Month: January 2015

Inteqal (1.1.2015)

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Janab Ghulam Hussain s/o late Abdul Razzaque died on December 30.

Namaz-e-Janaza was offered at Masjid Mansoor Khan, Panjeshah after namaz-e-Asar followed by burial at qabrasatan Engine Bowli adjacent to Quadri Chaman.

Fateha sewam is fixed on January 1 at Masjid Mansoor Khan, Panjeshah after namaz-e-Asar.

Further information can be had on 9395572799 & 9985039743.

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Lindsay Lohan’s father welcomes son

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Actress Lindsy Lohan’s father Michael Lohan and his new wife, Kate Major, became parents to a baby boy just in time for the new year.

The newborn named Logan Michael Lohan, is Michael and Kate’s second child. He was born on Wednesday, reported Us Weekly.

“Kate and I are ecstatic. A bit late for Christmas but the best gift imaginable,” Michael, 54, said.

“What a way to bring in the new year! God has blessed me with the best children a father could ever ask for – but I am done!”

The couple, who wed in Florida in October, have one son together, Landon, who was born in January 2013.

Six engineering students killed in Kerala road mishap

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Tragedy struck as six engineering students returning after New Year revelry were killed when their car and an LPG tanker collided in the wee hours of the day at nearby Chathannur.

According to police, the victims, all men in third year of B.Tech, were heading to their campus after the New Year celebrations at the beach resort Varkala in neighbouring Thiruvananthapuram District.

All of the six, who died on the spot, were students of a private engineering college here.

Clear day ahead, temperature at 8.8 deg C

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Delhiites today woke up to a pleasant morning on New Year, with the temperature at 8.8 degrees Celsius, and it is expected to be a clear day.

Fog affected 58 trains though flight operations were smooth.

According to MeT department, minimum temperature was recorded at 8.8 degree Celsius, which was two notches below normal. Though it was partly cloudy in the morning, the weatherman has predicted a clear sky from afternoon onwards.

Visibility recorded till 8.30 AM was 500 metres while the humidity was 94 per cent.

Bankers, regulators to discuss ways to revitalise banking sect

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Over 100 senior bankers, insurers, financial sector regulators and finance ministry officials would attend the two-day meet here beginning tomorrow to deliberate on host of issues including merger and acquisitions and bad assets to revitalise the banking sector.

On concluding day, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will address the meet Gyan Sangam, a retreat of chiefs of financial institutions.

Fishermen clash, hurl country bombs in coastal village

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Two groups of fishermen attacked each other with country bombs in Koothankuli village near Kudankulam in the district, police said today.

However, none was injured in the clash last night in which two groups of fishermen of the same community hurled country bombs, leading to tension in the village.

Police said six blasts were heard as “powerful country bombs” were hurled, people in the area had to spend sleepless nights.

The reason for the sudden eruption of violence was not known, police said adding so far no arrests had been made.

Hyundai’s December sales up 21% at 59,365 units

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Hyundai Motor India Ltd (HMIL) today reported 21 per cent jump in total sales at 59,365 units in December 2014.

The company had sold 49,078 units in the same month last year, it said in a statement.

In the domestic market, Hyundai sold 32,504 units last month as compared to 28,345 units in December 2013, up 14.7 per cent.

During the month, Hyundai’s exports increased 29.6 per cent to 26,861 units as against 20,733 units in the same period last year.

Silver prices rise by Rs 255 a kg in futures

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Silver prices rose by Rs 255 to Rs 36,145 per kg in futures trade today after speculators built-up positions even as metal weakened overseas.

At the Multi Commodity Exchange, silver for delivery in March rose by Rs 255, or 0.43 per cent, to Rs 36,145 per kg in business turnover of 774 lots.

On similar lines, the metal for delivery in far-month May traded higher by Rs 100, or 0.27 per cent, to Rs 36,804 per kg in 14 lots.

Crime In Hyderabad (1.1.2015)

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Killer husband arrested
(Siasat News): Kalepathar police has arrested a man who had killed his wife. It is said that the accused Mohd. Ali alias Azam strangulated his wife Shabana Begum, 28, to death last night. Police sources said that it was Shabana’s second wife after she got divorce from her first husband.

Azam has been working in china Bazar and Shabana was a beautician. Last night Azam strangulated Shabana to death and was sitting near her dead body till he confirmed that she was dead.

Leopard found dead in Baghpat

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An adult leopard was found dead in the jungle of Hisabada village here, a forest official said today.

The carcass was recovered yesterday evening, District Forest Officer Manish Mittal said.

He, however, ruled out poaching and said the body has been sent for post-mortem.

I think it’s ridiculous: Malaika on item song debates

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Actress Malaika Arora Khan, who will be seen doing a special song in “Dolly Ki Doli”, says she hates the debates on item numbers.

Asked about her reaction on politicians making remarks against item numbers, she said: “I think it’s ridiculous and I hate these debates. It’s a song at the end of the day.”

“I don’t understand why there is so much fuss about it. Why can’t we look at it like entertainment. Indian films are all about song and dance,” she added.

Directed by Abhishek Dogra,”Dolly Ki Doli” features Sonam Kapoor and Rajkummar Rao among others.

Planning Commission renamed as ‘Neeti Ayog’

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The Planning Commission, which was established in 1950, will be called ‘Neeti Ayog’ in its new avatar, months after Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced that it will replaced by a new body.

The decision comes nearly three weeks after Modi held consultations with chief ministers at a meeting where most favoured restructuring of the Socialist-era body but some Congress Chief Ministers opposed disbanding of the existing set-up.

Searchers return to retrieve bodies, plane wreckage

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After being hampered by a spell of bad weather, searchers today returned with “full force” to retrieve bodies and the AirAsia plane wreckage in the Java Sea off Indonesia as the mystery over the reasons for the crash remained.

