Month: June 2013

BJP opposes Delhi University four-year undergraduate programme

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Disapproving the Delhi University’s four-year undergraduate programme, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Thursday sought an explanation from the UGC and the Congress-led UPA Government at the Centre on this issue.

BJP spokesperson Prakash Javadekar said that the government should make it clear why the three-year programme is being switched off -even though it is a good system.

He pointed out that the four-year programme is limited to only one university.

“Is it a pilot project. So, the government must come clean on this issue,” asked Javadekar.

India off to rollicking start in ICC Champions Trophy encounter with South Africa

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India got off to a rollicking start in the inaugural match of the ICC Champions Trophy 2013 against South Africa here on Thursday, scoring 178 for one of 30 overs, after South Africa asked India to bat first in overcast conditions.

Indian opener Rohit Sharma scored 65 before being caught at square leg of the bowling of Ryan McLaren. His partner Shikhar Dhawan was batting on 89, and has been joined at the crease by one-drop Virat Kohli, who is batting on 15, when reports last came in.

Direct link between E-mails and office stress: Loughborough Study

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A unique study by Loughborough University (UK) has found a direct link between workplace stress and email use. The research by Professor Tom Jackson, Dr Gillian Ragsdell, and Laura Marulanda-Carter explored the physiological and psychological impact of email on employees.

It tracked the blood pressure, heart rate and cortisol levels amongst a group of 30 staff, as well as paper-based diaries kept by the participants.

Kundra confesses to betting, say Delhi Police

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Rajasthan Royals’ owner Raj Kundra has admitted to indulging in betting and placed bets on his own team, Delhi Police claimed today as it confiscated his passport to ensure that he does not leave the country during investigations into the IPL spot-fixing scandal.

Kundra, a British national, was questioned for 11 hours yesterday after cricketer Sidharth Trivedi told police that Kundra’s business partner-friend Umesh Goenka used to ask for information regarding team formation and pitches.

Minor blind girl raped, killed in Puri

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A visually challenged minor girl was allegedly raped and killed by miscreants who forcibly took her to forest at Beladala village here in the district, police said today.

The incident took place last night when the 13-year-old blind girl was sleeping outside her house due to gruelling heat. Her body was recovered from a jungle area near their house, police said.

The victim, a student of a Bhubaneswar based blind school, had come to her village in summer vacation, said Additional Superintendent of Police (ASP) Dilip Das.

Ranbir has been very special for me: Deepika Padukone

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They were a couple who parted ways but mended their relationship and reunited as friends. No one really knows what exactly happened between them but Deepika Padukone candidly admits that her ex-boyfriend Ranbir Kapoor has always been very special to her.

The two have reunited in real life and reel life after five years and, interestingly, their second film together, “Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani” (YJHD), is reaping gold at the box office and audiences are loving their on-screen chemistry too.

Gujarat results reflect ground reality: Naqvi

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The BJP said Thursday that its sweeping victory in Gujarat, where it wrested all six Lok Sabha and state assembly seats from the Congress, reflected the ground reality.

Speaking to the media, BJP spokesperson Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi made fun of the “Bharat Nirman” advertising blitzkrieg as an imaginary bubble created by the ruling United Progressive Alliance (UPA).

Naqvi was speaking ahead of a three-day meeting of the party’s national office bearers and national executive.

Temple issue not a priority at BJP national executive: Naqvi

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The contentious issue of building a Ram temple at Ayodhya will not be on the BJP’s priority list when its leaders converge in Goa for the national executive meeting, party spokesperson Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi said here Thursday.

Naqvi was speaking to reporters at the party’s state headquarters in Panaji ahead of the three-day conclave which gets underway Friday.

“The priority before the party is price-rise, corruption and bad governance of this government,” Naqvi said, when asked why party leaders had been silent on the Ayodhya temple issue.

BJP meet unlikely to make Modi 2014 campaign chief: Sinha

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Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi is unlikely to be appointed in charge of BJP’s 2014 poll campaign at its upcoming national executive meeting in Goa as it would not discuss leadership issues, party leader Yashwant Sinha said Thursday.

