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All Rights Reserved. http://www.webindia123.com/123menu.jpg http://www.webindia123.com/ 144 28 Visit webindia123.com http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/World/20120210/1924870.htmlA study about British childrens knowledge of wild birds has revealed that they can name just three birds on an average.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/Features/20120210/1924869.htmlTired of a self-serving political class repeatedly letting down their beloved city and not content with just griping about it, a group of Mumbaikars is contesting the upcoming civic polls with a single agenda -- change.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/Entertainment/20120210/1924868.htmlChelsea Handler broke down on a TV show while remembering her late mother.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/World/20120210/1924867.htmlAt least 14 people died in floods triggered by torrential rains in Peru, authorities said.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/Entertainment/20120210/1924866.htmlSinger Nicole Scherzinger has no regrets over not being a part of next season of talent hunt show The X-Factor.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20120210/1924865.htmlA moderate intensity earthquake measuring 5.0 in magnitude on the Richter scale today hit Uttarkashi district of Uttarakhand. According to an IMD release, the quake hit the region at 0047 hrs IST and was epicentred at 30.9 degrees North(Latitude) and 78.2 degrees East(Longitude). The focal depth of the tremor was 10 km, the release added. UNI GH0600 NNNN http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/Entertainment/20120210/1924864.htmlActress Courteney Cox, who split from husband David Arquette in 2010, feels its time for her to move on and start dating again.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/Health/20120210/1924863.htmlUse of a drug in mice appears to quickly reverse the pathological, cognitive and memory deficits caused by the onset of Alzheimers disease, according to a study.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/World/20120210/1924862.htmlUS Defence Department Thursday announced it will open up over 14,000 positions to women, including those in direct ground combat units.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/World/20120210/1924861.htmlThe US said Thursday that it considered the new government in the Maldives as legitimate, calling for a peaceful settlement to the ongoing political unrest in the Indian Ocean island nation.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/Business/20120210/1924860.htmlUS stocks edged higher Thursday amid Greeks long-awaited austerity deal and better-than-expected jobless claims.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/Entertainment/20120210/1924859.htmlActor Daniel Radcliffe says he has developed a fascination towards Ryan Gosling.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20120210/1924857.htmlAtleast 12 people of a marriage party feared drowned when the van in which they were travelling fell into a roadside well at Nakkalakottai village near Tirumangalam here. Police said the van, carrying the relatives of a bride, was returning to Teachers Colony in Tuticorin after dropping the newly-married couple at Devaram in Theni district when the tragedy occurred last night. District Collector U Sagayam, who was supervising the search operation, told mediapersons that the wreckage of the ill-fated van was lifted from the 50-foot deep well with the help of a crane at 2300 hours. The van plunged into the well at around 2030 hours. The locals alerted the police and ambulance on which the rescue teams began operations. But, unfortunately the occupants of the van met watery grave as it fell into the well with 15 feet deep water and sank with the passengers trapped inside. Five bodies were retrieved while the teams continued operation searching for more bodies in the giant agricultural well. Mr Sagayam said four bodies, including two male children were found trapped inside the van while a body of a woman was fished out from the well so far. Three occupants of the van had a narrow escape as they were thrown out of the vehicle before being plunged into the well. The trio with head injuries was admitted to a private hospital in Madurai city, he added. It was feared that atleast 12 people might have been killed in the accident. Despite not having the exact number of bodies to look for, the rescue teams comprising police, personnel of Tamil Nadu Fire and Rescue Services Department and locals continued their search based on the details given by the kin of the deceased. The cause of the accident was not immediately known, police said. UNI XC GH BST0443 NNNN http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20120210/1924856.htmlMaharashtra Minister of State for Home Satej Patil said the Congress has taken the current civic elections in the state seriously and was making all out efforts to capture power in maximum seats of the municipal corporation. Addressing