News Digest: Telangana cabinet meet today

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		Friday, December 19, 2014
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		India
		Telangana cabinet meet today The Telangana state cabinet will meet at the Secretariat here on Friday morning. Will take Krishna water to Rayalaseema: Chandrababu Naidu Chief minister Chandrababu Naidu on Thursday announced that after the capital city plans were furthered, his priority would shift to the transfer of Krishna waters to Pennar basin so that farmers of Rayalaseema would benefit. Offices to shift, but Chandrababu Naidu to stay in Hyderabad P chief minister N Chandrababu Naidu on Thursday said that though he would like to shift some of the state-level offices to Vijayawada by next June, he would continue to function from the “political capital” of Hyderabad for 10 years as stipulated in the AP Reorganisation Act-2014. More India News»

		Business
		SpiceJet's loss is other carriers' gain SpiceJet’s fall from grace has led the cash registers ringing for other Indian carriers. Troubles at Kalanithi Maran-owned low cost carrier (LCC) started from mid-November when leasers started repossessing aircraft, leading to reduction of flights. Village broadband plan bound to fail, says Trai chief The government’s ambitious national broadband plan to connect as many as 2.5 lakh villages through optic fibre came in for sharp criticism from telecom regulator Rahul Khullar, who termed the move as “impossible” to implement and something that is bound to “fail”. JSPL gets notice on charter licence The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has issued a notice to Naveen Jindal-owned Jindal Steel & Power’s (JSPL) six-year-old non-schedule operator permit (NSOP) holder firm (read aircraft charter firm), asking it why its permit or charter licence should not be cancelled by allowing it to lapse when it comes up for renewal next week. More Business News»

		Environment
		Drones to guard Delhi forests, monitor encroachments Drones will soon fly over Delhi's forests to monitor encroachments and breach of boundaries of protected forest areas. Leopard dies from bacterial infection Sanjay Gandhi National Park (SGNP) in Borivali lost another wild cat on Wednesday night when leopard Poman passed away around 10.30pm. Government to strengthen laws to combat plastic hazard: Javadekar Linking the drive against plastic to 'clean-India' campaign, environment minister Prakash Javadekar today said the government will take a number of steps like tightening legal provisions and increasing the quantum of fine to deal with the menace of plastic. More Environment News»

		World
		Washington weighs response to Sony hack; options limited The US government on Thursday said it was weighing the proportional response to the sophisticated perpetrator of a cyberattack that crippled Sony Pictures, exposed its executives and led to the cancellation of the film "The Interview." Obesity can be disability: EU court Employers across the European Union and UK will now have to treat obese workers as disabled. Boko Haram kills 32, kidnaps 185 in Nigeria Boko Haram militants killed 32 people and kidnapped scores of others, including women and children, in a brutal attack on a village in the northeast area of Nigeria, officials and a witness said on Thursday. More World News»

		Entertainment
		Why was Sobhita hiding her face? Why was Sobhita Dhulipalia hiding her face at dinner with Anil Kapoor’s son Harshvardhan Kapoor? Exclusive: Jacqueline romances Ranbir Exclusive pictures of the beautiful Jacqueline Fernandez romancing both Ranbir Kapoor and Arjun Rampal 7 Films we wish had a different ending We look at seven Bollywood films we wish had a different ending. More Entertainment News»

		Science
		Isro gets closer to manned mission, tests crew module This rocket didn’t put a satellite in orbit. In fact, its payload plunged into the Bay of Bengal 20 minutes after the vehicle lifted off from Sriharikota. Don't make it a stop-start-stop operation: India's first space traveller As India successfully tested the heaviest launch vehicle GSLV Mk-III, there was a sense of relief for 56-year-old Rakesh Sharma, the first Indian to travel in space. US makes bullet that can change direction in midair The United States department of defence has successfully tested a bullet that can change direction after it has been fired, apparently using fins built into the shell to direct it in the air and account for wind and targets moving. More Science News»

		Sports
		India's progress in sports gives satisfaction: Sachin Tendulkar Sachin Tendulkar asserted that India has come up by leaps and bounds in sports recently, arousing a sense of satisfaction among top sportspersons of the country. Aim is to win 2015 Hockey India League title: Sandeep Singh Sandeep Singh vowed to score maximum number of goals in the upcoming Hockey India League to help his side Jaypee Punjab Warriors win the title. Sachin Tendulkar overwhelmed by Baidya achievements Disabled swimmer Masudur Rahman Baidya, a double amputee below the knee who conquered the English Channel, on Thursday found an admirer in none other than Sachin Tendulkar. More Sports News»

		Technology
		First impressions: Micromax YU Yureka with Cyanogen OS We got a chance to spend some time with the phone at the launch event and here are our first impressions… TOI, cricbuzz in Google India's top 10 searches of 2014 Times Group brands 'cricbuzz' and 'Times of India' have made it to Google’s ten most searched topics in India in 2014. The top Google searches of 2014 More Technology News»

		Education
		Oxford pips Cambridge as UK's top university for research Oxford University has nudged past its traditional rival Cambridge by being named Britain’s best research university. Students, be ready for Gujarati Olympiad! The Gujarat Secondary and Higher Secondary Education Board (GSHSEB) is going to introduce a state-wide competition for Gujarati on the lines of Science and Math Olympiads. BEd to become 2 years long; curriculum to be changed To ensure quality teachers are churned out of training colleges, the National Council for Teacher Education (NCTE) is making some sweeping changes from the next academic year. More Education News»

