Month: June 2014

Modi greets Telangana people, first chief minister

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Assuring his full support to India’s 29th state, Prime Minister Narendra Modi Monday said Telangana was born due to years of struggle and sacrifices and congratulated its first Chief Minister K. Chandrasekhara Rao.

“India gets a new state! We welcome Telangana as our 29th state. Telangana will add strength to our development journey in the coming years,” the prime minister tweeted minutes after Governor E.S.L. Narasimhan administered the oath of office and secrecy to Rao.

First meeting of SIT on black money to be held today

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The first high-level meeting of the Special Investigation Team (SIT) on black money and special probe into cases of unaccounted funds stashed by Indians abroad, will be held here today.

The meeting, to be chaired by Justice (Retd.) MB Shah, will be attended by SIT Vice-Chairman Justice (Retd.) Arijit Pasayat and top officials of 11 high-profile agencies and departments.

According to sources from the media reports the meeting is expected to discuss policy matters on combating the menace of black money and the status of ongoing probes.

UN concerned over rising humanitarian needs in Sudan

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The UN Sunday expressed concerns that the marked increase in humanitarian needs in Sudan is not being met with a sufficient level of humanitarian aid, putting at risk hundreds of thousands of affected people throughout the country.

“While there seems to be less international humanitarian funding available for Sudan due to emerging crises elsewhere in the region and other reasons, Sudan’s humanitarian needs are increasing,” Xinhua quoted Ali Al-Za’tari, UN Resident and Humanitarian coordinator in Sudan, as saying in a statement.

E S L Narasimhan sworn in as Governor of Telangana

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Andhra Pradesh Governor E S L Narasimhan was today sworn in as the Governor of Telangana, the country’s 29th state.

Andhra Pradesh High Court Chief Justice Kalyan Jyoti Sengupta administered the oath to Narasimhan, who will be the common Governor to Telangana and residuary Andhra Pradesh.

Hyderabad will be the joint capital of Telangana and residuary Andhra Pradesh.

–PTI

Demand to cancel Polavaram project ordinance

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Telangana Praja Front leaders threatened to launch a massive protest campaign against the ordinance promulgated by President of India in respect of Polavaram project transferring 7 mandals of Khammam districts to Andhra area. Vice President and State Coordinator of Telangana Praja Front, Mr. M. Veda Kumar, while talking to newsmen yesterday told that while issuing this ordinance the protection of the tribals and the forest act have been set aside. Mr. Veda Kumar told that this conspiracy of genocide of the tribals has been hatched by BJP and TDP combined.

Need to maintain goodwill and mutual cooperation – Zahid Ali Khan

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Congratulating the citizens of Hyderabad, on the occasion of formation of 29th State of Telangana, Mr. Zahid Ali Khan, Editor of Siasat Urdu Daily told that India is a multi-lingual, multi-religious and multi-cultural country where the people professing various culture are called Indians. Telangana State has a unique identity based on its history, culture and communal harmony. He expressed his good wishes for the prosperity and development of the State.

Test and Trial Run of Metro Rail in couple of days: Gadgil

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The first metro train that was rolled out from Korea to Hyderabad recently will be put on tracks for test and trails in next couple of days informed VB Gadgil, Chief Executive and Managing Director of L&T Hyderabad Metro Rail Project while addressing Tours, Travels and Hoteliers at a SKAL International Hyderabad meeting held on Saturday night here in city at Hotel Marriott. He spoke at length on challenges, salient features of the project for three hours.

Modi meets Vice-President Hamid Ansari

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi called on Vice-President Hamid Ansari here today. Yesterday, Modi had held a meeting with Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) general secretaries in 7 Race Course Road (RCR) residence. The meeting had nearly lasted for three hours. (ANI)

UK Parliament may have to consider Diwali, Eid holidays

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British parliament may soon have to consider a request for a day off for Diwali and Eid with an online petition seeking a holiday for the festivals already attracting more than 119,500 signatures.

