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Friday, June 6, 2014
MARK INDIA, Hyderabad
Robust education system critical to join front ranking nations:Prez Kolkata, June 5 : President Pranab Mukherjee today said if India has to be one of the front ranking nations in the world, the way ahead is only through a robust education system. He said India needs many more individuals like Sir Ashutosh Mookerjee willing to dedicate their lives to improving the quality of education in our country. He called upon the leaders of educational institutions to follow in the footsteps of this great son of India. Mr Mukherjee delivered Sir Ashutosh Mookerjee memorial lecture to mark his 150th birth anniversary in Kolkata today. Speaking on the occasion, the President said Sir Ashutosh Mookerjee was a rare combination of aca-
demic brilliance.He had an integrated persona, was fiercely independent and a wonderful example of an interdisciplinary scholar. He was also a linguist who was responsible for the foundation of the Bengal Technical Institute in 1906 and the College of Science of the Calcutta University in 1914, the President added. He said under his guidance, Calcutta University became a major centre of learning and research in the Indian sub-continent encompassing students from Lahore to Rangoon. His sterling character was in evidence when he refused the post of Vice Chancellor in 1923 as the colonial administration tried to reinstate government control of education.The President said
Sir Ashutosh worked towards excellence in educational Institutions. Through determination, zeal, hard work and above all remarkable leadership skills, he strived to raise Calcutta University to the ranks of leading institutions of the world.Mr Mukherjee said, similarly, we must transform our Universities into world class institutions. For almost 1500 years, from the founding of Takshashila in 3rd century BC to the collapse of Nalanda in 12th Century AD, India was a world leader in the field of higher education. But today our universities lag behind the best universities in the world. We must urgently salvage the declining standards of our country's higher education as a top priority, the President added.
Techie death: Pune police may seek ban on outfit Pune, June 5 : Two days after a 24year-old Muslim man was killed allegedly by members of the radical right-wing outfit, the Hindu Rashtra Sena (HRS), the Pune police are contemplating banning the organisation. Seventeen people, all below the age of 30, belonging to the HRS have been arrested on charges of murder, and remanded in police custody. Mohsin Shaikh, an IT professional, was beaten to death on Monday night by members of the HRS, in what is emerging as a hate crime. The youngsters were incited by rumours that a Shivaji statue was stoned, police said. Last week, the city witnessed communal tensions after morphed derogatory photographs of Shivaji and Shiv Sena supremo Bal Thackeray went viral on social media.
Nawaz Sharif gifts a saree to Narendra Modi's mother
Gandhinagar, June 5 : Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif sent a saree as gift to Prime Minister Narendra Modi's mother here today."Nawaz Sharif has sent a wonderful white Sari for my Mother. I am really grateful to him and will send it to my Mother very soon," tweeted Modi. Sharif had received the gift of shawl for his mother during his recent visit to New Delhi to attend the Modi's oath-taking ceremony.
More than 200 buses were vandalised and 180 people have been arrested so far. Speaking to reporters on Thursday, Pune Police Commissioner Satish Mathur stated that the police is in the process of collecting information about the organisation. “We will send a proposal to the central government suggesting a ban on the outfit,” Mr. Mathur said. Maharashtra Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan also said: “We will probe the organisations behind this, and if it was a conspiracy. We will also investigate if it was linked to the recent polls.” Stating that Mohsin was innocent, Home Minister R.R. Patil said, “The government will take strict action against people involved in the murder and violence. We will also investigate people who posted the controversial photos on Facebook.”
Split in votes of backward classes led BJP to power at Centre:Lalu Patna, June 5 : RJD supremo Lalu Prasad today alleged that split in votes of backward classes and secular forces, led to voting BJP to power at the Centre. Mr Prasad told media persons here after a meeting convened to review the poor performance of his party in Lok Sabha elections in Bihar, told media persons that Mr split in backward and secular votes, led BJP voting to power at the Centre. It was true that BJP managed to come to power at the Centre by creating confusion among the people, he noted. 'President address to joint sitting of both houses of parliament would make claer the stand on sensitive issues and also issues of the public importance of Narendra Modi government', Mt Prasad said adding that his party RJD was not feeling discouraged despite its poor performance in Lok Sabha elections in Bihar. RJD leader said that his party's votes increased in Lok Sabha elections but failed to win more seats. Only one candidate of RJD lost deposit in Lok Sabha elections while 26 JD(U) candidates lost their deposit. Expressing his profound grief over the union minister Gopinath Munde in road accident, Mr Prasad demanded CBI inquiry into the incident. Truth must come out, he pointed out.
