Fire tenders were rushed to the spot, officials said.
Earlier in the night, terrorists opened fire at police and paramilitary forces outside the Taj Hotel between 10.15 p.m. and 10.30 p.m., police officials said.
Fire tenders were rushed to the spot, officials said.
Earlier in the night, terrorists opened fire at police and paramilitary forces outside the Taj Hotel between 10.15 p.m. and 10.30 p.m., police officials said.
Ashok Motiani Renowned Financial Astrologer predicted that BSE Sensex will soon pass its worst phase and reach 16,000 mark by March 2009. Ashok Motiani predicted this during an exclusive interview on CNBC-TV18. Mr. Motiani believes that worst is over and now it will be boom time for BSE Sensex.
“My target for Sensex is at least 15,000 and it can go up to 16,000 and for Nifty it is more than 4,500,” said Ashok Motiani. Ashok Motiani earlier predicted that market will decline heavily during July 2007 and his predictions came true. His financial predictions are considered accurate in the industry circle.
“My target for Sensex is at least 15,000 and it can go up to 16,000 and for Nifty it is more than 4,500,” said Ashok Motiani. Ashok Motiani earlier predicted that market will decline heavily during July 2007 and his predictions came true. His financial predictions are considered accurate in the industry circle.
Julakanti Srinivas Reddy alias Moddu Srinu, whose name figured in several murder cases, on Wednesday was acquitted of the charge in the murder case of pan shop owner Ramakrishna in the city, on Wednesday.
This is the second murder case in city in which Srinu was cleared of the charge. Last year, he was acquitted in the kidnap and murder case of a car driver registered by the Chikkadpally police. In the latest case, three more accused - Patolla Goverdhan Reddy of Revolutionary Patriotic Tigers and M. Anjaih - who were charged with conspiring to kill Ramakrishna and Tirupati Balanna, were also acquitted. The court struck off the conspiracy charge since the prosecution failed to present substantiating evidence. Twenty-eight 28 witnesses were produced in the case. Two eyewitnesses presented by the police told the court that the same accused, who attacked Ramakrishna with knives earlier, had gunned him down on August 16, 2004, while he was in his pan shop. As the persons arrested in the attack case were different, the court could not take their statement into consideration, the defence advocate Nayan Kumar told The Hindu. Srinu and Balanan were acquitted on benefit of doubt.
Hailing from Challagonda village in Guntur district, Sreenu was accused of involvement in many murder cases including that of Telugu Desam MLA Paritala Ravindra.
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This is the second murder case in city in which Srinu was cleared of the charge. Last year, he was acquitted in the kidnap and murder case of a car driver registered by the Chikkadpally police. In the latest case, three more accused - Patolla Goverdhan Reddy of Revolutionary Patriotic Tigers and M. Anjaih - who were charged with conspiring to kill Ramakrishna and Tirupati Balanna, were also acquitted. The court struck off the conspiracy charge since the prosecution failed to present substantiating evidence. Twenty-eight 28 witnesses were produced in the case. Two eyewitnesses presented by the police told the court that the same accused, who attacked Ramakrishna with knives earlier, had gunned him down on August 16, 2004, while he was in his pan shop. As the persons arrested in the attack case were different, the court could not take their statement into consideration, the defence advocate Nayan Kumar told The Hindu. Srinu and Balanan were acquitted on benefit of doubt.
Hailing from Challagonda village in Guntur district, Sreenu was accused of involvement in many murder cases including that of Telugu Desam MLA Paritala Ravindra.
courtesy : http://www.hinduonnet.com
And when you do, what will you find? African-American presidents. Female vice presidents. Heated campaigns, scrappy politics, negative advertising. Barack Obama's victory was one for the history books, but movies got there first. For several decades now, filmmakers have pictured such a twist on the executive branch, filling the screen with charismatic U.S. leaders of assorted shapes and colors.
This list isn't comprehensive, but it suggests a few clear themes. The first reflects a common fear that any African-American who makes it to the White House is in danger of being assassinated. The second is a tendency, pronounced among mega-budget disaster films, to feature a black president in times of global calamity. And a third is the fact that African-Americans and women more frequently assume power in the realm of science fiction, where authors often imagine what humankind has yet to achieve.
coin and promptly said, ‘We will bat’. Virender Sehwag once again began his ride on top gear but departed after giving India a flying start. Rahul Dravid continued with his poor form and VVS Laxman didn’t fail to contribute another beautiful innings.
The only deviation, a pleasant one, was provided by Sachin Tendulkar. After failing to reach triple figure in the series, despite essaying many innings that promised more but never materialised into something big, the master obliged by scoring 109 as India finished at 311 for 5.
Hyderabad has a vigorous and a cosmopolitan nightlife. There area unit several pubs and bars in Hyderabad that area unit open until the wee hours. The nightlife offers some widespread amusement with nightclubs, theaters and live music that pulls young adults.
Banjara Hills, Begumpet and Somajiguda area unit continuously noisy excitedly.
You can sit and hear the sounds of live amusement, or dance the night away at one among the most well liked clubs. notwithstanding your pleasure, you're bound to have the time of your life.
As the sun goes down Hyderabad Nightlife heats up. Prepare yourself for an excellent nightlife in Hyderabad! There area unit lots to decide on from.
ISKCON Temple Schedule
3.30 a.m. - Devotees rise, take bath and put on fresh clothing.
4.15 a.m. - Mangal Arati. First ceremony of the day.
4.50 a.m. - 5.15 a.m. Japa-meditation period. A devotee is required to chant 16 rounds of the Hare Krishna maha mantra (about 2 hours) each day.
6.30 a.m. - Srimad Bhagavatam Discourses
7.45 a.m. - Shringar Darshan Arati.
8.00 a.m. - Guru Puja.
9.30 a.m. - Prasadam-simple but substantial main meal of the day consisting of rice, dhal, vegetable and chapaties.
10.00 a.m.- Devotional duties
5.00 p.m. - Devotees shower & prepare for evening temple programme-evening prasadam consisting of filing but lighter meal, milk, fruits.
6.30 p.m. - Tulasi Arati.
6.45 p.m. - Sandhya Arati.
7.30 p.m. - Class on Bhagavad-Gita.
8.45 p.m. - Study period.
9.30 p.m. - Devotees retire for the day.
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The battle for the United States presidency entered its final hours on Monday, with polls showing Democrat Senator Barack Obama holding a solid lead in his historic quest to become the first black U.S. President. His rival, John McCain of the Republican Party, was grasping for a last-minute upset.
On the last day of his 21-month campaign for the White House, Mr. Obama told supporters in Jacksonville, Florida, that the outcome of the longest, most expensive U.S. presidential contest in history was up to them.
“That’s how we’re gonna change this country — with your help,” he told the crowd, amid chants of “O-bam-a, O-bam-a.”
“And that’s why we can’t afford to slow down, sit back, or let up, one minute, or one second in the next twenty-four hours. Not one minute. Not one hour. Not one second. Not now. Not when so much is at stake.”
On the last day of his 21-month campaign for the White House, Mr. Obama told supporters in Jacksonville, Florida, that the outcome of the longest, most expensive U.S. presidential contest in history was up to them.
“That’s how we’re gonna change this country — with your help,” he told the crowd, amid chants of “O-bam-a, O-bam-a.”
“And that’s why we can’t afford to slow down, sit back, or let up, one minute, or one second in the next twenty-four hours. Not one minute. Not one hour. Not one second. Not now. Not when so much is at stake.”
Earlier studies suggested that drinking alcohol during pregnancy could harm unborn kids. Now a team at the University College London has claimed that it's safe for to-be-mothers to drink small quantities of wine every week.
The findings are based on a study of 19 patients, conducted by Johns Hopkins Children's Centre and Duke University.
Illuminating and encouraging, investigators say, because this is the first-ever double-blinded and placebo-controlled study of milk immunotherapy.
Compared to organised daycare or care by the mother or other relatives, having a grandmother watch a child was associated with a decreased risk of injury for the child.
According to researchers, the odds of injury were significantly greater among children whose parents never married, compared with children whose mothers stayed married.
Similarly, odds of injury were greater for children living in homes in which the father did not co-reside. These associations were independent of family income, according to a Bloomberg press release. The results were published in the November issue of Paediatrics.
ICICI Bank, the country’s largest private bank and the second largest after government-owned State Bank of India, has told the Reserve Bank of India that it will significantly temper down its credit or growth in advances. This may result in a shrinking of its balance sheet if the economic environment in India remains sluggish over the next two or three years.
