Month: February 2013

Wife ends life over husband’s harassment
(Siasat News): A woman who was constantly harassed by her husband as he suspected her fidelity, ended her life.

This incident occurred in Narsingi police station limits where Mangala, 40, put kerosene on her body and set it ablaze. However, she died during the treatment in a hospital last night.

It was disclosed that Mohan, husband of the deceased used to suspect her fidelity and used to beat her severely. He alleged that she was having illicit relations with her neighbour.

China wants India to put behind the 1962 war as an “unfortunate” thing of the past and that the two countries should strengthen their military ties including formalising a border management pact under which their troops will not fire at each other.

The Chinese assessment was conveyed to the Indian Defence ministry team which visited Beijing on January 14 and 15 for the third round of the Annual Defence Dialogue between the two countries.

Surajkund International Crafts Mela, a 15-day annual cultural extravaganza showcasing the country’s rich handicrafts, cuisine and culture, started on Friday on a vibrant note. President Pranab Mukherjee will formally inaugurate the 27th edition of the spectacular event on Saturday.

He will use a helicopter to reach the venue on the outskirts of the national capital to avoid inconvenience to the general public.

Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister Nabam Tuki has called upon the people to take full advantage of festivals by making relationships and intermingling for peaceful coexistence that would pave way for overall development in a congenial atmosphere.

Attending the ‘Mega Reh festival’ – a novel concept of the Mishmis to celebrate Reh under one umbrella – at Teluliang near Tezu in Lohit district on Friday, Tuki said such festivals are great occasions to know each other, mingle and develop a relationship of mutual understanding and respect.

(Siasat News) It is a fact that a community which loses power, its sense of deprivation increases enormously. The sense of deprivation gives rise to disappointment. In such a situation, he can’t do any good to others. So long as we don’t come out of the net of disappointment, we won’t be able to do any good to others. Muslims have been sent to this world as the welfare society. In such a case, it is the obligation of a welfare society, to undertake welfare activities for the entire humanity.

(Siasat News) Entrepreneurship Development Cell of the College of Engineering of Osmania University offers a six weeks Entrepreneurship Development programme in the month of February. This programme is meant for the unemployed graduates of Engineering, Technology, Management, Medicine, Pharmacy etc. It will include preparation of project report, Financial resources, license clearance, I.P.R. Marketing and Development. Interested candidates may contact Entrepreneurship Development Cell, situated at OUB 21 beside Dept. of Mechanical Engineering, O.U.

(Siasat News) Congress M.P. from Vijayawada, Mr. L. Rajagopal wrote a letter to Congress spokesman, Mr. P. Chacko saying that Congress never promised to form separate Telangana state. He said that in the election manifesto of 2004 and 2009, Congress didn’t promise to form separate Telangana state. In 2001, in the meeting of Congress working committee, a resolution was passed for the constitution of a States’ Reorganization Commission. In Sri Krishna Committee also, a recommendation has been made for keeping A.P. State united. Media has published the statement of Mr.

(Siasat News) Chairman of Telangana Political Joint Action Committee, Prof. Kodandaram, alleged the Govt. of A.P. that it is taking revenge with Dr. P. Shankar Rao, former Minister of A.P. Govt.

Protesters denouncing Egypt’s Islamist president hurled stones and firebombs through the gates of his palace gates on Friday, clashing with security forces who fired tear gas and water cannons, as more than a week of political violence came to Mohammed Mursi’s symbolic doorstep for the first time.

The march on the palace in an upscale district of the capital was part of a wave of demonstrations in cities around the country called by opposition politicians, trying to wrest concessions from Mursi after around 60 people were killed in protests, clashes and riots.

Senior TDP leader and former Chairman of A.P. Urdu Academy, Mr. Rahimullah Khan Niyazi, in a press statement issued yesterday protested that Central Govt. led by Congress party is playing with the sentiments of four crore people of Telangana. He strongly protected that the patience of the people of Telangana has crossed its limits.

The Central Govt. should not test it any more. He severely criticized Congress President, Ms. Sonia Gandhi and said that she considers the patience of the people is of Telangana as their weakness. She is, therefore deceiving the public from time to time.

Congress MP Mr. G. Vivek met Union Home Minister, Mr. Susheel Kumar Shinde and Mr. Vaylar Ravi in New Delhi. He also thanked Union Agriculture Minister, Mr. Sharad Pawar for supporting the cause of Telangana.

He informed the latest developments of Telangana Movement to these central leaders in New Delhi. He also told them that due to delay in resolving Telangana issue, the trends of suicide by the students is on the increase.

According to the statement made by Dr. Iqbal Mohiuddin, Principal A.P. Residential Girls’ High School, Urdu and English Media, Ibrhaimpatnam, question bank booklets compiled by Siasat were distributed free to the students of these schools.

He told that due to the efforts of Mr. Zahid Ali Khan, Editor of Siasat, these booklets are being prepared and distributed free to the students of SSC for the past 13 years. The students of Urdu medium are getting benefit out of it. As a result of it, the results of these students are very encouraging.

CM of AP, Mr. N. Kiran Kumar Reddy instructed the officials to ensure uninterrupted electric supply to IT companies. As per the ITC Policy, these companies have been given exemption from power shutdown.

