Month: July 2013

17 shops, hut gutted in blaze in TN

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Seventeen shops and a hut were gutted in a fire at a bazaar in Tarangambadi in the district early on Wednesday, but there were no casualties, official sources said.

They said the fire broke out at around 3 AM and soon spread to nearby shops, destroying property worth several lakhs of Rupees.

Fire tenders from Thirukkadaiyur, Porayar, Sirkazhi, Mayiladuthurai and other places rushed to the spot and doused the flames.

The reason for the fire was not immediately known, the sources said.

—PTI

California gurdwara vandalised

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A Sikh gurdwara in Riverside, California has been vandalised in an apparent hate crime with the word ‘TERRIST!’ in capital letters spray painted around the complex, according to a community organisation.

Citing community members, the Sikh American Legal Defence and Education Fund (SALDEF), said Tuesday vandalism occurred sometime during the July 29/30 night.

SALDEF said it’s in contact with Riverside County Sheriff Department, the Riverside Police Department, the FBI and Department of Justice urging them to investigate the incident as a hate crime and bring the perpetrators to justice.

Over 645,000 Syrian refugees in Lebanon: UNHCR

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The UN Higher Council for Refugees (UNHCR) has said its offices in Lebanon completed the registration of more than 50,000 Syrian refugees in July, bringing the total number of those receiving aid to over 645,000.

More than 541,000 Syrian refugees have been registered in Lebanon, while over 104,000 are still waiting for the registration process to be completed, reported Xinhua citing the UN refugee agency Tuesday.

Shutdown begins in Seemandhra against Telangana decision

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Protests began in coastal Andhra and Rayalaseema regions Wednesday, a day after the United Progressive Alliance Coordination Committee agreed to the division of Andhra Pradesh and the formation of a separate Telangana state.

Road transport came to a standstill while shops, business establishments and educational institutions remained closed in the two regions, usually referred to as Seemandhra.

Congress fulfilled its promise of Telangana: Ayyub Khan

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Mr. Mohammed Ayyub Khan joint secretary Pradesh Congress Committee expressed happiness over the announcement of Telangana and asserted that Congress president Sonia Gandhi has fulfilled the promise made to the people of the region.

He claimed that Congress party always keeps a record of fulfilling its promises and this time also it has fulfilled a major promise thus fulfilling the wish of 4 and a half crore people of Telangana. The announcement of separate Telangana has unleashed a wave of joy among people of Telangana.

For us, the colour red is not for roses but for blood

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Book: “Of Occupation and Resistance: Writings from Kashmir”; Author: Fahad Shah; Publisher: Tranquebar; Pages: 256; Price: Rs.395.

“For us, the colour red is not for roses but for blood.” This strong statement from a 23-year-old calls for a patient hearing, especially if he is from the Kashmir Valley. Committed to narrating stories through memoirs and analytical pieces, young and independent journalist Fahad Shah provides a moving account of everyday struggles, emotional turmoil, insecurities and fear of the natives in this anthology.

M A Shabbir congratulates Telangana people

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Terming the announcement of Telangana as a historic decision, senior Congress leader and former minister Mr. Mohammed Ali Shabbir, congratulated the people of Telangana and thanked Congress president Mrs. Sonia Gandhi, Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh, Ghulam Nabi Azad and Dig Vijay Singh. He appealed Seemandhra leaders to cooperate to live separately as brothers.

Heavy rainfall predicted for next 48 hrs in the state

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Due to depression in Bay of Bengal, Met. Office has predicted heavy rainfall during the next 48 hours in some districts of Coastal Andhra and Khammam and Warangal districts of Telangana region.

Moderate rainfall is likely in some places of Rayalseema region. Sky will be cloudy in Hyderabad city and mild to moderate rainfall is likely here.

Minimum and maximum temperature will be between 23 to 31 degree Celsius.

Siasat news

Quranic campaign aims at propagating the divine message of Quran and Islam

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Propagation of the divine message of Quran and Islam across the Islamic world is the main aim of Quranic campaign. Keeping this in view the Quranic and Spiritual campaign invites eminent and renowned Qurra from various countries and tries to propagate Quranic teachings through their visits to various states.

