UPA Should Fulfill Its Promise on Telangana: Rajnath Singh
BJP national president Rajnath Singh has said the UPA had promised Telangana State in its Common Minimum Program and demanded that it should be fulfilled.
Month: June 2013
Telangana statehood demand: Rajnath Singh accuses Congress of betrayal
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) President Rajnath Singh on Monday hit out at the Congress-led UPA Government for backtracking on its promise of creating a separate state of Telangana to be carved out of Andhra Pradesh.
“Even the President of our country addressed the joint parliamentary session and said that a separate Telangana state would be created, which was actually a communication by the UPA Government to the nation. I want to convey to the friends of this Congress Government that promises should not be made unless they are sure of fulfilling the same,” he said.
Advance parliament session to debate bills, says BJP
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) wants the monsoon session of parliament to be advanced to debate and pass the food security and land acquisition bills with some amendments.
BJP president Rajnath Singh told reporters in Hyderabad that the party was ready for debate on both the bills. “We want the bills to be passed with some amendments,” he said.
Voicing concern over the ruling United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government’s plan to bring ordinances to enact the legislation, he said the “government should not play a cruel joke on the people”.
Advance monsoon session to debate bills: BJP
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) wants the monsoon session of parliament to be advanced in order to debate and pass the food security and land acquisition bills with some amendments.
BJP president Rajnath Singh said the BJP was ready for debate on both the bills. “We want the bills to be passed with some amendments,” he told reporters here Monday.
Voicing concern over the ruling United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government’s plan to bring ordinances to enact the legislation, he said the government should not play a cruel joke on the people.
THE EXCELLENCE OF AS-SALAAT (The Prayer)
Allah, the Exalted, says:
“Verily, As-Salat (the prayer) prevents from Al-Fahsha’ (i.e., great sins of every kind, unlawful sexual intercourse) and Al-Munkar (i.e., disbelief, polytheism, and every kind of evil, wicked deed).” [Qur’an (29:45)]
AHADITH:
1. Abu Hurairahu (RadiyAllahu Anhu) reported: I heard the Messenger of Allah (Sallellahu Alayhi Wa Sallam) saying:
“Say, if there were a river at the door of one of you in which he takes a bath five times a day, would any soiling remain on him?”
They replied:
“No soiling would left on him.”
He (S.A.W.S.) said:
Mobile handset company Karbonn ties up with Vodafone
Mobile handset company Karbonn has tied up with Vodafone India to offer internet plans service to its customers, who will buy Karbonn’s flagship devices – Karbonn Titanium S5 & Karbonn Smart A1ustomers A12, a company statement said here Monday.
Advani”s remarks misinterpreted, no rift in BJP, claims Rajiv Rudy
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Monday played down the reports of an internal rift within the party following party veteran Lal Krishna Advani”s praise of Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan vis-a-vis his Gujarat counterpart Narendra Modi, saying there is a complete misinterpretation.
BJP spokesperson Rajiv Pratap Rudy, while attempting to bring an end to this issue, said sufficient clarification has been given on this.
Punjab policeman rapes nursing student, absconding
A Punjab Police head constable allegedly sexually assaulted a 23-year-old nursing student after she was found in a park along with her male friend in Ferozepur.
Head constable Nawal Kishore, who was arrested on Sunday night, was on a patrol duty when he spotted the girl and the youth, both nursing students in Ferozepur’s Mission hospital, in Gandhi Park on Saturday, district SSP Varinder Pal Singh said over phone.
Rami Hamdallah appointed new Palestinian PM
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas has appointed Rami Hamdallah, a politically independent academic, as his new prime minister.
According to official Palestinian news agency WAFA, Abbas announced his choice of Hamdallah, a British-educated professor of linguistics, shortly before the expiration of a deadline for the appointment.
Hamdallah, who has been president of An Najah National University since 1998, has no prior government experience.
President Abbas has instructed Rami Hamdallah to form a new cabinet.
Mumbai acid attack victim’s kin protest, demand CBI probe
The family of the girl who died of injuries following an acid attack in Mumbai refused to carry out her last rites here until a CBI probe is ordered.
The family of the 23-year-old woman marched from Narela towards G.T. Road (both in west Delhi) with her coffin, demanding justice. They were stopped by police.
11 killed in Afghan suicide attack
At least 11 people, mostly schoochildren, were killed and 17 injured in Afghanistan’s Paktia province Monday when a suicide bomber blew himself up.
The incident occurred outside a school in Samkani district of Paktia province, 100 km from Kabul, reported Xinhua citing local police chief Zalmai Oryakhil.
He said the terrorist was riding an explosive-laden motorbike. He blew himself up just when some US soldiers were passing by, killing himself and 10 others, mostly schoolchildren and injuring 17 others.
No terror group immediately claimed responsibility for the attack.
BCCI”s IPL spot fixing:Justice Chouta says won”t comment till committee is complete
Justice (retired) T. Jayaram Chouta, who has been appointed by the Board of Control for Cricket of India (BCCI) to head a commission of inquiry to look into spot fixing allegations in the sixth edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL), said Monday that he could not and would not comment on the issue till the membership of the committee is complete.
BJP will give Telangana, reiterates Rajnath Singh
Bharatiya Janata Party national president Rajnath Singh on Monday reiterated that Telangana State would be a reality if his party to power in the next elections.
Addressing a press conference here, Rajnath Singh said that the demand for Telangana was not new and the BJP was always in favour of smaller States. “We will ensure a separate state of Telangana, that’s our commitment,” he said.
He also slammed the UPA Government for going back on its promise of formation of Telangana State.
