Month: June 2013

Telangana possible only through BJP, not TRS: Nagam

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Nagar Kurnool MLA Nagam Janardana Reddy said Telangana would be possible only through the BJP and not the TRS.
Speaking to the media here on Sunday, he said while TRS has to achieve Telangana, BJP would give it, as it was going to come back to power. He said it was strange that the TRS chief K Chandrasekhara Rao was stating that every one should join the Telangana movement, by joining the TRS and voting for it.
Nagam asserted that the Congress party would not concede Telangana. He has expressed confidence that the BJP-led NDA would come to power in 2014 and create the Telangana state.

DL’s removal was unfortunate: Palvai

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Terming the removal of DL Ravindra Reddy from the State Cabinet as unfortunate, Rajya Sabha MP Palvai Govardhan Reddy on Sunday criticised Chief Minister N Kiran Kumar Reddy for taking the decision in anger.

Talking to reporters here, Palvai said that it was not the tradition of Congress Government to sack minister although it was okay to see ministers resign. He said a wrong approach was adopted in removing Ravindra Reddy from the post. He said the decision was unilateral and DL was not even served a show cause notice to enable him to explain his version.

DG-Dial 100 Centre receives over 8100 emergency calls

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The D.G Dial-100 Command and Control Centre received and acted upon as many as 8,122 emergency calls in the month of May.

According to Cyberabad Police Commissioner CV Anand, the Dial-100 Centre received 2,963 calls related to accidents, 54 for Acts disrupting public peace, 1,665 for Bodily offences, 534 for Offences against women, 256 of Property Offences, 379 of suicides and 2,271 for other offences.

Botsa to visit Delhi on Monday

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Pradesh Congress Committee president Botsa Satyanarayana will visit the national capital on Monday.

According to sources, the PCC chief is likely to meet the Congress High Command to discuss the latest political situation in the State, especially the sacking of DL Ravindra Reddy from the State Cabinet. Sources say that Botsa is unhappy with the way Ravindra Reddy was suspended from the cabinet. He is likely to lodge a complaint with the Congress High Command against the Chief Minister stating that he was not kept in the loop while taking the decision.

Local bodies election notification before Assembly session

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Finance Minister Anam Ramanarayana Reddy on Sunday informed that the notification for the local bodies elections would be issued before the beginning of second phase of budget session of State Legislative Assembly.

Talking to reporters here, Anam hoped that the local bodies elections would be completed by the end of this month. Immediately afterwards, elections will be held for the municipal bodies and Panchayats. (INN)

One held with stolen lorry

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The North Zone team of Commissioner’s Task Force on Sunday arrested one person who was trying to sell a stolen lorry in scrap.

The accused, Shaik Javeedc (38), was arrested near Bahadurpura and a 12-wheeled Ashok Leyland lorry, worth nearly Rs 20 lakh, was seized from his possession.

5 cool things about your nose revealed

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Washington, Jun. 2 (ANI): The job of a person’s nose is not just restricted to breathing and smelling.

John Clinger, M.D., an ear, nose and throat surgeon at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center has revealed 5 things that a person’s nose does.

Firstly, nose produces mucus to protect a person’s lungs from viruses, bacteria and particles in the air.

Secondly, they produce almost a liter of mucus daily that is swallowed.

Thirdly, the sinuses are air-filled spaces in the cheeks, the forehead, between the eyes and back part of the nose – for a total of 10.

People appear more attractive in summer

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London, Jun. 2 (ANI): 73 percent people believe that they look more attractive in summer compared with in winter, a survey has claimed.

The survey conducted by match.com found that blue skies and warm temperatures made people come across as more confident and healthy, the Daily Express reported.

The survey also showed that females are likelier than men to radiate an attractive glow during warmer weather.

54 percent of Britons believe that their appearance is enhanced in summer compared with just two percent in winter.

Ocean powered wind turbines may harbour limitless electricity source

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Washington, Jun. 2 (ANI): VolturnUS – the first floating turbine intended to make electricity from the ocean’s winds – has been launched on the Penobscot River

This turbine is just a prototype and the final version will be eight times larger with each blade longer than the wingspan of a Boeing 747.

The plan is to put 150 of these type of turbines far out in the sea, where winds are stronger and more consistent than on land to have enough of these turbines to power Maine within 10 years, CBS News reported.

Prince Charles `won’t be a good grandparent`

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Melbourne, June 2 (ANI): Most parents from the UK believe that Prince Charles will not make a good grandparent, a new survey has revealed.

According to the poll of 2,000 parents, 21 percent think that Charles and his wife Camilla “will be distant” to the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge’s first child, while eight percent believe that they will be “strict” with the kid, News.com.au reported.

However, 39 percent people who were surveyed believe that the Prince will make a good grandparent. (ANI)

Duchess Kate’s family `cashing in` on Queen’s coronation anniversary

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London, Jun. 2 (ANI): The family of Duchess of Cambridge are allegedly cashing in on Queen Elizabeth’s Coronation anniversary with a cheap range of goodies.

