Month: March 2013

Man held for cheating Pvt Finance firms

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The South Zone team of Commissioner’s Task Force arrested one person for allegedly cheating private finance companies and bank using fake documents.

According to police, the accused, Puppala Venkataiah (29) used to prepare and provide fake Bank Transactions, Voter IDs and other documents required to procure loans from different banks to needy customers. Venkataiah had earlier worked with several financial firms and was well versed with knowhow of loans’ sanctioning process.

Head Constable found dead in UP

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A head constable was Thursday found dead in his room situated in Kotwali compound at Anoopshahr in the district, police said.

Mahveer Singh (58) was found bleeding from the nose by his son and some other policemen when they broke into his house as he was not picking up his phone since yesterday, SP (Rural) Vijay Gautam said.

The body was sent for postmortem to find out cause of death, Gautam said.

According to the SP, Mahveer did his duty at Anoopshahr police station yesterday and went to his room.

DS calls on Azad

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Former PCC President D Srinivas on Thursday met Union Health Minister State Congress in-charge Ghulam Nabi Azad. They have discussed the state issues.

With one man one post norm gaining ground with Rahul Gandhi taking the lead, his meeting gains importance.

Botsa Satyanarayana is the PCC chief and Transport Minister in the state cabinet. There are many aspirants to the PCC president post, but the high command will take the final call. (INN)

Fire breaks out in cardboard factory in UP

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A major fire broke out in a cardboard factory in Panki industrial area this morning, a Fire Brigade official said.

No one was injured in the fire, Chief Fire Officer S K Kushwaha said.

Raw and finished cardboard material worth lakhs of rupees was gutted in the blaze, Kushwaha said.

The fire was brought under control within an hour, he said.

The blaze could have been caused due to short circuit, Kushwaha said, adding, the department will make an official inquiry to ascertain cause behind the fire.

–PTI

Two dead after drinking liquor in Bihar

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A man and his nephew died after drinking liquor during Holi at a village in Bihar’s Bhagalpur district, police sources said today.

Anirudh Bind and his nephew Rajesh Bind were rushed to the Jawahar Lal Nehru Medical College and Hospital when their condition after drinking liquor started deteriorating in Radhanagar village under Sajaur police station last night, the sources said.

An investigation was underway to ascertain if the two drank spurious liquor, they added.

–PTI

Kiran govt. will fall: CPI

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CPI General Secretary Suravaram Sudhakar Reddy said that the fall of Kiran Kumar Reddy Government has begun.

The agitation against the power crisis will spell a doom to the state government, he said. Both the state and central governments are in a minority, he said.

After the 2014 elections, a non-Congress and a non-BJP party will come to power at the Centre and a new candidate will become the Prime Minister, he said. (INN)

Ten Maoists killed in encounter with rival faction

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Ten alleged Maoists have been killed in an encounter between rival Maoist factions in Chatra in Jharkhand, local police said. CRPF claims key Maoist Arvind’s right hand man Lalesh was among those killed in the encounter at Chatra.

Arvind was the alleged mastermind who surgically inserted bombs inside dead CRPF men after the Latehar encounter. Jharkhand DGP Rajiv Kumar told IBNLive that several top Maoists leaders including Lalesh, Prafull Yadav, Dharmendra Yadav and others have been killed. The dead bodies of the killed Maoists have been brought to police headquarters in Ranchi.

Can’t visit US, but Modi meets American delegates

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A US Congressional and business delegation, which is on a visit to India this week, met Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi in Ahmedabad on Thursday. The US has been denying Modi a visa for his alleged role in the 2002 Gujarat riots, but of late American businesses have warmed up to him.

BSP leader’s murder case: Police question wife

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Police today questioned the wife of local BSP leader and real estate tycoon Deepak Bhardwaj, who was killed two days ago in his south Delhi farmhouse.

Sources said Ramesh Kumari, who was staying separately, was quizzed a day after police recovered the car allegedly
used by the killers in Haryana.

Police had yesterday picked up four men, who were suspected to have provided illegal arms to the assailants
involved in the killing of the 62-year-old politician.

Investigators suspect the attackers were from Sonepat, going by the way in which the operation was carried out.

Head Constable found dead

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A head constable was today found dead in his room situated in Kotwali compound at Anoopshahr in the district, police said.

Mahveer Singh (58) was found bleeding from the nose by his son and some other policemen when they broke into his house as he was not picking up his phone since yesterday, SP (Rural) Vijay Gautam said.

The body was sent for postmortem to find out cause of death, Gautam said.

According to the SP, Mahveer did his duty at Anoopshahr police station yesterday and went to his room.

Chris Brown dedicates new album to ex-girlfriend

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Rapper Chris Brown has hinted that his new album ‘X’ is about a former lover.

The 23-year-old singer, who recently reunited with former girlfriend Rihanna despite still being on probation for beating her in 2009, said a lot of his new music was inspired by a former love interest, reported Rolling Stones magazine.

The song and the album title ‘X’ has a couple different meanings. It can refer to an ex-girlfriend, in terms of you always look forward to moving forward from.

Beyonce to be Artistic Director of the Gucci Charity concert

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Pop sensation Beyonce Knowles has joined hands with Gucci and has agreed to be Artistic Director as well as a performer for their upcoming charity concert ‘Sound of Change’ which aims to raise funds for women and girls across the globe.

Other than the 31-year-old singer the concert will also feature performances of Florence and the Machine, Ellie
Goulding, Iggy Azalea, John Legend, Rita Ora, Laura Pausini, Timbaland ,reported Hollywood reporter.

Our goal is to call for change for girls and women in the loudest voice possible. I am excited for us to come

Victoria Beckham launches her Fashion website

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Singer-turned-Fashion Designer Victoria Beckham has launched her own fashion website for the convenience of her customers.

