Four senior coaches will act as selectors to pick the Tamil Nadu men’s team for the Santosh Trophy South Zone qualifying round to be held tentatively from February 8 to 18 at the Nehru Stadium here.
P. Thulasi, C.M. Ranjit, SyedSabirPasha and Robin Charles will name the TN team after the selection trials which is scheduled at the Nehru ‘B’ ground at 6 a.m. from January 11 to 13.
“There will be no office-bearers involved in the selection process of the players. And there will be no interference and recommendations,” said T.P. Thangaraj, Administrative Officer, Tamil Nadu Football Association, to The Hindu here on Saturday.
The team will be selected on January 13 and then the chief coach will be finalised by TFA thereafter.
SeenuMohideen, former president, TFA and vice-chairman of the Selection Committee, said while in all probability the chief coach will be Robin Charles, the other three coaches/selectors have been appointed to ensure fairness in the selection process.
A camp for the State team will be held at Gateway International School from January 15 till a few days prior to the start of the South Zone qualifying round.
source: http://www.thehindu.com / The Hindu / Home> Sport / by K. Keerthivasan / Chennai – january 09th, 2016
A shopkeeper displaying a Yemeni lungi | (Vinay Madapu/EPS)
Hyderabad :
While the colourful lungi is fast disappearing giving way to the trendy Bermudas, the casual wear is making a comeback among certain communities in the Pearl City.
Sale of imported Yemeni lungis or Futah (also called Izaar in Saudi Arabia) has more than doubled during the holy month of Ramzan in Barkas, the area where Arab-origin Hy derabadis reside in Old City.
While big shops in the area have recorded a whopping 60-70 per cent rise in the sale of lungis, small-scale textile dealers say that there is a 50 per cent rise in demand for lungis.
A shopkeeper displaying a Yemeni lungi | (Vinay Madapu/EPS)
“The lungis form part of our identity,” said 23-year-old Khaled Umar, who doesn’t mind shelling out some extra bucks for it.
Young or old, every male in Barkas prefers the Arab lungis along with full or half-sleeved shirts over any other dress. This is said to be the reason for the spurt in sale of the simple casual wear during Ramzan.
“People gift lungis to their relatives in Barkas and elsewhere during Ramzan and Eid, and a customer will order for multiple number of lungis,” said Md Sarfaraz Khan, a dealer.
Though the price range of lungis starts from Rs 350, high-quality Futahs cost up to Rs 7,000.But, one needs to be extremely careful in handling the lungis. “They are not for rough use. They should be cleaned with care and not squeezed too hard, or else small holes may appear,” said the shop-owner, whose great grandfather, like many other residents of Barkas was brought to Hyderabad as soldiers in the Nizam’s Army.
source: http://www.newindianexpress.com / The New Indian Express / Home> Cities> Hyderabad / by Aishik Chanda / June 20th, 2016
Members smile during a rehearsal break The group is performing qawwali at Goethe Zentrum for World Music Day Celebrations. Photo: G. Ramakrishna
A group of women qawwals share their experiences and the issues they highlight in their qawwalis
Hyderabad :
Away from the hustle and bustle of the bazaars in Charminar, a quiet lane in Sultanshahi resonates with qawwal claps and inside Shaheen Resource Centre, the chatter and laughter of young girls fills the air.
Amidst the harmonium preludes, the group wearing cheery yellow duppattas and feather caps sing a qawwali — Kab tak mera maula, dil mera pukara hai, shaadi meri marzi se kabhi hoti nahin hai, mujh ko kya pasand hai koi poochta nahin hai... Clearly this is not a regular qawwali where singers confine their performances to a spiritual context. The lyrics here carry a message that’s contemporary and temporal though it’s packaged in familiar qawwali tunes.
Jameela Nishat of Shaheen Resource Centre Photo: G. Ramakrishna
Jameela Nishat, the founder of Shaheen talks about using qawwali as a beacon of change. “Women are not given space in public; they are allowed to write poetry but not allowed to perform in public. This is our effort to bring a change in that mindset,” she shares.
A feminist Urdu poet who writes the songs which depicts reality, Jameela encourages women to take a step towards this change. As a result, the group from Shaheen has performed qawwalis at schools, colleges and other events for three years now.
Sania Fatima, a staff teacher and volunteer, shares the impact of qawwalis. “When we perform for special days like a Mother’s Day or Women’s Day, we intersperse the songs with messages like ‘beti bachao beti padao’ and highlight the abuse women face daily in their lives. The response is amazing as qawwalis are enjoyed by all,” she points out. Some popular tunes of classics like Tere mehfil mein kismet, aajmaake hum bhi dekhenge from Mughal-E-Azam have been used with lyrics changed to highlight contemporary social issues.