Government sources said ICICI Bank, which has total assets of Rs 3,85,000 crore or $81.5 billion as on September 2008, wrote to the central bank last month that it will not grow its assets in the retail segment as aggressively as it did in the last three years. In a falling interest rate regime, ICICI Bank expanded vigorously in the retail segment with 35-40% growth in advances. “We borrowed wholesale funds and expanded rapidly. This was the right strategy in a falling interest rate scenario,” Chanda Kochhar, Joint Managing Director and Chief Financial Officer, ICICI Bank, told The Indian Express.
But Kochhar said the bank has now tightened its term loans, credit card loans and two-wheeler loans in its bid to moderate its retail advances. “We also reduced dependence on wholesale deposits in a rising interest rate scenario and our growth is centred more around CASA (current account, savings account) deposits now,” she said.
The bank’s net profits during April-Sept 2008 dropped 2% year-on-year and its group net profits declined 22.7%. Global credit rating agency Moody’s today lowered its baseline credit assessment. It said the bank’s asset quality has been on an adverse trend, with bad loans up to 4.2% of gross loans in September compared with 2.8% a year ago. The absolute volume of such loans increased year-on-year to 60.2%, it noted.
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Government sources said ICICI Bank, which has total assets of Rs 3,85,000 crore or $81.5 billion as on September 2008, wrote to the central bank last month that it will not grow its assets in the retail segment as aggressively as it did in the last three years. In a falling interest rate regime, ICICI Bank expanded vigorously in the retail segment with 35-40% growth in advances. “We borrowed wholesale funds and expanded rapidly. This was the right strategy in a falling interest rate scenario,” Chanda Kochhar, Joint Managing Director and Chief Financial Officer, ICICI Bank, told The Indian Express.
But Kochhar said the bank has now tightened its term loans, credit card loans and two-wheeler loans in its bid to moderate its retail advances. “We also reduced dependence on wholesale deposits in a rising interest rate scenario and our growth is centred more around CASA (current account, savings account) deposits now,” she said.
The bank’s net profits during April-Sept 2008 dropped 2% year-on-year and its group net profits declined 22.7%. Global credit rating agency Moody’s today lowered its baseline credit assessment. It said the bank’s asset quality has been on an adverse trend, with bad loans up to 4.2% of gross loans in September compared with 2.8% a year ago. The absolute volume of such loans increased year-on-year to 60.2%, it noted.
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Researchers in Britain have carried out the study and found that women with a caffeine intake of more than 200 mg a day are more likely to give birth to smaller babies who are prone to die early or suffer developmental problems.
They have based their findings on a survey of 2,500 pregnant women who were given questionnaires asking them about their daily caffeine intake, leading newspaper the 'Daily Mail' reported.
Of them, Kannada too got the recognition along with Telugu on Friday. The Centre conferred the status on these two South Indian languages on the eve of the formation day of both these states. After the Centre declared Tamil as a classical language a few years ago, a movement had been launched in Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka to get classical status for both these languages.
0 years, is a man with a mission and vision. He would like India to be a superpower by 2020, for which the country has to undertake mega missions. The Moon mission is one such. India is set for its date with history on October 22, when the PSLV blasts off from Sriharikota to launch Chandrayaan-1 spacecraft to the Moon. The Times of India, which is carrying a countdown to India's first Moon mission, contacted Dr Kalam for his message.
On this very auspicious day of Dasara which marks the triumph of good and truth over evil, may the Lord bless your lives and bring joy to your lives. Dasara is the day on which Lord Ram killed the demon king Ravan to defeat Lanka (modern day Sri Lanka) and ended a period of terror and torment of common people by the "Asuras"; evil personified.
ICICI BANK RUMORS.....
FOLLOWING THE RUMOURS ... CUSTOMERS TODAY ATTACKED THE S.R NAGAR BRANCH A.T.M IN HYDERABAD. NOT ONLY HERE SO MANY PLACES PEOPLE ARE BECOMING AFRAID OF THIS BANK...
THE REASONS...
ON 29TH SEPTEMBER ..ICICI Bank shares fell to a 52 week low to 483. It has gone to its first follow on public offer levels.
ICICI Bank has $3.5 billion in its UK unit investments. 18% of these are US based. It has $82 million worth of senior debt sold to Lehman Brothers. It also have to set aside a $28 million to cover the investment loses on those bonds. Though the bank has denied any exposure to the US sub-prime market, Morgan Stanley has listed ICICI bank most exposed to the US markets in Asia. Merrill Lynch says about 60% of the investments are in securities of global banks like Citigroup, Merrill Lynch, Morgan Stanley, AIG, etc. Edelweiss has estimated the loss to ICICI bank would be $200 million.UK bank’s are falling slowly but surely. The contagion is spreading to Europe as well. In the light of that $3.5 billion does not look like a small amount. No body really knows or the people who know it will not tell. The exposure to the US markets, I think, is much more than what the banks are sharing. Unlike US, India is still struggling to come to terms with the open economy. There will not be any bail out fund in India if any institution were to fail.
FOLLOWING THE RUMOURS ... CUSTOMERS TODAY ATTACKED THE S.R NAGAR BRANCH A.T.M IN HYDERABAD. NOT ONLY HERE SO MANY PLACES PEOPLE ARE BECOMING AFRAID OF THIS BANK...
THE REASONS...
ON 29TH SEPTEMBER ..ICICI Bank shares fell to a 52 week low to 483. It has gone to its first follow on public offer levels.
ICICI Bank has $3.5 billion in its UK unit investments. 18% of these are US based. It has $82 million worth of senior debt sold to Lehman Brothers. It also have to set aside a $28 million to cover the investment loses on those bonds. Though the bank has denied any exposure to the US sub-prime market, Morgan Stanley has listed ICICI bank most exposed to the US markets in Asia. Merrill Lynch says about 60% of the investments are in securities of global banks like Citigroup, Merrill Lynch, Morgan Stanley, AIG, etc. Edelweiss has estimated the loss to ICICI bank would be $200 million.UK bank’s are falling slowly but surely. The contagion is spreading to Europe as well. In the light of that $3.5 billion does not look like a small amount. No body really knows or the people who know it will not tell. The exposure to the US markets, I think, is much more than what the banks are sharing. Unlike US, India is still struggling to come to terms with the open economy. There will not be any bail out fund in India if any institution were to fail.
"There has been an explosion in Modasa town but we are yet to confirm how it took place. The bomb and dog squads have been rushed to the site," District Superintendent of Police R B Bhrambhatt said.
The injured were being transferred to the nearby hospitals, police said.
Hyderabad, Sep 25 (IANS) Activists of Telangana Rashtra Samiti (TRS) Thursday attacked the office of Lanco Group of companies here after one of their colleagues was allegedly hit by the car belonging to the group’s chairman and Congress MP L. Rajagopal.Dozens of TRS activists pelted stones, damaging the door and window panes of the Lanco office in upmarket Jubliee Hills here, the police said. A few cars parked in front of the office building were also damaged in the attack in the evening.
A case was registered against TRS workers at Banjara Hills police station. Hyderabad police commissioner B. Prasad Rao ordered an inquiry into the incident.
The TRS activists were protesting against an incident that took place earlier in the day in Nizamabad district.
A case was registered against TRS workers at Banjara Hills police station. Hyderabad police commissioner B. Prasad Rao ordered an inquiry into the incident.
The TRS activists were protesting against an incident that took place earlier in the day in Nizamabad district.
SUBCONEARLY-SEP24-3021-INDIA-TRAIN FIRE
3021-INDIA-TRAIN FIRE PRAKASHAM, ANDHRA PRADESH, INDIA SEPTEMBER 24, 2008
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HEADLINE: Two coaches of a passenger train gutted in India's southern Andhra Pradesh.
Passengers of the Padmavati Express had narrow escape as two coaches of the
train were gutted in Prakasham district in India's southern Andhra Pradesh
during the early morning hours.
India has made major scientific and technological contribution to the new atom smasher also called the Large Hadron Collider (LHC), which went live on Wednesday at the experimental facility near Geneva in Switzerland. LHC is expected to answer several facts of fundamental nature of the universe that remains a mystery, said the scientists of Tata Institute of Fundamental Research (TIFR).
The European Laboratory for Particle Physics (CERN), based outside Geneva, said scientists from more than 20 countries conducted a series of experiments which smashed together heavy lead ions in a fireball to prove a theory that had only existed on paper for years.