a news conference at Ulhasnagar township yesterday, Mr Patil said the party, which is in alliance with the NCP, was aware that it has to fight the forthcoming Assembly and Lok Sabha elections slated for 2014 and hence will not take any chance in the ensuing civic body elections. He said, If the voters give absolute power to us we will prove our worth and keep up the promises given in the manifesto. Replying to a question, the MoS said he had enough experience in conducing the civic affairs and the steps taken by him would surely be proper ones as he was controlling the Kolhapur Municipal Corporation. He said the Shiv Sena and other parties had together ruined the township and appealed to the people of the town to give a chance to the Congress-NCP alliance and see how they transform the town. Mr Patil said the Congress is a national party which has a long history. Whatever we do is with absolute responsibility, he added. He also said the manifesto of the Congress-NCP would be released by Chief Minister Pritviraj Chavan who is scheduled to address an election rally in the town today along with the NCP leaders. The Minister said the party will deal with the issue of vertical growth of the town and our priorities are potable drinking water, good communication, health services, drainage, deciding on the unauthroised constructions and others. But I assure you that if given total power we will surely take note of the words and reform the town for the sake of the citizens, the Minister added. Talking about the rebels he said the party will take due decision on the same. When asked about all the tenders in the town going to Konark alone, he said it is business which should not be mixed with the elections and politics. Also present on the occasion were AICC observer for Ulhasnagar Suman Aggarwal and other senior leaders of the party. UNI XC GH BST0442 NNNN http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/Business/20120210/1924855.htmlThe worlds largest offshore windfarm opened off the coast of Cumbria in Britain Thursday.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/Entertainment/20120210/1924854.htmlActress Sandra Bullock has denied reports shes dating producer Jonathon Komack Martin, insisting the only man in her life is her son.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/World/20120210/1924853.htmlThree German tourists drowned Thursday when their submarine sank in the Red Sea off the Egyptian coast.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/World/20120210/1924852.htmlChina is probing a chemical spill from a South Korean cargo ship that partially contaminated the drinking water source of a city in eastern part of the country.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/Business/20120210/1924851.htmlUS stocks traded in a very narrow range around the breakeven line Thursday as investors felt little thrilled after Greek political leaders had agreed on austerity cuts after a dangerous deadlock.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/Science/20120210/1924850.htmlApple will introduce its latest iPad 3 here next month, media reports said Thursday.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/Entertainment/20120210/1924849.htmlActor Zac Efron says he is a romantic at heart but admits hes going to be alone on Valentines Day.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20120210/1924846.htmlA Norwegian national was found dead in a hotel at Sikar road here today. According to police sources, the foreigner reportedly died of cardiac attack but still the circumstances of the death appeared to be suspicious. The post-mortem of the body was yet to be performed and the report of the same might make the situation clear, the sources said. The foreigner reportedly married to an Indian girl, they said. UNI SS GH BST0035 NNNN http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20120210/1924845.htmlRajasthan High Court today held that subordinate courts should avoid tendency of issuing directives to police for lodging FIRs in complaints, without duly looking into the facts and circumstances of a case/complaint. A single bench of Justice Mahesh Chandra Sharma while hearing a petition over the issue ruled, Unless there is a prima-facie case for issuing such directives, the courts should avoid to exercise this option. There have been many instances in recent times when the police were directed to lodge FIRs in varied sort of disputes/ matters. UNI SS GH BST0025 NNNN http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20120210/1924844.htmlThe Election Commission (EC) today censured Law Minister Salman Khurshid for violating the Model Code of conduct and asked Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to clarify his stand on the issue of sub-quota to minorities. The Law Minister had made this announcement last month while campaigning for his wife Louise- a Congress candidate from Farukhabad assembly constituency in UP. Mr Khurshid had promised the electorate that the party would increase the sub-quota for minorities to nine per cent, out of the 27 per cent Other Backward Classes (OBC) reservation. The BJP, meanwhile, has said this announcement made by a person sitting on constitutional post clearly shows that Congress still believes in divide and rule policy for pitty political gains. UNI BKS CS 0000 NNNN http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/Sports/20120210/1924843.htmlThe Rajasthan Cricket Association owes the state government Rs 4.5 crore as security charges for different matches organised by it, an RTI reply has revealed.