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Popular singer from Pak, first to condemns Uri Attack

  Popular Pakistani singer Shafqat Amanat Ali, whose Bengaluru concert was cancelled after the September 18 attack in Jammu and Kashmir, has defended his fraternity members who he feels have been blamed for keeping quiet about condemning the incident. Ever since the Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) threatened Pakistani artistes to leave India in the wake of the September 18 attacks, the country has been divided over the right of Pak artistes to work in India. Soon, the Indian Motion Pictures Producers' Association (IMPPA) placed an indefinite ban on Pak artistes from working in Indian projects. Shafqat, told a news channel, “It is a terror attack and I condemn it, I strongly condemn it.” When asked why other Pakistani artistes haven’t condemned the attack, the singer said, “As far as I know, Pakistani actors condemn any kind of attack which happens in any part of the world which is against any country because we have been suffering for so many years. “We know how it feels when your soldier or civilian dies. So, I don’t think any of them would say this (Uri) was right.”

HC refuses to stay the prelim notification

  Hyderabad: On Thursday, the preliminary notification which has been issued on creation of some new districts and on reorganization of revenue divisions as well as mandals by the state of Telangana government was not stayed by the vacation bench of High Court of Hyderabad. A bench comprising of Justice Sunil Chowdary and Justice C Praveen Kumar said that it will listen to the matter when Chikkudu Prabhakar and Satya Prasad asked the court to hear the pleas of the petitioners who dared the creation of new districts and added that it will not grant any direction that is interim. 

‘Lok Adalat must be held in urban clusters’

Hyderabad: On Thursday, the members of Lok Adalat started collecting the traffic violation dues on day 2 which were issued by the traffic police of Cyberabad. When most number of counters were found closed because of Bathukamma celebrations taking place at Goshamahal stadium, the motorists became furious and started protesting as long queues were being witnessed at the Adalat. G Sumit Rao, one of the motorists said that they were standing for hours in the queue and asked why they couldn’t increase the number of counters. Also several motorists said that the Lok Adalat must also be held in the urban clusters of Ranga Reddy district.

Corruption still exists in some depts: KCR

  Hyderabad: On Thursday, the officials were directed by the chief minister of Telangana, K Chandrasekhar Rao to make sure that transparent, people-centric, corruption-free and hassle-free administration is followed in the districts that are new. On this context KCR said that, corruption still exists in some departments, due to which people were facing problems and they need reforms there, especially in the department of Revenue, adding that, the department of revenue needs to undergo a drastic change and they had to provide transparent and corruption free administration.

Metro will be fully operational by Dec ‘18

  Hyderabad: On Thursday, it was said by the officials of Hyderabad Metro Rail Limited that the metro project was gulping its way to completion and having completed 67% of the work, metro would be fully operational by December 2018. The deputy managing director, the president and the non-executive chairman of L&T SN Subrahmanyam said that, the project was moving on right track and L&T was committed to the project, adding that, whole hearted support as well as cooperation from the Telangana government was there and the city obstructions that crop up were being tracked as well as were being addressed at the highest level at regular intervals to ensure that the momentum was not lost and the project was completed.

Harricane in US:300 killed 3Million evacuated

  Hurricane Matthew's devastating effect resulted in a number of people killed in Haiti. More than 100,000 people were already without power in Florida late Thursday.The hurricane, which hit Haiti on Tuesday, brought 145mph winds and torrential rains that destroyed more than 3,200 homes, displaced 15,000 people, ruined plantations and drowned animals. The toll leapt on Thursday night as receding waters revealed more bodies. U.S. President Barack Obama declared a state of emergency for Florida and South Carolina, freeing up federal money and personnel to protect lives and property. "This storm's a monster,'' governor Rick Scott warned as it started lashing the state with periodic heavy rains and squalls around nightfall. He added: "I'm going to pray for everybody's safety.'' On Thursday night Matthew was headed for Florida, becoming the first major hurricane threatening a direct hit on the United States in more than 10 years.

‘BJP will emerge victorious in 2019’

  Hyderabad: On Thursday, Barathiya Janatha Party said that the party would initiate a 5 point strategy to break down Telangana Rashtra Samithi as well as to make the party strong in the masses and that BJP would emerge victorious in the coming elections that would be held in the year 2019. K Laxman, the president of BJP of Telangana state in an event said, “Since the congress party failed terribly in the party’s role as the main opposition”, adding that, it was unable to overcome the internal difference and Barathiya Janatha Party alone would be the political alternative to the ruling party Telngana Rashtra Samithi. 

