Month: April 2013

One time grant for BPL families to avail New LPG Connections: Panabaka

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Minister of State for Petroleum and Natural Gas Panabaka Lakshmi informed the Lok Sabha in a written reply today that Government of India has formulated a scheme for providing one time grant to BPL families in the rural areas for release of new domestic LPG connection under Rajiv Gandhi Gramin LPG Vitaran Yojana (RGGLVY). As per the scheme, the security deposit for the domestic LPG cylinder and cost of pressure regulator is paid from Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) funds of ONGC, OIL, GAIL, BPCL, HPCL and IOC.

Mala Mahanadu Activists Burn Pastor Sundaram in Effigy

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Condemning “atrocious” remarks of Pastor P.D. Sundaram against Constitution maker “Bharat Ratna” B R Ambedkar, the Mala Mahanadu activists burned an effigy of the Pastor at Hyderguda on Friday.

Speaking to the media later, Mala Mahanadu new president Gagamandla Chennaiah said they would not tolerate if any one make derogatory remarks against Dr Ambedkar. He also demanded that Pastor P.D. Sundaram tender an unconditional apology and rub his nose before the Ambedkar statue at the Tank Bund.

T Congress Activists to Meet on May 26

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Telangana Rashtra Congress Activists’ convener Dr M. Sridhar Reddy has said a convention of Telangana Congress leaders and activists would be held here on May 26 with “creation of Telangana Congress party” as the main agenda.

Komatireddy Not To Participate in CM’s Tour; Personal Reasons Only

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Former Minister and Nalgonda MLA Komatireddy Venkatreddy has said that he was not participating in the Chief Minister N Kiran Kumar Reddy’s program in the district due to personal reasons.

Speaking to the media here on Friday after meeting the Chief Minister, Komatireddy said that there was no political reason or ill- intention behind his absence in the proposed Chief Minister’s tour in the Nalgonda district and he was not participating purely because of personal reasons.

Will naidu’s hopes of TDP resurrection dash to the ground?

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The Telugu Desam Party (TDP) chief and former Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu will be completing his nearly seven mo nth old ‘Mee Kosam” padayatra with a grand public meeting at Visakhapatnam on April 27. Elaborate arrangements were being made to organize the concluding day event as a prestigious one; and the TDP senior leaders have declared openly that it would change the direction of the State and influence the National politics.

Fans protest against sale of ‘Shadow’ tickets in black

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Accusing the managements of selling the tickets of ‘Shadow’ film in black, the fans of actor Venkatesh went into a frenzy on Friday morning damaging the seats and furniture of the three cinema halls.

Violent protests were reported from Bhuma, Jagath and Vikyath theaters where the film was being screened. The Fans, who waited in queue since morning, lost temper after they were told by the managements that the tickets were sold out. Agitated fans pelted stones, tore cut outs and even barged into a theatre and damaged the seats and furniture.

Man arrested for molesting British woman

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A man was arrested for allegedly molesting a British woman teacher in West Bengal’s Darjeeling district, police said on Friday.

“Dhiren Barman, a colleague of the 50-year-old woman, was arrested from Balasan colony in Matigara last night. He was absconding since April 4 when the woman lodged a complaint of molestation against him,” Matigara police station ASI R P Sarkar said.

The woman teaches in a school run by a local NGO in Matigara, police said.

—PTImol

CM for protecting standing crops under Jurala Project

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Chief Minister N Kiran Kumar Reddy directed the District Collector, Mahabubnagar and irrigation officials to constitute teams for saving each drop of water in Jurala Project to protect the standing crops.

Meanwhile, Chief Secretary Smt Minnie Mathew wrote a letter to Karnataka counterpart in this regard since the Chief Minister could not write to the Karnataka Chief Minister in view of the elections’ model code of conduct.

CBI director’s affidavit has vindicated our stand: YSRCP

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The YSR Congress Party reiterated on Friday that the affidavit submitted to the Supreme Court by the CBI Director Ranjit Sinha on the investigation agency’s status report on the coal allocation scam has proved once again that the Congress-led UPA has been dictating terms to the CBI and using it as a tool to suit its political gains.

Dadasaheb Phalke Academy Award for Yash Chopra, Rajesh Khanna

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Filmmaker Yash Chopra, Rajesh Khanna, legendary playback singer Asha Bhosale are among those Bollywood legends, who will be honoured with the Dadasaheb Phalke Academy Awards in Mumbai on April 30.

Bhosale will be presented with the Phalke Ratna Award for her contribution in the field of music for five decades. Late Yash Chopra will be conferred with the Dadasaheb Phalke Academy Award for his services to the Indian film industry as the iconic filmmaker while his wife Pamela will recieve the Saraswatibai Phalke Award.

CM for Karimnagar on Saturday

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Chief Minister N Kiran Kumar Reddy, after night halt at Huzurnagar today, will lay foundation stone for Dharma Biksham Community Hall, garland the statue of late Rajiv Gandhi, former Prime Minister of India and hoist the flag at Party Office at Nalgonda at 8.30 am on Saturday.

