Minorities Welfare Dept launches four services through Mee Seva
Chief Secretary Dr PK Mohanty launched four citizen services of Minorities Welfare Department through Mee Seva at the State Secretariat here on Friday.
Month: February 2014
AIIMS has landed in a hullabaloo, Audit reveals multi- crore
All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) has landed in a hullabaloo over misappropriation of funds to the tune of ` 400 crore,which also includes refunds worth ` 53.68 crore for poor patients.
The revelation came when an internal wing of the Health Ministry conducted an audit of AIIMS’s records from the last five years.
APOSS introduces Tatkal Scheme to pay SSC, Inter exam fee
The candidates who have got admissions into the Intermediate and SSC (AP Open School Society) Courses and eligible to appear for the Intermediate and SSC (APOSS) Public Examinations scheduled from April 25th, but could not pay the examination fee in time, can avail the opportunity of “Tatkal Scheme” from March 3rd to 7th .
Ex- Railway employee tried to kidnap girl, arrested
An Ex- Railway employee, attempted to kidnap a 19-year-old girl who disembarked at the Secunderabad railway station, was detained by the railway police on Thursday.
The accused, P. Paramjyothi, aged 52year-old, had t took a crack at the girl to forcefully take her out of the railway station on Tuesday midnight.
The victim, who hailed from Vijayawada, came to visit her relatives in the city, screamed, and it attracted the attention of the Railway police. According to police, they thwarted Paramjyothi plan to kidnap and rape the girl.
IOC stake sale priced at 10% discount; govt to get Rs 5,300 cr
The government has approved 10 per cent stake sale in Indian Oil Corporation (IOC) to state run ONGC and OIL at a discount of 10 per cent, which will fetch about Rs 5,300 crore to the exchequer.
“Yes, 10 per cent,” Oil Minister Veerappa Moily said when asked if the IOC share sale will happen at a discount to market price.
The sale of 10 per cent stake or 24.27 crore shares will be through an off-market transaction, with ONGC and Oil India Ltd (OIL) buying 5 per cent stake each.
TRS postpones crucial meet to March 3
The Telangana Rashtra Samithi has postponed the joint meeting of its Politburo, Parliamentary Party, Legislature Party and State Executive to March 3.
This crucial meeting was earlier scheduled to be held on March 1. Sources say that the meeting would now be held on March 3 and would discuss the post-bifurcation scenario in Telangana region. The reasons for postponement of meeting could not be ascertained although sources say that some leaders have expressed their inability to reach Hyderabad by Saturday.
Court fix March 24 for arguments on charge against Abu Jundal
A special NIA court here today fixed March 24 for commencement of arguments on framing of charges against suspected LeT terrorist Abu Jundal, one of the masterminds of the 26/11 attacks.
District Judge I S Mehta fixed the matter for March 24 after the National Investigation Agency (NIA) supplied the deficient copies of the documents filed along with its charge sheet to advocate M S Khan, who appeared for Jundal.
No decision on IPL venue, BCCI to wait for election schedule
Desperate to keep a bulk of the IPL matches in India, the BCCI today decided to wait till the announcement of the dates of general elections before finalising the venues of the Twenty20 mega-event, a part of which will have to be held abroad due to security issues.
The BCCI’s working committee met here today to discuss the matter days after the Home Ministry made it clear that it would not be able to provide security for the event due to the elections set for April-May. The elections are set to clash with the IPL window, which has been kept from April 9 to June 3.
Two brothers shot dead in road rage case in Delhi
Two brothers were shot dead in an apparent road rage case in Outer Delhi’s Bawana area today.
The incident took place at around 10:30 AM when the two brothers, identified as Shadab Singh and Kaptan Singh, had an argument with Rahul alias Kalu over parking of his car.
“Rahul then shot the two brothers and fled from the spot in his car. The two were rushed to a nearby hospital where they were declared brought dead,” said a senior police official.
For Muslims, Modi is declared enemy. The others are veiled enemies
Early Thursday morning at Mohammadpur, in Lalgunj Lok Sabha constituency was a clear sign of a tense tranquil. Clashes between two communities over a petty issue on Monday had claimed the life of a youth in this area.
Anger against the administration and rage against the ruling Samajwadi Party were apparent in this Muslim belt. Lalgunj and Azamgarh are two adjacent Lok Sabha constituencies in eastern Uttar Pradesh.
54 new central schools to come up
As many as 54 new central schools would be opened across 17 states of the country.
The approval for opening of the new Kendriya Vidyalayas (KV) was given by the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) at a meeting here Friday.
These 54 KVs would be located in 53 districts of the 17 states, an official release said here.
The total cost of opening of these new KVs is projected at Rs.9.2 billion. The non-recurring costs covering constructions cost, furniture and fixtures will be Rs.7.9 billion and recurring cost covering pay and allowance and other expenses will be Rs.1.3 billion.
Modi is a hard worker and a good friend: Karunanidhi
DMK President M Karunanidhi today described BJP’s Prime Ministerial candidate Narendra Modi as a ‘hardworker’ and a ‘good friend.’
Karunanidhi’s response came in an interview to one of the leading Tamil dailies ‘Dinamalar,’ in which the 90 year-old DMK patriarch also refrained from commenting on a possible tie-up with the saffron party post-elections.
“The hectic election campaign by Modi shows he is a hardworker. He is also a good friend of mine,” he said when asked about his ‘personal opinion’ on the Gujarat Chief Minister.
Modi should introspect his party before criticizing others of dynastic politics: Congress
Commenting on the alliance between the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the Lok Janshakti Party (LJP), Congress leader Shakeel Ahmad on Friday said that BJP prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi should introspect his own party before criticizing others of family politics as he was doing the same.
