Congress party MLA from Dharmavaram Assembly constituency K Venkata Ramana Reddy on Saturday dismissed the statement of murder accused Bhanu Kiran that he had purchased fire arms using letterhead of former MLA and his father K Suryaprathap Reddy.
The Committee on Public Accounts will visit the Visakhapatnam District on May 7.
In order to attract large number of foreign tourists to India, there is a need to develop Buddhist and other circuits with quality facilities in the country, a top government official said here on Saturday.
In view of the summer holidays, the Hyderabad Metropolitan Development Authority has decided to operate two shows of the Laser Show daily at Lumbini Park from May 7.
While the first show will be at at 7.15 pm, the second show will be at 8.30 pm from May 7 onwards. (INN)
The State Government on Saturday claimed that it has revitalised and strengthened the 104 FDHS programme in rural areas of all 22 districts.
According to Commissioner of Health & Family Welfare, in the revised FDHS programme Medical officers along with public health and paramedical staff conducts the clinics in the villages previously these clinics were conducted by only paramedics. The new services like Maternal and Child Health (MCH) services, Immunization, Prevention of Communicable and Non communicable diseases, water quality analysis are added at Fixed Day Health Clinic at villages.
Telugu Desam president N Chandrababu Naidu on Saturday came down heavily on YSR Congress president Jagan Mohan Reddy for allegedly violating norms at places of worship.
Chief Minister N Kiran Kumar Reddy described the proposed National Counter Terrorism Centre as a timely and well planned initiative to evolve a zero tolerance frame work against terrorist violence, especially at a time when the country was facing serious challenges from terrorism.
Former minister Dr P Shankar Rao on Saturday defended YSR Congress president and Kadapa MP Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy on his recent visit to Tirumala.
The Warangal police on Saturday seized about 1400 kilograms of ganja from a vehicle near Tatikayala village in Dharmasagar mandal in Warangal district and arrested three persons in this connection.
According to police, the seizure was made during a routine checking of vehicles in the early hours of Saturday. Three persons who were carrying the consignment from Vijayawada to Hyderabad have been taken into custody. The worth of the seized ganja in international market is estimated around several crores of rupees.
A woman who says she was the prostitute who triggered the US Secret Service scandal in Colombia said Friday that the agents involved were “fools” for letting it happen, and declared that if she were a spy and sensitive information was available, she could have easily obtained it.
The woman said she spent five hours in hotel room in Cartagena, Colombia, with an agent, and while she barely got cab fare out of him, she could have gotten information that would have compromised the security of United States President Barack Obama if the agent had any.
Last week, the notorious US pastor with the same old mission but different excuse for defiling Islam’s holy book with fire, returned to our headlines and screens. Pastor Terry Jones was back with a burning vengeance because an Iranian Christian cleric on death row was not pardoned. He received a fine from the fire department, and a ticking off that burning books was bad for the environment. In (dis) honor of his repeat offense against Islam and Muslims, we think back to all the crimes against Islam that have caused or started a Muslim fire of outrage.
New Delhi: Key UPA ally Mamata Banerjee today led a host of chief ministers in opposing NCTC, stating that there is no need for such a body while other non-Congress ruled states alleged it violates the federal structure and demanded drastic changes in the proposed law.
“NCTC will destroy the federal structure, as it is contradictory to federal system. I urge the government to withdraw it,” Banerjee told reporters.
Muslims need to be empowered with education and the community instead of depending on the government, should itself play an active role in their development, former Chief Justice of the Delhi High Court Rajinder Sachar said on Saturday.
“Why you are completely depended upon the government…why not force the government to get equal opportunities for you? You will have to do that,” he said, speaking at the inaugural session of 9th All India Muslim Educational Conference (AIMES).
Washington: Brushing aside Pakistan’s objections, defence secretary Leon Panetta today said US will continue with its drone strikes.
“The United States is going to defend itself under any circumstances,” Panetta told PBS news in an interview, while responding to a question on drone strikes inside Pakistan.
Though he did not specifically mention drones, his answers indicated that he was referring to the drone strikes.
Washington: He’s been in campaign mode for months, but president Barack Obama makes his quest for a second term official with rallies Saturday in Ohio and Virginia. He’ll be casting Republican rival Mitt Romney as a flip-flopping protector of the rich.