#PakStandsWithKejriwal trending in Pakistan

In a huge embarrassment to the Aam Aadmi Party, the top trend in Pakistan on twitter today was #PakStandsWithKejriwal. Delhi Chief Minister's demand from the Modi government to release proof that the Indian Army did conduct surgical strikes on terrorist camps in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) has made him top Twitter trend in Pakistan. #PakStandsWithKejriwal trended in Pakistan and then in India as well. Kejriwal sparked off a controversy on Monday when in a video message he requested Prime Minister Narendra Modi to expose Pakistan's false propaganda after Islamabad denied the Indian surgical strikes before a delegation of international media. Pakistani Twitter hailed Kejriwal as a hero for speaking the "truth". The Chief Minister, in spite of differences with him on other matters, had earlier hailed the Prime Minister's strict measures against Pakistan.

Army carried out 100% perfect surgical strike:Parrikar

  Defence minister Manohar Parrikar praised the Indian Army on Thursday, saying it carried out a “100% perfect surgical strike” on seven terror launch pads across the Line of Control (LoC). Speaking at an event in Uttar Pradesh organised by the state's BJP unit, Parrikar said, “I am proud of our soldiers. They only conducted the surgical strikes, but also ensured that none of our soldiers is martyred. It was a 100% perfect surgical strike.” “I think it is a rare thing across the world. Our soldiers are brave and have the power to finish their tasks 100%,” he said, saluting those who lay down their lives in the services of the nation. “I salute martyrdom. But, I always tell martyrs to neutralise terrorists, rather then dieing for the country,” he said.  Parrikar also took a potshot at those raising questions over the surgical strike, saying, "No one had doubted the bravery of our forces ever, but for the first time recently some people are doubting." Meanwhile, Union Minister Hansraj Ahir on Wednesday said the Army has handed over to the government video clips of the cross-LoC operation as per the procedure laid down.

Rohit Vemula's mother faked Dalit status alleges Probe

  The 41-page-report submitted by Justice (retd.) AK Roopanwal Commission, set up by the Ministry of Human Resource Development to probe what led to Hyderabad Central University PhD scholar Rohith Vemula's suicide, has said that Rohith's mother Radhika Vemula "branded" herself as a Dalit to avail benefits of reservation. Vemula’s decision to commit suicide, according to the probe, was wholly his own and not abetted by either the university administration or the government. The report is based on the deposition of over 50 people, a majority of whom were university teachers, officers and staff members. The retired judge met five university students and members of the joint action committee which led the agitation on campus. Roopanwal's report claims that expelling Rohith from the hostel was the 'most reasonable' decision taken by the university, and that it is not caste-based discrimination that led the 26-year-old PhD scholar to suicide, but his own 'personal frustrations'. 

HC orders ICAI to suspend a CA firm

Hyderabad: The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India has been ordered to suspend a firm based on Chartered Accountancy by the Hyderabad High Court for certifying a company falsely. A divisional bench of High Court comprising of Chief Justice Ramesh Ranganathan and Justice M Satyanarayana Murthy was hearing to a case which has been referred by ICAI, asking HC to take an appropriate action against M/s M. Gang & Co, a firm which was designated as a statutory auditor to a company which allowed its promoters to misuse the money of public.

‘There is a scope for new recruitments’

  Hyderabad: The state of Telangana will be having four additional police commissionerates following the formation of new districts. Combining the police divisions, Ramagundam, Nizamabad, Siddipet and Karimnagar police commissionerates have been recommended by the DGP as well as the officials. On Wednesday, Nayani Narsimha Reddy, the home minister of Telangana in a review meeting which was conducted at the office of DGP said, “There is a scope for new recruitments with regard to the increase of districts, mandals and divisions”. Furthermore, the home minister was briefed by the DGP regarding the recruitment of the work force, to which Nayani responded positively and said, “Telangana state stood top across the country in law and order”.

HM orders improved surveillance at RGIA

  HYDERABAD: Two patients who are suffering from Zika Virus reported in Thaliand, following which an improved surveillance at the airports has been ordered by the Health Ministry. The passengers who report fever, cough or cold are targeted by the ground unit of Rajiv Gandhi International Airport. A senior member of the ground unit said that they take down the details of the passenger and refer them to a higher centre for screening, adding that they arrive in the city and might get in touch with others and that the screening mechanism was not set up at the airport.

