Month: August 2011

Ahmedabad, August 12: The battle between top Gujarat cops and the Narendra Modi government has now intensified. In a fresh blow to the Gujarat state government, deputy inspector general (DIG) Rajnish Rai has named Modi’s close aide and former DGP PC Pande as a conspirator in the Tulsi Prajapati ‘fake’ encounter case.

In an affidavit submitted to the Central Administrative Tribunal, Rai accused Pande and officer OP Mathur — both known to be extremely close to Narendra Modi, of abusing their positions and for destruction of evidence.

Washington, August 12: Days before the proposed fast against corruption by social activist Anna Hazare August 16, the US said it hoped that India would exercise democratic restraint in dealing with peaceful protests.

“As you know, we support the right of peaceful, non-violent protest around the world,” State Department spokesperson Victoria Nuland told reporters here on Thursday.

New Delhi, August 12: In what could turn out to be a major cause of concern for India, intelligence reports suggest that China is emerging as a possible source and channel for fake Indian currency notes.

According to a report accessed by a newspaper, fake currency worth crores is being sent via “staging posts” and “distribution networks (which) have been established in China,” and six other nations.

The report was prepared on March 17, 2011, by compiling key inputs from intelligence agencies such as the RAW, IB, DRI as well as investigative agencies like the CBI.

Hyderabad, August 12: Condemning the allegations leveled by YSR Congress Party president YS Jaganmohan Reddy that Congress party hatched conspiracy to finishing him off politically by foisting cases against him, Backward Classes Welfare Minister Basavaraj Saraiah on Thursday advised the Kadapa MP to take the Central Bureau of Investigations probe as a challenge and face it boldly.

Idukki, August 12: The parents and grandfather of a 3-year old child were awarded jail term by a local court for for brutally torturing the child and chaining him at home with a dog as his lone companion.

Case was registered against Benny (28), his wife Manju (26) and Benny’s father Antony (57) after local people brought the plight of the hapless child to the notice of charity workers and police a couple of years back.

Hyderabad, August 12: The Narayanaguda police today arrested a woman and her partner for murdering her husband at Himayathnagar in the city.

In a release, police said one T Rama Krishna was murdered by his wife T Laxmi and Makkal Babu with knife in an apartment at Himayathnagar yesterday.

Krishna, native of Narsipatnam at Visakhapatnam district, had come to Hyderabad 10 years back for his livelihood as a driver.

He married 28-year-old Laxmi 15 years back and had two children with her.

He later married 26-year-old T Bullemma seven years ago and was presently living with her.

Washington, August 12: In the midst of a row over alleged “top-level access” given to them by the Obama administration, the makers of a film about the hunt for Osama bin Laden have touted it as a “nonpartisan” story.

Responding to Republican lawmaker Peter King’s demand for a probe into Obama administration’s participation in the film, Kathryn Bigelow and Mark Boal, the director and writer behind the Oscar winning “The Hurt Locker”, also referred to its long gestation period.

New Delhi, August 12: Not only the people, but the government officials of the state too held shoddy governance from 1990 to 2005, the years when Lalu Yadav and his wife Rabri Devi were in power, responsible for the ‘pity’ state of Bihar.

In a paper presented as part of his doctorate at the Institute of Development Studies (IDS), Sussex University, Santhosh Mathew, a 1985 batch officer, contends that the maverick Bihar leader “knowingly undermined the capacity of the state apparatus” during his tenure.

Ghaziabad, August 12: An elderly man was stabbed to death in front of his four-year old grandson when he objected on a couple sitting in an objectionable position in a park in Indirapuram near the national capital, police said on Friday.

Retired Life Insurance Corporation (LIC) employee Shyam Prasad, 65, had gone to the Swarna Jayanti Park in Indirapuram after dinner Thursday night with his grandson when he came across the couple, Superintendent of Police Jitendra Kumar Shahi said.

Mumbai, August 12: A Muslim girl student has taken her fight for the right to wear a headscarf in class out of the campus and into the domain of the state. In a letter to Dakshina Kannada deputy commissioner Channappa Gowda, she has sought official permission to do so. She has also indicated that if she fails to get a positive response from the DC, she will go all the way up to the Governor and then the President of India.

Hyderabad, August 12: A woman and her paramour were arrested within 24 hours of killing the former’s husband at Himayathnagar. The murder took place on Wednesday night at Streeet No 5, Himayathnagar.

The deceased, T Rama Krishna, was a native of Narsipatnam in Visakhapatnam and a driver. He was married to Lakshmi 15 years back and they have two children.

The couple used to live at Domalguda. Rama Krishna later married another woman, T Bullemma and was living with her in the city.

Hyderabad, August 12: Unidentified persons stole 1.37 kilograms gold and Rs 4.6 lakh from a bank in Nizamabad district.

Police suspect that the theft at Andhra Bank ‘s Jangampally branch’in Bhiknoor mandal might have taken place on Tuesday night? but came to light on Thursday as the bank remained shut due to bandh on Wednesday.

They entered by removing iron grills of a window on the rear side of the building.”After gaining entry, they had covered one of the CCTV cameras with a blanket while they cut off the other camera’s wires,’’ Sekhar, SI Bhiknoor said.

Hyderabad, August 12: A gang of seven, involved in preparing and circulating fake currency notes of various denominations, was busted by the Task Force sleuths on Thursday. The sleuths seized bogus currency worth Rs 5.14 lakh along with the material used in preparating them.

