Month: June 2012

Over 42 per cent clears OU Degree exams

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Over 42 per cent of the students has cleared the third year examination of BA, B Com and B Sc conducted by the Osmania University.

Talking to media persons after releasing the results of annual examinations at Senate Hall in the Administrative Building in Osmania University premises on Wednesday, OU Vice-Chancellor Prof S Satyanarayana informed that of 62,103 students who appeared for the third year exams, 26,626 students have passed taking the pass percentage to 42.87.

DS appeals voters to reject YSRC candidates

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Former Pradesh Congress Committee president and MLC D Srinivas on Wednesday called upon the voters to teach a fitting lesson in the by-elections to those who are responsible for causing the by-elections unnecessarily and putting huge burden on the State’s exchequer.

Participating in an election rally in Prattipadu assembly constituency in Guntur district along with Agriculture Minister Kanna Lakshminarayana, Srinivas accused the YSR Congress leaders of being responsible for causing the by-elections.

Congress,TDP jittery over crowds ?

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The huge crowds drawn by the YSRCP leaders Mrs YS Vijayamma and her daughter Sharmila, and the effective manner in which they were attacking both the ruling Congress and the main opposition TDP during their election meetings in the 18 Assembly segments and one LokSabha constituency in the State during the last four, five days, has become a matter of great worry for both the Congress and the TDP, political circles feel.
The leaders of both the Congress and TDP felt that with the arrest of YSRCP leader YS Jagan

ACB raids liquor syndicates

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After a comparative lull for a while during the transition period when senior
IPS officer Prasada Rao has taken over the reins of the ACB from Bhubati Babu, ACB has once again
raided the liquor syndicates in a surprise swoop in several districts of the state on Wednesday.
These raids caught the liquor mafia unawares as they heaved a sigh of relief when the government
replaced Bhubati Babu with Prasada Rao as they thought that the government has chosen to give a
respite to the liquor traders. Because of the suddenness of the raids, several liquor traders had gone

Jagan asked court in writing no to give him Bail : Lanco Rajgopal

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Congress MPs Undavalli Arun Kumar and Lagadapati Rajagopal have alleged that the YSR Congress chief Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy has filed a memo in the court in his hand writing, asking it not to issue him interim bail for election campaign.
While Undavalli spoke to the media in Hyderabad, Lagadapati spoke in Railway Koduru. Undavalli has said they have obtained a copy of Jagan’s memo in which he has appealed to the court not to issue him bail.Speaking to the media at Railway Koduru, Lagadapati has also made the same allegation.

Need to remove ‘bottleneck’ to revive growth: Manmohan

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Facing resistance to various key reform programmes, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today said “bottleneck” needed to be removed to reverse the present situation and revive India’s growth story as the nation had run into “more turbulent weather”.

Taking stock of the infrastructure-related ministries at a meeting, he said there was need to act on multiple fronts and set ambitious targets to boost the economy through involvement of private sector too.

Doubts on YSR death strengthening : Vijayamma

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YSR Congress honorary president Y S Vijayamma has stated that the family’s doubt about her husband Dr. Y S Rajasekhara Reddy’s death were now getting strengthened because of the comments by some leaders. Addressing election rallies here on Wednesday, Vijayamma has said that there was need for the investigators to explain what happened to the bullets in the gun of the security officer Wesley. She also said that while there were to be three maps, not even one was placed in the chopper and this also needed explanation.

DA case: CBI grills Jagan for 4th consecutive day

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CBI on Wednesday quizzed YSR Congress chief YS Jaganmohan Reddy in an alleged disproportionate assets case for the fourth day and questioned Congress MLA Dwarampudi Chandrasekhara Reddy in the same case for the second day.

The agency, which took Jagan into custody from the Chanchalguda
Jail in Hyderabad, grilled him about the flow of investments into Jagati Publications, Indira Television and Janani Infrastructure Pvt Ltd — promoted and owned by Jagan and also about the land and buildings in the name of these three firms, agency sources said.

