TDP lost people’s confidence-and fell prey to political bankruptcy-State ministers

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(Siasat News)The gimmicks played by the TDP MLA’s two days back in front of Chief Minister’s chamber were condemned by three ministers of State Govt. They condemned severely the attitude adopted by TDP MLA’s in staging dharna programme in Secretariat. They remarked that TDP leadership has lost public confidence and they are not able to think what they are doing. This is the reason that they are adopting novel methods of recording their protest. TDP is a power monger party. It is trying to assume power by hook or crook. They are, therefore, making an attempt to defame the Govt.

I am not gender-biased: Bhandarkar

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Madhur Bhandarkar is popular for making women-oriented films like “Chandni Bar”, “Page 3” and “Fashion” and the filmmaker clarifies that this doesn’t mean he is gender-biased and says his only aim is to make good movies.

“For me, it is very necessary to make a good film, which garners success and critical acclaim. National Awards definitely come later,” said Bhandarkar.

Gunfight between security forces, guerrillas in Kashmir

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A gunfight between security forces and separatist guerrillas started Wednesday morning in a Kashmir village, police said.

“Troops of Rashtriya Rifles and Jammu and Kashmir Police surrounded a house in Lamer village in Kupwara following information about the presence of militants,” a police officer told IANS.

Reports said exchange of automatic gunfire had started although there was no official word about the number of guerrillas hiding in the village, 82 km from here.

IANS

Infants given anaesthesia face learning problems

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Children under three years given anaesthesia may have a higher risk of developing learning difficulties, says an Australian study.

The findings are based on an analysis conducted by the University of Western Australia (UWA) of the long-term effects of anaesthesia on children, based on 2,868 children born in the same region between 1989 and 1992.

Sharmila confirms 2012 wedding while Saifeena remain tight-lipped

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Amidst confusion and speculation about the impending marriage of star couple Saif Ali Khan and Kareena Kapoor, Saif’s mother, actress Sharmila Tagore has confirmed that the wedding would take place in October in Delhi.

The veteran actress while speaking to a tabloid stated that the wedding ceremony would be in Delhi in October which will be a private affair attended only by close family members of both sides. The couple will later host a lavish reception for the film industry in Mumbai.

26/11 survivors, victims’ kin hail court verdict

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Survivors and kin of victims of the 26/11 terror attacks Wednesday hailed the Supreme Court judgment upholding the death sentence of Ajmal Kasab, the only surviving Pakistani terrorist behind the strike.

“I’m more than happy. I know my husband is not going to return, but it gives some peace to my soul that the perpetrator of the crime has been punished even if he is just a pawn,” said Ragini Sharma, wife of Sushikumar Sharma, a ticket inspector at Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus, who was among the 166 people killed in the carnage.

11 designers to participate in India Bridal Fashion Week

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As many as 11 top-notch designers will participate in the forthcoming Aamby Valley India Bridal Fashion Week and they gave a sneak peek into their special creations at an introductory event here Tuesday.

Sonakshi Sinha was the special guest at the fashion event, which kick started with Miss India World Vanya Mishra walking the ramp in designer JJ Valaya`s A-line burgundy-coloured suit with golden embroidery.

The five-day fashion show will be opened by Tarun Tahiliani in Mumbai Sep 12.

My dad wants to strengthen American dream: Craig Romney

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Craig Romney, the youngest son of Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney, said here Tuesday that his father is not the out-of-touch figure painted by his opponents, but a “man of faith, a family man” who seeks to strengthen the American dream.

“It’s obviously hard to listen to someone criticize your father but I know what kind of person my father is…he’s a man of integrity, of character, he’s a man of faith, a family man, and the reason why he’s in this campaign is because he wants to help,” 31-year-old Craig Romney told EFE.

I feel blessed to be in Kashmir, says Shah Rukh Khan

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Shah Rukh Khan, who is on his maiden shoot in the Valley for Yash Chopra`s untitled film, Tuesday said that he is enchanted by Kashmir, the land of sufis.

“How beautiful is Kashmir…How lovely the ppl & silences that can only be Nature`s voice. Feel blessed to be here in the land of sufis (sic),” Shah Rukh wrote on microblogging site Twitter.

SRK quoted Persian poet Rumi to describe his impressions of the Valley.

“Rumi time…`Who could be so lucky? Who comes to a lake for water and sees the reflection of moon.` So apt for Kashmir.”

Timeline of case against Kasab

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Pakistani national Ajmal Kasab and nine others launched the four-day terror siege of Mumbai on Nov 26, 2008. On Wednesday, nearly four years later, the Supreme Court upheld the death sentence given to Kasab, the only Pakistani gunman caught alive. From then to now, a timeline:

2008

Nov 26: Kasab and nine Pakistani gunmen launch a bloody attack on multiple locations in south Mumbai

Nov 27: At 1.30 a.m., Kasab caught and placed under arrest, admitted to Nair hospital

Nov 29: Kasab gives statement to police, confesses role

32 convicted in Naroda Patiya massacre

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A special court in Gujarat Wednesday convicted 32 people, including a former Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) minister, for the massacre of 97 people in Naroda Patiya locality during the 2002 riots.

Former minister and then BJP legislator Mayaben Kodnani and Bajrang Dal leader Babu Bajrangi were amongst those held guilty.

The court also acquitted 29 people in the case.

On Feb 28, 2002, a total of 97 people were killed in the industrial locality of Naroda.

Supreme Court backs death for Kasab

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The Supreme Court Wednesday upheld the death sentence of Ajmal Kasab, the only Pakistani terrorist caught alive after the 26/11 Mumbai strike that claimed 166 lives.

