Hyderabad, September 25: The ongoing bandh has no major impact on the Tollywood and Dukudu, the Mahesh Babu film released yesterday that is maintaining its record mark of collections.
With educational institutions declaring festival vacation and Tollywood earlier expressing its solidarity with Telangana agitation by shutting down screening of films by two days, it is a smooth sailing so far for the film industry.
Hyderabad, September 25: Already paralysed life went into the coma in the entire Telangana region on Saturday with almost all services coming to a grinding halt.
Srinagar, September 25 :With annual exams less than a month away, they have unnecessarily wasted my 12 days of study.” These were the first words of Shariq Ahmed to his father when he was released by the Jammu and Kashmir Police at Kishtwar last night, less than 24 hours after the cops had secured his remand for a further six days.
Hyderabad,September 25 :The striking employees of the electricity department in Telangana have threatened to cut power supply to the houses and offices of Chief Minister N. Kiran Kumar Reddy and other ministers in Hyderabad.
As the indefinite ‘people’s strike’ demanding separate statehood to Telangana entered the 12th day Saturday, the Joint Action Committee (JAC) of electricity employees said they would resort to power cuts if the government failed to respond favourably to the demand.
New York, September 25: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh will visit Iran on a date to be decided mutually after consultations.
Dr. Singh accepted in principle the invitation of Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmedinejad to visit Iran when the two leaders met on Saturday on the sidelines of the U.N. General Assembly session currently on here.
Mumbai, September 25: Ghazal maestro Jagjit Singh, who underwent a surgery after he suffered brain haemorrhage on Friday, is stable now, according to Sudhir Dagaonkar, Director, Administrative Services, Lilavati Hospital, here on Saturday.
“He is stable but unconscious and is being monitored closely by a team of doctors in the Intensive Care Unit.” His breathing pattern was normal. Social micro blogging site Twitter was abuzz with messages praying for the speedy recovery of the singer. Actors Amitabh Bachchan and Farhan Akhtar and director Shekhar Kapur prayed for his well-being.
New York, September 25: Highlighting that the fight against terrorism must be unrelenting, Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh on Saturday said that there cannot be selective approaches in dealing with terrorist groups or the infrastructure of terrorism.
Hyderabad, September 25: Chief Minister N Kiran Kumar Reddy on Saturday announced that the Centre would announce its decision on separate Telangana in the next two to three months.
Addressing a gathering of Congress workers at Camp Office, the Chief Minister said that the Centre was fully aware of the Telangana demand and also the sentiments.
He said the on-going agitation was causing inconvenience to the general public, he requested the pro-Telangana groups to withdraw the general strike and wait for the Centre’s decision.
Yinchuan, September 24: When Chinese officials discovered a business opportunity in the fast-growing West Asian Halal food market, they turned to Wang Meng, who prefers to introduce himself as “Sayyid” when he meets foreigners.
Twelve years ago, Mr. Wang, who is from China’s Hui Muslim minority group, founded a Halal food company in Beijing to cater to the dining requirements of the city’s Muslim community.
Mumbai, September 24: IPL team Kolkata Knight Riders owner Shah Rukh Khan said he had no clue about the allegations levelled against him by retired Pakistan pacer Shoaib Akhtar, who had claimed that he should never have listened to the Bollywood star while joining the IPL.
Shoaib, in his autobiography ‘Controversially Yours’, has claimed that he was betrayed by the then IPL Commissioner Lalit Modi as he made him agree to joining KKR for money, which was less than what he was offered in the now-defunct ICL.
Mumbai, September 24: Seems like this Diwali has many goodies in store for the Bachchan parivaar. If the news that is doing rounds is to be believed, then Aishwarya will not only be delivering one but two babies.
The former Miss World, who married Abhishek Bachchan in 2007, is pregnant for the first time and buzz has it that the lovely couple will be proud parents of twins.
Mumbai, September 24: Bollywood dhak dhak girl Madhuri Dixit, who is all set to return to India in October has shot down rumours of her divorce with her Denver-based cardiovascular surgeon husband Dr Shriram Madhav Nene.
Madhuri panned baseless reports and cleared the air about her relationship on micro blogging site Twitter. The actress tweeted, “Enjoying marital bliss. Team Dixit-Nene on their way to India!”
Mumbai, september 24: The marriage plans of chote nawab Saif Ali Khan and Bollywood diva Kareena Kapoor have been put on hold after the demise of the actor’s father – Mansur Ali Khan Pataudi.
