2012, മാർച്ച് 31, ശനിയാഴ്‌ച


24012 in LD clerk main list
Posted on: 31 Mar 2012

Thiruavanathapuram: PSC recognized the final list for selecting LD clerks to various departments. PSC chairman KS Radhakrishanan said that from Saturday 5 pm the list can be seen in PSC website www.keralapsc.org.
In the main list for 14 districts, 24012 are included. There are 25,000 in supplementary lists. More candidates are from Thiruvananthapuram district, 3062, Kollam- 1930, Pathanamthitta-429, Kottayam-1745, Ernakulam-1942, Idukki-983, Alappuzha-1426, Thrissur-1979, Palakkad- 2078, Kozhikode-1375, Malappuram-2152, Kannur-1741, Wayanad-1002 and Kasargod- 1741.

24012 in LD clerk main list
Posted on: 31 Mar 2012

Thiruavanathapuram: PSC recognized the final list for selecting LD clerks to various departments. PSC chairman KS Radhakrishanan said that from Saturday 5 pm the list can be seen in PSC website www.keralapsc.org.
In the main list for 14 districts, 24012 are included. There are 25,000 in supplementary lists. More candidates are from Thiruvananthapuram district, 3062, Kollam- 1930, Pathanamthitta-429, Kottayam-1745, Ernakulam-1942, Idukki-983, Alappuzha-1426, Thrissur-1979, Palakkad- 2078, Kozhikode-1375, Malappuram-2152, Kannur-1741, Wayanad-1002 and Kasargod- 1741.

2012, മാർച്ച് 30, വെള്ളിയാഴ്‌ച


Fire breaks out in Mumbai warehouse
Posted on: 30 Mar 2012

Mumbai: A massive fire broke out in a scrap warehouse in northeast Mumbai's Mankhurd area early Friday but there was no human casualties in the incident.

Eight fire tenders rushed to the spot to battle the blaze, which broke out at 4.50 a.m., disaster control officials said. The fire has been brought under control, but the cause of the blaze was not immediately known.

Fire breaks out in Mumbai warehouse
Posted on: 30 Mar 2012

Mumbai: A massive fire broke out in a scrap warehouse in northeast Mumbai's Mankhurd area early Friday but there was no human casualties in the incident.

Eight fire tenders rushed to the spot to battle the blaze, which broke out at 4.50 a.m., disaster control officials said. The fire has been brought under control, but the cause of the blaze was not immediately known.

Osama moved around in Pakistan for 9 years, fathered 4 children
Posted on: 30 Mar 2012

In one of the most detailed accounts of Osama bin Laden's life on the run, his youngest wife has told Pakistani investigators that the Al-Qaeda leader lived in five safe houses as he travelled across Pakistan with his family for nine years following the 9/11 attacks. The detailed account of bin Laden's life on the run has been given by his 30-year-old wife Amal Ahmad Abdul Fateh, and is contained in a police report dated January 19.

Bin Laden was 54 years old when he was killed last year by US Navy SEAL commandos in Pakistan's Abbottabad. According to the report, Fateh said she agreed to marry bin Laden in 2000 because 'she had a desire of marrying a mujahid.'

In July 2000, she came to Karachi and months later crossed into Afghanistan to join her husband and his two other wives at his base on a farm outside Kandahar.

'The September 11 attacks caused the Bin Laden family to scatter,' the New York Times reported. Fateh returned to Karachi with her newborn daughter Safia and stayed there for about nine months during which she shifted between seven houses arranged by 'some Pakistani family' and bin Laden's elder son, Saad.

She then left Karachi in the second half of 2002 for Peshawar, where she was reunited with her husband. At that time, the American pursuit of bin Laden was running high since Qaeda operatives had attacked an Israeli-owned hotel in Kenya and nightclubs in Indonesia.

The search was firmly focused on the Pakistan-Afghanistan border area. Fateh told investigators that Bin Laden took his family deep into rural mountain areas of northwest Pakistan and not into the tribal belt where much of the Western attention was focused.

They first stayed in the Shangla district in Swat, about 80 miles northwest of Islamabad, living in two different houses for eight to nine months.

In 2003 they moved to Haripur, a small town closer to Islamabad, where they stayed in a rented house for two years. It was in Haripur that Fateh gave birth to a girl, Aasia, in 2003 and a boy, Ibrahim, in 2004 — both of whom were delivered in a local government hospital.

The police report states that Fateh 'stayed in hospital for a very short time of about 2-3 hours' on each occasion while a separate document states that she gave fake identity papers to hospital staff, the New York Times report said.

Finally in mid-2005 bin Laden and his family moved to Abbottabad, where she gave birth to two more children Zainab in 2006 and Hussain in 2008.