Tackling themes like dowry, education, taking care of one’s health, being independent and making life’s choices; lyrics in the songs asks tough questions. Sultana, who is a graduate, believes qawwalis can be used as instruments of change.
Zehra Jabeen recalls the experience of performing qawwali recently during the ‘Salaam Telangana’ event at Ravindra Bharati. “The crowd was restive and making lots of noise; it did not stop even when we started the qawwali. But within a few seconds, there was pin drop silence and they heard us with full attention.” .
It is a mixed group, comprising members of various ages and stages in life. A first year student Swati Kulkarni is also part of the group. “I have knowledge of music but singing a qawwali was new. Everything, from the costume, changing one’s voice, to singing in rhythm to the claps was different,” she smiles. The cheerful group looks forward to the qawwali performances.
“It is a big challenge to come out and stand courageously on a platform to sing. We hope our songs inspire many others too,” chips in Sania, the lead singer, and adds, “We brush aside minor issues of high notes and low notes. We make our voices heard as a group.”
The rehearsals for a forthcoming performance over, the girls break into a smile. “When we wear the costume and sing in rhythm, we feel so excited that we forget the world.”
(The group is performing as part of World Music Day celebrations at Goethe Zentrum on June 26; Entry: Free)
source: http://www.thehindu.com / The Hindu / Home> Features> Metroplus / by Neerja Murthy / Hyderabad – June 24th, 2016
Young entrepreneurs:Kareem, Umair Abdullah, Sharjeel Siddiqui and Syed Adil the team behind the startup ‘Iftar Move’, a food delivery service that caters to people fasting during the Ramzan season in Hyderabad.- Photo: G. Ramakrishna
For the devout observing fast during Ramzan but unable to enter the kitchen for Iftar, the service floated by four youngsters is the perfect solution.
Keeping in mind the limitations of techies, bachelors and also the unwell, Ahmed Kareem, Umair Abdullah, Sharjeel Siddiqui and Syed Adil started ‘Iftar Move’.
The team behind the startup say that the need for hygienic and economical food coupled with a reliable service made them give wings to their idea.
“I have come across people who live alone or are working professionals, who want to break the day’s fast with home-cooked food but cannot. This service is for them,” said Ahmed Kareem Uddin Naseer, Digital marketing Head of ‘Iftar Move’. “This is the first time we are venturing into the food space and it is for a noble cause. We have taken utmost care to prepare food in hygienic conditions.”
The meals can be ordered through whatsapp, website, call or even by posting on the Facebook page. A set of seven items will be delivered which include Haleem, paneer samosas, chicken rolls, bhajiye, dates, fruit chat and Frooti.
Two kitchens, one in Jubilee Hills and the other in Malakpet, have been set up for the service.
With increasing number of orders coming from IT parks, the main focus of the service is also the Hi-tec city and surrounding areas. “We started with 20 or 30 orders but within a week we started getting lot of enquiries. Last weekend we accepted 200 orders,” said Ahmed Kareem who says they might plan to make this a yearly affair every Ramzan season.
source: http://www.thehindu.com / The Hindu / Home> News> Cities> Hyderabad / by Staff Reporter / Hyderabad – June 15th, 2016
With a UK court on Tuesday rejecting India’s arguments regarding the ownership of 35 million pounds lying in the Nat West account, the case would now proceed to trial, unless settled. After 68 years, the court has arrived at who are the litigants in the case so that a trial would be started.
Though it happens to be a snub at India, experts see a bright possibility of the issue being resolved in the next couple of years. “The initial euphoria is as if the entire money is handed over to Pakistan, which is not the case. I had suggested a formula earlier, to divide the money into three equal parts -one each part to Governments of India and Pakistan and Nizam’s family (two of his eldest grandsons as he wished) and this would have been logically acceptable to all the parties. Eventually, I think that is going to happen,” said Md Safiullah, a city based historian and managing trustee of Deccan Heritage Trust
The sum of `310 crore in his opinion is quite a small amount to government of India. “The amount was huge at the time of transfer. Imagine what would have the amount been today had it been invested in business then?,” he asked.
Over the years, Pakistan had been trying to convince the court that money was sent by the Nizam to the newly formed state of Pakistan which did not have any funds at its disposal. The seventh Nizam had in fact sent `20 cr to that country by then. The Nizam’s agent General Nawab Fazal Jung Bahadur, had transferred one million pound to Habib Ibrahim Rahimtoola, the high commissioner of Pakistan, in 1948 at a time of political uncertainty when the future of the then princely kingdom of Hyderabad was in the balance.
“In fact, immediately upon knowing of the transfer of funds to the Pakistan high commissioner, the Nizam sent a telegram that the amount was transferred without his knowledge,” Saifullah added.
source: http://www.newindianexpress.com / The New Indian Express / Home> States> Andhra Pradesh / by Express News Service / June 22nd, 2016
A mass marriage in progress in Shivamogga; (inset) Mohammed Anwar Khadri, who helps the poor by organizing weddings
Shivamogga:
At 62, Mohammed Anwar Khadri is an unassuming social worker who lives in a small house in Tippu Nagar, Shivamogga.
