Month: April 2013

Sarabjit still critical, kin seek Pakistan visa

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The condition of Indian death row prisoner Sarabjit Singh, admitted to a Lahore hospital after being brutally assaulted by fellow inmates, continued to be critical Saturday, even as his family demanded Pakistani visas to visit him.

Sarabjit Singh is in a coma, He is being treatment for head injuries in Lahore’s Jinnah Hospital. He was brutally beaten with bricks and plates by fellow prisoners in Lahore’s Kot Lakhpat prison Friday.

A separate room has been temporarily converted into an ICU for Sarabjit Singh’s treatment.

Indian origin man gunned down in Kuala Lumpur

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A 29-year-old Indian origin man was shot dead by two motorcycle-borne assailants while he was driving his car in Malaysia’s capital city, Kuala Lumpur.

R. Kaarikalan, a barber, was driving to his shop in the Puchong area of the city Friday when he was attacked, The New Straits Times reported.

According to the report, when Kaarikalan was at the Taman Billion roundabout, the two gunmen drew alongside him and fired at least eight to 10 times at him. While Kaaraikalan slumped down in his seat after being hit twice, his mother, who was with him, sustained minor injuries.

Sonam wants B’wood’s `golden period’ back

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Actress Sonam Kapoor, who is known for her distinct sense of style and fashion, says the 1960s was a golden period for Indian cinema, and she would love it if it comes back.

“I can only say that the 1960s was the golden period of Indian cinema and I hope that time comes back again,” the 27-year-old said here Friday at the screening of “Bombay Talkies”, a film made to pay tribute to 100 years of Indian cinema.

Sonam says she is humbled to be a small part of Indian cinema.

Three killed, 25 injured in Bhopal hospital building collapse

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(Pervez Bari): Three persons were reportedly killed while 25 others sustained injuries as over a dozen patients were trapped under the debris of roof of a portion of a hospital in Bhopal, the capital of central Indian state of Madhya Pradesh, which collapsed here on Friday evening. Most of those injured were female patients undergoing treatment at the hospital.

Beef cattle worth Rs. 6 lakh seized

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According to secretary Jamiatul Quraish miscreants have once again started pestering the Quraish community. He told that now bringing beef cattle to the city from neighbouring districts has become a challenge for Quraish community.

As a result of the nexus between miscreants and prejudiced officials Quraish community is facing a loss of lakhs of rupees. He revealed that two days ago Mohammed Samad Quraishi had purchased cattle worth Rs 6 lakh from Srikakulam district and collected receipts.

India does not want to accentuate situation: PM on Chinese incursion

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Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Saturday said India does not want to “accentuate” the situation in the wake of the recent Chinese incursion in Ladakh and is working on a plan to resolve it.

“We do have a plan. We do not want to accentuate the situation. We do believe that it is possible to resolve this problem. It is a localised problem. I think the talks are going on,” he said when asked if the government had any plans to resolve the issue.
The Prime Minister was speaking to reporters on the sidelines of the defence investiture ceremony at Rashtrapati Bhavan here.

”Test newbie” Faulkner confident ”aggressiveness” will help in Ashes

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Young Australian all-rounder James Faulkner has said that although he has never played a Test match or been to England before, he has the necessary aggressiveness to thrive in the back-to-back Ashes series. Faulkner, who has been focusing on playing for the Rajasthan Royals in the Indian Premier League (IPL) recently, came as a surprise when chairman of selectors John Inverarity called out his name in the Ashes squad, News.com.au reports.

Part of 9/11 plane landing gear found in NYC

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A piece of landing gear believed to be from one of the hijacked planes that crashed into the World Trade Center on Sept. 11, 2001, has been discovered wedged between two lower Manhattan buildings, police said Friday.

The twisted metal part includes a clearly visible Boeing identification number, New York Police Department spokesman Paul Browne told reporters.

Browne said the discovery was made Wednesday by a construction crew inspecting the rear of the Park Place building.

Police have secured the area between the two buildings and are treating it as a potential crime scene, he said.

Smartphones outshine ‘dumbphones’ worldwide for first time

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The sale of smartphones has significantly gone up and over shadowed the feature phones (dumbphones) during the last quarter worldwide.

According to the International Data Corp., smartphone vendors shipped 216.2 million units in the first quarter of 2013, which accounted for 51.6 percent of the worldwide mobile phone market.

This shows a 41.6 percent increase over the number of smartphones shipped a year earlier, 152.7 million in the first quarter of 2012, ABC News reports.

ICET coaching begins at Siasat

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ICET coaching arranged by Siasat daily has begun. The classes are run at Abid Ali Khan eye hospital Darushifa. Expert and experienced lecturers are supervising the classes. For details contact phone no 9391160364.

Siasat news

Former Pak player prefers local batting coach to overcome ”batting woes”

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A former Pakistan Test cricketer has said that the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) needed to hire a local batting coach instead of an international expert to overcome the batting woes of the country. The PCB has decided to hire former New Zealand assistant coach Trent Woodhill, who is currently associated with the Indian Premier League (IPL) outfit Delhi Daredevils to fill in the vacant position for upcoming matches against Ireland and Scotland besides the ICC Champions Trophy, the Express Tribune reports.

Law minister will not resign: PM

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Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Saturday ruled out the resignation of Law Minister Ashwani Kumar.

The prime minister’s assertion comes a day after the opposition demanded the law minister’s removal for vetting a draft of the CBI probe report on the coal scam, meant only for the Supreme Court.

“There is no question of the law minister resigning… the matter is sub judice,” the prime minister told reporters Saturday on the sidelines of a defence investiture ceremony at Rashtrapati Bhavan here.

