Month: May 2012

Nobody has approached us so far: Jaya on presidential polls

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AIADMK supremo and Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Jayalalithaa today said her party was yet to decide on the ensuing presidential polls and nobody had approached her so far on the issue.

AIADMK supremo and Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Jayalalithaa.

“AIADMK has not taken a stand yet and no one has approached me with a proposal so far,” she told reporters. She said she is in the national capital only to attend the conference and had “no other plans.”

Clinton sop to woo India away from Iran crude

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When US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton meets the Prime Minister and her Indian counterpart S. M. Krishna on May 8, she is expected to woo India by offering alternative sources of energy from West Asia.

The thrust of her visit will be to reduce New Delhi’s oil dependence on Iran which has been a bone of contention between the Obama administration and the Manmohan Singh government.

UP government decides to scrap SC/ST quota in promotion

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The Uttar Pradesh government late on Friday night decided to implement the Supreme Court order upholding the Allahabad high court’s verdict to quash provision of reservation for Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe (SC/ST) officers and employees in promotions. As a first step in this direction, the state cabinet approved the decision to remove the reservation system from promotion.

Pranab sees revival on the back of ‘strong fundamentals’

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Pinning hopes on revival of business confidence and strong fundamentals, Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee today said the Indian economy would return to the pre-global crisis growth path in the coming years.

“…strong fundamentals of our economy will help us return to a sustained growth path of pre-2008 crisis level in the coming years,” he said while addressing a press conference here after taking over as Chairman of the Board of Governors of the Asian Development Bank (ADB).

Will take action if govt doesn’t agree to debt relief: Mamata

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West Bengal Chief Minister and Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee on Friday gave a veiled warning to the Congress on her demand for interest moratorium to the state following her meeting with Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, saying her party’s options for the presidential polls were open.

She also reiterated her opposition to the central government’s proposed anti-terror hub.

What’s Wrong with Kaka?

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Rajesh Khanna was a trending topic on Twitter on Wednesday. For a 69- year- old former superstar who isn’t into social networking and whose last notable role happened around 13 years ago in the Rishi Kapoor- directed Aa Ab Laut Chalein, that’s definitely setting a trend.

But then, Khanna was always known to be a trendsetter.

Mock test for B.Ed entrance

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Mock test for B.Ed entrance will also be conducted along with the Ed.Cet coaching classes arranged by Siasat daily on May 6, 4 pm at Mahboob Husain Jigar Hall, Siasat premises, Abids.

Candidates can get the question paper by appearing in the test.

Siasat news

Syed Khaleelullah Husaini memorial lecture today

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6th Syed Khaleelullah Husaini memorial lecture will be organised today on the occasion of 21st death anniversary of Syed Khaleelullah Husaini, founder Tameer-e-Millat.

The lecture will be held after Maghrib prayers at Madina Education Centre Nampally.

Mr. Mohammad Abdur Raheem Qureshi, president Tameer-e-Millat and assistant general secretary Muslim Personal Law Board will speak on the topic “Religion of Islam and respect of sacred places”.

Plea to withdraw cases against innocent Muslim youths

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(Siasat News) Hindu and Muslim youths were arrested from Musheerabad Assembly constituency in connection with Hanuman Jayanthi and they were implicated in criminal cases. Dy. Mayor Mr. G. Raj Kumar, Mr. T. Srinivas Reddy led by Mr. Wajid Hussain, Corporator met Ms. Sabitha Indira Reddy, Home Minister and pleaded for the withdrawal of criminal cases against these innocent youths. They said that the youths arrested were the students and businessmen. They were preparing for various examinations. They were unnecessarily arrested. Mr.

Urdu poems collection “Aabshaar” (Waterfall) release today

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(Siasat News) The collection of poems of the well known Urdu poet Mr. Abu Saad Syed entitled Aabshaar (Waterfall) will be released under the patronage of Mr. Zahid Ali Khan, Editor Siasat. Mr. Syed has been from among the traditionalist Urdu poets of Hyderabad.

Dr. Raj Bahadur Gaur had written the preface of the first edition of this book in which he had reviewed in detail the poems of the author.

Mr. Syed Jaleel Azhar, Staff reporter Siasat has brought out the second edition of his father’s book.

Supermoon sighting tonight

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(Siasat News) The citizens will get a unique opportunity of sighting the supermoon tonight. The moon will reach the nearest point from the earth tonight and its distance from the earth will be 356955 km. It will be at 0.5515 degree. this scene could be witnessed at 9.05 p.m. It will be brighter than usual its size will be 11% more than the normal. Tonight the moon will rise from western horizon and it will be shining brightly for an hour after sunset.

–Siasat News–

Dead lizard found in water cooler of Osmania General Hospital

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There was a time when Osmania General Hospital was thought to be the most modern hospital of Asia. But today it is in very pathetic condition.

An appalling incident came to the fore when it was reported that a dead lizard was found in the water cooler kept in front of the Nephrology department. Unknowingly people were using its water for quite long. Luckily when the water was not coming through the tap the cooler was inspected by lifting the lid. Only then it was found that a dead lizard was stuck to the tap hole of the cooler.