Heavy rains that lashed the state capital threw traffic out of gear while inundating several lowlying areas on Monday.
Rain water entered in houses in several low lying areas in Kothapet, Talabkatta, Chaitanyapuri, Parsigutta and other localities.
Vehicular traffic on main roads came to a standstill at Nampally, Khairtabad, Lakdi-ka-Pool, L B Nagar, Chanderghat, Dilsukhnagar Ameerpet, Punjagutta and Abids.
The Greater Hyderabad Muncipal Corporation emergency cell received 50 distress calls from various localities while fire brigade office received a call from Malakpet where rain water entered into ground floor of a complex.
The city received a rainfall of 4mm, local Met office said.
Under the influence of the southwest monsoon active in the state, moderate to rather heavy rains are likely to occur at most places over Coastal Andhra, Telangana and Rayalaseema during the next 48 hours.
courtesy:Thehindu
Rain water entered in houses in several low lying areas in Kothapet, Talabkatta, Chaitanyapuri, Parsigutta and other localities.
Vehicular traffic on main roads came to a standstill at Nampally, Khairtabad, Lakdi-ka-Pool, L B Nagar, Chanderghat, Dilsukhnagar Ameerpet, Punjagutta and Abids.
The Greater Hyderabad Muncipal Corporation emergency cell received 50 distress calls from various localities while fire brigade office received a call from Malakpet where rain water entered into ground floor of a complex.
The city received a rainfall of 4mm, local Met office said.
Under the influence of the southwest monsoon active in the state, moderate to rather heavy rains are likely to occur at most places over Coastal Andhra, Telangana and Rayalaseema during the next 48 hours.
courtesy:Thehindu
A single-engine aircraft - Cessna-152 (VTEMR)- crashlanded in the thickly populated Subashnagar area in Sanatnagar here at around 11.09 am resulting in the death of assistant flight instructor Captain Neeraj Jain (24) and trainee pilot P Srinivas of the AP Aviation Academy on Monday morning.
Srinivas was charred to death in the aircraft, while Jain died on the way to hospital. Jain was from Gurgaon in Delhi, while Srinivas was a resident of Sainikpuri in the city.
Begumpet airport director R K Singla told ‘TOI’ that according to Air Traffic Control (ATC) records the two-seater aircraft took off at 11.07 am from the Begumpet airport and lost contact with the ATC at 11.09 am. "We are yet to ascertain the reason for the accident," he said.
Srinivas was charred to death in the aircraft, while Jain died on the way to hospital. Jain was from Gurgaon in Delhi, while Srinivas was a resident of Sainikpuri in the city.
Begumpet airport director R K Singla told ‘TOI’ that according to Air Traffic Control (ATC) records the two-seater aircraft took off at 11.07 am from the Begumpet airport and lost contact with the ATC at 11.09 am. "We are yet to ascertain the reason for the accident," he said.
Suklam baratharam vishnum sasivarnam sathurbujam
Prasanna vadanam dyayeth sarva vignoba santhaye
Vakra thunda maha kaya soorya koti sama praba
Nirvignam kurume deva sarva kaaryeshu sarvadha
Ganesh puja, katha,vratakalpam in Telugu
The next time you call up a police officer on his cell phone in this hi-tech city, you'll be greeted with an "anti-terror" caller tune.
Well, that's part of a range of initiatives being taken by the Hyderabad Police in an attempt to raise awareness among the members of the public on terror attacks, a year after three deadly bomb blasts rocked the city.
"We want to reach out to people through an informal campaign to create awareness among every citizen to take care of ten square feet of area around them," Detective Department DCP R S Praveen Kumar said.
"The idea is that every citizen should be conscious of his surrounding areas and report to the police on anything suspicious. We are asking people not to be silent," he added.
What's more is that a caller can also download the "anti-terror" ringtones available in both Telugu and English by just pressing the star button on the mobile phone.
The ring tones are intended to convey to people the importance of contacting the police when they come across some unattended objects and during any emergency situation.
"We are sensitising the people on terror acts. Public participation is also required in such initiatives," Hyderabad City Police Commissioner B Prasada Rao said.
Messages such as "Be watchful", "Each One-Watch One", "Anything doubtful, report to us" and "Dial-100" are on display already on scores of hoardings dotting the skyline of this hi-tech city.
After introducing the caller tunes, the Hyderabad Police are working on launching another initiative of sending terror alert messages on mobile phones.
courtesy: dnaindia.com
Well, that's part of a range of initiatives being taken by the Hyderabad Police in an attempt to raise awareness among the members of the public on terror attacks, a year after three deadly bomb blasts rocked the city.
"We want to reach out to people through an informal campaign to create awareness among every citizen to take care of ten square feet of area around them," Detective Department DCP R S Praveen Kumar said.
"The idea is that every citizen should be conscious of his surrounding areas and report to the police on anything suspicious. We are asking people not to be silent," he added.
What's more is that a caller can also download the "anti-terror" ringtones available in both Telugu and English by just pressing the star button on the mobile phone.
The ring tones are intended to convey to people the importance of contacting the police when they come across some unattended objects and during any emergency situation.
"We are sensitising the people on terror acts. Public participation is also required in such initiatives," Hyderabad City Police Commissioner B Prasada Rao said.
Messages such as "Be watchful", "Each One-Watch One", "Anything doubtful, report to us" and "Dial-100" are on display already on scores of hoardings dotting the skyline of this hi-tech city.
After introducing the caller tunes, the Hyderabad Police are working on launching another initiative of sending terror alert messages on mobile phones.
courtesy: dnaindia.com
One woman was killed and 35 people were injured as utter chaos and stampede-like situation prevailed at the maiden public meeting of Telugu Chiranjeevi in Tirupati on Tuesday evening.
The trouble began as a large number of fans jumped over barricades and surged towards the main stage, virtually walking over people. In the melee, the woman was killed.
Women and physically challenged people were the worst affected, as the unruly crowd pushed themselves and moved closer towards the podium.
The disabled fans of Chiranjeevi, who were offered a special gallery near the podium, had a tough time coping with the situation. Several of them were escorted out by volunteers and policemen before the meeting and averted a tragedy.
A large number of people swarmed over a huge cut-out of the Telugu star put up near the podium ignoring appeals by Chiranjeevi's brother Nagendra Babu and other speakers not to climb over to the temporary structure on the dais.
As the unruly mob rushed towards the podium, several mediapersons had to run for safety.
Ambulances rushed several injured people to the hospitals, and doctors attending them said most patients are likely to be discharged after basic treatment.
Police had to resort to lathicharge to control the crowd, who threw footwear at them.
Water was at a premium as people including the injured could not have any proper supply. Several youth climbed over a water tank to collect whatever water was left in it.
Chiranjeevi, himself had a tough time moving out of the podium after completing his speech, as a large number of fans jostled with each other trying to have a glimpse.
A short circuit in a power supply van added to the trouble, but no casualty was reported as the generator was immediately switched off.
courtesy: http://sify.com/news/fullstory.php?id=14747191
The trouble began as a large number of fans jumped over barricades and surged towards the main stage, virtually walking over people. In the melee, the woman was killed.
Women and physically challenged people were the worst affected, as the unruly crowd pushed themselves and moved closer towards the podium.
The disabled fans of Chiranjeevi, who were offered a special gallery near the podium, had a tough time coping with the situation. Several of them were escorted out by volunteers and policemen before the meeting and averted a tragedy.
A large number of people swarmed over a huge cut-out of the Telugu star put up near the podium ignoring appeals by Chiranjeevi's brother Nagendra Babu and other speakers not to climb over to the temporary structure on the dais.
As the unruly mob rushed towards the podium, several mediapersons had to run for safety.
Ambulances rushed several injured people to the hospitals, and doctors attending them said most patients are likely to be discharged after basic treatment.
Police had to resort to lathicharge to control the crowd, who threw footwear at them.
Water was at a premium as people including the injured could not have any proper supply. Several youth climbed over a water tank to collect whatever water was left in it.
Chiranjeevi, himself had a tough time moving out of the podium after completing his speech, as a large number of fans jostled with each other trying to have a glimpse.
