Month: May 2012

Bal Thackeray slams Shah Rukh for ‘misdemeanour’ at Wankhede

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Shiv Sena supremo Bal Thackeray on Saturday criticised Bollywood star Shah Rukh Khan for what he termed was his ‘misdemeanour’ at the Wankhede Stadium on Wednesday night and backed the Mumbai Cricket Association’s (MCA) decision to ban him from the stadium for five years. Lashing out at Shah Rukh Khan in his party mouthpiece ‘Saamna’, Thackeray said Shah Rukh was insulted several times by the US security officials, but he kept quiet then.

Badal asks Centre to allow wheat export

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Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal today asked the Centre to allow export of wheat from Punjab.

Whenever there is an acute shortage of foodgrains in the country, Punjab is always reminded of its obligation towards the national food pool, Badal said.

“On the contrary, whenever there was surplus production as now in the case of wheat, the Centre pays no heed to our requests, which is tantamount to its sheer discrimination against Punjab,” the chief minister said.

26000 school dropouts or child labours identified

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26000 children have been identified in the state, who have dropped out of education or working as child labours. They will be enrolled under Rajiv Vidya programme during the academic year 2012-13. These children will be admitted in various government schools and madarsas in different phases. They have been explored with the help of NGOs. Majority of the children have come to the state from Tamilnadu, Rajasthan, Orissa, Madhya Pradesh, Karnataka and other states in search of work.

Congress defends GOs to attach Jagan’s properties

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Pradesh Congress Committee spokesperson N Tulasi Reddy on Saturday accused YSR Congress president and Kadapa MP Jagan Mohan Reddy of trying to get mileage on the GOs issued to attach his properties.

Talking to media persons at Gandhi Bhavan, Tulasi Reddy said that the government issued the GOs to prohibit sale, pledge and transfer of ownership of various properties of Jagan Mohan Reddy and his associates apart from helping the CBI in investigations. He said that the government kept the attachment of properties issue confidential as the GOs has to get its nod by the CBI Special Court.

Road accidents on the rise, victims mainly youth aged between 20-22 yrs

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Road accidents have increased alarmingly in Hyderabad and youth aged between 20 and 22 years form the majority of the victims in city. Countless number of valuable lives are lost due to the road accidents. Every year more than 115000 persons die in various road accidents.

Recently a television report revealed that 1 person is killed in accident in every 3 minutes. As far as the deaths in traffic accidents are concerned, city outskirts especially national highway NH 7 is the most affected one.

Women-only ‘Romantic café’ in Saudi

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Two Saudi sisters had thought of embarking on a small venture which does not exist in their area in the conservtive Gulf Kingdom so they can invest their savings before deciding on opening a women-only coffee shop.

Nuwair and Namsha had feared that their “Romantic Café” could not be as profitable as they had expected when they put all their savings into it.

“Our fears were baseless as the café has won the admiration of women in the area,” Nuwair said, quoted by Kabar newspaper.

Most of Jeddah’s water bottling factories are in poor condition: Official

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Most of the water bottling factories in Jeddah are in substandard conditions and the methods used to treat water are not in compliance with the Kingdom’s health codes, said Saeed Bajubair, a member of a committee at the Jeddah Chamber of Commerce and Industry that oversees water factories.

Bajubair said 80 percent of water bottling factories sell water taken from the government’s network of desalinated sea water without treating it.

Pomersbach granted bail

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RCB player Luke Pomersbach, who was on Friday charged with molestation by an American woman, has been granted interim bail by a Delhi court.

The court granted him bail as the trespassing charges leveled against him have been dropped since the CCTV footage of the incident could not establish the same.

But the court has asked the Australian player to submit his passport and pay Rs 30000 surety.

The court granted him bail as the trespassing charges leveled against him have been dropped since the TV footage of the incident could not establish the same.

Recipe: Mixed Fruit Chaat

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Enjoy the goodness of this healthy chaat!

Ingredients:
Papaya (peeled and cubed), 1/4 cup
Watermelon (seeded and cubed), 1/8 cup
Mango (peeled and cubed), 1 small
Orange (peeled and sectioned), 1 small
Banana (peeled and cubed), 1
Pineapple (peeled and cubed), 1/4 cup
Lemon Juice, 2 teaspoon
Honey, 1 tablespoon
Lemon Rind, 1/2 teaspoon
Plain Yoghurt, 1 cup
Sugar, to taste
Chaat masala, to taste

Procedure:
Blend the yoghurt and honey smoothly. Refrigerate it for about 15 minutes.
Meanwhile, mix all the fruits. Add the lemon juice, lemon rind and sugar to the mixture.

ICSE/ ISC Results 2012 declared today

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ICSE (Class X) and ISC (Class XII) 2012 results have been declared by Council for the Indian School Certificate Examinations (CISCE).

Candidates can access the results on official website of CISCE i.e. www.cisce.org. You can also log onto http://www.cisce.examresults.net.

If you want to access your results through mobile service then please follow the below given steps:

In the Message box, enter your index number in the following way:
If your index number is T/4331/009 then type: ICSE T4331009
Now send the message to 56263 get your result.

Now, easy way to predict arthritis!

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Scientists have found an easy and quick way to detect osteoarthritis, the most common form of arthritis, even before patients begin suffering from the tell-tale symptoms and predict who the disease will strike.

They have created a quick test, which could end the agony of millions of people crippled by arthritis.

The simple procedure – which can work on just a single drop of fluid from a patient’s joint – offers the hope of faster-acting remedies and even one day wiping out the devastating degenerative condition for good.