Khadri is well-known here for his more popular activity of hosting mass marriages for poor Muslims. He took his initiative to a more personal level by getting his daughter married in such a programme. On April 24, Karnataka saw one of the largest mass marriages, with 163 couples tying the knot in a single ceremony.
An agriculturist and owner of a small timber yard, Khadri quit his comfortable profession two decades ago and became a social worker after making a promise to his “baba”.
“Fifteen years ago, I visited Hazrath Qalander Shah Peer Baba at his abode, where lakhs of devotees come from across the country .I stayed there for almost a month as a devotee and volunteer. One day , Baba spoke to me personally and made me pledge that I would strive to wipe the tears of the poor, without discrimination. Today ,I am try to fulfill that promise by conducting mass weddings and living by his words. Atma mein parmatma (God lives in everyone’s soul),” he said.
The idea of a mass marriage came to him when on returning to Shivamogga, he saw a family begging on the roads to collect money for the marriage of their daughter.He recalled the promise made to the baba and spent his own money for the girl’s marriage.
“Since then, I have never looked back,” he said.
He now intends to conduct the marriage of 600 couples by No vember or December.
Running an association called Khalandariya, Khadri has roped in the wealthy members of his community to fund these mass marriages. The association has 2,000 members as of this year.
“We urge the rich to donate in kind for the mass marriage, and not in monetary terms,” said Khadri, who believes that money always discriminates one from the other.
While mass marriages are held without discrimination, Khadri and his association are nonetheless careful over who gets married and for what reason. “We seek a declaration from masjid committees, saying the bride and groom who apply are from their area and are unmarried, apart from scrutinizing ration cards, Aadhaar cards and school transfer certificates for the age proof. But more importantly , we take independent consent from both the boy and girl for the alliance,” he said.
The social activist proudly claimed that till date, none of the marriages had resulted in talaaq (divorce).
Following the screening, the families of the bride and groom are called separately to Shivamogga and given a choice of five sets of clothes, with a gold chain for the marriage ceremony . The families are given space to live with a locker, cot, bed and provisions for one month, besides food on the day of the marriage for the relatives of both families.
Beneficiaries of a mass marriage, Syed Javeed and Asma Banu, who live in a remote village in Bhadravathi, hailed Khadri as their messiah, saying they were proud of the reformer’s deeds for the community .
source: http://www.timesofindia.indiatimes.com / The Times of India / News Home> City> Bangalore / TNN / May 23rd, 2016
The Congress high command has selected former KPCC president Allum Veerabhadrappa, youth Congress president Rizwan Arshad, former minister R B Thimmapur and Veena Achaiah as the candidates for the Legislative Council elections.
The senior Congress leaders, including Chief Minister Siddaramaiah and KPCC president Dr G Parameshwara finalized these candidates on Saturday, May 28.
The candidates are likely to file their nominations on May 31. The AICC released the list on Saturday evening.
It is reported that there is strong influence from the Congress leaders from Hyderabad-Karnataka region in getting ticket to Pradesh Congress Committee former president Allum Veerabhadrappa.
It is also said that MP K H Muniyappa, MP Chandrappa had lobbied in favour of R B Thimmapur. Thimmapur, who was minister in the S M Krishna Cabinet, belongs to the Scheduled Caste.
File pic : Rizwan with RaGa
Youth Congress president Rizwan Arshad is from minority community and a sincere follower of Rahul Gandhi. Rizwan also had contested for Lok Sabha election from Bengaluru Central.
Allum and Veena
Veena Achaiah was preferred as the party wanted to give representation to Kodagu, which is presently a BJP-dominated district. She is now the chairperson of Karnataka State Handicraft Development Corporation.
Mohan Kondaji, G C Chandrashekar, P R Ramesh and C M Lingappa were also lobbying hard to become the party candidates, the election for which is scheduled on June 10.
The party has not finalized names for 3 seats to be filled through nominations.
The choice of State Congress chief Parameshwara was G C Chandrashekar. But the party finally preferred to give a representation to the Youth Congress and hence selected Rizwan. Between Kondaji and Allum Veerabhadrappa, the party settled for a senior leader. Both are Lingayats.
source: http://www.daijiworld.com / DaijiWorld.com / Home> Top Stories /by Daijiworld Media Network – Benglauru (DV) / May 29th, 2016
India’s most successful tennis player, Sania Mirza, has kept her date with the city by deciding to launch her eagerly-awaited book ‘Ace Against Odds’ in Hyderabad on July 13.
