Month: February 2014

Dhoni at a loss to explain defeat against New Zealand

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His team overwhelmingly crushed by New Zealand, ranked seven rungs below India, a confused skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni muttered some inanities about the loss, asking his batsmen to “improvise and adapt” while praising his bowlers who gave away 303 runs in the fifth and final one-dayer.

After losing the fourth ODI three days ago, Dhoni had castigated his wayward bowlers, asking them to use their “brains more”. Today they conceded over 300 runs but he thought the new-ball bowling was “really good” and even the death bowling to some extent.

Essays on “Poetry and Literature in Gulbarga” book release today at Siasat

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A book on “Poetry and Literature in Gulbarga” will be released today at 6:30 p.m. at Golden Jubilee Hall, Siasat Office Complex today. Mr. Zahid Ali Khan, Editor of Siasat Urdu Daily will release the book. Dr. Wahab Andaleeb, former Chairman of Karnataka Urdu Academy and Mr. Mujtaba Husain will be the Chief Quest. Mr. Ghulam Ahmed Noorani, General Secretary of Zinda Dilan-e-Hyderabad has requested the Urdu lovers to attend this function.

–Siasat News

My fiance thought I was weird: Emma Roberts

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Actress Emma Roberts’ fiance thought she was weird when they first met.

The 22-year-old actress said her boyfriend Evan Peters, 26, did not show any interest in her initially, despite her endless flirting.

The couple, who got engaged over the Christmas period, were introduced to each other while filming ‘Adult World’ in 2012, reported Us magazine.

Take Mahlaqa Bai’s shrine into Govt. custody- Pairak demands

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Mr. Jilani Pairak, Secretary General of Fine Arts International demanded the Govt. of A.P. to take into custody the shrine of Mahlaqa Bai Chanda, situated at Maula Ali and give it Khader Ali Baig Theater Foundation. He has written an open letter to CM of AP, Mr. N. Kiran Kumar Reddy in this regard.

-_Siasat News

Awards for Urdu Medium toppers and teachers

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SSC toppers of Urdu medium teachers will be awarded in a function to be held in February in Hyderabad.

Mr. Mohammed Wahajuddin Siddiqui informed that students from Govt., ZP and Private Urdu medium schools who get top ranks in Hyderabad and Ranga Reddy Districts will be given awards. In the same manner, teachers who are teaching Urdu as first language in High Schools will also be given awards.

World Hijab Day today

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On the occasion of World Hijab Day, Jamat-e-Islami of AP is organizing a public meeting and dharna at Indira Park at 5 p.m. today. Ladies and Girls are requested to participate in this program in large number.

–Siasat News

Writ for protection of Wakf properties dismissed by HC

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Justice CV Nagarjuna Reddy of High Court dismissed the writ petition filed by Mr. Syed Farees Ahmed regarding the implementation of the report of Mr. Mehdi Husain for the protection of Wakf properties. Principal Secretary of Minorities Welfare Dept. and Madina Group of Institutions appeared against the writ petition.

–Siasat News

Ensure victory for SP: Mulayam tells UP ministers

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Samajwadi Party supremo Mulayam Singh Yadav today asked Uttar Pradesh ministers to ensure victory for the party in the Lok Sabha elections.

Yadav asked the leaders to ensure victory by winning maximum number of seats in the Lok Sabha from the state and do anything for the purpose by gaining the confidence of people.

Mulayam, during a meeting with state ministers, coined the slogan “Jeet hi Dharm” (Victory is Religion), and asked them to redress grievances of people at their level or “forward them to Chief Minister”, Minsiter Sunil Yadav Sajan said.

Problems knocking on our doors: Bhagwat

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Despite innovations and progress India made since Independence, the country is facing many problems including in security and economics sectors, RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat said today.

Though Indian qualities were acclaimed across the globe, problems were knocking on our doors, Bhagwat said, addressing an alumni meet of Bal Bharti school here.

“We can trust our social qualities and say we are sound.