This weekend citizens of the Britain are celebrating their Queen’s 60 years on the throne and the Middleton family firm Party Pieces is selling royal-looking “Best of British” street party wares and Union flag items to celebrate the Coronation of June 2, 1953, the Daily Star reported.

9 in 10 under 30”s have `nomophobia,` fear of not having mobile phones

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Melbourne, Jun. 2 (ANI): Nine out of every 10 people – aged under 30 – suffer from “nomophobia,” the fear of having no mobile phone, according to a survey.

The survey was conducted by Cisco and its chief technology officer Kevin Bloch said that it was happening subconsciously, and 20 percent people texted while driving.

The survey also found that these people had addiction to their smartphones and became anxious when it went missing, the Courier Mail reported.

IIT-M develops affordable eye screening technology

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Indian Institute of Technology Madras (IIT-M) has developed a computing technology which would help eye doctors screen patients faster and provide them immediate diagnostic solutions.

The software ‘Eye PAC’ has been developed by Healthcare Technology Innovation Centre (HTIC), a unit of the Research
and Development wing of the institution.

The technology would extract clear information from eyes and in turn help screen a large number of patients and send only the needy ones for further treatment.

Anupam Kher slams bouncer culture

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Bollywood actor Anupam Kher does not like being surrounded by bouncers as he feels it deprives him of the love and warmth of fans.

The 58-year-old ‘Saaransh’ actor was recently in the capital to perform his autobiographical play “Kucch Bhi Ho
Sakta Hai” and he said he felt ‘claustrophobic’ rather than safe around bouncers.

At ‘Kucch Bhi Ho Sakta Hai’ show I encountered the culture of bouncers closely. They were to be for my safety.
Felt claustrophobic,” Kher posted on twitter.

“Bouncers deprive you of love and warmth from people. Also I find it extremely comical,” he added.

Now, technique that helps fight chocolate cravings

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London, Jun. 2 (ANI): Researchers have developed a technique which they have claimed can help people distance themselves from temptation of gorging on a chocolate bar.

Dr Katy Tapper of City University London, and Kim Jenkins of Swansea University, have written that in cognitive defusion, people are encouraged to create a mental distance both between themselves and their thoughts and between their thoughts and reality, the Daily Express reported.

The research involved 135 participants, mostly female, who wanted to reduce their chocolate consumption.

Prince Harry’s romance with Cressida Bonas `on rocks`

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London, June 02 (ANI): Prince Harry’s romance with Cressida Bonas is in trouble, as she reportedly cannot stand the pressure of dating a royal.

The year-long relationship is on the rocks after a series of racy photos of the 24-year-old emerged online last week.

According to pals, Bonas is on the verge of dumping Harry as she hates being in the spotlight, the Daily Star reported.

Bonas is deeply upset and concerned by the images of her partying in a pink wig and bikini, one photo shows her in yellow bunny ears, another image shows her glugging from a bottle.

CBI questions senior IB officer in Ishrat Jehan encounter case

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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.

During the questioning which took place recently, the officer claimed that the input was genuine to the best of his

Transporter shot dead in Cuttack

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A transporter was shot dead near Badambadi bus terminus here even as city police is hunting for those involved in Friday’s firing incident at Mangalabag.

Police said one Ajay Rout (36) of nearby Shankarpur area was shot at by three unidentified persons last evening when
the bus owner was returning home on his motorcycle.

A bleeding Rout succumbed to two gunshot injuries on his head and face while being rushed to hospital, police said.

Police suspect that rivalry relating to transport business could be the cause of yesterday’s firing but are yet

People with oral cancers need not change sexual practices

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Spouses and long-term partners of patients with mouth and throat cancers related to infection with the human papilloma virus (HPV) appear to have no increased prevalence of oral HPV infections, a new study has found.

The study led by Johns Hopkins investigators suggests that long-term couples need not change their sexual practices.

Minor girl gang-raped in Delhi, three arrested

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A 17-year-old girl was kidnapped and gang-raped by three men here, police said Sunday. Her attackers have been arrested.

The incident was reported from west Delhi’s Nangloi area Sunday morning.

Anwar, 30, a property dealer, Sandeep, 32, a mobile shop owner, and Anish, 35, a guard, were arrested Sunday from different hideouts in Delhi, said a police official.

The girl had gone for a walk near her house after dinner Saturday night when she was kidnapped by the accused in a car and gang-raped in a house.

11 Taliban, four Afghan security men killed

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Eleven Taliban militants and four security personnel were killed in a clash between Taliban and the security forces in Afghanistan’s Nuristan province, an official said Sunday.

“Units of Afghan National Army and police raided Taliban hideouts in Kamdish district Saturday afternoon and the operations, which ended this morning, left 11 Taliban rebels dead,” army spokesman Mohammad Haroon told Xinhua.

He also admitted that an Afghan soldier and three policemen were killed in the conflict which lasted for several hours in the district, 180 km east of the Afghan capital of Kabul.