India: K’taka speaker disqualifies 16 dissident lawmakers
Karnataka legislative assembly Speaker K.G. Bopaiah Monday disqualified 16 rebel legislators, including 11 of the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and five independents, hours before the trust-vote.
‘Speaker has sent the disqualification letters to all the 16 rebel legislators individually informing them that they will not be allowed to vote in the confidence motion to be moved by Chief Minister B.S. Yeddyurappa,’ an official of the legislative secretariat reported. The speaker’s action comes in the wake of the dissident lawmakers withdrawing support to the 29-month-old first BJP government in the southern state Oct 6, expressing lack of confidence in the leadership of Yeddyurappa. The 11 disqualified BJP rebels are M.P. Renukacharya, Gopalakrishna Beluru, Anand Ansnotikar, Balachandra Jarkiholi, B.N. Sarvabhouma, Bharamgowda Kage, Y. Sampangi, G.N. Nanjundaswamy, M.V. Nagaraju, Shivan Gowda Nayak and H.S. Shankaralinge Gowda. The five independents are Shivaraj S. Tangadagi, Venkataramanappa, P.M. Narayana Swamy, D. Sudhakar and Gulihatti Shekar. Of the 16 disqualified rebels, eight, including three from the BJP and five independents, were ministers who were sacked recently for revolting against the leadership.
Rains, floods kill 230 in KP; scores missing
PESHAWAR: At least 230 people have been reportedly killed while scores others have gone missing amid the deadliest spree of incidents occurred once in last three decades, wreaked by heavy downpours and floodwater all across Khyber Pakhtoonkhwa province, media reports and television footages reported Thursday night.
Many link bridges have been washed away, rendering many areas cutoff from other parts of cities and districts and leaving scores of people trapped at isolated places.
Heavy showers have inflicted havoc, devastation in Swat and Shangla districts as furious floodwater, overflowing from River Swat, has played massive destruction in residential areas.
Meanwhile, as many as 16 people have been killed by land sliding in Alandar locality in Shangla district.
In Shangla district alone, more than 90 people have been killed in separate incidents as a result of two-day long spate of the torrential rains.
25 people have been wiped out by floodwater in Swat alone while Kabal, Matta, Bari Kot, Charbagh, Khwaza Khela, Behrin and Babuzai areas are no longer connected with other parts of country owing to destruction of link bridges.
Floodwater has demolished numerous shops and houses in Kalam whereas land sliding, in Surkhel Balabanda locality of Batgram, has killed three brothers and sisters.
A central bridge, a main road and dozens of houses have been inundated by floodwater near Thakot and Oralai due to flesh flood in River Indus.
On second consecutive day, Sahrah-e-Kaghan remained closed for traffic by dint of incessant spree of cruel downpours and back-to-back incidents of land sliding, trapping thousands of tourists in Shogran, Kaghan and Naran districts.
Hundreds of houses have been inundated by floodwater at Kasar place in Kohistan district while the residents of over 10 houses have reportedly gone missing as a result of devastating floods.
The link bridge between Palis and Patan districts has been submerged in floodwater. River Kanhar has been feared to be in high-floods soon at Mansehra District, prompting authorities to evict people from areas settled along riverside.
Civil Hospital, police station and main bazaar have been evacuated in view of anticipated floods in Balakot District.
12 dead bodies have been pulled out from rubble after the Jurma Bridge in Kohat Division collapsed following the deadliest floods in the history.
Four people have been drowned in floodwater in Nowsehra District while over 25 people are still missing.
Doctors, paramedical staff and patients trapped in District Headquarter Hospital have climbed on rooftop after floodwater has inundated hospital up to many feet.
A total of 780 houses, 34 school buildings, 6 main bridges, 28 link bridges, 11 mosques and thousands acres land, meant for irrigation, have been washed away by floodwater at isolated places in Upper Dir.
At least 11 persons including six children have been trampled to death following the collapse of house in Lower Dir while another 21 persons have been lashed out by floodwater.
Nearly 9 persons died and 42 others were injured after floodwater, flowing out from River Swat and Jendi, played annihilation in Charsadda District.
Several villages and the legislative assembly building have been flooded after River Gilgit was seen in high-flood.
Five children have drowned in floodwater in Bannu District while over 40 houses have collapsed in Tehsil Bara in Khyber Agency.