A short circuit in a power supply van added to the trouble, but no casualty was reported as the generator was immediately switched off.
courtesy: http://sify.com/news/fullstory.php?id=14747191
Tirupati: As on the silverscreen, Telugu matinee idol Chiranjeevi gave a blockbuster performance at the temple town of Tirupati on Tuesday, where he announced the launch of his political party
Prajarajyam,
which translates to 'people's party'.The venue of the 'mega party' launch turned into a political mecca as hundreds of thousands of Chiranjeevi's fans and supporters from all over Andhra Pradesh thronged the temple town days in advance to hear the filmstar-turned-politician revealing the name and agenda of his party.
Excited over their matinee idol's political debut, fans of Telugu superstar Chiranjeevi went out of control at the site of the public meeting in the temple town leading police to lathicharge on them.
Repeated appeals by Chiranjeevi's brother and actor Nagendra Babu to maintain calm during the public meeting went unheeded among the jubilant fans. Police resorted to lathicharge to control the crowd.
Here are some of the excerpts from his speech:
- I will always remain your servant. It is a historic moment. A proud moment for Andhra.
- I founded hundreds of blood and eye banks.
- Let's concentrate on positive things and fight divisive forces.
- God has blessed me. Asked me to do this. I seek your support.
- Happy Andhra Pradesh is my motto. Modernisation and industrialisation will be on my agena.
- My party is of the people, for the people and by the people.
- Social justice is the main agenda of my party.
- I take an oath in the name of Lord Venkateshwara that I will be with you. You don't need a leader. You need a servant. It is my motive. I want to restore the honour of politics.
- We should be transparent in public life. We should be with the weaker sections. Even after 60 years of freedom, there has not been any improvement.
I don't know politics. I can't understand it. But I know the suffering of people.
- I have done all roles in cinema. I have seen the entire world. I don't want anything more.
- I had just two pairs of trousers in my college.
- I survived in Madras with less than Rs 100 per month. People need a person from such background to lead them. My roles in cinema always represented weaker sections.
- I am from a very humble background. We had just 5 acres of land. My father was a police constable.
- This sound will reverberate across Andhra.
- I know the pulse beat of the Telugu people. I promise a clean and effective movement.
- Youth power is my power. Women will get more attention.
- This sound will reverberate across Andhra.
- I represent weaker sections. Today's meeting is a historic meeting.
- I am like the brother of all Andhraites. Telugu people made me what I am today.
- I don't know to how to thank you all. I will never forget your kindness.
- My mother taught me about life. I don't bother about caste, religion and class.
- My achievement will be your achievement.
- As an actor, I struggled. I am a servant of the people.
"It will be a democratic and secular party. It will be a people's party, born from the hearts of the people. It will be a party for backward classes, farmers, workers, women and youth," he said amid wild cheering from a mainly male gathering drawn from all over Andhra Pradesh. "The party will work for development, modernisation and industrial revolution. Its goal will be 'santosh' and 'ananda' (contentment and happiness) Andhra Pradesh," he said, speaking in Telugu.
"I know your problems, pains and sufferings and will always stand by you," he said, while taking the oath in the name of Lord Venkateshwara to dedicate his life to serve the people.
Broadly outlining the policies of his eagerly awaited party, he said that eliminating poverty, ensuring social equality, rooting out corruption, development of villages on par with urban areas, and providing health and education to all would top the agenda.
During the two-hour mega show, the 53-year-old actor said he favoured prohibition but added that his party would take a final decision only after detailed deliberations.
He termed as 'social' the problem of Maoist violence and promised to respect the sentiments for a separate statehood for the Telangana region.
"After spending 30 years in the glamorous field, I could have lived a life for myself. I have all the comforts in life but I decided to be in your midst by responding to your appeal," said Chiranjeevi, who announced his decision to join politics on August 17.
"I am overwhelmed by your support all these years. Now it is time for me to pay back and be in your midst to share your sufferings," said Churu, as he is fondly called, amid thunderous applause.
Chiru, who declared that he had no rivals in politics, took a swipe at the ruling Congress for selling government land to industries and for acquiring cultivable land for Special Economic Zones (SEZs).
"We have no rivals. Problems are our rivals. We have no rivals because we have no fear and greed. We have entered the battlefield but our battle is against problems. Courage and honesty are our two weapons. We have no leader. All are soldiers. I am also one among you," he said.
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At least 20 passengers were charred to death and six injured when the speeding Secunderabad-Kakinada Gouthami Express train caught fire in Warangal district of Andhra Pradesh early on Friday morning.
The fire broke out in one of the sleeper coaches at 0115 hours near Kesamudram railway station, about 200 kms from Hyderabad, and soon spread to four other bogies leading to heavy casualties, Chief PRO of South Central Railways P Krishnaiah said.
The tragedy struck when the passengers were fast asleep making it impossible for many of them to escape from the blaze.
With the train moving at a speed of 100 kms per hour, the fire, which broke out in S-9 coach spread rapidly billowing out large plumes of smoke.
Such was the impact of the raging fire that the bodies of some of the passengers were charred beyond recognition, making it difficult for authorities to ascertain the exact number of casualties. Some passengers died due to suffocation.
While railway officials were tight-lipped about the death toll, Warangal district Superintendent of Police V C Sajjanar said at least 20 passengers have perished in the fire.
Chief Minister Y S Rajasekhara Reddy, who visited the accident site, put the death toll between 15-20.
As forensic experts inspected the badly-mangled coaches, there are fears that the toll may go up as a heap of skeletons, skulls and burnt flesh still remained to be cleared.
The fire broke out in one of the sleeper coaches at 0115 hours near Kesamudram railway station, about 200 kms from Hyderabad, and soon spread to four other bogies leading to heavy casualties, Chief PRO of South Central Railways P Krishnaiah said.
The tragedy struck when the passengers were fast asleep making it impossible for many of them to escape from the blaze.
With the train moving at a speed of 100 kms per hour, the fire, which broke out in S-9 coach spread rapidly billowing out large plumes of smoke.
Such was the impact of the raging fire that the bodies of some of the passengers were charred beyond recognition, making it difficult for authorities to ascertain the exact number of casualties. Some passengers died due to suffocation.
While railway officials were tight-lipped about the death toll, Warangal district Superintendent of Police V C Sajjanar said at least 20 passengers have perished in the fire.
Chief Minister Y S Rajasekhara Reddy, who visited the accident site, put the death toll between 15-20.
As forensic experts inspected the badly-mangled coaches, there are fears that the toll may go up as a heap of skeletons, skulls and burnt flesh still remained to be cleared.
