Month: October 2012

Social crusader Anna Hazare on Saturday said that an investigation should be launched into the charge of corruption in property deals at Robert Vadra, the son-in-law of Congress president Sonia Gandhi.

If investigation proves charges against Robert Vadra incorrect, then he can file a defamation case, suggested Hazare.

On Friday, India Against Corruption flung an explosive charge of corruption in property deals at Vadra, triggering furious denials from both the government and the Congress party.

Hundreds of supporters of cricketer-turned-politician Imran Khan on Saturday set off on a motorcade “peace march” to the terrorists-riddled South Waziristan to protest US drone strikes in the tribal belt.

Khan and several key leaders of his Tehrik-e-Insaf party, including former Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi, set off in a motorcade of some 130 vehicles from the Islamabad Motorway this morning, apparently undeterred by government warnings of possible suicide attacks.

Troubled Kingfisher Airlines would have to submit a detailed plan to aviation regulator DGCA before they are allowed to resume flights, civil aviation minister Ajit Singh said today.

Asked whether the DGCA was likely to move ahead with suspending or cancelling the crisis-ridden carrier’s flying license, he said it was for the regulator to decide after it studies their reply to the showcause notice issued to them.

Centre for Urdu Language Literature & Culture, Maulana Azad National Urdu University, Gachchibowli, Hyderabad is going to organize a 2 day national seminar on “Writings of Women, Writings on Women” (with reference to Urdu literature) on 16th and 17th October 2012.

The inaugural session will be held on 16th October 10 am at Auditorium Directorate of Distance Education. Mrs. Purandeswari, Minister of State, Ministry of Human Resource Development, Government of India, will be the chief guest. Prof. Mohammed Miyan, vice chancellor will preside over.

A blast occurred at a scrapyard in the Punjab’s industrial city on Saturday, leaving two persons dead and injuring five others.

The blast took place in Samrala, Ludhiana.

The injured have been admitted to nearby hospitals.

The Punjab Police are investigating the incident. More details are awaited.

NCP today demanded a CBI probe into the 900-point ‘flash crash’ of National Stock Exchange (NSE) index Nifty, which had halted trade on the exchange for about 15 minutes.

NCP spokesperson Nawab Malik said a CBI probe was necessary to find out the “conspiracy” behind the incident.

“This was a conspiracy to destabilise the economy, which was looking good after the Centre’s reform measures. Small investors have been looted and the need of the hour is to go into the root cause of the conspiracy,” NCP spokesman Nawab Malik said.

Troubled Kingfisher Airlines would have to submit a detailed plan to aviation regulator DGCA before they are allowed to resume flights, Civil Aviation Minister Ajit Singh said today.

Asked whether the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) was likely to move ahead with suspending or cancelling the crisis-ridden carrier’s flying license, he said it was for the regulator to decide after it studies their reply to the show-cause notice issued to them.

Center for Urdu Language, Literature and Culture of Maulana Azad National Urdu University is conducting a two-day seminar on “Writings of Women and Writing on Women (with reference to Urdu Literature)”

The inaugural session will be held at 10 a.m. on 16th October at the Auditorium of Distance Education Department of the University. Ms. D.Purandeshwari, Minister of State for Human Resource Development, Govt. of India will be the Chief guest.

TRS MLA Mr. K.Taraka Rama Rao heavily criticized the statements made by Mr. L. Rajagopal, Congress M.P., from Vijayawada. He told that by issuing such misleading statements, Mr. Rajagopal is creating confusion among the people of Telangana. He is twisting the facts of negotiations of Mr. K.Chandrasekhara Rao with the Central leaders. He told that negotiation of accepting Telangana State without Hyderabad by Mr. K.Chandrasekhara Rao does not arise. Mr.

Sri Lanka would look to rein in a marauding Chris Gayle, whose performance may be a determining factor when the dominating hosts clash with an upbeat West Indies in the final of the World Twenty20 here on Sunday.

Sri Lanka are aiming to win their second world title after a gap of 16 years as their first and only World trophy came in 1996 while the Caribbean side are playing a World event final after nearly 30 years, having last played against India at the Lord’s in 1983.

A 100-Member Bangladeshi youth delegation will be in India on an eight-day visit starting on Saturday on the invitation of ministry of youth affairs and sports.

The itinerary involves interaction with local youth, visits to academic, tourist, industrial and cultural sites.

“It also has elements of educational values and interactive session in different areas ranging from infrastructure development, eco-tourism to information technology.

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Myanmar has extended its 15-year drug eradication plan by another five years, Xinhua reported Saturday.

The programme was to end in 2014 but has now been extended till 2019.

The Golden Triangle, covering an area of 950,000 sq km, is one of Asia’s major illegal opium-producing areas. The region overlaps with Myanmar, Vietnam, Laos and Thailand.

Myanmar is taking a lead role in fighting drugs and is increasing cooperation with various stateholders, Home Minister Lieutenant-General Ko Ko said.

A day-long shutdown to protest the release of Cauvery river water to Tamil Nadu crippled life in Karnataka on Saturday.

