Month: August 2012

Gurudwara shooting: FBI rules out involvement of second person

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Hours after releasing photo of “a person of interest” in the Wisconsin Gurudwara shooting incident, the FBI has ruled out involvement of the second suspect saying the shooting was carried out by the lone gunman Wade Michael Page.

The second person was interviewed by the FBI before being cleared by it.

“The unidentified subject has been located interviewed and does not appear to be connected with the yesterday’s shooting incident at Oak Creek,” a FBI spokesman told PTI yesterday.

Vijays Conquer lifts ‘The Stewards Cup’

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Laxman Singh trained +Vijays Conquer+ and ridden by Jockey Culhane lifted ‘ The Stewards Cup’, the Main event of the sixth day Monsoon races held here today. The owners of the winner are Mr Vijay Gupta & Mr Susheel Kumar Gupta rep. M/s Vijay Racing & Farms Private Limited. Trainers Laxman Singh and A Vatslya sent out a double, while Jockeyes P S Chouhan and Culhane rode a double each. On a day, only two favourites obliged the Punters in a card of nine events. UNI

Jaipal’s defence of gas diversion bureaucratic: LSP

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Lok Satta Party President Dr. Jayaprakash Narayan today characterized Union Petroleum Minister S. Jaipal Reddy’s defence of gas allocation to Ratnagiri power plant at the expense of Andhra Pradesh as bureaucratic.

Addressing a media conference here, Dr.Narayan recalled that the Union Cabinet committee had decided in 2008 to allocate the available gas to fertilizer plants, domestic users and power plants in that order of priority. The committee, however, placed the Ratnagiri power plant on par with fertilizer plants for gas allocation.

Gas row: TDP requests PM to intervene

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The Telugu Desam Party (TDP) today urged Prime Minister Dr Manohmohan Singh to intervene in the gas diversion row and rescind the order of the Union Ministry. In letter to the Prime Minister, TDP chief and former Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu alleged the decision of the Ministry of power to supply additional gas to Ratnagiri Plant in Maharashtra causing further reduction in gas availability to Andhra Pradesh was gross violation of the federal spirit and promotion of regional imbalance in meeting the power demands among the regions.

Vettori to miss India tour

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New Zealand key southpaw spinner, Daniel Vettori, will miss the upcoming tour of India due to groin strain, according to reliable sources. Vettori would have been an asset in the bowling department to his team since the tracks in India are spinner-friendly. Vettori had missed the second Test against the West Indies last week due to groin injury. The Kiwi skipper, Ross Taylor, said Vettori is unlikely to visit India due to groin strain. Tarun Nathula, who was a member of the New Zealand squad in the Caribbean recently, is likely to replace Vettori.

SCs among KSEZ displaced seek better facilities

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Member of the Sub-Committee of the National Commission on SC’s Welfare V Raghavendra Rao today said that SCs among the Kakinada SEZ displaced residing in Moolapet colony were facing hardships owing to failure of the SEZ promoters in providing adequate compensation and employment.

Speaking to media persons after visiting the KSEZ displaced colony and interacting with the SCs there, he said the SEZ promoters had provided training to 40 people among the SCs but not even a single person was provided employment till now.

killing of Sikhs in USA: Condemned

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The Sikh Community in Andhra Pradesh today strongly condemned the shooting at a Gurudwara at Wisconsin in USA in which six innocent Sikh were killed. Over 200 to 300 Sikh members under the banner of Andhra Pradesh Sikh Welfare Association gathered in front of the US Consulate office here and staged a peaceful demonstration holding up placards. A delegation led by S Iqbal Singh, S Harbans Singh and S Pritam Singh submitted a memorandum to Consulate officials condemning the killing and denounced the violence against the Sikh community.

Sindhu prevents Air India title sweep

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Andhra Pradesh’s P V Sindhu was at her flamboyant best while preventing an Air India (AI) clean sweep of the singles titles that were up for grabs in the All India Junior Ranking Tournament-2012, which climaxed on a sensational note at the Filmnagar Club here today. PET entry as a wildcard, Sindhu, demolished the top seeded Arathi Sara Sunil of Kerala 21-10, 21-5. It was only Reshma Karthik of Air India who justified the top billing while accounting for West Bengal’s fourth seeded Rituparna Das to take the Under-17 girl’s singles title.

Akhilesh asks party’s youth to work for Lok Sabha win

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Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister and Samajwadi Party leader Akhilesh Yadav Monday assured the party’s youth wing that promises made to the youths will soon be fulfilled and exhorted them to do their best to secure maximum Lok Sabha seats in the next general elections.

Addressing a meeting of the youth wing district presidents here, Akhilesh Yadav said they should remember the “brutal and oppressive regime” of Mayawati and the atrocities committed on them by her Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) government.

RINL commissions waste gas fans

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The Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Limited (RINL) today successfully commissioned the high capacity waste gas fans of the new Sinter Plant of 3.6 Million tonne per Annual (Mtpa) capacity.

The commissioning of these fans is a major step towards readiness of new Sinter Plant as it is a very critical activity. According to RINL Release here tonight, this will facilitate the integrated cold trails of the new Sinter Machine to be commissioned shortly.

It is time for deeper judicial reforms: LSP President

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Lok Satta Party President Dr Jayaprakash Narayan today requested Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh to usher in two far-reaching judicial reforms: the creation of a National Judicial Commission (NJC) for transparent appointments to the Supreme Court and High Courts, and the creation of Indian Judicial Service on the lines of IAS.

