Month: August 2011

Mumbai, august 08: Indian stocks plunged deep into the red this morning as the Sensex lost more than 500 points within minutes of the market opening on concerns over the US losing its top-notch credit rating due to mounting debts.

The 30-share benchmark index dropped within minutes of opening to 16,793.07 points, its lowest level since June, 2010, registering a fall of 512 points from its previous close.

The NSE’s Nifty was also down by 131 points at 5,079.65 points at 0930 hours, after hitting a low of 5,060.05 points earlier in the morning.

Dubai, August 8: The Ramadan fast is little bit longer for the Muslims residing on top of the world’s tallest tower, Burj Khalifa.

The greater the distance is from the ground, the longer the duration of the fasting, given the fact that people on top of the tower witness the sunrise early and the sunset later than those on the ground floor.

The Islamic Affairs Department of Dubai has told the residents of the 160-storeyed building that they need to observe varied timings for beginning and ending their month-long fasts.

Hyderabad, August 08: Under the auspices of Siasat, Arabic course was started. The inaugural function of the course commenced with the recitation of the Quranic verses by Dr. Syed Siddique Hussain. Mr. Tayyab Pasha Quadri presented encomium (Naath).

Prof. Jameelunnisa, former Head of the Dept of Arabic, O.U. highlighted the importance of Arabic language and understanding of the Quran.

Hyderabad, August 08: The counseling of EAMCET passed Minority Candidate for admission into Engineering and Pharmacy courses under Sw-II system will be conducted at 9 am at A.P. Veterinary Association Hall, opposite Masjid Alamgiri, Shanthinagar.

The candidates have to pay Rs. 300 towards registration and Rs. 600 towards counseling fees. The candidates whose parents income is below Re one lakh can get exemption from payment of fees on production of income certificate issued by MRO.

——Siasat News

Hyderabad, August 08: Association and affection with Prophet Mohammed (SAWS) of the companions exhibited in various wars against the infidels is an example for the believers. Expression of extreme love for the Prophet (SAWS) was seen in the personality of Hazrath Zaid Bin Suhal. He shielded Prophet Mohammed (SAWS) during the battle of Uhad. He stopped all the arrows which came from the hostile camp. He was reciting a cuplet which ment that ‘I sacrifice my life on Prophet (SAWS) my face should be the shield for Prophet (SAWS) face.

New Delhi, August 08: A small group of unidentified people on Sunday barged into the house of Janata Party leader Subramanian Swamy in Nizammuddin East and went on rampaging his garden.

Swamy alleged it to be handiwork of “rowdy Congress persons”.

The Delhi Police registered a case of criminal trespass and creating mischief.

The police said no major damage was done and some flower pots and lanterns in the garden were damaged. Swamy is in Texas and the incident was reported by his granddaughter.

Hyderabad, August 8: Opposing the proposal of honouring Jagdish Arya with an award declaring his act of hurling bomb at Huzoor Nizam Mir Osman Ali Khan, as heroic, the respectable citizens of the city, Mr. Ghulam Mohammad, Mr. Jawwad Asghar Naqvi, Mr. Syed Nasir Hyder Jaffery, Mr. Murtaza Ali, Mr. Mohammad Azam, Mr. Syed Sarfaraz Ali Jafferi, Mr. Syed Ashfaq Husain, Mr. Syed Mehdi Hyder Jafferi have appealed President, Ms Pratibha Patil to reject any such proposal, as any such step will hurt Muslim sentiments.

Siasat news

Beirut, August 8: Syrian forces intensified their crackdown on an eastern city Sunday as they try to keep the anti-government uprising from escalating during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan. The assault and similar operations in at least two other towns killed at least 52 people, according to human rights groups, and the toll looked likely to rise.

Wellington, August 8: 51-year-old engineer working at an airplane testing facility has been sucked into an engine and killed.
Domestic carrier Air New Zealand confirmed the man was performing routine maintenance on a Lockheed C-130 Hercules airplane engine just after 8 a.m. Monday at the Woodbourne air field in Blenheim when he was sucked into the engine.
An Air New Zealand spokeswoman said the engine was sitting on a stand without propellors attached and was not affixed to a plane at the time of the accident.

New Delhi, August 08: Both houses of parliament were adjourned Monday with the opposition demanding a discussion over the Comptroller and Auditor General’s (CAG) report on the Commonwealth Games that indicted Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit.

As soon as the Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha met at 11 a.m., the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and its allies demanded cancellation of question hour and discussion on the CAG report.

Both houses were adjourned till 12 noon amid pandemonium.

The CAG report was tabled in parliament Friday.

—IANS

Washington, August 8: President Barack Obama spent part of Sunday talking to top American commanders about the U.S. troops lost when a helicopter was shot down in Afghanistan.
He also spoke with Afghan President Hamid Karzai, according to the Afghan embassy in Washington.

The White House said Obama placed calls to the commanders on Sunday to express his condolences for those who died. In the calls, the president reaffirmed the support of the American people for service members and their families.

