Two die of lightning in AP

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The sudden untimely rains and thunderbolts are causing havoc in Prakasham district.
On Monday two persons were struck by lightning and got killed. While one person was killed in Kolalapudi under Marturu mandal, another woman was killed in Krishnarajupalle of Korisapadu mandal. There were widespread rains causing loss to standing crops in several areas of the district.

Gales with velocity of 100 kmph hit Mappavaram and Budavada under Vanguluru mandal. The winds uprooted electric polls and trees. Traffic to Muppavaram, Budavada and Inkollu villages was affected.

–Agencies

My resignation won’t prevent rapists, Police Commissioner

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Delhi Police Commissioner Neeraj Kumar on Monday virtually ruled out resignation in the wake of child rape.

“Will my resigning help? I am prepared to resign thousand times if that will solve the problem of depravity in people who commit rape” said Kumar to the reporter.

He further asserted,”If a reporter commits a mistake, does the editor resign for it. Exemplary action will be taken against policemen found lax in dealing with the child rape case.”

The Delhi MP Sandeep Dikshit on Sunday had renewed his demand for the removal of Police Commissioner Neeraj Kumar.

KCR’s politics is for currency bundles:Yerrabelli

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TDP Telangana Forum convener Yerrabelli Dayakara Rao spat fire at the TRS chief K Chandrasekhara Rao.
Speaking to the media here on Monday, he said KCR’s politics was only for currency notes and because of this he has been acting in an immoral manner.

Alleging that KCR was having behind the screen friendship with the Congress, Yerrabelli said it was because KCR’s family earned crores of rupees in the Polavaram tender, he has been adopting a soft corner towards the Congress. He said he was ready for any open enquiry on the matter.

Heavy rains, gale disrupt normal life; two killed

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Heavy rains and gale disrupted normal life in many parts of the state while two persons were killed when thunder bolt struck them.

Two persons were killed in Prakasam district in Marturu and Korisapadu mandals when thunder struck them while they were working in agriculture fields.

Many parts of the state had witnessed gales accompanied by heavy rains. There was rain in city as well dropping the mercury level. Darsi, Markapuram, Addanki, Marturu, Balikurava mandals in Prakasam district witnessed heavy rains and speedy winds.

Law alone cannot prevent rape: Meira Kumar

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Expressing anguish over the rape of a five-year-old girl in the capital, Lok Sabha Speaker Meira Kumar today said law alone cannot prevent such incidents and called for a change in attitude of people and society.

“Law alone cannot, however, prevent such incidents. A change in the attitude of people and society only will check such inhumane crimes against children and women,” Kumar said making a reference to the gang rape of a five-year-old by “senseless persons”.

The Lok Sabha condemned the barbaric incident and prayed for speedy recovery of the child.

Adam Gilchrist recalls Sachin Tendulkar’s Sharjah special

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Two days ahead of Sachin Tendulkar’s 40th birthday, the legendary Adam Gilchrist recalled the veteran Indian’s match-winning innings that had knocked the stuffing out of the Australian bowlers way back in 1998 at Sharjah.

Chasing a stiff target, Tendulkar single-handedly took India to title triumph by slamming a century on April 24, his birthday.

“I remember Sharjah 1998 when he belted us all over the park and won the game and cost us the title. Sachin that was a good one, mate,” Gilchrist said after his side Kings XI Punjab’s win over Pune Warriors in the IPL on Sunday night.

T dharna at Parliament

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Telangana sentiment was show in full force at Parliament with Congress leaders of the region holding placards at the entrance.

The Parliament began the session after the recess and Telangana Congress MPs staged protest by holding placards demanding separate State. There was lot of activity earlier in the week with the MPs closeting with TRS leaders and holding discussions with state leaders as well.

Revenue officials appear before CBI

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Revenue officials today appeared before CBI in connection with the Disproportionate Assets (DA) case of YS Jagan Mohan Reddy.

CBI has accelerated the investigation and has been gathering evidences and seems to be in a mood to expedite the process. There have been court directions as well as some litigations pending on one hand while there have been criticism from political circles about the delay in investigation.

With allotment of land being one of the main factors in the case, Revenue official version will have to be taken. (INN)

Shankar Rao granted anticipatory bail

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A local court has given anticipatory bail to former minister Dr P Shankar Rao.

The Nampally court today granted anticipatory bail to Congress leader Dr P Shankar Rao in the Greenfields land dispute case. His arrest by police had created a commotion earlier in this case. He alleged that police had man handled him and complained to higher authorities as well as the Speaker and an inquiry was ordered into the incident of his arrest.

Why should I resign? Delhi Police commissioner Neeraj Kumar asks

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Delhi Police commissioner Neeraj Kumar on Monday ruled out his resignation in the wake of alleged police insensitivity in dealing with the child rape case but promised exemplary action against policemen found lax in handling it.

“If my resigning will prevent such depraved action of the society, then I am ready to resign a thousand times. But that is not going to address the problem,” he said at a press conference, the first media interaction after the case of a five-year-old child being raped and brutally assaulted by a neighbour in East Delhi came to light four days ago.

SOFTENING OF HARD HEARTS

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Doing small acts of kindness constantly and making them a habit can help us in softening our hearts and to bring us closer to Allah. Some of us may not even know the hardness of our hearts and thus striving to look for opportunities to do good deeds can help us stay clear of such a state.

Consider the story about the man who came to the Prophet (Sallellahu Alayhi Wa Sallam) complaining that his heart was hard. The Prophet (Sallellahu Alayhi Wa Sallam) said to him:

Three Saudis jailed for plot to kill Americans

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A special anti-terror court has sentenced three Saudis to six years in jail each for a plot to kill US nationals at the height of a campaign of al-Qaeda attacks in the kingdom between 2003 and 2006, a witness said.