Train No. | Train | Departure | Arrival |
| Secunderabadad | |||
7406/7405 | Hyd-Tpt-Hyd Krishna Express | 06.00 | 20:20 |
2429/2430 | Bangalore-H.Nizamuddin Rajdhani | 06.45 | 18.55 |
7006/7005 | SC-Tenali-SC Nagarjuna Exp. | 06.50 | 07.10 |
2723/2724 | Hyd-New Delhi-Hyd AP Exp | 01:10 | 19.30 |
7046/7045 | BBSR-Mumbai-BBSR Konark Exp. | 07.40 | 10.40 |
7607/7608 | SC-Kurnool-SC Tungabadhra Link Exp | 07.45 | 19.50 |
5089/5090 | SC-Gorakhpur-SC Weekly Exp | 08.10 (Fri) | 18.00(Th) |
5091/5092 | Bangalore-Gorakhpur-Bangalore Exp. | 08.10 (Tu) | 18.00(Su) |
7551/7552 | SC-Mudkhed-SC Ajanta Express | 12.00 | 12.40 |
7030/7029 | Hyd-Cochin-Hyd Express | 12:30 | 12:15 |
7201/7202 | SC-Guntur-SC Golconda Exp | 12.45 | 14.00 |
2747/2748 | SC-Guntur-SC Palanadu Express | 14.00 | 10.30 |
7018/7017 | Sec’bad-Rajkot-Sec’bad Weekly Exp. | 14.45(Tue) | 11.00(Fri) |
7233/7234 | SC-Sirpur-SC Bhagyanagar Exp. | 15.00 | 10:50 |
2704/2703 | SC-Howrah-SC Falaknuma Exp. | 16.00 | 12:35 |
| |||
Train No. | Trains from Secunderabadad | Departure | Arrival |
7054/7053 | Hyderabad-Chennai-Hyderabad Exp. | 16.25 | 06.20 |
2714/2713 | SC-Vijayawada-SC Satavahana Exp. | 16:35 | 11.25 |
7616/7615 | K'guda-Palasa-K'guda Visakha Exp. | 17.00 | 07.30 |
7085/7086 | SC-Bangalore-SC Exp. | 17.40 | 06.30 |
7008/7007 | Hyd-Vizag-Hyd Godavari Exp. | 17.45 | 06.00 |
7424/7423 | SC-Tirupati-SC Narayanadri Exp. | 18.00 | 08.05 |
7664/7663 | Kacheguda-Manmad-Kacheguda Exp. | 18.00 | 09.00 |
| |||
Train No. | Trains from Secunderabadad | Departure | Arrival |
2764/2763 | SC-Tirupati-SC Bi-Weekly Express | 19.00(M,W) | 05.40Su |
2760/2759 | Hyd-Chennai-Hyd Charminar Exp | 19.30 | 07.45 |
7048/7047 | SC-Kakinada-SC Gautami Exp. | 20.10 | 06.30 |
7570/7569 | SC-Mudkhed-SC Jaipur Link Exp | 21.30 | 06.45 |
7021/7022 | Hyd-H. Nizamuddin-Hyd Dakshin | 22.00 | 06.35 |
7056/7055 | Hyd-Narsapur-Hyd Exp. | 22.15 | 05.15 |
7091/7092 | SC-Varanasi-SC Bi-weekly Exp | 22.30(M,W) | 04.30SuTh |
| |||
| Hyderabad | |||
Train No. | Trains from Hyderabad | Departure | Arrival |
7406/7405 | Hyd-Tirupati-Hyd Krishna Exp. | 05.30 | 21.25 |
2723/2724 | Hyd-New Delhi-Hyd AP Exp. | 06.40 | 20.15 |
7046/7045 | Hyd-Howrah-Hyd East Coast Exp. | 07.00 | 19.05 |
347/348 | Hyd-Purna-Hyd Passenger | 07.30 | 20.05 |
368/367 | Hyd-Kazipet-Hyd MEMU Passenger | 09.10 | 18.00 |
7030/7029 | Hyd-Cochin-Hyd Exp. | 12.00 | 13.00 |
7002/7001 | Hyd-Mumbai-Hyd Hussain Sagar Exp. | 14.30 | 13.10 |
| |||
Train No. | Trains from Hyderabad | Departure | Arrival |
7054/7053 | Hyd-Chennai-Hyd Express | 15.50 | 06.55 |
356/355 | Hyd-Tandur-Hyd Passenger | 16.30 | 08.50 |
7008/7007 | Hyd-Vizag-Hyd Godavari Exp. | 17.15 | 06.45 |
7429/7430 | Hyd-Tirupati-Hyd Rayalaseema Exp. | 17.30 | 10.10 |
2760/2759 | Hyd-Chennai-Hyd Charminar Exp. | 19.00 | 08.25 |
330/329 | Hyd-Pune-Hyd Passenger | 19.10 | 09.40 |
302/301 | Hyd-Kazipet-Hyd MEMU Passenger | 19.10 | 22.50 |
7032/7031 | Hyd-Mumbai-Hyd Exp. | 20.40 | 06.05 |
| Kacheguda | |||
Train No. | Trains from Kacheguda | Departure | Arrival |
523/524 | K'guda-Dronachalam-K'guda Pass. | 05.10 | 22.10 |
360/359 | Falaknuma-Wadi-Falaknuma Pass. | 05.20 | 19.20 |
549/550 | SC-Shadnagar-SC Passenger | 06.01 | 09.48 |
7607/7608 | SC-Kurnool-SC Tungabadhra Exp. | 08.00 | 19.15 |
571/572 | SC-Mahabubnagar-SC Pass. | 10.32 | 16.30 |
547/548 | SC-Mahabubnagar-SC Passenger | 13.22 | 18.16 |
535/536 | SC-Kurnool Town-SC Passenger | 16.04 | 10.50 |
7616/7615 | K’guda-Palasa-K’guda Visakha Exp | 16.25 | 08.15 |
7664/7663 | K'guda-Manmad-K'guda Manmad Exp | 17.30 | 09.30 |
7085/7086 | SC-Bangalore-SC Express | 17.58 | 06.05 |
585/586 | SC-Mahabubnagar-SC Passenger | 18.32 | 08.55 |
349/350 | K’guda-Aurangabad-K’guda Pass. | 20.40 | 07.50 |
| 9775/9776 | Bangalore-Jaipur-Bangalore Bi-Week | 22.35(Th,Sa) | 04.03(W,F) |
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Telugu superstar Chiranjeevi on Sunday announced his formal entry into politics. 1. Read Megastar Chiranjeevi Biography
Speaking at his newly-inaugurated party office at the Jubilee Hills in Hyderabad, the actor said he would announce the name of his party on Aug 26 in the temple town of Tirupati.
As the 53-year-old reigning star of Telugu cinema gears up for his new role in politics, the question uppermost in the minds of observers is whether he can recreate the magic of NTR who had stormed to power within nine months of floating TDP in 1983, a feat that has no parallel in India's political history.
Dark and handsome, Chiru, as he is referred to in film circles, is a mass hero in the mould of late N T Rama Rao and his image is one of a kind-hearted do-gooder and a loving family man.
His admirers are hopeful that their hero will revive the magic of NTR, the demi-God of the film world, and capture power in next year's elections while some others argue that his entry will herald a coalition era in state politics and he could at best play the role of a kingmaker.
Chiranjeevi, a Padma Bhushan awardee who has acted in 148 films in his three-decade long career, is among the highest paid actors in the country and has a massive following, particularly among the youth.
His success in Tollywood, traditionally dominated by a handful of powerful families, was particularly sweet as he had no family connection in the industry and his rise was attributed to his grit, determination and hard work.
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While Raksha Bandhan is celebrated all over the country, different parts of the country mark the day in different ways. These celebrations happen to fall on the same day, and may not have anything to do with Raksha Bandhan itself or Rakhi. Tying of rakhi
Perhaps the single most important way of celebrating Raksha Bandhan is by tying the rakhi. A sister ties a rakhi to the wrist of her brother. The tying of a rakhi signifies her asking of her brother for his protection and love for the sister. The brother in turn, accepts the rakhi, confirms his love and affection for his sister and shows this with gifts and money. It is a family event where all members of family, dressed in finery, gather and celebrate. The tying of rakhi is followed by a family feast.
Rakhi Purnima
Rakhi is celebrated as Rakhi Purnima in North India as well as in parts of Northwest India. The word “Purnima” means a full moon night.
Nariyal Purnima
In western India and parts of Maharashtra, Gujarat, and Goa this day is celebrated as Nariyal Purnima. On this day an offering of a coconut (nariyal) is made to the sea, as a mark of respect to Lord Varuna, the God of the Sea. Nariyal Purnima marks the beginning of the fishing season and the fisherman, who depend on the sea for a living, make an offering to Lord Varuna so that they can reap bountiful fish from the sea.
Avani Avittam / Upakarman / Upakarma
In southern parts of India including Kerala, Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu and Orissa, this day is celebrated by the Brahmin community as Avani Avittam. In Karnataka, this day is celebrated as Upakarma(ಉಪಾಕರ್ಮ in Kannada) by the followers of Yajurveda. Upakarma day is the traditional day of the beginning of Vedic studies. As part of the Upakarman/Upakarma ritual, they also change their sacred thread or yajnopavitam, the Sanskrit word for the thread. It is also called “janivaara” (ಜನಿವಾರ) in Kannada, “janeyu” in Hindi, “poonool” in Tamil, ” poithe” in Bengali, and “jhanjyam” in Telugu.
Kajari Purnima
In central parts of India such as Madhya Pradesh, Chattisgarh, Jharkand and Bihar this day is celebrated as Kajari Purnima. It is an important day for the farmers and women blessed with a son. On the ninth day after Shravana Amavasya, the preparations of the Kajari festival start. This ninth day is called Kajari Navami and varied rituals are performed by women who have sons until Kajri Purnima or the full moon day.
Pavitropana
In parts of Gujarat, this day is celebrated as Pavitropana. On this day people perform the grand pooja or the worship of Lord Shiva. It is the culmination of the prayers done through out the year.
History of Raksha Bandhan (Rakhi)
There are many references to the significance of the Rakhi festival in Vaishnava Theology.
Vritra-Indra
The origin of this festival is usually traced back to the historical incidents of Indra’s fight with Vritra-Indra that resulted in Indra’s loss. Then, his wife had tied a thread around his wrist and empowered it with divine powers to make sure Indra emerged victorious in the duel that followed.
