Opium worth Rs 25 lakh seized

Hyderabad, December 29: Four persons, including a police constable and an advocate of the Andhra Pradesh High Court, were today arrested from Necklace Road here and 2.5 kg of opium worth over Rs 25 lakh was seized from them, a top official said.

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Game for CBI probe: Botcha‎

Hyderabad, December 29: PCC president Botcha Satyanarayana has written to the chief minister and the party high command to take steps for referring the probe into liquor syndicates to the CBI, apparently with the intention of warding off criticism that he has a vested interest in liquor trade.

The PCC president, who wrote the letters three days ago, pointed out that it would be in the fitness of things if the case is referred to the CBI so that the investigation agency could get to the bottom of the case and find out who the culprits are.

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HC reduces jail term of convict in actress death case

Hyderabad, December 29: The Andhra Pradesh High Court today reduced the jail term of Siddartha Reddy, convicted in the death case of film actress Pratyusha, but hiked the fine imposed on him by the trial court. Justice N Ravi Shankar reduced the term of rigorous imprisonment awarded to Reddy to two years from five years and increased the fine amount to Rs 50,000 from from Rs 1,000.

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Thane turns into severe storm‎

Hyderabad, December 29: An impending threat of torrential rains and high speed winds looms large over Coastal Andhra Pradesh as Tuesday’s storm Thane has intensified into a severe cyclonic storm. Officials have upped their efforts to ensure that all fishermen at sea return home safe and are taking necessary measures for disaster management.

The body of one of the two fishermen who drowned after their boat capsized on Tuesday night was swept ashore near Gollapalem in Malkirpuram of East Godavari district, while the body of another fisherman is yet to be traced.

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Man rapes daughter, sexually abuse son

Pune, December 29: The Kothrud police yesterday arrested a man for allegedly raping his nine-year-old daughter and sexually abusing his 12-year-old son.

The incident came to light when the boy broke down in front of his friend’s elder sister, Sharda, who runs a beauty parlour in Karve Nagar. The accused, Jaykumar Kailash Gedam works at a meat shop named Bharat Chicken Centre, located close to Sharda’s beauty parlour. The two children often went there to play.

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Celebrating New Year is against Islamic teachings: scholars and clerics

Hyderabad, December 29: Declaring the involvement of Muslim youth in drinking and dancing on new year night as purely against Islamic teachings, Maulana Syed Shah Fazalullah Qaudri Almausuvi, sajjada nasheen Dargah Shareef, Hazrat Syed Moosa Qaudri, Maulana Syed Ghulam Samdani Ali Qaudri general secretary Markazi Anjuman Qadria, Maulana Syed Saifullah Husaini Qaudri, Hakeem Syed Ali Razvi Qaudri, Maulana Mohammad Mastan Ali Qaudri chief organisor Jamiatul Mominat, Mr.

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Hyderabad Real estate fizzling out?

Hyderabad, December 29: After a good run all through 2011, the real estate industry in the Old City has suddenly come to a grinding halt now. Not only has construction activity taken a back seat here, but even sale of land in this area has dropped significantly, say builders.

Reason? A government order (GO 86) issued about five years ago that labelled several parts of asal Hyderabad as ‘congested zones’ and imposed strict building restrictions on them. The GO did not pinch builders so far as there was space in parts of Old City that they were busy developing.

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Muslim Leaders Boycott Breakfast With Mayor‎

New York, December 29: Several Muslim leaders have declined invitations to the mayor’s annual year-end interfaith breakfast, saying they’re upset at police department efforts to infiltrate mosques and spy on Muslim neighborhoods.

The imams and activists said in a letter to Mayor Michael Bloomberg that they’re disturbed at his response to a series of stories by The Associated Press detailing New York Police Department intelligence-gathering programs that monitored Muslim groups, businesses and houses of worship.

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AP Cabinet expansion: Kiran Reddy to meet Sonia

Hyderabad, December 29: Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Kiran Kumar Reddy is expected to meet Congress president Sonia Gandhi in New Delhi on Thursday amidst speculation that he may seek her permission for expansion of his Cabinet.
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If not a full-scale expansion, the Chief Minister will have to induct at least two members of the erstwhile Praja Rajyam into the Cabinet as per the understanding at the time of the party’s merger with Congress.