As part of the programme the Egyptian and Iranian Qurra are on their visit to Hyderabad. Maulana Peer Syed Shabbir Naqshbandi expressed these views on their visit to Siasat office at Quranic recitation programme held before Iftar.

Sri Lanka arrests 65 Indian fishermen

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Sixty-five Indian fishermen in nine trawlers have been detained by the Sri Lankan Navy for allegedly violating the international maritime border.

Naval spokesman Commander Kosala Warnakulasuriya has said that 34 of them in five trawlers were arrested off the coast north of Point Pedro in the north, yesterday.

While another 31 were arrested east of Mullaithivu along with four vessels.

“The arrest came last night and the fishermen have been handed over to the authorities in Point Pedro in the north and the eastern port district of Trincomalee” he said.

US calls for eco reforms, wary of India, China and Germany

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US President Barack Obama has stressed on the need for economic reforms in US saying that not doing so would mean waving the white flag to the rest of the world especially to countries like India, Germany and China.

“If we don’t make these investments and these reforms, then we might be waving the white flag to the rest of the world, because they’re moving forward. They’re not slowing down,” Obama said yesterday.

He added that countries like China, Germany and India are going forward and US can’t just sit by. Doing nothing doesn’t help the middle class.

Formation of Telangana beneficial to Muslims-Zahid Ali Khan

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Mr. E.A.Ahmed, State Minister of External Affairs, Govt. of India rang up Mr. Zahid Ali Khan, Editor of Siasat Urdu Daily to find out the reaction of Muslim Community about the formation of separate State of Telangana. Mr. Ahmed has been a supporter of the step taken by the Govt. for the formation of Telangana. He telephoned Mr. Zahid Ali Khan and consulted him about the status of Muslim in separate Telangana State and the future consequences since some Muslim leaders had tried to oppose separation of Telangana. Mr.

Telangana Muslim JAC meeting

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An important meeting of Telangana Muslim JAC was held at Sadaquath house, Malakpet. President of Muslim JAC, Mr. Mohd Mushtaq Malik presided over the meeting. Patron, Maulana Syed Hamid Hussain Suttari, Vice Presidents Mr. M.A. Basith, M.A. Gaffar and Mr. Syed Tareeq Qadri, General Secretary of Muslim JAC, Mr. Mohd Raheem Ullah Khan Niyazi, Mr. Shahnawaz Khan, Mr. Mohd Sarfaraz Khan, Mr. Mohd Mahboob, Mr. Mohd bin Abdullah, Parveez Hyder, Khalid Ali Khan and others attended the meeting. Muslim JAC welcomed the steps taken by the Central Govt. for the formation of separate Telangana State.

Distribution of Muslim population in Telangana districts

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Following is the distribution of Muslim population in Telangana region. These figures are based on the census of 2001. It is likely that the population of Muslims must have increased at the rate of 4% during the next decade. According to this calculation Muslims constitute nearly 16% in Telangana region.

 

 

‘Spanish train driver was on phone when it derailed’

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The driver of the train, which derailed and killed 79 people last week in Spain, was speaking on his phone when the accident occurred, a Spainsh court has found.

The train had derailed July 25 just a few hundred metres beyond the cut-off point for the European Rail Traffic Management System.

Investigators said that Francisco Jose Garzon, the train driver, received a call from the staff of the rail company Renfe to discuss the route he needed to follow, Xinhua reported Tuesday.

Azhar no one to decide which body should get recognition: DCBA

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DCBA vice-president Deepak Tanwar today asked Mohammad Azharuddin — the newly-appointed DBA president — to stay away from the sport and said the former India cricket captain is no one to decide which association should get recognition from BAI.

“Delhi Capital Badminton Association (DCBA) has got all the recognition which is required for an association, whereas Delhi Badminton Association (DBA) does not have this kind of recognition,” said Tanwar.

Tihar gets its own radio station — TJ FM Radio

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In yet another first, the country’s largest prison Tihar Jail has now got its very own FM radio station.

Director General of Prisons Vimla Mehra today launched the ‘TJ FM Radio’ at Central Jail No 4 in the Tihar complex.

