Month: August 2011

Khammam, August 6: Over 70 SC families of Arekodu village in the district deserted the village fearing ill-effects after the murder of a person in the village.

According to information, one Arempula Srinivas (48) was allegedly hacked to death by his wife Alivelu and son Suresh last week in the village. Believing it to be a human sacrifice, the villagers were apprehensive of the ill-effects it could have on their lives and fled the village. They are taking shelter in a school and a church on the outskirts of the village.

Hyderabad, August 6: Police arrested nine persons involved in gambling at a house and recovered Rs 46,000, 13 cell phones, 3 two-wheelers and a car from their possession.

M Kistaiah, assistant commissioner of police, South Zone said around 5 a.m on Friday, sleuths of Moghalpura police raided a house at Shaheen Heights at Sultan Shahi in Moghalpura on a tip-off, and arrested nine persons involved in gambling.

Hyderabad, August 6: Justice NV Ramana disapproved of the claims of the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) that it had demolished over 13,000 ‘illegal structures’ in the last month.

Chiding the authorities, justice Ramana asked as to how 13,000 illegal structures were permitted in the first place.

He criticised the methodology of first permitting illegal structures and then introducing regulation fee. He made it clear that the court would soon pass a detailed order setting down guidelines.

Ibnul-Qayyim Al-Jawziyyah (rahimahullaah) said:

And mankind, with regard to their performance of prayer are in five levels:

Hyderabad, August 6: Task Force police arrested an auto driver who had stolen the luggage of a passenger, Rambhatla Sateesh, on Friday, who travelled in his auto-rickshaw from Sagar ring road to road no. 2, Banjara Hills.

Police also recovered one laptop, one passport and three bags containing valuable articles from the accused. Police said Banoth Yadi, an auto driver and resident of Gowliguda was trying to sell off a stolen laptop and was held by north zone Task Force sleuths.

—Agencies

Jeddah, August 6: 4 persons who died in a shocking firing incident in Kuwait have been identified and it was found that they all were Indians workers and belonged to Andhra Pradesh state. This has been confirmed by Indian embassy in Kuwait. The embassy sources told that two deceased have been identified as T Naresh Kumar (Kadapa) and M Ramnaiah (Chittoor). Kuwait police handed over their passports and death report to Indian embassy. Family members of the dead have been informed about the incident. The remaining two deceased M O Reddy belonged to Chittor while Ramabheem belonged to Nellore.

Hyderabad, August 6: Has A Amarender Reddy, personal assistant to minister for BC welfare Mukesh Goud, influenced higher officials to escape police custody in the case of his wife’s murder?
Addula Amarender Reddy, who is still at large, is trying to ‘settle’ the issue amicably with his in-laws and got in touch with some ‘elders’ of Mamata’s family in this regard, it is learnt. “We did not arrest Amarender Reddy. A special team comprising senior police officials has been constituted to nab him,” said Medipally inspector S Krishna Prasad.

Hyderabad, August 6: Another Somalian national was caught on Thursday when she tried to travel to Nairobi with a fake visa and passport from Rajiv Gandhi International Airport.

Mariya Emli (24), was detained by airport immigration officials while she submitted her fake visa and passport, police said. RGIA SI Kiran Kumar said that Mariya came to the city three months back on a tourist visa issued by Indian embassy at Nairobi.

—Agencies

Malegon, August 06: Malegaon: The Mumbai Muslims belonging to over a dozen NGOs August 04 expressed shock and anguish over the Mumbai HC verdict granting bail to the 2008 Malegaon blast accused and asked the government why bail could not be granted to the Muslim accused arrested in the 2006 Malegaon blast case on the same basis.

Hyderabad, August 6: “Breast milk is the most natural and perfect food for normal growth and healthy development of infants,” senior research officer at the National Institute of Nutrition (NIN), Hyderabad K. Damayanthi has said.

Speaking on the occasion of the world breastfeeding week here on Friday, she said it is a commonly known fact that breastfeeding not only strengthens the infant’s immune system, but also promotes the mother-child bonding.

Hyderabad, August 6: Andhra Pradesh, the biggest producer of engineers in India, might face a serious shortage of students this year. If the ongoing counselling for admission to engineering colleges is any indication, more than 40 percent seats are expected to remain vacant in various engineering colleges this academic year.

Only 1.36 lakh out of 2.07 lakh qualified candidates turned up for verification of certificates during the week-long process which concluded on August 3. About 71,000 stayed away from counselling.

Hyderabad, August 6: Indians settled in the USA strongly feel that the Indian government should declare a war on terror and take all measures as done by the US authorities to curb terror, BJP state president G Kishan Reddy has said.

Reddy has recently toured USA and addressed several programmes organised by Indian associations in various cities.

Hyderabad, August 6: The XXI Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate on Thursday dismissed the bail petition of B Ramalinga Raju, former chairman of Satyam Computers and seven others.

