Month: October 2012

In Prakasam district, a maniac named Rama Rao allegedly threw acid on a widow as the latter refused to have sex with him. This incident took place in Vankayalapadu village under Inkollu mandal of the district.

In yet another incident of vengeful act, a maniac, who was mentally torturing a young woman in the name of love, on Sunday morning attacked the hapless girl and her mother with a knife and fled.

Lok Satta leader DVVS Varma has said that their party will take the Surajya Movement to one crore people of the State.

Addressing a round-table meeting on ‘Surajya Movement-the Participation of Organizations of Civil Society’ organised by the Jana Chaitanya Vedika here on Sunday at Sundraiah Vignana Kendram, Varma said that time has come to re-review the systems in the nation. He called upon the Civil organizations to fight for the sake of Local Bodies empowerment and reforms in the elections. He opined that continuous reforms were needed for good governance.

Rajya Sabha member and Telangnaa senior Congress leader Palvai Goverdhan Reddy has alleged that Vijayawada MP Lagadapati Rajgopal was a mental case.

Speaking to the media here on Sunday, Palvai said that several high command leaders had dubbed Lagadapati as a ‘joker’. He urged the Telangana people not to believe Lagadapati’s words on Telangana issue. He said that the Congress party high command was continuing discussions with the TRS Chief K Chandrashekar Rao. (NSS)

Telugu Desam former minister and senior leader Kadiam Srihari has said that the Congress party leaders from Telangana region were behaving as political jokers and power brokers.

Speaking to media persons, he said that a conspiracy was going on to dilute the Telangana agitation at the ground level. He alleged the Telangana Rashtra Samiti president K. Chandrasekhar Rao was trying to divide Telangana Political Joint Action Committee.

Vaddera, Vaddi, Vaddila Samkhema Sangham Greater Hyderabad president Gunja Srinivas has demanded the Central government to include Vaddera caste into either SC or ST list.

A city based Artist and Jewellery designer Abhinandana has said that she would organize Bio-Jewellery Exhibition at Shilparam on October 9 between 10 am and 5 pm.

The local Tirumala Tirupathi Devasthanams (TTD) is organizing a number of programmes in and around the twin cities, for the benefit of the devotee public.

Purana pandit Rama Hebbaru is giving discourses on Vishnu Sahasranama parayanamu every day at Sri Ramalayam, New Nallakunta from 6 to 8 pm daily till October 26.

The Telangana Congress MPs have welcomed the launch of Telangana Rashtriya Lok Dal party in the State. RLD Chief and Union Civil Aviation Minister Ajith Singh had called on Madhu Yashki Goud in the latter’s house on Sunday. On this occasion, the Telangana Congress MPs have met Ajith Singh and they had breakfast together.

Dalit activist Prof. Kancha Ilaiah on Sunday demanded that the State government install statues of Chakali Ilamma, Doddi Komuraiah and Shaik Bandagi on Tank Bund along with installation of new statutes.

Speaking to the media here, Prof. Ilaiah, while welcoming the installation of statue of Komuram Bheem on Tank Bund, said that Chakali Ilamma, Doddi Komuraiah, who had also fought against feudal system and Shaik Bandagi, who fought against Razakars, should be included in the list of statues to be installed on Tank Bund.

Chief Minister N. Kiran Kumar Reddy on Sunday directed the Guntur district Collector over phone to inquire into the suicide of a ZP High School girl Devarampeti Esther Rani in Bapatla and initiate stern action against the culprits. He also directed the Collector to send a detailed report to him.

Secondary Education Minister K. Parthasarathi here on Sunday released the results of District Selection Committee (DSC) written test in the Secretariat on Sunday.

Former Pakistan pacer ‘Rawalpindi Express’ Shoaib Akhtar says money and glamour can make youngsters go astray in international cricket, but in some cases it is the system that turns players into “criminals”.

In an interview to an Indian news channel, Akhtar, who had come to Delhi to offer prayers at the Nizamuddin dargah, said: “How do you tell an 18-yr-old to not look at girls. There are heady temptations of fame and girls swooning over rising stars. At 20 you get fame, you’ve crores in your pocket, you have people who lead you down the wrong path.”

Narendra Modi today completed 11 years at the helm of affairs in Gujarat, becoming the longest serving Chief Minister of the state.

But unlike last year, when the state government celebrated 10 years of rule with a lot of pomp and fanfare, there are no celebrations this time as as the Model Code of Conduct is in effect after the dates of upcoming assembly polls were announced a few days ago.

A peace march against US drone strikes led by cricketer-turned-politician Imran Khan was stopped today by the army on the edge of Pakistan’s lawless tribal belt due to fears of a possible militant attacks on the rallyists, which also included American anti-war activists.

