Month: November 2011

Phulpur, November 13: Rahul Gandhi will kickstart on Monday the Congress campaign in poll-bound Uttar Pradesh, the run up to which is expected to witness a growing confrontation with BSP supremo and Chief Minister Mayawati.

With the party is accusing Mayawati of the “misgovernance,” Gandhi, who will be the face of the party in the state, is expected to call for a vote for change in line with the Congress punchline for the polls–“utho, jaago, badlo” (rise, awaken and change)–at a rally at Phulpur, about 30 kms from Allahabad.

Ghazipur, November 13: Yoga Guru Ramdev on Sunday threatened to launch a massive campaign from January if the central government failed to take concrete steps on Lokpal Bill, black money and corruption in the winter session of Parliament.

Ramdev said the central government should bring a strong Lokpal Bill besides taking initiatives to check price rise and bring back black money stashed in foreign banks.

Mumbai, November 13: BJP on Sunday said the issue of choosing a Prime Ministerial candidate for the next Lok Sabha elections was not a problem and would be done “within a fraction of a second” by the party when the time comes.

Hyderabad, November 13: Maulana Azad National Urdu University (MANUU), Hyderabad in collaboration with Institute of Objective Studies, New Delhi and Muslim Educational, Social and Cultural Organization (MESCO), Hyderabad was going to organize a 3-day international seminar from 25 to 27 November on ‘Islamic Art and Culture’ in Hyderabad. Mr. Mohammed Hamid Ansari, Hon’ble Vice-President of India was to participate in the seminar as chief guest.

Due to change in Mohammed Hamid Ansari’s previously scheduled engagements the date for seminar is also going to be changed.

Hyderabad, November 13: President Pradesh Congress minority department Mr. Mohammad Sirajuddin said that the government has offended in the name of paying tributes to Maulana Azad. By keeping away the Muslim leaders from the function held at Necklace road the education minister has proved minority antagonism.

Hyderabad, November 13: 27 year old Mohammad Baber committed suicide at Shamsabad. According to RGI police Mohammad Baber resident of Moin Mohalla set himself ablaze in drunken state. He was rushed to the hospital where he succumbed to injuries the day before. Shamsabad RGI police has registered a case and handed over the body to the relatives after postmortem.

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Hyderabad, November 13: In an incident occurred under Manchal police station limits a son slit his father’s throat. It is said that Pardaya slit his 70 year old father Nandaya’s throat and fled from the scene.

Police told that earlier Pardaya had also killed his daughter. He was arrested by the police and was sent to jail. Following his release from jail he had been living with his father.

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Hyderabad, November, 13: Minority Welfare Minister Mohammad Ahmedullah regarded the political, journalistic and Islamic services of freedom fighter Bharat Ratna Maulana Abul Kalam Azad as remarkable and exhorted young generation to make Azad’s life a beacon of light for preparing their future strategy.

Mohammad Ahmedullah expressed these views during a function held at Gandhi Bhawan by Pradesh Congress Minority Department on the occasion of 123rd birth anniversary of Maulana Abul Kalam Azad.

Jeddah, November 13: A Saudi woman defying a ban on driving cars by females in the conservative Moslem Gulf Kingdom stormed a crowded beach at high speed, causing panic among the visitors and prompting many of them to flee.

The woman, who was accompanied by several girls, veered off the road with her Toyota land cruiser four-wheel vehicle and entered the long sandy “Half-Moon” beach in the eastern province.

Jeddah, November 13: A Bangladeshi private bus driver raped a Saudi university student and took her home after she lied to him that she would not tell her family. Once he dropped her, she rushed inside and informed her father.

The 31-year-old man had agreed to take the 23-year-old girl and her friends to a restaurant before driving them back home.

“After eating, he took them home and then drove that girl to a deserted area, where he raped her,” Alsaudi Arabic language newspaper said in a report from the western town of Makkah.

Hyderabad, November 13: The Hindu Vahini on Saturday strongly condemned harassment and arrests of its members and their kin on the pretext of interrogation in connection with attacks on three persons belonging to Muslim community.

Masjid Eik Khana Kumharvadi uninhabited
Hyderabad, November 13: Old historical Qutub Shahi mosque Eik Khana Kumharvadi, Mustaidpura is uninhabited. Our conscience doesn’t move a little when we see the mosques transforming into vine, gambling den, cattle sheds, garages and junkyard.

The poet of the east Allama Iqbal had truly said in his couplet
Masjid to banadi shab bhar mein iman ki hararat walon ne
Man apna purana papi hai barson mein namazi ban na saka

Hyderabad, November 13: TDP expressed the view that for investigating the assets and irregularities of Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy one CBI officer Mr. Lakshminarayana is not sufficient. The case needs at least one hundred such officers. Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy has confessed that he has invested only Rs. 8 lakh in Sakshi.

