Month: March 2013

Indo-Pak Mushaira by Anjuman-e-Muhibban-e-Urdu today

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On the arrival of renowned intellectual, writer and poet, Khaja Rahmatullah Jari, in Hyderabad, Anjuman-e-Muhibban-e-Urdu is organising a welcome and felicitation function in his honour and Indo-Pak mushaira on Saturday, March 30, from 6 pm, at Mahboob Husain Jigar Hall, Siasat premises Abids.

Mohsin-e-Urdu Nawab Mir Zahed Ali Khan, editor Siasat will preside over the function and mushaira entitled ‘Khaja Rahmatullah Jari ke saath eik shaam, Hind-o-Pak rafaqat ke naam’.

Organisers of US group that met Narendra Modi sought $ 16,000 a seat

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Organisers of the US delegation to India that met Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi had canvassed for participants in the trip at prices ranging from $3,000 to $16,000, said a media report. The business delegation included four US members of the House of Representatives, all Republicans. The organisers had canvassed in the Indian American community for participants in the trip, according to a report published in Hi India, a South Asian newspaper from Chicago.

Sri Lanka police stand by as Buddhist extremists attack Muslim-owned store

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An angry mob of hundreds of people, led by Buddhist monks, attacked a warehouse belonging to a Muslim-owned clothing chain in Sri Lanka’s capital Colombo on Thursday. This comes as Buddhist hardliners ramp up their campaigns against Muslims’ lifestyles.

The scene was eerily reminiscent of attacks on Muslim-owned stores throughout the past week in Burma. One video shows a monk throwing a rock at a security camera in front of the warehouse, as policemen look on and the mob erupts into cheers.

Development work in Narendra Modi’s Gujarat done with central funds: Kapil Sibal

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In a veiled criticism of Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi, Union Minister Kapil Sibal on Friday said development works in the state were being implemented using central funds and he had not done “anything significant”.

Without taking Modi’s name, the Telecom Minister said somebody wins thrice in his state and thinks he is a contender for the post of Prime Minister.

Hazare meets Kejriwal, asks him to call off fast

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Anna Hazare tonight visited Aam Aadmi Party chief Arvind Kejriwal at his indefinite fast site here and urged him to call off his fast citing his deteriorating health.

The meeting between Hazare and Kejriwal took place at around 10:50 PM.

This is the first time that both Hazare and Kejriwal came on a common platform since they parted ways in September last year. Kejriwal had, however, called on Hazare a number of times after the September 19 split.

The fast of Kejriwal against “inflated” power bills has entered the seventh day today at Sunder Nagri in north-east Delhi.

Steve Waugh wants female players in men-only Twenty20

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Former Australia captain Steve Waugh has advocated the presence of least one female player in each team in the men-only Big Bash Twenty20 (T20) League.

Waugh, though, said the idea might seem to some as “out there”.

“I think it’s about time where we could have one woman player per Big Bash side. Going forward, I can’t see why the girls can’t have representation in the Big Bash,” Waugh said.

Minor girl raped in Odisha

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A seven-year-old girl was allegedly raped by her uncle near Paradip in the the state, police said today.

The incident took place at Taradapada village in Jagatsinghpur Police Station yesterday. The accused Sibacharan
Das was arrested and forwarded to judicial custody, the police said.

The minor girl was lured to a secluded place and raped there by her uncle during Holi, Sibaji Mohanty,
inspector-in-charge (IIC) of Jagatsinghpur police station, said.

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US man jumps on tracks to help person who fell

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Transit police in Philadelphia are calling a local man a hero for jumping on to subway tracks to help a man who fell off the platform.

Christopher Knafelc, 32, was yesterday afternoon waiting for a train in north Philadelphia when he saw a man walk off the platform and fall on the tracks. He jumped down to help the man, knowing that a train would be arriving in a few minutes.

I had a plan if a train came I was going to roll him underneath,” Knafelc told WPVI-TV, “or if I couldn’t, I was

Jaiswal to lead Congress protest against UP govt

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Union minister Sriprakash Jaiswal will lead a sit-in protest of Congress workers against the SP-led Uttar Pradesh government at city’s Ghantaghar Chowk area tomorrow.

