Month: June 2013

One person injured with a policeman near Assembly

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Policemen who are supposed to control criminals and the traffic movements of the citizens seemed to have lost control. Their attitude is causing unrest among the public. One such incident took place near AP State Assembly where a policeman collided with a citizen and injured him seriously. Some passersby came to his rescue, which averted a great danger. Some other policemen who were witnessing this incident reached the spot and instead of pacifying the injured person they started abusing the commuters.

Dargah Hussain Shah Wali Wakf Land case in Supreme Court

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Instead of filing a case in Supreme Court for the protection of Wakf Land belonging to Dargah Hazrath Hussain Shah Wali, AP Wakf Board had submitted a petition making Lanco Hills a party for not allowing it to issue loans from the Banks are for not registering any property sold by this company. Reliable sources indicated that in the petition submitted by AP Wakf Board, there is no plea for declaring this property as Wakf Land but the plea is to issue orders for stopping Lanco Hills from selling its properties.

No slashing of number of Hajj aspirants: Salman Khurshid

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Foreign minister Salman Khurshid assured that the number of Hajj aspirants going to Hajj 2013 by the Central Hajj Committee will not be slashed and the request made by Saudi Arabian government to reduce the number of Hajj aspirants by 20 percent will not be applied to Hajj Committee aspirants.

Abdul Qadeer’s parole period extended for 3 weeks

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Justice Naushad Ali of AP High Court ordered for the extension of parol period of Mr. Abdul Qadeer for another 3 weeks. Mr. Abdul Qadeer has been on parole for quite sometime. The judge issued this orders before the expiry of his parole period on 30th June. Ms. Sabera Begum W/o Mr. Abdul Qadeer had submitted a petition in the High Court for the extension of her husbands parole period. Her advocate Ms. Pushpendar Kaur informed the court that her client’s husband’s 1 leg has been amputated due to diabetes and another leg has also been effected. She requested that the period of parole Mr.

Department of Posts applies for banking licence

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The Department of Post Thursday submitted application before the Reserve Bank for a licence to offer full-fledged banking services.

“We have approached RBI today and hopefully having met all the conditions of RBI, an in-principle approval might be given. If it is given, I think, it will be a revolutionary step because it will bring banking, subject to Cabinet approval, to the doorstep of the ordinary man in this country,” Telecom and IT Minister Kapil Sibal said.

The RBI is in the process of granting fresh banking licences and has set July 1 as the deadline for applying.

Indian prisoner dies in Lahore

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An Indian prisoner died of a suspected heart attack in a hospital in this eastern Pakistani city on Thursday, official sources said.

Zakir Mumtaz, believed to be a resident of a village near Amritsar, was admitted to Jinnah hospital yesterday after he fell ill, sources said.

Mumtaz, 50, died of suspected cardiac arrest, the sources said.

However, they said the exact cause of death would be ascertained after an autopsy.

The Indian national was arrested on August 3, 2011 for allegedly crossing the border illegally.

Zoha Shah of MS bags Pratibha award

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Ms. Zoha Shah, student of M S Creative School, Hyderabad was presented prestigious Pratibha award for securing 10 points out of 10 GPA in SSC exams. This award is given by the government of Andhra Pradesh to few students for her outstanding performance. District Magistrate and collector Hyderabad district Mr. Syed Ali Murtaza Razvi presented a certificate and memento to the student of MS Creative School for her great achievement in SSC exam.

David Cameron visit Pakistan on Saturday

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British Prime Minister David Cameron will arrive here on a two-day visit on Saturday during which he will meet Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari, Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif and senior Foreign Ministry officials.

Cameron will discuss his country’s bilateral relations with Pakistan, the importance Britain gives to bilateral mutual interests toward promoting stability in the region, and Afghanistan situation in depth.

He will also meet business fraternity and students during this visit, Online news agency reported.

Five killed in Afghanistan blast

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Five people were killed as a roadside bomb struck a car in Afghanistan’s Laghman province on Thursday, an official said.

A mine planted by militants struck a car in Omarzai area on the outskirts of provincial capital Mehterlam at around 03.00 pm on Thursday, leaving five civilians dead and injured another, reported Xinhua citing a provincial official.

–IANS

Four killed in Syrian suicide bombing

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At least four people were killed and many others wounded when a suicide bomber struck near Damascus on Thursday, the state media said.

The attack occurred in the Mariamieh Patriarchate in the old quarter of Damascus, apparently targeting a military checkpoint in the area, reported Xinhua citing witnesses.

–IANS

Nawaz Sharif to visit China on his first foreign visit

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On his first foreign visit since assuming office, Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif will go to China next week where he is likely to seek Beijing’s assistance to overcome the country’s energy crisis.

This would be the first foreign trip of the Prime Minister since the new government has taken over earlier this month, Pakistan Foreign Ministry Spokesman Aizaz Ahmed Chaudhry said at his weekly briefing here today.

He said the dates for the visit would be determined through diplomatic channels.

UPA govt devaluing institutions, says Modi

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Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi today said the UPA government was devaluing the institutions, and accused it of pitting CBI against the IB.

“By misusing CBI, you are destroying the fabric of the country. Our Congress friends don’t understand this as their selfish interests are involved,” he said.

“Now CBI is interrogating IB, asking them who are their informers,” he said. “Nobody has misused CBI as much.”

The BJP leader was speaking on ‘good governance’ at a function to launch the book ‘Beyond A Billion Ballots’ at the Bombay Stock Exchange this evening.

Cabinet clears GoM recommendations on CBI autonomy

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The Union Cabinet on Thursday cleared suggestions by the Group of Ministers to bring autonomy in the working of CBI which include constitution of a panel of retired judges to oversee the investigations undertaken by the agency besides increased financial powers of its Director.

