Hyderabad, September 27: Police Tuesday arrested Congress MP from Vijayawada L. Rajagopal and Telangana leaders from the office of the transport commissioner here to avert a clash.
Tension grew as leaders of the Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS), Congress MP Madhu Goud Yaskhi and state legislator Vishnuvardhan rushed to the office after they learnt that Rajagopal had reached there to call on the official who was attacked by Telangana activists a day earlier.
Kolkata, September 27: Rahia Khatun, a madrasa student in West Bengal, has won a science innovation award from Government of India. The sole purpose of the award is to inspire youths to pursue science after Class X in higher studies but Rahia’s tragedy is that after winning the award as a Class X student of a madrasa in Birbhum district, she can’t pursue the subject any more. Thanks to poverty and no support from any quarter of the society, she has opted for Arts stream in Class XI at a local High School.
Ahmedabad: The Imam, who offered Narendra Modi a skullcap during his Sadbhavana fast last week, has written to the Kheda district police for providing him security because he said he is being threatened by various elements for his comment that Modi insulted Islam by refusing to wear the cap.
New Delhi, September 27: With Prime Minister Manmohan Singh returning to Delhi Tuesday night, he and Congress president Sonia Gandhi will meet separately with ministers and party leaders Wednesday to defuse a crisis over 2G spectrum allotment involving former finance minister P. Chidambaram, who is now home minister.
Chidambaram and Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee had met Gandhi separately Monday evening to explain their positions over the issue that the opposition has lapped up to demand Chidambaram’s ouster.
New Delhi, September 27: The CBI Tuesday objected to the central government telling the Supreme Court that it will examine documents given by Janata Party chief Subramanian Swamy indicating that Home Minister P. Chidambaram, as the then finance minister, was also involved in fixing the 2G spectrum price.
Swamy is seeking a Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) probe against Chidambaram alleging that the spectrum price was not decided by jailed former communications minister A. Raja alone but was jointly fixed by the two.
—Agencies
New Delhi, September 27: Sharpening its attack on the Congress, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Tuesday demanded that Prime Minister Manmohan Singh sack Home Minister P. Chidambaram for his alleged involvement in the 2G scam.
‘We demand Prime Minister Manmohan Singh should immediately remove Home Minister P. Chidambaram from the cabinet without waiting for a probe into his role in the 2G scam,’ said BJP spokesperson Nirmala Sitharaman.
Kabul, September 27: The causalities come after the warplanes targeted a residential area in Ab Band district of the Ghazni Province on Tuesday, a Press TV correspondent reported.
The US military claims it has targeted Taliban militants, but villagers say civilians are also among the dead.
Similar operations in the past have left behind many civilian casualties.
Earlier, Afghan officials said nearly 20 civilians were killed in a recent operation by US-led foreign forces in the country’s east.
Kabul, September 27: At least 16 Afghan civilians, including 11 children, have been killed in a roadside bomb explosion in the western part of Afghanistan, a local official says.
Herat provincial government spokesman Mohayedin Noori said the blast took place at 1:00 p.m. (0830 GMT) on Tuesday when a passenger bus returning from a wedding party hit a roadside bomb in Shindand district.
Eleven children, four women and one man were among the dead, he added.
Herat police spokesman Noor Khan Neikzad also said Taliban militants are behind the attack.
Hyderabad, September 27: Komatireddi Venkat Reddy, the sulking minister in KKR cabinet from Telangana, who took cudgels against Chief Minister N Kiran Kumar Reddy on various issues, has come up with a plan to unseat the latter.
The Minister is expected to unveil the ‘Kiran hatao, Congress bachao’ campaign on October 2 to coincide with the 142nd birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi, the apostle of peace.
Hyderabad, September 27: Tension prevailed on Tuesday when the supporters of Vijayawada MP Lagadapati Rajagopal and Telangana activists almost came to blows outside the Jubilee Hills police station.
Hyderabad, September 27: As many as 60 Muslims who were selected for the psot of Sub-Inspectors called upon the Chief Minister N Kiran Kumar Reddy on Tuesday and thanked him for implemting four percent reservation for Muslims under the BC – E category which enable their recruitment.
Riyadh, September 27: A Saudi newspaper said on Tuesday it was launching the Gulf Kingdom’s first online women’s daily covering female achievements in Saudi Arabia, latest developments and other topics related to women.
The Arabic language daily Al-Jazirah, one of the largest newspapers in the Gulf, said “Awjonline” would be launched during a women cosmetics exhibition opening in Abu Dhabi on Tuesday.
“It will be Saudi Arabia’s first online newspaper to be dedicated exclusively to women,” Al-Jazirah’s chairman Mutlaq bin Abdullah said.
