Month: July 2014

Deputy Chief Minister and Medical and Health Minister Dr T Rajaiah today claimed that they could retain 200 seats for the Telangana State.

Telangana Irrigation Minister T Harish Rao on Saturday accused the Congress party of adopting a dual stand on the issue of Polavaram Project.

Speaking to media persons, Harish Rao said that the Congress leaders were shedding ‘crocodile tears’ on the issue. He asked the Congress leaders to prove their committment by stalling the Polavaram Bill in the Rajya Sabha. He maintained that the TRS Government would approach the court against the Bill which facilitates the merger of seven mandals of Khammam with Seemandhra. (INN)

Chief Minister Nara Chandrababu Naidu on Saturday sought the help of government employees to build Andhra Pradesh State from the scratch.

The results of SSC Advanced Supplementary Examination June 2014 will be released on Sunday.

The results will be announced at 12 noon on Sunday at the office of Director of Government Examinations, Chapel Road, Hyderabad. (INN)

Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Nara Chandrababu Naidu on Saturday said that the decision on the location of new capital of Andhra Pradesh will be taken in next 10 days.

Addressing a TDP meeting here, Naidu hinted that the location for new capital has been finalised and an official announcement in this regard would be made in the next 10 days. He also said that the Assembly constituencies in the residuary State might face delimitation and Krishna district might see an increase in five Assembly segments. (INN)

Leader of the Opposition in Telangana Legislative Council D Srinivas called on AICC President Sonia Gandhi here on Saturday.

During the meeting, Srinivas reportedly briefed Sonia Gandhi about the latest political situation in the State. He also explained the factors that led party’s eight MLCs to join the TRS. He also invited Sonia Gandhi to tour the Telangana State. According to sources, Srinivas was summoned by the Congress High Command which was upset over the revolt by senior MLCs after his election to the top post last month. (INN)

An event was organised here Saturday to bring a sustainable change in the lives of street children.

Organised by a non-governmental organisation (NGO) Childhood Enhancement through Training and Action (CHETNA), representatives from the police, government and other NGOs attended the day-long consultation.

The participants agreed that only the government has the resources and the authority to ensure children’s rights at a national level.

Chairperson of National Commission for Protection of Child Rights Kaushal Singh was also present.

A man was arrested here for posing as a senior officer of the CBI and cheating people, police said Saturday.

The Delhi Police Crime Branch arrested 38-year-old Saji Kumar, hailing from Pathanamthitta in Kerala, from Taimur Nagar area of south Delhi after a complaint was filed against him Friday under various charges dealing with impersonation and cheating.

Police said Kumar posed as Ajith Kumar, an ‘inspector general of police’ in the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), and cheated innocent people.

India were leading England by 18 runs in their second innings as they went into the tea break on Day 4 of the first Test at Trent Bridge here Sunday.

India were batting at 57/1 after bowling out the hosts for 496. Shikhar Dhawan (29) was the only Indian wicket to fall in the second session as he was caught and bowled by spinner Moeen Ali.

Opener Murali Vijay was batting on 19 not out while Cheteshwar Pujara (8 not out) hit two consecutive boundaries off his first two deliveries before tea was called.
(IANS)

The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has directed the Odisha government to build new houses for families who lost their homes in an ethnic clash in the state two years ago, a petitioner said Saturday.

Acting on a complaint by rights activist Akhand, the NHRC also ordered the authorities to pay appropriate compensation to the affected families.

Akhand said people from an upper caste attacked Dalit families in Ratakhandi village in Boudh district over some old enmity and torched their houses Sep 18 and 19, 2012.

The following is the scoreboard at tea on Day 4 of the first Test between India and England being played at Trent Bridge here Saturday:

India (first innings) 457

England (first innings, overnight 352/9)

Alastair Cook b Shami 5

Sam Robson lbw Sharma 59

Gary Ballance lbw Sharma 71

Ian Bell c Dhoni b Sharma 25

Joe Root not out 154

Moeen Ali c Dhawan b Shami 14

Matt Prior c Dhoni b Kumar 5

Ben Stokes c Dhoni b Kumar 0

Stuart Broad lbw Kumar 47

Liam Plunkett b Kumar 7

James Anderson c Dhawan b Kumar 81

Extras (b 6, lb 5, w 4, nb 13) 28

India were 57 for one in their second innings at tea on day four of the first cricket Test at Trent Bridge, here today.

Brief Scores:

India 1st innings: 457 & 57 for one in 13 overs (Shikhar Dhawan 29).

England 1st innings: 496 all out (Joe Root 154 not out, James Anderson 81, Gary Ballance 71, Sam Robson 59, Bhuvneshwar Kumar 5/82).

Finance Minister Arun Jaitley Saturday promised more concessions in income tax if the economy improves next year.

“We do not want a high taxation regime. It was because of the high taxation regime of the previous government that inflation rose,” Jaitley said, replying to questions on the budget on India TV’s talk show, Aap Ki Adalat.

