TS Govt to spend Rs 450 Cr for “Godavari Pushkaralu”
Endowments Minister A Indrakaran Reddy on Monday announced that the “Godavari Pushkarulu” would be organised at a grand scale at a cost of nearly Rs 450 crore.
Month: February 2015
Gharwapsi: UP Minority Commission blames BJP ‘conspiracy’, intel failure
The Uttar Pradesh Minority Commission on Monday held “conspiracy of BJP” and failure of local intelligence behind the re-conversion programmes in some parts of the state that had triggered a major controversy during the Winter Session of Parliament.
Badaun sisters: Court reserves order on CBI’s closure report
A local court on Monday reserved its order for tomorrow on the closure report filed by CBI in the death of two teenage cousins in Katra village of the district in May last year.
CBI has in its report seeking closure of the case said that girl were not raped or murdered, as earlier alleged by the local police, and committed suicide. CBI was to submit evidences along with the case diary to corroborate its closure report in the court today. Additional District Judge (POSCO Act) Anil Kumar reserved his judgement for tomorrow after hearing both the sides.
Man held with suspected explosive materials, arms in Kolkata
A man has been arrested in Kolkata for allegedly possessing a huge quantity of suspected explosive materials, arms and ammunition by the Special Task Force (STF) of the Kolkata Police. Tapas Das, a resident of Tangra in the eastern part of the city, was rounded up on Sunday evening from the EM Bypass with 36 kg ash colour powder and 50 kg white colour powder, suspected to be explosive materials, Deputy Commissioner of Police, STF, Amit Javalgi, told PTI.
Digvijay Singh condemns Delhi church attack
Congress General Secretary Digvijay Singh on Monday condemned the vandalisation of a church in Delhi, alleging that it reflected the failure of the government to prevent such incidents.
Noting that it was the fifth such incident in the national capital, he alleged that the attack “reflected failure of the government as it encouraged Hindutva”. St Alphonsa’s church was vandalised by some unidentified persons in South Delhi’s Vasant Kunj area, sparking outrage among the Christian community.
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Modi govt is secular, Rajnath Singh
Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh today said the Narendra Modi government was secular and there was no discrimination on the basis of caste, creed and religion in the country.
“Ghar Wapsi, all these are not issues of our government…, but I would like to say that our government is secular and there is no discrimination on caste, creed or religious basis,” Singh told reporters here in Chitradurga district.
PM Modi writes to Abe, condemns killing of Japanese citizens by IS
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has written to his Japanese counterpart Shinzo Abe and condemned the killing of his country’s citizens by the IS.
“The news of the savage killing of Japanese citizens Me. Kenji Goto and Mr. Haruna Yakuwa by the terrorist group IS, has deeply pained and shocked me and the people of India. Our thoughts and prayers are with the bereaved families and the people of Japan,” Prime Minister Modi wrote.
Prime Minister Modi said India stands firmly with Japan in condemning in strongest terms these barbaric acts of terror.
BJP only full of big talk: Congress’ Sharmistha Mukherjee
Attacking the BJP and its leaders for their “big talk” and “tall promises”, Congress candidate for Delhi’s Greater Kailash assembly constituency Sharmistha Mukherjee Monday appealed to voters in the Bengali-predominant Chittaranjan Park colony to vote for her and give her a chance to prove herself.
Addressing a well-attended gathering in the busy Market No.1 in Chittaranjan Park, Mukherjee, the daughter of President Pranab Mukherjee, spoke in Bangla to the largely Bengali audience that gathered in the market well known for its variety of fish and Bengali sweets and snacks.
Army chopper crashes in Dimapur, personnel escape with minor injuries
Three army personnel, including Lt Gen. Bipin Rawat, had a lucky escape on Monday as a Cheetah helicopter carrying them crashed seconds after taking off from Rangapahar helipad in Nagaland’s Dimapur district.
Official sources said that the helicopter had just taken off when the engine stalled at a height of about 20-ft off the ground. The helicopter crashed down, resulting in minor injuries to those on board.
Defence PRO in Kohima, Lt Col Emron Musavi, told PTI that there were two pilots and an army official in the helicopter but none was injured in the crash.
After ex-CM, Rajasthan’s home minister hit by swine flu
Rajasthan Home Minister Gulab Chand Kataria Monday tested positive for the swine flu virus, a day after former chief minister Ashok Gehlot said he was suffering from the disease.
“He (Kataria) has tested positive for the H1N1 virus and is recuperating at his residence in Udaipur,” the minister’s personal aide Vijay Singh told IANS over phone.
Gehlot had Sunday said he was suffering from swine flu.
With one more death due to swine flu reported Monday, the toll due to the virus in the state reached 52 since Jan 1, officials said. Ten people had died Sunday.
World Cup 2015: Big B excited about ‘debut’ in Indo-Pak match
Megastar Amitabh Bachchan is busy cramming to get into the intricacies of cricket terminologies ahead of his debut commentary stint during the upcoming India- Pakistan match of the 2015 World Cup.
Bachchan, 72, who will be joining seasoned commentators Harsha Bhogle and Kapil Dev for the highly-awaited February 15 match, said he is taking tips from them.
India, China, Russia support UNSC’s role in solving Israel-Palestine conflict
India, China and Russia on Monday supported the UN Security Council in playing its due role in solving the Israel-Palestine conflict.
“The Ministers urged international community to provide continued assistance and support for alleviation of humanitarian situation in Palestine,” said the joint communique of the 13th meeting of the Foreign Ministers of Russia, India and China.
The Foreign Ministers of the three sides discussed the developments of the Israel-Palestine conflict.
Lawyers protest against Bedi, say ‘she is not apt to become CM’
The lawyers staged a protest against Bharatiya Janata Party’s chief ministerial candidate and former IPS officer Kiran Bedi here on Monday and allegedly vandalised her campaign office in Krishna Nagar.
