Month: April 2012

2G case: SC to hear review petitions today

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The Supreme Court will on Tuesday hear a slew of review petitions filed by the Prime Minister’s Office and telecom companies in the 2G spectrum allocation case.

Reportedly, the apex court will reconsider its own judgments given on issues relating to cancellation of 2G spectrum licences and the grant of sanction for prosecution of public servants.

The petitions were filed by telecom companies and one each by the PMO, the Union government and former telecom minister and key accused in the 2G scam case, A Raja.

Goa airport to be closed for 3 days from April 5

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Goa’s lone airport at Dabolim is heading for an annual maintenance closure for three days during day time from April 5.

The Navy, which maintains the airport, announced that the aerodrome would be closed for all civil and military flying between 7 a.m. and 4 p.m. from April 5 to 8. Navy’s public relations officer Commander Prashant Mathur said flights were being rescheduled and measures taken to avoid inconvenience to passengers.

Jewellers’ strike turns violent

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The three-week-old agitation by gold and jewellery traders against tax hikes in the budget on Monday turned violent as they clashed with the Mumbai police and disrupted trains in Ghaziabad.

Traders staged dharnas in several parts of the country, including at Jantar Mantar in the national capital and at Zaveri Bazaar in South Mumbai.

Rupee up against dollar in early trade

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The rupee gained 31 paise to Rs 50.56 against the American currency on the Interbank Foreign Exchange market in early trade on Tuesday on increased foreign fund inflows amid firm equity markets.

Dealers said besides increased foreign funds inflows, gains in euro and Asian currencies against the US currency in the overseas market supported the rupee.

The rupee had closed 53 paise higher at 50.87/88 against the dollar in the previous session on Friday following government’s assurance that it will not tax equity investments through participatory notes (P-Notes).

Victory of Congress in 18 Assembly constituencies impossible D.L. Ravinder Reddy

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(Siasat News) State Minister of Health, Dr. D.L. Ravinder Reddy said that it is difficult for the Congress party to win by election in 18 Assembly constituencies. He said that he won’t accept the responsibility of making the Congress candidate successful. He will work as a Congress worker in Kadapah. He has announced his resignation from Ministry. Whenever High Command demands, he will tender his resignation. He told that anti-Congress wave is possible because Congress has been in power for the past 10 years in the state. It is necessary that all the Congressmen are united.

Pre-Matric Minority scholarships granted

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(Siasat News) Minority students studying in 1st to 10th classes in Govt. and aided schools of A.P. during the year 2011-2012 have been granted scholarships under Govt. of India Pre-Matric scholarships scheme by A.P. State Minorities Finance Corporation.

These scholarships won’t be released until the receipts of previously paid scholarship are produced to the corporation.

All the concerned headmasters and principals are requested to submit the details of fees reimbursement and scholarships to the corporation within three days pertaining to the academic year 2010-2011.

EAMCET pre counselling programme at Siasat office

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EAMCET pre counselling programme for admission into engineering, Medicine, Agriculture, Horticulture and other courses is being jointly organised by Siasat daily and Muslim educational Development Forum on Sunday, July 1, from 2 to 4 pm, at Mahboob Husain Jigar Hall, Siasat premises.

M A Hameed career counsellor, Dr. Mohammad Osman Principal scientist, Ahmed Basheeruddin Farooqui retd. DEO will address. Mr. Nayeemullah Shareef president Muslim Educational Development Forum will preside over. At the end Mr. M A Hameed will offer the personal counselling.

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Rich became poor in Sangareddy riots, Police played the role of the silent spectators

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(Siasat News) TDP condemned the damaged caused to the properties and business of the Muslims in Sangareddy on a mass scale and demanded stern action against the miscreants. It also deplored the presence of lethargic and narrow minded communal officers in police department. Mr. Chandrababu Naidu along with Mr. Zahid Ali Khan, Editor Siasat and other workers of TDP inspected the riot affected areas of Sangareddy yesterday. He listened to the grief of the victims very patiently. He consoled them and advised them to face the difficulties with courage and determination to march forward.