But the situation the country is passing through…what is happening?” he asked.

Attitude of Girls for Higher Education is appreciable

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The girls should be made aware of rules and regulations such as Nirbhay Act. to prevent crimes in the country. These thoughts were expressed by Ms. Prema Rajeshwari, Judge and Secretary, Metropolitan Legal Service Authority while addressing an awareness program for sexual harassment and preventive measures at Indira Pridarshani Degree College for Women organized by Association for Protection of Civil Rights. She told that parents should arrange Education of the girls’ rights from KG to PG.

No Moon was sighted

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A meeting of the committee for sighting of the Moon was held yesterday at Husaini Building, Moazam Jahi Market. The Moon was not sighted in the city of Hyderabad. No news was received from any part of the country of sighting the Moon.

It has therefore been announced that 1st February 2014 will be 30th Rabiulawal, 1435 AH.

–Siasat News

Minorities should unite to fight against fascist forces- Amer Ali Khan

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It is essential for Minorities to get united to keep away the fascist forces from getting power. Siasat Urdu Daily has been making an attempt to bring together Daliths, Muslims and Christians for a long time. These thoughts were expressed by Mr. Amer Ali Khan, News Editor of Siasat Urdu Daily and leader of YSRCP. He was addressing a protest meeting at Indira Park against atrocities on Christians Priests and Minorities. This program was organized by Christian Missionaries in which Dalith and Muslim Organizations also participated.

‘Need to constantly remember Mahatma Gandhi’s life and works’

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Mahatma Gandhi’s emphasis on the need for businesses to be run honestly and truthfully was the message of a discussion here which was organised jointly by Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd (BHEL) and the Standing Conference of Public Enterprises (SCOPE) to pay homage to the Father of the Nation.

The programme on ‘Ethical Business and Integrity’ for the public sector, which was held yesterday to commemorate Martyrs’ Day, was graced by TKA Nair, the Adviser to the Prime Minister.

Kerala woman ends demo against sand mafia on CM assurance

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A woman from Kerala, who was protesting at Jantar Mantar here seeking action against sand mining mafia in the state, today ended her nearly four-month long agitation after Chief Minister Oommen Chandy gave her assurance in this regard.

“The Chief Minister has assured me that his government would take strong steps to protect the state’s coastal areas from the sand mining mafia,” Jazeera, who met Chandy at Kerala House, said.

She claimed that her agitation helped create awareness among massess about the urgent need for protecting coastal environment.

Sushma Swaraj slams Centre on fishermen’s issue

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Senior BJP leader Sushma Swaraj today accused the Centre of remaining “indifferent” to the problem of fishermen from Tamil Nadu and Gujarat who are affected by attacks from the Sri Lankan and Pakistan Navy.

She alleged that the Centre did not take any step to provide them security and fish in the sea.

“If BJP comes to power, it will get all Indian fishermen detained in Sri Lanka released, though it is not possible to bring back the dead fishermen,” she said, taking part in ‘kadal thamarai porattam’ (Sea Lotus demonstration), organised by the BJP state unit.

‘AP still favoured investment hotspot despite Telangana issue’

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Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Kiran Kumar Reddy today asserted that the state is still one of the most preferred investment destinations notwithstanding the ongoing political turmoil over Telangana.

Reddy was speaking after formally inaugurating Berger Paints’ largest water-based paint manufacturing unit with an initial capacity of 80,000 tonnes at Hindupur in Anantapur district.

Berger Paints opens Hindupur plant in Andhra Pradesh

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Berger Paints India Ltd today inaugurated its largest water-based paint manufacturing unit with an initial capacity of 80,000 tons at Hindupur in the Anantapur District of Andhra Pradesh.

Kuldeep Singh Dhingra, Chairman, Berger Paints, said in the final phase the factory will have a capacity of 3,20,000 tons per annum. Additionally, there will be a plant for the manufacture of 1,00,000 KL of emulsion, a key raw material, for which a provision already exists.