The events at two universities, Ohio State and Virginia Commonwealth, are billed as the official kickoff of Obama’s re-election bid, even though he’s been solidly engaged in his campaign. He filed the necessary paperwork to seek re-election over a year ago.
Beijing: Leaving behind diplomatic drama over a Chinese dissident, US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton faced a fresh test on Saturday as she moves on to Bangladesh where the disappearance of an opposition leader has fueled growing tensions.
Clinton will meet Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and her opposition rival, Begum Khaleda Zia, following her arrival late on Saturday, and will also pay a call on Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus, whose removal from the pioneering micro-lender Grameen Bank has been criticized by Washington.
Kathmandu: A glacial lake burst today in the high Himalayan region in northwestern Nepal sweeping away houses, farms, cattles near the tourist resort of Pokhara, killing 10 people and leaving 60 missing, including three foreign trekkers.
The lake waters flooded the Seti river in the remote Kaski district, 300-km away from capital Kathmandu, sweeping away parts of Sardikhola village located on the foothills of the famous Machapuchare peak.
Before leaving for Rajasthan, Uttarakhand Governor Margaret Alva today said she has initiated some of her “dream” projects in the hill state which includes free night shelters for vulnerable young girls.
Alva, who will be sworn-in as the Governor of Rajasthan on May 12, said she has finalised the shelters which will come up here and is being funded by ONGC and the state government.
Among other projects, a cultural centre on the lines of India International Centre (IIC) at New Delhi would be developed in Dehradun with funds from the 13th finance commission, she said.
Ravindranagar has earned this dubious distinction after a spate of suicides rocked the area. Locals believe that this is the wrath of a goddess, after a temple was demolished
A creepy feeling runs down the spine when one enters Ravindranagar in Sitaphalmandi, especially post 6pm. The streets wear a deserted look, the houses have Jai Sri Ram painted in red on the walls and doors. Some of the doors have been locked with the bulbs still switched on as though they were abandoned in a hurry.
SATURDAY is World Hand Hygiene Day and to mark the event, the Northern Trust will hold awareness raising sessions at Antrim and Causeway hospitals during the following week.
Visitors to the hospitals may be invited, by infection prevention and control staff, to take part in a simple hand washing test. Using ultra-violet light boxes it is possible to determine whether or not people have washed their hands effectively.
A resident of Ambala city infected with HIV/AIDS virus committed suicide by hanging himself here today, police said.
The deceased Anil was diagnosed as HIV-positive a few months ago and was undergoing treatment at a hospital, police said.
His wife had also committed suicide a few months ago by consuming poison as she was also HIV-positive.
The couple had adopted a girl child who now has to live with her grandmother.
Anil went to the bathroom for taking a bath but when he did not came out after an hour, his mother Ramkali got suspicious.
A 97-year-old retired Australian dentist receives his masters degree in clinical science yesterday making him the world’s oldest new graduate.
Allan Stewart, born on March 7, 1915, is already the holder of the Guinness World Records title for being the oldest graduate after completing a law degree in 2006 at the age of 91.
Income tax officials today conducted a raid at the Madurai Adheenam (mutt) which has been in the limelight following the appointment of the controversial self-styled godman Nityananda as head of the 1500-year-old
Saivaite Mutt.
Officials, who entered the mutt early this morning, sealed all exit points and started checking the strong room.
Officials said they were conducting the raid on orders from their Delhi counterparts and they had seized some documents and cash but declined to give details.
Perturbed over “thousands of encroachments and illegal constructions” on wakf properties in Uttar Pradesh, urban development minister Azam Khan today said a new law would soon be enacted to check the practice.”There has been thousands of encroachments and illegal constructions besides grabbing of wakf and nazul land in the past years and they will be probed and a new law would also be brought in order to check it,” Khan told news-persons here.
to a question on the issue of presidential candidate, the minister said the entire party would take a decision in this regard.
Andhra Pradesh Chief Electoral Officer Bhanwarlal on Saturday said that unaccounted-for cash of Rs 3.35 crore had been seized so far in 18 Assembly constituencies which are facing by-elections.
Talking to reporters here this evening, the CEO said 30,000 litres of liquor was seized and over 1,000 cases were filed; as many as 571 persons were arrested in this connection.
Police also seized 3,200 weapons in the districts going to the polls, while non-bailable arrest warrants were issued against 2,847 persons as a precautionary measure, the CEO added.