News Digest: Now, Andhra, Telangana bicker over assembly room

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		Saturday, July 19, 2014
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		India
		Now, Andhra, Telangana bicker over assembly room As per the provisions made in the AP State Reorganisation Act 2014, the then chief secretary P K Mohanty issued an order in May allotting the new assembly building to Telangana. Euthanasia: High time for last right, top journal says As the Supreme Court opens up the euthanasia debate and asks for opinion from states and UTs, a similar discourse rages in UK's House of Lords. Modi flew out minutes before MH17 crash On the aerial route between flight paths given to Air India One and MH17 over Ukraine was another AI flight (AI113) winging its way from Delhi to Birmingham with 126 people on board. More India News»

		Business
		Plan to hive off sick PSUs' real estate Similarly, in Kolkata, the company is looking at land owned by NJMC as well as state-government entities such as Lilly Biscuits and West Bengal Warehousing Corporation. Food processing gets Rs 2,000cr fund Finance minister Arun Jaitley on Friday announced a Rs 2,000 crore fund for the food processing industry, as he vowed to get the get the economy back on rail, while blaming the UPA for the current set of woes. Wind power capacity set to rise after govt's incentive In a move that will boost the wind power market in India, finance minister Arun Jaitley has said that the Accelerated Depreciation Scheme would be restored for the wind industry. More Business News»

		Environment
		World is getting warmer, global climate report says The world is getting warmer, as greenhouse gases reach historic highs and Arctic sea ice melts, making 2013 one of the hottest years on record, international scientists said. 4 lion deaths on rail tracks Four lions including cubs have been killed on the rail tracks in Gir Forest till June this year, the Rajya Sabha was informed on Saturday. Wind farms vulnerable to fire Wind turbines are catching fire 10 times more often than reported, a new study has shown. More Environment News»

		World
		Christian exodus from Iraq's Mosul The Islamic State group running Mosul had already demanded that those Christians still in the city convert, pay a special tax or leave. Iran nuclear deal deadline extended: Diplomats Iran and the six powers have been negotiating almost constantly for months, trying to forge an accord by July 20 when an interim deal agreed in Geneva in November expires. Obama to sign orders protecting gay govt employees Obama's action comes on the heels of the US supreme court's recent ruling in the Hobby Lobby case. More World News»

		Entertainment
		Kapil to romance five heroines in Abbas-Mustan's next Popular stand-up comedian Kapil Sharma has been signed by producer duo Abbas-Mustan for a comic film. Mohit Suri -Udita expecting a baby Mohit Suri is just 33 years old, but he has already made nine films seeing enough flops before his last two superhits. He is terrified of so many good things happening in his life together, be it his successful film, his sister Smiley’s marriage and his wife Udita’s pregnancy. Over a cup of coffee, excerpts from a conversation with the filmmaker: OMG: When Katrina kissed Rani! Here we put together few such photographs, which when captured, gave an altogether different message to all those who saw them. More Entertainment News»

		Science
		Doctors prescribe stem cell cure for tumours fter extensively using stem cell therapy for treatment of leukemia, doctors are now pushing for using it to help cure solid tumours. Mission Mars: UAE planning Arab world's first space voyage The United Arab Emirates (UAE) is launching an unmanned mission to Mars by 2021, becoming the Arab world’s first mission to another planet, MarsNews, a web-based news portal about the Red Planet announced on Friday. Love or lust? Eye movements tell the truth Eyes may tell the difference between love and lust, according to a new study. More Science News»

		Sports
		Lahm ends Germany duty after WC win Tributes poured in Friday for Germany captain Philipp Lahm who ended his international career just five days after leading his country to a World Cup triumph. Kobayashi leaps out of burning Caterham Kamui Kobayashi had to make a hurried exit from his car when he felt the heat more than any other driver on a blazing day for opening practice for German GP. Messi, Ronaldo top searches during WC He may not have been able to deliver the World Cup to Argentina but Messi topped the Google search results for forwards along with Portuguese star Ronaldo. More Sports News»

		Technology
		Infosys sued by former US employees over Hindi bias Former US employees of Infosys have filed a lawsuit alleging discrimination over their inability to communicate in Hindi, a charge denied by the company as "false and baseless." Here's why Microsoft killed Nokia X Android phones The Nokia X phones that Microsoft discontinued this week blend two rival operating systems, but leave out the best of each. Android antitrust trial may reveal Google's secrets If a judge lets the lawsuit proceed, attorneys will delve into internal Google emails and contracts and interview Google executives under oath. More Technology News»

		Education
		510 more MBBS seats for Punjab, Himachal, Haryana Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Chandigarh and Punjab will have additional 510 MBBS seats. Single test likely for admission to professional colleges in Karnataka The state government plans to introduce a single common entrance test (CET) for admission to undergraduate professional courses in government and private colleges. Currently, there are two entrance tests – CET by the government and Comed-K by private professional colleges. Over 40% engineering and more than half of management seats vacant in Maharashtra Over 57,000 of the 1.31 lakh engineering seats—over 43%—available in the state for the centralized admission process (CAP) are vacant after the first round of admissions. The situation is similar in B-schools More Education News»

		Mumbai
		No stay on Pak man's deportation The sessions court on Friday granted protection till July 18 to Siraj Khan, a 30-year-old man who claims to hail from Pakistan Occupied Kashmir against deportation. Offline admission process for FYJC seats to start today “We will conduct admissions for the vacant seats through our website. Approximately 10% of the total seats are available for students,” said Vijay Joshi, principal of K J Somaiya College. 'Kalyan youths may have gone to Iraq as mercenaries' While not altogether denying that the fundamentalist brand of Islam espoused by the Sunni outfit may have played a part in weaning away the youths, Abhyankar said India needed to probe deeper to find out reasons for their disappearance. More Mumbai News»

