Month: March 2012

Army chief’s letter, Telangana rock parliament

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Rocked by the letter written by army chief Gen V.K. Singh to the prime minister, the Rajya Sabha was adjourned twice till 12 noon Wednesday even as Defence Minister A.K. Antony assured a response at “an appropriate time”.

The Lok Sabha was also adjourned till 12 noon as members raised the issue of a separate state of Telangana.

V.K. Singh, in a letter to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, has pointed out a shortage of arms and ammunition in the armed forces.

Woman kills hubby, buries him

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A 35-year-old woman, mother of two, was arrested here Wednesday for allegedly killing her drunkard husband and burying him within the house.

The woman battered husband Rajender Patel to death, then dug a 4 by 8 feet ‘grave’ within the house and buried man in it late Tuesday.

Admitting she killed him, the woman told horrified police officials that she was sick of being beaten up by her husband. So she decided to do away with him.

“When he was asleep last night, I smashed his head with a stone and kept beating him till he was dead,” police quoted her as saying.

Potato Omelette

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Try this omelette with a potato filling!

Ingredients

5 eggs

1 teaspoon of sugar

1/4 teaspoon of salt

1/4 teaspoon of pepper

1/2 cup of milk (125ml)

1-2 tablespoons of butter or margarine (optional)

Filling:

1 potato, chopped into 1/4″ – 1/2″ cubes (approximately 1cm)

1 small onion, minced or chopped

1/2 cup cheese (50g), shredded

Procedure

In a bowl beat together eggs, sugar, salt and pepper.

Mix in milk.

Heat up two frying pans to a medium temperature.

Use butter, margarine, or cooking spray on each pan.

Add chopped potatoes to one pan.

Sabudana Khichdi

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Ingredients:

1 cup sabudana(sago)
1/2 tsp Sugar
2 Green Chillieschopped finely
1/2 cup crushed groundnuts(coarse)
1 boiled & peeled potato
2 tsp Oil
1/4 tsp Mustard Seeds
1 Pinch Hing (asafoetida)
2 tbsp grated fresh Coconut
Salt to taste
Few Coriander leaves
Few Curry Leaves

Procedure:

Wash and soak sabudana in water just enough to loosen and light for minimum 2 hrs.
Chop the potatoes into small cubes. Mix crushed groundnuts,sugar and salt and keep aside.

Sleeping too much or too little puts heart at risk

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An Indian origin scientist has revealed that getting too little sleep – or even too much – may lead to heart problems.

Rohit R. Arora, MD, FACC, chairman of cardiology and professor of medicine, the Chicago Medical School, and his team found that adults who get less than six hours of sleep a night are at significantly greater risk of stroke, heart attack and congestive heart failure.

Enraged father makes 12-yr-old beg for scoring poor marks

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A class seven student was forced by her father to beg in front of a temple in Mysore for scoring poor marks in exams.

Prakash, a senior assistant lab technician, on Monday night forced his 12-year-old daughter to beg as he was upset with her performance in exams.

The girl was found crying with a bowl in her hand at a temple when a social activist found her and took her to police station.

The father was arrested and a case was registered against him under the Juvenile Justice Act. However, he managed to get bail.

Flops don`t bother me, says Akshay

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His last few films may not have done well at the box office but actor Akshay Kumar says he has seen a rougher patch earlier when he delivered 14 flops.

Except for `Desi Boyz`, Akshay`s recent outings including Priyadarshan`s `Khatta Meetha`, Vipul Shah`s `Action Replayy`, Farah Khan`s `Tees Maar Khan`, Anees Bazmee`s `Thank You` did not fare well with the audience, but he is least perturbed with flops.

Cassini to make closest pass over Enceladus South Pole

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NASA’s Cassini probe is set to make its lowest pass yet over the south polar region of Saturn’s moon Enceladus in order to “taste” the icy particles spraying out from its surface.

The close approach will be at an altitude of 74km and is scheduled to occur at 19:30 GMT on March 27, 2012.

Scientists will use Cassini’s Ion and Neutral Mass Spectrometer instrument to learn more about the composition, density and variability of the plume from Enceladus.

The probe’s plasma spectrometer will also help astronomers study Saturn’s magnetic and plasma environment near Enceladus.

