Month: August 2012

Russian co ‘hires’ Australian crayfish to test was

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A Russian water supply utility has “hired” the crustaceans, Australian red claw crayfish, to test quality of treated wastewater before it is dumped into the Neva Bay.

Experts at St Petersburg’s water supply company– Vodokanal water supplier — will observe crayfish’s condition and heartbeat to determine the quality of wastewater that gets treated at the South-western Wastewater Treatment Plant.

Bio-electronic control is a new technology developed and used by St.Petersburg scientists.

Human waste to light up bio-toilets

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Methane gas generated from human waste could be used to light up bio-toilets developed by scientists of the Defence Research and Development Organisation.

Acting on suggestions made by Union Minister for Rural Development Jairam Ramesh, the premier research agency is now working to provide lighting solution for the convenience of those who will use bio-toilets in darkness.

Singers add a lot to an actor`s career: Ranbir Kapoor

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After the success of ‘Rockstar’, playback singer Mohit Chauhan is being identified as Ranbir Kapoor`s voice. The actor admits that singers play a big role in an artist`s career.

Ranbir is happy that Mohit has sung for him in his forthcoming ‘Barfi’ too.

“`Barfi` is a very special film and it release Sep 14. Mohit babajee (Mohit Chauhan) has sung the title song `Aala re Barfi` and I am very happy. A singer generally doesn`t get the credit for the importance he brings to the career of an actor,” the 29-year-old said here in an interview.

Pupil dilation can disclose sexual orientation: Study

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Your pupil dilation holds telling indications of your sexual orientation, a new study has claimed.

Researchers from Cornell University used a specialised infrared lens to measure pupillary changes to participants watching erotic videos.

Pupils were highly telling: they widened most to videos of people who participants found attractive, thereby revealing where they were on the sexual spectrum from heterosexual to homosexual.

Schizophrenic brain tries to heal itself

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Brains of people who suffer from schizophrenia may attempt to repair damage caused by the disease, suggesting an adult brain`s capacity to change and grow.

Professor Cyndi Shannon Weickert, Dipesh Joshi and their colleagues from Neuroscience Research Australia studied the brains of 38 schizophrenic people and 38 normal people, focussing on one of the hardest-hit regions — the orbitofrontal cortex, the part of the brain involved in regulating emotional and social behaviour.

Exercise eases depression in heart failure patients: Study

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Moderate exercise can ease depression in patients with chronic heart failure, a new study has claimed.

Researchers from Duke University Medical Center found that exercise for chronic heart failure patients improved mental and cardio-vascular health.

“Exercise has been shown to be safe for people with heart disease, and it also improves depression. These data show the combined benefits of exercise for this population include improved mental health and improved cardio-vascular health,” James A Blumenthal, lead author of the study said in a statement.

Breaking News: Blast rock Begum Bazaar

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An explosion ripped through Begum Bazaar, a busy market area of Hyderabad city.

The initial reports say at least four people were injured on Monday. Blast took place in Balaya Bada located near Tope Khana Masjid, Gosha Mahal, Begum Bazaar.

A 78-year-old Narsaiah and three others are among the injured.

It further said that the blast took place in a fire work shop accidentally when the reports last came in. Further details are awaited.

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Rupee erases some gains; still up 39 paise against dollar

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The rupee erased some gains made this morning although it was still trading 39 paise stronger against the dollar on fresh selling of the American currency by banks and exporters

The dollar has also eased in the overseas currency markets.

The rupee resumed higher at 55.35 per dollar as against the last weekend’s level of 55.75 at the Interbank Foreign Exchange (Forex) Market and moved up further to 55.24.

However, it failed to maintain the early gains on mild dollar. It was quoting at 55.36 per dollar at 1040hrs.

9 killed, 4 missing in typhoon hit areas in China

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At least nine people were killed and four others were missing after a typhoon tore through a northeastern China province, disrupting rail services and affecting over two million people.

Typhoon Damrey hit the Liaoning Province over the weekend and threw life out of gear. More than 110,000 people have been left homeless.