Botcha Faces Piquant Situation—Dl Repeats Charge Against Cm

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The PCC Chief Botcha Sathyanarayana seems to be facing tough times and embarrassing situations almost since his taking over as PCC Chief.

On Friday, he faced embarrassing moments while addressing the media. When asked about Health Minister Dr DL Ravindra Reddy’s remarks against the Chief Minister, Botcha said that he spoke not only to Dr DL but also to another senior MLA Veerashiva Reddy in the morning, and advised them not to make such serious allegations in future.

Botsa confident of Congress victory in by-polls

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Expressing confidence over winning the ensuing by-elections with a huge majority, Pradesh Congress Committee president Botsa Satyanarayana on Friday stated that the High Command would announce the final list of aspirants in a day or two.

Talking to media persons at Gandhi Bhavan, Botsa Satyanarayana said that Congress president Sonia Gandhi has to give her approval for the aspirants list. “After Sonia Gandhi’s approval, the list will be announced,” he stated while adding that there might be some changes in candidates, if Sonia Gandhi suggests the same.

BJP to contest from all 18 seats in by-polls

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Bharatiya Janata Party state president G Kishan Reddy announced that the party has decided to contest from all 18 Assembly constituencies in the ensuing by-elections.

Talking to media persons at party office at Nampally, he said that the party would take a decision on fielding its candidates from 18 constituencies after discussing the issue in the Core Committee meeting. He said that the list of aspirants would also be finalized in the same meeting.

Patient made MMS, blackmailed lady dentist in Delhi

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A case of blackmail and abuse came to light in the Rohini area of the capital on Friday. A lady dentist has alleged that a patient has been blackmailing her after he shot an explicit MMS. The accused offered intoxicated chocolates to the dentist and shot her in objectionable state.

The lady dentist operating in Rohini sector-8 has revealed that the accused visited her clinic regularly in relation to his dental problems. On a regular day of check-up, the accused offered intoxicated chocolates to her and shot her explicit MMS, she alleged.

30 Muslims among 910 candidates cleared Civil Services exams

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A total of 30 Muslims – one short of their last year’s tally have cleared this year’s civil services exams results of which were announced by the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) today in the afternoon.

Four Muslims Syed Abid Rasheed Shah (rank 23), Nooh P B (rank 43), Md Shariq Badr (rank 48) and Amna Tasneem (rank 73) are in the top 100 positions.

Sesrish achives another feat

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After topping the state-level Combined Services Examination in 2010, Dr Syed Sehrish Asgar has achieved another feat by cracking the All India Civil Services Examination.

Ovessa Iqbal of Leh was the first Muslim girl from the state to qualify the prestigious examination last year and has already joined the Indian Foreign Services (IFS).

Sehrish figures at 118th ranking in All India Civil Services Examination, the results for which were declared by the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) on Friday.

Kite disrupts 23 landings at China airport

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A total of 23 flights to northeast China’s Dalian had to be diverted to other airports after a kite was noticed hovering over the city airport.

The kite was spotted around 4.20 p.m. Friday, when the CZ3678 flight of China Southern Airlines was due to land, Xinhua quoted an airline official as saying.

The plane, from Jilin province capital Changchun, circled above the airport for an hour and then diverted to Qingdao airport in Shandong province.

Another 22 flights, including 10 from China Southern, were scheduled to land at Dalian but diverted or returned to their place of departure.

NATO on course for planned Afghan withdrawal: Merkel

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German Chancellor Angela Merkel has said she hopes that NATO would withdraw its forces from Afghanistan by 2014 as previously planned.

“Germany will insist on it at the upcoming NATO summit,” Merkel said Friday at a press conference following a meeting with NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen.

The chancellor said Afghanistan could expect further international aid from Germany after the agreed transfer of responsibility in 2014.

Kazakhs want Russian names removed from map

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A Kazakh group has asked the government to remove Russian names from the map of Kazakhstan, saying the names were a “gloomy legacy of Soviet totalitarianism”.

The group sent a letter to the government, calling themselves artistic intellectuals.

They said the Russian names were also “menacing reminder of our country’s (Kazakhstan) colonisation”.

Kazakhstan was a former Soviet republic.

Drunk Russian hijacks electric bus

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A drunk man in a central Russian city faces up to five years in jail after he drove off a electric bus when the driver went to a grocery store, police said.

The incident took place in Kirov city. The man, whose name was not given, was drunk when he boarded the bus at its last stop May 2.

The vehicle — that does not run on rails but takes its power from an overhead wire — veered off the road and came to rest after losing power when its poles came off the overhead electric cables.

From guns to gardening, Kashmir militant returns home

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Do they thank god or the government? An extraordinary question in the conflict-ridden politics of the Kashmir valley, but the Dars in Narpora village send their heartfelt thanks to both as they celebrate the homecoming of their son after 11 years of being a gun-wielding militant in Pakistan.

After years of fear and uncertainty of not knowing what had happened to their son — who had in 1991 crossed the Line of Control (LoC) that divides Kashmir between India and Pakistan — 65-year-old Abdul Gani and his wife Sara, 60, are looking at hope and a return to some happiness again.