The protesting lawyers said the memory of atrocities unleashed by Bedi in 1988 is still fresh in their minds and added that she is not fit to become the Chief Minister of Delhi.
Digvijay condemns Delhi church attack
Congress General Secretary Digvijay Singh today condemned the vandalisation of a church in Delhi, alleging that it reflected the failure of the government to prevent such incidents.
Noting that it was the fifth such incident in the national capital, he alleged that the attack “reflected failure of the government as it encouraged Hindutva”.
St Alphonsa’s church was vandalised by some unidentified persons in South Delhi’s Vasant Kunj area, sparking outrage among the Christian community.
BJP chides Sadhvi for anti-Muslim statement
The Bharatiya Janata Party on Monday warned one of its leaders in Uttar Pradesh, Sadhvi Prachi as she made a comment derisive of Muslims and asked her to show restraint.
Sadhvi Prachi said at a VHP event in Badayun Sunday that she had done no wrong by asking Hindu women to mother four children as she was not asking them to “give birth to 30-40 pups like others”.
BJP Uttar Pradesh president Laxmikant Bajpayi said the comment was uncalled for and Sadhvi Prachi cannot behave like a Vishwa Hindu Parishad worker while being in the Bharatiya Janata Party, reported IANS.
Watch What Woman Does to Her Alleged Molester on Indigo Flight
A woman flipped out her cellphone to record the roasting she gave a man who had allegedly molested her during their Indigo flight to Bhubaneswar.
The man is reported to be Ravin Jhunjhunwala, chairman of the Orind and Shashwat Group of Companies, according to his company website.
According to the video, he’s in custody following the victim’s complaint to the airport police. The woman claimed Jhunjhunwala was sitting behind her and allegedly touched her through the gaps in their seats.
Kiran Bedi condemns attack on her office in Krishna Nagar
Bharatiya Janata Party’s chief ministerial candidate and former IPS officer Kiran Bedi on Monday dubbed the attack on her campaign office in Krishna Nagar as ‘absolutely unfortunate’ and said it is because of such incidents that the civilized people do not join politics.
“It is absolutely unfortunate. Is this what the elections are all about? Winning and losing will go on. Is it civilized to beat up party workers? This is an uncivilized behaviour and that is why the civilized people do not enter politics. If such incidents continue then good people won’t join politics,” Bedi said.
Syrian air strikes kill 12 in rebel-held town
At least 12 people were killed and 25 others wounded when the Syrian air force carried out four air strikes against a rebel-held town in southern Syria Monday, a monitoring group reported.
The Syrian warplanes struck the town of Jassem in the countryside of the southern province of Daraa, the oppositional Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said, adding that the death toll could rise due to the numbers of critically wounded people, Xinhua reported.
The Observatory said it had documented 2014 air strikes carried out by the Syrian warplanes on rebel-held areas nationwide this month.
Former Sri Lanka minister arrested over fake document
A leading Sri Lankan politician was arrested here Monday based on a complaint lodged by Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe, police said.
Former health minister Tissa Attanayake was apprehended over a document which he had made public before the Jan 8 presidential election, alleging a secret deal between newly-elected President Maithripala Sirisena and Prime Minister Wickremesinghe, Xinhua quoted police spokesperson Ajith Rohana as saying.
Diafra Sakho, West Ham face FIFA inquiry
Striker Diafra Sakho and Premier League club West Ham United face a FIFA inquiry over Sakho’s withdrawal from Senegal’s Africa Cup of Nations team.
According to football’s governing body, it has opened disciplinary proceedings for “a potential violation of regulations”, reports bbc.com.
The 25-year-old pulled out of the squad citing a back injury, but later scored for United in their 1-0 FA Cup triumph over Bristol City Jan 25.
FIFA rules state that a player cannot appear for a club if he was meant to be on international duty, but the Hammers deny any such wrongdoing.
Bangladesh to ask India to play ODIs
Bangladesh will ask India to play three One-Day Internationals (ODIs) rather than one Test match later this year, Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) president Nazmul Hassan said Monday.
Hassan had said last year that India would be touring Bangladesh in 2014, 2015 and 2020 as per the new Future Tour Programmes (FTP) cycle, while Bangladesh would play their first ever Test in India in 2016, reports ESPNcricinfo.
Tragedy at national games, Maharashtra netball player dies
Tragedy struck the 35th National Games when a young netball player from Maharashtra suddenly collapsed and died during a practice session here Monday. Kerala Chief Minister Oommen Chandy said his state will bear all expenses for airlifting the body to the player’s home state.
Mayuresh Pawar, 21, become dizzy and fell unconscious around 1 p.m.
His teammates immediately rushed him to a hospital but by that time, he had passed away, according to an official.
A Games official told IANS that Pawar’s team had played against Chandigarh in the morning.
Austrian firm to provide technologies for Andhra irrigation projects
Andhra Pradesh has signed an agreement with an Austrian firm for implementing state-of-the art technologies in to improve the service delivery and technological baseline of irrigation projects in the state.
The cooperation agreement between Andhra Pradesh Water Resources Development Corporation (APWRDC) and Austrian Power and Environment Technology GmbH (APET) was signed here Monday.
Under this agreement, APWRDC will act as a nodal implementing agency and APET will provide training to the department to implement these technologies and provide international financing.
Infosys partners with Cornell for hospitality research
Global software major Infosys Ltd is partnering with Cornell University in the US for high quality research in hospitality industry.
“As part the agreement with Cornell University, we are joining its school of hotel administration’s centre for hospitality research advisory board to understand problems clients in hospitality industry face and design industry research,” the company said in a statement here Monday.