Under the rules of the e-petition scheme?introduced in 2011, once the 100,000 signature mark is reached it could be considered for a House of Commons debate.

According to a report in the ‘Sunday Express’, the debate may stir controversy as these could become the first non-Christian religious holidays in Britain and could lead to calls from other faiths for similar treatment.

Gujarat CM seeks help from holy men to save girl child

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Gujarat Chief Minister Anandi Patel has sought co-operation from religious leaders in its movement to save the girl child and prevent female foeticide.

“I make a request to holy men to expedite the movement to save the girl child,” she said, addressing a religious event in Junagadh district.

Patel also cited the Gujarat government’s success in the movement against female foeticide which resulted in moderating the state’s gender ratio.

One arrested, four others booked for gang-raping woman

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One person was arrested and four others were booked for allegedly gang-raping a 30-year-old Dalit woman last week, police said today.

The five accused took the woman to a spot with the promise of getting her a job at a thermal power unit at Dadri and gang-raped her there, they said.

According to sources, the police did not initially register the case but after intervention of senior police officials an FIR was lodged today against the five accused under relevant sections and one person was arrested.

Two of the accused have been identified as Pappu Yadav and Naresh.

King Khan rides high over Knights’ victory

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Bollywood Badshah Shahrukh Khan, co-owner of IPL-7 winner Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR), was over the moon, as he revelled and regalled thousands of frenzied fans at the Chinnaswamy stadium in early Monday.

After remaining on the edge till the final over with daughter Suahana aside, Khan jumped off the seat when spinner Piyush Chawla hit the winning run with a four to the fence in the last (20th) over of Parwinder Awana to lift the trophy for the second time in two years.

Knights won the title in 2012 beating Super Kings at Chennai.

Mamata congratulates KKR, SRK, Saha

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West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee congratulated Kolkata Knight Riders and team owner Bollywood badshah Shahrukh Khan for the side’s triumph in the seventh Indian Premier League Sunday.

Soon after the Knights recorded a three-wicket win over Kings XI Punjab in the IPL final, Banerjee conveyed her congratulations to the team in a post on social networking side Facebook. “Congratulations… KKR… Congratulations…shahrukh” she said in the Facebook post.

She also congratulated Kings XI batsman Wriddhiman Saha for his “brilliant performance”.

Iraq vows legal action against buyers of smuggled oil

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The Iraqi government Sunday warned international oil companies of buying cargo of crude oil exported from Iraq’s Kurdistan region, confirming that it will take legal action against any buyer for the “stolen and smuggled” oil.

“The ministry of oil confirms its warning to the world companies and markets not to buy the oil cargo on the vessel ( United Leadership), which is loaded with crude oil extracted from the oilfields of Kurdistan region,” Xinhua quoted the ministry as saying in a statement.

Kuwaiti Emir visits Iran to mend troubled ties

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Emir of Kuwait Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmed Al-Sabah arrived here Sunday for a landmark visit to mend bilateral ties that were troubled by Iran’s alleged intervention of internal affairs of some Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries.

As a member of the GCC, which also includes Bahrain, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, Kuwait has been at odds with Iran over Tehran’s alleged intervention in Bahrain, Saudi Arabia and Yemen, Xinhua reported.

Four Al Qaeda members held in Yemen

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Four members of the Yemen-based Al Qaeda offshoot were detained during a police raid at a hotel in the country’s Hadramout province Sunday, a security official said.

“The military police forces launched an operation and stormed a hotel in the Seiyun town of Hadramut province, detaining four Al Qaeda operatives,” Xinhua quoted the official as saying.

The captured men were mid-level commanders of the Al Qaeda group. They were involved in several drive-by shootings and armed attacks against security forces and intelligence officials in the province, the official added.