Law Minister says he has done no wrong, govt rules out resignation

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Under Opposition attack over the CBI affidavit on the coal scam issue, Law Minister Ashwani Kumar today said he had done “no wrong” and got support from the government which ruled out his resignation.

“I have done no wrong. Truth will prevail,” he said after a meeting of UPA chaired by Sonia Gandhi and attended by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh.

Kumar, whose sacking is being demanded by the Opposition parties, also met the Prime Minister to give his version on the issue. He also met Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kamal Nath separately.

Ek dukhi pati apni patni se bola :

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Ek dukhi pati apni patni se bola :

Kabhi kabhi mere dil mei khayal aata hai,

Ke zindagi teri zulfoon ki ghani chhaon me kat jaye.

Toh

‘Home Loan’ lene ki zarorat hi na pade….

Teacher-papu Ek Story Sunao

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Teacher-papu Ek Story Sunao Withmoral 🙂
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Papu-maine Usko Phone Kiya Wo So Rahi Thi.
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Phir Usne Mujhe Phone Kiya Main So Raha Tha.
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Moral- Jaisi Karni Wsi Bharni.

Lahore court refers Bhagat Singh case to another judge

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The Lahore High Court has referred a petition requesting the reopening of Indian freedom fighter Bhagat Singh”s case to another judge hearing an identical petition. The British Raj hanged Bhagat Singh on March 23, 1931, following his trial for involvement in the Lahore Conspiracy Case. Justice Nasir Saeed Sheikh from the LHC referred the petition to Justice Shujat Ali Khan after he was informed that Justice Khan was hearing a petition of same nature seeking review of Ghazi Ilm Din Shaheed, reports the Daily Times.

NDA alliance is strong, working well: Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar

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Seeking to put a full stop on speculations if ties between JD(U) and BJP were under strain after recent bickering, Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Friday said the alliance was working well and will continue to do so in future.

“We work together in coordination and mutual agreement,” Mr Kumar told reporters after filing of nominations by two JD(U) and one BJP candidates for the three seats of Bihar Legislative Council.

Missing teenager found dead in Delhi

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A 17-year-old girl, who went missing Thursday, has been found dead at a male friend’s rented accommodation, having allegedly committed suicide, police said Friday.

“The Class 12 student went to school yesterday (Thursday) but did not return home. Her parents filed a missing complaint with the police around 6 p.m., and within hours we were informed by the friend of the girl that she hanged herself in his rented accommodation in the Rohini area of north Delhi,” a police official said.

SP, Muslim clerics slam Azam Khan’s frisking in US

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The ruling Samajwadi Party (SP) and Muslim groups in Uttar Pradesh Friday slammed reports of humiliation and extended frisking of party leader and minister Mohammad Azam Khan at Logan Airport in Boston, US.

In a statement issued by his personal assistant Muktinath Jha late Thursday, state Urban Development and Parliamentary Affairs Minister Azam Khan alleged that homeland security officials humiliated him on the pretext of frisking him and that he was targeted because he is a Muslim.

Sensex closes half a percent down; bank, oil and gas stocks plummet

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A benchmark index of the Indian equities markets Friday closed more than half a percent down, snapping four days of gains, after banks, oil and gas and technology stocks tanked.

The 30-scrip sensitive index (Sensex) of the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) closed at 19,286.72 points, down 0.62 percent or 120.13 points from its previous day’s close at 19,406.85 points, mostly due to profit booking and lower than expected yearly results.

The index touched a high of 19,834.95 points and a low of 19,249.75 points in intra-day trade on Friday.

Over five lakh kidney patients require dialysis or transplant

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Around 5.5 lakh patients in the country require dialysis or kidney transplant, according to the Indian Council of Medical Research.

Dialysis facility is available with central government hospitals like All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital, Safdarjung Hospital, Jawaharlal Institute of Post Graduate Medical Education and Research (JIPMER), Puducherry, and Post-Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER), Chandigarh, the Lok Sabha was informed Friday.

PM, Sonia discuss ways to break parliament logjam

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Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Congress chief Sonia Gandhi Friday held discussion with the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) allies to find ways to break the logjam in parliament over various issues.

The meeting was held in the Parliament House complex after repeated disruptions by the opposition parties over issues related to the coal blocks and 2G spectrum allocations.

BJP hit world record of corruption in Karnataka, claims Rahul Gandhi

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Sharpening his attack on the BJP government in Karnataka, Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi on Friday accused it of having created “a world record” in corruption.

Addressing a rally in Haveri in Karnataka on the second leg of his tour for the May five Assembly polls, he said the BJP talked about corruption at the Centre, but “corruption in the state did not come to their attention.”

“On the issue of corruption, Karnataka government has created a world record,” Mr Gandhi said, targeting the BJP mainly on the corruption plank as he did on the first leg of his tour on April 23.