Students’ Islamic Organization will conduct Dawath workshop for two days on 3rd November and 4th November from 9:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. at Masjid Azizia, Humayun Nagar. The topic of the workshop is “Dawath of Allah (SWT)”. Mr. Abdul Hameed member of Dawath Committee of Jamat-e-Islami will be the Chief Guest.
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Principal Controller of Communication accounts, A.P. Circle Hyderabad, has announced for the launch of Pensioners’ Helpline Toll Free service at phone number 1800-4250-6000. This service will be from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on all the working days. He has requested all the pensioners residing within the jurisdiction of A.P. Telecom Circle, BSNL and DoT can contact at this number for the redressal of their complaints.
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Study Center of Aligarh Muslim University Distance Courses is functioning at Suffa Model High School, Tadban and the classes for Intermediate(English and Urdu Medium),B.A. and B.Sc. are held from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Sundays starting from 3rd November. The contact classes for M.A. and M.Com will be started later. Text books and Study materials will also be distributed. For further details, please contact cell phone numbers 9347548831 or 9700232482.
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The identity of Maulana Azad National Urdu University is in danger. Due to its national character, the domination of north Indians was being felt hitherto but with the appointment of non-Urdu knowing teachers, it is losing its Urdu character. Urdu University was founded on the basis of promoting Urdu language and imparting higher education through the medium of Urdu to link it with job oriented courses. The way in which Urdu University is functioning gives and impression that Urdu is being eradicated in a phased manner systematically.
At least two kids died and seven others fell ill allegedly after taking food at an anganwadi centre in Odisha’s tribal dominated Mayurbhanj district today, police said.
The deceased children were identified as 3-year-olds Kajal Behera and Siba Behera of Jamada Sahi village under Jashipur police station in Mayurbhanj district.
President Barack Obama has wished Indians “a Happy Diwali and Saal Mubarak” saying the festival reminded Americans that the US “is home to many faiths and traditions, and that our diversity makes us stronger.”
That’s “why I’m proud that this year Democrats and Republicans in Congress joined together for the first-ever celebration of Diwali on Capitol Hill,” he said in a statement issued Friday on the observance of Diwali.
Alumni of Osmania University are arranging an Urdu Mushira today at 5 p.m. at Press Club Bashir Bagh. The collection of Urdu Poems “Maddo Jazar” written by Mr. Siddique Kausar will be released in this function. Urdu poets from A.P., Karnataka and Maharashtra will participate in the Mushaira. Mr. Abid Rasool Khan, Chairman of Minorities Commission will preside over the function. Prof. S.A. Shukoor, Director of Urdu Academy, Mr. Mohammed Mahmood Ali, TRS MLC, Mr. Zaheeruddin Ali Khan, Managing Editor of Siasat Urdu Daily, Mr.
Mr. Mohammed Shahid Siddiqui, member of Telephone Advisory Committee, Mr. Mohammed Masood Ali, Convener of Minorities Urdu Conference and Ms. Arshia Khan, Convener, Ladies Wing have requested the Urdu lovers to attend Minorities Urdu Conference to be held on 5th November at Madina Education Center, Nampally. It will be presided over by Mr. Mohammed Ismail-ur-Rab Ansari, President of the Forum. Mr. Abid Rasool Khan, Chairman A.P. State Minorities Commission, Hafiz Peer Shabbeer Ahmed, MLC, Prof. S.A. Shukoor, Director, A.P. Urdu Academy, Mr. Mohammed Feroz Khan, Mr. Zakir Javeed, Advocate, Mr.
Germany today became the first European country to allow babies born with characteristics of both sexes to be registered as neither male nor female, but advocates called for broader reforms.
Under the new legislation, the entry for gender can be left blank on birth certificates, effectively creating a
category for indeterminate sex in the public register.
But activists promoting the rights of so-called ‘intersex’ people said they hoped the creation of a third gender option would open the door to broader changes limiting genital surgery on newborns with both male and female
Towlichowki is a very busy commercial area which is progressing day by day. There are many corporate institutions, banks, Schools shopping malls, marriage halls and hotels but there not many ATMs in this area. It is requested that SBI authorities to open more ATM counters.
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For gaining power, unity is the basis but it is very regrettable that despite constituting 89.3% of the total population, SCs, STs, BCs and Minorities are begging for reservations in front of those who are not in majority. These thoughts were expressed by Mr. Zaheeruddin Ali Khan, Managing Editor of SIasat Urdu Daily in a meeting held at Mahboob Nagar on Wednesday. This meeting was organized by Minorities Reservation United Front of Mahboob Nagar. Mr. Zaheeruddin Ali Khan told the weaker sections that they are real rulers but a section of society with 10% population is ruling them.
Mr. Mohammed Younus was born in 1954. He is a qualified Artist who completed Diploma in Painting from College of Fine Arts of JNTU. He was a student in that college in 1971 to 1976. He organized his first exhibition in March 1977 in Kolkata. He joined his family business in 1978 and started view point advertising and marketing agency. He went to Saudi Arabia and worked in two major companies as Creative Artist. He organized exhibition of his paintings on the occasion of Heart Conference organized by King Faisal Hospital. He returned to Hyderabad after 25 years.