Apparently, Saif and Kareena were supposed to marry in mid-February 2012. Talking to a daily, a source said, “The official mourning period of the family is six months, but the family won`t celebrate for the next one year. The plans were already put on hold and we were looking at a date later next year because we expected Nawabsaheb to get better. But tragedy has struck.”
Mumbai, September 24: Former Pakistan captain Wasim Akram on Saturday ridiculed Shoaib Akhtar and his controversial autobiography, which has made several tall claims, saying that the pacer was a “problem” when he was an active player and remains just that even in retirement.
Akram pooh-poohed Shoaib`s claims of making Sachin Tendulkar uncomfortable with his pace in the Faisalabad Test in 2006 and also rejected some of the other allegations he has made in the book titled `Controversially Yours`.
Hyderabad, September 24: Telugu Desham Leaders in almost all the districts faced the Wrath of the Telangana supporters. They were demanding the TDP leaders to resign from their respective posts and then participate in Telangana agitation. One day fast programme had to encounter opposition from Telangana activists.
Hyderabad, September 24: In the eighth chapter of Justice Sree Krishna Committee it was started that the Muslims are not Participating in Telangana struggle was falsified by the participation of large number of teachers in the struggle for a Separate Telangana state.
Hyderabad, September 24: Govt. of A.P. has decided to start 355 ‘Adarsh Schools’ on the patterns of Navodaya Vidyalayas and central schools from the next academic year.
Admission in these schools will be given in sixth, 7th, 8th and 1st year of intermediate classes.
The officials of school education Department have started preparations for the recruitment of 355 principals,4,260 P.G. teachers and 2,485 T.G. teacher in regular scales.
Hyderabad, September 24: After intensifying Telangana employees’ strike, instead of adopting a soft attitude, the Govt. is trying to sabotage the Movement. Govt. has decided not to pay salaries to striking employees and make payments on 29th September to those employees who are attending duties.
Hyderabad, September 24: A meeting of the Managing Committee of All India Tibbi Conference, A.P. Branch was held under the chairmanship of its president Hakeem Ghulam Yazdani Khan. The committee deplored the reduction of 15 seats in BUMS course of Nizamia Tibbi College Hyderabad and for cancellation of admissions on 50 seats of Dr. Abdul Haque Unani Medical College, Kurnool this year.
Hakeem Syed Ghousuddin, General Secretary informed that the Unani Council has recommended for reduction of seats in BUMS course.
Hyderabad, September 24: Senior Congress Leader Dr. K. Keshava Rao declared that if Telangana is not formed. He is prepared to commit suicide but there is no question of Compromise. He told that the claim that Telangana would be formed without strike is baseless. In a democracy people are the Government. He was addressing a meeting of the teachers at Gunpark.
Hyderabad, September 24: President of Telangana Jagruthi Ms. Kaveetha told that the role of women and their strength is more important for the success of the Telangana Movement. She was addressing a meeting of women at Keesara Mandal in RR District organized to support Telangana Movement. On this occasion the traditional ‘Bathkamma Festival’ was organized.
Hyderabad, September 24: Normal life in Telangana region will come to a standstill with the two day auto bandh on 24th and 25th September and ‘Rail Roko’ agitation today.
Telangana people got some relief when municipal staff agreed to clear garbage in the city by deferring their strike conditionally.
Hyderabad, September 24: Minister for Infrastructure Mr. Komati Reddy Venkata Reddy told that Chief Minister Mr. N. Kiran Kumar Reddy is taking conducting of Group-I examination as a prestige issue. RTC employees are on strike, Auto rickshaws and trains are also not available during “bandh’ on 25th September. In such a case how is it possible for the candidates to reach the examination centers for writing Group-I exams? Only C.M. can explain it.
Hyderabad, September 24: Mr. Prasada Rao, Managing Director of RTC said that on account of RTC employees’ strike in support of separate Telangana state, RTC incurred a loss of Rs. 44 Crore. He further said that during 48 hours ‘bandh’ it is not possible to make alternate arrangements.
Mr. B. Satyanarayana, Transport Minister once again will hold talks with RTC employees today. He said that despite strike, 365 busses were operated yesterday. He appealed to RTC employees that in view of the inconvenience causing to the public, they should withdraw from the strike.
Hyderabad, September 24: The income limit of the parents of the students belonging to SC’s and ST’s for getting scholarships has been increased from Rupee One Lakh to Rupees Two Lakh.
Mr. N. Kiran Kumar Reddy, Chief Minister of A.P. has taken this decision to fulfill the demand of the SC and ST organizations.