The court felt that the argument for the bail was weak. Moreover, the CBI counsel argued that it would become difficult for them to continue the trial if Raju is released on bail.

Hyderabad, August 6: The practice of selling carry bags which were freely available at retail outlets and malls before the plastic ban, has evoked mixed response, ranging from nonchalance to outrage.
“How does it solve the problem of preventing more plastic from being added to the system?” asks Nivedita Mukherjee, an IT professional who paid Rs 2 for a plastic bag at a Big Bazaar outlet, adding, “I would have preferred to buy a cloth bag if it was available.”

Hyderabad, August 6: Justice Ramesh Ranganathan of the AP High Court on Friday directed the police commissioner to conduct another post-mortem on the body of Anil Reddy, the young music director who died under mysterious circumstances.
Prakash Reddy, brother of Anil Reddy, filed a writ petition in the court complaining that the second post-mortem report of Anil Reddy (which said he died of brain hemorrhage), was suspect. The judge directed the police commissioner to appoint a panel of two government doctors, who would submit a report to the court in two weeks.

—Agencies

Hyderabad, August 6: An IT professional was arrested by Cyber Crime police for harassing a girl by sending abusive SMSes to her mobile phone and her e-mail account. SV Ramana Murthy, additional director-general of police (CID) said the woman had lodged a complaint with the Cyber Crime police on August 2 regarding abusive messages being sent to her mobile and through Internet.

Makkah, August 06: Sheikh Saleh Al-Talib, imam and khatib at the Grand Mosque, called on Muslims to fortify their faith in Almighty Allah as a means to wipe clean their hearts of hatred and hostility.

“Whoever tastes the sweetness of faith will never experience the thoughts of hatred, evil or hostility,” Al-Talib said in his sermon on the first Friday of Ramadan. Hundreds of thousands of faithful attended the congregational prayer at the Grand Mosque.

Hyderabad, August 06: Police arrested nine persons involved in gambling at a house and recovered Rs 46,000, 13 cell phones, 3 two-wheelers and a car from their possession.

M Kistaiah, assistant commissioner of police, South Zone said around 5 a.m on Friday, sleuths of Moghalpura police raided a house at Shaheen Heights at Sultan Shahi in Moghalpura on a tip-off, and arrested nine persons involved in gambling.

Two sisters became captivated by Islam, and their French liberal, `Jewish-by-chance’ father has found himself having to face up to their religiosity and subsequent expulsion from school. The incident has provoked both private and national ferment.

New Delhi, August 06: Bollywood star Amitabh Bachchan has wished Congress president Sonia Gandhi a speedy recovery after she underwent surgery for an undisclosed ailment.

Bachchan, who was in the capital to promote his upcoming movie, Aarakshan, said, “We wish Soniaji recovers as soon as possible. Our prayers and good wishes are with her.”

Bachchan’s film, which explores the politics behind reservation, is already raising questions from various political party. His recent visit to Lucknow was cancelled over law and order concerns. The film releases on August 12.

Hyderabad, August 06: Task Force police busted a gang of five persons, who are involved in preparing fake residential certificates and identity cards for obtaining passports. One computer, holograms, fake ration cards, voter IDs, rubber stamps and mobile phones were recovered from the accused.

Sivakasi, August 06:Six women employees were charred to death in a fire that broke out in a firecracker unit at Kalaiyarkurichi near here on Friday.

Six others, including two men, who sustained serious burns, were referred to Government Rajaji hospital in Madurai.

Friction while handling chemicals could have led to the accident, killing the women on the spot at around 2 p.m., Virudhunagar Collector, M. Balaji, said.

Among the injured, two had sustained 100 per cent injuries and the remaining around 80 per cent, he added.

Hyderabad, August 06: The first Friday of the Ramzan saw around 15,000 Muslims congregate at the Makkah Masjid to perform their prayers amidst intense police security. Apart from the 10 CRPF platoons which are regularly deployed in the mosque’s surroundings, police said that an additional 12 platoons were deployed on Friday.

One of the main reasons for the police to deploy such large numbers of their personnel in and around the Makkah Masjid was the scheduled speech of MIM floor leader in the legislative assembly Akbaruddin Owaisi after the Friday prayers.

Hyderabad, August 06: Telugu Desam politburo member Erram Naidu on Friday stated that it was very difficult task to get unanimity on the formation of Telangana state as the aspirations of the people from one region to another are different.

Talking to media persons at NTR Trust Bhavan, he alleged that the Centre linked the unanimity issue in order to delay the Telangana state formation.

He asked Chidambaram to make his stand clear on Telangana state issue and put an end to uncertainty in the state.

Hyderabad, August 6: The nation-wide bank strike call by the United Forum of Bank Unions threw life out of gear, as people scurried to withdraw money before ATMs ran dry. Even as slogans were being raised at the State Bank of India at Koti, a long queue formed outside the ATM on the premises.