Month: May 2012

Jilted lover commits suicide in front of his girlfriend

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An engineering student hanged himself to death after an altercation with his girlfriend on Saturday night in Bangalore.

24-year old Haisnam Jakoi, a student of Chandapura based Bangalore College of engineering, was feeling ignored and
abandoned by his girlfriend who was with him for last three years.

He was depressed as his girlfriend was neither taking his call nor answering his desperate messages for last one week.

On Saturday night, Jakoi’s girlfriend came to his flat and they entered into heated exchange of words over some issue.

TDP confident of winning Parakala seat

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Telugu Desam Telangana Forum convenor Errabelli Dayakar Rao on Sunday expressed confidence that the party would win from Parakala seat in the ensuing by-elections.

Talking to reporters after meeting TDP president N Chandrababu Naidu at his residence along with leaders of Warangal district, Earrabelli said that the TDP has a strong base in Parakala compared to other parties. Further, he alleged that the people in Parakala have been fed up with the harassment of Konda Surekha and her husband Murali. Therefore, he said that the TDP candidate has strong prospects of winning the by-elections.

AP gets quota of 5,764 pilgrims for Haj 2012

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The Haj Committee of India on Sunday allotted a quota of 5,764 for Andhra Pradesh for the Haj 2012.

Of 5,764, as many as 1,418 pilgrims have already been declared selected under two reserved categories of 70 plus years and 4th timer applicants. The Qurrah (Draw of Lots) will be held on May 10 to select the remaining 4,346 units, according to SHC Executive Officer Abdul Hameed. This year’s quota is 373 less than the previous year.

We are still with Congress, says Jeevitha, Rajasekhar

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Actor couple Jeevitha and Dr Rajasekhar on Sunday claimed that they were already a part of the Congress party.

Talking to reporters after having darshan of Lord Venkateswara at Tirumala Tirupathi Devasthanam, the couple dismissed the reports that they were planning to join some other political party. They said it was incorrect to say that they would join the Congress, as they are already part it.

LP to campaign for YSR Cong in by-elections

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NTR-TDP (LP) president N Lakshmi Parvati on Sunday appealed to the people to vote in favour of YSR Congress party candidates in the ensuing by-elections.

Talking to reporters after performing pooja in Trikunteshwar Swamy Temple at Kotappa Konda, Lakshmi Parvathi said that only YSR Congress could bring development in the State. Stating that Jagan Mohan Reddy was like her elder son, she said that she would campaign for the YSR Congress candidates.

Superintendant denies reports of hunger strike in Nellore Jail

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Superintendant of Nellore Central Jail K Nageshwara Rao on Sunday denied reports that the inmates of the prison have went on hunger strike.

Nageshwara Rao told INN that a section of media has carried false reports that the inmates went on hunger strike after they had a clash with the jail wardens over throwing of food wastage.

Sailajanath asks YSRC to announce its agenda

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Primary Education Minister S Sailjanath on Sunday asked the YSR Congress party to announce its political and development agenda instead of trying to take credit for the schemes implemented by the Congress government.

Addressing a press conference at the Congress Legislature Party office, Sailajanath said that the YSR Congress leaders were wrongly staking claim on the schemes which were implemented by the Congress Government. He said Jagan Mohan Reddy should speak about his plans to develop the State, instead of just critisicing the ruling party.

Three of a family commits suicide

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Three members of a family committed suicide by consuming some unknown poison at their residence in Yellareddypeta village of Adilabad district.

According to Nirmal (Rural) police, the deceased – Peddasomanna (60), his wife Bhagiratha (50) and daughter Sunitha (20) were found dead on Sunday morning at their residence in Yellareddypeta village of Nelayipeta gram panchayat. They are suspected to have consumed poison on Saturday night.

BJP predicts fall of KKR Govt after by-polls

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Bharatiya Janata Party national secretary Dr K Laxman on Sunday predicted the fall of Kiran Kumar Reddy Government after the by-elections.

Talking to reporters here, Dr Laxman said that the State administration was in bad shape in the State and it would deteriorate further after the announcement of by-elections’ results. He said the misadministration and political uncertainty would lead to the collapse of Kiran Kumar Reddy Government after the by-polls.

When Justin was asked for Rihanna’s number

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Singer Justin Bieber was surprised when one of his friends asked him for Rihanna’s phone number.

“The lads are really cool. We stay in touch. You can’t tell your bro’s secrets, but one of them did text me asking if I could introduce them to Rihanna,” dailystar.co.uk quoted the 18-year-old as saying.