GHMC to elect 15 Standing Committee members on Thursday

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The Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation will hold elections on Thursday to elect 15 members of the Standing Committee.

Going by the strength the parties enjoy in the corporation and due to the alliance between the Congress and MIM, the election of eight members from the Congress party and seven from the Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen looks certain. But giving scope to cross-voting, the Congress has fielded 10 members and two corporators from the TDP too are contesting the elections.

Jagan’s parents responsible for his crimes: Naidu

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Telugu Desam Party president N Chandrababu Naidu on Wednesday said that YSR Congress party honorary president Vijayamma and former chief minister Y S Rajasekhara Reddy should be held responsible for crimes committed by Jagan Mohan Reddy.

CPI-M to launch mass campaign in Bengal

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The CPI-M will campaign across West Bengal in support of its 17-point charter of demands that includes complete rollback of petrol price hike and reduction in prices of essential commodities.

The state committee of the Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) which met here Wednesday decided to build a movement by rallying the masses with special emphasis on local demands and problems, said a party statement.

Vijay Sai Reddy seeks court permission for pilgrimage

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Jagathi Publications Limited Vice-Chairman Vijay Sai Reddy on Wednesday filed a petition in the CBI Special Court, Nampally seeking permission to him to leave the city on a pilgrimage tour for six days.

In a petition filed before the court, Vijay Sai Reddy, the second accused in the YSR Congress party president and Kadapa MP Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy’s disproportionate assets case, stated that he needs to go to Tirupati and Shirdi for six days on a pilgrimage trip.

Court dismisses KA Paul’s bail petition

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The Principal Sessions Court here on Wednesday dismissed the bail petition of evangelist and Praja Shanti party founder K A Paul, who was in judicial custody for allegedly conspiring to murder his brother David Raju.

PIL demands probe against central ministers, makes Anna party

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A Pune-based social activist Wednesday filed a public interest litigation in the Bombay High Court demanding a probe against some central ministers for corruption, and has sought to make Anna Hazare and his aides party to the case, a legal official said.

In his petition, activist Hemant Patil has cited major scandals like the 2G spectrum, Commonwealth Games, Satyam and others which have hit the headlines in the past few years, according to his lawyer R.N. Kachave.

AP gets additional 916 seats for Haj – 2012

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The Haj Committee of India has allotted 916 additional seats for Haj 2012 for Andhra Pradesh.

According to Andhra Pradesh State Haj Committee chairman Syed Khaleeluddin Ahmed, the additional seats would be allotted to the intending pilgrims in the Waiting List. He said that the Haj Committee of India would do the allocation as per the General Wait List (GWL) number.

Pro-Khalistan slogans raised in Golden Temple complex

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Defying directions from the head of the Akal Takht, pro-Khalistan slogans were raised Wednesday by a handful of people during the function to mark the 28th anniversary of Operation Bluestar by the Indian Army at the Golden Temple complex here.

The main focus of the event Wednesday was on the memorial being set up near the Akal Takht, the highest temporal seat of Sikhism, by the Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) to honour those killed during the Operation Bluestar June 1984.

Tiwari goes as Congress house leader, Mathur in

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The Congress Wednesday removed nine-time legislator Pramod Tiwari as the Congress Legislature Party (CLP) leader in the Uttar Pradesh assembly and replaced him with Pradeep Mathur.

“Congress president Sonia Gandhi has nominated Mathur to be the leader of the CLP with immediate effect,” party general secretary Janardan Dwivedi announced in New Delhi.

The move is seen by party leaders in the state as a ‘clean up’ drive initiated at the behest of Congress general secretary and Amethi MP Rahul Gandhi.