Chief Minister N Kiran Kumar Reddy on Friday ordered setting up of committee of senior IAS officers to probe the cause of Palem bus mishap. The committee would also suggest measures to prevent such accidents in future.
Panic prevailed in King Koti area last night when papers containing Quranic verses were found in the crackers exploded. The local Muslims registered their protest but police controlled the situation immediately.
A 30-feet whale shark was found dead on the Arabian Sea coast near Sarakhadi village in Kodinar taluka of Saurashtra district recently.
Dinesh Goswami of a local nature club said here today that it had been lying there in a decomposed state for five to six days.
Along with other members of his club, Goswami rushed to the spot and informed forest department officials who got a veterinary doctor to conduct a post mortem on it.
They used cranes to lift the creature which weighed three tonnes.
Mr. Syed Vicaruddin Quadri, Editor of Rahnuma-e-Deccan Urdu Daily thanked Mr. Zahid Ali Khan, Editor of Siasat Urdu Daily for selecting him for the prestigious award of Abid Ali Khan. He returned the cheque given to him along with the award with a request to deposit his amount in Siasat’s Millat Fund. He assured that in future Rahnuma-e-Deccan will continue to cooperate in social welfare activities of Siasat Urdu Daily. Mr. Zahid Ali Khan informed him that the cheque has been deposited in Millat Fund.
C.M. of A.P. Mr. N.Kiran Kumar Reddy awarded Mohanta Award to ACP of Falaknuma, Mr. Mohammed Taher Ali. He was appointed as Sub-Inspector of Police in 2000. He also got Seva Padakam in 1992 and Uttam Seva Padakam in 2002. He served in various police stations in the city. In 2002, 2003 and 2004, he also served as Hajj Volunteer. The then Consul of Hajj, Dr. Ausaf Sayeed gave him a certificate of merit in recognition of his good services during Hajj. Former DGP of A.P. Mr. V. Dinesh Reddy had also given him certificates of merit.
Art Gallery of Siasat Urdu Daily is organizing Islamic Calligraphy Exhibition in Bidar from 2nd to 5th November. The Inaugural Function will be held today at Baridshahi Palace, Ambedkar Circle Bidar. Calligraphic Exhibits of five noted Calligraphers of Hyderabad will present their art pieces. Entry is free. This exhibition is being held in the cooperation of Shaheen Educational Institutions of Bidar.
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An 18-year-old girl committed suicide after having a quarrel with her neighbours on some trivial issue.
According to Nacharam police, the deceased Rajni Chowdhary, committed suicide by hanging to the ceiling fan at her residence in Annapurna Colony of Mallapur on Thursday night. A few hours before she took the extreme step she had an argument with the neighbours and was allegedly mentally depressed. (INN)
As many as 979 people were killed and about 1,900 injured following violent incidents in different parts of Iraq during October, a statement released by the UN Assistance Mission for Iraq (UNAMI) said Friday.
A total of 852 civilians and 127 members of the Iraqi security forces were killed in terrorist and violent acts in October, while 1,902 people were wounded, including 1,793 civilians and 109 security members, reported Xinhua citing the statement.
Asserting that Andhra Pradesh was able to achieve substantial progress as it was a big state which had remained united, Chief Minister N Kiran Kumar Reddy on Friday hoped that the status quo would be maintained even as the Centre proceeds on its decision to carve a separate Telangana out of its territory.
Speaking at the official Andhra Pradesh Formation Day celebrations here, Reddy remarked that the late Prime Minister Indira Gandhi had been a staunch integrationist as he reiterated his views against the state’s bifurcation.
Andhra Pradesh government on Friday night ordered a probe by the Crime Investigation Department into the ghastly bus mishap in Mahbubnagar district in which 45 passengers were charred to death two days ago.
A committee of senior IAS officers has also been set up to investigate the cause of the Volvo bus accident and suggest measures to prevent such tragedies in future.
Chief Minister N Kiran Kumar Reddy reviewed the accident with Transport Minister Botsa Satyanarayana and top officials here this evening.
Delhi BJP’s Chief Ministerial candidate Harsh Vardhan today accused the Sheila Dixit government of showing an “indifferent” attitude towards common man hit by inflation in the festive season.
“Indifferent attitude of the government has broken the back of the people of Delhi. Not a single house is unaffected by price rise and adulteration and the government machinery remains a spectator,” he charged in a statement.
He charged the market was full of adulterated sweets but the government has not raided a single shop.
The Delhi High Court commenced hearing final arguments in the trial court’s reference to it for confirmation of death sentence awarded to four convicts in December 16 gangrape case.
A bench of justices Reva Khetrapal and Pratibha Rani heard prosecution’s argument on the reference case as well as the appeals filed by all four convicts Mukesh, Pawan, Akshya and Vinay in the case.
The trial court on September 13 had awarded death penalty to all the accused for raping the 23-year-old girl in a moving bus in south Delhi on the night of December 16 last year.
Rahul Gandhi did not make any wrong statement, Congress MP Sanjay Nirupam today said on the Election Commission’s notice against Gandhi for his remarks that Pakistan’s ISI was in touch with Muzaffarnagar riot victims and charge that BJP was indulging in politics of hatred.
Nirupam, who is also an AICC Secretary, said the party will respond to the EC notice but targetted BJP asking it to first form a consensus over the issue within its own family before protesting against it.