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Drunk Tanuja creates a scene!

Mumbai, December 29: The hit dialogue from Kundan Shah’s cult film could come to haunt veteran actress Tanuja and her daughter Tanisha whose dinner at a Michelin-starred Chinese restaurant in Bandra ended on a rather bitter note when they requested for doggy bags.

On Tuesday night, the mother and daughter went for a meal at the uber expensive restaurant and ordered more than what they could consume. Tanuja revealed to Mumbai Mirror, “The place is fantastic and so is the service. But I guess we ordered too much food and it was something we should not have done.”

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N Korea calls Kim’s son ‘supreme leader

Seoul, December 29: North Korea’s Kim Jong-il’s son has been declared the country’s new “supreme leader” as huge crowds filled Pyongyang’s main square on the second day of a state funeral.

For a memorial in honor of the country’s late leader Kim Jong-il on Thursday, hundreds of thousands of people, including high ranking government officials and military officers, gathered in the capital city’s main square to pay their last respects.

The successor to the leadership, Kim Jong-Un, attended the ceremony along with senior party officials.

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‘Islamic Awakening attests to Iran revolution’

Tehran, December 29: Iran’s foreign minister says the sweeping wave of Islamic Awakening underway in the Middle East and North Africa indicates the deep-running roots of the 1979 Islamic Revolution of Iran.

“Today, the world is bearing witness [to the fact] that the pure tree planted by the late [founder of the Islamic Republic] Imam [Khomeini] more than 30 years ago in the Islamic country has roots running all over the world,” Ali-Akbar Salehi said on Wednesday in Tehran.

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Organiser among three held in brothel raid

Hyderabad, December 29 (INN): The Asifnagar police have arrested three persons including a woman for operating a brothel house in Muradnagar area.

According to police, the alleged brothel house organiser Nisha Khan (45) and her son Syed Nadeem (25) were arrested during a raid conducted on Tuesday night. A customer, Ali Saleh Al-Jaber, was also arrested by the police.

Nisha Khan shifted from Moghalpura to Muradnagar about one week ago and started a brothel house at her residence. On a tip off, police conducted the raids and arrested the accused. (INN)

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Reduce power cuts to domestic sector: CM

Hyderabad, December 29 (INN): Chief Minister N Kiran Kumar Reddy has directed the energy officials to reduce power cuts to domestic consumers.

The Chief Minister reviewed the power position in the state with the energy officials at the camp office on Wednesday.

Officials informed the Chief Minister that they will be able to reduce power cuts within next two or three days. They also informed that Kakatiya Thermal Plant in Bhupalpally which was closed due to technical problems has restarted on Wednesday. As a result production of 500 MW will be added from Thursday. (INN)

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Crime In Hyderabad (29.12.2011)

House raided for running sex racket

Hyderabad, December 29 (Siasat News): Asifnagar police has raided a house in Muradnagar where a sex racket was running in full bloom and arrested three persons including a woman pimp, her son and a customer.

Police said that 45-year-old Nisha and her son Nadeem were arrested during the raid.

Nisha had recently shifted from Moghalpura to Muradnagar and was running a sex racket ever since. Further investigations are on.

 

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Experts’ panel for Aarogyasri

Hyderabad, December 29 (INN): The government will appoint an experts committee to look into the implementation of Aaroygasri health scheme and the 108 services will be operational in one month’s time as all the dues are cleared.

This was stated by Minister for Medical and Health D L Ravindra Reddy on Wednesday after the meeting of Rajiv Aarogyasri Healthcare Trust Board here.

“The experts committee will review the implementation of scheme under the Trust or insurance method and submit a report to the state government,’ he told reporters.

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Maulana Imran Khan Azhari was man of wisdom and vision: Prof. Abdul Ali

Bhopal, December 29 (Pervez Bari): One of the few most outstanding luminaries of Bhopal Maulana Muhammad Imran Khan Nadwi Azhari was a distinguished religious scholar of vision and action. He was a scholar of international repute who remained a constant source of inspiration for the coming generations.