Telangana legislature summoned to meet on June 9 Hyderabad, June 5 (IPT) : Governor E S L Narasimhan today issued notification summoning the Telangana Legislative Assembly to meet for the first session on June 9. In a notification, the Governor said the Assembly would meet at 1100 hrs in the Assembly Hall, Public Gardens.
Telangana is Maoists free state: Nayani
Hyderabad, June 5 (IPT) : Telangana Home Minister Nayani Narsimha Reddy today claimed that Telangana was Moaist free state and it was only a hype created by the media regarding the presence of Maoists. Talking to reporters after taking charge as Home Minister at Secretariat, Mr Nayani assured that he would make corruption free police department in the state and modernise it. Besides security of Hyderabad, he would give top priority to law and order, he said."Keeping in mind welfare of police it will be made sure that police personnel get weekly off," he said. Earlier, he performed pooja in his camber before assuming office and he was greeted him with flowers by Telangana DGP Anurag Sharma,City police commissioner M Mahender Reddy and senior officers.
CPI asks T-Govt to waive all farm crop loans Hyderabad, June 5 (IPT) : The Communist Party of India (CPI) today urged the Telangana government to waive all types of crop loans taken by farmers in the state. Talking to reporters here, CPI National Committee Member Dr K Narayana said Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao, who promised during T-formation Day celebrations to waive farm crop loans, should keep his promise.Meanwhile, Agriculture Minister Pocharam Sirinivas Reddy had said that they had not arrived at a conclusion over waiver of crops loans as there was no time limit for it."We already sought information relating farm crop loans waive from the bankers during the first SLBC meeting held under the chairmanship of KCR yesterday," he said. As far as seeds and pes-
SCR to run Special trains between various destination Hyderabad, June 5 (IPT) : n order to clear extra rush of passengers during summer season, South Central Railway (SCR) will run special trains between Secunderabad and Kakinada Town, Vijayawada and Tirupati, Tirupati and Narsapur, Guntur and Kakinada Town and Guntur and Visakhapatnam . On Secunderabad-Kakinada TownSecunderabad (via Nalgonda, Guntur), Train No. 07101 Secunderabad - Kakinada Town special train will depart Secunderabad at 11:00 pm on June 7, (Saturday) and arrive Kakinada Town at 08:35 am on the next day. In the return direction, Train No.07102 Kakinada Town - Secunderabad Special train will depart Kakinada Town at 06:35 pm on June 8 (Sunday) and arrive Secunderabad at 04:40 am on the next day, SCR said in a release here today. Eroute, these special trains will stop at Nalgonda, Miryalguda, Pidugurala, Guntur, Nambur, Nagarjuna Nagar, Vijayawada, Eluru, Tadepalligudem, Nidadavolu, Rajahmundry, Anaparti and Samalkot stations in both the directions. These trains will have 16 coaches including, two AC II Tier, two AC III Tier and ten Sleeper Class and two Second Class Luggage Cum Brake van Coaches.
NCP MP Supriya Sule at the Parliament House on the first day of 16th Lok Sabha in New Delhi on Thursday.