The gang was led by a woman identified as Shakera. Though Shakera and one of her associates Aqeel are absconding, the sleuths arrested other gang members – Mohammed Hassan, Mohammed Osman, Abdul Manaf, Mohammed Ghouse and Syed Sarfaraz.

Hyderabad, August 12: Strongly condemning the blasphemous remarks against Islam by George Father the teacher of Jevandan School Kamareddy, Shaikh Abdur Rahman Bavazir social activist, said that George Father who is associated with a Christian missionary has hurt the sentiments of Muslims by making blasphemous remarks against Islam, Namaz and Quran and by insulting the prayer mat by stepping on it with the shoes.

Islamabad, August 12 : The festival of Rakhi was celebrated with traditional zeal in a town in Pakistan’s Punjab province.

Hindus and Sikhs celebrated Rakhi at the Gurdwara Punja Sahib in Taxila Thursday, Dawn said Friday.

Rakhi is a festival that celebrates the bond between brothers and sisters.

Girls tied bands (Rakhis) on the wrists of their brothers when they gathered at the gurdwara.

Rakhi will be celebrated in neighbouring India Aug 13.

–Agencies

Hyderabad, August 12: Foundation stone of the Eidgah to be constructed at Kukatpally under the aegis of Siasat daily and administrative committee was laid by Mufti Sadiq Mohiuddin, Naeb Ameer-e-millat, on Tuesday, 9th of August. On the occasion relating the importance of mosques and eidgah’s at Masjid Mohammadia Kukatpally, Mufti Sadiq Mohiuddin said that Eidgahs, mosques and graveyards are the basic requisites of Muslim society. A Muslim cannot be thought of without these three. It is preferable to offer eid prayer in the eidgah. He said.

Hyderabad, August 12: It was a tough time for a traffic inspector to issue a challan to his boss an assistant commissioner of police after his vehicle violated traffic norms. However, he was duty-bound and finally issued a challan to his boss.

New Delhi, August 12: President Pratibha Patil has rejected the mercy petition of three men sentenced to death for the assassination of former prime minister Rajiv Gandhi, an official said Thursday.

“The president rejected the mercy petition last week,” a Rashtrapati Bhavan spokesperson told. The petitioners were Murugan, Santhan and Perarivalan, all linked to the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE).

The three along with an Indian woman, Nalini, were sentenced to death in 1999 for the assassination of Gandhi in Sriperumbudur in Tamil Nadu on May 21, 1991.

Mumbai, August 12: If the recent developments are any indication, it looks as if a new ‘friendship’ is blossoming in B-Town. We’re talking about Anushka Sharma and veteran filmmaker Boney Kapoor’s son Arjun.

In fact, there’s a strong buzz that she may be cast as his heroine in his debut movie, a Yash Raj production, given that she herself is an YRF protege.

Needless to say, Ranveer Singh may have cause for concern over his kabhi on/kabhi off girlfriend’s special bond with her newest pal.

The two apparently couldn’t be kept apart at a recent dinner.

Mumbai, August 12: Wasim Akram may have been linked in the past to Sushmita Sen. But the former Pakistan cricket captain and bowling coach of Shah Rukh Khan’s Kolkata Knight Riders team now has yet another link with Bollywood.

Akram’s current girlfriend Humaima Mallick is now B-Town bound.

“I am currently looking at a Bollywood project, with which I will surprise my fans, ” confirms Humaima.

India release

Beirut, August 12: The Syrian army shot dead 11 people in a western town near the Lebanese border on Thursday and stormed a northwestern town near Turkey’s border, activists said.

The shooting in the western town of Qusair also wounded many others, according to several Syrian human rights and activists groups.

Anti-government protests are common in Qusair and, combined with the early morning assault on the town of Saraqeb near the Turkish border, reflected the determination of President Bashar Assad to crush the five-month old uprising despite mounting international condemnation.

Mumbai, August 11: Ayesha Takia is finally done with her sabbatical. Though she thoroughly enjoyed every minute of it, she does concede that she missed the Bollywood action.

Farhan Azmi (husband) too encouraged her to resume acting, even though he isn’t too fond of cinema. “But he’s seen all my films, ” says a beaming Ayesha.

The actor who will be seen as an independent and mature girl in her upcoming film talks to CS about her family and films:

We are family

Mumbai, August 12: Hrithik Roshan was asked by a contestant on his television dance show, what if he were the Prime Minister of India for a day?

The actor replied, “I would make dance compulsory in Parliament. Before entering Parliament, everyone would have to dance his heart out, de-stress himself and then with a calm mind ponder over the problems of the country.”

Mumbai, August 12: Shiv Sena executive president Uddhav Thackeray has slammed the police killing of farmers in Maval, on the Mumbai-Pune Expressway, as ‘murder.’

At the same time Opposition leader Eknath Khadse, BJP, demanded the dismissal of the Maharashtra government.

Dubai, August 12: A British girl, who was jailed for a boozy sex romp in Dubai and banned for life from any Arab country, has slammed the country’s hypocrisy in dealing with crime.

Danielle Spencer, 31, danced provocatively for new fellow Kiwi banker Toby Carroll, 34, then stripped naked and covered them both with baby oil as they launched into a passionate clinch on his bed.