Krishna and Draupadi
Another incident is the one that concerns Krishna and Draupadi, the wife of the Pandavas. She had torn a strip of silk off her sari and tied it around Krishna’s wrist to stop the flow of blood Krishna was so touched by her action that he found himself bound to her by love. He promised to repay the debt and then spent the next 25 years doing just that. Draupadi in spite of being married to 5 great warriors and being a daughter of a powerful monarch only trusted and depended wholly on Krishna.
King Bali and Goddess Laxmi
According to another legend the Demon King Bali was a great devotee of Lord Vishnu. Lord Vishnu had taken up the task to guard his kingdom leaving his own abode in Vaikunth. Goddess Lakshmi wished to be with her lord back in her abode. She went to Bali disguised as a Brahmin woman to seek refuge till her husband came back.
During the Shravan Purnima celebrations, Lakshmi tied the sacred thread to the King. Upon being asked she revealed who she was and why she was there. The king was touched by her goodwill for his family and her purpose and requested the Lord to accompany her. He sacrificed all he had for the Lord and his devoted wife.
Thus the festival is also called Baleva that is Bali Raja’s devotion to the Lord. It is said that since then it has been a tradition to invite sisters in Shravan Purnima for the thread tying ceremony or the Raksha Bandhan.
Yama and the Yamuna
According to another legend, Raksha Bandhan was a ritual followed by Lord Yama (the Lord of Death) and his sister Yamuna. Yamuna tied rakhi to Yama and bestowed immortality. Yama was so moved by the serenity of the occasion that he declared that whoever gets a rakhi tied from his sister and promised her protection will become immortal.
Raksha Bandhan, Rakhi The Thread of Love
Raksha Bandhan (the bond of protection in Hindi) is a Hindu festival, which celebrates the relationship between brothers and sisters. It is celebrated on the full moon of the month of Shraavana.
The festival is marked by the tying of a rakhi, or holy thread by the sister on the wrist of her brother. The elder brother in return offers a gift to his sister and vows to look after her same as elder sister return offers to younger brother. The brother and sister traditionally feed each other sweets. It is not necessary that the rakhi can be given only to a brother by birth; any male can be “adopted” as a brother by tying a rakhi on the person, that is “blood brothers and sisters”, whether they are cousins or a good friend. Indian history is replete with women asking for protection, through rakhi, from men who were neither their brothers, nor Hindus themselves. Rani Karnavati of Chittor sent a rakhi to the Mughal Emperor Humayun when she was threatened by Bahadur Shah of Gujarat. Humayun abandoned an ongoing military campaign to ride to her rescue.
The rakhi may also be tied on other special occasions to show solidarity and kinship (not necessarily only among brothers and sisters), as was done during the Indian independence movement.
Megastar Chiranjeevi’s Party Office at Banjara Hills Rd No# 46 is inaugurated after the midnight hours on Sunday (early hours of Monday). Pooja was performed as per Vedic rituals. Chiranjeevi, Naga Babu, Pawan Kalyan, Hariram Jogayya, KSR Murthy, Allu Arjun, Venkateswara Rao and Chiranjeevi’s family members attended the event.
This party office, adjacent to Ambedkar University, is built up using pre-fabricated model. This enabled the completion of the building much faster than usual time. A retired CI is taking care of the security arrangements.
After the inauguration (house warming) of the party office, Chiranjeevi spoke to the media for a few minutes. He said that he would announce all the details to the press and media within couple of days. But he also gave a clear indication that party and agenda will be announced publicly towards the end of the month. ‘By the end of the month, every thing will be in place’, said Chiranjeevi. When asked by the media if the party is going to be floated for sure, he retorted, ‘After so much of happening, do you think any one will have doubts about it?’. He further added that usually by Hindu tradition, house warming is done during the early hours and that is why this inauguration is done at this time of the hour. So, the wait is all over.
The party’s flag color is going to be
- Top-Red,
- In the middle it is going to be green.
- Bottom-Blue
Hyderabad, Aug 14 (IANS) Police in this Andhra Pradesh capital and elsewhere in the state are on high alert in view of threats by terror groups to carry out bomb blasts on Independence Day.Tight security arrangements have been made at all vital installations following intelligence reports and threatening calls and e-mail messages warning of terror strikes Friday.
Police intensified checking of vehicles and frisking of people at different places in Hyderabad and its twin city Secunderabad, where the main official function would be held.
Security has been beefed up at all government buildings, defence installations, the Rajiv Gandhi International Airport at Shamshabad on the city outskirts, at all railway and bus stations, historical monuments and other public places.
Authorities further stepped up security after a Telugu television news channel Thursday received an e-mail, threatening bomb blasts in Hyderabad on Independence Day. The message sent in the name of 'Alkahida Zihaad', warned that they would carry out blasts like the twin blasts here last year.
The bombings at the popular eatery Gokul Chat Bhandar and the Lumbini Park had killed 43 people Aug 25.
'We are not joking like ordinary citizens,' said the message. The sender claimed the chief minister was also their target and that they had failed to carry out an attack on the Imax theatre here. The e-mail claimed that their agents had entered Hyderabad, Visakhapatnam, Karimnagar, Anantapur, Kadpa, Khammam and Vikarabad.
The security agencies have taken control of the Parade Grounds, where Chief Minister Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy would unfurl the national flag and take salute. Bomb disposal squads and sniffer dogs were deployed around the venue and vehicles on all roads leading to the venue were being checked.
Meanwhile, airport authorities have banned the entry of visitors in the airport terminal following a bomb threat. A police office in Mumbai received a phone call, warning that terrorists would trigger blasts at the airport.
Though threatening calls and e-mail messages were not new, the police officials said they stepped up security as they did not want to take chances.
Security has also been tightened at 16 major dams across the state in view of intelligence reports that terrorists were planning to blow them up. Tight vigil is being maintained at the dams including the Nagarjuna Sagar and the Srisailam, which are also major tourist attractions.
India Before and After the Independence
With the decision by Britain to withdraw from the Indian subcontinent, the Congress Party and Muslim League agreed in June 1947 to a partition of India along religious lines. Under the provisions of the Indian Independence Act, India and Pakistan were established as independent dominions with predominantly Hindu areas allocated to India and predominantly Muslim areas to Pakistan.After India's independence on August 15, 1947, India received most of the subcontinent's 562 widely scattered polities, or princely states, as well as the majority of the British provinces, and parts of three of the remaining provinces. Muslim Pakistan received the remainder. Pakistan consisted of a western wing, with the approximate boundaries of modern Pakistan, and an eastern wing, with the boundaries of present-day Bangladesh.
The division of the subcontinent caused tremendous dislocation of populations; inter-communal violence cost more than 1,000,000 lives. Some 3.5 million Hindus and Sikhs moved from Pakistan into India, andabout 5 million Muslims migrated from India to Pakistan. In Punjab, where the Sikh community was cut in half, a period of terrible bloodshed followed. Overall, the demographic shift caused an initial bitterness between the two countries that was further intensified by each country's accession of a portion of the princely states.
Adding to the tensions, the issue of the polities Kashmir, Hyderabad, and the small and fragmented state of Junagadh (in present-day Gujarat), remained unsettled at independence. Later, the Muslim ruler of Hindu-majority Junagadh agreed to join to Pakistan, but a movement by his people, followed by Indian military action and a plebiscite (people's vote of self-determination), brought the state into India.
The nizam of Hyderabad, also a Muslim ruler of a Hindu-majority populace, tried to maneuver to gain independence for his very large and populous state, which was, however, surrounded by India.
After more than a year of fruitless negotiations, India sent its army in a police action in September 1948, and Hyderabad became part of India.
The Hindu ruler of Kashmir, whose subjects were 85 percent Muslim, decided to join India. Pakistan, however, questioned his right to do so, and a war broke out between India and Pakistan. A cease-fire was arranged in 1949, with the cease-fire line creating a de facto partition of the region.
The central and eastern areas of the state came under Indian administration as Jammu and Kashmir state, while the northwestern quarter came under Pakistani control as Azad Kashmir and the Northern Areas. Although a UN peacekeeping force was sent in to enforce the cease-fire, the dispute was not resolved.This deadlock has intensified suspicion and antagonism between the two countries.
In 1971, Pakistan was itself subdivided when its eastern section broke away and formed Bangladesh. Border disputes continue to embitter Pakistani-Indian relations, as Pakistan has produced a series of autocratic military rulers, while India maintained a parliamentary democracy.
