Month: November 2011

Beijing, November 30: A debt-ridden family in a Chinese province opted to move out on streets without any clothes on to seek public help in paying off their baby’s hospital bill.

The incident occurred in Guandong province’s Dianbai county, the Global Times reported Tuesday, citing Nanfang Rural News.

According to the local public security bureau, the couple, who gave their surname as Zhang, came from Henan province to work at a salvage station in Dianbai county three months ago.

Hyderabad, November 30: Not having the money to perform last rites, two young sons hid their mother’s dead body in a pile of earth. This heartrending incident occurred at Alwal at the city outskirts. On the complaint made by the local people police Alwal reached Shivaji Nagar and scooped up the dead body they also carried out spot post mortem of the body and registered a case.

Mumbai, November 30: ‘Bigg Boss’ is known for its controversies and time and again contestants taking part in the reality show have felt that it is scripted just after being evicted from the show.

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Not too long ago, veteran Bollywood villain Shakti Kapoor slammed Salman Khan for backing Mahek Chahal, alleging that he favours her for she is his girl.

Even Pooja Bedi, who was the latest inmate to be evicted from the Bigg Boss house, feels that there is something fishy in the show.

Mumbai, November 30: Vidya Balan, who is essaying a sultry siren in soon-to-be-released `The Dirty Picture` against actor Naseeruddin Shah, says age difference between the duo did not matter for her while shooting intimate scenes even as she asserted that the movie is not porn.

From being a demure dame in `Parineeta` to a sly temptress in `Ishqiya` and now a southern siren in `The Dirty Picture`, actress Vidya Balan has come a long way.

Hyderabad, November 30: Maulana Mohammad Naseeruddin organizer Vehdat-e-Islami has appealed to refresh the memory of Babri Masjid demolition tragedy on December 6 and said that awareness must be created regarding the black day of Indian democracy by organizing meetings. If possible rallies must also be taken out and we should show the government that we have not forgotten the tragedy.

A delegation of “Vehdat-e-Islami” movement led by Maulana Mohammad Naseeruddin met commissioner police on November 28 to sought the permission of organizing a rally in this connection.

Hyderabad, November 30: One more love maniac has killed the woman he loved most. Only the reason for the ghastly act is different. Radha Krishna (29) and Hasina Begam (32) were in love. However their elders did not approve their love. Angered by the attitude of the elders, Radha Krishna has slit the throat of Hasina and cut his throat too. While Hasina died, Radha Krishna is fighting for life.

Hyderabad, November 30: Eight Assistant Medical Officers of Health of the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation are alleged to have misappropriated around Rs 55 lakh, by diverting collected trade licence fee. Initially, the vigilance wing of the GHMC conducted an enquiry and found the officials had swindled the money.

Hyderabad, November 30: The Telangana Rashtra Samiti Legislature Party will meet here on Wednesday to adopt a strategy to be implemented in the winter session of the state legislative Assembly which begins on Thursday.

Hyderabad, November 30: Y Srilakshmi will have to spend two more nights in the CBI’s office at Koti. The IAS officer accused of granting illegal mining leases to former Karnataka minister Gali Janardhan Reddy’s company was remanded to three days in the CBI’s custody by a special court here on Tuesday. Having already spent one night in the care of the CBI, she has to endure two more days of discomfort after which she will be in judicial custody until Dec. 12.

Hyderabad, November 30: The government is doing its best to make Hyderabad the most beautiful city of international standards, chief minister N Kiran Kumar Reddy has said.

Speaking at a Rachabanda programme at Hydernagar in Serilingampally Assembly constituency here on Tuesday, he said efforts were also in place to supply piped gas to households in Hyderabad and Rangareddy districts.

Drinking water supply to the state capital would be augmented by bringing Godavari water and taking up the third phase of Krishna water diversion scheme at a cost of Rs 3,800 crore.

-PTI

Mumbai, November 30: The police registered an FIR against actor Salman Khan, his bodyguard Shera and five others at Kanpur’s Kakadeo police station for allegedly assaulting anti-corruption activist Omendra Bharat, an ex-IIT-ian and chief general secretary of Jan Rajya Party.

Khan was in Kanpur on August 24 for the promotion of his film. Anti-corruption activists had crowded around Khan’s vehicle to present him a Gandhi cap and request him to join their agitation when they were allegedly beaten up by Khan’s personal security staff.

Man held after stabbing

Hyderabad, November 30 (Siasat News): Hayathnagar police has handed over a man to the judicial custody when he had stabbed a person on the pretext of asking a lift.

According to the inspector Hayathnagar Mr. Bhaskar, this incident occurred at outer ring road on November 24 where one Maharishi, 24, was passing from there on his motorbike.

Hyderabad, November 30: All India Majlis Tameer-e-Millat in its press note said that the news that the Muslim youth injured in Hashmatpet road attack was discharged from Gandhi hospital after giving first aid is not true.

The condition of the Muslim youth Mastan is critical. He received a deep head injury owing to which the police themselves shifted him to Apollo hospital from Gandhi hospital where he gained consciousness yesterday and could utter only a few broken sentences.