She was all over me last night: Sid

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Royal Challengers Bangalore owner Sidhartha Mallya yesterday questioned the character of the woman who was allegedly molested by the team’s Australian recruit Luke Pomersbach, sparking outrage and exacerbating an already delicate situation.

Wake up sid! Sidhartha Mallya said Zohal Hameed wasn’t behaving like a ‘future wife’. The cyberworld was replete with tweets condemning Mallya Jr. Pics/Rajeev Tyagi

Mom shot while on way to collect sons’ bodies

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A Pakistani woman was injured and three men accompanying her were killed when they were shot at while on their way to a morgue in Karachi to collect the bodies of her three sons who had earlier been fatally shot, a media report said on Saturday.

While a son of Zuleikha, 58, was killed last Sunday, two of her sons were shot dead on Wednesday. She was on way to collect their bodies when the attack was carried out by six men who then fled, police said.

Exercise for 3 minutes, burn fat

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Those who feel lazy to go to gym or do not have time to exercise may be literally jumping once they read this news.

Scientists say we don`t need to work for hours at the gym to cut flab, as just three minutes of exercise a week could be enough to help you lose weight.

The secret is short bursts of intense exercise – known as high-intensity interval training.

According Scientists at Birmingham and Nottingham universities, such a session once a week is far more effective at -burning fat than daily workouts, a newspaper reported.

Nod for attachment of properties of 3 Jagan firms

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The noose tightened further around Kadapa MP YS Jaganmohan Reddy in the disproportionate assets case with Andhra Pradesh government giving permission to CBI on Friday to attach properties of three firms he promoted.

The state government issued three separate orders this evening giving permission to CBI to attach the properties of Jagati Publications, Indira Television and Janani Infrastructure Company promoted and owned by Jagan.

Telangana issue generates heat in Rajya Sabha

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A senior Congress leader on Friday alleged that Home Minister P Chidamabaram’s statement on creation of a separate Telangana state was given in 2010 after TDP leader Chandrababu Naidu pledged his support for it.

The statement made by Hanumantha Rao (Cong) led to a furore in the House as members from TDP and BJP sought a clarification from the Home Minister on the issue.

Sunny Leone was shy shooting lovemaking scene: Mahesh Bhatt

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Sunny Leone was shy shooting lovemaking scene: Mahesh Bhatt New Delhi: All that glitters is not gold and all porn stars are not bold, says the inimitable Mahesh Bhatt while revealing that Sunny Leone was shy and uncomfortable while filming the lovemaking scenes with Randeep Hooda in her Bollywood debut ‘Jism 2’.

AK Khan hands over baton, Anurag Sharma is the new Commissioner

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Hyderabad city police commissioner AK Khan today handed over charge to additional director general (Greyhounds) and Incharge Commissioner Anurag Sharma, a 1982-batch IPS officer.

Khan handed over charge to Anurag Sharma at his office in Basheerbagh.

Former City Police Commissioner Mr. A.K. Khan will look after RTC as Managing Director.

More details awaits..

Girl accuses boy of rape, making obscene video clips

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A 20-year-old girl has accused a boy, with whom she was allegedly having an affair, of rape and making obscene video clips of her, police said in Jaipur today.

In an FIR lodged at the Bajaj Nagar police station last evening on a court’s directive, the girl alleged that her neighbour Rahul Singh Shekhawat raped her and shot the obscene clips with the help of his brother Manish a few days back.

She also named Rahul’s sister Pooja Singh and mother Shakuntala as the other accused in the FIR.

Govt promises to sort out problems of AI pilots within 3 months

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As the strike by Air India pilots entered the 12th day, Government on Saturday promised to sort out problems of pilots within three months and appealed to them to join work.

Civil Aviation Minister Ajit Singh said that whatever problems pilots have they should come forward and discuss.

“But it is not possible by creating loss or causing inconvenience to the passengers…The government will not adopt a victimisation policy, whatever problems they have will be sorted out in three months,” he told reporters after inaugurating the new terminal at Chaudhary Charan Singh Airport here.

16 Muslim pilgrims dead as bus collides with truck

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With the recovery of eight more bodies, the toll in the mishap involving a bus carrying pilgrims to Ajmer and a truck in the district rose to 16 today.

Another 12 persons were seriously injured when the bus collided head-on with the truck on Gonda-Bahraich road near Chilwaria village and caught fire last night.

The bus carrying the pilgrims from Ambedkar Nagar to Ajmer Sharif met with the head-on collision with the truck on Gonda-Bahraich road near Chilwaria village and caught fire at around 10.30 pm on Friday.

I am innocent, it’s a conspiracy, says RCB player Luke Pomersbach

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Australian right-handed batsman Luke Pomersbach, who plays for Royal Challengers Bangalore in IPL and has had a history of brawls and brush with police in his country and was arrested on Friday in a molestation case today appeared before a court in Delhi.

“I am innocent and it’s a conpiracy,” the Australian cricketer said in the court.

Saudi beheads man for Bangladeshi’s murder

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Saudi authorities on Thursday beheaded a man for murdering one Bangladeshi man and stabbing another during a bid to rob them, the interior ministry said.

Sultan Al Sahli, a Saudi, was convicted of killing one of the Bangladeshis with a blow to the head, and stabbing and wounding the other, said the ministry, cited by state-run SPA news agency.

Sahli wanted to steal their mobile phones and money, it said.

26 executions so far this year