		Delhi
		2 drug traffickers held District police have arrested two men from Mayur Vihar, who were carrying more than 300 kg of cannabis in a truck. Two cops suspended in north Delhi Two policemen from Mukherjee Nagar police station were suspended after they failed to inform the family of an accident victim about the incident. Delhi budget: Sewage units idle, but Rs 750 crore to set up more More sewage treatment plants (STPs) to deal with pollution in the Yamuna, and ‘beautification’ of riverbanks seem to be the government’s priorities. More Delhi News»

		Bangalore
		Rapists erase threat, cops a few feet away The two sex predators didn’t stop with raping a 15-year-old nun after sedating her in a seminary at Hennur on Wednesday afternoon. Bangalore child rape survivor faces two medical tests In gross violation of norms governing child abuse cases, the child rape survivor was put through medical tests twice. The six-year-old was allegedly raped in her school on July 2. After 42 years, two women cleaners on govt payroll The order, issued on July 8, not only regularized the services of Akku and Leela from the date they joined in 1971, but also provides all monetary and pension benefits till their superannuation. More Bangalore News»

		Hyderabad
		Old City vendors caught in web of illegal financing The vibrant markets of the Old City during the holy month of Ramzan are hard to miss. Book plumbs new facets of Andhra Pradesh's history He was speaking at a function organized to release the fifth volume of the comprehensive history of Andhra Pradesh. Ex-IAF man acquitted in terror case The first additional metropolitan sessions judge has acquitted a former Indian Air Force (IAF) employee, Mohammed Abbas, who was arrested in 2011 on charges of planning subversive activities in Hyderabad. More Hyderabad News»

		Chennai
		Cop cover for woman facing 'honour' killing threat The Madras high court on Friday ordered police protection, if necessary, to a Rajasthani woman who apprehended "honour killing" at the hands of her own family members for marrying a Tamil man. 5-km elevated road plan for Aminjikarai revived The state highways department has revived the possibility of constructing a 5km-long elevated road on Poonamallee High Road, starting from the junction of Gengu Reddy Road near Sangam Theatre to Pulla Avenue near Aminjikarai. New extremist group killed Munnani leader, police say A newly-formed group of Muslim fundamentalists, not an established terrorist outfit, is responsible for the murder of Hindu Munnani leader K P S Suresh Kumar, investigators have concluded. More Chennai News»

		Ahmedabad
		Demolition imminent for properties whose impact fee applications were rejected A Damocles sword now hangs over nearly 24,855 properties in the city, whose impact fee applications for regularization were rejected by Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation. Hotel guard stabbed to death by ex-employee A security guard at a hotel on Ashram Road was stabbed to death by a former employee late on Thursday night.The hotel staff caught the assailant and handed him over to the city police. Human rights in tatters The rise in number of complaints alleging human rights violation in Gujarat is disquieting. More Ahmedabad News»

		Allahabad
		Rains not good for musical instruments Monsoon may be harbinger of fine and pleasant weather for many but fr percussion artistes, it adds to their woes. To improve image, cops reach out to students Officials believe that the exercise would help police to boost the police image among youngsters and teenagers. KV teachers to 'adopt' worries of parents The Kendriya Vidyalaya (KV) would now adopt the academic worries of students whose mother or father is posted outside the city. More Allahabad News»

		Bhubaneswar
		Organ row deepens, Congress MLA questions Singhdeo kidney transplant The Congress legislator's stand may also put under the scanner similar surgeries on former finance minister Prafulla Chandra Ghadai and former Congress MLA from Kantabanji Santosh Singh Saluja in recent years. CHSE set to miss Plus II re-check deadline of July 31 Following allegations of large-scale goof-up in Plus II evaluation, the state government had announced that students seeking review would get their reply by July 31. Hotels encroach Puri beach Some hotels on the seafront in Puri have encroached on the beach, according to a government survey. More Bhubaneswar News»

		Bhopal
		CBI raid premises of four BHEL officers in Madhya Pradesh Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) raided residential premises of seven people including four senior officers of Bharat Heavy Electrical Limited (BHEL) at Bhopal in Madhya Pradesh in connection with an alleged fraud of Rs 1.5 crore. MP minister tweets in defense of Vaidik Madhya Pradesh minister for urban administration and housing Kailash Vijayavargiya has come to the defence of yoga guru Baba Ramdev aide Ved Pratap Vaidik who is under attack for his meeting with 26/11 mastermind Hafiz Sayeed in Pakistan. Woman in Bhopal files rape case against ex-husband A woman filed case of rape and sodomy against her husband after learning that he has divorced her without her knowledge, but was still living with her and physically exploiting her. More Bhopal News»

		Chandigarh
		Sikhs, SAD(B) members protest outside Sonia's house in Delhi He said that about a thousand Sikhs were also detained during the protest.A large number of Nihang Sikhs and members of different Singh Sabhas of Delhi also took part in the protest. Akali leaders in combative mood at Gurdwara Nada Sahib at Panchkula Langah was camping at Nada Sahib, along with a group of Shiromani Gurdwara Prabandhak Committee members and SAD workers from Amritsar and Gurdaspur districts of Punjab. NGO announces pension for Iraq victim's kin A local NGO has come forward to help the family of Shamsher Singh, who died in Sharjah while on way to India from Iraq, has announced lifelong pension of Rs 10,000 per month and free education to his two brothers. More Chandigarh News»

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