Month: May 2013

Naidu should tender apology: YSRCP

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YSR Congress has demanded an unconditional apology from TDP leader N Chandrababu Naidu for his baseless remarks on YS Jagan Mohan Reddy and the Chanchalguda jail authorities.

“The unsavory remarks of Naidu that people are leading a lavish life in jail have been rejected by the concerned authorities. The TDP leader has to tender an open apology for his rubbish allegations as it demeans the functioning of the jails and hurts the sentiments of our party leaders and cadre,” party spokesperson Jupudi Prabhakara Rao told reporters here on Friday.

Narsapur-Guntur Passenger to stop at Lankalokoderu

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The South Central Railway will provide one minute halt at Lankalakoderu Station for Train No. 57382/57381 Narsapur-Guntur-Narsapur Passenger with effect from Saturday.

Accordingly, Train No. 57382 Narsapur-Guntur Passenger will depart Lankalakoderu at 06 33 hrs. In the opposite direction, Train No. 57381 Guntur-Narsapur Passenger will arrive Lankalakoderu at 22 02 hrs. (INN)

SIC disposes 314 Appeal cases in May

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State Information Commissioner C Madhukar Raj has disposed 314 appeal cases during the month of May.

Further, wherever it was found that the information was denied to the Applicants without adequate reasons, as many as 119 Show Cause Notices were heard during the month and a penalty of Rs 1,00,000 was imposed in 32 cases on the Public Information Officer who were found to have not acted reasonably and diligently in supplying the information.

CM to lay foundation for several works in city on Saturday

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Chief Minister N Kiran Kumar Reddy will lay the foundation stone for several developmental works in the city on Saturday.

As per the schedule, the Chief Minister will the lay foundation stone of road widening from Botanical Garden to Old Bombay Highway via Masjid Banda village at 11.30 AM. He would then proceed to Tolichowki junction where he will lay the foundation stone for construction of flyover and widening of road from Tolichowki Junction to Gachibowli.

Woman murders boyfriend who refused to elope with her

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A 30-year-old woman and her associates allegedly killed her boyfriend who refused to elope with her from Pahad village in Mehmadavad taluka of Kheda district of Gujarat.

The woman Champaben Chimanbhai Talapada (30), who had developed a relationship 40-year-old Melabhai S Thakor for
quite some time and proposed to her boyfriend to elope with her from the village, which he rejected.

This angered her and she called him for a meeting near the Vatak crossing bridge on May 25, where she and her

Bomb and shooting kill 7 in Iraq

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A bomb exploded amid Sunni worshippers leaving a mosque in west Baghdad, one of two attacks today that left seven dead in Iraq, officials said.

Iraqi security forces are struggling to contain the country’s most relentless round of violence since the 2011 US
military withdrawal.

Over 30 Sunni mosques have been hit in the past two months and over 100 worshippers killed, in addition to attacks on Shiite neighborhoods, security forces, and other targets.

Police officials said the bomb left by the side of the road at the Omar mosque killed four people and wounded 11

BJP hits back at PM for slamming oppn

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Stung by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh’s remark that opposition played an “obstructionist role” in Parliament, BJP today hit back saying instead of pointing finger at others, he should explain his record in power for
the last nine years.

Referring to Singh’s remarks that opposition was “doubly disappointed” when UPA came to power for a second time, BJP spokesperson Nirmala Sitharaman said as regards BJP’s disappointment, she would not like to comment but would ask the Prime Minister to explain his record in office for the past nine years.

Srinivasan should be sacked if he doesn’t go: Lele

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Former BCCI secretary Jaywant Lele today said that under-fire Board President N Srinivasan
should be sacked from his post if he does not step down on his own in the wake of the IPL spot-fixing and betting scandal.

His (Srinivasan’s) son-in-law is involved in betting.

There was no one else’s name. Why did the BCCI hide it? At that time only, the BCCI should have taken action against the Chennai Super Kings,” said Lele.

Now Mr Srinivasan has no excuse. He should be sacked if he doesn’t go now,” he added.

