Month: September 2011

New Delhi, September 28: India is committed to greater transparency and accountability in governance as also to the policy of “zero tolerance” towards corruption, President Pratibha Devisingh Patil said on Wednesday.

Quoting Mahatma Gandhi who termed corruption as a “moral failure”, the President said legislation alone would not be enough to combat the menace but also requires looking at individual behaviour as well as societal norms through mediums of education, creation of awareness and moral regeneration.

Ahmedabad, September 28: A woman has begun a unique protest against the city police, seeking justice for her slain husband. Khushboo, 27, who was widowed recently, has vowed to continue wearing her bridal attire till justice is done. Her husband, Brijesh Kadam, 27, was killed in June this year by members of the Ghetiya gang.

Hyderabad, September 28: The trend of performing Nikah in mosques is on the rise these days. This is a commendable move and it needs to be promoted so as to prevent from extravagance in marriages and to make the act of Nikah simple and easy. Largest number of Nikahs are performed at Masjid Azizia Humayun nagar and then at Shahi Masjid Public garden.

The second largest mosque of the old city next to Makkah Masjid is Masjid Hakeem Vazir Ali, Fateh darwaza Chandulal Baradari colony where Nikahs are performed frequently.

Hyderabad, September 28: Notification is likely to be issued shortly for recruitment for the post of constable and sub inspectors in police department. Nearly 19 thousand post of civil APSPAR and 2 thousand posts of sub inspectors are to be filled with men and women across the state.

Siasat daily offers advance physical training to ensure police recruitment through which nearly 500 youth have been appointed earlier.

Candidate must have passed intermediate for constable post and degree for sub inspector post.

Hyderabad, September 28: Secretary Minority Welfare Department Mr. Mohammad Ali Rafath visited Hajj house on Tuesday and reviewed the arrangements made by the Hajj committee for Hajj aspirants. He inspected all the sections of the Hajj camp especially passport centre and accommodations provided to the Hajj aspirants. He directed the authorities of the committee to take preventive measures to save Hajj aspirants from any eventuality.

Chairman Hajj Committee Mr. Khaleeluddin Ahmed, Executive officer Mr. G Mahboob Peeran and Mr. Raza Husain Azad member explained him the details.

Hyderabad, September 28: It has been decided by Deccan Waqf Protection Cell to organise one day hunger fast on Thursday, September 29 demanding immediate formation of separate Telangana state. Mr. Osman Alhajari president protection cell has told that by organizing a one day hunger fast on Thursday, September 29 near Badi masjid Jhirra immediate formation of Telangana will be demanded by the central government. Representatives of various JACs will attend the hunger fast. He told that the hunger fast is being organized to express solidarity with government employees.

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Bada pahad Qutub Shahi mosque uninhabited

Vanarpati, September 28: The ongoing general strike for separate Telangana state has entered into 15th day. Leaders of various religions and sangams took out rally in support of general strike. Vanarpatri mobile association, employees and workers of electric department protested by making a human chain on Rajiv chowk and demanded that the government ensure 7 hour power supply to farmers. On the occasion demanding immediate formation of Telangana state 3 students Mohan Lal, Naga Raju and Santosh ran towards Mahboobnagar. TRS politburo and member Niranjan Reddy flagged them off.

Hyderabad, September 28: The Graduate Management Admission Council (GMAC), an association of global graduate business schools, has appointed the Dean of Indian School of Business (ISB) Ajit Rangnekar as a member of its board of directors on Tuesday.

Ajit is the only representative from India and the appointment coincides with ISB’s completion of ten years of operations. The Council is expanding its operations internationally and will launch the Next Generation GMAT exam in June 2012.

Hyderabad, September 28: Many take pride in their texting skills. Quite a few even type with their eyes closed and break records as far as the number of SMSes is concerned. For all those texting addicts, the new regulation of the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) limiting the number of SMSes per day to 100, which comes into effect from Tuesday, has come as a shock.

Hyderabad, September 28: Here’s something that is truly hair-raising. Two giant male tortoises, the pride of possession of the Nehru Zoological Park in the City, have turned gay. Yes, you read that right. And what’s their age, you may ask. They are both octogenarians! One is 82 and the other is 80.

Hyderabad, September 28: Fire fighters rescued 80 persons trapped in a four-storeyed building on Dharam Karan road on Monday, after a major fire broke out in it, causing huge property loss.

Hyderabad, September 28: To clear the extra rush of passengers during Brahmotsavams, the South Central Railway will run six special trains between Secunderabad and Tirupati.

Train No.07145 special will leave Secunderabad on Sept 29, Oct 4 and 6 at 23.00 hours and reach Tirupati at 12.00 hours the next day.

