Month: May 2015

Free Special Coaching Scheme for SC/ST

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Coaching-cum Guidance Centre for SC/STs, Directorate General of Employment and Training, Labour and Employment, Hyderabad will be launching 22nd phase of Free Coaching Scheme of 11-month duration for SC/ST Job seekers. Candidates should have qualified Intermediate and above through reputed coaching centres. Training will likely to start from July 1 with 60 SC/ST trainees for various competitive examinations for Clerical Cadre posts conducted by the Staff Selection Commission, Railway Recruitment Board, IBPS, LIC, etc.

TN handloom exhibition-cum-sale opens in city

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T.N. Venkatesh, Director of Handlooms and Textiles, Tamil Nadu on Friday inaugurated Tamil Nadu Handloom Exhibition-cum-sale 2015, at Young Women’s Christian Association (YWCA), West Marredpally, Secunderabad while Dr Preeti Meena, Director of Handlooms and Textiles, Telangana State, ignited Kuthuvilakku.

Allam, TUWJ hail accidental insurance for scribes

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Telangana Press Academy Chairman Allam Narayana today profusely thanked Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao for announcing accidental insurance for 12,000 journalists in the State.

In a communiqué here on Friday, the Press Academy chairman welcomed the decision of the Chief Minister for the welfare of the Journalists’ families. The Chief Minister has announced Rs 5 lakh of accidental insurance for all the scribes in Telangana State during May Day celebrations.

KCR offers higher Education expenses to Swathi

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Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao today congratulated Akula Swathi from Narsingaraopalli village in Dharmasagar mandal of Warangal district for excellent performance in Intermediate examinations. KCR gave a pat to the girl for achieving 990 marks out of 1000 in the Intermediate examinations.

The Chief Minister assured Swathi that his government would bear her higher education expenses in future. KCR asked the girl to pursue higher education and bring laurels to the State and nation.

Israeli officials: Hamas military leader still alive

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Israeli defense officials say they have concluded that Hamas’ shadowy military chief is still alive after an attempted Israeli assassination during last year’s war in Gaza.

An airstrike on a three-story home last summer killed the wife and two children of Mohammed Deif, but the fate of the elusive Deif, who has survived several Israeli assassination attempts, was not known.

The Israeli officials say they believe Deif was in the building shortly before the airstrike. They say it is not clear whether he was there at the time of the attack, but now believe he is alive.

ICC says Palestinians too could face war crimes probes

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The International Criminal Court’s chief prosecutor has said she is weighing opening war crimes investigations into Palestinians as well as Israelis after Palestine joined the tribunal’s jurisdiction last month.

Fatou Bensouda rejected Israeli fears of bias by the court, promising to consider the evidence “independently and impartially without fear or favour,” in an interview published by Israel’s liberal Haaretz newspaper today.

Sonia to host dinner for party MPs on May 6

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Congress President Sonia Gandhi has called party MPs for dinner on May 6, which will provide an opportunity to her as well as Rahul Gandhi to have an interaction with the lawmakers on the political situation, especially the issues like Land Bill.

The meeting has been convened at a time when Rahul, after his 57-day absence, is in an assertive mode, both inside and outside Parliament.

7.1-magnitude quake hits Papua New Guinea

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A 7.1-magnitude quake jolted Papua New Guinea on Friday, the US Geological Survey (USGS) said.

The epicentre at a depth of 61 km was initially determined to be at 5.2 degrees south latitude and 151.7 degrees east longitude, Xinhua news agency reported.

The Pacific Tsunami Warning Centre hasn’t issued any warning yet.

There has been no report of casualties or property loss so far.

–IANS

No bins at Metro station due to terror threat,HC not convinced

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Delhi High Court today told DMRC that not having dustbins on metro platforms due to fear of bomb blasts was a “very myopic view of security”, as airports and even railway stations have garbage bins.

The court, which directed Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) to “examine viability of having spittoons and dustbins on the stations”, also queried it on whether drinking water and toilet facilities were easily available to commuters.

Suspended Haryana IAS officer Sanjiv Kumar arrested for allegedly planning friend’s murder

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Suspended Haryana cadre IAS officer Sanjiv Kumar has been arrested by the Delhi Police’s Crime Branch for allegedly conspiring to murder a Delhi-based businessman.

Kumar, a 1985 batch officer, along with former Haryana Chief Minister, Om Prakash Chautala, his MLA son, Ajay Chautala and 53 others was earlier convicted by a Delhi court for illegally recruiting 3,206 junior teachers and was out on parole.

He was arrested along with alleged gangsters Shoukat Pasha and two shooters Taufiq and Manna, police said.

MANY BENEFITS OF SEEKING FORGIVENESS

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Do you want to have peace of mind, reassurance, and joy?

You should ask for the forgiveness of Allaah The Almighty. Allaah The Almighty Says (what means): {And [saying], “Seek Forgiveness of your Lord and repent to Him, [and] He Will Let you enjoy a good provision}[Quran 11: 3]

NJAC issue: Supreme Court issues notice to advocate ML Sharma for ‘irresponsible’ PIL

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The Supreme Court on Friday issued show cause notice to advocate M L Sharma for making “irresponsible” and “scandalous” allegations in his PIL challenging the new law on appointment of judges for higher judiciary, saying “this is not a political platform”.

