Archive for May, 2012

Hurdles race ‘heats’ up

Hurdles race ‘heats’ up

| May 31, 2012 | 0 Comments

World champion Dai Greene and 400m hurdles rival Bershawn Jackson tried to bury the hatchet here on Wednesday after the Briton’s recent spat with his American opposition. Greene has upset his US rivals by calling 400m Olympic champion LaShawn Merritt a “liar, thief and cheat” while allegedly saying the Americans in his own event were [...]

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Iconic city: Qutub Shah Tombs

Iconic city: Qutub Shah Tombs

| May 31, 2012 | 0 Comments

Ravi Bhanshali feedback@postnoon.com Hyderabad, the City of smiles, of lights, of a thousand faces, offers a variety of attractions. One of them is Qutub Shahi Tombs. Qutub Shahi Tombs, of seven Qutub Shahi rulers, are among famous landmarks in Hyderabad. Located near Golconda fort, Qutub Shahi Tombs are known for the display of arches, domes, [...]

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7-hr power supply to ryots: CM

7-hr power supply to ryots: CM

| May 31, 2012 | 0 Comments

Chief Minister N Kiran Kumar Reddy asked the discoms to see that seven-hour power supply to farmers is ensured under any circumstances. He asked them to look into the complaints being received in this regard. The CM today held a review meeting on the power sector with the chief secretary and others at the Secretariat. [...]

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With Jagan locked up, Kiran looks perky

With Jagan locked up, Kiran looks perky

| May 31, 2012 | 0 Comments

Unperturbed by the arrest of his cabinet colle­ague M Venkara­ramana and gloomy reports from the campaign fields, the Chief Mini­ster Kiran Kumar Reddy, has been attending to urgent office works with a renewed zeal. A look around the camp office and secretariat revealed that the CM has been attending to the pending works in a [...]

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City says nay to bandh, districts hit

City says nay to bandh, districts hit

| May 31, 2012 | 0 Comments

The opposition sponsored Bharat Bandh to protest the latest petrol hike had a partial impact in districts while it was largely ignored in Hyderabad. Barri­ng a solitary incident of activists-police clash, life was normal. Tension mounted at RTC crossroads in Narayanguda when CPI activists tried to shut a wine shop at Chikkadpally. In the melee, [...]

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Attacked by dogs, deer dies

Attacked by dogs, deer dies

| May 31, 2012 | 0 Comments

Hyderabad sadly lacks a 24×7 emergency clinic for pets. The death last night of a deer that strayed into the City and was subsequently attacked by dogs highlights the dire need of this facility What happens if your pet develops a sudden illness or meets with an accident in the middle of the night and [...]

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Watch out for killer buses

Watch out for killer buses

| May 31, 2012 | 0 Comments

Rash and negligent driving by RTC bus drivers is the cause of a large number of accidents in the City but action is rarely taken against these high-handed men They zoom past traffic as if in a race where coming first is everything; they try to move ahead even in heavy traffic without keeping an [...]

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Promises, booze flow in this reserved constituency

Promises, booze flow in this reserved constituency

| May 31, 2012 | 0 Comments

Defection of the Congress MLA Golla Baburao to the YSRC camp has nec­es­sitated the by-election of this reserved constituency. As such Baburao believes that people would endorse his shift. After the initial flush where scores rushed with nomination papers, nine remain in the field for the reserved seat of Paya­karaopet seat. They are: Koth­apalli Lokanadham [...]

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Postnoon E-paper for May 31,2012

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A national shame

A national shame

| May 31, 2012 | 0 Comments

Not many know hockey, not cricket, is our national game. The City has just few grounds and little scope for the youths who love this game “Since I was a child, hockey has always been my passion. Until high school, I practiced the sport. Unfortunately, I had to let go of my zeal thereafter as [...]

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