Boy dies, 5 missing in landslip in Kerala

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A boy was killed and five people were missing in landslips triggered by torrential rain in two villages in Kozhikode district of Kerala today. Police said body of a three-year old boy, washed away in flood waters, was recovered by rescue team at Pullurampara in the district this evening. Name of the boy, son of Thundath Biju, was yet to be ascertained, they said. Efforts were on to rescue four other members of his family, who were missing, they said. Search was also on to locate another person, Gopal, who was washed away in the flood waters at Manjuvayal in the district.

Robbers loot Rs 6 lakh from bank

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A gang of six-seven youths armed with sharp weapons looted about Rs six lakhs from a private bank Indusind Land Marketing and Finance Services Private Ltd Machhi Mohalla Ambala Cantonment today evening.

Sikh organisations gherao US visa application centre

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Sikh organisations today gheraoed the local visa application collection centre of the US Embassy situated near Nam Dev Chowk to protest against the killing of six Sikh devotees and injuring more than 30 others at the Oak Creek Sikh Temple, south of Winconsins’ biggest city Milwauke in the US. Various Sikh organisation and Singh Sabhas of the city formed a Sikh Coordination Committee to launch a massive protest campaign against the coward act of the terrorists targeting Sikh temples and innocent devotees participating in a congregation. .

Police use force to disperse clashing Daudi Bohra groups

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Police today used mild force to disperse two groups of Daudi Bohra community which confronted each other outside a mosque in the Bohrawadi locality here. According to a police spokesman, both the groups confronted over some trivial issue related to performing ‘namaz’ and they resorted to stone throwing at each other. Some stones also hit the police which intervened to control the situation. Two injured were rushed to a nearby hospital. Though, police, later, used batons to disperse the mob, the spokesman added. UNI

‘Reservation under RTE Act aimed at social inclusion’

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Batting for the Right to Education (RTE), a top government official Monday said the 25 percent reservation of seats in schools for the economically deprived was a move to enhance social inclusion in educational institutions.

“It is unfortunate to find that the debate on the RTE has been reduced to 25 percent reservation of seats. The rationale behind such a provision is social inclusion. Every school should have a heterogeneous background of children,” Vikram Sahay, director for RTE, in the human resource development ministry, said here.

Mothers have sharper memories after childbirth

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Childbirth seems to invest women with a sharper, improved memory. Mothers performed better in tests regarding the ability to perceive and remember information about their surroundings compared with those who didn’t have children.

Melissa Santiago from Carlos Albizu University in Miami, US, who led the study, said the findings negate the belief that women experience a decline in memory and cognitive function after they have children. “You don’t have to feel that because you have kids, your memory isn’t the same,” she said.

Colombian journalist wounded in grenade attack

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A journalist was wounded by attackers who struck at a community radio station in Colombia’s Arauca province, which borders Venezuela.

The Sarare Estereo radio station in Saravena is the same station that employs a female reporter and an environmental engineer who were kidnapped two weeks ago by the National Liberation Army, or ELN, guerrillas, Colombia’s Press Freedom Foundation, or FLIP, said.

Indian menswear brands holding own against international labels

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The business dynamics of Indian men’s apparel industry have witnessed key changes due to the influx of international players. Yet, the increased competition has seen Indian brands holding their own against international labels.

One of the oldest Indian players, Siyaram Silk Mills Ltd., feels international players offer westernised trends that may not necessarily appeal to the average Indian men with their new age cuts.

Vatican rejects Bulgarian envoy for writing ‘homosexual act’

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The Vatican rejected the candidacy of a Bulgarian diplomat to become the next ambassador of his country because he is the author of a best-selling novel containing a homosexual act, Italy’s La Republica newspaper reported.

Kiril Maritchov Jr.’s rejection in May was “punishment” for a scene written by the married father of two in his 2005 book “The Fugitive’s Road”.

The book deals with migration from eastern Europe to Italy and includes a scene dealing with a male character paying another man for sex. It topped the best-selling lists in his home country, the daily said.

Pay salaries before Eid-ul-Fitr, says UAE PM

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UAE Vice President and Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, in his capacity as the ruler of Dubai, has ordered the payment of salaries of all employees in Dubai ahead of Eid-ul-Fitr.

Abdul Rahman Al Saleh, director general of the Dubai Finance Department, said payments will be transferred to the banks by next Monday so that the employees can meet the needs of their families for Eid.

Main battle against terror ends: Iraqi PM

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Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki has said that his country’s main battle with terrorism has ended despite some cells of terrorists still being active, Xinhua reported.

“The battle with terrorism has ended and the remaining are cells here and there looking for an opportunity or a gap,” said Maliki during a ceremony to reward some officers and troops who thwarted attacks by insurgents on Iraqi prisons recently.

Olympics boxing: India’s Vijender knocked out

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India’s ace boxer Vijender Singh was knocked out of the 2012 London Games after he went down 13-17 to Uzbek Abbos Atoev in the quarterfinal of the men’s 75kg at the ExCel Arena here late Monday night.

Vijender, a Beijing Games bronze medallist, was on the verge of creating history by becoming the only individual Indian athlete to win two Olympic medals. A place in the semi-final would have assured him of at least a bronze like it did four years ago in Beijing.

Maoists blow up CRPF vehicle, kill trooper in Chhattisgarh

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Maoist guerrillas blew up an anti-landmine vehicle in a forested stretch in Chhattisgarh’s restive Bastar region, killing a trooper of Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) on the spot and injuring five others, police officials said.

“It was a powerful IED blast near Marande village (in Dantewada), which tossed up the anti-landmine vehicle in which six CRPF men of the 111 Battalion were on a patrol duty,” Dantewada’s Superintendent of Police Narendra Khare told IANS over phone.