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India clinched its first ever individual Olympic gold medal in 108 years when Abhinav Bindra won the 10 meter air rifle event in one of the most pulsating shooting finals in the history of the world's biggest sporting extravaganza. The historic victory for the 25-year-old pro from Chandigarh came against heavy odds as he entered the event ranked number 17 in the world and pitted against Athens Olympic champion Zhu Qinan of China and Henri Hakkinen of Finland rated much higher than him.
But Bindra proved that reputation and history counted little as he overcame a two-point deficit against Zhu and Haikkinen after the qualifying round and annexed the title.
Bindra emerged triumphant in the 10-shot final with a finish of 104.5, taking his tally of points to 700.5 as against Zhu's silver winning performance of 699.7 (597+102.7) and 699.4 (598+101.4) by Hakkinen, which gave the Finn Army marksman the bronze.
His first shot of the final a 10.7 saw him move to the third place and by the time he was preparing to shoot his fourth, the Indian had risen to the second spot.
A 10.6 on his seventh attempt earned Bindra the lead and in the deciding shot he got 10.8, way ahead of 10.5 by the Chinese and 9.7 by the Finn to bring India the first ever gold medal by an individual since the country first participated in Olympics in 1900.
The businessman from Chandigarh also ended India's wait for a gold since the hockey team fetched a yellow metal in the Moscow Olympics in 1980.
"It can't better than this. Can it?" an elated but composed Bindra said soon after achieving the feat.
"I sincerely hope my medal changes the face of India's Olympic sports," the bespectacled shooter told reporters.
As Bindra bowed his head to receive the gold medal from the Princess of Lichtenstein, a small country in central Europe, and the Indian national anthem was played out for the first time in this edition of Olympics, the shooter had his feet firmly on the ground, betraying little emotions.
"For me, life will go on as usual but I sincerely hope Olympic sports get a leg-up. It's not a priority back home and I hope more focus is paid to these events like shooting," he said.
Asked about his scorching run in the finals, Abhinav said it was a conscious plan to pull out all stops and it paid off.
"I entered the final as fourth, which means I had to go all out for it. That's why I was so aggressive and it paid off in the end. I guess it was my day," he said.
Bindra, whose career at one stage was jeopardised by a nagging back injury, said it was not easy to keep himself keyed up all along.
"I worked hard, left home and trained in Germany. It only proves that if you keep working hard, you would have your day someday and fortunately, it was my day today.
"My parents, family and coaches stood by me all along and I owe it to them," he said.
Even in his hour of supreme glory, Bindra was magnanimous towards his rival when he applauded Zhu for his performance and said "he should be happy that he won a medal".
Bindra's compatriot Gagan Narang too almost made it to the final but was ruled out on countback. Gagan scored 595, levelled at the fifth place but lost out on a final place in countback.
Television news channels were giddy in their coverage, showing footage of Bindra receiving his medal and the raising of the Indian flag on a continuos loop, interrupted only by interviews with his parents from their home in northern India.
"He's done the country proud, he's done us proud and himself proud," Bindra's mother Babli told the CNN-IBN news channel, noting that he was now probably the country's most eligible bachelor.
Praise poured in from India's president and prime minister who hailed his "golden performance."
It seemed almost everyone wanted to be associated with him.
India's Madhya Pradesh state announced a prize of 500,000 rupees (US$11,900) for Bindra, while the state of Maharashtra awarded him 1 million rupees (US$23,800) -- even though he is not a resident of either. The impoverished state of Bihar said it would name a stadium after him.
Not to be outdone, his home state of Punjab awarded him 10 million rupees (US$238,000).
Meanwhile India's charismatic Railway Minister Lalu Prasad announced that Bindra would get a gold pass to go along with his gold medal -- letting him and a companion ride the railways (in the first class, air conditioned compartments) free for the rest of his life.
"Bindra's remarkable achievement will inspire other Indian athletes to perform excellently in the remaining parts of the Olympics," Prasad said.
Bindra's gold medal ended a long drought for India which has never won an individual event before and last won a team gold at the 1980 Moscow Games in men's field hockey, a sport in which it once dominated but did not even qualify for at Beijing.
It's a sporting record that has long been regarded as an embarrassment for India, with its huge population of some 1.1 billion people.
In Athens, India won just one silver, while China, the only other country with a billion-plus population, won 63 medals -- 32 of which were gold.
Bindra's father described the win as vindication.
"On the podium the Chinese man was crying, while today India is laughing," said his father A. S. Singh, referring to second place Chinese shooter Zhu Qinan.
Much of the reason for India's past failures is that with the country mired in poverty for much of the previous century, it had very little resources to devote to sport. And what there was went to the national obsession -- the non-Olympic sport of cricket.
Indian Olympic Association president Suresh Kalmadi, who had warned the country not to expect many medals in Beijing, said he hoped the gold will inspire Indians beyond cricket.
"It's a great day in the history of Indian sports. Finally, we got an individual gold," Kalmadi told reporters in Beijing.
"Cricket rules the roost in India, but now the youngsters have a role model who plays some other sport. It augurs well for us," he said.
Perhaps, indicating the change, India's powerful cricket board announced that it to was giving Bindra a cash prize of 2.5 million rupees (US$60,000).
Indian 2008 Olympics Medal Hopes
2 Silver medals in Athletics and 1 in Shooting
Bronze for wrestling ( Khashaba Dadasaheb Jadhav 1952 Helsinki)
Bronze for tennis ( Leander Paes 1996 Atlanta)
Bronze for weightlifting ( Karnam Malleswari 2000 Sydney)
The Indian Squad for Beijing Olympics 2008:
India’s Total Olympics Medal Tally:
8 Gold medals, 1 Silver medal and 2 Bronze medals in Hockey2 Silver medals in Athletics and 1 in Shooting
Bronze for wrestling ( Khashaba Dadasaheb Jadhav 1952 Helsinki)
Bronze for tennis ( Leander Paes 1996 Atlanta)
Bronze for weightlifting ( Karnam Malleswari 2000 Sydney)
These are the Indians to watch out for in the 2008 Beijing Olympics:
Manavjit Singh - Shooting (Trap Men)
Rajyavardhan Rathore - Shooting(Double Trap Men)
Anju Bobby George - Athletics (Long Jump)
Leander Paes and Mahesh Bhupati - Tennis (Mens Doubles)
Dinesh Kumar - Boxing (-81 kg category)
Sania Mirza - Tennis (Womens Singles)
The Indian Squad for Beijing Olympics 2008:
For the first time India is sending a team of swimmers to the Beijing Games. So below is the list of members from India at the Beijing Olympics.
Archery: Dola Banerjee, Pranitha Vardhineni, L Bombayala Devi, Mangal Singh Champia.
Athletics: Anju Bobby George (Long Jump), Krishna Poonia (Discus), Harwant Kaur (Discus), Preeja Sreedharan (10,000m), Manjit Kaur (400m), Chitra Soman (4×400m relay), Sini Jose (4×400m relay),MR Poovamma (4×400m relay), Mandeep Kaur (4×400m relay), S Geeta (4×400m relay), K Mridula (4×400m relay), J J Shobha (Heptathlon), Sushmita Singh Roy (Heptathlon), G G Pramila (Heptathlon),Vikas Gowda (Discus), Renjith Maheswary (Triple Jump), Surender Singh (10000m).
Badminton: Anup Sridhar, Saina Nehwal
Boxing: Jitender (51kg), Akhil Kumar (54kg), A L Lakhra (57kg), Vijender(75kg) and Dinesh Kumar (81kg)
Judo: Khumujam Tombi Devi, Divya. Rowing: Bajrang Lal Takhar (Single M1X), Devnder Khandwal and Manjeet Singh (Light Weight Double Scull).
Shooting: Manavjit Singh Sandhu (Clay Pigeon Trap), Mansher Singh (Clay Pigeon Trap), Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore (Clay Pigeon Double Trap), Gagan Narang (10m Air Rifle), Abhinav Bindra (10m AirRifle), Samresh Jung (10m Air Pistol), Sanjeev Rajput (50m Rifle 3 Position), Anjali Bhagwat (50m Rifle 3 Position), Avneet Kaur Sidhu (10m Air Rifle).
Swimming: Virdawal Khade (50m, 100m, 200m Freestyle), Ankur Poseria (100m Butterfly), Sandeep Sejwal (100m, 200m Breaststrokes), Rehan Poncha (200m butterfly).
