Month: August 2011

Hyderabad, August 7: Distraught over delay in getting his share from his ancestral property, 27 year old Sainath resident of Dommalguda committed suicide by consuming poison on August 5. He was rushed to the hospital where he died in the wee hours of Saturday while undergoing treatment.

Sainath resented the behaviour of his mother and elder brother who were holding up former’s share of ancestral property. Police Chikkadpally is investigating the case.

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Hyderabad, August 07: Few weeks back KCR has told the people that, he got a highly confidential report from New Delhi that states the Center is going to make a favorable declaration on Telangana issue within 2weeks. Now, he extends that period from 2 weeks to two-two and half years. He gave this new deadline during the launching Audio of ‘Poru Telangana’ movie at Hyderabad.

New Delhi, August 07: A trial court has sentenced a 28-year-old man, father of three children, to a seven-year jail term for raping a minor girl and fathering her child with the false assurance that he would marry her.

Terming the case “a saga of lies, lust, treachery, tricks, sex and cheating”, additional sessions judge Kamini Lau said, “The accused, by suppressing the fact of his earlier marriage, emotionally, psychologically, financially and physically exploited a young teenager since the age of 14 to 15 years and fathered her child when she was hardly 17 years of age.”

Hyderabad, August 07: Government employees in Telangana region are set to protest from Monday in the run up to the indefinite strike from Aug 17, even as the government decided to invoke Essential Services Maintenance Act (ESMA) in all key departments.

A showdown appears inevitable with the employees’ unions deciding to boycott talks till the government withdraws orders under ESMA and calls back police forces deployed at the offices and the government giving no hint of accepting their pre-conditions.

Hyderabad, August 7: A bride who had been married for just forty days committed suicide consuming unidentified poison at Alwal. It is said that 21 year old N Pochamani consumed poison on July 30, she died yesterday in the hospital while undergoing treatment.

According to sources Pochamani didn’t like her husband and it is believed that she was forcibly married to him. According to the traditions the girl lived with her parents for 30 days past her marriage and she arrived at her in-laws house 10 days ago.

Baghdad, August 07: Radical anti-US cleric Moqtada al-Sadr warned that any US training mission in Iraq after 2011 would amount to an occupation force and need to be opposed by “military means,” in a letter seen on Sunday.

The letter, released on Saturday in the Shiite cleric’s base in the shrine city of Najaf, came after Baghdad agreed to open talks with Washington for a training mission post-2011, when all US troops are due to have left.

Hyderabad, August 7: Counseling for LPCET passed candidates for admission into Urdu Pandit Training UPT will be held on August 8, from 9 am, at Keys High School, near Railway station Secunderabad. Candidates are required to attend the counseling with all necessary documents in order to get admission.

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Hyderabad, August 7: Demanding deletion of chapter 14 F of the presidential order 1975, Osmania University Telangana Students Joint Action Committee has announced its protest agenda. The Joint Action Committee in a meeting held at the University on Saturday finalized its agitation programme to mount pressure for deletion of 14 F. According to the programme 48 hour bandh will be observed from August 13 across Telangana.

New Delhi, August 07: Armed with reports stating massive corruption, the BJP has approached the CBI to register cases of graft and conspiracy in alleged irregularities worth several crores of rupees in construction of CWG stadia.

A complaint claiming financial bungling and other irregularities has been given by BJP’s RTI Cell to CBI director AP Singh, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and former Comptroller and Auditor General VK Shunglu for necessary action.

New Delhi, August 07: In view of complaints against the CWG Organising Committee headed by Suresh Kalmadi, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh was open to an idea of restructuring it in 2007, but it did not materialise as no concrete proposal came forth.

Sports Minister Ajay Maken suggested this as he insisted that nothing could be done about Kalmadi because he had been elected OC chairman by the Indian Olympic Association (IOA) and the UPA government was bound by the Host City Agreement (HCC) signed by the previous NDA government with the Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF).

Hyderabad, August 07: Underlining the importance of land acquisition related tribal issues, Rural Development Minister Jairam Ramesh has said that the government is trying to evolve a national consensus on the proposed Land Acquisition Bill.

Addressing a news conference here on Saturday, Ramesh said there are different views on the proposed bill, many people welcomed it while many criticised it.

“I know there are different views on this Bill (Land Acquisition Bill). But through a process of debate, we will arrive at a national consensus on this legislation,” he added.

Kabul, August 07: Besides the raging war against the Taliban, residents of the Afghan capital loathe one more aspect of their life — their appalling daily struggle for water!

Most water bodies in and around Kabul have either become dry or in the verge of becoming one, and the erratic potable water supply isn’t helping the city’s 3.5 million people either.