A motorcade of scores of vehicles was turned back by the army just a few kilometres from the boundary of South
Waziristan Agency, forcing the Pakistan Tehrik-e-Insaf chief to cancel his plans to address a gathering at Kotkai village in the tribal region.

A huge anti-drone rally led by former cricketer Imran Khan’s Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party was Sunday barred from entering South Waziristan, where it was to culminate in a large public meeting.

They were stopped at Manzai, close to the tribal area by the local administration, as their cars did not have proper documents required to enter the region, Geo TV reported.

The rally reached Manzai after removing freight containers placed by the authorities at various places on the route to stop them from reaching South Waziristan.

A suspected Muslim terrorist in France has been shot dead by police in front of his pregnant wife and child, a media report said Sunday.

Jeremy Sidney, 33, was gunned down as armed officers swarmed into his house in Strasbourg, France.

He was a French national who spent time in prison for drug-taking and had only recently converted to Islam, the Sunday Express reported.

Seven others, including another gunman in Paris, were arrested during an anti-terrorist operation in the French capital, as well as Strasbourg, Cannes and Nice.

The BJP will declare a prime ministerial candidate after the Lok Sabha polls, party president Nitin Gadkari said Sunday,

“(At an) appropriate time… we will decide… after the Lok Sabha election… Getting majority is the main thing. After whatever the number of seats we will get in the election, we will sit and decide the candidate on that basis,” Gadkari told CNN-IBN editor-in-chief Rajdeep Sardesai in an interview.

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) chief said he was not “in the race of PM candidates” but he confirmed that he will fight the 2014 parliamentary election.

Political analysts were raising their eye brows as the MIM Chief and Hyderabad MP Asaduddin Owaisi, who was against the separate Telangana State, has called on the Union Minister for Civil Aviation and Rashtria Lok Dal (RLD) Chief Ajith Singh at Nizamabad MP Madhu Yashki Goud’s residence here on Sunday.

An inspired West Indies tonight clinched the ICC World Twenty20 crown with a comfortable 36-run victory over Sri Lanka, riding on Marlon Samuels’ brilliant counter-attacking knock to win a major global title after over three decades.

Batting first in front a 35,000 partisan crowd, Samuels held his nerve as he smashed a heroic 78 off 56 balls to steer West Indies to 137 for six and then the Caribbeans shot out out the hosts for 101 in 18.4 overs.

Hours after he was extradited from the UK to face terrorism charges and a possible life sentence, one-eyed radical Islamic cleric Abu Hamza al-Masri made his first appearance in a US court, which ordered that he be held under detention till his formal arraignment on October 9.

54-year-old Egyptian-born Hamza, who faces charges like involvement in hostage-taking and conspiracy to set up an al-Qaeda-style militant training, arrived in New York on Saturday along with two other terror suspects Adel Abdel Bary and Khaled al-Fawwaz on a chartered flight.

From a wicked Velji in ‘Sir’ to a funny Baburao Ganpatrao Apte in ‘Hera Pheri’, Paresh Rawal has dabbled with a variety of roles in his career spanning over two decades. But he is still discontented and strives for meaty roles.

“For me, a role is a role. I don`t see it as a protagonist or an antagonist. Even if I am not in the lead role, but if I have a good role, I do it with honesty,” Paresh told reporters in an interview.

Nagpur, October 07: Sticking to its demand for a probe into Arvind Kejriwal’s allegations on Robert Vadra’s dealings with DLF, BJP on Sunday said those involved should put forward “concrete clarification” on the charges to put an end to the issue.

“A company (DLF) which itself has a loan to the tune of Rs 22,000 crore and paying an interest of 15 per cent thereon, was extending interest-free loans worth Rs 65 crore to Vadra,” BJP national spokesman Prakash Javadekar told reporters here while demanding a probe into the matter.

Mumbai-based Pakistani singer Adnan loves blending western instruments with Indian and says that he has learned this skill due to his upbringing.

“The fact of the matter is that I like to present western instrument along with Indian instrument. That is very reflective of the kind of person I am. My father made sure that if I was a big fan of Beethoven, then I should be well-versed with Ghulam Ali saheb. That is exactly how my music is. It reflects who I am, it reflects my musical education also,” Adnan told reporters.

IANS

Red Bull’s Sebastian Vettel won the Japanese Grand Prix from pole on Sunday to close within four points of the Formula One championship leader Fernando Alonso who crashed out of the race at the first turn.

This is Vettel’s third win of the current season.

Vettel, who also won the previous race in Singapore, is within sight of a third straight title, with five races to go. Alonso`s Ferrari teammate Felipe Massa was second, 20.6 seconds behind Vettel for his first podium finish since

Korea in 2010.