		Mumbai
		6 years on, man gets daughter's gender fixed on birth certificate Akbar Sayyed, a tailor from Malwani in Malad, is a happy man. He has finally got his daughter’s gender corrected in her birth certificate. Pak school attack: Border blurs as people come together in grief The shock and horror that Syed Mohammad Qasim felt over the Peshawar terror attack found expression in the face of a little boy painted across a building in Bandra, his arms wrapped across a multi-coloured carpet. Post-Pak tragedy, kids ask if their schools will be targeted After being exposed to the gruesome visuals on the Pakistan tragedy in the media, young students have been asking disturbing questions to their parents and teachers. More Mumbai News»

		Delhi
		Poor drug quality may have caused sterilisation deaths: Minister in LS Infection and sub-standard quality of drugs used could have been the cause of deaths at a recent sterilisation camp in Chhattisgarh, the government told Lok Sabha on Thursday Register properties in illegal colonies' In a bid to woo the unauthorized colony vote bank, Delhi BJP president Satish Upadhyay has asked the Delhi government to lift the ban on registry of properties in such colonies. Elections not before April? Kejri jibe at BJP sparks row With the election commission yet to notify a date for fresh polls in Delhi, Aam Aadmi Party convener Arvind Kejriwal’s tweet on Thursday, questioning if the polls will be held in April, has stirred controversy. More Delhi News»

		Bangalore
		15-day extension rare, but we did homework: Cops City police are happy that the special court granted them custody of Mehdi Masroor Biswas for another 15 days and admit it is a rare instance. 'My son will walk free' Mikhael Biswas, father of suspected ISIS backer Mehdi Masroor Biswas, on Thursday said they are confident the law of the land will follow its course and his son will be freed after he is found innocent. He will grow with a remote-controlled leg This 10-year-old cancer patient from Sri Lanka has his limb remote-controlled. More Bangalore News»

		Hyderabad
		Talasani Srinivas Yadav's ad mania turns Hyderabad into an eyesore TDP-leader-turned-TRS loyalist has plastered portraits of himself across half the city, sparing neither flyovers nor under-construction metro rail pillars. Chittor gets major share of development pie While the focus in Andhra Pradesh seems to be on the construction of a new capital in the Vijayawada-Guntur region, what's happening away from the media glare is the development of Chittoor, the native district of chief minister Chandrababu Naidu. Congress young guns at it again! Vijay and his associates alleged in their complaint that Anil roughed up Vijay during the conversation and also meted out the same treatment to the latter’s uncle Srinivas Yadav when he came to his rescue. More Hyderabad News»

		Chennai
		HC: Police can't interfere with massage parlour business Relax! Massage parlours, spas, beauty parlours, wellness centres, unisex salons and health clubs — call them by any name, but police and other authorities cannot interfere with their functioning without there being a law to either permit or regulatethem, the Madras high court has ruled. Tamil Nadu gets Rs 587 crore loan from German bank German development bank KfW has sanctioned a loan of 76 million euros (587crore) to the Tamil Nadu government for setting up inter-state transmission lines. 4 from city tied up, robbed on Delhi-Jaipur highway In yet another highway heist, four employees of a Chennai-based company on their way to Jaipur from Delhi were tied up and relieved of their cash by robbers who chased their taxi and shot at the driver on National Highway 8 near Shahpura late on Wednesday. More Chennai News»

		Ahmedabad
		Delegates to enjoy luxe commuting Cabbies of Ahmedabad and Gandhinagar are working on a quick switchover to top-end vehicles like BMWs, Mercs and Audis as run-of-the-mill taxis will not do for visitors to Pravasi Bharatiya Divas and Vibrant Gujarat Global Investor Summit events next month. Ahmedabad police ready with 'city lockdown' plan for high-profile January events Ahmedabad police will, for the first time, implement a ‘city lockdown’ for security. Gujarat govt checks hotels for Vibrant guests The state government has pulled out all stops to play ‘Atithi Devo Bhava’ and ensure that there is no profiteering at the expense of Vibrant Gujarat. More Ahmedabad News»

		Allahabad
		Unnecessary hue & cry raised over ghar wapsi: VHP The Vishwa Hindu Parishad has said that political parties raising hue and cry over ‘ghar wapsi’ had remained quiet over the same event organized during Congress-led UPA regime. The organization claimed that ghar wapsi of more than 7,000 people was conducted during the UPA regime. Basic Shiksha Parishad to regularize exam calendar of basic schools Basic Shiksha Parishad would be regularising the examination calendar of all basic schools across the state from the new academic session. The pattern proposed is said to be set in line with the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) calendar. Cops introduce new features for crowd management at Magh Mela Proper barricading, fixed parking slots, map and signboards in different languages, including English and Hindi, indicating the routes, safe passages and Public Address System (PAS) to counter rumours are few new features that have been introduced by Magh Mela police authorities to control crowd on this Magh Mela commencing from January 5. More Allahabad News»

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		Chandigarh
		Sidhu stoned in Jammu, wife blames SAD Senior BJP leader and three-time Amritsar MP Navjot Singh Sidhu was on Thursday attacked in Jammu's Gandhi Nagar constituency while he was canvassing for party candidate Kavinder Gupta. Punjab BJP boycotts Harsimrat's event The already strained ties between allies SAD and BJP in Punjab hit another low on Thursday when the saffron party leaders boycotted Akali MP and Union food processing minister Harsimrat Kaur's function to flag off Bathinda-Delhi Shatabdi Express. Kullu remains in dark for sixth day Kullu district of Himachal Pradesh continued to witness complete blackout for sixth consecutive day with administration failing to restore the power supply on Thursday. More Chandigarh News»

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