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Children learning Quran, Bombed

Delta, December 29: A homemade bomb was thrown into a madrasa in Delta State in southern Nigeria, the police said, wounding seven people and escalating tensions between Muslims and Christians after several church bombings across the nation.

Six of the wounded were children younger than 9. They were learning the Quran at the Islamic seminary, or madrasa.

The attack on Tuesday night followed the Christmas Day bombings of churches and other targets by the Islamist group Boko Haram that killed 32 people and seemed aimed at igniting sectarian strife.

-Agencies

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Any Muslim Comics in the House?

London, December 29: Muslims and humor? You cannot be serious? As the seeker of truth and justice I ventured down to the Apollo in London’s Hammersmith to catch a glimpse of this very widely held notion of a rare phenomenon.

Billed as “the official Muslim comedy tour,” I am in search of proof in the shape of three Muslim comedians. Yes, I said that right – not one, but three ‘Muzzle em’ comedians.

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Dhoom 3 drowns Aamir’s Talaash

Mumbai, December 29: The hype about the next Aamir Khan starrer for Yash Raj Films is so huge now that everyone is talking only about ‘Dhoom 3’. Aamir’s look in the film is also one of the reasons why the film is in the news. Never mind the fact that there is one more film called ‘Talaash’ a.k.a ‘Dhuan’ that is Aamir Khan’s upcoming film.

But then the hype about ‘Dhoom’ has completely downed the pre-release hype of ‘Talaash’ and Aamir should surely be rather perturbed by the turn of events.

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Genelia kidnaps Ritesh in reel life

Mumbai, December 29: In the newly released trailer of the film, we see a gun-toting but shaky Ritesh Deshmukh (as Viren) kidnapping Genelia D’Souza (as Mini) from a wedding mandap.

In reality, it is Mini who has kidnapped Viren but made it look like she was kidnapped to get a ransom from her dad.

The two are on the run when they land into a group of wrestlers who kidnap them for real. What follows is mayhem and loads of masti.

-Agencies

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Alwaleed tops AB rich list with $21.3b

Dubai, December 29: Prince Alwaleed, the chairman of Kingdom Holding Company, has been placed top of the Arabian Business Rich List for the eighth consecutive year. The prince has seen his wealth rise by 4.4 percent to $21.3bn over the course of 2011.
The last twelve months saw the prince consolidate his position as the world’s richest Arab, with his fortune nudging up $900m to $21.3bn. Once again, this figure has been verified by his private office, a report published by the Arab Business said Tuesday.

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Mr. Hamid Ansari arrives tomorrow

Hyderabad, December 29: His excellency Mohammed Hamid Ansari will arrive at 11:30 am on Friday at old airport Begumpet and he will reach Jubilee Hall directly to inaugurate World Urdu Editors Conference.

According to reliable sources, due to his busy schedule in Delhi Vice President has rescheduled his programme and now he will arrive in Hyderabad on 30th December instead of 29th December.

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Exhibition of old Urdu newspapers at World Urdu Editors Conference

Hyderabad, December 29: An exhibition of 160 year old Urdu newspapers will be held on the occasion of World Urdu Editors Conference to be organised by Siasat daily on December 30, 12 noon at Jubilee Hall Public Garden (Nampally).

Mr. Syed Viqaruddin chief editor Rahnuma-e-Deccan will inaugurate the exhibition. Besides first Urdu newspaper ‘Jam-e-Jahanuma’, several old newspapers will also be displayed.

Seminar on Urdu journalism will be held on the same day at 2:30 pm in which editors, journalists, columnists from across the country and also from abroad will take part.

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Is the Mumbai railway system ready for a terror attack?

Mumbai, December 29: If you’re looking to pick holes in preparedness against terror attacks, look no further than the suburban railway system in Mumbai, used by around seven million commuters daily. Railway authorities had promised to form a bomb detection and disposal squad (BDDS) in 2009 after the terror attack at CST on November 26, 2008. But since the plan is yet to see the light of day, it looks like few lessons have been learnt from terror attacks in the past, like the serial blasts which ripped through running local trains in 2006, killing 188 commuters, besides the 26/11 attack.

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