The Bharatiya Janata Party’s (BJP) national executive will meet in Goa June 7-9.

Man sentenced to life term for raping teenaged girl

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A local court sentenced a man to life imprisonment and imposed a penalty of Rs 1.14 lakh on him for enticing and raping a teenaged girl.

In January 2010, the victim’s father lodged an FIR at Sadar police station against the accused Bunty for enticing his 15-year-old daughter and raping her, additional district government counsel Gyan Swaroop Gupta said.

After hearing both the parties additional district judge (six) S N Tripathi held Bunty guilty yesterday, he said.

The court ordered that 70 per cent of the penalty amount should be given to the victim.

—PTI

Man acquitted of charge of raping deaf and dumb woman

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A man, accused of raping a deaf and dumb woman who later gave birth to his child, has been acquitted by a Delhi court which noted the victim’s statement that physical relations were established with her consent.

Additional Sessions Judge Yogesh Khanna acquitted Noida resident Suraj, saying that as per the DNA reports, he is the father of the woman’s child and if she had supported the police version, it could have nailed the accused.

Teenager assaulted by Army jawan; dies

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A 19-year-old youth, who was allegedly kicked in the stomach by an Army jawan in Rajouri district, has died of his injuries, police said today.
The deceased, identified as Rakesh Kumar, a native of Kewal Budhal area, was allegedly assaulted by Ajay earlier, Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP), Rajouri, Mubasir Latifi said.
“Three days back, the boy was kicked in the stomach by the accused following which he was rushed to a hospital. His parents did not file a complaint that time. However, his condition deteriorated and he was referred to Jammu.

Another body recovered from Kashmir gunfight site

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Security forces Thursday recovered another body from the site of the gunfight in south Kashmir Pulwama district, and army sources said the second slain guerrilla could be a foreign national.

Security forces Wednesday killed the self-styled divisional commander of the Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) guerrilla outfit in Ichgosa village of Pulwama district. While the gunfight ended Wednesday evening, searches by security forces at the site only started Thursday morning.

Entrance exam for PG diploma in packaging

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The IIP entrance exam for admission into PG diploma in packaging offered by Indian Institute of Packaging will be held on June 20, in Mumbai, Chennai, Hyderabad, Kolkatta and Delhi.

The last date to apply is June 10. Application forms are available at all centres of IIP. Science Graduate (12+3) with Physics, Chemistry, Maths, Microbiology subjects are eligible.

Application forms can be obtained from IIP Hyderabad, Lux 3, Industrial Centre, Sanathnagar. For further details log on to iip.in.com

Siasat news

Chiru meets Sonia

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Union minister for tourism Chiranjeevi called on party president Sonia Gandhi and clarified the remarks made by his supporter state minister C Ram Chandraiah. It must be noted that hectic political activity is on in New Delhi. State Congress president is in Delhi for the past three days. Besides minister K Jana Reddy, former minister Mohammed Ali Shabbir and others are also discussing current political situation of the estate with Congress high command in Delhi.

CM involved in Sandal smuggling: Dr. Shankar Rao

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Strongly condemning the expulsion of D L Ravindra Reddy from cabinet, Congress MLA Dr. Shankar Rao complained of chief minister’s dictatorship by sending a letter to party president Sonia Gandhi and prime minister Manmohan Singh.

He accused CM of being involved in Sandal smuggling in the state and claimed that chief minister Kiran Kumar Reddy’s attitude is proving harmful for the party.

It must be noted that the Reddy group of Congress leaders are unhappy with the unceremonious dismissal of D.L. Ravindra Reddy from the Cabinet.

Siasat news

NASA plans to launch satellite to explore Sun

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Preparations are underway for the June 26 launch of the Interface Region Imaging Spectrograph, or IRIS, to explore the sun’s lower atmosphere, or interface region, NASA said.

“The interface region, located between the sun’s visible surface and upper atmosphere, is where most of the sun’s ultraviolet emission is generated,” NASA said in a statement.

The IRIS mission will be equipped with an ultraviolet telescope designed to capture images at short intervals.

