Darbhanga/Vadodara/New Delhi, June 6 (ANI): With Rajasthan Royals” co-owner Raj Kundra admitting to the Delhi Police that he had placed bets on his own team, former cricketer and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP Kirti Azad on Thursday said these are very serious matters, and added that stricter laws are needed to stop such activities.
Kolkata, June 6 (ANI): BCCI”s Interim President Jagmohan Dalmiya on Thursday assured that the cricket board will not “cover up” the Mahendra Singh Dhoni conflict of interest issue, and that it was in everybody”s best interests to not disrupt the national team”s focus in the ongoing Champions Trophy in England. “As far as Dhoni is concerned, you all have seen in the papers so am I.
Delhi Police on Thursday said that Raj Kundra, the co-owner of Rajasthan Royals, had admitted to placing bets on his own team in the IPL over the last three years, a charge denied by his wife Shilpa Shetty.
Police said his film star wife, a part owner of the Jaipur-based team, had also bet on at least one match. This was revealed by Ahmedabad-based industrialist Umesh Goenka, said to be Kundra’s business partner who acted as his bookie.
The Adjudicating Authority of the Enforcement Directorate has approved the attachment of the properties of Y S Jaganmohan Reddy to the tune of Rs. 143.74 crores, on
Thursday.
The Enforcement Authority has decided to attach properties worth Rs,. 143. 74 crore on January 7. Of this, Ramki Group’s properties were to the tune of Rs. 133.74 crore and Jagati Publications
(Sakshi) properties were to the tune of Rs. 10 crores. Jagati Publications properties are in the form of Fixed Deposits. After the decision, the Adjudicating Authority heard arguments of both
TDP Telangana Forum convener Errabelli Dayakara Rao has advised the TRS chief K Chandrasekhara Rao to desist from speaking lies about the Telangana movement.
Speaking to the media here on Thursday, he said KCR was interested only in elections and collections and hence was playing with the lives of the people by spreading all kinds of lies.
State BJP has decided to mobilize the people to participate in the Telangana Political JAC’s ‘Chalo Assembly’ program to be held on June 14 demanding separate Telangana State.
As per the information received from C.G.I., Jeddah, large scale demolitions took place near Haram sharif in Makkah Mukarramah in the areas which were traditionally occupied by the Indian Pilgrims. Only 40,000 Green accommodation units are available in Makkah Mukarramah for the Pilgrims of Haj-2013. However, around 52,000 selected Pilgrims have opted for Green Category accommodation.
Former minister D L Ravindra Reddy said he did not want a minister post, that
was dependent on the mercy of the Chief Minister Kiran Kumar Reddy.
Talking to the media at Mydukuru on Thursday, he said his fans and supporters were making several suggestions and he would consider all of them before taking a decision. He however
made it clear that he would not leave the Congress party. DL said the Chief Minister was
posing before the people as if he was their savior by getting his pictures in the flexis being
The Hyderabad Traffic Police is providing pre-paid auto services for fish medicine programme to be held at Exhibition grounds, Nampally on June 8, in view of the large number of public coming from various places to attend the same.
BJP national executive member Dr K Laxman has alleged that the Congress party was hatching a conspiracy to bury the Telangana sentiment by conducting panchayat elections indirectly.
Sri Venkateswara College of Architecture is conducting a competition for students and architecture and planning, in collaboration with SOUL (Save our Urban Lakes), in the colleges of the State on the topic ‘Conservation & Beautification of Hussain Sagar surplus Nala.
The Chief Minister Mr. Kiran Kumar Reddy today directed for restoration of maximum possible power supply to all sectors by reducing the load relief.
Due to several measures taken by the State Government, the Chief Minister today directed the Officials to reduce the Electricity Load Relief and increase power supply to all sectors. It may be stated here that the demand has also come down due to fall in temperature and onset of monsoon.
The CMO Officials briefed the latest power position in the State, this morning at Secretariat.
‘Bangaru Thalli’ programme will be approved in the State Cabinet meeting to be held on Friday and then legal status would be created for it in the Assembly meetings.
This was stated here today by the Minister for Finance Anam Ramnarayan Reddy.
The Minister said that the removal of Dr D L Ravindra Reddy from the Ministry was done in accordance with the wishes of the Chief Minister N Kiran Kumar Reddy. The views being aired by some of the Ministers on this issue were their own, he felt. (NSS)
The Labour Minister D Nagender has stated today that there were no opponents to the Chief Minister N Kiran Kumar Reddy in the State Cabinet now. Dr Shankar rao was removed from the Ministry earlier and Dr D L Ravindra Reddy recently.
