Commissioner of Minorities Welfare, Mr. Shaik Mohammed Iqbal, IPS told that Allah (SWT) has provided him an opportunity to take part in the educational and economic development of Minorities. He said that he would do his best to implement these welfare schemes with transparency. Soon after assuming charge, he reviewed the functioning of Minorities Institutions under his jurisdiction.
State Secretariat Telangana Employees Forum thanked the Govt. for issuing Health cards for State Govt. employees and Pensioners as a Deepavali gift. Talking to newsmen yesterday, Mr. Narendra Rao, President of Secretariat Telangana Employees Forum told this. He further told that this issue was pending with the Govt. for a long time. Govt. had convened a series of meetings of the officials with the office bearers of the unions. Mr. N.Kiran Kumar Reddy, C.M. of A.P. had instructed Dr. P.K.
Mr. Ashok Babu, President of A.P. NGO’s Association who gained fame during Seema Andhra agitation against the bifurcation of the State mentioned that He has no confidence on political leaders. If people desire and is there a need, He is prepared to enter into politics. He was talking newsmen in Hyderabad yesterday. He targeted the political parties and said that they have always violated their promises and cheated the people. Due to this, there is a need for the Govt. employees to enter into politics.
According to a press note issued by secretary of Study circle of Tameer-e-Millath, Dr. Yousuf Hamidi, a symposium will be held at 10:30 a.m. today at Gulshan-e-Khaleel, Masabtank under the chairmanship of President of Tameer-e-Millat, Mr. MOhamemd Abdul Raheem Quarashi. Dr. Mohammed Mateenuddin Quadri, General Secretary of Tameer-e-Millath, Mr. Adil Mohammed, Mr. Iqbal Ahmed Engineer, Mr. Omer Ahmed Shafeeq, Secretary of Tameer-e-Millath, Hyderabad city will address the gathering.
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Minorities Cell of Mahboob Nagar District Congress Committee announced 15 day celebrations in connection with Maulana Abul Kalam Azad’s birthday. This was announced in a special meeting held at the Chairmanship of district President of Minorities Cell of Congress Mr. Taqui Husain Taqui . A competitive examination will be held on Wednesday 6th November for High School Student at district level. Elocution competition will be held at 2 p.m. on Saturday 9th November. On Sunday, 10th November at all the head quarters of the mandals essary writing competition will be held.
Minister In charge of Gulbarga district, Mr. Qamarul Islam, Minister for Municipal Administration, Public Enterprises and Wakfs told that a delegation led by C.M. of Karnataka, Mr. Siddaramaiah will meet the Governor of Karnataka, Mr. Hans Raj Bhardawaj to impress upon him the need to implement section 371 (J) amendment so that the development of Hyderabad Karnataka region could be ensured. He told that the amendment made in the constitution is a historic event and a great deed for the Congress. He thanked Congress President, Ms. Sonia Gandhi and P.M. of India Dr.
A delegation of Urdu Journalists Forum of Bodhan met Mr. Zahid Ali Khan, Editor of Siasat Urdu Daily at his office yesterday and congratulated him for his campaign to boycott wedding dinners and to avoid unnecessary expenditure on marriages. Speaking to the delegation of Journalists, Mr. Zahid Ali Khan told that there is need to extend this campaign to the districts and to create awareness among the people. Dr. Nawab Mohammed Lateefuddin Quarashi Jagirdar sought suggestion from Mr. Zahid Ali Khan to extend this campaign to the districts. Present on this occasion were Mr.
RTA Officials seized 42 private buses due to the violation of transport riles during the past 3 days in the wake of Mahboob Nagar Bus accident. They seized 16 bus in Eluru, 9 Guntur, 6 in Adilabad, 5 in Medak and 2 each in Nizamabad, Krishna and one each in Nellore and Ananatapur districts.
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Due to the negligence of Wakf Board many old mosques around the city of Hyderabad are in danger. They are in dilapidated condition and no repairs are being undertaken. These mosques were neglected after the police action. These mosques are located in densely populated areas of Lal Darwaza, Jumarath Bazar, Imampura, Karwan, Shaikpet, Ghachibowli, Hitech city and Balapur. There are nearly one hundred mosques which are about to collapse. They are being neglected under a conspiracy to that the land grabbers could occupy these lands. Wakf Board should take immediate action to repair them.
Mr. M.A. Rasheed Rtd. Teacher told that although Urdu has been declared as the second official language of the State but its implementation is zero. The post of school assistant of Urdu in Zilla Parishad High School in Ranga Reddy district has been kept vacant.
All those candidates who have registered for A.P. Teachers’ Eligibility Test may attend a mock test to be held at 2 p.m. on Sunday 3rd November at Mahboob Hussain Jigar Hall, Siasat Office Complex. The candidates may register their names on the spot by showing their hall tickets. It is a good opportunity for the candidates to get practice.
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A condolence meeting of Dr. Vizarath Rasool Khan was held on Friday at Green Function Hall Mahboob Nagar. Mr. Nasar bin Ahmed presided over the meeting. The speakers from Hyderabad paid rich tribute to Dr. Vizarath Rasool Khan and said that he wanted to see every member of Muslim Communities Educated. He paid special attention on the education of women because he believed that educating a woman means educating the entire family.
