Month: June 2014

Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao, YSR Congress president Y S Jaganmohan Reddy and other leaders today congratulated ISRO scientists on the successful launch of the PSLV C-23 rocket carrying five satellites.

Noting that the successful launch has made the country proud, they wished success for ISRO in its future endeavours.

India today successfully launched five foreign satellites from four countries on board PSLV-C23 rocket which placed them in orbit, an achievement described by Prime Minister Narendra Modi as an ‘endorsement’ of the country’s space capabilities.

Saudi Arabia-based Islamic Development Bank (IDB) has launched a USD 2 billion infrastructure fund (IDB Fund II) on the occasion of its 40th anniversary.

The IDB Fund II is the largest private equity infrastructure fund dedicated to the 57 member countries, said a statement issued by the bank.

In an incident occurred near Amangal mandal, a lorry hit a woman who was crossing the road. As a result the woman died on the spot. Later locals apprehended the lorry driver and handed him over to police.

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Telangana Rashtra Samithi is not the party of investors but the party of poor public. Welfare of poor and economically backward people is party’s top most responsibility. Deputy Chief Minister Mr. Mahmood Ali told this while addressing on the occasion of 135 birth anniversary of Helen Keller held by Deaf and Dumb School, Malakpet.

A special meeting of All India National Front was held here at Integration Hall on the topic of “Old issues in the new Telangana state”. Delivering his presidential address Rasheed Khan Azad fervently appealed to chief minister Mr. K Chandrasekhar Rao to release ex-constable Abdul Qadeer who is languishing behind bars for 12 years.

Telangana Deputy Chief Minister Mr. Mohammed Mahmood Ali has decided to keep Braille Quran in Makkah Masjid for blind Muslims as a gift of Ramadan. Mohammed Mukarram and Imtyaz of Hyderabad brought Braille Quran from Kuwait and presented it to deputy chief minister so that it is kept in any centrally located masjid of the city.

Disapproving demands by some scientists to turn ‘Mehrangir’, the iconic bungalow of Homi J Bhabha into a museum, a group of film actors, authors, socialites and journalists have written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi urging him not to heed to it.

‘Mehrangir’, the sea-facing three-storey iconic bungalow of Homi J Bhabha, father of India’s atomic energy programme, here was auctioned on June 18 for Rs 372 crore to a buyer whose identity was kept under wraps.

President Pranab Mukherjeeaddressed participants of the ‘School Chale Hum Abhiyan’ and stressed on the role that education plays in transforming a society.

Speaking on the occasion on Saturday, the President said,”education is the most efficacious instrument for transforming a society. It broadens perceptions and gives individuals better insights into the diverse aspects of their life. Education not only brings about personal evolution and growth but also brings progress and positive development of the people.”

A 12-year-old girl was raped allegedly by a youth at Gharipukhpa village in Shamli district, police said on Monday.

According to a complaint filed by the victim’s family, the girl was raped by the accused Irshad in sugarcane fields in the village yesterday, they said.

On hearing the cries of the girl, some villagers rushed to the spot and handed over the accused to the police.

A case has been registered against the accused.

……PTI

India and China on Monday signed a key agreement to set up Chinese Industrial Parks in India as their Commerce Ministers today held the first meeting here after the new NDA government came to power.

On her first visit to China, Commerce Minister Nirmala Sitharaman held talks with her Chinese counterpart Gao Hucheng here during which she flagged India’s concerns over the trade deficit which averaged over USD 35 billion a year and sought greater access to Indian goods and services.

The Muslim holy month of Ramadan began here Monday with the devout observing first ‘roza’ or fast.

This followed the sighting of moon of Ramadan. Moon sighting committee comprising Islamic scholars announced sighting of the new moon Sunday. The month is also called Ramzan in India.

Sirens blared from hundreds of mosques across the city early Monday for ‘sahr’ or pre-dawn meals.

Mumbai Actress caught in raid
(Siasat News): The Task Force police raided a hotel in Banjara Hills and rescued a Mumbai based actress and a caught a businessman for indulging in prostitution.

The actress hired by the businessman, arrived in the city from Mumbai by a flight in the evening.

Acting on a tip-off, police raided the actress Deepti and the businessman Rajesh Agarwal and took them to police station.

Passenger held at airport for carrying gold

Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao has set up minority office at room no 177 of Telangana Bhawan to address the problems of minorities of Rangareddy district. The office will work every Monday from 10 am.

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Governor Mr. ESL Narsimhan has issued notification for election of new chairman of Telangana Legislative assembly. This ensured the victory of TRS candidates on the posts of chairman and vice chairman. Following the joining of 9 members of legislative council in TRS, the party has got majority in the house. After gaining majority TRS has decided to hold election for the post of council chairman and vice chairman.