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20120210/1924841.htmlKarishma Wadkar of Maharashtra made an upset in the 36th Junior National Badminton Championship at the Sawai Man Singh Stadium here late this evening. Karishma defeated Sudha Kalyani of Andra Pradesh in under-19 girls event in the third round by 21-18, 21-8 and entered the pre quarterfinals and after three hours she thrashed top seed Sudha in under-17 in straight games by 21-16, 21-17 in the pre-quarterfinal match. In the same category, defending champion of under-15 Ruthvika Shivani of Andra Pradesh prevailed over Khushbu Patel (Madhya Pradesh) 21-8, 21-13 and sailed into the last eight. In the under-17 boys section, top seed Aditya Joshi (Air India) beat Shovik Ghosh (West Bengal) 21-8, 21-14 and second seed Harsheel Dani (Air India) whipped Rahul G Yadav of Andra Pradesh 21-19, 16-21, 21-11 and enetered last eight. Top seed in under-19 Saili Rane of Air India defeated Anushka P of Gujarat 21-19, 21-13 and secured her place in quarterfinal. Second seed of Air India Tanvi Lad beat Arjoo Thakur of Himachal Pradesh 21-6, 21-13 and cruise into the last eight. Sameer Verma of Madhya Pradesh defeated Anshul Yadav of Uttar Pradesh 21-9, 21-17 and second seed Rohit C Yadav beat Harshal Naqvi of Uttar Pradesh 21-17, 18-21, 21-15 and made his place in last eight. MORE UNI MK CS2330 NNNN http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20120210/1924840.htmlBharatiya Janata Party (BJP) President Nitin Gadkari today stressed the need for amending laws in the cooperatives sector with a view to stamping out poverty, unemployment and hunger. Credibility, leadership and vision comprise the formula to run the cooperatives movement successfully and usher in socio-economic change, he said while addressing a two-day International Conference on Cooperatives for Social and Economic Change at the Assembly Auditorium here. In a cautionary note, the BJP chief said that the movement and politics should not be the medium for business while adding that adopting an innovative approach -- besides being committed -- can achieve the miracle of poverty alleviation. Indias problems cannot be resolved by government resources alone. Society and other non-government sectors should come forward. We should emulate the ideology of late Nanaji Deshmukh who devoted his life for uplift of the deprived. Pandit Deen Dayal Upadhyayas ideology of Antyodaya also advocates service to the impoverished, he pointed out. Expressing concern over farmers suicides, Mr Gadkari said that cooperative societies can play a crucial role by adhering to basic principles. Drawing attention to faulty economic policies, he alleged that it was making the rich richer and the poor poorer. The ruling class can resolve any problem through strong political will, credibility and sensitivity, the leader said. Earlier inaugurating the conference, Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan said, Fiscal management is imperative for societys health. Capital should be a means and not the goal. UNI BDG AC SB SB2320 NNNN http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20120210/1924839.htmlThe Karnataka government has decided to celebrate Shivaji Jayanti (birth anniversary) as a government programme on April 23 in is bid to respond to feelings of all sections of the people. A government release said here today that the government intend to promote diversity and the decision was taken in view of lakh of Marathi people living in the border districts of north Karnataka. Incidentally, Maharashtra government has declared government holiday for Basaveshwara Jayanti, in memory of the 12th century social reformer from Karnataka. UNI RS SB SB2314 NNNN http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20120210/1924838.htmlUnion Minister for Overseas Affairs Vayalar Ravi today urged the Centre to make Kerala the World Centre of Ayurveda. It is indeed nice to know that Kerala is giving more importance to research in the Ayruveda stream of healthcare. Ayurveda treatment focuses not just on curing one particular disease, but improves the whole life style of the person, he said while speaking at the Global Ayurveda Festival here. The Union Minister insisted on the need for both national and state ministries to promote Ayurveda and traditional systems of medicine on a global scale. Pointing out that todays society is showing a reluctance to accept the traditional methods of medicine and are running behind modern medicines that give fast relief, he said that they seldom realise such treatment would have their own