Hyderabad, November 13: A.P. State Backward Classes Welfare Association demanded for the enhancement of hostel mess charges for the students of degree classes. There are 627 BC girls’ hostels, 552 SC hostels and 242 tribal hostels.

Only Rs. 520 per month are being paid to the students of degree classes which are insufficient to meet hostel expenses.

Hyderabad, November 13: Minister of Civil Supplies Mr. D. Sreedhar Babu instructed the officials of Civil Supplies Dept. to supply good quality rice to the ration shops for making them available for distribution under one rupee a kg. scheme to white ration card holders.

Hyderabad, November 13: Mr. N. Manohar, Speaker of A.P. Assembly accepted the resignations of two dissident MLA’s of TDP, namely Dr. Nagam Janardhan Reddy and Mr. Prasanna Kumar Reddy. Dr. Janardhan Reddy had approached the A.P. High Court against the indecision on his resignation. Before the court orders could reach, the speaker accepted his resignation. Mr. Manohar consulted Mr. Suresh Reddy, former speaker and after this, he accepted the resignation of Mr. Prasanna Kumar Reddy also.

Hyderabad, November 13: Center is expected to proclaim its stand on Telangana issue in December. Govt. of India is making preparations for it at all levels. Authentic sources of Congress revealed that the decision of the Congress and the UPA is expected anytime next month. It is hoped that the announcement of T-issue will be made during or after the winter session of the parliament.

Hyderabad, November 13: Condemning provocative speeches of Vishva Hindu Parishad leader Praveen Togadia on the occasion of his Hyderabad visit, Greater Hyderabad Congress party leader Mohammad Feroz Khan demanded that the government take tough note on latter’s statements. He said that the VHP leader wants to disrupt the peaceful environment of the city in a planned manner. Police and administration should have keen eye on the activities of such elements.

Record numbers of young, white British women are converting to Islam, yet many are reporting a lack of help as they get used to their new religion, according to several surveys.

Mumbai, November 13: A 32-year-old woman who posed as a top-notch cop and ingratiated herself with a Malad-based family to rob them, had such a convincing mien that she could easily put even her authentic male counterparts out of business, cops said.

Yesterday, the Dindoshi police arrested Pooja Jain aka Thakkar for impersonating a Crime Branch official and stealing gold and cash worth

Rs. 10.62 lakh from the Aggarwals who live in Sahyadri Towers, Upper Govind Nagar, Malad East.

New Delhi, November 13: A business development manager working with a travel agency in Delhi has been arrested for killing his NRI wife at his south Delhi residence.

The accused, 31-year-old Sumit Handa, reportedly had strained relations with his wife Niranjani, who was 27 years old. After murdering her at his residence on October 29, he concealed her body in a plastic bag and took it to a deserted area in Haryana, where he burned it.

After returning from Haryana, Sumit lodged a police complaint claiming his wife was missing.

Hyderabad, November 13: Organized attacks on Muslims are being continued in the city. Last night at Siddiamber Bazar road some miscreants attacked a few burqa clad women and men bearing beard. Stones were thrown from a building in Siddiamber Bazar and as a result of this, many persons got injured.

Bhopal, November 13 (Pervez Bari): An enquiry has been ordered into technical snags being witnessed in thermal power plants of Madhya Pradesh Power Generating Company despite maintenance works. For this, a two-member committee has been constituted. The committee will submit its reports within 15 days.

After assuming charge, CMD of Madhya Pradesh Power Generating Company Ltd. Mr. Vijendra Nanavati has ordered for constitution of this two-member committee for undertaking enquiry. The committee comprises Superintending Engineers Mr. M. K. Majumdar and Mr. Prakash Chaturvedi.

Mumbai, November 13: Eyewitnesses reveal that actor Emraan Hashmi walked out of a recent awards function as he was made to wait for a little over 90 minutes for filmmaker Karan Johar and actor Shahid Kapur, who were scheduled in the same segment together. Sources say that Hashmi walked away without even receiving his award, saying that he has an early morning shoot.

Bhopal, November 13 (Pervez Bari): Within just one year of entering into the field of non-conventional tusser production, Madhya Pradesh stands among leading states in the sector like Jharkhand, Chhattisgarh, Orissa and Andhra Pradesh.

In the first year 2010-11 itself, beneficiaries produced 192 lakh tusser cocoon against the target of 150 lakh. Against the target of tusser cultivation in 5000 hectares of forest area, it was cultivated in 9,600 hectares. During the period, 5,600 producers were benefited by tusser cultivation.