Table Tennis: Achanta Sharath Kamal, Neha Aggarwal.
Tennis: Leander Paes and Mahesh Bhupathi (doubles), Sania Mirza (singles and doubles), Sunitha Rao (doubles). Weightlifting: L Monika Devi (69kg)
Wrestling: Sushil Kumar (66 kg Freestyle), Yogeshwar Dutt (60 kg Freestyle), Rajiv Tomar (120 kg Freestyle).
Yachting: Major NS Johal (Heavyweight Dinghy).
Ganesh puja, katha,vratakalpam in Telugu
Ganesh Chaturthi (IAST: Gaṇeśa Chaturṭhī, sanskrit: गणेश चतुर्थी) (Ganesh Festival) is a day on which Lord Ganesha, the son of Shiva and Parvati, is believed to bestow his presence on earth for all his devotees. It is also known as Vinayaka Chaturthi or Vinayaka Chavithi in Sanskrit, Kannada, Tamil and Telugu and as Chathaa (चथा) in Nepal Bhasa. It is the birthday of Lord Ganesha. The festival is observed in the Hindu calendar month of Bhaadrapada, starting on the shukla chaturthi (fourth day of the waxing moon period). Typically the day falls sometime between August 20 and September 15. The festival lasts for 10 days, ending on Ananta Chaturdashi.
Ganesha, the elephant-headed son of Shiva and Parvati, is widely worshipped as the supreme god of wisdom, prosperity and good fortune.
While held all over India, it is at its most elaborate in Maharashtra, Gujarat, Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh, and other areas which were former states of the Maratha Empire. Outside India, it is celebrated by Newars in Nepal.
A ganesh idol costing Rs 7 crore (2007) is presented at GSB Mandal Ganpati in Wadala, Mumbai.
Rituals
During the Ganesha festival, a household worships a statue of Shri Ganesha. The worship lasts an odd number of days (from 1 to 11 days, sometimes 13).
This festival starting with the installation of beautifully engraved (sculptured) Ganesh idols in colorfully decorated homes and mantapas (pandals). The mantapas has been depicted by religious themes or current events. The idols are worshipped with families and friends.
The main sweet dish during the festival is the modak ([modagam]or [modakam] in South India). A modak is a dumpling made from rice flour/wheat flour with a stuffing of fresh or dry-grated coconut, jaggery and some other condiments. It is either steam-cooked or fried. Another popular sweet dish is the karanji ([karjikai]in Kannada) which is similar to the modak in composition and taste but has the shape of the 4th day moon.
Public celebrations of the festival are hugely popular, with local communities (mandalas) vying with each other to put up the biggest idol. The festival is also the time for cultural activities like songs, dramas and orchestra.
Today, the Ganesh Festival is not only a popular festival - it has become a very critical and important economic activity for Maharashtra. Many artists, industries, and businesses survive on this mega-event. Ganesh Festival also provides a stage for budding artists to present their art to the public.
For the year 2007 in the Western Calendar, Ganesha Chaturthi has commenced on Saturday, September 15th and its attributed festival of ganesha's mother, gowri (a form of parvathi), gowripuja comes on 13th (the day before)
History
Traditional stories tell that Lord Ganesha (or Ganapati) (the names mean "Lord [isha] or [pati] of Shiva's hosts [gana]") was created by goddess Parvati, consort of Lord Shiva. Parvati created Ganesha out of sandalwood paste that she used for her bath and breathed life into the figure. She then set him to stand guard at her door while she bathed. However, while she bathed, Lord Shiva returned and as Ganesha didn't know him, he didn't allow him to enter. Lord Shiva became enraged and severed the head of the child and entered his house. After realizing that he had beheaded his own son, Lord Shiva fixed the head of an elephant in place of Ganesha's head. In this way, Lord Ganesha came to be depicted as the elephant-headed God.
To know more about this deity, please read Ganesha.
Rooted in Tradition
Lokmanya Bal Gangadhar Tilak brought Ganesha as a deity out on the streets. It was a unique move by this freedom fighter, which he achieved with the Ganpati visarjana or immersion procession, wherein the mass output of several Ganesh mandals is taken out on a parade on the final day of the Ganesh festival and taken to be immersed. This process was started in 1893 and is now prevalent virtually all over Maharashtra, with special emphasis on Mumbai and Pune. Lokmanya Tilak attached this mass celebration to increase national awareness about the Freedom movement. Herein, neighborhood Ganeshas are worshiped and brought to immersion sites, where huge crowds gather to bid him an emotional and frenzied farewell.
In Pune, as the sun sets over darkening rivers, the images are taken out in boats and as each one is immersed, a cry is raised asking him to return the next year. It is an emotional and public farewell to their beloved god as parthiva (of the earth), who will rise once again the following year.
The first day commemorates certain events connected with Ganesha. It is the day on which he materialised as Mayureshwara, to kill the demon Sindhu, who had acquired extraordinary powers through the worship of Surya. Mayureshwara is also one of the ashtavinayakas (the eight forms of Ganesha). This is also the birth that Shiva has chosen to celebrate in Kailasa.
A special puja is performed for Ganesha. The worship of the deity involves getting a corner ready to receive the god. The puja begins with special chantings and offerings like the Panchamrut (five nectars), which include milk, curd, ghee, honey and jaggery. The God is bathed in these, cleansed & dried.
Ganesha is then given a red garment and the sacred thread - saying it is silver. He is then smeared with red sandal paste and offered red or yellow flowers. A lamp is lit, bells chime and food is offered in six symbolic mouthfuls - not to the god's body, but to his five panchapranas or 'vital breaths' and the one beyond - the absolute.
During the festival, puja is performed twice every day - once in the morning and again in the evening. Ganesha is offered special leaves and flowers, 21 of each and white durva grass. The murti is formally installed on the first day. Touching the murti with blades of durva grass, he is brought to life step by step and made to go through 15 of the 16 rites of passage that each Hindu goes through in his lifetime. (The sixteenth one, which is for death, is omitted.)
The Ganesha mantra is chanted, followed by a Ganesha prayer. Ganesha is called by his 108 good names. The last puja done, the family or congregation gathers around and rice grains are placed on the head of the murti, which is moved, symbolically unseating him.
Problems
In recent times there have been few incidents of tensions between Hindus and Muslims during the visarjan. This happens when the Ganesh procession uses routes that passes through places inhabited by minorities. However, there are examples of Muslims involved in Ganesh Chaturthi celebrations, such as the Shri Sarvajanik Ganesh Mitra Mandal at Shri Sunder Kamala Nagar, King's Circle. As of 10th September 2005, a Muslim heads this particular Ganesh mandal (a small group that organises the local celebrations), which was founded by Wilson Brooks (a Christian) some 24 years ago.
Environmental impact
The most serious impact of the Ganesh festival on the natural environment is due to the immersion of idols made of Plaster of Paris into lakes, rivers and the sea. Traditionally, the Ganesh idol was sculpted out of earth taken from nearby one’s home. After worshipping the divinity in this earth idol, it was returned back to the Earth by immersing it in a nearby water body. This cycle represented the cycle of creation and dissolution in Nature.
However, as the production of Ganesh idols on a commercial basis grew, the earth or natural clay (shaadu maati in Marathi) was replaced by Plaster of Paris. Plaster is a man made material, easier to mould, lighter and less expensive than clay. However, plaster takes much longer to dissolve and in the process of dissolution releases toxic elements into the water body. The chemical paints used to adorn these plaster idols, themselves contain heavy metals like mercury and cadmium.
On the final day of the Ganesh festival thousands of plaster idols are immersed into water bodies by devotees. These increase the level of acidity in the water and the content of heavy metals. The day after the immersion, shoals of dead fish can be seen floating on the surface of the water body as a result of this sudden increase.
Several non governmental and governmental bodies have been addressing this issue. Amongst the solutions proposed by various groups some are as follows:
Return to the traditional use of natural clay idols and immerse the idol in a bucket of water at home. Use of a permanent idol made of stone and brass, used every year and a symbolic immersion only. Recycling of plaster idols to repaint them and use them again the following year. Ban on the immersion of plaster idols into lakes, rivers and the sea. Creative use of other biodegradable materials such as paper mache to create Ganesh idols. Encouraging people to immerse the idols in tanks of water rather than in natural water bodies. To handle religious sentiments sensitively, some temples and spiritual groups have also taken up the cause.
