Month: April 2014

Six held, three women rescued from prostitution in Goa

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Three women forced into prostitution were Saturday rescued and six people were arrested during a raid at a beauty salon in the Goa capital, police said Saturday.

The women were trafficked from Karnataka, Orissa and Manipur.

A police spokesperson said the raid was conducted at the Priya Salon and Spa, located near a popular city hotel.

“The women were sourced and pushed into prostitution in Goa. The salon was the front for their business,” he said.

Dinesh Mishra, the owner of the establishment, is reported to be missing.

Prohibitory orders in city in view of general elections

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City Police Commissioner Anurag Sharma on Saturday issued certain prohibitory orders in the twin cities of Hyderabad and Secunderabad in view of general elections to be held on April 30.

The Commissioner has prohibited Assembly of persons and any kind of processions. Carrying of sticks either with or without flags, lathies, fire arms, or any other weapons which can be used as weapons for offence or defence by persons in processions, big gathering or meetings within a radius of one K.M. from the polling stations have been prohibited.

Wine shops to remain close for three days from April 28

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City Police Commissioner Anurag Sharma on Saturday ordered the closure of wine shops, bars attached to restaurants, Military Canteen (including Bars in Star Hotels and registered clubs) situated within the limits of the twin cities Hyderabad and Secunderabad for three days from April 28.

Congress’ loan waiver offer irresponsible: Dr. JP

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Loksatta Party national President Dr. Jayaprakash Narayan today termed Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi’s promise to waive farmers’ bank loans of up to Rs. 2 lakh as irresponsible.

Addressing a media conference, Dr. JP wanted to know whether the loan waiver would be applicable to farmers in both the emerging States. Who would foot the bills – the Center or the States? Had any homework been done on the implications? Had the Reserve Bank of India been consulted?

Cannot divide Telugu people, says Jagan

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Drawing a contrast between divisive politics and developmental politics, YS Jagan Mohan Reddy has said the state could be divided geographically for the sake of votes and seats but cannot divide the Telugu people and appealed to the people to vote for YSRCP fan symbol to usher in YSR welfare state.

Jagan will carry forward YSR legacy: Vijayamma

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Reiterating that YS Jagan Mohan Reddy will carry forward the legacy of YSR as he has the will, vision and commitment for the uplift and welfare of the people of all sections, YS Vijayamma has appealed to the people to vote for YSRCP fan symbol to enable the new state to prosper and compete with other states in the country.

No Modi wave in country, only Modi slaves: Kapil Sibal

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Union Law Minister Kapil Sibal on Saturday questioned the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) for being myopic about their prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi’s close aide Amit Shah, who is a three time murder accused, and added that there is no Modi wave in the country, but only Modi slaves. “Jaitley talks about the prime minister being myopic. I want to ask him, why he and his party is being Myopic about Amit Shah who is the prime evangelist so to say, and prime organizer of all his campaigns and has been accused in three time murder case,” said Sibal.

TNGOs not to allow Seemandhra staff in Telangana

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Telangana Non-Gazetted Officers Association president Devi Prasad on Saturday announced that the TNGOs would not allow the employees from Seemandhra region to work in the Telangana state.

Speaking to the reporters here, Devi Prasad said that the employees should be distributed among the two States on the basis of region right from the State Secretariat to the village level. He said utmost transparency should be maintained in the division of employees leaving no room for controversies in future.

Gujarat development model about snatching lands and rights of the poor: Rahul Gandhi

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Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi on Saturday said that Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi’s Gujarat model is all about snatching the rights and lands of farmers and giving them away to big businessmen like Gautam Adani. “He (Modi) gave 45,000 acres of land of the farmers to one businessman for rupees 1 per square meter. Earlier, there was Sushma Swaraj, Yashwant Sinha, and Jaswant Singh in the BJP, but now on one side there is Modi, and on the other there is Adani,” said Gandhi, while addressing a rally in Amreli.

EC should file a criminal case against Baba Ramdev: Modhwadia

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Congress leader Arjun Modhwadia on Saturday said the Election Commission should file a crimminal case against yoga guru Baba Ramdev for his comment on Dalit women. He said Baba Ramdev”s statement reflected his dirty mindset. “Baba Ramdev”s comment on Dalit women reflects his mindset. He is on the same path as Asaram Bapu. Looking at this, I think there should be an investigation done on his personal life,” said Modhwadia. “The Bharatiya Janata Party is full of such babas. The Election Commission should file a criminal case against him,” he added.

MIM to conclude campaign at Khilwat Ground on April 28

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The All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen will organise a public meeting at Khilwat Ground in the Old City on April 28 to conclude its election campaign in Telangana.