Hyderabad, August 07: The cyber crime police of the CID on Friday arrested Harihara Kumar, a 24-year-old techie working in a software firm at Gatchibowli, on the allegations of cyber-stalking a girl student of an engineering college.

Harihara is a resident of Ramanthapur. He had allegedly been harassing and defaming the girl by hacking into her email and putting up false information on her Facebook wall.

Kareemnagar, August 7: As soon as the Holy month of Ramadan arrives, Muslims pay more attention towards showing off, gaining political mileage or serving varieties of delicacies at iftar parties in the name of national integrity, instead of helping poor, needy and orphans, providing financial help to poor and middle class unmarried girls for getting married, providing shelter to the homeless, providing educational facilities to the promising Muslim children, arranging food for poor families,.

Hyderabad, August 7: Afzalganj police arrested a youth for stealing laptops and computers from Adhar project centre. DSP north zone Mr. Gangadhar told this during a press conference and produced the thief Mahinder and the stolen items before media. He said that Mahinder who stayed at a lodge at Nampally worked in a Adhar card centre setup at a community hall at Gowliguda.

Hyderabad, August 7: A meeting of high officials belonging to various departments of state government was held at Shamsabad International Airport to review the arrangements and preparations for the departure of state Hajj aspirants to Saudi Arabia. The arrangements and measures to be taken for the convenience of Hajj aspirants as well as for their family members who would arrive to see off the aspirants were discussed on the occasion.

Hyderabad, August 07: In order to facilitate the Haj Pilgrimage in their travels, a joint meeting of the Haj Committee and the airport officials was held yesterday. Arrangements for the Haj Pilgrims and the persons who come to see them off were discussed. Mr. Syed Khaleeluddin, Chairman of Haj Committee requested the airport officials to make effective travel arrangements keeping in view last year’s experience. The last group will fly from Hyderabad on 16th October 2011.

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Hyderabad, August 07: TRS Minorities Cell President, Mr. Mahmood Ali thanked Mr. Kapil Sibal, Union HRD Minister and Mr. N. Kiran Kumar Reddy, Chief Minister of A.P. for establishing 353 new model schools. He regretted that in the proposed scheme, old city has completely been neglected. He requested the Chief Minister and Minister of Education to visit the old city where schools and colleges are not available proportionate to its population.

Hyderabad, August 07: The three day Islamic Books Exhibition was inaugurated in the presence of Maulana Akbar Nizamuddin, Dr. Syed Jahangir and Maulana Mohammed Abdul Quadeer Nizami at Royal Function Hall, Kotla Alijah near Charminar yesterday.

Hyderabad, August 07: TRS President MR. K. Chandrasekhar Rao harshly criticised the statement made by Central Home Minister Mr. P. Chidambaram in the parliament. He said that a responsible minister has given an irresponsible statement. He was addressing a meeting after unveiling the statue of TRS ideologue Dr. K. Jaya Shanker. Referring to Article 3 of the Constitution of India, he said that the Central Govt. has the power to create a new state.

Hyderabad, August 07: Student’s Joint Action Committee of Osmania University while demanding the cancellation of 14F from the Presidential order 1975 has finalized an agitation programme. JAC which met yesterday decided to observe 48 hours ‘bandh’ on 13th & 14th August.

Continuous agitation will be made from 8th to 17th August to pressurize the Central Govt. to drop section 14(F) from the presidential order of 1975.

Hyderabad, August 07: It is very regretful that the sectarian conflicts of the Muslims have transformed the mosques into the centres of hatred. It is an indecent thing that the conflicts of the Muslims have started reaching the police which is presenting a bad pictures to the other citizens of the country. The disputes of Jamia Masjid Musheerabad, Jamia Masjid Khairatabad and Jamia Masjid Nirmal have crossed the boundaries of the mosques and reached the police stations and law courts.

Hyderabad, August 07: Muslim League leader, Mr. Mohammed Vicar Hussain opposed the system of reciting Bhajans and Unislamic names in the Sainik School at Santoshnagar. A large number of Muslim students study in this school. A deputation led by him presented a memorandum to Mr. Syed Mohammed Ahmedullah, Minister for Minorities Affairs, the memorandum gave the details of anti-islamic activities of the management of the said school. Muslim girls are being compelled to wear skirts.

Hyderabad, August 07: HEH The Nizam’s Wakf Committee said that 800 residential permits have already been issued for the Haj Pilgrims for staying in Makka. No additional residential permits will be issued for Haj Pilgrims.

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Hyderabad, August 07: Justice Ramana of High Court admonished Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation authorities for demolishing illegal constructions. The Judge asked them what they were doing when these constructions were in progress. The Municipal authorities complained that they don’t have sufficient staff. Addressing the Municipal authorities, the Judge said that when they collect taxes, it is their duty to stop such illegal constructions.