Dr. NTR University of Health Sciences is conducting BUMCET for admission into BUMS (Unani Medicine) Course on August 11, at Osmania Medical College, Kothi. BUMCET qualified students are eligible to take admission in Nizamia Tibbi College, Hyderabad and Dr. Abdul Haq Unani College, Kurnool.
Entrance test material can be obtained from Siasat office, Abids.
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Waqf Board got major victory in the ongoing land dispute between the Andhra Pradesh State Wakf Board (APSWB) and the AP government and several firms in Dargah Hazrath Hussain Shah Wali wakf land case, when the Supreme Court directed the Lanco Hills company to clearly inform the buyers of their property that the case is pending with the Supreme Court and their transaction would be subject to the final ruling of the apex court.
Mild tension prevailed at Kulsoompura area yesterday night, as the victims of Jiyaguda slaughterhouse resorted to protest. It is said that a group of nearly 100 to 150 people gathered at Kulsoompura station and staged protest. The protest continued for almost one hour.
According to reliable sources the victims of Jiyaguda slaughterhouse are constantly protesting since the slaughterhouse has been removed. One person had also filed petition in the court who was assaulted by some unknown persons.
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Fake passport—Teacher arrested
(Siasat News): The East Zone team of Commissioner Task force has arrested a teacher for obtaining a fake passport by producing fake identity and other documents.
As per the details, the teacher D Helen John, working at Wesley girls High school, Secunderabad, obtained three fake passports in order to get US visa.
Task force police said that earlier Helen had tried twice at Chennai’s US consulate and once in Mumbai’s US consulate to obtain US visa but failed.
Conrad Murray will be a free man in just three months after serving less than two years for killing Michael Jackson.
The 60-year-old doctor, who was convicted of involuntary manslaughter, will be released on October 28, less than halfway through his four-year sentence, the Mirror reported.
Sources revealed to the publication that Murray’s early release has annoyed the late singer’s mum Katherine, 83, and his devastated kids, Paris, 15, Prince, 16, and Blanket, 11.
According to the insiders, the family felt the medic “should serve his time for the crime”.
Ariel Castro, the Ohio man accused of raping and holding three women captive in his home for about ten years will serve his life in prison after agreeing to a plea deal without the possibility of parole.
According to BBC, following the hearing, a law firm representing the three women said they were ‘satisfied’ with the resolution.
Castro, 53, was arrested in May after one of the women escaped and was charged with murder for beating and starving one of the women, who was pregnant, until she miscarried, the report said.
Congress leader Digvijay Singh, who has drawn flak for his “tanch maal” remark on woman MP from the party, today hit out at the media, blaming its “TRP race” for the controversy.
“In its race for TRP rating Media is running amok. A commonly used phrase used for praising a person is being labelled Sexist! Deplorable.
“100 Tanch means 100% Pure . And media calls it Sexist ! For a change they should do some introspection instead of gunning for Politicians,” Singh commented in his two posts on the microblogging site twitter this morning.
Former IMF chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn will face trial on pimping charges after admitting that he attended sex parties in Paris but did not know that some of the women were paid prostitutes.
According to BBC, investigating magistrates have decided he should be tried in connection with an alleged prostitution ring at a hotel in Lille, with the case being the last of the sex-related allegations faced by Strauss-Kahn.
Polls opened in Kuwait today for the Gulf emirate’s second general election in eight months with turnout the key issue as the opposition called for a boycott.
An AFP correspondent saw few early voters at a polling station in Al-Qadsia, just south of the capital Kuwait City.
It was the first time that an election had been called during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan when the observant fast during the day.
Daytime temperatures were forecast to hit 45 degrees Celsius (113 Fahrenheit) in a further disincentive to turnout.
Polls were due to close at 8 pm (1700 GMT).
South African captain AB de Villiers said that he cannot express how proud he is of his team, which ended their four-match ODI winless streak by beating Sri Lanka by 56 runs in the third ODI at the Pallekele International Cricket Ground on Friday.
According to Sport24, the Proteas managed to keep their series hopes alive in the game, in which De Villiers elected to bat after winning the toss, adding that David Miller was the star of the Proteas’ innings, smashing a robust 85 not out off 72 balls to steer South Africa to 223-7.
The Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) administration has withdrawn a diktat banning T-shirts and jeans for girl students residing in one of the women’s hostels. The order was issued a week ago by the administration.
The provost of Abdullah Hall, Dr Ghazala Parveen, had warned that “if any girl is caught violating the dress code, she will be fined Rs 500”. The notice had said that female students should wear “proper and decent-looking dresses, i.e., salwar kameez with dupatta, both in or outside the hostel”.
MBT’s Jalsa Yaum-ul-Quran was held at historical Makkah Masjid on Friday. During his presidential address MBT president Dr. Qayam Khan told that MBT was founded with an aim to serve the community and country while practicing Quranic teachings and principles of Shariah and the Tahreek has stuck to its mission till date.
Dr. Qayam Khan told that Taurat (Torah), Zaboor (Psalms), Injeel (Bible) were changed in due course and the believers of those Holy Books accepted them with the changes but Quran is the Holy Book in which Muslims cannot tolerate any changes.
