APSRTC decides to make contract employees permanen:
Hyderabad, December 31:
The year 2014 would be auspicious for the contract employees of APSRTC. The Govt. of A.P. has decided to regularize the services of the contract and temporary employees of APSRTC. Nearly 24, 000 employees will benefit from it. It is said that the orders will be issued in 2 or 3 days. APSRTC Employees’ Union and RTC Telangana Mazdoor Union have welcomed this decision of the Govt. They termed it as the new year gift and said that the struggle of the unions has been successful.
--Siasat News
D.Ed First year exams postponed:
Hyderabad, December 31: Authentic sources of Commission of Govt. Examinations informed that the first year examinations of D.Ed have been postponed. The revised schedule of examinations will be announced later.
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MANILA: Philippine authorities said more than 260 people had been injured by fireworks or stray bullets in the days leading up to New Year’s Eve.
The victims of early celebrations on Tuesday included an eight-year-old boy in the central city of Cebu who lost his right hand due to a powerful firecracker and a 40-year-old woman in Manila with an accidental gun wound.
The Health Department said fireworks had injured 253 people while eight others were hit by stray bullets and warned that more injuries or even deaths were expected as the country of 100 million greets the New Year in typically noisy fashion.
Spokesman Eric Tayag said they were bracing for “50-80 fireworks related injuries every hour in the 12-hour period” before and after midnight.
It is a belief in the mostly Catholic nation that making noise to welcome the New Year drives evil spirits away and ushers in good luck.
But many take it to the extreme by firing guns into the air and letting off powerful firecrackers despite a government ban.
Last year, two children were killed by stray bullets while more than 400 people were injured.
The deaths had triggered widespread public calls for stricter gun controls in a country with a thriving black market for guns where unlicensed pistols can be bought for as little as $100.
By law shops are only allowed to stocks small fireworks but many still sell large ones that could maim or kill if not handled properly.
And on Tuesday, last minute customers were rushing to buy their supplies, ignoring government calls for solemn celebrations.
“It will not be complete without firecrackers. It’s a family tradition and we can’t stop it just like that,” said Jepy Roxas after buying boxes of powerful firecrackers.
Among the favorites are “Judas’ belt,” named after the disciple who betrayed Jesus Christ, which consists of a string of triangular crackers that pop like machine gunfire when set off.
A longer version, known by the Filipino word for python, is wrapped around lamp posts or trees to be set off minutes before the clock strikes midnight.
The victims of early celebrations on Tuesday included an eight-year-old boy in the central city of Cebu who lost his right hand due to a powerful firecracker and a 40-year-old woman in Manila with an accidental gun wound.
The Health Department said fireworks had injured 253 people while eight others were hit by stray bullets and warned that more injuries or even deaths were expected as the country of 100 million greets the New Year in typically noisy fashion.
Spokesman Eric Tayag said they were bracing for “50-80 fireworks related injuries every hour in the 12-hour period” before and after midnight.
It is a belief in the mostly Catholic nation that making noise to welcome the New Year drives evil spirits away and ushers in good luck.
But many take it to the extreme by firing guns into the air and letting off powerful firecrackers despite a government ban.
Last year, two children were killed by stray bullets while more than 400 people were injured.
The deaths had triggered widespread public calls for stricter gun controls in a country with a thriving black market for guns where unlicensed pistols can be bought for as little as $100.
By law shops are only allowed to stocks small fireworks but many still sell large ones that could maim or kill if not handled properly.
And on Tuesday, last minute customers were rushing to buy their supplies, ignoring government calls for solemn celebrations.
“It will not be complete without firecrackers. It’s a family tradition and we can’t stop it just like that,” said Jepy Roxas after buying boxes of powerful firecrackers.
Among the favorites are “Judas’ belt,” named after the disciple who betrayed Jesus Christ, which consists of a string of triangular crackers that pop like machine gunfire when set off.
A longer version, known by the Filipino word for python, is wrapped around lamp posts or trees to be set off minutes before the clock strikes midnight.
Ranchi, December 30:
BJP's prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi, now seeking iron scrap from the people for the Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel statue, will one day seek a wife from the common people, a Jharkhand minister said Monday, creating a political row.
"Earlier, the BJP were seeking bricks (to build the temple in Ayodhya). Now Modi is seeking iron (for the Patel statue). Later, he will seek gold, and a time will come when he will seek a wife from the people. Modi is a 'bewa' (widower)," Animal Husbandry and Fisheries Minister Mannan Mallik told reporters in Dhanbad.
State Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president Rabindra Rai has demanded the immediate removal of the minister.
"The minister is mentally sick and Chief Minister Hemant Soren should remove him from the cabinet. How can a mentally sick person work as minister," Rai told IANS.
The Jharkhand Congress has also disowned the statement made by the minister, a member of the party.
"We have come to know about the statement. We disown the minister's statement and there is no place for such language in politics," Jharkhand Congress spokesperson Shailesh Sinha told IANS.
On Sunday, Modi addressed a "Vijay Sankalp" rally in Ranchi and blamed the Congress for the miserable condition of the state.
The Jharkhand Congress Monday sought an apology from the Modi and the BJP for his comment.
"The BJP ruled for 10 of the 13 years of formation of the state. The misrule of BJP in the state is responsible for the misery of the state. Modi and BJP should apologise to the people," Jharkhand Congress president Sukhdeo Bhagat said in a press conference Monday.(IANS)
Pillion riding ban in Karachi on New Year's eve:
KARACHI: Pillion riding will remain banned on New Year's night in the city.
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Government, army on same page on terrorism: Nawaz:
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Government, army on same page on terrorism: Nawaz:
Muhammad Saleh ZaafirISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Muhammad Nawaz Sharif said on Monday that attacks by terrorists on innocent civilians and personnel of the law enforcement agencies were intolerable and the government and the military were on the same page about tackling ...
Bangladesh orders arrest of factory owners for deadly fire:
DHAKA: A Bangladesh court Tuesday ordered the arrest of owners of a garment factory where 111 workers were killed last year in the country´s worst such fire, after police laid charges.
The court in Dhaka issued the warrants for Delwar Hossain and his wife Mahmuda Akter and four others over the blaze that gutted the Tazreen factory where workers stitched clothes for Western retailers including Walmart.
Senior judicial magistrate Wasim Sheikh gave the order after declaring all six "fugitives" for failing to appear in court over charges laid by police earlier this month against 13 people over the tragedy, a prosecutor said. The magistrate formally accepted the charges against the 13 including the owners, factory managers and security guards, who all face a maximum sentence of life in prison if convicted.
"Dhaka´s senior judicial magistrate Wasim Sheikh issued the warrants of arrest against the two fugitive owners ... and four other company officials for the Tazreen factory fire," prosecutor Anwarul Kabir told.
"The owners and 11 others have been charged with arson, culpable homicide not amounting to murder and death by negligence," Kabir said. Seven of those charged were in court or in custody.
The fire, the country´s deadliest at a garment factory, highlighted appalling safety problems in the sector, a mainstay of the economy, where about four million workers toil for some of the lowest sector wages in the world.
The country suffered an even greater tragedy just months later in April when the Rana Plaza garment factory complex collapsed in Dhaka´s outskirts, killing 1,135 people in one of the world´s worst industrial disasters.
The arrest order signals a toughening stand by local authorities against influential garment manufacturers, who openly flout safety rules for Bangladesh´s 4,500 garment factories, where deadly accidents are common.
Police last week said it was possibly the first time an owner has been charged over a fire in the sector, which accounts for up to 80 percent of the impoverished country´s exports.
Delwar Hossain, who since the tragedy has been barred from leaving the country, has been accused of breaching construction rules including building unsafe and narrow staircases in the nine-storey building.
Hossain, who is the managing director of the factory and his wife the chairperson, could not be contacted for comment despite several calls to his mobile phone numbers.
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LAHORE: The Lahore High Court (LHC) Tuesday declared new delimitations of the constituencies in the province void.
A full-bench of the high court in its ruling directed the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) to conduct new demarcation of the constituencies in the province.
The court also ruled to hold local bodies elections in accordance with the schedule.
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Rampur (UP): Attacking Rahul Gandhi, UP Minister Azam Khan has said that instead of effectively addressing the issue of Muslim backwardness, the Congress leader was focusing on the welfare of the homosexual community.
Criticising the Congress Vice-President, the SP leader on Wednesday told reporters that Gandhi did not offer any help to the riot victims staying in the Muzaffarnagar relief camps. He claimed that maximum number of communal riots had occurred during the Congress regime and 'it was Muslims who suffered maximum devastation'.
On the Communal Violence Bill, Khan said, "had Congress been sincere to combat communalism, the Bill could have been passed much earlier".
He slammed the Congress-led UPA government on the issue of granting reservations to Jats, saying "Conditions of Muslims is more pathetic in comparison to even Dalits."