Teammates salute Dravid`s contribution to Indian cricket

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The cricketing fraternity came together tonight to raise a toast for the retired Rahul Dravid as they fondly remembered the immense contribution of the batting stalwart who emotionally remarked that he would miss being part of the Indian dressing room.

Accolades such as “huge pillar” of Indian cricket “greatest number 3 bat” and one of the “best cricketers and ambassadors” poured in from his former and current teammates who paid glowing tributes in a star-studded felicitation function.

Soy products may help lower blood pressure

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Eating foods that contain isoflavones – a key compound in soy milk, tofu, green tea and even peanuts – every day may help young adults lower their blood pressure, say experts.

According to the researchers, the compound appears to have particular benefit in African Americans, who have hypertension prevalence rates near 42 percent.

US hikes H-1B visa fee; move to hit Indian IT companies

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In a move that is expected to hit Indian IT companies majorly, the US government has decided to hike H-1B visa fee from next fiscal.

In a statement, USCIS listed out the details of the fees to be filed by the applicants for H-1B visas, which starts from a base fee of USD 325 to USD 2,000 by the petitioner who employs 50 or more employees in the US – where more than 50 per cent of its workers in the US are in H-1B or L-1 non- immigrant status.

Al Qaeda suspect met Sept 11 figure in Pakistan

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A German-Afghan man whose information prompted terrorism warnings across Europe in 2010 told a court on Tuesday he received orders from a senior al Qaeda militant in Pakistan, and met a key member of the Hamburg al Qaeda cell that included three of the September 11 suicide hijackers.

Ahmad Wali Siddiqui, 37, concluded four days of testimony before the Koblenz state court by admitting that he received orders from al Qaeda’s Younis al-Mauritani, who was apprehended in 2011 by Pakistani agents working with the CIA.

Treasure hunt to resume at Naubat Pahad

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With the ICSE board exams coming to an end on Tuesday, expect some action again at the Vidyaranya High School where a treasure hunt by the State Archaeology Department hit the headlines a few weeks back. It is learnt that the technical committee of experts, formed to study the report of the National Mineral Development Corporation (NMDC) which surveyed the area at the Naubat Pahad, will meet in a couple of days. The panel will decide the future course of action.

However, the owners of the property have not yet been informed of any moves to resume “exploration activities.”

Crime In Hyderabad (28.3.2012)

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Six arrested in Gym murder case

(Siasat News): The cops have arrested six persons— Mohd. Bin Abdullah, Syed Yaseen, Mirza Sajid Baig, Mohd. Muslehuddin, Rashed Bin Abdullah and Mohd. Saber Ali— in connection with the murder of Ahmed Ali Khan in God’s power gym. Kanchanbaug on March 19.

Constable dies in road accident

Panetta says war strategy cannot be guided by polls

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The US Defense Secretary says dwindling public support for the war in Afghanistan will have no impact on America’s war strategy.

Referring to a recent poll which showed a drastic drop in public support for the Afghan war, Leon Panetta said, “We cannot fight wars by polls – if we do that, we’re in trouble,” AFP reported.

A poll, conducted among 986 adults from March 21-25 by the New York Times/CBS and published on Monday, showed that 69 percent of Americans were of the opinion that the US should stop war in Afghanistan. The poll was up from 53 percent four months ago.

Ranbir finally proposes to Deepika

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Love has blossomed once again between Bollywood’s ex lovebirds Ranbir Kapoor and Deepika Padukone. Since the couple has paired up once again for their upcoming film Yeh Jawani Hai Deewani, it seems love is in the air now for the duo.

Well, donot let your imaginations fly too high as their romance is limited only till the screens. Reportedly, Ranbir has proposed Deepika in one of the scenes of the film and the lady has accepted it. The story goes in a way where Ranbir and Deepika are visiting Kulu-Manali as trekkers. After few days during their trip, Ranbir will fall in love with Deepika.

Liquour compound on Wakf Land of Balapur

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Moulana Syed Ghulam Afzal Biyabani, Chairman, A.P. Wakf Board on his return after the inspection of Balapur mosque visited the Muslim Graveyard. This graveyard is on the road side. It is surrounded on both the sides by roads. For the past few days, garbage is being dumped in this graveyard so that the signs of the Muslim graves vanish to make an easy way for marking the plots for sale. The chairman instructed the staff to erect a board notifying that this graveyard is a Wakf property.

