Month: May 2015

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said that World No Tobacco Day reminds of the harms associated with tobacco consumption and a day to reaffirm our commitment to reduce this menace.

Prime Minister Modi took to Twitter to share his thoughts.

“World No Tobacco Day reminds us of the harms associated with tobacco consumption and a day to reaffirm our commitment to reduce this menace,” he tweeted

“The @WHO’s focus on stopping illicit trade of tobacco products is a laudatory effort that will help in minimising tobacco consumption,” he added.

People with Alzheimer’s disease and other forms of cognitive impairment (CI) may be more sensitive to pain, says a study.

“It appears that those with widespread brain atrophy or neural degeneration…all show increased pain responses and/or greater pain sensitivity,” said one of the researchers Ruth Defrin from University of Tel Aviv, Israel.

The researchers analysed previous studies on pain responses in cognitively impaired patients.

Most studies suggest that the experience of pain is elevated in patients with mild to moderate Alzheimer’s disease.

Indo US Hospital will conduct a free diabetes check-up camp on May 31, from 10 am to 1 pm, at the hospital located at Masjid Paltan, Malakpet.

Dr. SA Zaidi Physician and Diabetologist will undertake diagnosis and treatment. For registration contact on phone no’s 9700577314 and 9032556280.

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Date for submission of fees for SSC advanced supplementary exam has been extended till June 4. Exam is scheduled on June 18. A number of students failed in the exam in maths subject. 15-day coaching classes have been arranged for them. For further details contact on phone no’s 9885227702 and 9030016313.

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B.Ed entrance test is scheduled on June 6 in Telangana. Mock test for students appearing in the exam will be held on Sunday, May 31, from 3 to 5 pm at MHJ Hall, Siasat premises. Test will be held in Social Studies, Biological Science, Maths, and Methodology subjects.
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Faridabad court pronounced the judgment that the mosque situated at Atali village of Ballabhgarh of Haryana State is a Muslim property. The Court observed that Hindu petitioners had utterly failed to establish that the land belongs to Village Panchayat. It may be noted that communal violence erupted on 26th May in Atali Village. 2,000 heavily armed men set ablaze many Muslim houses and business establishment within a span of one 1 hour. In this communal violence 15 persons were injured. More than 150 Muslim are taking shelter in Ballabhgarh police Station since then.

Telangana State Public Service Commission will conduct competitive exams for government jobs. The test will be based on objective type questions of general knowledge regarding the new state of Telangana.

In this connection a mock test will be held on Sunday, May 31, from 11 am to 1 pm, at Mahboob Husain Jigar Hall, Siasat premises, Abids. Degree, professionals, intermediate, matric students can appear in the test.

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Odisha state-run dairy co-operative Orissa State Cooperative Milk Producers’ Federation Limited (OMFED) launched a dedicated Facebook page on Sunday in an effort to use the social media to promote its products.

Agriculture, Fisheries and Animal Resources Development Minister Pradeep Maharathy launched the page – www.facebook.com/theomfed – at a function here.

“The Facebook page will not only help the OMFED in brand building, it will also provide a platform where the customers can discuss products,” the minister said.

Women diagnosed with gynecologic cancers may experience reduced sexual activity after treatment, says a study led by an Indian-origin scientist.

The team observed that sexual activity was down from 6.1-6.8 times per month before treatment to 2.6-4.9 times per month post treatment.

Gynecological cancers include cancer of the cervix, uterus, ovaries, vagina and vulva.

“It is a topic that not many people want to talk about because it is uncomfortable,” said Saketh Guntupalli, assistant professor at the University of Colorado School of Medicine.

A new study has shown sexual dysfunction in women following gynecologic cancer treatment.

The University of Colorado Cancer Center study shows that sexual activity goes down from 6.1-6.8 times per month before treatment to 2.6-4.9 times per month after treatment.

Researcher Saketh Guntupalli said that it is a topic that not many people want to talk about because it is uncomfortable, but for scientists it is about maintaining the quality of life after treatment for couples that have gone through it.

A suspected member of Islamic State (IS) radical group has been arrested in Bangladesh capital Dhaka, a media report said on Sunday.

Police arrested the man on Saturday night, bdnews24.com reported citing Dhaka Metropolitan Police Additional Deputy Commissioner S.M. Jahangir Alam Sarker.

Police did not reveal the identity of the person.

Earlier on May 25, two more suspected members of the terror group were arrested from Dhaka’s Uttara and Lalmatia areas, the report said.

Former Cuban soccer player Erick Hernandez set a new Guinness record by holding soccer ball with head for 30 minutes in Havana on Saturday.

Hernandez held a “Brazuca” ball for 30 minutes and one second with his head, breaking the 22-minute record imposed by the Luis Carlos Garcia, who is also Cuban.

“It was an easy task, because all the conditions were in place, more than ever before,” Xinhua quoted Hernandez as saying.