Asserting that he was not against reservation for Jats, he said, "Muslims are members of the largest minority community who deserve and need reservations. Those facing worst economic adversities should be given preference."
Lawyers address the media outside the Supreme Court on Wednesday after the court held that gay sex is a criminal offence. Advocate Anand Grover, who had argued the case, said Naz Foundation would file a petition for a review of SC's decision on the verdict. 
Gay rights activists embrace each other during a protest in New Delhi. Gay rights activists who were inside the courtroom were visibly upset while some outside broke down and hugged each other in consolation.Gay rights activists hold placards during a protest in Bangalore after the Supreme Court order that upheld the Section 377(unnatural offences) of the Indian Penal Code by ruling that the colonial-era law criminalizing homosexuality will remain in effect in India, entailing punishment up to life term. The judgement was pronounced by Justice GS Singhvi on his last working day as a SC Judge.A placard is tied to an umbrella held by a gay rights activist during the protest meeting in Bangalore. Activists staged protests across the nation after the verdict. The activists called it a 'black day' for the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) community and vowed to carry on the fight to restore their rights including seeking its review.Gay rights activists shout slogans during the protest meeting in Bangalore. As members of LGBT community expressed shock and disappointment at the verdict, Additional Solicitor General of India, Indira Jaisingh threw her weight behind them, saying the court position is an imposition of 'medieval mindset' on the people of the country.A gay rights activist holds a placard during the protest meeting in Bangalore. "It is surprising that the court, which does judicial review on many issues, has put the ball in the court of Parliament to decide on homosexuality", said Indira Jaisingh.Gay rights activists attend a protest meeting in New Delhi. "The verdict was totally unexpected from the Supreme Court. It is a black day for the community," Arvind Narayan, a lawyer of the Alternative Law Forum gay rights group said.Gay rights activists shouting slogans during a protest in New Delhi. Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah said a lifestyle choice cannot be illegal. "People can take whatever stand their religious/moral beliefs dictate regarding #LGBT lifestyle choices but is terming it illegal not wrong?" Omar wrote on Twitter.A gay rights activist delivers a speech during the protest in New Delhi. "I don't support the Supreme Court decision. I think the Delhi High Court order was practical and constitutional. We are not in favour of the SC's decision, it is regressive. SC must review it", said Janata Dal United (JD-U) leader Shivanand Tiwari.A gay rights activist reacts to a speech during the protest in New Delhi. "These relationships are unethical as well as unnatural. They create problems in society, both moral and social. This is a sin as far as Islam is concerned", said S.Q.R Ilyas, a member of the All India Muslim Personal Law Board.Gay rights activists talk as they gather for a protest in Mumbai. A gay rights activist smokes a cigarette while listening to a speaker during the protest in New Delhi. "We have to abide by the decision," Home Minister Sushilkumar Shinde said reacting to the verdict. Gay rights activists shouting slogans at a Delhi protest rally. "The opinion of the Supreme Court has to be respected by the government," Law and Justice Minister Kapil Sibal said. A gay rights activist holds up a placard during the protest in New Delhi. "The Supreme Court has respected the sentiments of the various religious communities of India. Today they are talking of homosexuality, tomorrow they will talk of having sex with animals," Yoga guru Ramdev welcomed the judgement by saying that homosexuality is a disease.LGBT activists burst balloons during a protest against the SC ruling in Mumbai. A group of gay activists hold a banner against section 377 of the Indian Penal Code in Mumbai. Coalition for Sex Workers and Sexual Minorities Rights (CSMR) said that the Supreme Court's decision to uphold the constitutional validity of the penal provision making gay sex an offence punishable with upto life imprisonment was "deeply disappointing." LGBT activists protesting against the gay sex verdict in Mumbai. Activists say that the verdict withdraws the protective arm of the constitution from LGBT persons and renders LGBT persons vulnerable to discrimination, violence and harassment.Hollywood actor and human rights activist Mia Farrow, Bollywood celebrities Aamir Khan, John Abraham, Filmmaker Onir and Farhan Akhtar too criticised the SC verdict.Activists staging a protest at the International Film Festival of Kerala (IFFK) venue of Kairali Theatre in Thiruvananthapuram on Wednesday against the SC verdict on homosexuality. When quizzed on the uproar against the gay sex verdict, Judge Singhvi said that those criticising the verdict must read it fully first - DC/A.V. MuzafarView the original article here
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