Pune, November 30: The Social Security Cell (SSC) of Pune police have arrested 52-year-Marathi actress of yesteryears for her involvement in a prostitution racket run at a row house in Orchid Palace society on NIBM road, Kondhwa.

The actress was identified as Padmaja Vishwanath Bapat has been booked under several sections of the Prevention of Immoral Trafficking Act, along with two other women aged 28 and 30 who have been arrested in the case.

Hyderabad, November 30: According to Mr. Aliuddin Arif Mujavir Allava Bibi, Forest minister has granted permission to use elephant Rajni as part of the centuries-old tradition of taking out alam on elephant.

There was a delay in permission, since the said minister was not in the city however now the permission is granted.

Mumbai, November 30: Mira Nair and Deepa Mehta are very upset with PakistanFilmmakers Mira Nair and Deepa Mehta are upset about Pakistan’s blanket ban on Indian shooting

The two ‘NRI’ filmmakers Deepa Mehta and Mira Nair have never seen eye-to-eye through the camera lens. Or otherwise.

Considered fierce rivals, both the directors have now joined hands for an unexpected cause. They are united in their fight against Pakistan’s blanket-ban of Indian films and filmmakers shooting in their country.

Abu Dhabi, November 30: A criminal court in Abu Dhabi acquitted an Arab woman of charges of human trade although she tried to sell another Arab girl to a secret police agent for Dh40,000, press reports said on Wednesday.

The unnamed woman was arrested in June when she handed the girl over to a police man acting as a customer but in court she denied involvement in human trade on the grounds the girl was seeking a job and she tried to help her.

Hyderabad, November 30: Masjid Qutub Shahi in uninhabited in Qutub Shahi Seven Tombs. It is in very precarious condition. The mosque is very near to the main gate. Since it is surrounded by the bushes the mosque is far from the eyes of general public. This mosque is also under the supervision of department of archeology.

Siasat news

New Delhi, November 30: It’s been six days since a fit- again Sania Mirza returned to the court and the enthusiasm is already visible in the way she is putting in long hours at practice with the sole aim of hitting top gear in the next season.

A knee injury sustained during the US Open kept Sania out of action for a while but the Indian ace has recovered and joined the Fed Cup camp underway here at the RK Khanna Tennis Complex.

Ahmedabad, November 30: The Special Investigation Team (SIT) probing the post-Godhra riot cases is likely to give a clean chit to former DGP P C Pande in the Gulberg society massacre, mainly on the basis of the officer’s call records.

An analysis of IPS officer Rahul Sharma’s CDs on phone call records made during the riots — which are a crucial part of investigations — has shown that Pande was not present at Gulberg Society at the time of the massacre, as alleged, according to a senior SIT officer.

Patna, November 30: With the arrests of four suspected Indian Mujahideen (IM) operatives in one week, investigators believe they are close to cracking two 2010 terror cases: the low-intensity blasts outside the Chinnaswamy Stadium in April and the Jama Masjid firing in September.

Ghayur Jamil and Ajmal were picked up from Sakri in Bihar on November 24 and Abdul Rahman and Mohammed Irshad Khan were arrested from Chennai on November 28.

Jamil and Ajmal were taken from Patna by the Delhi Police’s Special Cell on a Border Security Force Embraer jet while the airport was cordoned off.

Lucknow, November 30: Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati on Wednesday wrote a letter to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh demanding that Muslims be given reservation.

In her letter, Mayawati has suggested that Muslims be given reservation as per their percentage in the population.

Clearly the Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister does not want to take chances with her party’s poll prospect ahead of the big fight early next year.

However, to her credit, Mayawati has been espousing the ‘Sarvajan Hitaya, Sarvajan Sukhaya’ (For the gain of all, for the welfare of all) mantra for long.

New Delhi, November 30: Day 7 of the winter session is set to be rocked by the Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) storm yet again. The government is desperately looking for a way out. UPA Chairperson Sonia Gandhi and Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee met Congress MPs on Wednesday morning to brief them on the government’s stand on FDI. She also met Pranab Mukherjee and Parliamentary Affairs Minister Pawan Kumar Bansal on Wednesday to discuss the issue.

Chandigarh, November 30: A 19-year-old girl working as a sales service associate with a mall in the Industrial Area, Phase 1 of Chandigarh, was critically injured in an acid attack near the Sector 28 lights late last evening.

The incident took place at 9.20 pm, when the victim, Neha Thakur, a resident of Burail, was walking along with a colleague, Nirmala, when two unidentified youths on a motorcycle threw acid on them.

Kanpur, November 30: Meanness and criminality are nothing new to the industrial city of Kanpur. But what came to the fore on Monday at a press conference held by the city top cops was spine chilling enough to give the bravest heart goose bumps. As the cops introduced three 20-somethings to the media, as one’s who carried out the killings of an elderly couple at 127/423 W 1 Saket Nagar on October 29, people were shocked and sorry at what they were hearing.