Jaiswal, member of Parliament from the city, had on Monday announced that he will hold a protest in the city on
March 30.

Attacking the government for “complete breakdown of law and order” in the state, Jaiswal had said, “Incidents of rape, eve-teasing and other crimes have become rampant.”

Jaiswal alleged that in the one-year-rule of Akhilesh Yadav, state has witnessed ten communal riots and the DSP’s

Two women constables hit by speeding car, injured

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Two women constables riding a scooty were injured after they were hit by a speeding car, police said.

Saloni and Reetu were on way to SSP office on the scooty this morning when they were hit by the car, a police official said

Both the constables were rushed to a private hospital and are undergoing treatment, he said adding that the car driver had fled away from the spot.

Senior Superintendent of Police Shiv Shankar Yadav visited the injured constables at the hospital.

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Saudi’s new labour policy: Rule may hit 3 lakh Indian workers

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India today raised its concern with Saudi Arabia over its policy of reserving 10 per cent jobs for locals, a decision which will hit over 3 lakh low- and semi-skilled workers from India with a sizable number coming from Kerala.

Minister of State for External Affairs E Ahamad, who is in Dushanbe, the capital of Tajikistan, to attend the Asian Development Dialogue, today met Prince Abdulaziz bin Abdullah bin Abdulaziz, vice minister of Foreign Affairs, and conveyed the anxiety and concerns of India on the issue.

Man kills infant daughters

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A man crushed his two little daughters to death after a quarrel with his wife at Gonabana village in Garwah district today, police said.

The accused Ramnandan Goswami was arrested, officer-in-charge of Meral Police station Jai Shankar Singh
said.

Goswami returned home in a drunken state last night and had quarrelled with his wife who complained his of having
an illicit relation with his sister-in-law.

Goswami again quarrelled with his wife this afternoon and picked up eight-month-old and two-year-old daughters and
crushed them on the ground, police said.

Sushma, Jaitley meet PM on selection of new NHRC members

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Leader of the Opposition in Lok Sabha Sushma Swaraj and her Rajya Sabha counterpart Arun Jaitley today met Prime Minister Manmohan Singh reportedly to discuss the selection of the new NHRC members.

Other members of the NHRC selection panel, Home Minister Sushilkumar Shinde, Lok Sabha Speaker Meira Kumar, Deputy Chairperson of the Rajya Sabha P J Kurien were also present in the meeting.

The main opposition party has been firm in its reservations about giving the NHRC posts to retired

Stephen Baldwin admits he failed to pay NY taxes

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Stephen Baldwin has admitted in court that he failed to pay New York state income taxes for three years.

The actor agreed today to pay USD 400,000 in back taxes, interest and penalties. The judge says USD 100,000 of that already has been paid.

Baldwin pleaded guilty to a charge of repeated failure to file income taxes.

The judge says that if Baldwin pays back the rest of the money within a year, the charge will be taken off his record.

If not, he’ll be sentenced to five year’s probation.

Baldwin went to court between appearances on ‘All-Star Celebrity Apprentic’.

Maoist arrested in Jharkhand

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A Maoist cadre allegedly involved in the attack on Jharkhand’s former Speaker Inder Singh Namdhari was arrested today, police said.

DSP Jagdish Prasad told reporters that Phillip Soni alias Masinji was arrested from Gondgada village in Ranka police station of Garwah district.

Seven cases including the attack on Namdhari was pending against him, Prasad said.

Namdhari, a Member of Parliament, was attacked at Garu in Latehar district in 2011.

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Clashes erupt in 2 cities in northern Egypt

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Clashes have erupted in two cities in northern Egypt, the latest demonstrations held against Egypt’s Islamist President Mohammed Mursi.

Hundreds of unidentified assailants threw stones and fire bombs today at protesters rallying against Mursi’s Muslim
Brotherhood in the Mediterranean city of Alexandria.

Separately, protesters and riot police clashed after demonstrators tried to torch a Muslim Brotherhood office in
the Nile Delta city of Zagazig.