Ponnala to appear before CBI tommorrow

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After Prohibition and Excise Minister Mopidevi Venkata Ramana, now it is the turn of Information Technology Minister Ponnala Lakshmaiah to face the CBI questioning on Thursday at Dilkusha Guest house in connection with YSR Congress president Jagan Mohan Reddy’s disproportionate assets case.

Woman gets $900,000 after man gives her STD

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A 49-year-old American woman has been awarded $900,000 by a court after a 69-year-old retiree had sex with her and then confessed to having the sexually transmitted disease (STD) herpes.

According to Daily Mail, a jury heard that in May 2010 the two met for their fourth date where, after an evening over wine and smoking marijuana, the couple had sex.

Later, the man told her he had STD.

The woman said she took anti-viral medication but it caused large chunks of her hair to fall out and made her weight go up by 30 pounds.

Labourer held for killing wife

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A 35-year-old labourer here has been arrested on charges of murdering his wife who had allegedly developed illicit relations, police said Wednesday.

Jaleshwar Majhi of Bihar was caught from west Delhi’s Dwarka area Tuesday for the May 30 killing.

Majhi, who absconded after the murder, was trapped when he came to his employer to collect his money, Additional Commissioner of Police Anil Kumar Ojha said.

Majhi married the victim in 1997 but ended the relationship five years ago. In 2010, he married her a second time, and they had a baby girl last year, Ojha said.

Sheryl Crow diagnosed with brain tumour

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Singer Sheryl Crow is suffering from brain tumour.The Grammy winner and breast-cancer survivor has been diagnosed with a common form of brain tumour called a meningioma, reports femalefirst.co.uk.

“I worried about my memory so much that I went and got an MRI. And I found out I have a brain tumour. And I was, like, ‘See? I knew there was something wrong’. I haven’t really talked about it … But it’s benign, so I don’t have to worry about it. But it gives me a fit,” Crow, 50, told columnist Doug Elfman.

High court refuses to stay “Shanghai” release

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The Delhi High Court Wednesday dismissed a plea seeking stay of the June 8 release of Bollywood film “Shanghai”, saying that there was nothing insulting in its song “Bharat Mata ki jai”.

A division bench of Justice Vipin Sanghi and Justice Rajiv Shakdher said: “We do not find anything objectionable in the said song. In a democracy, every person has a right to voice his views and opinions… the same right to speech and expression cannot be curtailed except under some circumstances.”

Indian envoy to UAE meets Ras Al Khaimah ruler

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India’s Ambassador to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) M.K. Lokesh Wednesday met the ruler of Ras Al Khaimah, Sheikh Saud bin Saqr al Qasimi.

During the meeting at the Dheit Palace, the Sheikh and the Indian ambassador reviewed bilateral relations between the two countries and stressed the need to bolster ties.

A number of senior state officials also attended the meeting.

The Indian community in the UAE, numbering 1.75 million, constitutes 30 percent of the total population. It is the largest expatriate community in the country.

–IANS

Defence Ministry denies having permitted Natarajan to file notice on Singh

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Less than a week after government-owned Bharat Earth Movers Ltd chief V R S Natarajan served a legal notice for filing a defamation suit against General(retd) V K Singh, the Ministry of Defence today denied having given permission to the BEML chief to slap the notice on the former
Army chief a day after his retirement on May 31.
”MoD has categorically denied giving permission to the CMD, BEML Shri VRS Natarajan to serve a legal notice for filing a defamation suit against General (Retd) VK Singh,” the Ministry said in a statement.

Nargis upset with queries on Ness Wadia

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Nargis Fakhri is in no mood for any link-ups. The American model-turned-actress was visibly upset when she was questioned about her recent photograph with industrialist Ness Wadia.

Nargis was clicked giving Wadia, actress Preity Zinta’s former beau, a casual hug and a peck on the cheek, after filmmaker Karan Johar’s birthday party last month. After the photograph was published in a tabloid, rumour mills regarding their relationship status started working overtime.

The “Rockstar” actress is defensive about it.