In attendance will be family members and close relatives who have been part of her journey in the world of tennis in Hyderabad and Mumbai (where the launch is on July 16).
The book has already created interest in the world of sports as the big achiever is most likely to give an insight of what she felt on various subjects relating to her growth from a teenager into a World No. 1 women’s doubles player on the tennis court and how she felt during those turbulent times – both on and off the court.
Clearly, Sania quote in the book – “My legs felt heavy. My arms were numb. I could see the blurry tennis ball as it crossed the net and hit the surface on the court. Fault. Just missed the line” – should be an apt reminder of her intense desire to put the record straight on many subjects including one of the most critical phases of her life when she was forced to take a six-month lay-off due to a career-threatening wrist injury when she could not even hold a tennis racket.
“Essentially, I sincerely hope that it will be some sort of a guide and inspiration too for the modern day generation.
“Well, the kind of struggle the Mirzas (father Imran and mother Nasima) had gone through in shaping my career will also be a key subject in it,” was Sania’s quote on the book.
source: http://www.thehindu.com / The Hindu / Home> News> Cities> Hyderabad / by V.V. Subrahmanyam / Hyderabad – June 23rd, 2016
City’s upcoming tennis player Mustafa Raja, a product of the R. Nagaraj’s Tennis Centre, Mysuru, won the Boys U-10 KSLTA-AITA Tennis Tournament at the KSLTA Courts in Bengaluru on Sunday.
In the final, Mustafa Raja beat Jason D Michael 4-2, 4-1 to clinch the title. By virtue of his wins this year he now claims to be the No. 1 player in his category in the State, according to a release.
Mustafa played well throughout the tournament and defeated his rival Jason in the finals with a comfortable margin.
Mustafa has won tournaments this year including AITA Nationals. Among them are:
1. AITA Mysore Open in January.
2. AITA Wadiyar Memorial Tournament at Palace Grounds Bengaluru in April.
3. AITA KSLTA Tournament at Cubbon Park, Bengaluru in May.
4. AITA KSLTA Tournament at Cubbon Park, Bengaluru, in June.
Mustafa Raja’s journey in the tournament
Round 1 – Bye; Round 2 – 7-0; Round 3 – 7-1; Quarter Final: – 7-4; Semi Final: 4-0, 4-0 and Finals against Jason: 4-2 and 4-1.
Mustafa Raja is a student of Excel Public School and trains at Nagaraja Tennis Centre at SJCE campus.
He is the son of Murtuza Raja and Farida Raja.
source: http://www.starofmysore.com / Star of Mysore / Home> Sports News / June 16th, 2016
Chairs progress review meeting; Refuses to answer queries on Hublot watch issue
ACB IGP Dr. M.A. Saleem (extreme riht) is seen during the meeting at the ACB Office in city this morning. Mysuru ACB SP B.T. Kavitha and others are seen.
Mysuru :
Dr. M.A. Saleem, the first Inspector General of Police (IGP) of the recently formed Anti Corruption Bureau (ACB), who arrived in the city from Bengaluru by road this noon, chaired a progress review meeting at the ACB Office located opposite Jail Quarters near Fountain Circle on Mysuru-Bengaluru Road here.
Speaking to Star of Mysore prior to the meeting, Dr. Saleem said that a total of 224 cases across the State including 40 in Mysuru, eight in Ramanagaram and seven in Mandya had been filed so far. ACB Mysuru Range covers Mysuru, Mandya, Chamarajanagar, Kodagu and Hassan districts.
Stating that the ACB Offices had been set up at all the District Headquarters in the State excluding Karwar and Udupi, he said that each Office had been provided with three vehicles, three computers, one laptop, one Dy.SP, two Inspectors, five Constables and a First Division Assistant (FDA) to carry out their duties in an effective manner.
Dr. Saleem, who said that he had earlier visited Ramanagaram and Mandya, added that he would meet Southern Range IGP B.K.Singh, KPA Director Vipul Kumar, City Police Commissioner B. Dayananda, SP Abhinav Khare and other senior officials to discuss the issue of providing training to cops attached to the ACB to ensure that they discharge their duties to fight against corruption.
When SOM reporter asked Dr. Saleem for information on the progress made with regard to the CM’s Hublot watch issue, he refused to comment saying that the investigation was on and he could not divulge the details.
Dr. Saleem is slated to leave for Bengaluru after meeting senior officials of the Department later in the evening.
ACB Mysuru Division SP B.T. Kavitha, Dy. SP Gajendra Prasad, Dy.SPs of Mandya and Chamarajanagar were among those present at the meeting.
Plants a sapling: Marking his visit, Dr. Saleem, who is also the former Police Commissioner of Mysuru, planted a sapling at the ACB Office premises.
source: http://www.starofmysore.com / Star of Mysore / Home> General News / June 16th, 2016
