Month: March 2012

McIlroy excites game as he completes rise to top

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Rory McIlroy was proclaimed as golf`s next truly great player after winning the Honda Classic on Sunday and taking over as the world`s number one ranked player.

Many had expected McIlroy to reach the top and the Northern Irishman fulfilled those prophesies when he officially became the world number one, at just 22 years old.

“He`s the real deal,” said Johnny Miller, a 25-time winner on the PGA Tour and now a respected television commentator.

“He is just going to get better, he could have a run now where he could separate from numbers two and three.”

China readies next generation rockets

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China is planning to launch is next generation Long March-5 carrier rocket in 2014.

Chinese experts have succeeded in developing the hydrogen box that will store fuel for the Long March-5 rocket. It will more than triple its carrying capacity.

China is also developing a Long March-7 rocket for launch in the next five years, said Liang Xiaohong, deputy head of China Academy of Launch Vehicle Technology.

China has sought to develop non-toxic, low-cost, reliable and safe carrier rockets to build a space station, the Shanghai Daily reported Sunday.

IANS

Crime In Hyderabad (5.3.2012)

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Man missing from Shamshabad

(Siasat News): A man residing in the slum area of Oomda Nagar has been missing since February 25. His daughter has lodged a complaint in RGI police station.

According to the police, P Allaswamy, 40, had left his house on February 25 but did not return. His family members searched him everywhere but he could not be traced.

Ultimately, his daughter lodged a complaint. Inspector Kiran Kumar has registered the complaint and started the investigation.

 

Career programme for SSC students in Urdu Ghar today

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A career guidance programme has been arranged at 10 a.m. today at Urdu Ghar under the auspices of Deccan Federation of Private Schools for SSC students.

According to a press note issued by its President Mr. Mohammed Osman, Mr. M.A. Hameed, Career Counsellor, Mr. Iqbal Ahmed Engineer, Mr. Ahmed Basheeruddin Farooqui and Mr. Ahmed Faraz will address the students.

Mr. Khaleelur Rahman, Secretary of the Federation has requested all the students to avail of this facility and attend the programme.

——Siasat News

Senator Schumer asks FTC to probe Apple, Android

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A US senator has urged the Federal Trade Commission to investigate reports that applications on the Apple Inc and Google Inc mobile systems steal private photos and contacts and post them online without consent.

Democrat Charles Schumer’s request comes after iPhone maker Apple tweaked its privacy policies last month after prodding from other lawmakers.

The distribution of third-party applications on iPhones and phones running on Google’s Android system has helped create a surge in the popularity of those devices in recent years.

Reconstruction of Masjid Balapur – When?

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Land mafia brought down the structure of Masjid Balapur to ground level a few days back. This ancient mosque was constructed 400 years ago during Qutub Shahi period. The miscreants dismantled this mosque under the pretext that it was in dilapidated condition.

Giant fleas fed on dinosaurs?

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Palaeontologists claim to have discovered the world’s oldest fleas, dating back to 40 million years, which were big in size and might have fed on dinosaurs.

Fleas are hardly preserves as fossils like other ectoparasitic insects. Therefore, the evidence suggesting the origin and early evolution of fleas has been lacking so far. Not any more.

Drink coffee daily to lower heart diseases

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A new study has found that people who regularly drink coffee don’t have an increased risk of diseases like heart disease and cancer, and they also have a lower risk of Type 2 diabetes compared to sporadic drinkers or non-drinkers, Huffington Post reported.

“Our results suggest that coffee consumption is not harmful for healthy adults in respect of risk of major chronic disease,” said study researcher Anna Floegel, an epidemiologist at the German Institute of Human Nutrition Potsdam-Rehbruecke.

Nato air strikes in Libya killed 60 civilians: report

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A UN commission investigating war crimes and human rights violations in Libya reported on Friday that Nato airstrikes in the country last year killed 60 civilians and wounded 55 others.

“Amongst the 20 Nato airstrikes investigated, the commission documented five airstrikes where a total of 60 civilians were killed and 55 injured,” read the unedited version of the report obtained by AFP.

The commission also probed two Nato airstrikes which damaged civilian infrastructure and where no military target could be identified, it said.

Poverty Drives Pakistanis to Suicide

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The family of Aliya was happy for the imminent wedding of their 28-year-old daughter, but their happiness turned into a shock over hearing the news that their beloved has committed suicide.

“She was fully aware of difficulties we had been facing to cope with her wedding expenses,” Nooran bibi, the blind mother of Aliya, told OnIslam.net on Friday, March 2.

“I could not see her face expressions, but her tone suggested to me that she was under immense stress.”
Committing Suicide as a Protest: Permissible?

Urdu University recruitments – Complaint to HRD Minister

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A delegation led by Mr. M.A. Hakeem, Secretary of TDP met union HRD Minister and submitted a memorandum complaining about the irregularities in recruitments of Urdu University. The delegation demanded to take stern action against the authorities who violated the Parliament Act. The recruitments made by the present Vice Chancellor may be cancelled. Anxiety was expressed that non-Urdu Knowing teachers were appointed to teach Urdu medium students.

