Month: November 2012

Food and Consumer Affairs Minister K V Thomas on Tuesday apprised Prime Minister Manmohan Singh of the progress made in setting of a high-level panel to discuss internal trade issues that may arise after the government allowed FDI in multi-brand retail.

In September, the Cabinet gave green signal to 51 per cent Foreign Direct Investment in multi-brand retail. It had also directed setting up of a high-level committee under the chairmanship of the Consumer Affairs Minister to make recommendations to the government on internal trade reforms.

In a setback to Janta Party chief Subramanian Swamy, the Election Commission on Tueday rejected his plea seeking to derecognise Congress as a national party for violating laws by providing a Rs 90 crore loan to a company that published the now-defunct National Herald newspaper.

In a letter to Election Commission, Swamy had alleged the Congress has “prima facie” committed an offence under electoral law as well as Income Tax law for which it is necessary to hold hearings and decide on derecognising the party.

Senior Congress leader Dr. K Keshav Rao has claimed that his life was dedicated to Telangana movement and Telangana people. ‘We want nothing short of separate Telangana any other alternative will not be acceptable’ told Dr. Rao, while speaking to media in New Delhi.

He asserted that Telangana people are running Telangana movement for the past 60 years. Telangana is not an issue but public sentiment, which is respected by all elected public representatives. Every section of the society has joined Telangana movement. The sooner a decision taken on Telangana the better.

Siasat news

An Air-India plane with 400 Haj pilgrims onboard made an emergency landing at the NSC Bose International Airport here tonight after its fire alarm suddenly went off due to a technical glitch.

The Boeing 747 aircraft landed safely at 10.45 PM, airport sources said.

The plane from Jeddah, Saudi Arabia was scheduled to land at 11.10 PM but the pilot sought to make emergency landing when the fire alarm went off due to some technical glitch, they said.

All the passengers were safe, the sources said.

The 2nd meeting of public grievance cell of Minority Welfare Department was a big success. Around 48 complaints, proposals and applications were received. Majority of the complaints were related to State Minority Finance Corporation. Secretary Minority Welfare Department Mr. Dana Kishore along with vice chairman and managing director state Minority Finance Corporation Mr. Mohammed Abdul Waheed IFS, Mr. Abdul Hameed chief executive officer state Waqf board, Mr. S A Shukoor director and secretary AP Urdu Academy reviewed the complaints and heard the public grievances.

Three persons were killed and as many, including two passers-by, suffered bullet wounds in a suspected factional clash between two rival groups of NSCN in the heart of Dimapur town, police said today.

The incident occurred when some suspected GPRN/NSCN gunmen stopped an auto rickshaw carrying four persons near the SP office and tried to drag them out yesterday.

Researchers have developed a new “see through” car akin to the remarkable vehicle used by Pierce Brosnan in the James Bond thriller ‘Die Another Day’.

The “transparent” vehicle that projects the outside world on its interior has been created by the Japanese researchers.

The car is being designed to help drivers with parking, projecting a panoramic view of the area behind onto the rear seats, the Daily Mail reported.

The State Hajj pilgrims who are staying at Hyderabadi Rubbat in Makkah Moazzama will leave for Madina Munawwara on November 8; they will stay there for 8 days. After offering 40 prayers and visiting Roza -E- Aqdas they will set off for Hyderabad.

Arrangements were made for Hajj pilgrims staying in Rubbat under the supervision of Mr. Husain Shareef director Rubbat. A function was hosted by director Rubbat in honour of all Hajj pilgrims staying in Rubbat on November 2 in which not only the dinner was served but they were also given mementos.

With Dawood Ibrahim, the man behind the 1993 Mumbai bombings, still out of its reach, India on Tuesday said the masterminds of the heinous serial blasts are sitting in safe havens in Pakistan which has taken no action against them despite being provided with credible evidence.

Addressing the Interpol General Assembly here, home minister Sushilkumar Shinde said India continues to face a “high degree” of terrorist threats on several fronts, in particular of cross-border terrorism.

“Terrorism in South Asia has increasingly emerged as an effective strategic weapon,” he said.

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Tuesday called Andhra Pradesh chief minister Kiran Kumar Reddy with an offer of help from the central government for flood-affected areas of the state.

“The prime minister has directed the chief minister to constantly monitor the situation and extend all possible assistance for relief and rehabilitation,” a statement from the Prime Minister’s Office said.

It said that Manmohan Singh also extended his sympathies to those who have lost dear ones in Srikakulam, Visakhapatnam, East Godavari, West Godavari and Krishna districts.

Forty electors in Himachal Pradesh rejected all the candidates for the assembly polls and went away without voting, an official said here Tuesday.

“Forty voters invoked Rule 49-O of the Conduct of Election Rules, 1961, by not voting for any candidate in the assembly elections (Nov 4),” Neeraj Sharma, officer on special duty with the state election department, said.

Woman commits suicide on divorce notice
(Siasat News): a woman who so upset over the divorce notice sent by her husband, took the extreme step of ending her life.

This incident occurred in Musheerabad police station limits where Anitha, 40, took the extreme step. She was immediately shifted to the hospital where she died during the treatment.