Fateh told investigators that the houses in Swat, Haripur and Abbottabad were organised by their Pashtun hosts, identified as two brothers named Ibrahim and Abrar, whose families stayed with them throughout.

Ibrahim is believed to refer to Abu Ahmed al-Kuwaiti, a Pakistani-born Pashtun who grew up in Kuwait and who was known for a time to American intelligence as 'the courier', because he carried the Qaeda leader's messages.

During the raid by the Navy SEAL commandos, Fateh, who was in the same room as the Qaeda leader, was shot in the leg. She survived but four others were killed in the raid: the courier, his wife Bushra, his brother Abrar, and bin Laden's 20-year-old son, Khalil.

Bin Laden's three widows are currently under house arrest in Islamabad and they along with two of his children face prosecution. A cousin of Fateh's in Yemen has claimed that she was being held in a basement. PTI

Osama moved around in Pakistan for 9 years, fathered 4 children
Posted on: 30 Mar 2012

In one of the most detailed accounts of Osama bin Laden's life on the run, his youngest wife has told Pakistani investigators that the Al-Qaeda leader lived in five safe houses as he travelled across Pakistan with his family for nine years following the 9/11 attacks. The detailed account of bin Laden's life on the run has been given by his 30-year-old wife Amal Ahmad Abdul Fateh, and is contained in a police report dated January 19.

Bin Laden was 54 years old when he was killed last year by US Navy SEAL commandos in Pakistan's Abbottabad. According to the report, Fateh said she agreed to marry bin Laden in 2000 because 'she had a desire of marrying a mujahid.'

In July 2000, she came to Karachi and months later crossed into Afghanistan to join her husband and his two other wives at his base on a farm outside Kandahar.

'The September 11 attacks caused the Bin Laden family to scatter,' the New York Times reported. Fateh returned to Karachi with her newborn daughter Safia and stayed there for about nine months during which she shifted between seven houses arranged by 'some Pakistani family' and bin Laden's elder son, Saad.

She then left Karachi in the second half of 2002 for Peshawar, where she was reunited with her husband. At that time, the American pursuit of bin Laden was running high since Qaeda operatives had attacked an Israeli-owned hotel in Kenya and nightclubs in Indonesia.

The search was firmly focused on the Pakistan-Afghanistan border area. Fateh told investigators that Bin Laden took his family deep into rural mountain areas of northwest Pakistan and not into the tribal belt where much of the Western attention was focused.

They first stayed in the Shangla district in Swat, about 80 miles northwest of Islamabad, living in two different houses for eight to nine months.

In 2003 they moved to Haripur, a small town closer to Islamabad, where they stayed in a rented house for two years. It was in Haripur that Fateh gave birth to a girl, Aasia, in 2003 and a boy, Ibrahim, in 2004 — both of whom were delivered in a local government hospital.

The police report states that Fateh 'stayed in hospital for a very short time of about 2-3 hours' on each occasion while a separate document states that she gave fake identity papers to hospital staff, the New York Times report said.

Finally in mid-2005 bin Laden and his family moved to Abbottabad, where she gave birth to two more children Zainab in 2006 and Hussain in 2008.

Fateh told investigators that the houses in Swat, Haripur and Abbottabad were organised by their Pashtun hosts, identified as two brothers named Ibrahim and Abrar, whose families stayed with them throughout.

Ibrahim is believed to refer to Abu Ahmed al-Kuwaiti, a Pakistani-born Pashtun who grew up in Kuwait and who was known for a time to American intelligence as 'the courier', because he carried the Qaeda leader's messages.

During the raid by the Navy SEAL commandos, Fateh, who was in the same room as the Qaeda leader, was shot in the leg. She survived but four others were killed in the raid: the courier, his wife Bushra, his brother Abrar, and bin Laden's 20-year-old son, Khalil.

Bin Laden's three widows are currently under house arrest in Islamabad and they along with two of his children face prosecution. A cousin of Fateh's in Yemen has claimed that she was being held in a basement. PTI

Rubbing toothpaste on gums protects against cavities
Posted on: 29 Mar 2012

London: Brushing your teeth twice daily may be sensible advice, but rubbing toothpaste on your gums after lunch also hugely lowers the risk of developing cavities.

'Rubbing toothpaste on to your teeth (and gums) increases the flouride protection by 400 percent,' said Anna Nordstrom from the University of Gothenburg, Sweden who led the study.

'This 'massage' method proved to be at least as effective as a third brushing in increasing the amount of fluoride in the mouth,' added Nordstrom.

Gothenburg researchers were testing the effect of a high-fluoride toothpaste sold over the counter in Sweden. They asked volunteers to brush various numbers of times a day and also tested out the 'finger rubbing' technique, the Daily Mail reports.

