Month: December 2014

Miscreants vandalise Dargah Hazrat Hakeem Shah Baba

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There is 323 acre Waqf land under Dargah Hazrat Hakeem Shah Baba at Jubilee Hills. Miscreants and land grabbers are eyeing on the valuable land worth thousands of crores of rupees. Surprisingly despite it being such a valuable land, the state Waqf Board has not fenced it in an effective way. Consequently miscreants are trying to gobble up the land in one way or other. Yesterday also they made an attempt for the same but as soon as he received the information, Deputy Chief Minister Mr. Mohammed Mahmood Ali alerted CEO Waqf Board Jalaluddin Akber and other officers of the board.

Jaipur: Letter threatening terror strikes found in temple; police step up security measures

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An unattended letter threatening to carry out terror strikes was on Wednesday found at the premises of the famous Khatushayamji temple in Sikar district in the state prompting the police to strengthen security arrangements, police said.

The handwritten letter was picked by a man who informed the temple authorities and the police about it. “There is no mention of any specific target in the handwritten letter which is a photocopy and not the original.

Chauhan appointed MD and CEO of Oriental Bank of Commerce

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Following the central government’s directive of splitting the portfolio of chairman and managing director (MD) of PSU banks, Animesh Chauhan has been appointed the CEO and MD of Oriental Bank of Commerce, the bank said Wednesday.

According to the directive, for the first time in India, PSU banks will have a non-executive chairman, giving operational responsibility to managing director and chief executive officer (CEO).

Animesh Chauhan is the executive director of Central Bank of India, another state-owned bank, and comes with extensive experience in the banking sector.

Live programme on ‘Government Jobs’ by M A Hameed

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A live weekly programme on career and education will be aired on Deccan Radio at 107.8 MHz, today, on Wednesday, December 31, at 5 pm. Career expert M A Hameed will answer queries regarding ‘government job opportunities’.

Questions for the programme can be recorded on phone no 040-24740024 from 11 am to 4 pm and questions can also be asked live between 5 to 7 pm.

Mr. Zahed Farooqui is the programme coordinator while Yasmeen, Sana, Mohammed Muneer and Faheem Ansari would assist him.

Gold edges up on seasonal offtake amid global bullishness

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Snapping a two-session downtrend, gold prices staged a modest rebound at the domestic bullion market in Mumbai due to renewed demand from jewellery stockists and retailers, supported by firm overseas sentiment.

Elsewhere, silver also recouped some overnight losses on the back of higher industrial demand. Standard gold (99.5 purity) firmed up by Rs 60 to end Rs 26,720 per 10 grams from Tuesday’s level of Rs 26,660.

Samsung to launch its first all-in-one Desktop computer Ativ One 7 Curved

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Samsung is preparing to launch its first new all-in-one desktop computer Ativ One 7 Curved that will have a curved screen just as its TVs.

Samsung has already been offering laptops and Chrome books. The idea of the Ativ One 7 Curved with 27-inch all-in-one, came partly from Samsung’s TVs that already have curved screens, reported PCWorld.

The new desktop would look like a 27-inch curved TV, with all the PC components at the back of the monitor.

Huda book distributors to attend Urdu book and Cultural Fair

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National Council for Promotion of Urdu Language (Ministry of HRD, GoI.) and FAME are organizing a National Urdu Book and Cultural Fair from December 27 to January 4 at Aam Khaas Maidan, VIP Road, Aurangabad.

Huda Book Distributors from Hyderabad has also set up a stall in the fair that houses as many as 160 stalls. A large number of book lovers are swarming the book fair.

Siasat news

Woman killed in hit and run case

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An unknown vehicle hit a woman at Malkaram village of Shamsabad leaving her dead. According to details B Shobha (40) R/O of Ralaguda was returning home from Chevella when an unknown vehicle hit her. She died on the spot. Shamsabad rural sub-inspector Mohammed Khaleel Pasha registered a case and began investigations.

Siasat news

Apple patents ‘smart pen’ capable of detecting hand movements

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Tech giant Apple has been granted a patent for a stylus design of a smart pen capable of detecting hand movements that enables translation into digital line drawing s and text, adding into the list of their new innovations.

The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has patented Apple’s communicating stylus that employs accelerometers, wireless communication hardware and onboard storage to transfer hand-written notes and drawings on to the display of a digital device, the AppleInsider reported.

212 survivors from gutted Italian ferry join families

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A total of 212 people rescued from the Italian-flagged Norman Atlantic ferry landed at the port of Brindisi in southern Italy Tuesday night, Italy’s navy said Wednesday.

The survivors disembarked from military vessel San Giorgio, which also carried the bodies of five victims of the blaze that broke out on the ferry early Sunday morning, Xinhua reported.

At least 11 people died in the blaze or during evacuation, and 427 people were rescued.

Govt to bring amendments to 5 green laws in Budget Session

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The government will bring amendments to five key environment laws enacted between 1971 and 1986 in the Budget Session of Parliament, Environment Minister Prakash Javadekar said today.

He said bringing changes to the green laws, which were reviewed by a high-level panel, is in line with “current requirements” and it is the priority of his ministry in the new year.

Numaish not just a recreational spot, provides part time employment to zillions

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Numaish not only provides an opportunity of recreation and shopping to the residents of the city but it also provides part time employment to over 10 thousand people. More than 85 percent of the income produced during 46 day exhibition is spend on educational and industrial growth of girls by the Exhibition Society. Mr. Anil Swaroop Misra told this during special meeting with Siasat. He informed that nearly 2500 stalls will be set up in the 75th All India Industrial Exhibition to begin from January 1, 2015.