“Had the centre had more money in its coffers, I would have given more (relief). May be, if the government has more money tomorrow, I will raise (the concessions)”, he added.

Turkey’s Higher Election Board (YSK) unanimously ruled Saturday that Recep Tayyip Erdogan can take part in the country’s presidential race while keeping his post as prime minister.

The YSK said it is a constitutional right for Erdogan to take part in the presidential race without leaving his post, adding that it rejected all 15 requests calling for forcing Erdogan to resign, Xinhua reported.

Turkey’s presidential election will be held Aug 10.

The Turkish opposition parties have been calling on Erdogan to resign as the prime minister to race equally for presidency.

Congress leader Manish Tewari on Saturday said that a Karnataka House Panel’s statement linking the use of mobile phones to the increase in the number of rapes is weird and laughable.

“Technology makes things easy. Today, the common person can talk with any person in the country through it. Linking use of mobile phones to increasing number of rapes is weird and laughable,” said Tewari.

A 13-year-old girl in Nepal’s Chitwan District gave birth to a child at Bharatpur Hospital recently.

One Chandra Bahadur Chhetri of Kathar, Chitwan, reportedly raped the girl before she became pregnant.

According to Nepal News, police have taken Chhetri into custody for investigation.

The girl and her newborn were said to be normal. (ANI)

Superstar Salman Khan, who has hosted four seasons of popular reality show ‘Bigg Boss’, feels Shah Rukh Khan will make a ‘good host’.

The ‘Dabangg’ star chose to remain tight-lipped when asked if he will be hosting the eighth season of ‘Bigg Boss’, which has earlier seen celebrity hosts like Amitabh Bachchan, Shilpa Shetty and Sanjay Dutt.

When asked about hosting ‘Bigg Boss’ at the launch event of the song ‘Devil’ from his upcoming film ‘Kick’ last night, Salman said, “No comments. I might or might not.”

Parliamentary Affairs Minister M Venkaiah Naidu today said there was no violation of the Constitution in the passing of Andhra Pradesh Reorganisation (Amendment) Bill in the Lok Sabha yesterday.

The Bill was intended to replace Ordinance issued on May 29, 2014 for transferring some of the villages and mandals of Telangana to the residuary state of Andhra Pradesh in connection with the construction of Polavaram Multi-purpose Irrigation project.

The Medical Council of India (MCI) has recommended renewal of permission for 100 MBBS seats in both the government medical colleges in Himachal Pradesh, Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh said here Saturday.

He said the state had vigorously pursued the matter with the central government for restoring the seats in the Indira Gandhi Medical College and Hospital in Shimla and Rajendra Prasad Government Medical College in Tanda.

The chief minister said the state has assured the MCI that shortcomings, if any, will be rectified.
(IANS)

The promos of the forthcoming TV series “Yudh” have left audiences guessing the actual story of the show, but a source says the narrative will centre on the division of the business empire of the show’s protagonist, Amitabh Bachchan.

Amitabh, who is making his debut in the fiction space on TV with “Yudh”, essays Yudhisthir Sikarwar aka Yudh, the owner of a construction company.

A 10-year-old boy was electrocuted Saturday when he came in contact with a high tension wire at his home here, police said.

Nitish Kumar, a student of Class 6, was playing on the terrace of his house in Swaroop Nagar area of north Delhi Saturday morning, when he accidentally touched a high tension wire.

His mother took him to hospital where doctors declared him dead.
(IANS)

Asia Pacific Rally Champion (APRC) Gaurav Gill (co-driver Musa Sherif) showed who the boss is as he demolished the field in his factory-supported Mahindra XUV 500 to take the overall lead after Leg 1 in the Rally of Coimbatore, the second round of the Indian Rally Championship (IRC), here Saturday.

While Vishnu Prasad won his fourth consecutive race this season in the JK FB02 category, it was Armaan Ebrahim who gave a brilliant exhibition of race craft to climb from last to second in the JK Tyre Racing Championship at the wind and rain-swept Kari Motor Speedway here Saturday.

The Haryana government Saturday announced a huge hike in the ex-gratia given to the families of central paramilitary forces from Haryana who are killed or disabled in an operational area or in terrorist-related activities.

Haryana Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda made the announcement here after a cabinet meeting.

Hooda said the ex-gratia amount of Rs 2.5 lakh given in case of death in war and action against militants or terrorists has now been increased to Rs.20 lakh.

Three members of an Indian-American family died when their car was hit by a pickup driven by a possibly drunk woman in the US state of Texas, media reported.

Ryera Patel, 5, and Trish Patel, 12, were killed along with their mother Heena Patel, 43, when their van, driven by father Ketanbhai Patel, 42, swerved to avoid the pickup driven by Shelby Taylor, 22, in Kilgore city in eastern Texas Thursday, the News-journal reported Friday.

The parents were taken to the Good Shepherd Medical Centre in Longview, where Heena succumbed to her injures.