The protests are part of a nationwide call to rally against what the protesters claim are unfair actions that

Munda asks party workers to be ready for polls

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Former Jharkhand Chief Minister Arjun Munda today said there was every possibility of general election taking place before the end of term of UPA government at the Centre.

Addressing a meeting of party workers in his home constituency at Kharswan in Seraikela-Kharswan district, Munda
called on the party workers to be prepared as the general election may take place by year end.

We have to be prepared to face the election as there was every possibility of Lok Sabha and assembly election in
Jharkhand taking place simultaneously,” Munda told party workers.

Man arrested for supplying heroin to jail inmate

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One person was arrested today for supplying heroin to an inmate at the jail here in West Midnapore district.

The police said the man called Sisir was arrested when he was caught by the warden when handing over heroin to Binod
Bihari Yadav, a man convicted for life in prison here.

Sisir approached Yadav on the pretext of delivering him biscuitss, sources said.

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NIA team visits Hyderabad twin blasts sites

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A team of National Investigation Agency and forensic experts today visited the sites of February 21 twin blasts at Dilsukhnagar here, as a part of the ongoing probe.

Forensic experts of Gujarat FSL visited the scene of offence along with NIA officials,” police sources said.

Hyderabad branch of NIA has already lodged two first information reports with regard to the case.

AP: Railway ticket checker arrested for molestation

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A deputy chief ticket inspector was today arrested for allegedly making sexual advances towards a woman software professional on the Chennai-Ahmedabad Navjeevan Express in Nellore district of Andhra Pradesh.

Government Railway Police sources said E Jaya Gopi, the accused, was drunk at the time.

He took the woman to an AC compartment on the pretext of collecting the fare difference, and allegedly made a pass at
her.

She shouted for help and other passengers came to her rescue.

US-based Indian designs garbage disposal system for India

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A US-based Indian engineer has designed and patented three waste disposal units that “match architecture and road systems” of India.

“We have got narrow streets and alleys. Our disposal system should match the architecture and road systems. It is only partly happening,” Ganga Narayan Ghosh told IANS on the sidelines of a media conference here Thursday.

“I have studied the system for over 30 years and have designed and patented three containers that can be used effectively and at a low cost in India,” he added.

Lee prepared to fill Akram’s shoes as KKR bowling mentor

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Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) pace spearhead Brett Lee, who also has been made the bowling mentor replacing Pakistan legend Wasim Akram, Friday said he was prepared for the new challenge.

“I am really proud and pleased to say that I am the bowling mentor while still playing. It is a challenge and I am looking forward to it,” Lee said after leading KKR bowlers through a grueling net practice at the Eden Gardens here.

The former Australian pacer replaced ‘Sultan of Swing’ Wasim Akram who earlier stepped down as KKR bowling coach as he wanted to spend more time with his family.

Stop Polavaram irrigation project, Patnaik urges centre

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Bhubaneswar, March 29 (IANS) Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik Friday demanded a halt to multi-purpose Polavaram irrigation project in neighbouring Andhra Pradesh, an official of his office here said.

Patnaik, who is on a five-day visit to New Delhi from Wednesday, met union Minister of Water Resources Harish Rawat Friday and referred to news reports on finalisation of tenders for the civil works of the project.

”Reluctant” Manmohan Singh has shown his true colours, alleges BJP

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The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Friday lashed out at Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh, saying the ”reluctant” politician has shown his true political colours and that he was audaciously ambitious by not replying in a downbeat note on whether he would lead the nation for a third consecutive term.

“Dr. Manmohan Singh is a very reluctant politician. But what is surprising is few days after Holi, the reluctant politician has shown his true political colours and that too being audaciously ambitious,” said BJP chief spokesperson Ravi Shankar Prasad.

BSP leader’s murder: Raids on for shooters

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New Delhi, March 29 (IANS) Delhi Police Friday raided more than 15 places in the national capital and adjoining areas to track down the men who gunned down BSP leader and business tycoon Deepak Bhardwaj.

Police sources said they know the identity of the men who shot dead the Bahujan Samaj Party leader in his south Delhi farmhouse Tuesday, but despite several raids and detention of over 15 people they are nowhere near catching the alleged contract killers.