Aged, children facing health hazards due to pollution Hyderabad, June 5 (IPT) : Telangana State Transport Commissioner Mr M Jagdeeshwar today said that the major cause of the Air pollution in the urban areas is the increasing number of vehicle and due to which the citizen particularly the aged and the chidren are becoming victims of various diseases.Speaking at a function organised in connection with the World Environment Day by the Human rights Ob-
servers (Affiliated to UNO) here, Mr Jagdeeshwar said there are 74 lakh vehicles in the Telangan state out of which 54 are two wheelers, while 30 lakh two wheelers under the GHMC limits.He advised the vehicle owners to pay attention on regular maintenance of thier vehicles.He said the peoples awareness programme should be launched from the NGOs against the Air pollution. Justice A Lakshman Rao
Indian Army launches portal for army veterans grievances New Delhi, June 5 : The Indian Army today launched the 'Army Veterans Grievance Handling (AVGH) Portal' to enable the veterans and their dependents take up their grievances with the concerned agencies at the click of a button. Developed and designed by the National Informatics Centre (NIC) Ltd, this internet based web portal is one of the several initiatives undertaken by the Indian Army to reach out to its veterans in recent times, a Defence spokesman said here.With a unique User ID and Password, a veteran can login at his/her convenience and refer to a host of policy letters/ regulations to educate himself on the latest entitlements and benefits.In his message, Army Chief Gen Bikram Singh reiterated that welfare of Veterans and Veer Naris was an important Key Result Area and with the fielding of this portal, the ease of interaction and resolution of issues would be greatly enhanced.The portal enables veterans from across the Country to follow up their petitions with the offices concerned in a near real timeframe. It incorporates an automated response feature, which through an e-mail or SMS, keeps the veteran informed about the progress of his case. The AVGH portal can be accessed at www.indianarmyveterans.gov.in and would contribute immensely in meeting the needs and aspirations of the veterans and their dependents, the spokesman added.
Man shot dead by bikers in Delhi
NCP MP Supriya Sule at the Parliament House on the first day of 16th Lok Sabha.
New Delhi, June 5 : A 55-year-old man was Thursday shot dead in Delhi by two unidentified assailants riding a bike, police said. Om Prakash Oberoi, sales executive at an ad agency, was attacked in north Delhi's Subhash Park area around 11.30 a.m. He had gone to deposit a cheque at a bank. An eyewitness told police that as he got down from the auto rickshaw, two people approached him and opened fire. Oberoi received two bullet wounds and the assailants fled from the scene. The auto rickshaw driver took him to the hospital, where doctors declared him brought dead. Oberoi is survived by his wife and two sons. Police have not been able to ascertain the motive for the attack nor have they established the identity of the assailants as yet.Police have not ruled out the possibility of personal enmity behind the attack.
former Judge AP High Court lamented the increasing pollution and said that due to this menace the people have to suffer fatal diseases like Diabetis, BP and heart diseases even in small age of 40.No item of human consumption is free from pollution, the justice said that in spite of development the crimes are also on increase. Human Rights Observers (HRO) Chairman Mr Mohammed Tameem in his
presidential remarks observed that in urban areas 70 per cent pollution is caused by incresing number of vehicles.He disclosed that a survey conducted by HRO revealed that in India over 7.27 lakh persons die due to diseases caused by air pollution.He said the Air pollution is the worlds largest single environmental health hazard. By reducing air pollution millions of lives could be saved world over, he said.
Combing operation against GNLA will continue, Meghalaya CM Shillong, June 5 : Meghalaya Chief minister Mukul Sangma today said combing operations against the outlawed Garo National Liberation Army (GNLA) will continue, even as home minister Roshan Warjri assured justice would be delivered to the family members of the woman who was brutally killed by the GNLA. On Tuesday, GNLA militants allegedly shot her dead when she resisted attempts to rape her. The militants had shot around 5-6 shots on the woman's face, which nearly blew her head off. The victim was identified as Josbina Sangma, 35, a resident of Rajaronggat, a militancy-affected region near Chokpot, around 400km from Shillong. Sangma was reportedly shot dead in front of her four children in her house while her husband was prevented to come out of the house. Taking responsibility of the murder, GNLA alleged that the woman was a "police informer". "The GNLA has verified and confirmed that woman was a police informer and she was responsible for the death of our training instructor Kram. These command comprising group of cadres were on a
mission to eliminate this woman. She fled away but on fateful day she came back and got executed," GNLA political affairs secretary, Bikdot Nikjang Marak said. "The GNLA shall never spare anyone if he or she is responsible for the death of our cadres," he warned. But the Meghalaya government, which has been criticised by the Union Government for not being able to neutralise the outfit, is now apparently firm to take on the GNLA with security forces busted the camp of the outfit's commander-in-chief Sohan D Shira at Adugre area in the foothills of Durama Hill range under East Garo Hills. The militants, including Shira escaped from their camp during the gun battle, security forces, however, dismantled nine camps of the militants at Adugre and seized bullet proof jackets, sewing machines, utensils and other incriminating documents, a police official said. Home minister Roshan Warjri who met the victim's family in remote Rajaronggat village in South Garo Hills district has assured severest punishment to those men involved in the cold blooded murder of the woman.
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