Month: December 2011

Singapore, December 29: A mother and her two daughters have been sentenced to jail for a string of abuses on a young boy who was staying with them.

Between 2009 and June 2011, the boy, who is 10 years old now, was subjected to a variety of abuses, including having his fingers cut with a pair of scissors, being burnt with a hot iron, and being beaten repeatedly, reports The Straits Times.

On one occasion, the boy was scalded with hot oil for eating up all the food in the house, the daily said.

Hyderabad, December 29: Door Darshan Kendra, Hyderabad will telecast a special programme on DD today at 9:30 pm about the World Urdu Editors Conference scheduled to be held tomorrow at Jubilee Hall.

Some important aspects of World Urdu Editors Conference would be highlighted in the TV programme.

Hyderabad, December 29: The first step to build the controversial 6,000- megawatt nuclear power plant at Kovvada village in Srikakulam district of Andhra Pradesh has been taken, with the state ordering the land acquisition process.

The Nuclear Power Corporation of India Limited ( NPCIL) will go ahead with the Srikakulam project despite raging protests over the Kudankulam plant in Tamil Nadu.

Hyderabad, December 29: Govt. of A.P. repatriated the services of Mr. Habeebuddin Ahmed to his parent department. Secretary of Minorities Welfare Dept. Dr. Mohammed Ali Rafath, IAS issued G.O. No. 335 to repatriate Mr. Habeebuddin to General Administration Department. Mr. Mohammed Abdul Ghaffar, Deputy Secretary has been given additional responsibility of CEO. He will hold additional charge of CEO until further orders.

Mr. Habeebuddin Ahmed has been asked to report to his parent department with immediate effect.

——Siasat News

Hyderabad, December 29: A survey conducted in A.P. revealed that in case by-elections are held in 24 constituencies, YSR Congress would perform better. It is expected that the candidates belonging to YSR Congress may win 18 to 20 seats, Congress 4 seats and TDP 2 seats.

Hyderabad, December 29: It is expected that CM of A.P. Mr. N. Kiran Kumar Reddy would meet Ms. Sonia Gandhi to apprise her of the latest political situation prevailing in the state and also the negative attitude of his cabinet colleague Dr. P. Shankar Rao for dropping him from cabinet or suspend him from Congress Party.

Hyderabad, December 29: There is a forecast that storm “Thane” is likely to intensify today. It may cross the coastal belt between Chennai and Nagapatnam anytime between today and 31st December 2011. it may cross the coastal area between Giddalur and Nellore by tomorrow.

It is said that it is standstill at present. According to weather report issued by Met office, rain is expected in North Tamil Nadu, Puducherry and Southern Coastal A.P. today. Winds will blow at a speed of 45 to 55 Km. Per hour.

Hyderabad, December 29: Govt. of A.P. will organize an official function on 6th January 2012 to award compensation to the Muslim youths who were falsely implicated in criminal cases after the Makkah Masjid Bomb Blast. It is said that Mr. Ahmedullah, Minister for Minorities Welfare consulted CM and fixed the date as 6th January for holding the function to distribute compensation.

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New Delhi, December 29: Nearly a month prior to November 26, 2008, Pakistan-American David Coleman Headley and his handler in Pakistan discussed the prospect of an attack on the Jyllands-Posten newspaper in Denmark for publishing the cartoons of Prophet Mohammad, says the NIA chargesheet.

New Delhi, December 29: For the second time, efforts of India Against Corruption to court Muslims have failed squarely, with prominent organisations in Mumbai slamming the doors on it. Responding to India Against Corruption’s Arvind Kejriwal’s appeal, Muslim organisations, for the first time ahead of key polls, could be heard speaking favourably of the Congress, whose ratings in the community have been bolstered by a recent government decision on affirmative action for Muslims.

Hyderabad, December 29 (INN): The Head Master Account Test, December 2011 will be held on December 30 and 31in eight districts, according to an official release here on Wednesday.

The test will be held in Visakhapatnam, Kakinada, East Godavari, Vijayawada, Guntur, Kadapa, Warangal and Hyderabad, the release said.

Hall Tickets were dispatched to the candidates, the release added. (INN)

Hyderabad, December 29 (INN): The fifth Indo-US seminar on would be held here from January 2 to 4 to bring awareness on health care.

The seminar, to be organised by America Association of Physicians of Origins India (AAPI), would be inaugurated by Chief Minister, K Kiran Kumar Reddy and Minister for Medical and Health, Dr DL Ravindra Reddy, Sunita Kanumuri and coordinator Dr D Dwaranatha Reddy said in a statement on Wednesday.

The seminar will discuss about cardiac care, respiratory diseases, allergies and cancer among others, they said.

Luckonw, December 29: In a shocking incident Shramjeevi Express passengers travelling in general compartment were looted off their belongings Wednesday night.

It is being said that the loot amounts to 8-9 lakhs.

The incident took place when Express was running between Sultapur and Jaunpur.