Goswami retires from Infosys

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Global IT major Infosys said Wednesday that Omkar Goswami will retire from its board of directors effective Dec 31 in accordance with its retirement policy.

“Goswami has been a part of the Infosys journey for more than a decade and the company has benefited from his rich experience as a professional economist”, non-executive chairman in Infosys K.V. Kamath said.

Functioning as an independent director, Goswami is the founder and chairman of Corporate and Economic Research Group (CERG) Advisory Pvt Ltd.

Stay healthy in 2015 with proper diet, right exercise

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Looking to shape up in the New Year? Check your diet, pick exercises wisely and more.

Fitness expert Tracy Anderson shares how to stay in shape, reports people.com.

* Be honest with yourself about the body you want: Have a real conversation about where you’re at with your health. You need to find exercises with some sort of strategy behind them, a strategy for how you want your body to look and perform.

Top UK doctor: Ebola screening should be improved

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Britain’s chief medical officer acknowledged today that Ebola screening procedures should be improved, after a nurse was cleared to fly hours before she was diagnosed with the disease.

Nurse Pauline Cafferkey flew from London to Glasgow on Sunday after returning from Sierra Leone. Her temperature was taken seven times at Heathrow Airport once on arrival and six times after she told staff she thought she might have a fever.

Her temperature was found to be within the range defined as acceptable, and she was allowed to fly to Scotland.

Amitabh Bachan is likely to be nominated as Brand Ambassador of Telangana

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CM of Telangana State Mr. K. Chandrasekhara Rao is seriously considering to nominate Bollywood Superstar, Mr. Amitabh Bachan as Brand Ambassador of Telangana. Authentic sources informed that there are possibilities of inviting Mr. Amitabh Bachan as a special quest on the occasion of Bhumi Puja of Film City. It is also quite likely that Mr. KCR himself might visit the residence of Mr. Amitabh Bachan in Mumbai to invite him. It may be noted that during the past days, the CM has nominated Ms. Sania Mirza, the world fame tennis star as the Brand Ambassador of Telangana State.

GHMC dismantles illegal possessions on foot paths

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GHMC has intensified its actions to dismantle illegal possessions on foot paths in the Old City. GHMC Officials of Circle 7 dislodge small traders from the foot paths. It is expected that in the next few days more such actions would be taken. Mr. Somesh Kumar, Special Officer of GHMC issued strict instructions to the officials of Town Planning Section in this regard. Yesterday small traders who had their shops adjacent to the wall of Princess Eisen High School were dislodged. No prior notice was given to them.

Neonatal HBV vaccine reduces liver cancer risk

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Neonatal hepatitis B vaccination can significantly reduce the risk of liver cancer and other liver diseases in young adults, says a study.

The findings are based on long-term outcomes from a controlled trial of neonatal HBV (hepatitis B virus) vaccinations that were conducted between 1983 and 1990 in Qidong County, a rural area in China with a high incidence of HBV-related primary liver cancer (PLC) and other liver diseases.

Don’t clear ‘Gopala Gopala’, Hindu groups ask censor board

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Even as protests continued over Aamir Khan’s film “PK”, Hindu groups Wednesday urged the censor board not to clear upcoming Telugu movie “Gopala Gopala” saying it also hurts religious sentiments of Hindus.

The Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) and the Bhagyanagar Ganesh Utsav Samithi (BGUS) have urged the Central Board of Film Certification not to clear the film which had “objectionable” scenes.

In a representation to the CBFC regional director, the groups said some scenes from a teaser of the film were objectionable. They said Hindu gods and goddesses were shown in an inappropriate manner.

Hyundai clocks record domestic sales in 2014

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Automobile manufacturer Hyundai Motor India Wednesday reported a record domestic sales at over 4.10 lakh units in 2014 from 3.80 lakh units sold during 2013.

The company’s yearly domestic sales increased by 7.89 percent to 4.10 lakh units.

According to the company, the yearly performance led to its highest market share of 21.6 percent in the 16 years since the company has been operating in India.

New Health Policy 2015 placed in public domain by Health Ministry

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The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare on Wednesday placed the draft copy of the National Health Policy 2015 in the public domain to seek suggestions, comments and views from various stakeholders.

The Policy addresses the urgent need to improve the performance of health systems.

It is being formulated in the last year of the Millennium Declaration and its Goals, in the global context of all nations committed to moving towards universal health coverage.

New State, New Government, nothing new for Minorities welfare

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In terms of eligibility criteria in comparison with other weaker sections, minorities continue to be discriminated against at the policy level, experts opined.

Speakers at a meeting on `Development of Minorities in Telangana State ¬ Possibilities and Challenges’ at Lakdi-ka-pul, cited the example of schemes rolled out by the Centre.

Akali Dal protest not against any agency, BSF: Badal

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Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal Wednesday said the protest of the Shiromani Akali Dal in the border belt of Punjab scheduled Jan 5 was not against any government agency or the Border Security Force (BSF).

“The Akali Dal dharna must not be misconstrued against any government agency. Rather, it is a dharna against the drugs menace in the state,” Badal told the media here after his party drew flak from all quarters for announcing its protest.

New Year celebrations banned in Karachi

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Road blocks will be put in place in Karachi Wednesday night to prevent any New Year celebrations from taking place.

The road blocks will be erected in the evening and the Sindh government has decided to deploy 7,000 policemen all over the city, Dawn online reported.

The decision to ban New Year celebrations was announced earlier this month by Karachi Commissioner Shoaib Siddiqui.

“The country’s current security situation also does not warrant New Year celebrations,” Siddiqui said.

He said hotels and other places would not be permitted to host celebratory events to the New Year.