“The FM Radio has been established to meet the twin objectives of entertainment and training of prisoners as Radio Jockey (RJ). The prisoners can engage themselves in creative activities and also get trained as Radio Jockey (RJ),” Tihar Jail spokesperson Sunil Gupta said.

I am written off every year: John Abraham

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John Abraham, who was categorised as a non-actor until Nishikant Kamat’s ‘Force’, says its good to be written off as one comes back stronger with a vengeance.

After walking the ramp for long, John entered Bollywood with ‘Jism’ (2003), the film which brought him the best debut award. But he could not keep the momentum going as his subsequent films like ‘Saaya’,’Paap’ and ‘Lakeer’ flopped miserably.

Tour helps to rekindle the connect with fans: A R Rahman

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Oscar winning composer-singer A R Rahman, who is set to embark on a month-long musical tour across the country, says it would be an effort to closely interact with fans while celebrating music.

After making the nation proud on several global musical platforms, music-maestro Rahman is set for an India tour, titled ‘Rahmanishq’.

The tour will begin in Kolkata on October 1, followed by Visakhapatnam (October 12), Jaipur (October 20) and Ahmedabad (October 27).

Wake Up BCCI, warns Modi

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Former IPL comissioner Lalit Modi today asked the BCCI members to not blindly support president N Srinivasan and vice president Arun Jaitley.

Two days after the BCCI probe panel cleared Srinivasan’s son-in-law and Chennai Super Kings Team Principal Gurunath Meiyappan and Rajasthan Royals owner Raj Kundra of charges of betting in IPL 6, Bombay High Court today declared the two-member panel as “illegal and unconstitutional”.

Proposal to build kitchen shed in 7225 schools in Bihar

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Alarmed by death of 23 children after eating poisonous midday meal in a Chhapra school, the state government today decided to build kitchen shed in 7225 schools, including in Saran district.

A decision to this effect was taken at a meeting of state cabinet presided by Chief Minister Nitish Kumar.

A sum of Rs 1.5 lakh has been approved for building each kitchen shed, an official sources said.

Out of this, state would have major share of investment Rs 90,000 per kitchen shed while Centre contribution would be Rs 60,000, they said.

‘Rights of settlers from Andhra, Rayala areas to be protected’

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Constitutional rights of settlers from Andhra and Rayalaseema regions including the right to life and property will be safeguarded in Telangana, Andhra Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister Damodara Raja Narasimha said today.

“People from Andhra and Rayala regions who have settled in Hyderabad are part of the Telangana culture. Their right to life and property will be protected,” he told a press conference after the UPA and CWC formally endorsed Telangana.

The Indian Constitution confers the right to live anywhere in the country, he added.

Sikh girls in Afghanistan face difficulty in finding Mr Right

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Facing difficulty in finding suitable match for their daughters, Indian-origin Sikhs in Afghanistan are getting them married at an age when they are hardly educated or fully grown up, an MP of the country said here today.

“Girls there are worst affected. Their parents, mostly from business community, are getting them married at the age of 13-14 when they are not properly educated nor fully grown up,” said Anarkali Kaur Honaryar.

Nitish is PM material: Shatrughan

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Embarrassing the BJP, actor-turned politician Shatrughan Sinha today described Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar as “Prime Ministerial material” and asked his party to stop attacking the JD(U) leader.

“Nitish Kumar is PM material and well qualified for it. You don’t need to have a doctorate for it.He is among the select few good and successful chief ministers in the country today. He has successfully governed Bihar,” Sinha, the BJP Lok Sabha member from Patna Saheb, told reporters at the Jaiprakash Narayan Airport here.

SRK’s ‘Chennai Express’ to get biggest Bollywood release in UK

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Bollywood star Shah Rukh Khan’s latest blockbuster ‘Chennai Express’ will get the biggest release for any Indian film in the UK.

The comic caper, co-starring Deepika Padukone and directed by Rohit Shetty, will hit cinemas around the world to coincide with Eid next Friday.

“I am very glad the film is getting such a big release here. UK audiences are fantastic. I don’t believe that actors have regional appeal but I have to accept that some of my star value is largely down to audiences here,” said Shah Rukh Khan, during a promotional tour for the film in London today.