The meeting will be held from 11 AM and will be attended by all the MIM candidates of Telangana region. MIM President Asaduddin Owaisi and floor leader Akbaruddin Owaisi will address the meeting. (INN)

Kodanda Reddy welcomes Rahul’s promises

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Congress senior leader and TPCC Disciplinary Action Committee chairman Kodanda Reddy on Saturday welcomed the promise made by AICC Vice-President Rahul Gandhi of giving loan waiver of Rs 2 lakh to the farmers.

Speaking to media persons here, Kodanda Reddy said that the lakhs of farmers would benefit from the schemes. He appealed to the farming community to vote in favour of Congress candidates to ensure that their loans up to Rs 2 lakh get waived off after party comes to power in Telangana.

Two Indian-Americans charged with insider trading

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Two Indian American doctors are among six people charged by the US federal regulator with insider trading in advance of eBay’s acquisition of an e-commerce company to reap more than $300,000 in illegal profits.

The Securities and Exchange Commission charged that Suken Shah and his brother Shimul Shah received confidential tips from Christopher Saridakis, the CEO of the marketing solutions division of GSI Commerce, an e-commerce company.

T-Congress accuses KCR of promoting land grabbers

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Telangana Pradesh Congress Committee chief spokesperson Dr Shravan Kumar on Saturday accused TRS chief K Chandrasekhar Rao of promoting land grabbers in Telangana.

Speaking to media persons at Gandhi Bhavan here, Shravan Kumar alleged that KCR gave about 55 per cent of party tickets to land grabbers. KCR gave preference to those facing cases of land grabbing and other criminal charges and ignored the genuine workers. He alleged that KCR was promising to feed cow milk to the people although he was feeding the “donkeys”.

Congress, BJP-TDP gave incomplete Telangana: TRS

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Congress, BJP and TDP are in a rat race to claim the credit for Telangana formation and continue to hoodwink the people. The fact is, the Telangana they got us is incomplete, it’s not the Telangana, people of Telangana and TRS fought and sacrificed for, said Vishweshwar Reddy, TRS Chevella Lok Sabha candidate.

Confluence of Bollywood, art and travel at Bhutan lit fest

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Bollywood actress Waheeda Rehman discussing her life on the silver screen, a masterchef sharing his culinary journey, travel anthologies and an art appreciation lecture – the fifth edition of literary festival Mountain Echoes in Bhutanese capital Thimpu next month will feature all this, the organisers said Saturday.

Apart from literary sessions that will dominate the the three-day festival beginning May 21, the festival will open a window for exchanges in the field of art, travel, food and of course, Bollywood.

Eight women rescued from Delhi brothel

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Eight women, including a minor, were Saturday rescued from a brothel in central Delhi, police said. The brothel in-charge has been arrested.

A raid was conducted at a brothel in Kamla Market area on information by a non-governmental organisation.

Of the rescued women, four are from West Bangal and the other four from Maharashtra, Assam, Bihar and Jharkhand.
(IANS)

Egypt reports first case of MERS virus

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Egypt’s state news agency says authorities have detected the first case of a SARS-like virus in the country.

MENA says a 27-year-old civil engineer was diagnosed today after returning from Saudi Arabia, where the Middle East respiratory syndrome, or MERS, has been centred. It says the man was quarantined upon his arrival at Cairo airport yesterday and transported to a nearby hospital.

Saudi Arabia’s Health Ministry said late yesterday that five more people in the kingdom have died from MERS.

India social worker in UAE goes from real to reel

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A Malayalam film director has proposed a movie on an Indian social worker in the UAE who has helped in the repatriation of over 2,000 dead bodies of Indian expatriates, a media report said Saturday.

Ashraf Thamarassheri, a social worker based in United Arab Emirates’s Ajman, has been assisting expatriate families with documentation work for repatriating dead bodies of their loved ones and was reportedly chosen as the best social worker by the Malayalam TV channel Media One, Emirates24|7 reported Saturday.

People determined to crush “divisive forces”: Shakeel Ahmed

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Congress General Secretary Shakeel Ahmed today claimed that the party will make a “clean sweep” in the state as people were determined to crush the “regressive and divisive forces” whose face stood exposed.

Ahmed, incharge of party’s Punjab affairs, asserted that the party would make a “clean sweep” in Punjab by winning all the 13 Lok Sabha seats, polling for which is scheduled to be held on April 30.

At present, Congress, which is in opposition in Punjab Assembly, has eight LS seats while the remaining five with the SAD-BJP combine.

SP to play key role in third front govt formation: Mulayam

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Discounting the possibility of BJP or Congress coming to power, Samajwadi Party supremo Mulayam Singh Yadav today claimed the third front would form the government at the Centre.

“It is unlikely that BJP or Congress will form the government at the Centre. It is the third front which will wrest power,” he said at an election rally in Kanpur.

Yadav said even if BJP got enough seats in Lok Sabha to form the government, leaders in Narendra Modi’s party would prevent him from becoming the Prime Minister.