30-yr-old man killed in celebratory firing

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A 30-year-old man was killed allegedly in celebratory firing during a marriage function in Pratapgarh district, official sources said here today.

Abdul Majid was hit in firing last night by one Ajit Pratap whose sister was getting married in Madhupur village in the district’s Kauhdaur area, IG (law and order) RK Vishwakarma said.

Pratap, who is yet to be arrested, had fired from his licensed double barrel gun, hitting Majid, who was killed on
the spot.

—————PTI

Ishrat Jahan encounter case: IPS officer moves SC for relief

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One of the top Gujarat police officials fearing arrest in the fake encounter case of Ishrat Jahan and three others, today approached the Supreme Court which issued a notice to CBI on his plea to quash proceedings
against him in the case.

A bench of justices Gyan Sudha Mishra and Madan B Lokur agreed to hear the plea of Additional DGP PP Pandey, a 1980 batch officer who reportedly went missing in April this year after applying for sick leave.

Pandey approached the apex court seeking to quash the criminal proceedings against him in the case saying he has

Boda in touch with CM might ditch Jagan

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YSR Congress leader and former minister Boda Janardan is likely to join the Congress. He has been holding talks with the Congress leaders. Reports suggest that he might meet the Chief Minister Kiran Kumar Reddy in a couple of days
and take a decision then.

Cattle smugglers kill cop, injure five

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A policeman was killed and six others critically injured when a cattle-smuggling gang rammed its truck into a police jeep late Wednesday, police said here Friday.

The incident occurred in Bhadohi near Varanasi. After the incident, the smugglers fled towards Allahabad, 220 km from Lucknow.

On being chased by police, the smugglers stopped their vehicle by the roadside. But when the police jeep halted a little ahead, the truck driver rammed into the vehicle. A sub-inspector and five others were critically injured. Constable Ashok Kumar Yadav, 25, died on the spot.

Can’t label Maoist attack intelligence failure: Shinde

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Union Home Minister Sushilkumar Shinde Friday declined to label as an intelligence failure last week’s Maoist attack in Chhattisgarh in which 28 people, including senior Congress party leaders, were killed, saying two probes are being conducted into the audacious assault.

Addressing a joint press conference with Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Raman Singh here, Shinde who returned from the US Thursday, said: “We can’t say if it was due to intelligence failure. A judicial commission and our own enquiry is being conducted. We will decide after we get the reports.”

Apple Halwa

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Ingredients
Grated apple – 1 cup (fuji apple, hard ones)
Milk – 1 cup
Milk powder – 2 tsp
Sugar – 1/2 cup
Pure ghee – 1 tsp
Saffron – few strands
Cardamom powder
Food colour as per your choice
Dry fruits for garnishing

Method
1. Wash and grate the apple, transfer the same immediately in the milk to avoid discolouration of the apple.
2. In a kadai, add the ghee, milk and apple, food colour, saffron and boil.
3. The milk will start curdling due to the sourness of the apple. continue stirring.
4. When the mix becomes dry, add the sugar, stir continously.

Chicken Makhani or Butter Chicken

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Ingredients
Turkey/Chicken – 1 lb (boneless, skinless)
Onion – 1 (chopped)
Tomato – 3-4 (chopped)
Cashews/Almonds – 5-6
Ginger garlic paste – 2 tsp
Green chilly – 1 (chopped)
Kasoori Methi – 1/2 tsp + 1/2 tsp
Fresh Cream ( or Heavy cream) – 1/4 cup
Chilly powder – 1/2 tsp + 1/4tsp
Corriander cumin powder – 1 tsp + 1/2 tsp
Turmeric powder – 1/4 tsp
Garam masala – 1/4 tsp
Cumin seeds – 1/2 tsp
Cilantro – for garnish
Butter – 2 tblsp
Salt – to taste
Oil – 2 tblsp

Mukherjee lauds Swami Vivekananda”s vision during Maharashtra visit

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President Pranab Mukherjee attended the commemoration function of the 120th anniversary of Swami Vivekananda”s voyage from Mumbai to Chicago here on Friday.