–Agencies

Ahmedabad, December 29: Gujarat High court on Monday rejected the Special Investigation Team (SIT)’s plea seeking cancellation of bail of Babu Bajrangi, former VHP leader and an accused in the 2002 Naroda Patiya and Naroda Gam riot cases.

The petition by the Supreme Court-appointed SIT, filed in August last year, was rejected by Justice RH Shukla.

Ahmedabad, December 29: Former Gujarat DGP RB Sreekumar today denied before the Nanavati Commission that suspended IPS officer Sanjiv Bhatt had worked as a staff officer under him during the 2002 post-Godhra riots.

“… Bhatt had earlier stated that ‘I was working as staff officer to the then ADGP Intelligence Mr RB Sreekumar’. This statement is not true,” he said in a letter to the Commission.

Lucknow, December 29: An accused in the 2008 Ahmedabad serial blasts was arrested by a joint team of Uttar Pradesh and Gujarat Police, officials said on Wednesday.

Habib alias Taiyab was arrested from Jahingarabad area in Ambedkar Nagar district yesterday, they said.

During questioning, he said he came in contact with SIMI members at a Madarsa in Azamgarh.

In 2007, Taiyab joined SIMI’s Safdar Nagauri faction and in 2008, he received training in a camp, the officials said.

He would be taken to Gujarat on transit remand, they said.

–PTI

Gandhinagar, December 29: Election to 8,250 village panchayats of Gujarat will be held on Thursday amid tight security.

The panchayat election, on such a large scale, is being seen in the state as the semi-final of the next year’s assembly election. Chief Minister Narendra Modi-led BJP and the Congress are the two main contenders in tomorrow’s election.

Though the village panchayat elections are not fought with party symbols, in most places, BJP-backed panels are named Sadbhavna panels, while the Congress has named its panels as ‘shanti’ panel or ‘vikas’ panel.

Yangon, December 29: A huge explosion early Thursday at a warehouse on the outskirts of Yangon left at least 15 people dead, among them five women, officials said.

The blast took place around 2.00 am in Mingalartaungnyung, about five kilometres east of downtown Yangon.

A huge fire engulfed the warehouse after the blast.

The cause of the explosion was not immediately known.

A fire official said that at least 15 people have died and about 60 others injured.

According to Xinhua, more than 10 fire-engines were used to douse the fire.

New Delhi, December 29: In a detestable incident, a teenager committed suicide when one of her neighbours showed her father a video of her taking a bath.

A realtor plotted the conspiracy as he wanted a piece of land owned by the 15-year-old girl’s father, reported to media
The girl was unable to handle the fallout and hanged herself to death. The body of the grade 10 student was discovered by her sister.

The conspiracy hatchers are absconding, police officials said.

—-Emirates

Riyadh, December 29: Women in Saudi Arabia will not need a male guardian’s approval to run or vote in municipal elections in 2015, when women will also run for office for the first time, a Saudi official said on Thursday.

The change signifies a step forward in easing the kingdom’s restrictions against women, but it falls far short of what some Saudi reformers are calling for.

Moscow, December 29: A Muslim cleric in Turkey has issued a warning to people from the community about Santa Claus, who he described as a “dishonest” person as he climbs down suspiciously through a chimney instead of coming in through the door.

Imam Suleiman Eniceri of Kuzan town, around 520 km from the capital city of Ankara, said it was “suspicious” that Santa Claus brings presents into a house by climbing down a chimney or through windows.

“If he was an honest person he would come through the door as we do,” Italy’s Corriere della Sera newspaper quoted the imam as saying.

Agra, December 29: Agra was the coldest city in Uttar Pradesh Wednesday but this did not deter tourists from thronging the Taj Mahal.

Despite chilly winds, Christmas and New Year holiday crowds continued to swell at the Taj, forcing authorities to deploy additional security personnel for frisking. Ticket sales crossed 35,000.

According to officials, Wednesday’s minimum was 2 degrees Celsius. For the third day in a row, Agra’s temperature was the lowest in the state. A further fall in night temperature is predicted.

——IANS

Hyderabad, December 29 (INN): Chief Minister K Kiran Kumar Reddy and Finance Minister Anam Ramnarayan Reddy joined the rest of political and film community to condole the death of Akkineni Annapurna, who passed away on Wednesday.

In separate statements they expressed grief over the passing of Annapurna, who stood ANR during his entire career. They described her as a philanthropist who took care of many people in the industry. (INN)

Hyderabad, December 29 (INN): Andhra Pradesh government has approved a new health policy to strengthen the health care system in the state.

Under the New Health Policy, Camp Office Counters will be opened at Tirupati, Warangal, Kakinada, Visakhapatnam and Vijayawada apart from the existing Hyderabad Counter.

Health camps will be held by the Primary Health Centres (PHCs) in each district at the rate of 30 camps per month and the doctors will be given incentive. Each PHC will get a financial support of Rs 6,000, according to an official release here on Wednesday.