Hyderabad, September 27: A group of environmentalists has launched a campaign “Save the Love Lake of the World” to put it firmly on the world tourism map. On the eve of World Tourism Day on Monday, the group announced that it would appeal to the government and UN World Tourism Organisation to popularise Hussainsagar as a tourist destination. Ravindrajith, secretary of the campaign, said, “The lake epitomises love across cultures and religious beliefs and links cultures by binding the twin cities of Hyderabad and Secunderabad.’
Hyderabad, September 27: Joint Secretary Pradesh Congress Committee, Mr. Mohammad Ayyub Khan held Sri Krishna committee responsible for the death of Muslim youth Kareem who committed suicide on railway track and demanded explanation from Mr. Abu Saleh Shareef who presented report declaring Muslims as against Telangana state. Mr. Mohammad Ayyub Khan said that Muslims of Telangana are totally in favour of separate Telangana state and Muslims of 10 districts including Hyderabad have joined the movement for separate statehood. Srikrishna committee never visited old city nor met with Muslims.
Abu Dhabi, September 27: The United Arab Emirates winger Theyab Awana, who became an internet sensation when he scored a back-heeled penalty in the summer, has died following a car accident.
The country’s football federation confirmed that the 21-year-old, who also played for the UAE club Bani Yas, was killed while travelling back from training in Al Ain to Abu Dhabi.
“I feel the loss of one of my family,” the UAE’s football president Mohammed Khalfan al-Rumaithi said. “I felt bitter tragedy. May the almighty bless him and may he rest in eternal peace.”
Hyderabad, September 27: Mr. K. Venkata Reddy, Minister for infrastructure, along with Congress MPs and former MLAs of TDP were arrested near Vidyath Soudha office yesterday. They were agitating against electricity cut farmers.
Hyderabad, September 27: A.P. High Court vacated the two year old stay on utilizing Govt. funds for repairs to Mosques and graveyards. This respite entitles A.P. State Wakf Board to receive grants from Govt. for maintenance of graveyards and repairs to mosques. Prior to General elections of 2009, Dr. T. Hanuman and others had challenged the orders giving grants for repairs to mosques and graveyards. This was challenged under article 27 of Constitution of India, wherein incurring expenditure by Govt. for religious purposes is prohibited. Division bench of A.P.
Hyderabad, September 27: Haj pilgrims would start pouring in from tomorrow for their onward journey to Makka for performing Haj.
Hyderabad, September 27: Telangana Joint Action Committee announced that it will bid farewell to Haj pilgrims with a request to pray for the peace of the state in Makka. Removing the inhibitions of the inconvenience likely to be caused due to Telangana agitation, Prof. Kodamdaram, said that in every district the leaders of Joint Action Committee would bid farewell to Haj pilgrims. Referring to the doubts among the Muslims, Mr. Hamid Mohammed Khan, suggested that it would be nice idea if the leaders of JAC bid farewell to these pilgrims. It was accepted by the leader of JAC.
Hyderabad, September 27: A young man who married the girl of his choice hanged himself to death. The incident occurred at Jedimetla police station limits. According to sources 26 year old C H Rajesh who married a girl without parents’ knowledge committed suicide. He worked in a company and married to a girl working in the same company. Rajesh’s parents who live in West Godavari were not aware of the fact and the previous day they had told Rajesh that they were coming to the city.
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Hyderabad, September 27: Counseling for admission into Unani Course BUMS will be held in Vijayawada on Thursday, September 29 at 9 am by NTR University of Health Science, Vijayawada. Counseling will be held for only 57 seats of Govt. Nizamia Tibbi College, Hyderabad.
Approval for the counseling of 50 seats of Dr. Abdul Haq Unani Medical College Kurnool is awaited. If the approval is obtained then the counseling will be held there also on September 29. If approval is not obtained then the counseling will be held later.
Masjid Alamgiri Shaikhpet, uninhabited
Hyderabad, September 27: Masjid Alamgiri, Shaikhpet is uninhabited. Government has constructed a community hall on its land. The total land of the mosque is occupied by constructing a house and some shops on it. The mosque is quite beautiful and is in good condition but is eclipsed by the house, shops and community hall. Though located at main road the mosque couldn’t be seen from the road. The path leading to the mosque has been narrowed down. Muslims are not allowed to come near the mosque.
Sydney : Marriage can help reduce crime by enabling people to develop greater self-control.
Walter Forrest, criminologist, Monash University and associate professor Carter Hay from Florida State University found that young marijuana users who went on to marry were less likely to have continued using the drug than those who remained single.
The research also uncovered a key reason for the change that was, those who married also experienced significant improvements in self-control.