Hoping to stage a comeback: Sreesanth

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Fast bowler Sreesanth who has been slapped with a life ban following his alleged involvement in the IPL spot-fixing scandal, today said he hoped to stage a comeback.

“My training is going on. I am totally confident that the bad phase of my life will end soon and I will stage a comeback in the cricket world sooner,” Sreesanth told reporters after visiting the famous Mahakal Temple in neighbouring Ujjain.

Sreesanth and his wife Bhuwaneshwari also visited Khajrana Ganesh temple here last night.

BJP denies Pawar-Modi meeting, says no to alliance with NCP

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Amid talk of NCP giving mixed signals on its alliance with Congress for Lok Sabha polls, BJP today denied that there had been any meeting between Sharad Pawar and party leader Narendra+Modi” target=”_blank”>Narendra Modi even as it dismissed any speculation of a likely tie up.

“As far as my knowledge goes, there was no meeting between the two,” BJP President Rajnath Singh told reporters when asked to respond to talk that Pawar and Modi had met in Delhi recently.

One held for siphoning off Rs 10 lakh from Laxman’s account

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One person was today arrested for allegedly siphoning off Rs 10 lakh from the bank account of former Indian cricketer V V S Laxman through net banking, police said.

Izazul, a resident of Malda was today arrested from Salt Lake area under the jurisdiction of Bidhannagar police commissionarate after Rs 10 lakh was credited to his bank account from Laxman’s account in a Hyderabad-based bank.

Manager of the nationalised bank, where the accused is having an account informed the police due to this unusual transaction, leading to Izazul’s detention.

740,000 displaced inside South Sudan: UN

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An estimated 740,000 people are displaced inside South Sudan with the largest increase in Unity State, a UN humanitarian agency said Friday.

According to the latest figures from the UN Office for Coordination of humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), some 123,400 people have fled to neighbouring countries of Kenya, Uganda, Ethiopia and Sudan, Xinhua reported.

“People displaced are hosted in over 100 locations with 18 sites hosting over 10,000 people each. Aid organisations have assisted nearly 300,000 people so far, the majority outside UN bases in rural areas,” OCHA said in its latest report.

Russia urges not to put new demands on Iran

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Russia has urged the six world powers involved in Iranian nuclear talks to not submit new demands to Teheran.

“We call on our partners to refrain from tabling new demands which are able to undermine the trust already reached and to throw the situation back to the starting point,” Xinhua quoted Mikhail Ulyanov, head of the foreign ministry’s security and disarmament department, as saying Friday.

15 Palestinians shot in West Bank, Gaza demos: medics

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Israeli soldiers shot and wounded 10 Palestinians near the West Bank town of Ramallah during a protest today over the killing of a teenager, Palestinian medics and security sources said.

In Gaza, meanwhile, medics said five more Palestinians were wounded by Israeli army gunfire near the border fence with Israel.

The sources said the Palestinians in the West Bank were hit by live rounds on the outskirts of Jalazun refugee camp and hospitalised in Ramallah, including one with serious injuries.

Egypt military: Airstrikes kill 13 Sinai militants

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Egyptian military officials say the number of suspected militants killed by airstrikes in the Sinai Peninsula has risen to 13.

The officials say Apache helicopters fired missiles at houses used as hideouts and gathering points for the suspected militants.

The explosions resounded for miles and smoke rose in the sky from the targeted villages. Officials spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to speak to the press.

A long-running military offensive has been stepped up after militants shot down a helicopter earlier this week, killing all its crew members.

AAP hits out at Delhi police over death of Arunachal youth

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Slamming Delhi Police for the death of the son of an Arunachal Pradesh MLA here, Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) today said that “as far as accountability of Delhi Police is concerned, this is very condemnable”.

“Whoever is responsible for it (the incident), must be given stringent punishment so that a strong precedent is set.

“This (the incident) underlines the lawlessness that we have always been questioning. As far as accountability of Delhi Police is concerned, this is very condemnable,” said party spokesperson Dilip Pandey.