CBI challenges Rajesh Talwar’s bail in Allahabad HC

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The Allahabad High Court will on Tuesday hear an application filed by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), challenging the Ghaziabad CBI court’s order extending the bail of Rajesh Talwar in the double murder case of his 13-year-old daughter Aarushi Talwar and domestic help Hemraj.

The CBI court in Ghaziabad had last month allowed Talwar to remain on bail till April 11, referring to the Supreme Court’s observation that the accused father was virtually on bail.

Sachin quits as Mumbai Indians skipper

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Sachin Tendulkar has surrendered the captaincy of the Mumbai Indians IPL team, handing it over to Harbhajan Singh. The changeover, the team management said, was smooth. Harbhajan will now lead from the beginning of the IPL V, which takes off on April 4 with a match between MI and Chennai Super Kings.

Tendulkar, who has had a poor record as a captain of the Indian team, said he had a discussion with owners Mukesh and Nita Ambani before taking the decision. “At this point of time, I feel I need a break from the responsibility of captaincy. I discussed this with Mukeshbhai and Nitabhabhi.

Old City traders hit by deadline diktat again

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Yet again Old City has been asked to shut down early. The South Zone police on Monday clamped a blanket deadline of 10 pm for all business establishments, including hotels, across its 17 police station limits in the Old City. The deadline would be strictly enforced till Hanuman Jayanti that falls on April 6.

New e-services in Makkah Mayoralty

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Prince Mansour Bin Mite’b Bin Abdul Aziz, Minister of Municipal and Rural Affairs, launched Makkah Mayoralty’s new e-services that can be accessed through iPhones and Android phones.

Users of these smart devices will benefit from a wide range of services such as enquiring about a certain transaction, business activity regulations, construction licenses, petitions and complaints. Users can get information about the Mayoralty and municipalities and about how to contact an official.

Wife raped by hitmen she hired

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A 39-year-old woman living near India’s eastern metropolis Kolkata, was allegedly raped by men she had hired to murder her husband.

The woman was involved in a clandestine affair with a man 14 years her junior. She had hired the goons with his help, reports The Times of India.

Police officials smelt something fishy when the woman refused to file a rape complaint even though medical report proved that she was sexually assualted. It was her 14-year-old son who told the police that she was gang raped.

No proof of existence of graves at Qila: High Court

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Citing lack of evidence to prove the existence of graves on survey no. 40 in Naya Qila, the AP High Court declared that it found no merit in allegations made by heritage activists that the Hyderabad Golf Association (HGA) had encroached on the Mustafa Khan Mosque or desecrated graves around it.

The writ petition was filed by heritage activists on November 1 last year stating that HGA was developing the golf course in the area by destroying graves.

Anti-cow slaughter Bill in next Karnataka Assembly session

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Chief Minister DV Sadananda Gowda said on Monday that the government would table in the next Assembly session the Karnataka Prevention of Slaughter and Preservation of Cattle Bill 2010 after bringing in a minor amendment in the definition clause, as sought by President Pratibha Patil.

CM fulfills promise of water augmentation scheme in AP town

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Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Kiran Kumar Reddy today fulfilled his assurance given to the people of this temple town on February 11 by laying foundation stones of the drinking water scheme, construction of PG hostel buildings, additional buildings and construction of Urdu Ghar and Shadikhana.

Meera’s fiancés father breaks off engagement

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Actress Meera and Captain Naveed have broken up over ambiguity in her marital status.

Reports have been taking rounds since their engagement that the father of Captain Naveed, a US-based pilot, doesn’t approve of their engagement. It is learnt that Naveed’s father has finally persuaded his son to end his engagement with the Lollywood actress.

Raja Khalid, Naveed’s father, has also asked Meera to return the Rs 800,000 engagement ring his son had given to her. Khalid said Meera’s marital status was unclear.