Tables turned: Sharif PM, Musharraf under arrest’

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The “tables have turned” in Pakistan, said a leading daily Thursday pointing out that Nawaz Sharif is again occupying the prime minister’s chair while erstwhile military strongman General Pervez Musharraf is under arrest

Nawaz Sharif Wednesday became the first man to be elected prime minister in the country for a third time.

‘Nasha’ director: Poonam effortless in front of camera

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Director Amit Saxena praises Poonam Pandey for being effortless in front of the camera and says she made his work easier while shooting “Nasha”.

Poonam, who made headlines during the 2011 Cricket World Cup when she offered to go nude before Team India if they won the trophy, is making her Bollywood debut with “Nasha”.

“I was completely blown by the talent she (Poonam Pandey) has, by the talent that was on display and it was effortless. She was absolutely effortless,” Saxena said here Wednesday during the first look launch of the film.

‘Stop press’: Raj-Shilpa upset with media

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Rajasthan Royals co-owner Raj Kundra and his wife Shilpa Shetty are upset with how the media has “misconstrued everything” after the former was questioned by the Delhi Police here in connection with the Indian Premier League (IPL) spot fixing scandal.

Kundra, a British national, who has businesses in Dubai, Ukraine and Botswana, was questioned here Wednesday, causing buzz in the media.

On Thursday morning, he woke up to news – “Raj Kundra faces the heat”, to which he responded: “Yes, it’s very hot in Mumbai.”

Three held in Manali gang-rape were Nepalis, say police

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All the three accused in the gang-rape of a 30-year-old US national in this Himachal Pradesh tourist resort, who were arrested early Thursday, were Nepali nationals, police said.

The three arrested people are all truck drivers, identified as Arjun, Lucky and Som Bahadur, Superintendent of Police Vinod Dhawan told IANS.

He said that although they were Nepali nationals, they had been living in the state for a long time.

“Two of them were arrested from Patlikuhl (20 km before Manali) and one from Mandi town,” Dhawan added.

Mukesh Bhatt predicts bright future for Poonam Pandey

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Filmmaker Mukesh Bhatt is so much impressed with director Amit Saxena-directed erotica “Nasha” that he feels it will be a landmark movie in controversial model Poonam Pandey’s career.

“For her (Poonam) this film will be very important because the way he (Amit Saxena) will present her in the film, nobody would be able to do that,” Bhatt told reporters here Wednesday during the first-look launch of the movie.

Matrimonial alliance programme at Mumtaz College

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Under the auspices of Siasat Urdu Daily and Minorities Development Forum, the 19th Du Ba Du, a matrimonial programme is being organized on Sunday, June 9, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Mumtaz College, Malakpet, Hyderabad.

Parents of Muslim prospective brides and grooms will settle alliance on the spot. 600 new registrations for boys have been made while more than 900 registrations of the girls have been done. 11 counters are being set up based on educational qualifications. A separate counter will also be set up for re-marriages.

Prayer appeal on Shab-e-Meraj for Dr. VRK’s recovery

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Family members of Dr. Mohammed Vizarat Rasool Khan, Chairman Shadan Group of Institutions have appealed for special prayers for complete recovery of Dr. Vizarat Rasool Khan on the occasion of Shab-e-Meraj and Friday prayers.

The members of Dr. Khan’s family have thanked the Muslims of India and abroad claiming that it is because of their prayers that Almighty Allah has improved Dr. Khan’s condition who is undergoing treatment at Apollo hospital. They have appealed more prayers for complete recovery of Dr. Khan.

Urdu Ghar in final phase of construction

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The one of its kind, the state of the art, auditorium in old city Hyderabad will soon be opened for Urdu people. The construction of the Urdu Ghar, constructed with the cost of Rs. 1.5 crore at Moti Gali is in its final phase and is likely to be inaugurated soon. The state of the art Urdu Ghar can rightly be called as the Ravindra Bharti of old city.

The two storied building constructed on an area of 2200 sqyd has two auditoriums and two functions can be organized at a time. The large auditorium has a capacity of 450 audiences while the smaller one has a seating capacity for 100 people.