He said his victory was a result of a hard training, especially focused in strengthening the abdomen muscles.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said World No Tobacco Day was a day to “reaffirm our commitment” to reduce the menace of tobacco consumption.

“World No Tobacco Day reminds us of the harms associated with tobacco consumption and a day to reaffirm our commitment to reduce this menace,” he said in a tweet.

The prime minister added that the World Health Organisation’s (WHO) “focus on stopping illicit trade of tobacco products is a laudatory effort that will help in minimising tobacco consumption”.

The death toll due to the scorching heat wave conditions in Andhra Pradesh and Telangana has rose to over 2000.

Meanwhile, authorities in Andhra Pradesh have cancelled doctors’ leave and advised people not to head outside in the middle of the day to avoid the worst of the heat.

However for many people, staying indoors isn’t much better as the weather conditions have also resulted in frequent power cuts. (ANI)

Mexico film actress Salma Hayek says she isn’t worried about turning 50 next year because she is confident she can still be beautiful regardless of her age.

The actress has seven-year-old daughter Valentina with husband Francois-Henri Pinault, reported Contactmusic.

“In the past, when I tried to imagine what I would look like at my age, I was terrified. But now I’ve realised that I can still be beautiful approaching 50,” she said.

But the brunette beauty admitted she finds it harder to find good roles in Hollywood now.

Mr. Zeeshan Khan, who was denied job by a Diamond firm of Mumbai since he was a Muslim, has been invited by Adani to join his company. He hit the national headlines recently on this count.

England was trailing New Zealand by 111 runs with seven wickets in hand at the close of the second day’s play of the second test against New Zealand at Headingly on Saturday.

Replying to New Zealand’s score of 350 all out, England had cruised to 239 for the loss of three wickets in 81 overs.

Expressing serious concerns over the recent statements made by the Indian leadership, Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif said on Saturday that all possible measures would be taken to counter any “anti-Pakistan” acts from across the border.

He issued this veiled warning to New Delhi while on a visit to the headquarters of the Inter Services Intelligence (ISI) in Islamabad, the Dawn reports.

A deputation of ‘West Pakistan Refugees Action Committee’, led by its president, Labha Ram Gandhi, called on Minister of State in the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) Dr. Jitendra Singh, on Saturday, to seek his intervention for redressal of their long pending grievances.

Gandhi said they have great expectations from the present government in Jammu and Kashmir.

The deputation also handed over a detailed memorandum to Dr. Singh.

Dinesh Kumar Dixit, the father of three-year-old Vaishnavi Dixit, said his daughter and the rest of the family were excited to receive a response from the office of the Prime Minister’s Relief Fund and the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) for contributing a cheque of Rs.500 for Nepal’s earthquake victims.

The AAP’s youth and students wings on Saturday protested in the capital over the alleged banning of a student group at the Indian Institute of Technology-Madras for distributing controversial pamphlets.

“The Ambedkar Periyar Student Circle (APSC) on the IIT Madras campus must be allowed to function as usual as it is part of the democratic rights of the students to voice their concern over the policies and politics of the country,” said Anupam, president of the Chhatra Yuva Sangharsh Samiti (CYSS).

Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy who is also the boss of the right-wing newly renamed Les Republicains party pledged on Saturday to restore the confidence of discontented voters.

“It is not a dream, it’s just our ambition, the Republic of confidence. That’s why we became Republicans,” Sarkozy said, Xinhua reported.

“We must restore confidence of the French in knowledge, in science, in reason, in progress,” chanted the former head of state.

“The Republic of confidence is one that respects the family and supports it,” he added.

Former Maryland governor Martin O’Malley on Saturday announced his bid for the 2016 US presidential race, in which he will first face tough challenge from former secretary of state Hillary Clinton to win the Democratic nomination.

“I declare that I am a candidate for president of the US,” O’Malley told a crowd of supporters at the Federal Hill Park in Baltimore, where he served as mayor before becoming Maryland’s governor for 2007-2015, Xinhua reported.

Some enduring differences between Iran and the West over the nuclear programme of the country have hindered the progress in preparing the draft for a possible nuclear agreement, Iran’s senior nuclear negotiator Abbas Araqchi said.

“In the recent round of talks, both sides reviewed all issues, however, differences still remain,” Islamic Republic News Agency quoted Araqchi as saying on Saturday.

He made the remarks following two rounds of meetings between US Secretary of State John Kerry and his Iranian counterpart Mohammad-Javad Zarif in Geneva.

The Union Cabinet today recommended re-promulgation of the controversial Land Acquisition Ordinance.

The land ordinance will be issued for the third time.

The Ordinance was promulgated for the first time in December last year to amend the 2013 Act. Despite being passed in Lok Sabha, the government did not take it to Rajya Sabha as it lacked numbers there.

The Ordinance was re-promulgated in March this year and will lapse on June 4. The recommendation of the Union Cabinet will be sent to President Pranab Mukherjee for its approval.