Month: April 2012

Sharjah blaze: How 1 cigarette ‘burnt’ 2,500 people for millions

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Sharjah civic and fire officials have yet to release an official statement on the cause of the fire that destroyed the 40-storied Al Tayer building in Al Nahda, Sharjah.

However, the early consensus among officials and residents is that a single cigarette butt thrown carelessly on to a pile of paper cartons on the first floor started the blaze.

“While only a detailed forensic report will confirm this, residents are convinced that a cigarette butt was thrown carelessly on to a pile of paper cartons kept on the first floor of the building.

Religious leadership dominates politics: Mujahed

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(Siasat News) Muslims should take into consideration ground realities instead of emotional associations with political parties. If the Muslims use their votes unitedly, many public representatives who have real concern for the Muslims will be elected and they will reach the portals of law making bodies.

Mr. Muneeruddin Mujahed, in his review told that if the Muslims cooperate with the forces which are actively involved in Telangana Movement, they can enhance their political strength heavily. He told that religious leadership is dominating politics.

Siasat Shopping Dhoom starts today

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(Siasat News) Siasat shopping Dhoom is getting ready to start its 6th year of journey. Citizens of Hyderabad impatiently wait for Siasat shopping Dhoom. This year, Siasat is organizing shopping Dhoom with the cooperation of “Kashish” and other sponsors. Siasat has been organizing shopping Dhoom for the past five years keeping in view of the encouraging response of the customers and the trade benefits to the participating agencies. 86 trade organizations from Hyderabad and Secunderabad are participating in this programme. It will continue from 30th April to 7th June 2012.

BJP’s bandth against arrests

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(Siasat News) Four Hindu activists were arrested by the police who confessed that they had thrown cow legs in Hanuman Temple and spread green colour on its walls. BJP which was hitherto stressing to arrests the culprits responsible for this misdeed, is now tilted its stand when the real culprits were arrested by the police. It has now announced to observe “Bandh” in Madannapet and Sayeedabad areas today to mark protest against the arrest of four Hindu activists. It has appealed to businessmen and shop keepers in these areas to keep their shops closed today.

Hyderabad Photo Album – 5th May last day for booking

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(Siasat News) Siasat Urdu daily is getting ready to publish an album consisting of Unique Photographs of Hyderabad. It is expected that its printing will be completed by the end of June or July. Due to the delicacy of the ancient photographs, experts are making every effort to make them better. Those who are interested in procuring this album to decorate their personal library collections, may send in Rs. 500 to office of Siasat before 5th May 2012 towards advance payment.

Since the album is being printed in limited numbers, no further advance booking will be made after this date.

Water dispute cost Indira her life: Maneka

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Former Union minister Maneka Gandhi has said “the water dispute between Punjab and Haryana had led to the brutal killing of her mother-in-law and former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi”. Speaking after inaugurating a National Seminar on Protection of Environment at Pushpagiri in Halebid in this district yesterday, an emotionally-charged Maneka Gandhi said that dispute regarding river waters was a complex issue and warned that unless precautionary measures taken, such issues would lead to serious law and order problems in future.

Congress will bag 10 seats: DY CM

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Stating that a clear statement on Telangana would be announced after the Assembly bye-elections, Deputy Chief Minister C. Damodar Rajanarasimha exuded confidence that the Congress would win 10 seats in the ensuing bye-elections scheduled to be held on June 12.

Rajanarasimha was here on Sunday in connection with a private program.

Dattatreya slams KCR

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Ridiculing Telangana Rashtra Samithi Chief K Chandrasekhara Rao for criticizing the Telangana Political JAC, former Union minister and BJP senior leader Bandaru Dattatreya has asked Rao what he had achieved in all these 11 years.

Speaking to the media here on Sunday, Dattatreya asked KCR as to why he was remaining silent about the Congress and its supremo Sonia Gandhi on the occasion of TRS Foundation Day celebrations held at Vikarabad. He said that it was not proper for KCR to target the JAC and parties like BJP, who were sincerely fighting for separate Telangana. (NSS)

CPI-M announces candidates for four assembly, one LS seat

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The CPI-M has announced its candidates for four Assembly and one Lok Sabha constituencies in the by-elections slated for June 12.

CPI-M state Secretary B V Raghavulu said that the party will support the Lok Satta candidate in Ongole Assembly segment.

The candidates announced by the party for the Assembly seats are: K Lokanadham (Payakaraopet- Visakhapatnam dt); Thellam Venkateswarlu (Polavaram – West Godavari); Kandarapu Murali (Tiruthpathi – Chittoor dt); and V Rambhoopal Reddy (Ananthpuram).

Ponguleti lashes out at Chandrababu

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Lashing out at the TDP Chief N Chandrababu Naidu for criticizing Congress party, AICC secretary and MLC Ponguleti Sudhakar Reddy has said that Naidu was speaking as he wished only for the sake of ‘power’.

Speaking to the media here on Sunday, Sudhakar Reddy said that Naidu has to control his language. The Congress cadre would not tolerate if failed to control the language, he said and described the TDP as ‘Telugu Dongala Party’. (NSS)

Naidu condoles death of Latif Khan’s brother

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TDP chief N Chandrababu Naidu has condoled the death of Khan Omar Khan, brother of Khan Latif Khan, Managing Editor of the “Munsif” Urdu newspaper.