biological impacts later. The Minister outlined the need for giving Ayurveda a global face through festivals and exhibitions, like the Global Ayurveda Festival, Kerala. Sri Lankan Minister Mr Amarathunga and Health Secretary Bandhula Gunanayage, ISM Director Anita Jacob were among the many eminent personalities present at the function. Mr Madan Thangvelu from UK kicked off the maiden plenary session of the festival with apaper on Ancient Genomes, Wise Bodies, Unhealthy People. He stated that existing biology is limited by many factors, which are not a matter of concern in Ayurvedic terms. Ayurveda can answer many concepts and conditions left unanswered by modern biology. The current medicine in practice has been termed as reductive approach which will take us nowhere. The technological mind seeks instant tablet methods, which keep peopel away from adopting the right methods. UNI DS SB SB2312 NNNN http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20120210/1924837.htmlA three day International Congress on Canine Health and Diseases and Human Concern, here today underlined the significant role of dogs in various spheres of human life and advocated for due breed improvement programme and better healthcare to them. As many as 300 delegates, including 18 scientists/key speakers from abroad, opened deliberations on modern concepts over the theme of the meet during three technical sessions held on the inaugural day today. Inaugurating the meet at the royal Lallgarh Palace Hotel here today, senior IPS and Director General of SSB Delhi Pranay Sahay said Intense sniff power, aggressive capabilities and other features of canines have made them significance in human social life. Canine once considered solely as a hunter has now assumed role of protector of property, detective, policing, companion and emotional stress pacifier. Because of closer human association, emotional bondage and importance in security operations, dogs need better healthcare, Mr Sahay said. In the presidential address Vice Chancellor of Rajasthan University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Bikaner Prof. A.K. Gahlot also endorsed Sahays veiws and stressed the need of proper efforts for breed improvement programme. He said that Rajasthan Unversity of Veterinary and Animal Sciences was working on research on canine particularly the diseases which were communicable to the human being from dogs. UNI SS SB SB2308 NNNN http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20120210/1924836.htmlElection Commission (EC) has served a notice to ruling Bahujan Samaj party(BSP) star campaigner Satish Chandra Mishra for violating election model code of conduct during an election meeting at Chandauli on February 5. The EC notice served to the deputy of Chief Minister Mayawati, has sought his version of the incident by February 12. The notice served by ECs secretary Narendra N Butolia says that Mishra, during his election meeting in Sakaldiha assembly constituency on February 5, had openly appealed to the voters arousing caste feeling by making repeated reference to Brahmins and Dalit political combinations. The speech was also widely covered by the media. The EC said that the speech is a violation of Para(3) of the Election Model Code of Conduct which says that there shall be no appeal to caste or communal feeling for security votes. The notice also says that the Commission have also watched the video recording of the speech and found the leader prima-facie guilty of the violation of the election model code of conduct. The election model code of conduct was enforced in UP on December 24 after the EC announced the election programmes of the state. UNI MB SB SB2306 NNNN http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20120210/1924835.htmlNext academic year onwards the concerned school headmasters and teachers would be made accountable for achieving better results in Tenth class public examination. Andhra Pradesh Minister for Secondary and Intermediate education K Pardhasaradhi said today. Addressing the district-level review meeting with the MEOs and HMs at the municipal Kalyanamandapam in Pithapuram town near here today, he said the headmasters and teachers should evince interest in grooming the students and ensuring better results in the Tenth class public examination or else face the music. He said already 50,000 teachers posts were filled up and fresh notification was issued for filling up 22,000 teachers posts through DSC. The vacancies of DEOs and MEOs besides the Deputy Educational officers also would be filled up shortly. However, in case of aided schools the government cannot equate them with the government schools in improving the infrastructure facilities, he clarified. Referring to construction of new school buildings, he said under Rajiv vidya mission 1500 school buildings at a cost of Rs 35 lakh were being constructed under first phase. Another 450 schools were sanctioned in second phase, 3,500 schools in the third phase and all the buildings construction was under various stages of progress, he said 20,000 classrooms were sanctioned