Month: April 2014

Shorthand, Typewriting exams results declared

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The results of the Shorthand & Typewriting Examinations held on 14th & 15th and 24th & 25th of February have been declared and placed in the website http://apsbtet.net/twshportal or http://sbtetap.gov.in.

The fee for recounting of marks is Rs 350/- per paper and photo copy per paper is at Rs.100/- . The payment for obtaining photo copy and applying for recounting is though A.P.online only. The date of commencement for photo copies and applying for recounting is from 07-04-2014. The candidates can visits the site of SBTET for more details, according to a press release. (INN)

Glam up your workplace with smart dressing

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Give a twist to the monotonous dressing style with red check gingham or bright ties this summer.

Men’s apparel brand John Players has come up with some glamorous designs that can help elevate style statement at the workplace, said a statement.

* Up your style with a red check gingham: Beat the Monday blues with a pair of bright red check gingham shirt with a blue trouser. Team up the look with a pair of light brown loafers.

BDL Director assumes charge

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Air Vice Marshal NB Singh, AVSM, VSM (Retd), on Tuesday assumed charge as Director (Technical) of Bharat Dynamics Limited, a Hyderabad based Mini-ratna Category – 1 Company under the Ministry of Defence, Government of India.

Prior to his present appointment, AVM NB Singh (Retd) served as Assistant Chief of Air Staff (Communication) in the Indian Air Force.

SCR GM releases “Telugu Panchangam”

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South Central Railway General Manager PK Srivastava has released the ‘Telugu Panchangam’ brought out by the South Central Railway Andhra Lalita Kala Samiti (SCR ALKS) here on the occasion of Ugadi festival at Secunderabad on Monday.

Now, a Khaas Aadmi Party with dustbin as symbol

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Arvind Kejriwal’s Aam Aadmi Party may now have a competitor. A Khaas Aadmi Party was Tuesday floated in Mumbai, and has asked the Election Commission to allot ‘dustbin’ as its symbol.

However, party founder Mirza Dus Hazary assured he was not competing with the AAP in any manner.

Governor asks officials to assess requirement of additional forces

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Governor ESL Narasimhan on Tuesday directed the Prl. Secretary (Home) to assess the requirement of additional forces in the wake of the state bifurcation as the division will diminish available resource pool of existing police battalions.

He also asked the officials to rise to the occasion to meet the challenges like the growing concern on women’s safety and the security needs of IT industry in Cyberabad area.

High Court wants municipal polls results declared on April 9

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The Andhra Pradesh High Court on Tuesday directed the authorities to declare the results of municipal elections on April 9.

Delivering its judgment, the High Court felt that the results of municipal polls should be declared on April 9 to ensure that the authorities abide its earlier order of completing the entire election process by April 10. Therefore, the counting of votes and declaration of results will now be done on April 9. (INN)

Australian jailed for racial attack on Indians

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A court in Australia has sentenced a man to three years in jail for racially motivated attacks on two Indian nationals.

The Townsville District Court in Queensland state Monday heard that Brian Lou Douglas Lawton and another man approached a 26-year-old Indian man in Ayr town in October 2012, demanding that he hand over money.

When the Indian said he did not have any, Lawton punched and kicked him, ABC News reported Tuesday.

MK Meena reviews arrangements to monitor election expenditure

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Mukesh Kumar Meena, Returning Officer, Hyderabad Parliamentary Constituency & Collector, Hyderabad District along with E. Sreedhar, Joint Collector, reviewed meeting with Assistant Expenditure Observer, Accounting, Video Servigilance / View committee duties on Tuesday at Collectorate conference hall and also appointment of Assistant Expenditure Observers for Hyderabad Parliamentary Constituency and with regard to 15 Assembly Constituencies of Hyderabad District.

Six percent growth this fiscal possible with reforms: CII

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India can achieve a growth rate over 6 percent in the 2014-15 financial year, provided systemic reforms are carried out quickly by the new government, Confederation of Indian Industry president Ajay S Shriram said here Tuesday.

He said the growth rate could be taken back to the 8 percent level in the next three years.

Pawan playing proxy politics: YSRCP

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Launching a vitriolic attack on Pawan Kalyan and a section of media for playing into the hands of TDP and willfully being part of its proxy politics, YSR Congress has said the mask of the film star is unveiled and his tutored phrases are too familiar for the public that has rejected Chandrababu Naidu for the past ten years.

147 FIRs filed against political parties in Delhi

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A total of 147 FIRs have been registered against political parties for violating the model code of conduct here, said an Election Commission official Tuesday.

