Month: August 2011

Yavatmal, August 29: City police on Sunday lodged an FIR against 16 persons, including former Maharashtra Chief Minister Ashok Chavan, state Education minister Rajendra Darda, and MP Vijay Darda, besides other government officials, in connection with an alleged land scam.

The offence has been registered on last week’s directive of Judicial Magistrate First Class, Yavatmal KS Kulkarni, based on a petition filed by one Digambar Pajgade, police said.

Mumbai, August 29: Mumbai: Appealing to people to brace up for the unfinished battle against corruption, Shiv Sena supremo Bal Thackeray has said electorates should take a pledge to not exercise their franchise in lieu of money.

In a statement issued here Sunday night, Thackeray said the practice of bribing voters adds to corruption and should be nipped in the bud.

“Only then corruption can be rooted out. If elected representatives win polls by bribing voters, what will Lokpal do,” he said.

Hyderabad, August 29: (Siasat News) People will be wonderstruck when they see the beautiful Mosque on the top of Charminar. It is regretful that prayers are not offered at this place. There is a historical evidence that Charminar is a Mosque.

Hyderabad, August 29: Insaf organization hosted Iftaar Party near Charminar Bus Stand in old city. Vice President of CPI and former MP Mr. S. Sudhakar Reddy attended as the Chief Guest. The other dignitaries who were present on this occasion were Mr. Nusrath Mohiuddin, Mr. Mohammed Yousuf, Mr. Mir Ahmed Ali, etc. A large number of local residents participated in the party.

Eluru, August 29: YSR Congress Party spokesperson Ambati Rambabu on Sunday claimed that the Congress party would not win a single seat in the by-polls that would be held after acceptance of resignations submitted by 26 Congress MLAs.

Tripolie, August 29: FIVE women who were part of Muammar Gaddafi’s elite team of female bodyguards have reportedly claimed they were raped by the deposed Libyan leader.

According to the Sunday Times of Malta, the former bodyguards told a Benghazi-based psychologist they were raped and abused by Gaddafi and his sons, before being tossed aside once the men became “bored” with them.

Mumbai, August 29: Nearly six years after a police constable was arrested for the rape of a 14-year-old girl at Sahar, the accused, Chandrakant Pawar, was acquitted of the grave charge by the Bombay high court. However, Pawar has been held him guilty of attempting to rape the victim and slapped with a fine of Rs 10,000.

Sentencing Pawar to 10 years in prison, Justice J H Bhatia calculated the benefit of remissions (prison day credits) and ordered that he be released as he has already spent five years behind bars.

Mumbai, August 29: Actress Sonakshi Sinha says she has neither signed a film with superstar Shah Rukh Khan or with actor Ranveer Singh.

“I haven’t signed any film with Shah Rukh Khan. I had also read the news somewhere but I haven’t signed any film yet,” Sonakshi told reporters at Ambience Mall, where she had come to launch the new range of Puma running shoes.

Rumours were abuzz that Sonakshi has been cast opposite King Khan in Abhinav Kashyap’s next, a love story set in Australia.

Kochi, August 29: At least seven passengers were injured when a Gulf Air Flight from Bahrain with 137 passengers on board, deviated from the runway just before landing at the nearby International airport early Monday.

The runway has been closed for bigger aircraft following the incident, airport director ACK Nair told . One passenger who was injured has been admitted to a nearby hospital and the others were discharged after first aid. It would take another 10 hours for the airport to be fully operational. However, smaller ATR aircrafts can land, he said

Hyderabad, August 29: Lok Satta Party Working President DVVS Varma has expressed his happiness over Members of Parliament cutting across party lines supporting the Lok Satta’s plea for constitution of Lokayuktas in States along with the Lokpal, and a National Judicial Commission to deal with higher judiciary, excluding it from the Lokpal purview.

New Delhi, August 29: Activist Swami Agnivesh, who was a key member of Team Anna till the ninth day of Anna Hazare’s 12-day fast, has courted controversy with video clippings appearing on social network sites allegedly showing him criticising the anti-corruption campaign. Agnivesh has dismissed the footage as doctored.

The clips allegedly showed him describing Anna’s team as “mad and misguided elephant” over phone to “Kapilji” – purportedly Human Resource Development Minister Kapil Sibal.

New Delhi, August 29: A suspected Improvised Explosive Device (IED) was found in a shopping complex, just 300 metres away from the Indian team’s hotel in Kent and on the route that Dhoni & Co took for their practice match against Kent. The match itself went ahead after a prolonged rain delay.

The suspected device was found in the baby section of Marks & Spencer showroom, prompting police to immediately cordon off the entire area and order a comprehensive search.