Leaders of Telangana JAC protested against the A.P. formation day on 1st November by taking out a rally. They blocked the road at the bus stand of Nagar Kurnool. Speaking on this occasion, they said that today is not a happy day to celebrate the formation of A.P. State but it is the day of treachery for the people of Telangana. They advised the leaders of Seema Andhra not to create hurdles in the formation of separate Telangana State. The organizations of students also participated in the program.
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Talking to newsmen, Vice Chancellor of Telangana University, Prof. Mohammed Akbar Ali Khan and Registrar of the University, Prof. Limbadri told that the first convocation of the University will be held on 13th November. Prof. Sukhdev Thorat, former chairman of University Grants Commission will be the Chief Guest. Mr. P.L. Narasimhan, Governor of A.P. and Chancellor of the University will preside over the convocation function. 1497 Students who have graduated from this university from 2006 to 2013 will be awarded degrees. The V.C.
Bharatiya Janata Party’s (BJP) prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi on Saturday spoke to the wife of Patna blasts victim Munna Srivastav over phone, as he was unable to visit the family in Gopalganj due to bad weather conditions. He consoled the lady and said Munna’s sacrifice will not go waste and offered deepest condolences to the family. “Your daughter is like my daughter, we will take care of her. I wanted to visit you, but due to bad weather my helicopter could not land,” he said. He also tweeted: “Spoke to wife of Shaheed Munna Srivastava on phone.
Minister of State for Planning and Parliamentary Affairs, Rajeev Shukla on Saturday appealed to Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi to stop creating discord among people by constant criticism and giving out wrong facts, especially when he is a prime ministerial candidate. “I request Modi not to fight with everyone, create tension, criticize everyone, or give wrong facts. He has started doing all this, but the post for which he is contesting is very big. He has to take the entire nation along with him,” he said.
Congress Party leader Rashid Alvi on Saturday said that Bharatiya Janata Party’s (BJP) prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi’s visit to Patna to meet the victims of the serial blasts is purely political. He also asked Modi why he did not meet the victims of Muzaffarnagar where more than 60 people died in communal clashes last month. “Did Narendra Modi really go there to sympathize with the victims of Patna blasts? Why didn’t he go to Muzaffarnagar?
King Khan, who is ruling the Bollywood industry, says he sees the next Shah Rukh Khan in his son AbRam.
When asked who in the young set of actors has the capability to be the next Shah Rukh Khan, he said: “I see the next SRK in AbRam, but it will take time.”
He said he has dedicated this year for small things and little happiness.
“Each year, we run after to achieve something big, may it be big films, awards … I know it is all important and its been 22 years and I have decided to focus on small things. In the race of catching big things, we miss small things,” SRK said.
Delhi Chief Minister Shiela Dikshit Saturday said the onion prices in the national capital would come down after Diwali as new stocks were all set to arrive by next week.
Dikshit, who had come to power defeating the then Bharatiya Janata Party government in 1998 riding on high onion prices, said her government has spoken to the onion suppliers from various states in the country and managed to get stock of onions to tackle the crisis.
“The wholesale price of onion will be Rs.10 whereas retail price will be around Rs.45-46,” she added.
Pakistan Saturday summoned US ambassador to the foreign ministry and lodged a formal protest over the drone strike which killed Pakistan Taliban chief Hakimullah Mehsud, the foreign ministry said.
“In order to register our concerns, the US ambassador was called to the foreign office by the foreign secretary to register our protest over the recent drone attacks,” Xinhua quoted a foreign ministry statement as saying.
The latest drone strike will have a negative impact on the government’s initiative to undertake a dialogue with the Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), it said.
Myanmar’s main ethnic minority organisations reached agreement Saturday on a ceasefire plan that they will present to the government and which they say could lead to peace in the country by 2015, media reported.
The plan was signed in Laiza, capital of the northern state of Kachin, where fighting in recent days between Kachin rebels and army soldiers has triggered a rise in the displaced population.
The Kachin Independence Organisation, whose military arm is the Kachin Liberation Army, has expressed its willingness to sign the accord.
A total of 1,550 flights with an estimated 167,050 passengers were affected by the shooting at Los Angeles International Airport Friday, an airport spokesperson said Saturday.
The affected flights included 724 scheduled arrivals with an estimated 67,850 passengers and 826 departures with an estimated 99,200 passengers on board, Xinhua reported citing airport spokesperson Nancy Suey Castles.
Eighty-six flights scheduled to arrive at the airport were diverted to other airports.
Indian captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni was pleased with the way his top-order performed in the seven-match ODI series against Australia but said the team’s death bowling needs improvement.
Rohit Sharma smashed his way into the record books with a stunning 209 as the Indian cricket team provided the perfect Diwali gift to the nation with a 57-run victory in the the series-deciding final ODI to clinch the rubber 3-2 here tonight.
The Afghan Taliban today condemned the killing of Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan chief Hakimullah Mehsud and described his death as “a great loss”.
The Afghan Taliban appealed to Pakistan to prevent any further “brutal” US drone attacks.
“The Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan was shocked at the news that Hakimullah Mehsud was martyred in a cowardly US drone attack,” the Afghan Taliban said in a statement.
Favouring regulation of press, senior journalist B G Verghese today said self-regulation of media had not worked in the country.
“Media does need regulation. In democratic society, the media is unregulated. You cannot drive a high speed car unless you have good brakes. Here the media has power of technology …Tremendous power, but no brakes.
“It calls for self regulation, but self regulation itself has failed,” Verghese said.