Sources said the GoM, chaired by Finance Minister P Chidambaram, has recommended constitution of a panel of retired judges which would monitor the investigations undertaken by the agency to ensure that probes remain free from any external influence.

British PM to visit Pakistan Saturday

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British Prime Minister David Cameron will arrive here on a two-day visit Saturday during which he will meet Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari, Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif and senior foreign ministry officials.

Cameron will discuss his country’s bilateral relations with Pakistan, the importance Britain gives to bilateral mutual interests toward promoting stability in the region, and Afghanistan situation in depth. He will also meet business fraternity and students during this visit, Online news agency reported.

US begins sending arms for Syrian rebels

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The central intelligence agency (CIA) has started sending weapons to Jordan with a view to arming small groups of vetted Syrian rebels within a month, a US media report said.

The CIA is expected to spend up to three weeks bringing light arms and possibly anti-tank missiles to Jordan, reported Wall Street Journal citing diplomats and US officials briefed on the plans Thursday.

Gangster Abu Salem shot inside Taloja prison, injured

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Gangster Abu Salem, an accused in the 1993 Mumbai blasts case, was on Thursday attacked inside Taloja Central Jail in neighbouring Navi Mumbai, police said.

According to police, Salem was shot by Devendra Jagtap, an accused in the advocate Shahid Azmi murder case.

Salem sustained injury to his hand as Jagtap fired one round.

This is the second attack on Salem inside a jail after he was deported from Portugal in 2005. He had faced attack at the Arthur Road jail here in 2010.

Another Indian prisoner dies in Pakistani jail

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Zakir Mumtaz was taken to Jinnah Hospital for medical treatment on Wednesday after he fell ill.

The 50 year-old prisoner died from a suspected heart attack a day later, officials told Press Trust of India.

A resident of an Amritsar village, Mumtaz was arrested for an alleged illegal border crossover on August 3, 2011.

He was imprisoned in the Sheikhupura jail before being sent to the Kot Lakhpat jail in Lahore.

The exact cause of death has still not been ascertained and would be confirmed after an autopsy.

TV actress booked for obtaining passport on fake details

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TV actress Charu Asopa was booked here today for obtaining passport allegedly on the basis of fake details.

Asopa, who hails from the city, was issued the passport some times back.

According to the police, Asopa had mentioned while applying for the passport that she was unmarried, while later it was found that she was married to Somveer Pujari.

“The fact came to the light recently following which the SP directed Sadar Police to lodge an FIR against her under appropriate sections of Passports Act and IPC,” SHO Sadar Prashant Kaushik said.

——PTI

India is discriminating against US telecom manufacturers: TIA

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Expressing deep concerns over India’s policy of preferring domestically manufactured information and communication technology (ICT) goods, the apex body of US telecom industry has told lawmakers that this will have negative impact on exports and economic competitiveness.

“We are deeply concerned over India’s Preferential Market Access (PMA) policy mandating preferences for domestically manufactured ICT goods – which may include software as well as hardware,” the Telecommunication Industry Association (TIA) wrote in a letter to US lawmakers yesterday.

Myanmar gives official blessing to anti-Muslim monks

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The Buddhist extremist movement in Myanmar, known as 969, portrays itself as a grassroots creed.

Its chief proponent, a monk named Wirathu, was once jailed by the former military junta for anti-Muslim violence and once called himself the “Burmese bin Laden.”

‘Modi, Amit Shah knew about Ishrat Jahan encounter’

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Did ‘grey beard’ and ‘black beard’ know beforehand about the Ishrat Jahan encounter? The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), which is probing the fake encounter case, claims to have a testimony by a cop which says Gujarat chief minister Narendra Modi and former junior home minister Amit Shah may have known about the illegal custody of Ishrat, a 19-year-old girl from Mumbra and her three accomplices. The conversation used code words grey beard and black beard to identify Modi and Shah.

CT win great story for Indian cricket post IPL scandal: Dravid

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Former skipper Rahul Dravid today hailed the Mahendra Singh Dhoni-led team’s triumph in the ICC Champions Trophy and said this was a much-needed shot in the arm for Indian cricket in the aftermath of the IPL spot-fixing scandal.

“I think we needed a good positive story. We needed some cheer in our cricket. We needed some happiness in our cricket. There is no doubt about that. I think it’s great that we had lot of positive stories to write about in these two or three weeks,” Dravid said.

Dhoni loves sunshine in Kingston after dull weather in UK

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Far away from the rain, cold and high winds of England where he scripted another golden chapter for Indian cricket, captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni was pleased to finally wake up to a “beautiful sunny morning” across the Atlantic.

“Thought will sleep till late but woke up at 7,nevermind atleast was able to c a beautiful sunny morning, a must after 30 days in UK,” Dhoni wrote on his twitter page.

On their way to the Champions Trophy triumph at the Old Blighty, Dhoni and his men successfully saw off the challenges posed by rain, chill and, most importantly, their opponents.

Will look to stamp our authority at home, says Gayle

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Champions Trophy winners India are already on Chris Gayle’s mind and he says the West Indies would look to “stamp our authority” by using the home advantage when the ODI tri-series, also involving Sri Lanka, kicks off here tomorrow.

West Indies are coming off after a disappointing outing in the Champions Trophy in England, where they failed to qualify for the semifinals.

Rajasthan Royals is set to launch their channel “RR TV”.

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The high-profile football teams like Manchester United, Barcelona across the globe have had their own media platform to promote the brand like ‘Barca TV’ or MUTV’ and on similar lines Rajasthan Royals will launch the ‘RR TV’.

Launched in partnership with “Engage Sports Media” in order to provide fans access to exclusive original content, RR TV fired up a week before the Pepsi Indian Premier League 2013 started,and goes behind-the-scenes with Captain Rahul Dravid and Royals team.