Libya’s renegade general forces launch air strikes

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Warplanes belonging to the renegade general Khalifa Haftar launched Sunday three air strikes targeting military bases in Libya’s Benghazi city, a military spokesperson said.

The jets bombed three goals including local militias and regular army bases damaging some civilian facilities, Xinhua quoted the spokesperson for a militia group “Chamber of Libya” Ahmad Jazawi as saying.

The jets were targeting camps of the February 17 Brigade and the headquarters of the National Army 204 Tank Battalion in the western area of the city, while the historic Crown Palace was also bombed.

Five killed in Russian chopper crash

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At least five people were killed when a Mi-8 helicopter crashed overnight into a lake in northern Russia, authorities said Sunday.

Five people were found dead, Xinhua quoted Vladimir Markin, a spokesperson of the Russian Investigative Committee as saying, as divers have started to search for victims at Lake Munozero in Murmansk region.

Earlier in the day, the Ministry of Emergency Situations said 18 people, including five crew members, were aboard the ill-fated aircraft, among whom two survived with injuries while others were missing.

Israel allows homosexuals to use surrogacy

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The Israeli government Sunday approved changes to guidelines on an existing surrogacy law which would allow same-sex couples and single people in the country to have children through surrogates, Xinhua reported.

The bill proposal, which would allow expanding the surrogacy eligibility in Israel beyond heterosexual couples, was initiated by Health Minister Yael German.

According to the new bill, any couple including homosexuals would be eligible to perform the procedure with up to two children. It would also allow single person to use surrogates under various terms.

YSRCP to celebrate Telangana formation day

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YSR Congress would celebrate the formation of the Telangana State on Monday in all the ten districts of the state and the main function would be held at the Central office here. A decision to this effect was taken by the Telangana ad-hoc committee of the Party which met here on Sunday.

Speaking to media after the meeting Khammam MP P Srinivas Reddy said, “We will be part of the celebrations to usher in the new state of Telangana and will be part of the development process of the state by taking active part in rebuilding the state”.

Man stabbed to death his wife at kachiguda

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An man stabbed to death his wife, an APSRTC conductor, at Kachiguda on Sunday afternoon.
According to Kachiguda police, deceased Jamuna Rani (40), a was living separately from her husband Venkateshwar due to differences between them.
On Sunday the man called her to Kachiguda railway station and after speaking with her for sometime killed stabbed her, Kachiguda Inspector, A. Laxmi Narayana said. The woman was rushed to a private hospital where she died while undergoing treatment a little later.

It’s PM discretion whom he makes minister: Joshi

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Senior BJP leader Murli Manohar Joshi today said that it is a sole discretion of the Prime Minister whom he will make a minister in his Cabinet.

“It’s a sole discretion of the Prime Minister whom he makes a minister,” Joshi told reporters here.

When asked about being included in the Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led Cabinet at the Centre, the Kanpur MP said there are many ministers in the Cabinet from Uttar Pradesh who will help resolve issues of the people of the City.

Carnival fiesta grips Bangalore (IPL final diary)

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Billed as one of the most exciting sporting events, the Indian Premier League (IPL) final turned into a carnival at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium here Sunday as Kolkata Knight Riders took on Kings XI Punjab much to the delight of the frenzied fans.

With clouds and rain gods keeping away, about 40,000 die-hard fans packed the stadium for a cracker of a contest.

In line with its tradition, the glittering trophy was displayed at the pavilion end flanked by both the teams along with local boys and girls as the National Anthem was rendered.

BSP legislators assure support to TRS Govt

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Both the legislators of Bahujan Samaj Party from Telangana region on Sunday assured their complete support to TRS Government in the new State.

Speaking to media persons after calling on TRS chief and Chief Minister designate K Chandrasekhar Rao, BSP MLAs A Indirakaran Reddy and Konappa told media persons that they would extend full support to the TRS Government. They hoped that KCR would lead the new State onto the path of growth. They should they would support all the moves aimed at development of Telangana. (INN)