New Delhi, August 29: Why do I find Dr Singh less than transparent as opposed to the praises for integrity heaped on him by an ever-fawning media

One, it was to save Dr Singh’s policies when he was finance minister that MPs were bribed in a trust vote, which he would have lost. MPs were again bribed when he was prime minister to similarly bail him out. In the first case, the MPs were jailed but not the bribe-givers.

Mumbai, August 29: Salman Khan is every bit the stud Mirror reader Jasmine Kaur Anand imagined him to be, even though his shirt stayed on.

Choosing who gets to meet superstar Salman Khan is a difficult but power-inducing task. Of the thousands who write in to Mirror, most ask to meet Bollywood’s hunky Khan. This time, it was 19-year-old Jasmine Kaur Anand’s turn and she could hardly believe her luck. She was going to meet her ultimate idol. Whether it was Prem in Hum Aapke Hai Kaun? or Prem in Hum Saath Saath Hai, Jasmine had found her hero.

Nellore, August 29: Union Minister of State for Handlooms and Textiles Panabaka Laxmi on Sunday stated that former chief minister Y S Rajasekhara Reddy would not have tolerated the allegations that his son and Kadapa MP Y S Jaganmohan Reddy had allegedly amassed wealth illegally.

Talking to media persons, Panabaka Laxmi said that YSR himself would have ordered a probe if he would have learnt about Jagan’s alleged accumulation of wealth through illegal methods using his official position.

Hyderabad, August 29: Monday will be a crucial day in the political history of Andhra Pradesh. Assembly Speaker Nadendla Manohar is likely to announce his decision on three important matters, of which, two decisions could have an impact on state politics.

New Delhi, August 29: Subramanian Swamy again used harsh words against UPA Chairperson, Sonia Gandhi. Swamy swiped “Sonia Gandhi is a particular kind of Vish-Kanya, Who is eating country slowly-slowly. She has 1 lakh crore Rs. stashed abroad. I know where this amount deposited,”.

Subhramanium Swamy was a Chief Guest in a conference organised by Rashtriya Swayamsewak Sangh(RSS) at Law House, Sector 38 – Chandigarh. He was giving lecture on Corruption.

Bhopal, August 29 (Pervez Bari): Following committed efforts made over last six-seven years, the Bharatiya Janata Party ruled Madhya Pradesh, the central Indian province, is now poised to emerge as an economic giant.

According to an American firm, Dun Bradstreet “India 2020”, Madhya Pradesh will be contributing significantly to the economic growth of India.

Tirupati, August 29: After donning the tag of politician for two years, Chiranjeevi will soon be back on the silver screen as Megastar.

Chiranjeevi on Sunday announced his comeback in movies. The Megastar said his son Ramcharan Teja would produce his upcoming 150th movie soon.

Chiranjeevi, who came to his constituency to participate in Rangam’s 100 days programme, told reporters that he took the decision of comeback following his brother and actor Naga Babu’s request to act in films.

Chennai, August 29: The campaign to seek commutation of the death sentences of three convicts in former prime minister Rajiv Gandhi’s assassination turned tragic Sunday with a woman setting herself afire to allegedly press for the demand, according to a letter recovered from her.

Senkodi, 27, died on her way to hospital after her self-immolation outside a government office in Kanchipuram, police said.

Speaking to IANS. a police official in Kanchipuram said Senkodi immolated herself around 5.45 p.m. and investigations are on to ascertain the reason for her to commit the act.

Hyderabad, August 29: Is the BJP trying to get closer to Jagan Mohan Reddy? Or will Jagan himself seek political asylum in the BJP-led NDA to save himself from the CBI probe? These questions are doing the rounds in the political circles of Andhra Pradesh after the BJP leader and Opposition Leader in the Lok Sabha Sushma Swaraj surprisingly mentioned about Jagan during her speech on Lokpal Bill.

Hyderabad, August 29: Hailing Chief Minister N Kiran Kumar Reddy’s announcement that the Centre would take decision on Telangana state in the next two months, Telangana Congress Steering Committee convener K Kesava Rao on Sunday asked him to take steps in this direction by convening Congress Legislature Party meeting.

Hyderabad, August 29: The left parties on Sunday threatened to launch massive agitation against the State Government if it continues to ignore the problems being faced by the farmers.

Hyderabad, August 29: Describing the Centre bowing down to Anna Hazare’s demands as people’s victory against corruption,’ Telugu Desam Party president N Chandrababu Naidu on Sunday reiterated that his party would extend its total support to those individuals and parties which are fighting to eradicate corruption.

Talking to media persons at his residence, Naidu blamed the Centre’s inefficiency for rising corruption in the country and said that the government should introduce reforms in the election and political arena to prevent corruption at higher echelons.

Karimnagar, August 29: Senior Congress leader T Jeevan Reddy on Sunday accused the former chief minister K Rosaiah of having conspired with Telugu Desam Party president N Chandrababu Naidu to stall the creation of Telangana state.