`Six of 10 patients with HIV are women`

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Two studies from the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS showed that 60 percent of people with this disease in the Dominican Republic are women, infection linked to gender violence.

Agencies working to address this problem are UNAIDS and the UN Population Fund (UNFPA).

Experts from these organizations set out the results of studies conducted in the country, which highlight educational level and gender as two factors that increase the risk of contracting the Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV).

Free professional training for Muslim students

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Institute of Spoken English, Mumtaz Colony Satosh Nagar, Mehdipatnam offers free training programmes of professional and vocational courses including Lab Technician, Computer Hardware, DTP, Auto CAD and Spoken English.

For girls, the courses are Beauty Parlour technician, Mehendi Design and tailoring. The students who have passed SSC, Inter a degree exams can contact the director at phone number 9297150032 for further details.

——Siasat News

Obama seeks to calm Israeli fears over nuclear Iran

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US President Barack Obama and Israeli leader Benjamin Netanyahu go into key talks on the Iranian nuclear stand-off on Monday, with each publicly seeking to stake out some common ground.

While Obama in an address to the powerful pro-Israel lobby on Sunday criticised “loose talk of war” he also gave a strong nod to Israel’s refusal to contemplate a nuclear-armed Iran.

Construction on Wakf land-plea to stop

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Vice President of TDP Minority Cell, Mr. Mohammed Saleem demanded the Wakf authorities and the Govt. to stop immediately the construction work going on at the Wakf land attached to tomb of Jamalunnisa Begum situated at Eidi Bazar, Yakutpura.

Lorry Bandh from 15 March

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Telangana State Lorry and Mini Bus Truck owners’ Association, in its meeting held yesterday passed a resolution against the ban imposed on the entry of lorries in the city. President of the Association, Mr. R. Balaiah and Secretary, Mr. Iqbal Hussain told that police is imposing fines on lorry drivers and harassing fines on lorry drivers and harassing them on silly reasons.

Janardhan Reddy’s family opposes tickets to others

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Ms. Vijaya Reddy, daughter to late P. Janardhan Reddy former MLA from Khairtabad Assembly constituency floated the argunment tha tin the event of Congress party giving ticket to any person other than Janardhan Reddy’s family will be opposed. Late Janardhan Reddy was a popular leader of this area who had won elections for five times.

This constituency was the largest which was divided into 5 constituencies after the reorganization of the constituencies. The present MLA Mr. D. Nagender is an outsider and people don’t like him.

Doctor`s musical pill for people suffering from mental illness

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A young psychiatrist has come up with a song to fight stigma attached with people suffering from mental disorders and to create awareness in the society on their plight.

The video song `phool kho gaye` composed and sung by Dr Madhusudan, working with the Safdarjung hospital here, is getting support and appreciation from people, NGOs and fellow doctors.

The composition is aimed at bringing awareness towards the suffering of mentally ill people.

Additional funds sought for Minorities Dept

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At the instance of Mr. Mohammed Ahmedullah, Minister for Minorities Welfare, additional budget allocation has been proposed to Finance Dept. The proposals sent by the Dept. of Minorities Welfare suggested that a sum of Rs. 13.20 cror be provided for the year 2012-2013 in the budget.

Diabetes can make women deaf

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A new study has found that having diabetes may cause women to experience a greater degree of hearing loss as they age, especially if the metabolic disorder is not well controlled with medication.

According to the study from Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit, women between the ages of 60 and 75 with well-controlled diabetes had better hearing than women with poorly controlled diabetes, with similar hearing levels to those of non-diabetic women of the same age.

The study also shows significantly worse hearing in all women younger than 60 with diabetes, even if it is well controlled.

How body senses range of hot temperatures `found`

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The winter sun feels welcome, but not so a summer sunburn. Have you ever wondered how the human body senses a range of hot temperatures?

Well, scientists claim to have found that a few proteins on surface of nerve cells, known as ion channels, distinguish dozens of discrete temperatures, from mildly warm to very hot, the `Journal of Biological Chemistry` reported.

Four Maoists killed in Jharkhand

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Four Maoists were killed in a gunbattle with security forces that broke out early Monday after about 300 guerrillas attacked a Central Coalfield Limited (CCL) project in Jharkhand and set on fire 19 vehicles.

A security personnel was also injured when the armed Maoists attacked CCL’s Ashok project close to the Iparwar police station, about 160 km from here, and set on fire 19 vehicles, police said. They also attacked a police camp nearby.

Police have recovered the bodies of two of the Maoists.

PTI

‘TIME TO PUT ON THE CAP, DAD’

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AKHILESH Yadav, son of Samajwadi Party chief Mulayam Singh and the chief party campaigner in the UP assembly polls, made it clear on Sunday that his father would be the chief minister if SP forms the next government in the state.