Hyderabad, August 8: Mufti Sadiq Mohiuddin, Naeb Ameer-e-millat will lay the foundation stone of the Eidgah to be constructed under the aegis of Siasat daily and administrative committee, on Tuesday, 8th Ramadan-ul-Mubarak following Zohr prayer at Kukatpally near Hightech railway station.

Mr. Osman bin Mohammad Alhajari president Deccan Waqf Protection Committee, Maulana Sadatullah Bukhari alias Mian Bhai, Alhaj Yahya Pasha, Khalifa Syed Mohammad Ghulam Jeelani will be present on the auspicious occasion.

Lucknow, August 08: Three members of a family, including a teenaged boy, were mowed to death by an express train while trying to cross a railway track in Uttar Pradesh’s Unnao district, an official said Monday.

The victims aged between 14 and 40 years were hit by the Kanpur-Pratapgarh Express train at the railway track near Jaitpur village Sunday.

New Delhi, August 08: The beheaded body of a 26-year-old man has been found in Haryana on Sunday August 7.

The man by the name Srikant Singh who was an insurance advisor for a healthcare company was reportedly missing since July 29. He was last seen before he left his home at Moti Bagh in South Delhi.

A senior police officer said that a kidnapping case was registered after 24 hours of his missing complaint.

On Saturday August 6 the police of Haryana’s district informed the Delhi police of a beheaded body found wrapped in a bed sheet.

Hyderabad, august 8: An electric transformer burst with a sudden huge blast at Bilalnagar, Kalapathar area resulting serious burn injuries of two youth, Mohammad Nisar (22) and Mohammad Azharuddin. The blaze also damaged an adjacent house and a medical hall. The victims were admitted at Medicare hospital.

Locals told that the authorities of electric department were informed when sparks were seen coming from the transformer but the officials didn’t pay heed to it as a result the transformer burst and two youth suffered injuries.

London, August 8: New unrest erupted on north London’s streets, a day after rioting and looting in a deprived area amid community anger over a fatal police shooting.

Police on Sunday deployed extra officers on the streets to prevent a repeat of Saturday’s violence in north London’s Tottenham area, which appeared to be quiet Sunday night.

Copley, August 8: Police say an Ohio man went on a neighborhood shooting rampage, killing seven and leaving victims in three homes before being shot and killed in a gunfight with a police officer and a former officer.

Hyderabad, August 8: A round table conference convened by the Federation of Telangana Pharma and Chemical Industry here on Sunday urged the state government to take speedy steps for establishing a Pharma Cluster in the Telangana region.

The conference also urged chief minister N Kiran Kumar Reddy to direct the departments concerned to clear the pending applications of Telangana entrepreneurs wanting to set up pharmaceutical units.

London, August 08: London braced on Sunday for more violence after some of the worst riots seen in the British capital for years which politicians and police blamed on criminal thugs but residents attributed to local tensions and anger over hardship.

Rioters throwing petrol bombs rampaged overnight through an economically deprived district, setting police patrol cars, buildings and a double-decker bus on fire.

Amman, August 08: Syrian tanks stormed a city in the east of the country on Sunday, crushing makeshift barricades, opening fire and seizing the central square, residents said; in a fresh crackdown that activists said killed dozens of civilians.

The assault on the provincial capital Deir al-Zor comes a week after tanks stormed the city of Hama, where activists say scores have been killed in an ongoing siege to crush five-months of protests against President Bashar al-Assad’s rule.

Hyderabad, August 8: Situation became tense after a road accident occurred at Tolichowki area late night where angry mob pelted stones at the vehicles after seeing the injured. It is said that Mohsin bin Omer Masqati and his two daughters Zehra and Tahera who are said to be twins, suffered serious injuries. Mohsin was going to his house at Nadeem colony from old city on motor cycle along with his daughters when the accident occurred near Moghal residency.

Hyderabad, August 8 : Telugu Desam Telangana leader and MLA Revanth Reddy has accused the Union home ministry of taking contradictory stands on Clause 14 (f) of the Presidential Order which gives Hyderabad the status of a free zone in the matter of appointments to the police department.

Pointing out that the ministry gave two mutually contradictory versions, one in Delhi and the other in Hyderabad on August 5,

Tirumala, August 8: Private vehicle owners in the temple town better get the fitness and pollution certificates for their vehicles as it has been made mandatory for all private vehicles plying between Tirupati and Tirumala. Tests for the fitness and pollution certificate began on Kalyana Vedika premises here on Sunday.

KS Srinivasa Raju, TTD JEO (Tirumala), personally inspected the tests conducted under the supervision of Tirupati RTO Prasad.

Vijayawada, August 8: An attempt by advocates of state’s bifurcation to hold a meeting at the Freedom Fighters Association Hall here on Sunday led to a clash with students supporting state’s unity for over an hour with both the groups hurling chairs on each other.

Samaikyandhra Students Joint Action Committee district convener T Saikrishna and others were injured in the melee with organisers of the Telangana, Andhra Rashtrala Sadhana Sadassu. The injured were taken to government general hospital for first aid.

Hyderabad, August 8: The Hyderabad Cricket Association (HCA) on Sunday plunged into yet another crisis with 13 office-bearers — three vice-presidents and 10 executive committee members — shooting off resignation letters to its president Arshad Ayub.