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Former left-arm spinner Bishan Singh Bedi on Saturday said that Sachin Tendulkar should be aware of his prolonged lean patch, and must score during India’s Test series against South Africa, if he wanted to retain the respect of the cricket loving public in India and in other parts of the world.
“It’s high time that he (Tendulkar) should get back to runs to get people’s respect,” said Bedi.
Bedi said getting 10 wickets in a Test match is like scoring hundreds in each innings.
Researchers have tried to look into the role plants play in helping to regulate climate change and how they will fare in times ahead.
A new research expands our views on how global changes affect and are affected by plants and offers new ideas to stimulate and advance new collaborative research.
Global change includes topics such as increasing carbon dioxide and its effect on climate, habitat fragmentation and changes in how protected and agricultural lands are used or managed, increases in alien species invasions, and increased use of resources by humans.
A new study has found that brands do not necessarily need to present a clear, well-defined image in order to appeal to consumers.
Consider the case of the Titanic.
After Premier League club Arsenal bid 1 pound over 40 million pounds for Liverpool striker Luis Suarez , the player has been warned that the club was determined to take control of the agenda and preferred to sell the Uruguayan striker to Real Madrid instead of Arsenal.
According to the Mirror, managing director Ian Ayre conceded the player’s contract allows for him to be told of any offer in excess of 40m pounds and to speak to the club concerned.
However, the report said that Suarez must submit a written transfer request before the possibility of a move would even be considered.
Amidst the rousing debate on the definition of poverty amongst politicians, Congress general secretary Digvijay Singh on Saturday questioned the way poverty is calculated in the country.
Joining Union Law and Justice Minister Kapil Sibal, who also criticized the Planning Commission’s methodology of calculating poverty in Kolkata, Singh used the micro-blogging site Twitter to express his concerns about the calculation of the poverty line.
The Supreme Court of India has asked both the Central and State Governments to frame an effective law that will ensure proper regulation of clinical trials of untested drugs on humans.
A two-judge bench of the apex court has directed the Centre to convene a meeting of chief secretaries or health secretaries of all states to discuss this issue and put an appropriate monitoring mechanism in place thereafter.
Justices R M Lodha and Madan B Lokur said that they would grant the government a month’s time to convene the meeting and for framing of rules.
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Jayalaithaa has ordered the release of an additional 3000 cusecs of water from Mettur Dam till August 2 for the Aadi Perukku Festival, which falls on August 3.
The water released from Krishnaraja Sagar and Kabini dams in Karnataka has reached Mettur Dam. The inflow into Mettur Dam almost doubled to 52,701 cusecs on Saturday due to heavy rain in catchment areas.
The water level in Mettur Dam has risen to 89.59 feet with 6800 cusecs of water is being released from the dam.
Polling for 6971 gram panchayats in the second phase of elections has begun.
Polling was initially scheduled to be held in 7038 panchayats on Saturday, but elections in 67 villages have been postponed till July 31 for several reasons.
Elections are taking place amidst tight security.
Polling began at 7 a.m. and will end at 1 p.m. Counting of votes will take place from 2 p.m. onwards.
Over 20,000 candidates are contesting for the post of sarpanch, while more than 1,50,00000 voters will exercise their franchise in about 78,000 polling stations.
Dr. Y S Rajshekhar Reddy had great sympathy for Muslims. Jagan also has the same feeling. YSR Congress president Vijaya Lakshmi told this while addressing at an Iftar party hosted by Vijaya Reddy at Sridhar Function Hall. She appealed to Muslims to pray for Jagan’s release. During her address Vijaya Lakshmi termed Dr. Reddy’s period as golden period and claimed that the moves taken by Dr. YS Rajshekhar Reddy for the development of backward classes and minorities were remarkable.
The suspense over statehood to Telangana region is likely to be over before the Monsoon Session of the Parliament beginning August 05.
The process of consultations over the Telangana issue is now over, and the Congress’ top leadership seems to be in favour of creating a separate state.
“The consultation process is over. Now you should await the decision of the party and the UPA government,” was all Congress general secretary Digvijaya Singh had to say to waiting reporters after the Congress core group meeting on Friday evening.
A moderate 4.5-magnitude earthquake jolted Wenxian county in northwest China on Saturday.
The epicentre, with a depth of 6 km, was monitored at 33.0 degrees north latitude and 104.9 degrees east longitude, state-run Xinhua news agency reported.
The quake came after a 6.6-magnitude earthquake jolted the juncture area of Minxian and Zhangxian counties in the city of Dingxi in Gansu on Monday, leaving at least 95 dead.
—PTI
Four Indian American professors are among the 13 mathematicians, theoretical physicists and theoretical computer scientists who have won 2013 Simons Investigators awards.
Currently working at Stanford University, Harvard, Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Pennsylvania University, they will each receive $100,000 a year for five years for their long-term research with the possibility of renewal for five additional years.
At least three people were killed and as many injured when a car crashed into a restaurant in Dubai.
The accident occurred early Friday when the high-speed car went out of control and run into the restaurant’s kitchen, killing two Asian workers instantly and injuring two others. A third worker succumbed to his injury in the hospital, said Salah Bu Farousha, the head of Dubai Traffic Public Prosecution.
A Brazilian woman, 21, who was in the car, sustained injuries while its 21-year old Angolan survived being hurt.
–IANS