Month: July 2014

BJP leader Satish Upadhyay’s appointment as the president of the Delhi unit marks his eventful journey from a school-going ‘sangh karyakarta’ to the top party post in the state, in times of tumultuous politics in the national capital.

Upadhyay, currently chairman of the Standing Committee of the South Delhi Municipal Corporation, makes the transition after gaining valuable experience from his student politics years and his stint at the civic body, which is likely to hold him in good stead in days ahead.

The US Treasury placed a United Arab Emirates company on its sanctions blacklist today for selling speciality oil products to the Syrian government.

Boosting the pressure on the regime of Bashar al-Assad, the Treasury at the same time named for sanctions two alleged front companies for Syria’s Scientific Studies and Research Centre (SSRC).

The United States says the SSRC is responsible for developing and producing non-conventional weapons and ballistic missiles for Assad’s forces.

GHMC Commissioner Somesh Kumar on Wednesday informed that the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation and Telangana Hotels Association (TGHA) will jointly organise a grand “Haleem Festival” on July 11 from 5 PM to 1 AM at Shilparamam in view of ensuing Ramzan Festival to celebrate the festive mood in the holy month of Ramzan by the citizens of the twin cities of the GHMC.

Describing the rescheduling of crop loans as an escape route for TDP to evade its poll promise of waiving all agriculture loans, YSR Congress has said that the government should come out with full clarity as to how will it come to the rescue of the famers in clearing the loans and seeking fresh ones for the ensuing agriculture season.

GHMC Commissioner Somesh Kumar said that the strike call given by the Bhagyanagar Municipal GHMC Employees Union (BMS) was not proper at this juncture in view of the festivals and rainy season.

The Commissioner said that the demand for enhancement of the salaries was seriously being pursued with the State Government. He requested all the Unions to cooperate with the GHMC and not to create any inconvenience to the citizens of the city.

District Medical and Health Officer (A1) and Senior Assistant (A2), Office of the District Medical and Health Office, Ranga Reddy District were caught red handed by the ACB officials on Wednesday at 12.20 p.m. at the office, when they demanded and accepted an amount of Rs.40,000 (Rupees Forty Thousand only) as bribe from the complainant, for doing an official favor i.e., “ to forward a favorable report in favor of Kamineni Life Service Company of the complainant to Malkajigiri Police Station ”.

Golconda police received a complaint on Wednesday at 0010 hours received a Telugu written complaint from Shiva Kumar police constable of PS Golconda, Hyderabad, stating that on Tuesday at 20:00 hours Shiva Kumar along with Home guard was on area patrolling duty received a message that one unknown woman dead body aged about 25 to 35 years lying at Shaikpet graveyard. Immediately they went there and saw the unknown lady dead body aged about 25 to 35 years was fell down at Shaikpet graveyards, Sakkubai society of Shaikpet.

Ata-13thAmerican Telugu Association(ATA) is organising its 13th Annual Conference & Youth Convention at Pennsylvania Convention Center in Philadelphia of USA from July 3rd to 5th, 2014.

Several Telugu diaspora organisations representing people from India have marked the July 4 American independence day with a celebration of their own culture, language. Political leaders, cine personalities, businessmen, artists and other personalities of the important professions hailing from Andhra Pradesh and Telangana are witnessing the convention.

Loksatta Party national president Dr Jayaprakash Narayan has appointed Ad-hoc committees to run party affairs in residual Andhra Pradesh and Telangana States and expanded the party’s Greater Hyderabad unit.

Over 8,000 Telugus and other Indian-Americans attended a celebration of Telugu language, culture and cuisine at a just concluded biennial event hosted by the American Telugu Association (ATA) in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

The three day event over the weekend at the Pennsylvania Convention Centre showcased Telugu Culture with a mesmerising music concert, the re-enactment of Bonalu-Bathakamma festival, folk dances, and panel discussions on different subjects, according to the organisers.

An inquest into the mysterious death of an eight-year-old British Indian girl has found it to be a case of “open conclusion”, a media report said Wednesday.

Gurkiren Loyal, a resident of Birmingham in Britain’s West Midlands, died after being treated at a local clinic in Indian Punjab state for a routine stomach ailment in April 2 last year, the Birmingham Mail reported.

Her parents, Santokh Singh Loyal and Amrit Kaur, claimed that the medic took her life after administering a mystery injection.

According to them, the little girl has been murdered so her organs could be harvested.

The discovery of three bags at the BJP headquarters here triggered panic Wednesday. A couple later came forward and claimed the bags.

“Three unclaimed bags were found at the BJP headquarters around 7.45 a.m. As soon as we got the information, a bomb disposal squad was sent,” Additional Deputy Commissioner of Police Jatin Narwal told IANS.

“The bags were checked but no explosives were found,” he added.

Later, a couple from south Delhi who had come to the Bharatiya Janata Party head office to meet some leaders claimed the bags belonged to them.

Riteish Deshmukh has replaced comedian Kapil Sharma in Y-Films’ comedy “Bank-Chor”.

“Loved the script. Loved the character. Loved the team,” Riteish, who is riding high on the success of “Ek Villain”, said in a statement.

