Month: May 2012

Rahul Baba gets Ultimatum from voters ?

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FOR the 2014 general elections, the writing’s on the wall for the Congress — perform or perish. And that too in Sonia and Rahul Gandhi’s pocketboroughs of Rae Bareli and Amethi.

Sukma collector to be released on May 03

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Barring any last minute hitch, Sukma Collector Alex Paul Menon, who has been held hostage by Maoists for 11 days, will be freed on Thursday.

A late night statement on Tuesday by the Maoists said, “We are ready to hand over Menon on May 3 in front of people of Tadmetla.”

The 32-year-old IAS officer, who was abducted on April 21, will be handed over to the two mediators of the Maoists.

Stop asking me about illness, Iam fine

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Tried of replying to the queries regarding his illness, Yuvraj Singh, recovering from a rare germ cell cancer between his lungs, on Tuesday said it makes him feel ill again when people keep asking him about his health.

“Don`t ask me about my illness. You make me feel as if I am still sick,” Yuvraj said in a brief interaction with the reporters here at his residence here on Tuesday.

Yuvraj arrived in the city on Tuesday and headed straight to his home from the airport.

Triple blasts rock Kabul after Obama visit

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Three car bomb explosions occurred in the eastern part of capital Kabul on Wednesday hours after US President Barack Obama arrived in Afghanistan late last night on an unannounced visit to meet his Afghan counterpart Hamid Karzai.

According to reports, the blasts were followed by sporadic shooting.

Minutes after the blasts, the US embassy in Kabul immediately sounded alarms, warning staff to “take cover, move away from the windows”.

The attack occurred on the Jalalabad road, where there are several foreign military bases.

PM is honest but run by remote control: Hazare

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Activist Anna Hazare on Tuesday described Prime Minister Manmohan Singh as an honest man, but one who was unable to freely take decisions as he was being “remote controlled”.

Interacting with media personnel in Ralegan Siddhi village, Hazare said good political leaders were scarce, and those that were good are prevented from working honestly and for the welfare of the people.

4 Maharashtra blasts, Malegaon linked

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The National Investigation Agency (NIA), which is probing saffron terror cases, has found evidence that blasts in Purna, Parbhani, Jalna and Nanded between 2003 and 2006 are all connected with the perpetrators of Malegaon blasts, although in a peculiar way. All these blasts, in Marathwada region of central Maharashtra, were carried out by proteges of Sunil Joshi, the mastermind of the Malegaon and Samjhauta Express blasts.

Saudis rush for “jinn” cure scam

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Several Saudi people suffering from physical and mental problems have fallen prey to an unknown man who lives in Egypt and claims he can cure them by sending over a “Moslem jinn” (genie).

All they had to do was to contact his aide in Saudi Arabia to arrange for a phone chat with the presumed healer so he can identify their exact malady and decide which genie they need.

“People who spoke to the man in that country were asked to transfer a specific sum of money to his account so he can send them a Moslem jinn,” the Saudi Arabic language daily Sabq said.

Poonam Pandey’s Bollywood dream shattered!

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It seems like strip queen Poonam Pandey has really jumped the gun this time. The 21-year-old bikini model, whose claim to fame is near naked photos on a micro-blogging site, has gone to town claiming that ‘Jism’ director Amit Saxena would be directing her in the “boldest film ever”, adding that her film would mark Amit’s return to filmmaking after a nine-year hiatus.

But Amit, who’s awaiting the release of his long-in-the-cans comedy caper ‘Tina Ki Chabi’, wants the starlet to stop spreading false stories. When we contacted Amit, this is what he had to say.

Aamir Khan skips son’s cricket match for work

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Superstar Aamir Khan skipped a special cricket match today organised by his son Junaid due to some urgent work.

Junaid had organised a fund-raiser Twenty20 celebrity cricket match that was played today at Brabourne Stadium between Bollywood stars and physically-challenged individuals.

Junaid and his college (HR college) club had put up the match together, which was aimed at sending a message that disability was no handicap.

Year after Osama, world still unsafe

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A year after Osama bin Laden was hunted down and killed at his safehouse in Pakistan’s military town of Abbottabad by elite American forces, an event that made splashing headlines the world over, strategic analysts across the spectrum are agreed that little has changed and the Al Qaeda may be weakened but is still dangerous.

