment” charges in an ‘amended complaint’ filed in a US court here.

Santosh Bhardwaj, 45, had filed a forced labour-suit against Dayal on June 20 this year accusing him of treating her as a slave and making sexual advances.

Washington, August 16: Indian students studying in various American Universities have come in strong support of social activist Anna Hazare and his protest against corruption.

A group of 35 students, went to the Indian Embassy in Washington on Sunday to submit a memorandum addressed to the President of India.

“We as non-resident Indian citizens, unequivocally condemn the attitude of GOI (Government of India), and demand your intervention into the matter.

Mumbai, August 16: Kareena Kapoor and Salman Khan may be among the leading actors in Bollywood as of now, but strangely, their pairing on screen has not exactly been the most saleable. Leave aside modestly successful, the Bhai-Bebo jodi has actually been a disastrous one at the box office. But with their new film Bodyguard, they are both hoping to break that “curse”.

Hyderabad, August 16: YSR Congress chief Y.S. Jaganmohan Reddy Monday accused the Congress of a witch-hunt because he had left the party and of maligning his late father, Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy.

The MP from Kadapa also announced that he would challenge in the Supreme Court the Andhra Pradesh High Court order of a probe by Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) into his alleged illegal assets.

Mumbai, August 16: The crime branch on Saturday arrested 11 persons from four beauty parlours in Bhayander (W) that doubled as prostitution dens.

Hyderabad, August 16: Describing the arrest of social activist Anna Hazare in New Delhi as undemocratic and unconstitutional, Telugu Desam Party N.Chandrababu Naidu on Tuesday took out a rally to expresses solidarity with Anna’s anti-corruption movement.

The rally from NTR Trust Bhavan to Tank Bund was attended by hundreds of TDP leaders and workers. Expressing solidarity to Anna Hazare’s call for ‘Jail Bharo’, Naidu said that he would sit-in for deeksha at Ambedkar Statue on the Tank Bund.

Hyderabad, August 17: Telugu Desam Party president N Chandrababu Naidu on Tuesday stated that he believes that the probe against the alleged illegal wealth amassed by YSR Congress president Jaganmohan Reddy by the CBI would be fair.

Addressing the massive gathering of party workers on various issues at NTR Trust Bhavan, the TDP chief said unlike other enquiries conducted by the Central Bureau of Investigation, probe against Jagan has been initiated on the directions of the Andhra Pradesh High Court.

Thiruvanthapuram, August 16: The Border Security Force (BSF), one of the largest para- military forces in the world, announced their arrival in the capital city in style by winning the DGP’s rolling trophy for best turn-out at the 65th Independence Day parade held at the Central Stadium here.

Palakkad, August 16: Chief Minister Oommen Chandy should resign as he had promised to the people and the Congress high command when he assumed office that he would quit if there was any reference by the Vigilance court about his role in the palmolein import case , said V S Achuthanandan. He was addressing the Save India Rally organised by the district unit of the DYFI at the Fort maidan here on Monday.

Thiruvanthapuram, August 16: Chief Minister Oommen Chandy on Monday said the government would not tolerate violent agitations frequently occurring in the state as they were gravely affecting the peaceful life of the public.
Delivering the Independence Day address at the Central Stadium here, Oommen Chandy said that no one would be allowed to take law in their hands in the name of protests.

He stressed the importance of hard work on the part of the state government and people to recoup from the fall the state’s economy has suffered due to global economic recession.

Thiruvanthapuram, August 16: Finally, the State Government has stood up and taken notice of the rising number of crimes against women and children in the state. The government has now decided to launch a programme to ensure their safety, named ‘Thooval Sparsam’ which literally means ‘feather touch’.
Chief Minister Oommen Chandy made the announcement in this regard while delivering his Independence Day address here on Monday.

Kasargaod, August 16: The district administration and the medical department have dropped the words ‘endosulfan diseases’ in their records of the on-going medical camps, fearing legal backlash from the pesticide manufacturers.

During previous medical camps, the questionnaire to the doctors attending the advanced medical camps was ‘Is the disease caused by endosulfan?’

Bangalore August 16: Situated in West Bangalore, the area of Vijayanagara is considered to be one of the fastest growing localities in the city. With the busiest streets, the upcoming Metro, the poshest restaurants and temples that draw people from all over, one would not expect the locality to lag behind in any department. The new bus station at Vijayanagar too isn’t far away and is keeping the flag held up high.

Bangalore, August 16: We celebrated our 65th Independence Day. A lot has changed in the country. The cities have become more polluted and citizens are bearing the brunt eventually.

Bangalore, August 16: Hennur Main Road is often envisioned as bustling with vehicles, filled with construction material due to the BDA flyover and great roads to take long drives on.
But the unfortunate part of the growth is the immense deterioration that has been caused to the locality due to constant neglect from the authorities. Pothole-laden roads, open drains and empty plots turned into slums seem to be the way at Hennur.

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Bangalore August 16: After months of rehearsals, on Independence Day, Manekshaw Parade Ground played host to a combination of song, dance and theatre programmes by children from various schools in the city. The ritual was customary on the 65th Independence Day.

The flag was hoisted at 9 am by Chief Minister D V Sadananda Gowda followed by his Independence Day address. The children sat patiently listening to the new goals and ambitions that the new Chief Minister has planned for the coming year.

Bangalore, August 16: Declared as a wildlife sanctuary in 1974 and tiger reserve in January 2011, the Biligiri Rangaswamy Temple (BRT) Wildlife Sanctuary is plagued by lantana (weed which inhibits plant growth) and various species of mistletoe (plant parasites) growing on trees which reduces the growth and kills the trees. Situated in Chamrajanagar district, the BRT Wildlife Sanctuary occupies an area of 540 sq km and forms a key link between the Eastern and Western Ghats.

Bangalore, August 16: Mountains of waste tossed down and buried on the streets destroys the beauty of the landscape and needless to say does not paint a pretty picture. Litter at every corner is a common phenomenon in the Garden City today. Well, garbage and waste management has now become parlance for having a more serious approach towards living. With the trash vortex increasing in massive proportions; Bangaloreans now face the dilemma of responsibility versus proactive approach.

Hyderabad, August 26: To avoid accidents at unmanned level crossings, the South Central Railway has drawn up an action plan to eliminate all ULCs by 2015.

Unfurling the tricolour on the 65th Independence Day at the railway sports complex in Secunderabad on Monday, SCR additional general manager R Vijaya Mohan said as many as 198 ULCs have been removed during the last financial year and another 235 will be removed during this year.

Hyderabad, August 16: The state BJP celebrated the country’s 65th Independence Day at its office here on Monday. Party state president G Kishan Reddy hoisted the national flag on the occasion. Senior leader Bandaru Dattatreya, national secretary K Laxman and other leaders attended.

Hyderabad, August 16: It seems a lack of trained zoo-keepers and officials is causing lax upkeep of the Nehru Zoological park. “Even two years back, the zoo used to be a lush green space and many visitors came back for a revisit. But many areas have turned dry and some species are not here anymore,” said SK Nannemiya, a visitor.

Hyderabad, August 16: Additional commissioner of police (traffic) CV Anand was busy replying to queries posted by users on the Hyderabad Traffic Police page on Facebook. “We are receiving a number of complaints on traffic snarls and other issues through our Facebook page. As soon as post appeared on the wall, we try to give suitable replies to comments,” said Anand while typing an answer to a post.