Television sets without Set Top Boxes (STBs) would go blank from April in 38 cities including Hyderabad, under the second phase of digitisation. Indian Broadcasting Federation (IBF) said that the government claimed 67 percent digitisation had been achieved in these places. The deadline was given till March 31 to install Set Top Box, failing which the TV sets will go blank from April 1.
STAYING AWAY FROM FORBIDDEN MATTERS AND PERFORMING THE OBLIGATORY DEEDS:
Allah tells us in the Quran that doing good deeds can help us in erasing our bad deeds.
He says in the Quran:
“Verily, the good deeds remove the evil deeds (i.e. small sins). That is a reminder (an advice) for the mindful (those who accept advice).”
(Hud 11:114)
Focusing on the obligatory acts and steering clear of what Allah has forbidden, thus helps one distance from sins.
Out-of-favour India all-rounder Yusuf Pathan on Wednesday tied the knot with fiancee Afreen, at a family function.
The 30-year-old big-hitting batsman had got engaged in a private ceremony at his farmhouse in Nadiad, 60 kms from Vadodara, last year.
Afreen was born and brought up in Mumbai but practises physiotherapy in Vadodara.
It is an arranged marriage and the match was decided after both families gave their consent.
Pathan, who has been out of the Indian team for some time now, has scored 810 runs in 57 ODIs and 236 runs in 22 T20s.
——PTI
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Wednesday met Chinese President Xi Jinping on the margin of the BRICS Summit here, in the first structured high-level contact between the two countries since the change of leadership in China.
The bilateral meeting between Singh and Xi late here last night took place on the sidelines of the BRICS countries Summit which the two leaders attended.
At least 24 people, most of them miners, were killed and a similar number were injured when their bus plunged into a ravine in Peru, police said.
The accident occurred Wednesday as the bus was travelling along a highway in the southern region of Arequipa, 1,000 km south of the capital Lima, Xinhua reported.
The bus departed from Orocampa town in Castilla province with 48 passengers onboard. It was on its way to the state capital Arequipa City, 150 km away.
Most of the passengers were reportedly going to take part in Holy Week festivities.
A 52-year-old businessman in Siberia dug a 60-metre-long tunnel and siphoned off some 30 tonnes of crude oil from a pipeline, police said.
The man dug the tunnel in the oil-rich Novosibirsk region to reach the Omsk-Irkutsk pipeline, which belongs to Transsibneft, a subsidiary of Russian oil pipeline monopoly Transneft.
“A businessman working in the freight traffic industry dug a 60-metre underground tunnel to steal crude oil. He crawled through the tunnel, made a tie-in and connected a hose to it,” the spokesman said.
A new dimension is being added to the India-US global partnership with growing ties between the states of the two countries, according to the Indian ambassador to the US, Nirupama Rao.
Maryland state surrounding the US capital on three sides “has been one of the pioneers in this regard and we admire and are completely supportive of the initiatives you have taken in this regard,” she said in an address to the state assembly in Annapolis Tuesday.
Pig DNA has been found in sausages and ham produced at a halal meat processing plant in Moscow, test results revealed.
However, this does not necessarily mean that the products actually contain pork, a spokesman for the institute that conducted the tests said.
“The DNA traces that have been discovered may be a result of contact with raw meat consisting of pork or pork products,” said Boris Gutnik of the Gorbatov All-Russian Meat Research Institute.
Degree passed students or those who appeared for final year exam can write ICET, the entrance test for admission into MBA or EdCET a Common Entrance Examination for admissions to B.Ed course, which are scheduled on May 17 and June 3 respectively. LAWCET is a common entrance test for admission into LLB course. ICET and EdCET forms have to be submitted online. Online registration is in progress.
The late Andhra Chief Minister YS Rajshekar Reddy’s daughter and YSR Congress Party leader Sharmila, termed Telugu Desam Party (TDP) president Chandra Babu Naidu as “an irresponsible Opposition leader”. Sharmila, who is on a padayatra, which reached Vijayawada city on Tuesday evening from Guntur district, said this while addressing the public here.
Hollywood actress Angelina Jolie has teamed up with Britain’s Foreign Secretary William Hague for a trip to the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) to highlight concerns over sexual violence.
The two will visit a rescue camp for women north-west of Goma to raise awareness about warzone rape.
The UN said that Muslim homes have been targeted with “brutal efficiency” in deadly new unrest in Myanmar.
UN envoy, Vijay Nambiar, who has just been to the troubled country said on Tuesday that “incendiary propaganda” had been used to stir unrest between Buddhist and Muslim communities which has erupted again in recent days.
“It seemed to have been done, in a sense, in almost a kind of brutal efficiency,” Nambiar told reporters at UN headquarters from Thailand.
“Hyderabad Ka Rang Kosh” a book written in Hindi by Dr. Karan Singh Atwal, Assistant Professor of Hindi of Maulana Azad National Urdu University was released by Prof. Mohammed Miyan, Vice Chancellor of Urdu University the day before yesterday.