Nine people were killed and four others were reported missing, a report from the state-run Xinhua news agency said.

The typhoon also temporarily disrupted rail services in the province on Saturday, affecting more than two million people.

Crime In Hyderabad (6.8.2012)

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Girl electrocuted to death

(Siasat News): A 14-year-old girl died of electrocution and two others were injured when they accidentally stepped into a water pool where a live wire had fallen at an under construction building in Karmanghat.

The victims are identified as Nandini, 14, resident of L B Nagar, Sohan, 16 and Divya, 14 who were hospitalized with severe injuries.

Young Delhi boys discover asteroids

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In what is being considered a rare feat by experts, four schoolboys from Delhi have discovered two asteroids.

Shubham Sharma and Mayank Sharma of DAV Centenary School, Paschim Vihar and young Astronomicans (amateur astronomer’s wing of SPACE) Sahil Wadhwa and Akshay Gupta, who were part of two separate teams, have made two provisional discoveries of asteroids doing the country proud, SPACE Director C B Devgun told PTI.

Taliban attack NATO truck in Pak, 1 killed

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Taliban fighters attacked a truck carrying supplies for NATO forces in the restive Khyber tribal region of Pakistan on Monday, killing its driver, officials said.

The militants fled when the Khasadar militia personnel fired at them.

The militants and security forces exchanged fire for some time following the attack in Jamrud area of Khyber Agency.

Two persons were also injured in the attack, TV news channels reported.

The main road linking the border town of Torkham with Peshawar, the capital of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province, was closed after the incident.

13 killed, 14 injured in workshop explosion in China

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At least thirteen people were killed and 14 others injured when an explosion rocked a family-owned workshop in eastern China.

The explosion took place in a village in Wenzhou city’s Ouhai district in east China’s Zhejiang province on Sunday and fire raged in an area of 200 to 300 square metres after the explosion, rescuers said.

Fourteen persons were injured in the incident of which the condition of five was stated to be serious.

Keshubhai likely to be projected as CM candidate against Modi

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Rebel BJP leader Keshubhai Patel, who announced the formation of a new party to take on Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi in the upcoming assembly polls, is likely to be projected as the chief ministerial candidate of the anti-Modi outfit and is hoping that a large number of dissident BJP workers will crossover. “Keshubhai Patel is likely to be projected as the chief ministerial candidate of the new party that he has announced to form,” a leader of anti-Modi group said.

‘Pak tunnel’ resumes after week long halt

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After a halt of a week, the BSF on Sunday resumed excavation work to uncover the secret tunnel underneath the India-Pakistan border in Samba district.

“The work has been resumed — efforts to uncover the tunnel in Samba sector is going on — men and machines are on the job,” a senior BSF officer told PTI.

The excavation work was suspended on July 29 after heavy rains lashed the region and filled the trench dug by the para-military force, and also due to the uncertainty over its opening despite digging at three places.

FBI launches investigation into Gurudwara shooting

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The FBI today promised a thorough probe into the deadliest attack against the Sikh community in the US at a Gurudwara in Wisconsin in which seven people, including the lone gunman were killed as authorities described the shooting spree as an act of “domestic terrorism”. The Federal Bureau of Investigation launched an in-depth investigation into the shooting incident that unfolded at around 10:30 pm IST yesterday as members of the Sikh community were gathering at the Gurudwara in Milwaukee’s Oak Creek suburb.

Community condemns ‘co-ordinated’ incident at gurdwara

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Several Indian-American community organizations and others have condemned the ‘co-ordinates’ gurdwara shooting incident in Wisconsin yesterday when at least seven people were killed and around 30 wounded.’It was a very co-ordinated thing. It wasn’t haphazard,’ gurdwara member Amardeep Kaleka told a media channel.

Modi not acceptable as NDA candidate for premiership: Nitish

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Despite nearly two years from the scheduled general elections, aspirants for the prime ministerial seat in the NDA have begun spade work in the hope of dethroning the UPA camp, with Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar seeking an assurance from the BJP against projecting party heavy weight and Gujarat CM Narendra Modi as the NDA’s choice for the coveted post.