——Agencies

Sania Mirza comes to Shoaib malik’s support

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Indian tennis ace Sania Mirza and wife of Pakistan former skipper cricket team Shoaib Malik has slammed the cricket gurus who have been criticising her husband for last few months for his performance.

Just after Sialkot Stallion crushed Karachi Dolphins in the Super eight T20 tournament on Sunday at Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium and Shoaib was declared player of the match, Sania on her twitter wall wrote: “The only captain who’s gonna lift the trophy 7 times..HATERS not sure if one should feel sorry for u or laugh at u..keep the whining goin”

Sachin to be showered with 100 gold coins for 100 tons

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Sachin Tendulkar would be showered with 100 gold coins by Mumbai Cricket Association for accomplishing the fabulous feat of compiling 100 international centuries in Dhaka last month.

The decision to felicitate the champion cricketer with 100 gold coins worth between Rs 23-25 lakh was taken by MCA`s Managing Committee headed by Union Minister Vilasrao Deshmukh.

“Mr Vilasrao Deshmukh announced at the last committee meeting that he had spoken to Tendulkar requesting him to give a date for the felicitation function and that he has agreed,” MCA Joint Secretary Nitin Dalal said today.

US announces $10 million reward on 26/11 mastermind Hafiz Saeed

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In a major boost to New Delhi’s fight against terrorism, the US administration of President Barack Obama has announced a reward of $10 million for the capture or information leading to the arrest of 26/11 mastermind Hafiz Saeed.

Pakistan-based Hafiz Saeed is the founder of one of the deadliest terrorist outfits Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) and the chief of the banned Jamaat-ud-Dawa (JuD).

AP mininstry adopts measures for quality in housing schemes

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The Housing ministry in Andhra Pradesh has initiated several measures to ensure transparency and quality in the implementation of housing schemes in the state. State Housing Minister N Uttam Kumar Reddy held district-wise meetings with the concerned state ministers, MLAs and MLCs for 22 districts starting from February 29 over the implementation of the housing schemes.

Woman commits suicide after fight with husband

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Enraged over her husband’s choice of tutor for their daughter, a 39-year-old woman in west Delhi committed suicide, police said Monday.

According to police, Tejinder Kaur and Jasbir Singh’s 14-year-old daughter had failed in her Class 9 examinations and worried by her poor performance, Singh took her to his sister for tuition.

Apparently, Kaur didn’t agree with her husband’s choice of tutor and committed suicide by hanging from a fan in their Vikas Puri home.

However, police claim there had been tension between the two previously.

Consistent year of losing for Indian cricket: Akram

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Terming India’s performance since the heady days of World Cup cricket victory in 2011 as a “consistent year of losing”, former Pakistan speedster Wasim Akram Monday rapped the team selection and players’ fitness and questioned the removal of Gautam Gambhir as the vice captain.

“It has been a consistent year of losing for Indian cricket,” Akram quipped when a scribe asked his reaction on India’s poor showing since the World Cup final win in Mumbai on this day last year.

Akram minced no words in pointing out what he felt were the maladies affecting Indian cricket.

Grass with Mahatma Gandhi’s blood for sale

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Grass with a drop of Mahatma Gandhi’s blood and soil from the place where he was assassinated in 1948 in New Delhi are among rare items to be put up for auction in the UK on April 17. Other items include a pair of Gandhi’s round-rimmed glasses, ‘charkha’, a 10 inch 78rpm Columbia disc of Gandhi giving his spiritual message signed by him, and original photographs of Gandhi visiting London in 1931.

IPL Does Not Affect Film Releases, Says Salman Khan

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Salman Khan claims that cricket extravaganza IPL will not affect film releases.

The actor, who would be performing at the opening ceremony of the fifth season of IPL in Chennai on April 4, is all excited about the tournament.

When asked if the film releases would be affected due to IPL, Salman said, “I don’t think so….one of my films, ‘Biwi No 1’, was released during the World Cup, and it did well.”

The Dabangg actor’s favorite player is Sachin Tendulkar.