'Rubbing the front of your teeth with toothpaste can be an easy way of giving your teeth a third 'shot' of fluoride during the day, after lunch for example,' said Nordstrom.

Fluoride is a naturally occurring mineral that prevents decay

Rubbing toothpaste on gums protects against cavities
Posted on: 29 Mar 2012

London: Brushing your teeth twice daily may be sensible advice, but rubbing toothpaste on your gums after lunch also hugely lowers the risk of developing cavities.

'Rubbing toothpaste on to your teeth (and gums) increases the flouride protection by 400 percent,' said Anna Nordstrom from the University of Gothenburg, Sweden who led the study.

'This 'massage' method proved to be at least as effective as a third brushing in increasing the amount of fluoride in the mouth,' added Nordstrom.

Gothenburg researchers were testing the effect of a high-fluoride toothpaste sold over the counter in Sweden. They asked volunteers to brush various numbers of times a day and also tested out the 'finger rubbing' technique, the Daily Mail reports.

'Rubbing the front of your teeth with toothpaste can be an easy way of giving your teeth a third 'shot' of fluoride during the day, after lunch for example,' said Nordstrom.

Fluoride is a naturally occurring mineral that prevents decay

CBI registers case in Tatra-BEML truck supply deal with Army
Posted on: 30 Mar 2012

New Delhi: The CBI today registered a case in connection with the supply of all-terrain Tatra trucks through state-owned BEML to the Army and called for questioning Vectra group Chairman Ravi Rishi who is a majority stake holder in Tatra.CBI sources said British national Rishi, who is in the national capital for the Defence Expo, has been called for questioning in the connection with the alleged irregularities in the deal. CBI Director A P Singh had examined a report forwarded by one of the joint directors of the agency who had opined that a case could be made out and a thorough investigation was required, the sources said.

The deal came under scanner after Army chief General V K Singh had alleged that he was offered a Rs 14 crore bribe to clear a file related to purchase of trucks. The Defence Ministry has sent a reference to the CBI seeking a probe in the allegations. However, the agency is waiting for a complaint from Gen Singh before initiating a probe into his allegations.The sources said based on the reference, two separate cases could be registered by the agency -- one related to the deal and another to the alleged bribery offer. 

Reacting to alleged involvement of agents and lobbyists in placement of orders for the Tatra trucks, state-owned BEML chief V R S Natarajan has said, 'In last 26 years, from 1986 onwards, BEML assembled manufactured, supplied 7,000 Tatra
trucks. All of them have been done on single nomination basis, single inquiry basis. 'This type of equipment nobody in world makes, because of its superior technological features. When I am the single vendor and there is no competition, there is no influence required,' he said. 

The name of Tatra and Bharat Earth Movers Limited was taken by the Army in a press release issued by it on March 5,
alleging that retired Lt Gen Tejinder Singh had offered a bribe on behalf of Tatra and Vectra Limited. PTI

CBI registers case in Tatra-BEML truck supply deal with Army
Posted on: 30 Mar 2012

New Delhi: The CBI today registered a case in connection with the supply of all-terrain Tatra trucks through state-owned BEML to the Army and called for questioning Vectra group Chairman Ravi Rishi who is a majority stake holder in Tatra.CBI sources said British national Rishi, who is in the national capital for the Defence Expo, has been called for questioning in the connection with the alleged irregularities in the deal. CBI Director A P Singh had examined a report forwarded by one of the joint directors of the agency who had opined that a case could be made out and a thorough investigation was required, the sources said.

The deal came under scanner after Army chief General V K Singh had alleged that he was offered a Rs 14 crore bribe to clear a file related to purchase of trucks. The Defence Ministry has sent a reference to the CBI seeking a probe in the allegations. However, the agency is waiting for a complaint from Gen Singh before initiating a probe into his allegations.The sources said based on the reference, two separate cases could be registered by the agency -- one related to the deal and another to the alleged bribery offer. 

Reacting to alleged involvement of agents and lobbyists in placement of orders for the Tatra trucks, state-owned BEML chief V R S Natarajan has said, 'In last 26 years, from 1986 onwards, BEML assembled manufactured, supplied 7,000 Tatra
trucks. All of them have been done on single nomination basis, single inquiry basis. 'This type of equipment nobody in world makes, because of its superior technological features. When I am the single vendor and there is no competition, there is no influence required,' he said. 

The name of Tatra and Bharat Earth Movers Limited was taken by the Army in a press release issued by it on March 5,
alleging that retired Lt Gen Tejinder Singh had offered a bribe on behalf of Tatra and Vectra Limited. PTI

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