“I’ve always liked to push the envelope with the choices I make. This film allows me to potentially rip it apart. Watch out there’s a new Bank-Chor in town,” added the actor.

Ashish Patil, business and creative head, Youth Films, Brand Partnerships and Talent Management at Yash Raj Films, vouches for Riteish’s versatility.

If you have not been able to shed weight despite those tenuous workout sessions, try this.

Treat your next workout as a “fun run” and you will eat less afterward. But if you think of it just as a routine workout, you are going to eat more dessert and snacks to reward yourself.

According to a fascinating study, some exercisers have a tendency to reward themselves by overeating after their workout.

India scored 177 for three in their first innings at tea on the first day of the first cricket Test against England at Trent Bridge here Wednesday.

Murali Vijay was batting on 92 and Ajinkya Rahane 32 at the tea break. The two wickets to fall in the second session were Cheteshwar Pujara (38) and Virat Kohli (1).

James Anderson picked up two for 50 while Stuart Broad made one for 19.

Global software major Wipro will partner with London Stock Exchange (LSE) to provide a hosted reconciliation solution on its platform for the financial services sector, the IT bellwether said Wednesday.

“The solution, a first of its kind in the industry, will help financial services firms access an enterprise reconciliation utility without capital investment,” the company said in a statement here.

Defending the agitation by Trinamool Congress MPs in Parliament over the Railway budget, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee today said that they were only exercising their democratic rights to protest against ‘deprivation’ of Bengal.
“I was an MP for 23 years. I will not make any comment on what the Speaker said inside the House. But it was a democratic right to voice protest in a democratic manner. Bengal has been deprived. Trinamool Congress will give reply to such deprivation and insult to Bengal,” Banerjee said.

The Thane police today submitted an interim report about its inquiry into the photograph of gangster Abu Salem and his alleged wife, published by sections of media here.

“We have filed an interim report on the photograph that appeared recently in sections of media to a TADA court. An Additional Commissioner level officer had conducted the inquiry,” said CBI Special Prosecutor Deepak Salvi.

Salvi also sought four weeks’ time to further inquire into the matter.

Special TADA judge G A Sanap took the report (presented in a sealed cover) on record and granted additional time.

The Delhi High Court Wednesday sought a status report from the Delhi Jal Board (DJB) on a plea seeking direction on the problem of inadequate water supply in Dwarka area.

A division bench of Chief Justice G. Rohini and Justice R.S. Endlaw asked the DJB to reply on the issue with a status report by Sep 3.

Keralites spent a whopping Rs.545 crore on treatment of tobacco-related diseases during 2011, according to a new study.

The study on “The Economic Burden of Tobacco-related Diseases-2011” was conducted by the Public Health Foundation of India with support from the union ministry of health and family welfare and the WHO Country Office for India.

In Kerala, 21.4 percent adults (15 years and above) use tobacco while 42 percent adults are exposed to second-hand smoke at home.

The Supreme Court Wednesday issued notice to Bollywood film star Salman Khan on a plea by the Rajasthan government challenging the stay on his conviction in a blackbuck hunting case.

The Rajasthan government moved the apex court challenging the Nov 12, 2013, decision of the high court staying the conviction of Salman Khan for the hunting.

Salman Khan’s sentence was stayed by the high court Aug 31, 2007.

A 28-year-old gangster, carrying a bounty of Rs.1 lakh on his head, has been arrested here over his involvement in 10 cases of murder and attempt to murder, police said Wednesday.

Ravi Bhardwaj alias Bunty, a resident of Alipur in north Delhi, was arrested Tuesday from the Meerut-Shamli crossing near Karnal in Haryana and was brought to Delhi.

A police official said that Bhardwaj was arrested for the first time by the Delhi Police Crime Branch May 18, 2013 in a case related to the Arms Act.

Four people, including three militants, were killed in an overnight attack on the presidential palace in Somalia’s capital Mogadishu, government sources said Wednesday.

Somali Minister of Information Mustaf Sheikh Ali Duhulow said four militants tried to penetrate an office complex that houses various ministries but were quickly halted by Somali security forces and African Union peacekeepers.

The attackers carried out a car bomb explosion and opened fire during the assault, Xinhua reported. Islamist militants claimed responsibility for the attack.

Iran is determined to reach an agreement with world powers in the ongoing nuclear talks, “but not at any cost”, Iran’s foreign ministry spokeswoman Marzieh Afkham said Wednesday, explaining that Iran will not cross redlines over its nuclear rights.

In the talks underway, “there has been some progress, but it has been slow”, Afkham said, adding that “we hope the other party will make reasonable decisions by being realistic about Iran’s peaceful nuclear programme”.

Iran hoped the world powers would make difficult decisions which they were talking about, Xinhua reported citing Afkham.

Ten people, including five women, were arrested here for prostitution Wednesday, police said.

Five couples from Gurgaon and Delhi were arrested from a hotel on Old Railway Road, Deputy Commissioner of Oolice Sangeeta Rani told IANS. The men and women are from age group of 25 to 52 years.

The owner and manager of the hotel were booked under the Indian Penal Code.
(IANS)