Firing at Pakistani judge’s house, one killed

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Islamabad, March 28: At least one policeman was killed when unidentified people Wednesday opened fire at the home of a Shariat court judge in Pakistan’s Punjab province, Geo News reported.

The incident, which also injured one policeman deployed to provide security to the judge, took place in Multan city’s Mumtazabad area.

A federal Shariat court in Pakistan has the authority to examine and determine whether the laws of the country comply with Shariat law, the code of law under Islam.

—-IANS

Eighty percent Indian-Americans to vote for Obama: Poll

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Washington, March 28: Indian-Americans would overwhelmingly vote for US President Barack Obama in the November presidential elections, while Mitt Romney has been named as favourite among the Republican presidential candidates, according to a latest opinion poll.

“Former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney leads his nearest rivals Ron Paul by 24.1 percentage points and former Senator Rick Santorum by 33.4 percentage points,” said the latest national opinion poll among Indian-Americans.

Raja of Ayodhya resigns from BSP

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Vimlendra Mohan Pratap Mishra alias Pappu Bhaiya, the Raja of Ayodhya, today resigned from the Mayawati-led Bahujan Samaj Party.

Mr Mishra, who was the BSP candidate from Faizabad Lok Sabha seat, told newspersons that he was taking a departure from the Mayawati’s party that faced a defeat in the recently concluded Uttar Pradesh Assembly polls.

“I was feeling suffocated in BSP, which remains biased towards a particular section of the society,” he asserted.

Telangana issue washes out Question Hour in Lok Sabha

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The Telangana statehood demand disrupted Question Hour proceedings in the Lok Sabha for the third successive
day today. Speaker Meira Kumar was forced to adjourn the proceedings till 1200 hrs.

Agitating members raised the issue of a separate Telangana State carved out of Andhra Pradesh. The NDA raised the Coalgate scam which resulted in huge loss to the national exchequer.

—UNI

Akhilesh Becomes 1st UP CM to Declare Assets Publicly

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Akhilesh Yadav today became the first Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister to declare his assets publicly. Yadav (38), who declared his assets on the UP government website, owns three residential plots — two in Lucknow and one in Etawah — besides agriculture land worth Rs 98 lakh.

He has investments totalling Rs 1 crore, and Rs 1.18 crore in cash.

The Chief Minister also has a Pajero worth Rs 20 lakh and loan worth Rs 1.3 crore against his name.

—PTI

Manmohan to examine Gilani’s request for exporting power from Punjab

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Manmohan to examine Gilani’s request for exporting power from PunjabOn Board Air India One – Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has assured his Pakistani counterpart Yousuf Raza Gilani that he will look into his request for supplying electricity from the Indian state of Punjab.

Manmohan Singh also thanked Gilani for granting India most favoured nation (MFN) status, but told him he has no plans to visit the neighbouring country unless something “solid” can be achieved.

Govt should provide facilities for the Physically Handicapped persons: Gaddar

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Hurting the hearts of the physically disabled persons is a very regrettable act. It should be condemned vehemently. These thoughts were expressed by Mr. Gaddar, the revolutionary poet and singer at the gathering at Indira park. Dharna programme was organized to attract the attention of the Govt. President of the Forum for the Physically Handicapped Mr. Nageshwara Rao, TDP leader Mr. Koteshwara Rao, Vice President of People’s Democratic Front Mr. M. Ved Kumar and other leaders participated in the Dharna programme.

Urdu University’s workshop on Research Methodology

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Department of Mass Communication and Journalism of Maulana Azad National Urdu University is conducting a two day workshop with the collaboration of Indian Council of Social Science Research on 28th and 29th March 2012 at Library Auditorium. Prof. Mohammed Miyan, V.C. of Urdu University will inaugurate the workshop Prof. K. Stenenson (OU) will speak on “Introduction to Social Sciences and Research” Dr. Abdul Qauyum will deliver a lecture on “Stages of Research” Prof. Murthy of the Dept. of Psychology of Osmania University will speak on “Research Design” Dr.