The court in Riyadh issued its ruling late yesterday, said a witness at the hearing during which two other men were acquitted.

The three convicted were found guilty of having “supported the actions of the deviant group and planned the
assassination of seven Americans in the kingdom,” the court ruled, using the official term to designate al-Qaeda.

India, China holding flag meetings on incursion issue: Khurshid

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India and China are holding flag meetings to address the issue of incursion by Chinese troops in Ladakh, External Affairs Minister Salman Khurshid said on Monday.

“We are still in touch and flag meetings are going on. There is more information to come. We will factor all that and then take a final view,” he told reporters outside Parliament House.

The Minister was asked to comment on the situation after Chinese troops entered the Indian territory in Daulat Beg Oldi (DBO) sector in eastern Ladakh and erected a tented post.

Swamy calls on Shiv Sena president Uddhav Thackeray

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Janata Party President Subramaniam Swamy on Monday met Shiv Sena president Uddhav Thackeray here and discussed about the prevailing political situation in the country.

“We had an hour-long meeting where wide ranging issues regarding the current political affairs were discussed. We agreed that the NDA strategy and approach for the next Lok Sabha elections should be fighting corruption, promoting development and adopting Hindutva,” Swamy told a news agency.

The Janata Party leader said he has had a long association with Thackerays since he was elected twice to the Lok Sabha from Mumbai.

Not just in Delhi, rapes happen elsewhere too: Shinde

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Amidst strong protests over the rape and brutality meted out to a five-year-old girl here, Home Minister Sushilkumar Shinde on Monday tabled a statement in both the houses of Parliament related to the horrific case.

In a bid to assuage the raging protests, Shinde said rapes are taking place not just in Delhi but across India.

Making a suo motu statement in the Lok Sabha earlier in the day, Shinde had said an inquiry has been ordered into the lapses on part of police to investigate the disappearance of the five-year-old girl and attempt to hush up the matter.

Muslims need to become compatible with the modern world

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Muslims’ upliftment is possible only when they come forward in educational field. Mr. Zaheeruddin Ali Khan managing editor Siasat daily told this while addressing awareness programme and career guidance meeting held at Shalimar Garden, Mahboob nagar as chief guest.

Infant falls in water tub dies

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In a heartrending incident occurred in Kulsoompura area, Indira nagar 18 month old infant fell into a water tub and died.

Kulsoompura police told that Harita’s parents had gone outside for work; they returned only to finds their daughter dead. Kulsoompura police has registered a case in this connection.

Siasat news

Assam school bans hijab

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Triggering fresh controversy over ‘hijab’, a four-year-old nursery girl in Assam was asked to stop wearing traditional Islamic headscarf or face expulsion.

This incident took place at a Catholic Mission-run Kristo Jyoti School, near Bokakhat where the authorities refused to allow Muslim girl Fathima Bibi to wear ‘hijab’ along with school uniform.

Fatima’s parents were served a 15-day notice by the school authorities. It said, “Either abide by rules or don’t send your child to school.” After that the family moved the Guwahati High Court.

Road named after Amjad Hyderabadi lies in ruins

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Hazrat Amjad Hyderabadi name holds a unique place among the galaxy of great Urdu and Persian poets. To pay tribute to the legendry poet Municipal Corporation of Hyderabad had named the busy road of Dabeerpura Darwaza as ‘Amjad Road’ and also installed a cement board adjacent to the historical Dabeerpura darwaza. Amjad road is inscribed on it in Urdu, English and Telugu but sadly the road could not be popularized by its name on the contrary the board installed there has also been damaged.

2G case: Court adjourns matter to April 29

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A Delhi court on Monday fixed April 29 for hearing the matter in additional 2G spectrum allocation case in which Bharti Cellular CMD Sunil Mittal, Essar Group promoter Ravi Ruia and others have been summoned as accused.

Mittal, Ruia and former Telecom Secretary Shyamal Ghosh appeared before Special CBI Judge OP Saini and the court adjourned the matter in pursuance of the order passed by the Supreme Court on April 18.

The apex court on April 18 had postponed the matter pending before the trial court till April 29 after Justice AR Dave had recused himself from hearing the case.

Crime In Hyderabad (22.4.2013)

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IPL betting, one held
(Siasat News): The task force team of central zone arrested a man who was found betting for ongoing IPL matches.

As per the details, the accused M Karunakar Reddy, 30, resident of Moosaram Baug, had hired a house and has been using it as betting spot for the Royal challengers Bangalore and Rajasthan Royals teams.

Task force team raided the house and seized colour TV, Hathway box and Rs. 56,000 in cash and handed over the accused along with the seized materials to Chikkadpally police station.

Two brothers killed in wall collapse

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Two brothers were killed when a wall collapsed in village Bhitmani here, police said on Monday.

Mayaram and his two sons Deepak (5) and Lalit (3) were having food yesterday when the wall of their house collapsed.

Both brothers were later taken out from the debris by villagers and rushed to hospital, where they were declared brought dead.

Sub Divisional Magistrate (SDM), Bisvan, Sarvesh Dikshit has announced a compensation of Rs three lakh to the family of the victims.

—PTI

UP Minister escapes unhurt in road mishap

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Uttar Pradesh Transport Minister Durga Prasad Yadav had a narrow escape when his car collided with a stationary truck in Kandhrapur area, police said on Monday.

No injuries were caused to the minister and four others, including driver accompanying him.

The incident occurred when Yadav was going to Azamgarh from Lucknow last night.

The car in which he was travelling lost control and hit the stationary truck parked alongside the road, they said.

—PTI