“We are constrained to hold that the death penalty is the only sentence that can be given in the circumstances of the case,” the apex court bench of Justices Aftab Alam and C.K. Prasad said.

Supreme Court upholds Kasab’s death sentence

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The Supreme Court Wednesday upheld the death sentence of Ajmal Kasab, one of the 10 Pakistani terrorists who launched the 26/11 Mumbai carnage that claimed 166 lives.

“We are constrained to hold that the death penalty is the only sentence that can given in the circumstances of the case,” the apex court bench of Justices Aftab Alam and C.K. Prasad said.

Kasab, the only Pakistani caught alive after the Nov 26-29 mayhem, had moved the apex court challenging the death sentence by a trial court, which was later upheld by the Bombay High Court.

TDP holds protests at state assembly

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Stepping up their campaign on ongoing power crisis in Andhra Pradesh, the main opposition Telugu Desam Party (TDP) on Tuesday held a protest on the premises of state assembly here.

TDP MLAs and MLCs, who organised a protest in the assembly premises, demanded that the Congress government gave seven-hour power supply to farmers as promised by the ruling party.

Congress had promised to provide seven hours of uninterrupted power supply to the farmers but did not give even three hours putting them in trouble, they said.

Gurdwara shooter’s death declared suicide

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The death of a white supremacist who killed six Sikh worshippers during a shooting rampage at a US Gurdwara has been declared a suicide.

However, the police investigators are yet to determine the reason for the crime, which shocked the entire Sikh community not only in the US and India, but also globally.

Michael Wade Page, 40, died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head after he killed six worshipers and wounded three others as they prepared for Sunday services at the Sikh Temple of Wisconsin in Oak Creek on August 5.

Seven killed, 80 injured in Pakistan road accident

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At least seven people were killed and around 80 injured in a head-on collision between two buses on a highway in Pakistan’s Punjab province early Wednesday, media reports said.

The accident took place around 12.30am in Dera Ghazi Khan district, Xinhua reported citing Urdu TV channel
Dunya.

The two buses hit each other on the Indus Highway near Kara area of Dera Ghazi Khan.

One bus was heading for Karachi, while the other was heading for Rawalpindi, and then for Peshawar.

The cause of the accident was not known.

Man with binoculars killed near Ukraine nudist beach

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An apparent voyeurism session ended in disaster in Ukraine, when a man allegedly spying at a nudist beach was brutally killed.

The body of the unnamed 35-year-old factory worker was found next to a nudist beach in Donetsk region with 15 holes in his skull, a rope around his neck and binoculars next to him, the Profi-News website said.

The man was apparently dragged behind a motorboat for at least one km, police said.

The Komsomolskaya Pravda daily said he could have been killed first and then tied to the boat.

India more opportunity than threat: Pakistani daily

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India is more opportunity than threat, said a Pakistani daily that noted the thaw in ties between Islamabad and New Delhi.

“Today, India is more opportunity than threat, and we can both be the richer as a result,” the News International said in an editorial Wednesday, a day ahead of an expected meeting between President Asif Ali Zardari and Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh who are in Tehran to attend the NAM summit.

Excise official caught red-handed

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(Siasat News)Assistant Commissioner and Excise superintendent, Yerroju Gopala Krishna Murthy of the commissionerate of Prohibition and Excise, Khammam, sought money to permit consumption of Indian Made Foreign Liquor in a shop was caught red-handed while accepting a bribe of Rs. 25,000.

—Siasat News

Sikh body wants action against Ajay Devgn

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Claiming that Sikhs were being shown in a bad light in the film “Son of Sardar”, the All India Sikh Students Federation (AISSF) has urged the clergy to take action against actor-producer Ajay Devgn.

In a letter to Akal Takht head Gurbachan Singh, AISSF president Karnail Singh demanded action against Devgn for hurting the religious sentiments of Sikhs.

The Akal Takht is the highest temporal seat of the Sikh religion.

Karnail Singh Tuesday said the film, to be released in November, had blasphemous remarks against Sikhs.

State government decided an upper cap on the fee reimbursement

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(Siasat News)State government on Tuesday decided an upper cap on the fee reimbursement. The government decided to provide a scholarship of Rs.35, 000 irrespective of the fee of the college in which student taken admission.

However this decision will not create problem to the student who want to take admission in 578 colleges where the fee is Rs.35, 000 but the student whose rank is good and can get seat in good engineering college where the placement and infrastructure is good will be forced to take in the 578 college if they financially not strong.

Worst energy crisis of A.P. in 12 years

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The worst energy crisis is being witnessed in the State. This is the worst of its kind in the past 12 year. No industry in the State had to suffer this kind of situation. The local industry also suffered due to this crisis. Almost all the political parties have failed to find out a solution to resolve energy crisis. They have not been able to make any suggestions.

Republicans declare India geopolitical ally

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As Mitt Romney officially clinched the Republican presidential nomination, the party declared India a “geopolitical ally and a strategic trading partner”, much like the current occupant of the White House, Democrat Barack Obama.

Indicating the bipartisan support that US-India relationship enjoys, the party platform released Tuesday at its national convention in Tampa, Florida, said: “We welcome a stronger relationship with the world’s largest democracy, India, both economic and cultural, as well as in terms of national security.”

DGP Probing ASP’s Charges Against SP-Sabita

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The Director-General of Police is investigating into the charges leveled by IPS officer and additional SP of Police, Rampachodavaram, in East Godavari District, against the Superintendent of Police, Trivikrama Varma.

This was stated here today by the Home Moinster Sabita Indra Reddy. Speaking to the media, she said that action would be taken on receipt of the enquiry report.