She was the wife of one Ravi, resident of Ganesh Nagar. Both of them got married 15 years back. However, the couple developed differences and used to fight with each other.

The Delhi High Court today asked the city police to file its response to the bail application of former Haryana minister Gopal Goyal Kanda, an accused in the air hostess Geetika Sharma suicide case.

“You just file the reply to the bail application. Put up for hearing on November 19,” Justice Pratibha Rani told Additional Solicitor General (ASG) Siddharth Luthra who attempted to raise certain objections to Kanda’s bail plea.

The sister of a man suspected in the shooting of Malala Yousufzai has apologised to the teenage Pakistani rights activist, saying that her brother had brought shame to their family.

“Please convey a message to Malala, that I apologise for what my brother did to her,” Rehana Haleem said, referring to the actions of her 23-year-old brother Attahullah Khan.

“He has brought shame on our family. We have lost everything after what he did. What he did was intolerable,” Haleem said.

Batting legend Sachin Tendulkar is set to add another feather to his already crowded cap as he would be conferred the membership of the Order of Australia, an honour “rarely” awarded to non-Australians on Tuesday.

Earlier during her visit to India last month, Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard had announced that the iconic Indian cricketer would be conferred the membership of the Order of Australia.

The 39-year-old master batsman will become only the second Indian after former Attorney General Soli Sorabjee to get the honour.

A middle-aged man has been arrested from Indira Gandhi International airport here with 190 gm of gold bars and digital cameras.

Rajesh Kumar, who holds a Korean passport, was arrested on Saturday for allegedly carrying two professional digital cameras along with two sets of lens, 48 refurbished mobiles and 190 grams of gold bars (valuing about Rs six lakh), a customs official said.

DESENSITIZATION TO TIME

We live in an era in which the world is mired in great challenges. It is no longer possible to ignore the turmoil that surrounds us, be it the instability in many countries or the problems associated with the millions struggling to make a living. Whatever be the reasons that led the world to this stage, it’s clear that a change is essential to get out from this chaos.

Ajit Pawar, who resigned as deputy chief minister in September, was being groomed for a higher responsibility, the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) indicated Tuesday.

“We will show what a chief minister should be like… Ajit Pawar will show them…” state NCP chief Madhukar Pichad said about Ajit Pawar, the nephew of party chief and union agriculture minister Sharad Pawar who quit as deputy chief minister Sep 25.

Endorsing the developments, NCP state spokesperson Nawab Malik Tuesday said the entire party wants Ajit Pawar to play “a commanding role” (of a chief minister).

Hyderabad gripped in communal violence fear for the past couple of weeks, This chain of events in different parts of old city of Hyderabad is making its citizens restless, Hyderbadi NRI’s are very much concerned for their near and dear ones. These mischievous acts will take miscreants nowhere as this will only add to the difficulties of the citizen and ultimately no one will gain from it.

Honorary President of YSR Congress, Ms. Viyayalakshmi told that the coastal districts of A.P have been badly hit by floods and the people are worried but the C.M of A.P Mr.N.Kiran Kumar Reddy is making rounds of New Delhi for seeking audience from Ms.Sonia Gandhi. She told that had Dr.YSR been alive, farmers wouldn’t have seen such bad days. She demanded the Govt. to give Rs 15,000 per acre as compensation to the farmers to meet the loss caused by Nilam.

State Revenue Minister, Mr. Raghuveera Reddy rejected the allegations leveled by Mr.N.Chandrababu Naidu that the Govt of A.P has failed to tackle the flood situation caused by Nilam.

He said that C.M., despite his hectic schedule of engagements, is constantly in contact with the district collectors.

He has also issued instructions to them.Talking to newsmen in Secretariat yesterday, he targeted Mr. Naidu and said that although, the State Govt had made all the necessary arrangements to face the flood situation but the devastations of Nilam couldn’t be stopped.

The management of Mumbai’s iconic Sufi shrine Haji Ali Dargah, which is visited by thousands of devotees every year, has restricted the entry of women.

The Haji Ali Dargah Trust says it’s “un-Islamic under the Sharia” for women to visit graves and its decision is final.

The trust says women are free to be within the dargah’s compound but cannot enter the sanctum sanctorum that houses the tomb of 15th century Sufi saint Pir Haji Ali Shah Bukhari.

(Siasat News) One can assess the extent of interest the Govt. of A.P. has regarding the problems of the common man. It is its inefficiency and lethargy. People of the state are affected by flood but the entire cabinet is sitting in New Delhi.

These remarks were made by Mr. N. Chandrababu Naidu during his visit to the flood affected areas of West Godavari and Krishna.

(Siasat News) Aks-e-Hyderabad album has almost been sold out on the very first day of its release two days back. 500 copies were printed in the first edition. On the occasion of its releasing ceremony, 83 albums were sold out. Now there are only 17 copies left out.

In view of the huge demand from the public, arrangement has been made for the publication of its second edition. It is expected that the second edition of the album would be available in the 3rd week of November.

Readers are requested to book their copies well in advance to avoid disappointment.

–Siasat News–