China to collect more accurate investment data
China will start a pilot reform of data collection relating to fixed asset investment in 2013, so as to make economic statistics more reliable, the China Business News reported Monday.
The first pilots will be conducted in Jincheng of Shanxi province, Xi’an of Shaanxi province, Wuxi of Jiangsu province and Qiandongnan of Guizhou province, said Ma Jiantang, director of the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS), without specifying when they will begin.
Windies upbeat about preparation despite Aussie defeat
The West Indies travelled to Birmingham to prepare for their final warm-up game ahead of the ICC Champions Trophy in good spirits despite their loss to Australia here.
Playing in their first warm-up game at the SWALEC Stadium Saturday, the West Indies showed glimpses of good form before losing by six wickets, reports CMC.
Assistant coach Toby Radford said the outing had been important in terms of getting the players crucial match practice and acclimatised to the local weather.
Joneja, 15, becomes youngest Indian to climb Everest
At 15 years and seven months, Raghav Joneja has become the youngest Indian to scale Mount Everest, climbing the peak with five teenage mates from Lawrence School, Sanawar.
Lawrence became the first school in the world to send a team to the highest peak.
The boys achieved the remarkable feat May 21 when they summited Everest after a month-long gruelling expedition, backed by Hero Cycles.
112 killed as fire ravages China slaughterhouse
At least 112 people were killed and 54 injured Monday when a major fire engulfed a slaughterhouse in China’s Jilin province, said authorities.
The fire broke out around 6 a.m. in the slaughterhouse owned by the Jilin Baoyuanfeng Poultry Company in Mishazi township of Dehui city, about 100 km northeast of the provincial capital Changchun, reported Xinhua.
Over 300 workers were in the plant when the fire began, said survivors who added they heard a sudden bang and then saw dark smoke fill the premises.
Australia announce U-19 squad for India, NZ tri-series
Cricket Australia (CA) Monday announced its 14-player Under-19 squad to compete in the International Series in Darwin beginning June 30.
Australia will compete against India and New Zealand in the series in preparation for next February’s U-19 World Cup in Dubai as well as a friendly game against Papua New Guinea.
The squad: Matthew Short, Damien Mortimer, Tom Leaver, Ben McDermott, Sean Willis, Alex Gregory, Jake Doran, Riley Ayre, Matthew Kelly, Josh Dunning, Matthew Fotia, Jeremy Maher, Gabe Bell, Cameron Valente.
The International Series will be held June 30 to July 12.
National Conf. on ‘7 Years After Sachar’ at Jaipur on Jun 2
(Pervez Bari): A National Conference on the topic of “7 Years After Sachar” is being organised here on June 2 at Birla auditorium from 10.00 a.m. onwards.
Two killed over encroachment of government land
Two people were killed Monday in a clash over the encroachment of government land in Bihar, police said.
“Bhola Paswan and Suresh Yadav were killed when their henchmen opened fire at each other over possession of government land,” a district official said.
The shooting occurred in Tendua village under Bardhari police station in Rohtas district, about 150 km from here. Yadav was opposed to Paswan encroaching on the land.
“A large number of security personnel have been deployed in the area after the killings,” a police official said.
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Sonia inaugurates Aajeevika Diwas 2013, bats for women empowerment
UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi, who inaugurated Aajeevika Diwas 2013 here on Monday, said the National Rural Livelihoods Mission (NRLM) is the largest women empowerment programme in the world and it will cover two-third of the country”s population in next five years.
Gandhi described the National Rural Livelihoods Mission as an important programme of the UPA, and claimed that in no other country of the world, such an ambitious and huge scheme for the empowerment of women exists.
“Today everybody has proved that this programme can free women from the curse of poverty,” said Gandhi.
IndiGo to buy 28 Airbus aircraft this year and next
Budget carrier IndiGo Monday said it has been permitted by the government to import 28 Airbus A320 aircraft in 2013 and 2014.
“The additional aircraft will enable IndiGo to take its low fare and hassle-free service to more customers and enable stronger connectivity within India and abroad,” the airline said in a statement.
Currently, IndiGo holds the largest domestic market share at 29.8 percent as of April 2013.
The airline provides 422 flights connecting 33 destinations with a fleet of 66 Airbus A320 aircraft.
Mother, daughter burnt alive by robbers
Robbers allegedly burnt alive an elderly woman and her daughter before looting valuables worth lakhs of rupees from their house in Ram Leela Road area here.
The robbers last night locked Pramila Shukla (70) and her daughter Deepa (48) in a room and set it afire and then decamped with valuables, police said.
The mother and daughter lived alone in the house and the latter was working as a principal in a primary school.
In the morning when foul smell emanated from the house, the neighbours went inside and found the two dead, police said.
Ishrat Jahan encounter: CBI questions senior IB officer
Probe into the Ishrat Jehan encounter case has reached the doors of Intelligence Bureau whose Special Director-rank officer was questioned by CBI on the input generated in 2004 that Lashkar-e-Taiba was planning to kill Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi.
The 1979 batch IPS officer was summoned to the CBI headquarter where he was asked about the input generated about the possible assassination attempt on Modi, an information used by the Gujarat Crime Branch.
Amitabh Jaya 40 years wedding anniversary
Megastar Amitabh Bachchan – the ‘Shehanshah’ of Bollywood – is celebrating 40 years of blissful togetherness with Jaya Bhaduri today.
Married on June 3, 1973, the super-couple of Bollywood have two children – actor Abhishek Bachchan and Shweta Nanda.
The two versatile actors met and fell in love on the sets of ‘Guddi’, in which Amitabh had made a guest appearance. They later worked together in a number of commercially successful movies like ‘Zanjeer’, ‘Chupke Chupke’, and ‘Sholay’.