under Sarva siksha abhiyan and Rs 300 Crore was sanctioned for construction of kitchen sheds in 50,000 schools. They are being constructed through the panchayat raj department, he added. The Minister earlier unveiled the statue of Dr Ambedkar in Pithapuram town and laid foundation stone for the construction of 12 rooms at a cost of Rs 60 lakh for Sarva Siksha Abhiyan school. UNI XR CS SB SB2302 NNNN http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20120210/1924834.htmlPanic gripped this winter capital when a drunk cop of Punjab Police deployed at government quarters fired in air, police said tonight. A cop identified as constable Yograj Singh late this evening went berserk and his weapon accidentally went off following which few rounds were fired in air creating panic in the area, Senior Superintendent of Police Prabhat Singh told UNI. The cop of Punjab Police was deployed as security personnel in the government quarters. Mr Singh said the constable was drunk and on receiving information, police party rushed to the spot and immediately took the constable into custody. We have arrested the cop and the investigations are in progress, he added. Meanwhile, an eye witness said the residents of the quarters went helter-skelter assuming it as a militant attack. UNI VBH RKM RAI2314 NNNN http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20120210/1924833.htmlBody of Chairman cum Managing Director of the Vaibhav Jewellery, who went missing a couple of days ago, was found at Hasan District near Tumkur ghat road early today. G Manoj Kumar was reportedly killed by a three-member car drivers gang, who looted gold jewellery worth Rs three crore from the jeweller. Addressing a media conference this evening on behalf of the family members and Vizagpatam Cloth Merchants Association President K Mallikarjuna Rao said that the Bangalore police recovered the body at Hasan District near Tumkur ghat road early hours today. He said the family members identified the body. The body will be brought to Visakhapatnam tomorrow afternoon and kept at the jewellery shop for the employees to pay their last respect. The family members will decide whether the funeral will take place in Visakhapatnam or at his native place Eluru in West Godavari district. Manoj Kumar was a close relative of former Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister and Present Tamil Nadu Governor K Rosaiah. After purchasing gold jewellery worth Rs three crores at Jaipur in Rajasthan, the jeweller had left for Bangalore from Hyderabad enroute to Mumbai to shoot an ad film for his jewellery business. The car zone driver hatched a plan along with two of his friends and killed him to loot the jewellery and dumped the body at Hasan near Bangalore. The Karnataka police recovered the stolen property, he said. UNI BSR SB RAI2313 NNNN http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20120210/1924832.htmlA 45-year old police constable attached to the Thane police headquarters here ended his life in utter duress, district rural police said tonight. The body of the constable Narayna Raoji Bhoye was found in the valley in Garadwadi village of Jawhar area yesterday, district police said. He had hanged himself to death by a tree, police said adding that a case of alternative dispute resolution (ADR) has been registerd with the Jawhar police. According to reports the constable was not keeping well since long and did not not report to duty. The exact cause of his extreme act of ending his life was still unknown and the police was trying to find it out, police said. It was on Febuary 5 he had come to the headquarters to resume duty and returned to Jawhar that day and was never seen after that. After that it was yesterday his body was found in the valley in a highly decomposed stage the police said. His body has been sent for postmortem and the report was awaited, police said. The constable was survived by his widow, two sons and a daughter, police said. UNI XR RKM 2322 NNNN http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20120210/1924831.htmlTwo security personnel were killed and as many, including Sukmas Additional Superintendent of Police DS Marawi, injured in a landmine blast triggered this evening by Naxals 3 km from Polampalli in Sukma District. The officer and a constable were rushed to the Dornapal Central Reserve Police Force camp. One policeman is missing, said Additional Director-General of Police Ram Niwas. The team was returning to Dornapal from Polampalli -- a distance of 12 km -- in a jeep. Koya Commando Kattam Surya and the driver died on the spot. Indiscriminate rebel gunfire succeeded the explosion. The officer was summoned to Polampalli by a Central Bureau of Investigation team in connection with police brutality meted out to tribal folk and the subsequent attack on social activist Swami Agnivesh in Dantewada Districts Dornapal last March. Senior police officers denied reports about the assault having any connection with the inquiry. Reinforcements reached the spot and a search is underway in the forested area. UNI SS AC SB SB2324 NNNN