The statewide shutdown called by farmers and pro-Kannada organisations is supported by the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party and the opposition Congress and Janata Dal-Secular.

Uneasy calm prevailed in Bangalore and other cities and towns of the state.

“The 12-hour shutdown began at 6am. There were stray incidents of road blockade, forcible closure of shops and damage to a couple of state-run buses,” a senior police official said here.

Narrated ‘Um Al−`Ala (r.ah): An Ansari woman who gave the pledge of allegiance to the Prophet (s.a.w.s.) that the Ansar drew lots concerning the dwelling of the Emigrants. `Uthman bin Maz’un (r.a.) was decided to dwell with them (i.e. Um Al−`Ala’s family), `Uthman (r.a.) fell ill and I nursed him till he died, and we covered him with his clothes. Then the Prophet (s.a.w.s.) came to us and I (addressing the dead body) said, “O Abu As−Sa’ib, may Allah’s Mercy be on you!

ICC CEO Dave Richardson on Saturday admitted that the strip used for the first semi-final between Sri Lanka and Pakistan was not “ideal” for T20 cricket but mentioned that pitch preparation is a difficult task in the prevailing climatic conditions in the Island nation.

Former Pakistan captain Wasim Akram had also criticised the pitch at the Premadasa Stadium.

Braving acute pain, Sharmila Nicollet shot a superb round of 72 but it came a bit late as she crashed out at the midway stage of the Lacoste Ladies Open de France, here.

Sharmila, who hurt herself in the first round, and shot a disappointing 80, came out for the second round after taking pain killers, and carded a 72.

She had three birdies, including one on the last and dropped five bogeys in her 72. She totaled 152.

Three people, all from the same family, were killed in Mainpuri on the night of Friday-Saturday, police said.

Om Prakash (55), his wife Gunjan Devi (44) and their nine-year-old daughter Shalu were found with their throats slit, police said, adding that it appeared, prima facie, to be a case related to old animosity.

Superintendent of Police (SP) Mainpuri Shalabh Mathur told IANS that the incident took place in Lakutpur village under Kishni police station in Mainpuri, about 220 km from the state capital.

Calligraphic verses from the Noble Qur’an and Hadith of Prophet Mohammed (S.A.W.S) on a pavement sparks furor in French Muslim youths.

It allowed people to walk on the Holy verses of Qu’ran. It was actually an artwork called ‘Technologia’ by Mounir Fatmi, which contain projecting of video images on the Pont-Neuf bridge’s pavement in France.

It was planned to put cordons in place to insure the projections could not be walked on, but accidentally started on Tuesday night without installing any.

Buoyed by his comfort with Hindi and Bollyood’s relaxed pace, southern star Prithviraj Sukumaran, who will soon be seen in “Aiyyaa”, is eager to find a firm foothold in Hindi filmdom.

“I want to go slow with southern movies. I will do one-two films a year. So, that means three months, and the rest of the time I want to give to my new found Bollywood career,” Prithviraj told IANS, a few days before his Bollywood debut with Rani Mukerji.

The actor, who hails from Kerala, has no particular genre in mind for his next Bollywood project.

Actor Akshay Kumar, who is riding high on the success of his latest production venture “Oh My God”, is eagerly waiting for his wife Twinkle Khanna to watch the film.

“My whole family has seen the play earlier and everybody is a huge fan of this play and that is when I decided to buy the rights and make the film. I am waiting for my wife to watch the film,” Akshay told IANS.

Union Home Minister Sushil Kumar Shinde Saturday arrived in Kargil town of Ladakh region on his maiden visit to Jammu and Kashmir.

The home minister was received in Kargil by state Finance Minister Abdul Rahim Rather, local legislator Qamar Ali Akhoon who is also a minister, councillors of Kargil Hill Development Council, state Director General of Police (DGP) Ashok Prasad, senior officials of the district administration and the army.

Man held for traveling on fake passport
(Siasat News): The immigration officers of Rajiv Gandhi International Airport arrested a man for making an attempt to travel on a fake passport and handed him over to Shamshabad RGI police.

As per the details, Abdul Razzaque, 26, native of Kerala state, had visited Dubai in 2009 on a visit visa. As soon as the term of the visa expired, he pasted his photograph on the passport of one V V Mukesh and reached Hyderabad.

However, he could not dodge the immigration staff. Further investigations are on.

China’s railways carried 1.44 billion people in the first three quarters of the year, up 4 percent from a year earlier, the railways ministry said Saturday.

In the first nine months, the country’s railways delivered 2.91 billion tonnes of goods, a statement said, adding that supplies of goods were affected by a downward economic trend during the period, reported Xinhua.

The appointment of senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Francis D’Souza as deputy chief minister in Goa has been adapted from the models in Karnataka and Maharashtra, according to Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar.

Parrikar earlier this week had said that D’Souza had been chosen for the post of deputy chief minister, and a formal notification would be issued Monday.

“There is a deputy cheif minister in Karnataka and Mumbai (Maharashtra). It’s the same thing here,” Parrikar told reporters after a meeting of BJP legislators.