“The visibility is good this morning, we are ready to fight with full force to search for bodies, wreckages that can reveal what went wrong with this accident,” Indonesia’s First Marshal Agus Dwi Putranto said.

Four aircraft were dispatched to the area just after sunrise, reports said.

Awami League counters two-day strike call of Jamaat-e-Islami

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Supporters of Bangladesh’s ruling Awami League poured onto the streets here on Wednesday to defy a two-day strike called by Jamaat-e-Islami party, which was protesting against the death sentence given to one of its leaders by the war crimes tribunal.

Police pickets were set up across the streets of Dhaka during the strike. However, people and supporters of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina-led Awami League held marches, shouted slogans against former Prime Minister Khaleda Zia and her Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) for having allied with the Jamaat.

Women urged to manage time effectively for a prosperous life

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Anjuman Taraqqi Urdu Greater Hyderabad organised tailoring training centre under self-employment scheme and certificates were given to women and girls who completed training at a function held here at Urdu Ghar Moghalpura last Tuesday. Besides certificates sewing machines were also distributed among poor deserving women.

Mr. Moahmmed Masood Ali Khan president Anjuman presided over the function while Messrs Zaheeruddin Ali Khan, Mr. Moahmmed Abdur Raheem Khan and Prof. Fatima Parveen were the chief guests.

Companies reap more rewards if they thank their customers

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A new research has found that companies, who usually don’t acknowledge customers who fill those ubiquitous satisfaction surveys, can reaps huge rewards if they thank their customers.

The study led by Michigan State University (MSU) explained that the simple gesture of thanking customers was just as effective and less damaging to the company’s bottom line as acknowledgements that included rewards in the form of gift cards and guaranteed reservations.

Government to Monitor Toilet Use With iPads, Mobile Phones

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The government will monitor from today whether people across the country are using toilets, as part of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s “Clean India” mission.

Using iPads, tablets and mobile phones, officials will report to the Ministry of Drinking Water and Sanitation on whether toilets are being used.

The nationwide “real-time monitoring” of toilets is vital to PM Modi’s call to end open defecation in India by 2019, an official release said.

CIA admits its spy planes behind half of all UFO sightings during 1950s-60s

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The Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) has recently taken responsibility for at least half of all UFO sightings between 1950s-60s, it has been reported.

A previously confidential CIA document has revealed that most of the sightings were actually U-2 spy planes, News.com.au reported.

The report, ‘The CIA and the U-2 Program, 1954-1974’, written by Gregory Pedlow and Donald Welzenbach, outlines the CIA’s involvement in the development of the U-2 spy plane. It explains how the testing of the planes led to a massive increase in UFO reports.

Planning Commission renamed ‘Niti Aayog’

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Following up on Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Independence Day announcement that the Planning Commission would be replaced, the government, Thursday, renamed the plan panel as ‘Niti Aayog’.

The renaming of the Planning Commission is being seen as the first step towards replacing it with a new-age institution.

The Prime Minister had called meeting of all chief ministers recently to deliberate on the structure of the new body which would replace the Commission.

The majority view that emerged after the meeting was in favour of decentralisation of power.

Nalsar University invites application for admission into management course

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Nalsar University of Law, Centre for Management studies has announced MBA programme for the year 2015-17. N-MET-2014 (Nalsar Management Eligibility Test) will be held on February 21 while GD and PI will be held on February 21 & 22 respectively. The last date to apply is February 15; classes will begin from July 1. Further details can be had on phone no’s 040-23498408/409 or visit website cms.nalsar.ac.in.

Siasat news

Sensex begins New Year on a weak note, falls by 83 points

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Stock markets opened on a subdued note on the first trading day of 2015 with the benchmark BSE Sensex falling by over 83 points in early trade on profit booking after recent gains.

The 30-share index which had gained 290.81 points in previous four straight sessions, fell 83.84 points, or 0.30 per cent, to 27,415.58 in early trade today.

Stocks of banking, oil & gas, metal, FMCG and power sector led the fall.
HDFC, HDFC Bank, ICICI Bank, Infosys, NTPC and Coal India fell up to 1.03 per cent in early trade.

‘The Big Bang Theory’ actress Kaley Cuoco says she is not a feminist

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‘The Big Bang Theory’ actress Kaley Cuoco says she doesn’t see herself as a feminist.

The actress said she was never a feminist girl, who demanded equality, reported Ace Showbiz. “Is it bad if I say no? Things are different now, and I know a lot of the work that paved the way for women happened before I was around. I was never that feminist girl demanding equality, but maybe that’s because I’ve never really faced inequality.

LiLo’s father welcomes baby boy with wife Kate Major

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Lindsay Lohan’s father Michael Lohan has welcomed his second child with wife Kate Major, it has been confirmed.

The baby boy arrived at 11:16 a.m. on New Year’s Eve, weighing in at 6 lbs., 14 oz, and has been named Logan Michael Lohan, Us Magazine reported.

The 54-year-old TV personality told the publication in a statement that his wife Major and he are ecstatic and it was bit late for Christmas but it is the best gift imaginable.

Lohan and his 32-year-old wife tied the knot in Florida back in October and welcomed their first child, son Landon, in January 2013. (ANI)

Chocolate with raisins

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Ingredients:

We need about 200-300 gms of raisins
200 gms of dark sweetened chocolate (or simple chocolate bar can also do)

Method:

Start with boiling water in a pan. Now, put the chocolate bar in a glass bowl and place it over the heated pan. You will see the chocolate bar melting.

After that, add the raisins to it and spread the mixture in a large platter. Let it refrigerate for some time. Take it out, once set. Your dish is ready to be served.