“Modi always criticizes the Congress for playing family politics, but before criticizing others, he must look in his own party,” said Ahmad.
Kiran’s security scaled down
Hours after the Union Cabinet’s decided to recommend President’s Rule in Andhra Pradesh, the State Police on Friday scaled down the security cover of former Chief Minister N Kiran Kumar Reddy.
According to sources, five cars and ambulance have been removed from Kiran’s convoy. His security will be equivalent to those of all former Chief Ministers. Now one bullet proof vehicle and two normal vehicles would form part of his convey. Further, the security around his residence has also been reduced due to change in his status. (INN)
Oral contraceptives up women’s chances of developing multiple sclerosis
A new study has revealed that women who take oral contraceptives are at higher risk of multiple sclerosis (MS).
However, researchers said that the findings do not mean women should stop using birth control, Fox News reported.
The researchers, who utilized membership data from Kaiser Permanente Southern California, analyzed the health records of 305 women aged 14 to 48 who were diagnosed with MS or its precursor, clinically isolated syndrome (CIS), between 2008 and 2011.
Meet the teen who eats her bodyweight in ketchup every year
A UK teenager is so obsessed with eating ketchup that she consumes her bodyweight of the stuff everyyear.
Melissa Ibbitson said that she started eating ketchup when she first went to McDonalds as a kid, Daily Star reported.
The 19-year-old teen said that she eats so much of that stuff that she is now anxious thinking what it’s doing to her body.
Ibbitson eats spaghetti or beans on toast with ketchup for breakfast; in lunch she eats a sandwich with ketchup and dinner includes ketchup with whatever she eats.
SC reserved order on Fatwas and Darul Qaza: Abdur Raheem Quraishi
Commenting upon the news published in newspapers regarding Supreme Court’s decision on fatwas and darul Qaza, Assistant general secretary All India Muslim Personal Law Board Mr. Mohammed Abdur Raheem Qureshi said that the court has not pronounced it judgment rather it has reserved its order.
New video tries to explain ‘economics of sex’
tA Texas research institute has released a 10-minute video that tries to explain the mysteries of attraction in terms of economic supply and demand.
‘The Economics of Sex’ video is the first of several that will connect “compelling data with everyday life,” academic Mark Regnerus and his colleagues at the Austin Institute for the Study of Family and Culture said.
Welfare party deplores performance of some Muslim MPs
Commenting upon the performance of some members of parliament, Malik Motasim Khan President Welfare Party said that some members of parliament including Muslim members have not utilized the MP fund properly instead a large part of the fund remained unused and the public problems continued as ever.
Even as the Muslim predominant areas mostly suffer from problems and backwardness, nearly Rs. 293 crore MP fund remained unutilized in 70 parliamentary constituencies where Muslims are in majority.
Govt hikes DA by 10% for 80 lakh employees & pensioners
Government today raised dearness allowance to 100 per cent, from 90 per cent, benefiting its 50 lakh employees and 30 lakh pensioners.
The decision to hike DA for its employees, and to provide dearness relief for pensioners, by 10 per cent to 100 per cent was taken by the Union Cabinet in its meeting held here.
“The Union Cabinet has approved the proposal to hike Dearness allowance for its employees and dearness relief for its pensioners to 100 per cent in its meeting held here,” a source said.
One-day salary to Telangana martyrs’ families
Telangana NGOs Joint Action Committee has announced to donate one-day salary to Telangana martyrs’ families after implementation of 10th Pay Revision Commission recommendations. President TNGOs G. Devi Prasad Rao told this. He said one of the family members of Telangana martyr will be given government job and their families will be taken care of.
Gold worth over Rs 74 lakh seized at Hyd airport; one arrested
A man from Karnataka was arrested at the Rajiv Gandhi International Airport (RGIA) at Shamshabad here after 2.4 kg gold worth over Rs 74 lakh was seized from his possession, custom officials said today.
Based on intelligent profiling, the officers of Customs Air Intelligence Unit intercepted one passenger Mir Mohamed Hussain of Karnataka, who arrived from Singapore by Silk Air Flight at the airport last night, the officials said.
He passenger had not declared any dutiable goods in his possession and tried to escape checking of personal baggage too.
Govt clears EC proposal, candidates can spend more on campaign
Government today cleared a proposal of the Election Commission to raise expenditure limits for Lok Sabha elections to a maximum of Rs 70 lakh and a minimum of Rs 54 lakh, allowing candidates to spend more on their poll campaigns.
The Commission has proposed to raise expenditure limits for assembly elections, with a maximum of Rs 28 lakh and a minimum of Rs 20 lakh in North Eastern and hill states.
According to sources, the Union Cabinet which met here considered the Commission’s proposal in this regard sent on February 17 and cleared the same.
President Rule is back in AP after 41 years
The President’s Rule has been imposed in Andhra Pradesh after a gap of over 41 years.
The President’s Rule was imposed in Andhra Pradesh for the first time on 11th January 1973 following breakdown of Law & Order in the State due to Jai Andhra agitation.
12 pc reservations to Muslims in Telangana a must: Anuradha Reddy
Hyderabad was the abode of communal harmony during Qutub Shahi and Asif Jahi eras and the joint culture and precious civilization was an example for the entire world, which was later destroyed in a planned manner after foundation of Andhra Pradesh. Claimed noted social worker Anuradha Reddy.
She said during Asif Jahi rule more than one language was given officials language status while in united Andhra it was conspired to destroy officials languages of Asifjahi period particularly Urdu in the name of promoting Telugu, which directly affected the economy of Urdu speaking people.