The model code of conduct came into force March 5 with the Lok Sabha election scheduled in the national capital April 10.

“A total of 20 FIRs have been registered against the Bharatiya Janata Party, 15 against the Congress and 14 have been lodged against the Aam Aadmi Party,” said the official.

Poll panel officials have also seized 47 unlicenced arms from members of political parties.

Indian-Canadian’s courthouse killing being probed

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Police are investigating the case of an Indian-Canadian man, who was killed in a shootout with police in the Canadian province of Ontario.

Charnjit Singh Bassi, 45, was shot dead by police March 28 when he pulled his handgun out of a holster and fired at constable Michael Klarenbeek at a courthouse in Brampton.

Two police officers shot back, killing Bassi inside the courthouse, the Toronto Sun reported Monday.

Bassi was allegedly involved in drug trade, although he was never convicted.

He was officially unemployed for five years.

EC nod for RBI to issue new bank licences

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The Election Commission Tuesday allowed the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) to issue new bank licences before the completion of general elections next month.

“The commission is of the view that Reserve Bank of India may take necessary action as deemed appropriate by the Bank,” the EC said on its website.

The RBI has sought the Election Commission’s nod over the issue of grant of new bank licences as a matter of caution on not violating the poll code of conduct, which came into force with the March 5 announcement of general elections.

Indian man stabbed to death on Saudi street

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An expatriate Indian man was stabbed to death by a local Saudi man on a street near Saudi Arabia’s capital Riyadh, media reported Tuesday.

The unnamed man was stabbed by a Saudi man on the street Monday, Arab News reported Tuesday. The man died on the spot. The reason for the murder was unclear, police said.

According to local news website, riyadhconnect.com, the man was an Indian national employed in a grocery store on Hamza Bin Abdul Muttalib Street in Al-Oraija district of Riyadh, a short distance from where he was attacked.

Graphic `blood-stained` photos from Pistorius” Pretoria home released by SA police

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Graphic photographs from inside the home of Oscar Pistorius, which were taken by the South African police after the Paralympian fatally shot his model girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp last year, have reportedly been released to the media. The photos include blood-splattered images of the bathroom where Steenkamp was hit by four bullets fired from a 9-mm pistol through a door, along with an image of the bloodstained autographed cricket bat, which Pistorius used to break down the door after shooting.

Babul Supriyo accused of entering temple in a drunken state

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A police complaint has been lodged against Bollywood singer and BJP candidate from West Bengal’s Asansol Babul Supriyo alleging he had entered a temple in a “drunken state”. Terming it “dirty politics”, Supriyo asserted he was a teetotaller.

The complaint has been filed by the Asansol Citizens’ Forum after a post saying “drinking vodka” appeared on the singer’s Facebook account Sunday hours before he visited a temple while campaigning.

My chopper was deliberately delayed: Modi

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BJP’s prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi Tuesday alleged that his chopper was deliberately delayed by the Delhi air traffic control when he was about to leave for an election rally in Bareilly.

In Bareilly, the Gujarat chief minister began his speech by apologising to the crowd for the delay in arriving.

He said the ATC did not permit his helicopter to take take off for over two hours on one pretext or the other.

Modi, however, told the people that nothing could prevent him from being with his own people and supporters.

23 Afghan militants killed as suicide vests explode

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At least 23 militants were killed and nine others injured Tuesday in two separate incidents in Afghanistan — both involving accidental explosions of suicide vests, police said.

“Several Taliban leaders were instructing a group of militants about building suicide jackets and targeting security forces in a house in Gelan district of eastern Ghazni province. One suicide vest went off accidentally, killing 16 Taliban militants and injuring nine others,” provincial police chief Zorawar Zahid told Xinhua.

BJP-TDP talks continue for poll alliance

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Talks between the TDP and the BJP for a poll alliance in Andhra Pradesh continued Tuesday amid indications that they are close to a deal.

Leaders from the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)and the Telugu Desam Party (TDP) were holding final round of talks in the national capital at the residence of Akali Dal MP Naresh Gujral.

According to BJP sources in Hyderabad, senior BJP leader Arun Jaitley joined the talks Tuesday evening. The two sides are reportedly trying to overcome some irritants in the seat sharing.

Price rise will be checked in 6-12 months: Rajnath

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BJP president Rajnath Singh Tuesday said the rising prices of essential commodities will be controlled in six to 12 months if the party comes to power at the centre.

“We do not promise that price hike will be controlled in one month but it will be controlled in six to 12 months,” he said while addressing a rally in Koderma, Jharkhand.

The BJP chief addressed five rallies in different parts of the state.