Speaking to the media here, Nagender said that Dr Ravinder Reddy was removed from the Cabinet as per the directions of the party High Command only. He added that in the Congress party, the Chief Ministers would not take decisions on their own.
Andhra Pradesh Anganwadi Workers and Helpers Union, affiliated to CITU, has decided to organize ‘Chalo Hyderabad’ programme on June 11, demanding the State Government to increase their salaries on par with Central Government and provide retirement facilities like pension and gratuity.
The Confederation of Women Entrepreneurs (COWE) is to organize the 6th COWE Trade Carnival 2013 in Hyderabad from 7th to 10th June 2013 here at Sri Sathya Sai Nigamagamam, Sri Nagar Colony. The carnival with the theme ‘Gearing Women towards Social Entrepreneurship’ is to be inaugurated by Union Minister of State for Commerce and Industry D.Purandeswari on 7th June 2013, informed Mrs. P. Soudhamini, President – COWE.
Kamalapuram MLA Veerashiva Reddy has demanded the State government to order an inquiry into the corruption that had taken place during the period when Dr DL Ravindra Reddy has worked as Health Minister.
The CBI Special Court has ruled that Vijyasai Reddy should be treated as a special prisoner.
The verdict was pronounced after he petitioned with the court yesterday to accord the special status. He surrendered before the court after his interim bail was cancelled.
Reddy pleaded with the court to allow him to use medications for his ailments and accord special status while in custody. On surrendering the designated court has remanded him to judicial custody up to June 17. (INN)
Pakistan Thursday termed as “baseless and unwarranted” the remarks of Home Minister Sushilkumar Shinde about ISI fanning Sikh militancy, and said that all issues between the two countries should be sorted out by constructive dialogue.
An official release from the Pakistan High Commission here said this while referring to media reports about Shinde’s remarks that Sikh youths were being trained in Inter-Services Intelligence facilities in Pakistan.
The Indian cricket board would look into the alleged conflict of interest issue concerning Indian captain M.S. Dhoni’s stakes in a sports management firm after the ongoing Champions Trophy tournament, an official said here Thursday.
Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) interim chief Jagmohan Dalmiya promised there would be no cover up.
Rajasthan Royals cricketer Ankeet Chavan, arrested in the Indian Premier League (IPL) spot fixing scandal, Thursday surrendered before a Delhi court after his June 2 marriage and was sent to judicial custody till June 18.
Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Lokesh Kumar Sharma sent Chavan to judicial custody till June 18, after he surrendered on the expiry of his one-week interim bail.
Chavan was earlier granted interim bail by a Delhi court till June 6 for his marriage in Mumbai and was told to surrender after the wedding.
The Andhra Pradesh government has reduced the duration of power cuts as the onset of monsoon has brought down demand.
The electricity cuts in Hyderabad, Tirupati, Visakhapatnam, Warangal, district headquarters and corporations were lifted. The major cities were having daily two-hour cuts.
The authorities have also increased power supply in rural areas from present 12 hours to 18 hours. The duration of cuts will be reduced from 12 to six hours.
A 15-year-old girl from Delhi was allegedly gang-raped and filmed by two men in Uttar Pradesh’s Ghaziabad town, police said Thursday.
The girl, a resident of the capital’s Pandav Nagar area, was on May 31 offered a joy ride on a bike by her neighbour Fakira, who took her to a house in Ghaziabad where his nephew Pradeep was already present.
The victim in her complaint filed with Delhi Police said she was given a drink laced with sedatives after which she felt dizzy. The accused took turns to rape her and film the act on a cell phone, a police officer said, citing her complaint.
A Delhi court was petitioned Thursday for its nod to summon Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Congress President Sonia Gandhi as witnesses in a case filed against Home Minister Sushilkumar Shinde for his alleged “Hindu terror” remarks made at Jaipur.
The complainant, right to information (RTI) activist Vivek Garg, also sought to call Congress leader Mani Shankar Aiyar and Chandrabhan of the Rajasthan Pradesh Congress as witnesses in the case.
Metropolitan Magistrate Harun Pratap asked Garg to explain why was it relevant to summon the prime minister and Sonia Gandhi as witnesses.
Sanjay Patel has been appointed the new secretary of the Board of Control for Cricket in India, the board’s interim chief Jagmohan Dalmiya announced here Thursday. A new treasurer would be named in a “day or two”.
The posts had fallen vacant after Sanjay Jagdale quit as secretary and Ajay Shirke as treasurer last Friday in protest against cricket board chief N. Srinivasan refusing to step down after his son-in-law Gurunath Meiyappan was arrested for allegedly betting in the Indian Premier League (IPL).