Rains, floods kill 230 in KP; scores missing
PESHAWAR: At least 230 people have been reportedly killed while scores others have gone missing amid the deadliest spree of incidents occurred once in last three decades, wreaked by heavy downpours and floodwater all across Khyber Pakhtoonkhwa province, media reports and television footages reported Thursday night.
Many link bridges have been washed away, rendering many areas cutoff from other parts of cities and districts and leaving scores of people trapped at isolated places.
Heavy showers have inflicted havoc, devastation in Swat and Shangla districts as furious floodwater, overflowing from River Swat, has played massive destruction in residential areas.
Meanwhile, as many as 16 people have been killed by land sliding in Alandar locality in Shangla district.
In Shangla district alone, more than 90 people have been killed in separate incidents as a result of two-day long spate of the torrential rains.
25 people have been wiped out by floodwater in Swat alone while Kabal, Matta, Bari Kot, Charbagh, Khwaza Khela, Behrin and Babuzai areas are no longer connected with other parts of country owing to destruction of link bridges.
Floodwater has demolished numerous shops and houses in Kalam whereas land sliding, in Surkhel Balabanda locality of Batgram, has killed three brothers and sisters.
A central bridge, a main road and dozens of houses have been inundated by floodwater near Thakot and Oralai due to flesh flood in River Indus.
On second consecutive day, Sahrah-e-Kaghan remained closed for traffic by dint of incessant spree of cruel downpours and back-to-back incidents of land sliding, trapping thousands of tourists in Shogran, Kaghan and Naran districts.
Hundreds of houses have been inundated by floodwater at Kasar place in Kohistan district while the residents of over 10 houses have reportedly gone missing as a result of devastating floods.
The link bridge between Palis and Patan districts has been submerged in floodwater. River Kanhar has been feared to be in high-floods soon at Mansehra District, prompting authorities to evict people from areas settled along riverside.
Civil Hospital, police station and main bazaar have been evacuated in view of anticipated floods in Balakot District.
12 dead bodies have been pulled out from rubble after the Jurma Bridge in Kohat Division collapsed following the deadliest floods in the history.
Four people have been drowned in floodwater in Nowsehra District while over 25 people are still missing.
Doctors, paramedical staff and patients trapped in District Headquarter Hospital have climbed on rooftop after floodwater has inundated hospital up to many feet.
A total of 780 houses, 34 school buildings, 6 main bridges, 28 link bridges, 11 mosques and thousands acres land, meant for irrigation, have been washed away by floodwater at isolated places in Upper Dir.
At least 11 persons including six children have been trampled to death following the collapse of house in Lower Dir while another 21 persons have been lashed out by floodwater.
Nearly 9 persons died and 42 others were injured after floodwater, flowing out from River Swat and Jendi, played annihilation in Charsadda District.
Several villages and the legislative assembly building have been flooded after River Gilgit was seen in high-flood.
Five children have drowned in floodwater in Bannu District while over 40 houses have collapsed in Tehsil Bara in Khyber Agency.
Sardar Attique takes oath as new AJK PM
MUZAFFARABAD: All Jammu Kashmir Muslim conference”s head Sardar Attique Ahmad Khan has swear Thursday as fourth Prime Minister (PM) of AJK during the current tenure of the Legislative Assembly (LA).
AJK-President Raja Zulqarnain Khan administered the oath to him in a ceremony held at President House Muzaffarabad, which was attended by politicians, high officials and a number of party workers.
Earlier, AJK LA had elected Sardar Attique as ninth PM of AJK after the resignation of Raja Farooq Haider Khan.
Sardar Attique Ahmad Khan secured 39 votes out of 49 members house including Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP), Peoples Muslim League of former PM Sultan Mehmmood Chudhary and a group of independently elected legislators known as Friends Group.
Outgoing PM Raja Farooq Haider and nine other legislators of his group including speaker did not participate in the voting process.
After election, Sardar Attique said rehabilitation and reconstruction of the earthquake area would be his first priority besides establishing good governance in the territory and highlighting the Indian atrocities in occupied Kashmir on diplomatic front.
Talking to journalists on the occasion, he said he would continue the job from where he left it a year ago when he was ousted from the premiership through a no-trust motion.
Sardar Atiq returns unopposed as AJK PM
ISLAMABAD: President Muslim Conference, Sardar Atiq Ahmed Khan has been elected Prime Minister of Azad Jammu and Kashmir unopposed, Geo News reported Tuesday.