Following his meeting with chief minister Chandrasekhar Rao, ESL Narsimhan issued notification. Election for new chairman will be held on July 2.

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Uttar Pradesh Police have been put on alert across the state for the holy month of Ramzaan, officials said Monday.

The local intelligence units (LIU) have been sensitized in the districts with history of communal tension during the month of Ramzaan.

Additional Director General of Police (Law and Order) Mukul Goyal in a letter to district police chiefs and the LIU units has asked them to remain alert against any mischief while keeping eye on the social networking sites.

Tamil Nadu government on Monday enhanced the relief announced to the victims belonging to the state killed in a building collapse near suburban Porur.

Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa said the Andhra Pradesh government had announced a sum of Rs five lakh as relief to next of the kin of the victims of that state killed in the mishap.

Jun 30, 12:19 pm

London, June 30 (ANI): Ginny Griffith burned down her house recently in an attempt to kill a spider with lighter.

The 34-year-old confessed to police that she used a cigarette lighter to set fire just some towels in order to scare the spider away, the Daily Star reported.

However, the blazes spread, therefore five fire trucks were called to her apartment in Hutchinson, Kansas, US to put out the inferno and they were able to bring the fire under control within a matter of minutes.

The cost of sending an Indian rocket to space is less than the money invested to make the Hollywood film “Gravity”, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said here Monday.

“I have heard about the movie ‘Gravity’…the cost of sending the Indian rocket to space is less than the money invested to make the movie,” said Modi after the successful launch of a rocket that carried five foreign satellites to space.

Pakistani authorities here have sent a water bill amounting Rs 263,774 to Fatima Jinnah, the sister of the country’s founder Muhammad Ali Jinnah, 47 years after her death. The Karachi Water and Sewerage Board has sent the bill to Fatima Jinnah and she has been directed to pay the amount within 10 days of receipt of the notice, or the connection of water and sewerage could be disconnected, the News reported. It said that according to the Land Revenue Act, the property could be confiscated, auctioned and a fine can be imposed. Moreover, she can also be arrested.

As Switzerland commits to cooperate in India’s fight against black money, a new strategy of ‘layering’ through gold and diamond trade has come to light at Swiss banks to thwart any attempt for identification of real beneficiary owners of funds entrusted with them.

The activities and avenues being used for such ‘layering’ include diamond trade, gold and other jewellery exports, stock market transactions through use of complex funds, as also the fund transfer through new-age virtual currencies like bitcoin.

A Samajwadi Party (SP) leader was booked in Uttar Pradesh’s Shamli district for raising slogans in favour of Pakistan, police said on Monday.

Samajwadi Party leader Mehmood Alam, resident of Jhinjhana town, was arrested on the Meerut-Karnal highway when he was extorting money from the passers-by. Alam was drunk when he was arrested, police said.

He raised objections and resisted his arrest at the police action. When overpowered by six police constables, he started raising pro-Pakistan and anti-Narendra Modi slogans.

Olivia Palermo has tied the knot with her German model beau Johannes Huebl after six years of dating.

The pair got married in Bedford, New York’s “amazing and romantic countryside,” over the weekend and the intimate ceremony was witnessed by “only a handful” of family members and friends, Contactmusic reported.

According to a message posted on Palermo’s website, the couple really wanted to keep this beautiful day very private and special to them and enjoyed the whole day with their family and two friends. (ANI)

Border Guard Bangladesh has said it has “zero tolerance” towards any anti-India activity including those by insurgents and was taking “stern” steps in this direction. However, the force refuted media reports about anti-India fidayeen camps operating from Bangladeshi territory. “I have never heard of such camps or any such knowledge of them,” BGB (ADG) Brigadier General Md Latiful Haider told PTI in an interview here.

National-award winning actress Vidya Balan says she has not been offered any film with the Khans in Bollywood yet.

Vidya, who will be seen sharing the screen space with newbie actor Ali Fazal in detective thriller ‘Bobby Jasoos’, said she is not keen on doing it either as she doesn’t see herself fitting into ‘masala commercials’.

“I don’t miss working with them. There has to be a script that has enough for me to do.. It has to be exciting for me. I have never looked for films where I can work with certain actors.

Ace producer Aascar Ravichandran has reiterated that his upcoming Tamil romantic-drama `Thirumanam Ennum Nikkah` is not against any religion and that the movie will only help in understanding a religion and its culture better.

Some Muslim groups have protested against the film`s release alleging that it degrades their community.

“`Thirumanam Ennum Nikkah` is a film for everybody. There are no scenes that inflict or degrade any religion or caste. In fact, the cast and crew of the film are dominantly Muslim,” Ravichandran said in a statement.