The 39-year-old has been working on her website for a long time, reported the Daily Mirror.

After the launch of her website, Beckham tweeted, “Big hug to my team and see my brand through my eyes.”

In addition to her latest collections, the website also features videos of catwalk shows, her personal photos and her
comments on collection.

On the success of her fashion designing career, Beckham said, “Success to me is working to make each season better

Seven militants held in Manipur

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Seven militants of various organisations have been arrested during anti-insurgency operations launched by police commandos and para-military forces in Manipur in the past twenty four hours.

Police commandos of Imphal east and Imphal West district police stations nabbed five militants during massive search operations yesterday at Keisamthong, Chasad Avenue, Thangal Bazar and Lamsang areas in the two districts, official sources said.

The militants have been identified as Oinam Shayam, Thangman Haokip, Moirangthem Boinao (all cadres of People’s

Woman, minor daughter die after jumping into well

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A 35-year-old woman, reportedly depressed over family problems, jumped with her four children into a dry well in Rajasthan’s Sikar district, leading to her and her minor daughter’s death, police said today.

Bhagwati and her daughter Anamik (5) died, while Gangadhar (4) and one-and-half-year old Manisha sustained injuries
yesterday, police said.

Locals pulled them out and rushed to a nearby district hospital, where Bhagwati and Anamik were declared brought
dead, they said.

Tension in Bhiwandi over ‘provocative’ post, cases registered

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Police today registered cases under sections of IPC and IT Act against unidentified persons after an allegedly provocative post on a social networking site sparked outrage in some areas of the communally-sensitive powerloom town of Bhiwandi neighbouring Mumbai.

The cases were registered under section 295 (injuring or defiling place of worship) of Indian Penal Code and section 67-a of the Information Technology Act, at police stations in Bhiwandi city, Bhoiwada and Rabodi in Thane on the complaint of Aftab Hussan Saikh, police said.

Internet access criminals hit record high in Japan last year

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The number of people police took action against in Japan last year on suspicion of violating a law banning illegal access to computer networks rose from 40 to 154, the highest since the law took effect in 2000, the National Police Agency said today.

They included people who were suspected of using stolen Internet IDs and passwords.

The number of illegal Internet access cases detected by police surged by 362 to 1,251, including 543 cases where
police identified the suspects, up 295.

Arrest of communist leaders illustrates govt.’s dictatorship

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Hundreds of CPI, CPIM, New Democracy and CPIML leaders and activists staged hunger strike camp at Charminar crossroad protesting against the arrests of 10 leaders of left parties. Traffic remained disrupted at the busiest crossroad. Former MP Syed Aziz Pasha, P Madhu, MLA G Malesh, YV Rao, P S N Moorty, Rama Krishna Rao and others were present on the occasion. Later leaders of left parties shouted slogans against Kiran Kumar Reddy administration and burnt the effigy of state government.

Sanjay Dutt to complete shoot of ‘Policegiri’: Producer

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With only a few days left at his disposal before he returns to jail to complete his five-year sentence in the 1993 serial blasts case, actor Sanjay Dutt is concentrating on completing the shoot of ‘Policegiri’.

“He is on his way to shoot for ‘Policegiri’. We have a climax scene to be shot. The shooting is taking place at Kamalistan Studio”, Producer T P Agarwal told PTI.

“It is an action sequence that we have to shot. Also we have to dub for the film. So we would require approximately eight to ten days from him”, he said.

Crime In Hyderabad (28.3.2013)

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Illegal sale of liquor, two held
(Siasat News): On the day of Holi, the dray day is observed and all wine shops remained closed. However, some profit makers do not hesitate to earn few bucks even on dry days and violate the excise law.

The east zone team of commissioner task force has arrested two persons in this connection who were openly selling the liquor illegally.

Tamannaah says ‘Himmatwala’ not exact copy of original

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Southern actress Tamannaah says her Bollywood debut “Himmatwala” may be described as a remake, but it is not an exact copy of 1983 film of the same name because director Sajid Khan has altered the original script.

“The film might come with the tag of a remake, but when you see the film, you will notice that Sajid has completely rewritten the script. Except for a few things that have been taken from the original, the way characters are dealt with is completely different,” the 23-year-old said in an interview.

Minority Welfare Commissionerate to be shifted in new building next week

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Minority Welfare Commissionerate office will be shifted in a new building at Tilak Road from next week. Commissioner Minority Welfare M A Waheed told that repair and restoration work is almost complete and he wants chief minister to inaugurate the office.

The government has approved 27 posts for state head quarter of Minority Commissionerate, including deputy directors (2), account officer (1), senior accountant (1), junior accountant (1), superintendent (4), senior assistant (4), junior assistant cum DEOs (8), deputy inspector of survey (1) and deputy surveyor (5).

In male-dominated India, sex discrimination begins in womb

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Women in India are more likely to get prenatal care when pregnant with boys, according to ground-breaking research that has implications for girls’ health and survival.

The study by Leah Lakdawala of Michigan State University and Prashant Bharadwaj of the University of California, San Diego, suggests sex discrimination begins in the womb in male-dominated societies.

“It paints a pretty dire picture of what’s happening,” Lakdawala, MSU assistant professor of economics, said.

Mark Zuckerberg forming political group to address immigration issues

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Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg is forming a political group to address issues such as education reform, immigration and scientific research.

The person familiar with the issue said the group will formally launch in the coming weeks.

According to Fox News, Zuckerberg, 28, has already used his Facebook wealth to address political issues close to him. He donated 100 million dollars of Facebook stock to Newark, N.J., schools.

He also has announced plans to donate nearly 500 million dollars in stock to a Silicon Valley charity to fund health and education issues.