The 07146 special will depart from Tirupati on Sept 30, Oct 5 and 7 at 20.00 hours and arrive at Secunderabad at 09.10 hours the next day.

Hyderabad, September 28: The police apprehended a hoax caller who threatened to blast three temples located in three different places in the city on Monday.

According to sources, the accused Moin Hussain of Old City made several phone calls to police control room in the last two days in the name of an activist of Indian Mujahideen and said that he will carry out blasts at Birla temple, ISKCON temple and Bhagya Lakshmi temple at the base of Charminar.

Man traveling on fake passport arrested

Hyderabad, September 28 (Siasat News): The Immigration authorities at Rajiv Gandhi Airport, Shamshabad, arrested a man who was traveling on fake passport and handed him over to RGI police.

According to police, Anup Thyakundi, 32, native of Kerala, had gone to Muscat in 2007 and had been rendering his services as an accountant in well established company.

Hyderabad, September 28: The ongoing Telangana Sakala Janula Samme has cast a shadow over the Dasara festival and has skewed travel plans of several people in the twin cities. While some had to cancel their planned trips to their native places altogether, others had to shell out more than the usual fare.

Said P Parameshwarudu, a high school teacher and a resident of Mehdipatnam, “I have cancelled my Dasara trip to Nellore due to the RTC strike. I wanted to go with my family. If I were alone, I could have gone somehow but with children, it is impossible.”

Hyderabad, September 28: To strictly deal with issues related to unauthorised constructions and encroachments under Greater Hyderabad limits, the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) is seeking to have a Town Planning and Building Tribunal in a few months.

Hyderabad, September 28: The Champions League might not be drawing houseful audience at RGI stadium at Uppal, but is certainly drawing people to bet on these matches.

This came to light after police arrested two people.

“We raided an apartment at Sultan Bazar and nabbed two who were employed by the bookie,” East Zone DCP Y Gangadhar said. The nabbed duo, B Ramchander of Basheerbagh and A Ramesh of Old Malakpet were employed by the bookie Vijay Agarwal, the DCP said.

Hyderabad, September 28: The gap between demand and supply of power was 33 million units (MU) on Sunday, which is not at all encouraging. The mismatch between demand and supply of power is increasing day-by-day due to Sakala Janula Samme.

Hyderabad, September 28: It is five years since the Sachar Committee submitted its report on the status of Muslims and it’s time for stock-taking in Andhra Pradesh. Are Muslims, the largest minority community comprising close to 10 per cent of the state’s population, any better off? The answer is certainly not, if one goes by the latest survey.

Islamabad, September 28: At least 16 people were killed in a massive explosion at a marble mine in Pakistan’s northwest province of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, media reports said Tuesday.

The deafening blast took place late Monday night at the marble mine in the Bhuhama area of Buner, a mountainous district lying some 110 km northwest of the country’s capital Islamabad, reported Xinhua citing media reports.

The exact reason for the explosion was being probed.

Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari has expressed condolence over the deaths in the mine explosion.

–IANS

Kolkata, September 28: Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee registered a whopping victory from Bhowanipore Assembly constituency of West Bengal. She beat her nearest rival by a margin of 54,213 votes.

Trinamool Congress has also snatched the Basirhat (Uttar) seat from the Left Front in Sunday’s by-polls, an official said Wednesday.

Hyderabad, September 28 : The ongoing movement for a separate Telangana state appears to be taking a violent turn with suspected protesters allegedly setting afire two private buses and the booking counter of a railway station in separate incidents in Andhra Pradesh, police said.

One Volvo bus was completely destroyed after it was torched by unidentified people around 1.00 am on Wednesday near Jamia Osmania railway station here, they said.

The vehicle belonging to a private operator used to carry employees of a software company, the bus driver said.

Mumbai, September 28 who is all set to make a special appearance in Hema Malini’s ‘Tell Me Oh Khhuda’ opposite Esha Deol, shared a sizzled chemistry with the actress.

The song titled ‘Somewhere Someone Is Missing You’ has enthralled Esha, who is trying to resurrect her career in Bollywood.

Talking about her chemistry with Salman, Esha said, “I’ve got superb reactions to the track on my microblogging page. My sister Ahana has loved it. I think Salman and I share sizzling chemistry and that we both look very good together. Also there’s a good comfort level between us.”

Mumbai, September 28: One of the gems of the Hindi film industry, Lata Mangeshkar turns 82 Wednesday and even after spreading the magic of her voice for seven decades she is still singing songs with aplomb.

Thanks to her successful long journey and her body of work, she has become an institution in herself and a guiding force not just for budding singers, but also for established artists.