Speaking on the occasion, President Mukherjee said that Swami Vivekananda”s Chicago speeches are amongst the greatest proclamations of inter-faith harmony and universal brotherhood in the history of mankind.

“Their relevance has increased manifold today – in a world that is far more inter-connected and inter-dependent,” he stated.

IAF inducts basic trainer aircraft in Hyderabad

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The Indian Air Force’s (IAF’s) premier academy in Dundigal, Hyderabad, inducted the basic trainer aircraft Pilatus, PC 7 Mk II on Friday.

Minister of State for Defence Jitendra Singh formally inducted the aircraft into the service.
Three PC-7 MK II aircraft got airborne in a vic formation led by Group Captain R.S. Nandedkar to put up a brief display for the audience.

It was the first formal flight of the basic trainer aircraft over the skies at the Air Force Academy in Hyderabad.

‘Afghan war has cost Britain over £37 bn’

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The war in Afghanistan has cost Britain at least GBP 37 billion, a new book has claimed.

In his book, Investment in Blood, to be published next week by Yale University Press, Frank Ledwidge estimates British troops in Helmand have killed at least 500 non-combatants.

According to the Guardian, since 2006, on a conservative estimate, it has cost GBP 15 million a day to maintain Britain’s military presence in Helmand province.

Superman gets new logo on 75th birthday!

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Superman, who turns 75 this year, might be the ultimate macho male but he too needs a birthday present and his creators have given him just that — a new spiffy logo.

The Man of Steel is the man of the hour for a whole year of celebratory projects and initiatives.

DC Entertainment is celebrating the anniversary of their oldest and arguably most iconic superhero by beginning a year full of all things for the Man of Steel, starting with a commemorative logo that brings together the familiar red and blue colours as well as the cape waving behind his silhouette.

Ranbir to turn detective for Anurag Basu

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After mesmerising audiences with his performance as mute Barfi in Anurag Basu’s film with the same name, the actor is all set to play a detective in the director’s next “Jagga Jasoos”.

The 30-year-old, who was present at the special screening of his film “Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani” here Thursday, confirmed the news.

Letting out that he is playing a detective in “Jagga Jasoos”, Ranbir said: “Yes, this is our second film together. It’s a detective film.”

The film is set to go on the floors next year. Basu has also written the film.

50% of smokers think limited smoking is not harmful: Survey

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Half of the smoking population in the country thinks smoking “within limits” is harmless, a survey by a private general insurance firm has found.

“Half of the smokers continue smoking as they feel doing so within limits does not lead to health issues,” the survey, ‘ICICI Lombard Smoking Habits 2013’, said.
A large portion of respondents (77 per cent) felt that smoking or limited puffing of cigarettes will not have any adverse impact on their health.

Kingfisher Airlines’ 2012-13 net loss at Rs.4,301 crore

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Debt-ridden Kingfisher Airlines Friday reported a net loss of Rs.4,301.11 crore for the financial year ended March 31, 2013 against a loss of Rs.2,328.01 crore the previous year.

The airline has been defunct after its scheduled air operator’s permit was suspended by the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) due to safety concerns and labour problems since October, 2012.

My mother was not the reason for break-up: Ranbir Kapoor

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Bollywood actor Ranbir Kapoor has denied reports that his mother being the reason behind his split with actress Deepika Padukone, claiming it was their own individual choice.

Ranbir, 30, and Deepika, 27, began dating when they met on the sets of ‘Bachna Ae Haseeno’ in 2008 and the couple split after a year.

Don’t understand why players indulge in corruption: Afridi

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The IPL spot-fixing scandal has left Pakistan all-rounder Shahid Afridi “sad” and he cannot understand why some players are lured into corrupt practices despite earning good money.

“I just don’t understand why these players have to resort to illegal means to earn money when there is already good money to be earned by playing cricket honestly and with 100 per cent commitment and dedication,” Afridi told a news channel.

The former captain said he was saddened by the recent IPL spot-fixing controversy which led to the arrest of three players.