Sardar Atiq was the only candidate filing nomination papers for the top slot of AJK Premiership.
He will take vote of confidence from the members of AJK Legislative Assembly Thursday.
AJK PM”s resignation accepted, session convened on July 29
ISLAMABAD: President of Azad Jammu Kashmir Raja Zulqarnain Khan accepted the resignation of Prime Minister Raja Farooq Haider Khan on Monday night and also convened AJK Legislative Assembly”s session on July 29 in Muzaffarabad.
According to an AJK President”s spokesperson, the President Secretariat received the resignation of Prime Minister at 7.30 PM on Monday night, which was accepted by the AJK President.
AJK President”s spokesperson further stated that the president summoned the AJK Legislative Assembly”s Session on July 29 at Muzaffarabad in which MLAs will elect new leader of the House.
AJK PM Raja Farooq resigns
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Azak Jammu and Kashmir Raja Farooq has resigned, Geo News reported Monday.
AJK PM Raja Farooq tendered his resignation one day ahead of the no-confidence motion that was scheduled to be presented against him in AJK Legislative Assembly on Tuesday.
Gilgit-Baltistan maiden budget today
GILGIT: The maiden budget of Gilgit-Baltistan will likely be presented today after the formation of new government there, Geo news reported.
The provincial Finance Minister, Mohammed Ali Akhter, will be presenting budget in Gilgit-Baltistan Legislative Assembly.
Budget session is due to begin at 10am in Legislative Assembly. Provincial Law minister said the budget will be public-friendly which is nearly 2 billion less than previous budget.
He vowed concrete actions for uplift of poor people and quick completion of development projects after passage of budget and its proposals.
stonehenge apocalypse
June 13, 2010 by Trend PK
Filed under World News
Tonight at 9 PM ET on Syfy, Stargate star Torri Higginson will be appearing in the original movie Stonehenge Apocalypse, which also stars Misha Collins (Supernatural), Peter Wingfield (SG-1’s Tanith, recently of Riverworld), Brent Stait (SG-1’s Louis Ferretti, recently of Smallville) and Hill Harper (CSI: NY).
Sci Fi and TV Talk got a chance to publish a few images from tonight’s movie, which centers around the idea that Stonehenge is an alien mechanism that causes the planet to 
become somewhat unstable (to put it lightly), so make sure to visit, since there’s one of Higginson in her role as Kaycee who works with Collin’s Jacob to try to stop the end of the world.
The movie repeats at 1 AM ET. “Meet the Press” (NBC at 10:30) has White House senior adviser David Axelrod, Fiorina, Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-Fla.), historian Doris Kearns Goodwin, Politico’s Roger Simon and NBC’s Chuck Todd; “Face the Nation” (CBS at 10:30) talks to U.S. Coast Guard Adm. Thad Allen, Republican Govs. Charlie Crist (Fla.), Haley Barbour (Miss.) and Riley; “Washington Watch With Roland Martin” (TV One at 11) hosts Rep. Eddie Bernice Johnson (D-Tex.),
amish grace
June 13, 2010 by Trend PK
Filed under World News
Amish Country offers with Tornado Mess
enjoy this latest headlines Amish grace and mercy guide Amish. Check back for more of the latest update on the Amish grace. Amish Country offers with Tornado Mess Sugarcreek, Ohio – The heart of Amish country cleaning up after a tornado hit F1 on Saturday. Read more about Fox 8 Cleveland On October 2, 2006, in Nickel Mines, the Amish attracted an entirely different type of attention. Charles Carl 
Roberts, backed up his pickup truck to the the community’s one-room schoolhouse where he proceeded to tie up and shoot 10 girls execution style, killing five, before taking his own life.
The innocence of the girls Charlie shot and his own admission that he was a sexual predator with intent to abuse again, held the world in the grip of horror. This was the third school shooting that first week of October 2006; however it stood apart from the others by its diabolical nature.
The shooter had deliberately targeted the pacifist Amish community because their lack of technology meant that they were more vulnerable. For years he had driven a milk truck, collecting milk from their farms. They trusted him and he betrayed their trust. As he stated in his suicide note, Charlie was mad at God for taking his newborn daughter who died 10 years earlier.
Rather than recoiling further from the rest of society, the Nickel Mines Amish community visited the home of Charlie Robert the afternoon after the murders, offering his widow Amy their condolences and telling her that they forgave her husband. It was an unprecedented act of mercy that left the local news team flummoxed.