SHE team nabs an Odisha man for stalking

  HYDERABAD: On Wednesday, an Odisha man who was reportedly stalking a college girl from 2 months was nabbed by the SHE team following a complaint given by the girl’s relatives. Swati Lakra, an additional commissioner of police said that, Md Azhar Hussain came to the city for taking up a job, but since last 2 months he was stalking a teenaged college girl who was studying intermediate first year, adding that, Azhar used to go to her college daily and used to follow her to her residence. Lakra also said, “After receiving a complaint from her relatives SHE team has booked a case under section 354 D of IPC and arrested him” adding that, he had been remanded to judicial custody.

TS cabinet to meet on 7th Oct: CMO

  HYDERABAD: On Wednesday, the office of the Chief Minister of Telangana said that, the cabinet of the state would meet on 7th of October. The meeting was earlier scheduled on 26th of September but later was postponed due to heavy rains that whipped the city as well as the state. The meeting that would be conducted on October seventh would give an official nod to the plan of the government for the reorganization of districts with the districts that are new planned to come into existence from 11th of October on the occasion of Dusshera.

Portugal's ex-PM set to be UN secretary general

  Portugal's former Prime Minister, 67-year-old, Antonio Guterres is all set to become the next UN secretary general. Guterres, who was head of the UN's refugee agency for 10 years until 2015, emerged as the Security Council's runaway favorite after the latest in a series of straw polls on Wednesday where 15 Security Council members agreed to put his name forward to a formal vote. Russia's UN Ambassador Vitaly Churkin,  president of the 15-member council for October, made the announcement that the council will have a formal vote on Thursday and Guterres is expected to be recommended to the 193-member General Assembly. An engineer by trade, Mr Guterres first entered into politics in 1976 in Portugal's first democratic election after the "Carnation revolution" that ended five decades of dictatorship. He quickly rose in the ranks, becoming leader of the Socialist party in 1992 and was elected prime minister in 1995.

Army gives surgical strike videos to Govt

  The Indian Army has given multiple videos and graphic evidence of its surgical strikes across the Line of Control (LoC) in Pakistan-Occupied Kashmir (PoK) last week, asking it to take a final call on whether they should be made public. Ahir, the Minister of State for Home, said there is a process for putting such issues in perspective which was duly followed by the Army as well as the government. Separately, Kiren Rijiju, also a MoS for Home , said everyone should have faith in the government and allow the Army to take its own call. The video evidence of the Army operation was announced just as Prime Minister Narendra Modi chaired a Cabinet Committee on Security meeting in New Delhi to discuss whether the details of the strikes should be revealed amid intense politics over the issue. "The laid down procedure has been followed. The DGMO briefed (about the surgical strikes). It was not the Defence Minister nor the Prime Minister and not the Home Minister. It was the DGMO who briefed (the media). That was the right thing to do and they (Army) did it."There was a time when written documents were submitted. Now the times have changed. Now clips are given and the clips have been given," Ahir told reporters.

Modi asks Ministers to avoid speaking on..

  Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who on Wednesday chaired a meeting of the Cabinet Committee on Security (CCS) to discuss the security scenario in the wake of the surgical strikes on terror launch pads across the Line of Control (LoC), is understood to have cautioned his Cabinet colleagues and gagged his ministers from making public statements and suggested that only Army has the right to talk about it. During the Cabinet meeting on Wednesday, he is understood to have told his ministerial colleagues that only authorised people should speak on the issue of surgical strikes and one should avoid speaking out of turn, sources said. With the chorus rising the PM had to stepped in to rein in his cabinet colleagues and party leaders. The PM told the ministers not to indulge in chest beating or open credit taking for the surgical strike. The meeting also reportedly discussed whether or not the videos of the surgical strikes given to the government by the Army should be made public, as demanded by the Aam Aadmi Party and the Congress.

7 storey building collapses in Bangalore;Several Trapped

  A seven-storey building collapsed near Ecospace, Bellandur area of Bangalore today, killing one man and injuring several others. About 10 ambulances have been rushed to the spot. The injured have been shifted to the hospital. There were as many as six people trapped inside, a senior police officer said. Rescuers have been able to hear the sounds of at least two people inside, he added. Five people have been rescued from the debris said reports. Bellandur is a relatively new part of the city with many IT firms. According to eye-witnesses, theystarted hearing rumbling sounds at around 12.30 p.m. and then saw the building come tumbling down soon after. Parts of the building fell on the security shed of the adjacent apartment complex, killing Ashok Mahanta, the security guard. Parts of the building also fell on the road, where an empty car was parked, damaging it, while some others fell on a vacant plot next to it. Mayor G. Padmavati also said action will be initiated against BBMP officials. "It seems like local BBMP officials were hand in glove with the owner and they allowed an extra floor to be constructed. We will take action against the officials," she said.