A five-judge constitution bench headed by Justice J S Khehar directed Sharma to respond within a week why he should not be “debarred” from canvasing any public interest litigation(PIL).

Woman scribe asked to shift from front row; Shiv Sena seeks apology

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A woman journalist being asked to shift from the front row reserved for media to make way for monks at a function to felicitate Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis has triggered a controversy with a Shiv Sena leader demanding an apology from the event organisers.

Rashmi Puranik, working as a reporter with a Marathi news channel, was among the first to reach the venue yesterday where Fadnavis was felicitated for banning cow slaughter in the state. She occupied a seat in the front row reserved for journalists. However, she was asked to shift behind in the area allocated for women.

National Green Tribunal puts 10-year-old diesel vehicles plying ban on hold till May 18

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The National Green Tribunal today extended till May 18 a stay on its order banning plying of diesel vehicles which are over 10 years old in Delhi-NCR, bringing relief to public utility services and private owners.

A bench headed by NGT Chairperson Justice Swatanter Kumar extended the stay after Additional Solicitor General Pinky Anand, appearing for Ministry of Road Transport and Highways, requested the Tribunal to grant more time to file Centre’s suggestion on methods to reduce vehicular pollution.

Sonia Gandhi to host dinner for Congress MPs on May 6

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Congress President Sonia Gandhi has called party MPs for dinner on May 6, which will provide an opportunity to her as well as Rahul Gandhi to have an interaction with the lawmakers on the political situation, especially the issues like Land Bill.

Moga incident: Family of victim refuses to cremate teenage girl

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The family of the teenage girl, who was killed after being molested and thrown off a moving bus belonging to the ruling Badal family in Punjab, has refused to cremate her till the administration fulfils their demands for compensation and cancellation of the transport firm’s permit.

The family members along with representatives of various political parties, including opposition Congress and AAP, farmers organisations and social bodies are sitting on a dharna in front of the local Civil Hospital where the mother of the girl, who was also thrown off the bus, is recuperating.

Naxal commander gunned down in Chhattisgarh

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A hardcore Naxal commander was on Thursday killed and another one arrested after a gunbattle with police in Chhattisgarh’s insurgency-hit Kondagaon district.

Phool Singh, commander of Barda dalam of the outlawed CPI (Maoist), was gunned down in the face-off between Maoists and police personnel in the restive forests under Ghanora police station limits in the wee hours on Friday, Kondagaon Superintendent of Police Abhishek Meena said.

Shiv Sena vows to keep Maharashtra united

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On the 65th foundation day of Maharashtra, the Shiv Sena on Friday pledged to the people that it would “always protect the `unity and integrity` of the state”.

In veiled note of caution to its ally Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), the Shiv Sena said its youthful chief minister Devendra Fadnavis, who was born much after the state was founded, is in favour of smaller states, including Vidarbha.

Jamia Millia Islamia university introduces course in Disaster Management

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Jamia Millia Islamia university will be offering a course in disaster management from the upcoming academic session 2015-2016.

According to officials, the university has felt an urgent need to launch the course after the devastating earthquake that stuck Nepal.

“In view of the recent devastating earthquake in Nepal and parts of our country, the varsity has felt an urgent need to develop academic streams of disaster management and mitigation in Indian universities,” Jamia spokesperson Mukesh Ranjan said.

KKR spinner Sunil Narine will return stronger claims Robin Uthappa

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Sunil Narine might be out with a suspected bowling action but Kolkata Knight Riders batsman Robin Uthappa feels the beleaguered mystery spinner would come back stronger to form a lethal combination with Brad Hogg in the coming IPL cricket matches.

In his absence, Hogg has claimed five wickets in two IPL T20 cricket matches.

Architect of KKR’s title triumphs in 2012 and 2014, Narine underwent fresh test on his bowling action in Chennai on Thursday after the BCCI banned him from bowling the off-breaks.

Three Indians plead guilty to student visa fraud charges in US

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Three Indians have pleaded guilty to criminal charges of conspiring to commit student visa and financial aid fraud through a for-profit school they ran and agreed to forfeit over USD eight million to US authorities.

Suresh Hiranandaney, 61, Lalit Chabria, 54, and Anita Chabria, 50, were arrested in May 2014, along with co-defendants Samir Hiranandaney and Seema Shah following a long-term investigation by the United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s Homeland Security Investigations (ICE-HSI).

CA boss brands global rebel cricket league reports ‘highly speculative’

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Cricket Australia has downplayed reports that Michael Clarke and David Warner could be offered 50 million dollars contracts in a ‘possible’ global rebel cricket league, describing the claims as ‘highly speculative’ and pointed out that their top-ranked players almost earn as much as they would allegedly make in the rebel league.

Tesla Energy’s Powerwall battery system will power homes on solar energy

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Elon Musk finally unveiled Tesla Energy, the new business arm that is designed to ending mankind’s dependence on grid power and switching to solar energy.

According to the TechCrunch, Tesla Energy’s first product is ‘ Powerwall Home Battery,’ a stationary battery that can power a household without requiring the grid. It can work for homes, businesses, and even utilities.

The unit is about three feet by four feet in size and six inches thick and comes with integrated heat management and can fit either on the inside or outside of the wall of your home.