Programme was started with the welcome address by Ms. Kahkashan Parveen. Prof. Mohammed Miyan told that this book is a symbol of Ganga Jamuna Civilization of Hyderabad.
Mr. Meer Hadi Ali, President of All India Shia organization in a statement said that AP State Wakf Board has failed to protect many Shia Aashorkhanas and other Shia properties. He protested that Wakf Board is violating the orders of AP High Court by not constituting the Managing Committee consisting of Shia members. Digging of borewell in the Aashoorkhana situated at Syedus Sajidain, situated at Khidki Bood Ali Shah in Dabeerpura. Non-supply of electricity and the inclusion of Shia members in the District Wakf Committees are some of the issues which need immediate attention.
Mr. Syed Hashim Alvi, State publicity coordinator, Minorities Department of Congress and Mr. Syed Mujtaba Abedi, Coordinator of Minorities Department (Media Cell) in a press statement issued yesterday demanded the State Govt. to induct the Muslim MLC’s into the cabinet. They told that on the election of Mr. Mohammed Ali Shabbeer, the Muslims of this state have expressed their pleasure. Mr. Alvi and Mr. Abedi have congratulated Mr. Shabbeer on his election to AP State Legislative Council.
Doctors’ Association for Relief and Education (DARE) is organizing a monthly programme for doctors from 10:30 am to 1 pm on Sunday 31st March at Conference Hall, of Masjid Azizia, Mehdipatnam. The programme will start with the recitation of the Quran by Dr. Aatif Ismail, Pulmonologist. Dr. Sameeuzzaman, Cardiologist will initiate panel discussion on Diabetes, its symptoms and cure. Dr. Khaja Moinuddin (Surgeon), Dr. Aslam Abbas (Physician), Dr. Shayesta Hussaini (Nephrologist), Dr. Sikandar Ali Khan Lodhi (Vitreo Retima Surgeon), Dr.
A serious murder occurred yesterday in Banjara Hills area on Holi festival. In this incident, two lovers of a girl assassinated her father Raj Kumar (40) a resident of Gouri Shankar Colony in Banjara Hills area.
Two Vagabonds, namely, Sagar and Srikant were teasing his daughter. These two youths went to girls house and tried to sprinkle colour on her taking advantage of holi festival. When her father intervened they killed him.
——Siasat News
An incident of killing occurred in Pahadi Sharif area yesterday in which some unkown persons killed Sultan Hamid (34) resident of Barkas. After killing him, he was tied in a bag and was thrown in the forest area of Jalpally near Pahadi Sharif. Panic prevailed in the surrounding area when the dead body was recovered.
Miscreants kidnapped Mr. Radhakrishan Rao, Joint Commissioner of Commercial Tax Department yesterday from the posh area of Jubilee Hills in the city. He, however, was successful in escaping from their clutches.
Hunger strike of TDP MLA’s who are agitating against the Congress Govt. of AP in tackling the energy crisis and its failure to withdraw the enhanced tariff of electricity continued for the second day also. Senior leaders of TDP visited the hunger strike camp and expressed their solidarity with the agitators. In addition to Mr. Zahid Ali Khan, Editor of The Siasat Daily and Member of Politburo of TDP, Mr. C.M. Ramesh, Mr. N. Nageshwar, Mr. T. Devender Goud (MP) met the MLA’s who are observing hungers strike.
A fact finding report by city based Civil Liberties Monitoring Committee (CLMC) has accused the media of perpetuating negative image of the Muslims by immediately pointing the finger of suspicion on them.
It has also accused the certain ‘mind-set’ within the police force and other security agencies, and appealed to the government to work towards taking measures against it.
The report says, “The mindset of Media and police has become in such a manner, that whenever any tragedy or incidence happens, they consider only Muslims are responsible for such acts. “
AAP leader Arvind Kejriwal’s indefinite fast against “inflated” power bills entered the fifth day today, even as the party said that his health “deteriorated”.
In a statement, Aam Aadmi Party claimed Kejriwal’s health has “deteriorated further”. His blood pressure is 114/70, pulse 74 and sugar 108. His weight has fallen from 65 kgs on Day 1 and is now 59.5 kgs. The Ketone in his urine sample is 4+, the medical team said.
A constable allegedly committed suicide after shooting and seriously wounding a police officer at Chhanbila police station on Sagar-Chhatarpur road last night.
Constable Sukhram Upadhyaya first shot Assistant Police Inspector YK Awasthi with his service gun. Awasthi was preparing duty roster of constables on the day of Holi.
Upadhyaya then left the station and shot himself about 100 metres away. Sources said he was miffed after being put on ‘warrant service’ duty in another district and had an altercation with Awasthi a few days ago. Further probe is on.
—PTI
Former military ruler Pervez Musharraf today said he was “proud of the Kargil operation”, during which Pakistani troops had crossed the Line of Control and occupied positions on the Indian side in 1999.
Musharraf made the remarks when he was asked about criticism of his role in the Kargil issue at a news conference in the southern port city of Karachi.
Musharraf was the army chief when the operation was launched. He later toppled the government of premier Nawaz Sharif and assumed power.