Fiza Mohammad aka Anuradha Bali found dead

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Anuradha Bali alias Fiza, the estranged wife of former Haryana Deputy Chief Minister Chander Mohan and converted to Islam, was found dead under mysterious circumstances in her house in Panchkula on Monday morning.

According to initial reports, Fiza’s dead body found at her residence in Mohali.

As per the police, Anuradha’s body was in a decomposed state as she may have died at least 3-4 days back.

She was living alone in the house after the death of her mother earlier this year, while her father had passed away sometime back.

Demand to construct mosque in Shamsabad Airport-INSAF

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(Siasat News)INSAF organization demanded the airport authorities to reconstruct the mosque demolished during the construction of the airport runway.

The leaders of INSAF organization namely, Syed Aliuddin Ahmed Amjad and Mr. Syed Hameeduddin Ahmed Mahmood told that the major portion of land belonging to mosque was taken away by the airport authorities. The Muslims of the area are agitated on this issue. They didn’t object at that time. It is a fact that the majority of the passengers from the Middle East and other countries bring a lot of foreign exchange to the country.

Despite energy crisis, supply of gas to Maharastra was condemned by C.P.I

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(Siasat News)C.P.I took a strong objection to supply of gas to Maharastra despite energy crisis in A.P. It objected to the steps taken by Central Govt. for allocation more gas to Maharastra. Both, Mr. N. Kiran Kumar Reddy and Petroleum Minister, Mr. Jaipal Reddy have failed to protect the interests of the State.

C.P.I is holding a meeting today at 11 am at Makhdoom Bhavan, Himayathnagar, Hyd. to review energy crisis in the State and to launch agitation.

Dr. K. Narayana, State Secretary of C.P.I while talking to newsmen yesterday, disclosed this.

Students may lose academic year due to Govt’s anti-student policy

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(Siasat News)Govt. of A.P is delaying in arranging the counseling of EAMCET passed candidates. In this ways, the students may lose one academic year.

Mr. K. Ravi Kumar, Secretary, Telugu Nadu student Federation expressed his concern over delay of the Govt. on deciding the admission fees in professional colleges.

He was talking to newsmen yesterday. He blamed the Chief Minister Mr. N.Kiran Kumar Reddy for this delay. He alleged that C.M. failed to get the fees issue resolved at Supreme Court level. Now, he is again delaying the issue by appointing a group of Ministers.

YSR made the state bankrupt-Y. Ramakrishmudhu

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(Siasat News)For all the problems of the State Dr. YSR is responsible. He did not leave any scope in making the future of the state dark. He made the State bankrupt.

Politburo member of TDP, Mr. Y. Ramakrishmudhu, expressed these thoughts. He was talking to newsmen yesterday, He told that 8.5 million cubic gas was being supplied to the existing 14 energy producing plants in the state. The same quantity of gas is being supplied to one electricity generation plant situated at Ratnageri in Maharastra. YSR Cabinet took this decision.

Education Bill will be presented [n parliament to eradicate irregularities in educational institutions

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(Siasat News)Center will present Education Bill in the monsoon session of Parliament in order to eradicate irregularities in educational institutions. Under this act, Central Govt. will get powers to impose heavy fines on erring educational institutions.

Ministry of Human Resource Development has identified 25 irregularities against which fines would be imposed and disciplinary action would be taken. A fine upto Rs. 25 lakh could also imposed if found guilty. Imprisonment upto 10 years could also be given.

Selfishness is a hindrance in the propagation of Knowledge-Seminar’s opinion

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(Siasat News)Indian Institute of Chemical Technology, Tarnaka organized an international seminar yesterday on “Chemical Biology of Chemistry and Natural Production”.

In the seminar, opinion was expressed that in India, selfishness is more due to which scientific knowledge is not growing.

It was also emphasized that despite differences in income and standard of living, all the basic amenities should be provided to everyone equally. For this, there is a need for innovations and inventions in production.