In a statement here on Sunday, Naidu offered his condolences to the bereaved family members.

Poonam Pandey wants couples to argue naked!

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Poonam Pandey never fails to give a bit of her ‘gyan’ to her over 1.5 lakh tweethearts.

The ‘Bold babe of Twitter’ has now shared a unique part of her ‘family’ wisdom with her fans. The wisdom is such which may even assist couple on the verge of divorce.

Perhaps it is the rising cases of divorce which compelled the model to write on ‘how to maintain a great relationship’ on her official Twitter page.

In her tweet, Poonam wrote: “Two secrets to a great relationship are: argue naked & never go to sleep angry at each other.”

If Shahrukh is a gentleman, Salman is fun to work with: Katrina

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Salman Khan and Katrina Kaif are considered a pair in Bollywood but the beautiful Kat is simply unperturbed about the gossips linking her to the actor.

At the start of her career, Katrina and Salman were often spotted together and were considered an inseparable couple but somewhere down the line, the two separated.

They are currently doing Kabir Khan’s Ek Tha Tiger which comes after a good four years since their last film together.

Dismissing all talks about her relationship with the Dabangg star, Kat says that she is a professional and is in the industry to do her job.

Fiji is Beautiful Place with Beautiful People: Veena Malik

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Pakistani controversial actress Veena Malik has became an Eyecandy of world after different popularity stunts.

She has is paparazzi and fan following not only in India Pakistan but also in Australia. In the list of his fan following Fiji Attorney General also get his name. Yes its true Attorney General of Fiji Aiyaz Sayed Khiayum went to meet Veena Malik on her onlocation shoot which was happening in Fiji.

Centre ignoring Muslim freedom fighters

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Jamiatul Ulema Hind (JUH) here on Saturday criticised the Centre for “ignoring” Muslims’ contributions in India’s freedom movements.

Speaking at a seminar on Maulana Mahmoodul Hasan of Deoband, who had planned an armed movement called “Reshmi Rumal movement” to oust the Britishers from India, JUH secretary general Maulana Mahmood Madani said it was necessary to create awareness among the young generation about how various communities including Muslims had collectively fought for the nation’s independence.

Government must apologise to the Muslim community

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The violent mob attack on the Dambulla Muslim Mosque in the presence of the Police on 20 April is a serious event that can ignite communal disharmony in the country, including open violence, if the government fails to apologise to the Muslim community and take appropriate action to thwart the efforts by communal elements among its own ranks to create rift and mischief.

I’m ambitious, but not competitive: Parineeti Chopra

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Actress Parineeti Chopra admits that playing one of the four leading ladies in Ladies VS Ricky Bahl, was hardly the conventional debut a newcomer would hope for. “I was one-fifthof the pie, with three other actresses, so yes that wasn’t the dream debut, but I don’t regret entering the industry with that role,” says the actress, whose role saw her win awards apart from accolades.

ISI helped US to locate Osama

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Nearly a year after Osama bin Laden was killed in his Abbottabad home, Pakistan’s Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) claims it helped US locate the Al Qaeda chief’s high-walled hideout.

This revelation comes as a major embarrasment for Pakistan which had all along denied that is knew about the presence of Al Qaeda chief’s presence in its country.

Osama was shot dead May 2 last year at his Abbottabad house by US commandos, straining ties between Washington and Islamabad.“The lead and the information actually came from us,” a senior ISI official told the Washington Post.

Murder for TV remote? Students protest in Delhi

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More than 200 students from Manipur and other north-eastern states, studying in the capital, came together Sunday at India Gate for a silent candlelight vigil to demand a proper investigation of the alleged murder of a Manipuri student in Bangalore. A rally was also held in Bangalore to demand justice for the student

Iran hopeful over Baghdad n-talks: Minister

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Iranian Foreign Minister Ali-Akbar Salehi is hopeful that the next round of nuclear talks between the country and the world powers would be fruitful, ISNA news agency reported.

Speaking during a joint press conference with his visiting Armenian counterpart Edward Nalbandian, Salehi Sunday called the Istanbul talks held earlier this month “successful” and expressed hope that the scheduled meeting in Baghdad would be even more fruitful, Xinhua reported.

Jagan resorting to murder politics: Chandrababu

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TDP chief N Chandrababu Naidu has alleged that the YSR Congress chief Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy was resorting to murder politics.

Winding up his three-day campaigning in Kadapa, the native district of Jagan Mohan Reddy, Naidu said that if by any misfortune some one like Jagan became the Chief Minister, Mangali Krishna would be home minister, Vijaya Sai Reddy finance minister, Gali Janardana Reddy mining and Bhanu Kiran would hold women welfare portfolio.

Why is Jagan not being arrested: Gali

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TDP senior leader Gali Muddu Krishnama Naidu has questioned why CBI was not arresting Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy despite his ‘looting the State’ when his father Dr. Y S Rajasekhara Reddy was chief minister.

TDP leader flays Sonia for not visiting state

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The main Opposition Telugu Desam party on Sunday charged the Congress high command with sending its emissaries to the State frequently for “pleasure trips” and nothing else.

Speaking to media persons in the TDLP office on the Assembly premises, TDP senior leader Ravula Chandrasekhara Reddy said that though the UPA government had declared 875 mandals in the State as drought affected, it failed to initiate minimum drought relief measures for the affected farmers.