CIA ‘Osama operation doctor’ Shakil Afridi denied fair trial, allege lawyers

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Lawyers for Dr Shakil Afridi, convicted for having links with a banned outfit, has alleged that their client was not given a fair trial guaranteed under the Constitution.

The lawyers said that an accused could only be tried for the anti-state activities if the federal or provincial government had filed a written complaint against him/her, but in the case against Afridi, no such complaint is there on record.

Crime In Hyderabad (27.4.2013)

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Sensation in Bowenpally over woman’s dead body
(Siasat News): A sensational wave created in Bowenpally’s military area when military informed the police about a woman’s dead body.

Inspector Bowenpally Mr. R V Rangiah said that he got the information this morning that a decomposed body of a woman was found and he reached the spot with his team.

As the body was highly decomposed, the post mortem was done on the spot by forensic experts and collected some clues.

‘Most beautiful woman’ title wonderful: Paltrow

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Actress Gwyneth Paltrow is baffled with the honour of the “most beautiful woman”, but says it feels “wonderful”.

She is thrilled with the recent honour by People magazine, reports dailystar.co.uk.

“It’s funny, these things, because it’s, like, obviously not true. But it’s very sweet to be named that. Because I mean you can’t say that, you know! But it’s been wonderful,” said Paltrow.

“And as my friend said, it’s so nice that someone who has kids and is a mom and is not, like, 21 is named that. It’s really an honour,” she added.

B.Ed entrance model test at Mahboob Husain Jigar Hall

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B.Ed entrance test is scheduled on June 3. A model test for preparation of the exam and practice of OMR sheet for the students appearing the entrance test will be held on Sunday April 28, from 9 to 11 am, at Mahboob Husain Jigar Hall, Siasat premises, Abids. Students are advised to avail the opportunity.

Siasat news

After a win, KKR hope to turn things around

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After humbling Kings XI Punjab by six wickets to end their three-match losing streak, title holders Kolkata Knight Riders hope to keep the momentum going to keep their title hopes in the Indian Premier League afloat.

“It feels good to win after losing three games. We hope to keep the momentum going and win the rest of the matches and progress in the tournament,” Knights batsman Manvinder Bisla said after the match at the Eden Gardens Friday.

With three wins from eight matches, the Knights are seventh in the points table, but hope to do better and qualify for the playoffs.

Mamata regime rocked by ‘cheat’ funds

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With the influential Saradha Group chit fund going bust, the Trinamool Congress government in the state is faced with the biggest threat it has faced in two years of being in office. Allegations fly thick and fast of Trinamool ministers and MPs being involved in the scam that resulted in tens of thousands of poor investors losing their lifetime savings.

With sagging morale in Trinamool ranks, party MPs at a meeting in Delhi asked for exemplary punishment for leaders and parliamentarians who had any links with the dubious firm.

Impact of Siasat news, tents set up at Shamsabad airport

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A large number of Muslims performed Friday prayers under the shade of tents at the parking lot of Shamsabad international airport. Congress leader Khaleequr Rahman and his friends were also present on the occasion.

It must be noted that despite scorching heat airport administration was not allowing to set up tents on the occasion of Friday prayers. Masjid Omer Farooq was demolished at the time of construction of airport. As there was no shade Muslims were facing difficulty in performing prayers.

My clothes not for size zero women: Manish Malhotra

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Ace designer Manish Malhotra says that his designs are not for women who are size zero. He believes the size zero concept is passe, and that women concentrate more on fitness nowadays.

“Size zero is passe. Women are fit today. Look at the actresses! Even with children, they look amazing. But my clothes are not for size zero women,” Malhotra told IANS in an interview.

He has designed costumes for a plethora of actresses like Kajol, Karisma Kapoor, Kareena Kapoor, Katrina Kaif and Priyanka Chopra.

Trojan Horse strategy looked into for treatment of breast cancer

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A surgeon from Indiana University School of Medicine is hoping to vanquish breast cancer that has metastasized to the brain by using glass, gold, nanotechnology and Greek mythology.

Susan E. Clare, M.D., Ph.D., associate professor of surgery at the IU School of Medicine, is the initiating principal investigator for a 573,000-dollar Department of Defense grant that will allow her to explore a new approach to delivering therapy to brain metastases from primary breast cancer.

Girls outdo boys in intermediate II yr

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Results of intermediate 2nd year (general and vocational) conducted last month have been announced.

The girl students topped the examinations with 69.04 percent pass, when compared to the 62 per cent pass by boys. A total of 924830 appeared for the exam of which 5,51,169, passed the exam. out of 10,10,915 who appeared for the examination. 2,54,258 girls and 2,50,042 boys passed the examination.

Education minister K Parthasarthi released the results.

Siasat news

Govt announces multi-agency probe into money-pooling frauds

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Ponzi schemes are used for activities involving collection of money from a large number of public investors with a promise of huge returns, which are typically paid from the deposits taken from new investors.

In a multi-agency crackdown against alleged duping of public investors through Ponzi schemes, the government today said the entities suspected to be engaged in such activities are being probed by Sebi, RBI and the Corporate Affairs Ministry, among others.

BJP alleges assault on Sarabjit ”a planned move”

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General Secretary of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Rajiv Pratap Rudy on Saturday said that the assault on Sarabjit Singh was a planned move, and similar to the earlier attack on Chamel Singh, who was killed. Rudy recalled that Chamel Singh was similarly attacked in a Lahore jail, and when his body was returned, some parts of his body was missing. Rudy said:” Till date we do not know the exact reason for his death.