He instructed the Principal Secretary of Energy to review the situation of I.T. companies. Hyderabad occupies second place in I.T. industry.

CM of AP Mr. N. Kiran Kumar Reddy reviewed the functioning of various higher technical educational institutions. It was decided that legal status should be accorded to Admission and Fees Regulatory Authority. According to the orders of the Govt. recommendations submitted by Task Force would be taken into consideration. Mr. Damodhar Raja Narasimha Dy. CM and other officials attended the meeting.

——Siasat News

Govt. has approved the Master Plan prepared by Hyderabad Metropolitan Development Authority. It has issued G.O. No. 33 on 24th January. Residential Townships will be approved as per this plan in future. In this connection, 4000 objections were resolved.

According to this, Master Plan of 35 Mandals would be covered in 4 districts. These districts are Ranga Reddy, Medak, Nalgonda and Mahboobnagar.

——Siasat News

John Kerry, the veteran American politician and 2004 presidential candidate, has been sworn in as the US secretary of state, replacing Hillary Clinton.

“I was very honoured to be sworn in and very anxious to get to work,” Kerry told media with his wife, Teresa Heinz Kerry, by his side, after being sworn in by the Supreme Court Justice Elena Kagan.

“So I will be reporting Monday morning at 9 o’clock,” he told the awaiting media at the Capitol yesterday.

You can’t fish without bait. But in the wake of a high-profile episode involving a college athlete and his fictitious girlfriend, experts warn that “catfishing” – online romance through deception – is a rising internet risk with potentially dangerous consequences.

“People don’t realise how much they are playing with fire when they play with a person’s emotions,” said Pepper Schwartz, sociology professor at the University of Washington and an author and sexologist.

Defence Minister A.K. Antony on Friday talked tough, and said that promises made by Pakistan must be translated into sincere action.

“At the moment, tension in the LoC is much reduced. Again I told yesterday that even though the tensions have reduced, we cannot relax. We have to be on vigil 24×7 because lot of promises were made. Promises are not enough, we want to see that how these promises are translated into sincere action,” Antony told media here.

Information and Broadcasting Minister Manish Tewari on Friday refused to comment on the ongoing controversy surrounding author Salman Rushdie”s proposed visit to Kolkata, saying it would be far more appropriate that the West Bengal Government responds on it.

“I think if Mr. Salman Rushdie has an issue with the Chief Minister of West Bengal or the Government of West Bengal, it would be far more appropriate that the Government of West Bengal responds because it is an issue between the two of them. We have really nothing to say on that matter,” he told the media here.

Bollywood star Aamir Khan Friday began shooting for his new film “Peekay” in Rajasthan and the actor made it a point to take his wife Kiran and son Azad along with him.

Aamir has a 45-day shooting schedule lined up in Rajasthan and he couldn’t afford to spend that long a time apart from his family. So he decided to take them along with him, said a source.

Even while Aamir was busy shooting for “Dhoom 3” in Chicago, he made it a point to take Kiran and Azad with him. He had set up a complete home for three months there as he didn’t want to be away from them.

——IANS

Actors Kajal Agarwal and Akshay Kumar made the best of their Punjabi roots while shooting for “Special Chabbis”. The duo was seen bonding on Punjabi food and even spoke to each other in Punjabi.

Kajal was teased by Akshay for her anglicised Punjabi accent, and they shared a good laugh together often, said a source.

“The two love Punjabi food and were seen talking in Punjabi and having a good time on the sets. Akshay teased her about her accent while she spoke in Punjabi and she was full of praise for his Bhangra,” the source said.

A suicide bomber blew himself up outside a Shia mosque in Pakistan’s restive northwest today, killing 22 people and injuring more than 35 others, police said.

The attacker detonated his explosive vest in a narrow alley as worshippers were leaving the imambargah at Pat Bazar in Hangu town of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province. He struck shortly after Friday prayers had ended, witnesses said.

Hangu district police chief Mian Mohammad Saeed confirmed the attack was carried out by a suicide bomber. He had earlier said that a bomb had been planted near the mosque.

Within weeks of his elevation to the post of party Vice-President, Congress MP Rahul Gandhi has been termed as the PM candidate by Union minister Beni Prasad Verma, who says there is no comparison between the Gandhi scion and Narendra Modi as the former is a “national leader”. “My prime ministerial candidate is Rahul Gandhi, Congress will decide when it has to. I have been saying this openly for past two years,” Verma said here.

A 30-year-old married housewife was allegedly raped by her close relative at Gavhanthadi village of Majalgaon tehsil, Majalgaon rural police said. On 25 January, the victim was gone to answer nature’s call near her house at 9.30 pm. While returning, her close relative Bibhishan Jotiram Chaure raped her at knifepoint and threatened to kill her if she disclosed the incident to anyone, the police said. The victim narrated the incident to her family members who informed the police, which registered a case.

A 15-year-old tribal girl was allegedly gangraped by a gang of four youth in Thane district’s Wada taluka on Sunday night, a report to the district headquarters said today. Police said that Ravindra Mukne, one of the accused in the case, has been arrested by the police and three others who have been detained, are being interrogated by the Wada police. The victim, who has been shifted from the Wada rural hospital to the Thane district civil hospital, is the daughter of an adivasi brick kiln worker in Kharivali village at Wada taluka.