Abbottabad residents want statue of peace at Osama’s compound

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Residents of Bilal town in the Pakistani garrison city of Abbottabad where Osama Bin Laden was killed last year have asked the government to build a “statue of peace” or a beautiful monument at the site of his compound to remind the world that there is no place for such a terrorist mastermind.

Ahead of the first anniversary of the death of the al Qaeda chief on May 2, security forces have been put on high alert across Pakistan to counter any possible terrorist attacks.

Hyderabad gets high on IPL betting

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It’s a multi-crore game that is being played out in the city these days. And it’s not men in jerseys but professional punters who are manning the field here. With the fifth edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL 5) underway, these men have padded up to either make a few quick bucks or walk back to the pavilion with a duck on their scoreboards. Sources reveal that as many as 2,500 bookies are on the job across Hyderabad fixing bets to the tune of crores everyday.

Jagga Reddy seeks Kondandaram, Ponnam’s apologies

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Government Whip Toorpu Jaya Prakash Reddy alias Jagga Reddy on Tuesday slammed pro-Telangana leaders for criticising Rajya Sabha MP Renuka Chowdhary.

Talking to reporters at the State Secretariat, Jagga Reddy condemned Telangana Political Joint Action Committee chairman Prof M Kondandaram for describing Renuka Chowdhary as a non-local. He said those not born in Telangana, too have a right to live in the region and Kondandaram was not empowered to question anyone’s credentials.

YSRC demands security to Jagan

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YSR Congress Party on Monday expressed concern over the lack of security measures to the Party president YS Jagan Mohan Reddy during his campaign trial, which began at Tirupati on Tuesday.

“The State Government’s apathy towards popular leader’s tour is highly objectionable and it should take responsibility for any untoward incident,” the Party spokesperson Bajireddy Govardhan told reporters here.

EC seeks Central forces for by-elections

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As many as 139 companies of Central Armed Police Forces, besides the armed platoons of APSP and State Police, will be deployed for the peaceful conduct of by-elections for 18 assembly and one Parliament seat in the State.

2 steel plant workers killed in blast furnace accident

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Two steel plant workers died in an accident at the blast furnace unit three of the Visakhapatnam Steel Plant(VSP) here today.
According to official sources, due to accident the slag and hot metal fell on the recline, resulting in the death of two contract workers of a private company working for the steel plant.

15-year old tiger cured of oral cavity tumour

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Shatrudhan, a 15-year old tiger of the Kota Zoo suffering from tumour in its mouth, has now been cured and the big cat is recovering well after a successful surgery.
Renowned wildlife veterinary surgeon at the Jaipur Zoo, Dr Arvind Mathur has performed the first-ever surgery of its kind. He operated out 3X2 inch unique tumour weighing 50 grams from the feline’s buccal cavity.
Dr Mathur, who has to his credit a number of unusual surgeries done on tigers and lions, told UNI here this evening that this was the first every surgery of oral cavity of a tiger in Rajasthan.

Nine killed in Qualis-Tanker collision

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At least nine persons were killed on the spot when a Toyota Qualis had a head on collision with an oil tanker near Velugodu Reservoir in Kurnool district on Tuesday.

According to police, the victims include four women and a girl child. The victims belonged to a village near Bengaluru of Karnataka. The identity of victims is yet to be ascertained, police said. A few others, who were injured in the mishap, were shifted to Government Hospital in Velugodu.

Sailajanath denies having differences with JC

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Primary Education Minister S Sailajanath on Tuesday dismissed reports that appeared in a section of media that he had differences with former minister J C Diwakar Reddy over the selection of candidate for the by-election of Anantapur (Urban) assembly constituency.

Hall tickets for Model Schools’ recruitment exam hosted on website

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School Education Commissioner and Director N Siva Sanker on Tuesday informed that the RMSA, Hyderabad has hosted Hall Tickets for written Examination for the post of Principals/PGTs/TGTs of Model Schools Recruitment scheduled on May 10th, 11th and 13th on the website http//apms.cgg.gov.in.

The eligible applicants are advised to visit the Website to download their Hall Tickets any time up to a day before their date of Examination . (INN)