“I can’t say which one. He is a great guy, so if Rihanna wants herself a younger man he could be in with a shot,” he added.

CFSL officer among three arrested for cheating

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Three persons, including a senior scientific officer of Central Forensic Science Laboratory and an employee of Revenue department, were on Sunday arrested for allegedly entering into a criminal conspiracy and cheating people by posing as CBI officials and demanding bribe.

The CBI conducted searches based on a complaint from a property dealer in Ghaziabad against A R Arora, Senior Scientific Officer working with CFSL, alleging that he had threatened him with police action by lodging a complaint against him.

Indian Americans in Forbes Midas List

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Nine Indian origin entrepreneurs feature in this year’s Forbes Midas List of technology’s best investors for fuelling a bull market for hot young companies.

Heading the Indian-American list is Greylock Partners’ Aneel Bhusri at number 25 (15 in 2011). Bhusri is co-CEO of Workday, the cloud-based financials and human resources software company.

Cong will put up good show in by-polls: AP CM

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Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Kiran Kumar Reddy on Sunday expressed confidence that Congress party would put up a good show in next month’s by-polls to one Lok Sabha and 18 assembly seats.

“Our endeavour is to win the one Lok Sabha and the 18 assembly segments,” he told reporters in Visakhapatnam.

He would be campaigning in Srikakulam, East and West Godavari districts for three days in support of the party candidates.

Votes for Jagan will strengthen mafia: VHR

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Rajya Sabha member and senior Congress leader V Hanumantha Rao on Sunday said that voting for YSR Congress party would be like voting for factionists and mafia. Therefore, he appealed to the voters of 18 assembly and one Parliament constituencies to vote consciously in the by-elections to be held on June 12.

16 suspected militants killed in Yemen airstrikes

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Sanaa, Four Yemeni airstrikes on Sunday killed six suspected al-Qaeda militants and wounded two others in Lawder district of Abyan province, two security officials told CNN.

The Defense Ministry said that 10 other suspected militants had been killed in the province’s Zinjibar district since Saturday morning.

The ministry said that the strikes were targeting two locations: a militant hideout and a training site.

85% Indian-Americans support Obama for second term: Survey

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Washington, The Indian-American community has come out in strong support of US President Barack Obama, who kicked off his re-election campaign with two rallies in Ohio and Virginia, with an overwhelming 85 per cent of them favouring a second term for him.

About 85 per cent of the Indian-Americans support Obama for a second term, according to a latest survey conducted by Lake Research Partners, a DC-based political consultancy firm, with APIAVote. APIA stands for Asian American Pacific Islander.

Moscow set to curb drinking, have less liquor stores

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In a country known for its hard drinking habits that President Dmitry Medvedev once termed a “national disaster”, there is a move now to curb it. In a first step, authorities in the Russian capital intend to drastically reduce the number of alcohol stores and impose stiff fines on drinking in public places.

A draft plan on the Moscow government’s website has revealed it.

Poison drones new Olympic threat

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Unmanned drones carrying deadly poison could be used in a terrorist attack during the Olympic Games, a senior army officer has warned.

Lieutenant Colonel Brian Fahy delivered the grim warning at a meeting intended to allay the fears of residents worried about the army’s plans to place missiles on the rooftops of flats, Daily Mail reported.

He said it was “feasible” that remote-controlled aircraft filled with poison and small enough to fit into a backpack could be used as a biological weapon in London.

Deccan Chargers make 181/2 against RCB

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Deccan Chargers scored 181 for two against Royal Challengers Bangalore in the Indian Premier League (IPL) at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium here Sunday.

Shikhar Dhawan top scored for Deccan with 73 off 52 balls while Prasanth Parameswaran was the only wicket-taker for RCB.

Moon to come closest to earth Sunday night

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Star gazers in the capital are in for a celestial treat Sunday night as it will be the only night in 2012 when the moon will shine at its brightest and biggest.

The spectacular view will become possible because the full moon will come closest to earth and the distance between celestial bodies will by only 357,000 km against a mean distance of 384,400 km.

The Super moon will appear at 905 p.m. IST.

Awareness is key to prevent thalassemia

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With more than 10,000 thalassemic children being born in India every year, experts believe that the largely incurable blood disorder can be easily prevented through greater awareness.

May 8 is globally celebrated as ‘International Thalassemia Day’. It is an inherited blood disorder in which the red blood cells contain a reduced amount of haemoglobin, or in severe cases, a lack of haemoglobin in the cells. Thalassemia can range from mild to life threatening and therefore should be monitored.