Inflation up by 22pc: SPI

Weekly inflation up by 22 percent during the week ended on Dec 23.

According to Sensitive Price Index (SPI), the inflation showed an increase of 0.48pc as copared to the last week ended on Dec 15. The prices of tomatoes surged by 14 percent and reached 80 per kilogram which was four times high as compare with corresponding period of the last year. The prices of onion also showed an increase of 150 percent as compared with the last year. Egg prices closed at 88.44 per dozen.
A nominal decrease was observed in the prices of sugar and potato, while meat and beef prices remained unchanged.

Army, rangers to ensure security during Muharram in Punjab

Staff Report

LAHORE: Lahore Capital City Police Officer (CCPO) Aslam Tareen has said in a press conference on Thursday that the application had been sent for deployment of army and rangers during Muharram-ul-Haram.

The army and rangers will perform their duties from 7th of Muharram, he added.

The CCPO Lahore told media that police is asked to report about the sensitive areas in five days. The use of metal detectors and closed-circuit television cameras will be ensured, he said.

Tareen said that strict action would be taken against the loud speaker users during Muharram-ul-Haram. Trend Pk

Latest developments in tinsel town

Now for some garma-garam khabar from the entertainment industry…

Thanks to the cuts imposed by the censors, ALLAH KE BANDAY has been shifted ahead by one week, which means that the film will arrive a week later, not on

12th but on 19th November. However, the makers have decided to release the film a day earlier, on Thursday, 18th November to capitalize on the Eid

festivities.

This foreign studio has decided to get aggressive and invest in Hindi films. The studio hasn’t made money on Hindi movies in the past, but that hasn’t

deterred them from investing in Bollywood.

Everyone’s wondering why this talked-about film, which was due for release next week, was shifted ahead. It seems, the senior actor, who happens to be a

good friend of the maverick film-maker, requested him to shift his film to a latter date, so that it doesn’t cut into the sensitive film’s business.

Latest developments in tinsel town

Now for some garma-garam khabar from the entertainment industry…

Thanks to the cuts imposed by the censors, ALLAH KE BANDAY has been shifted ahead by one week, which means that the film will arrive a week later, not on

12th but on 19th November. However, the makers have decided to release the film a day earlier, on Thursday, 18th November to capitalize on the Eid

festivities.

This foreign studio has decided to get aggressive and invest in Hindi films. The studio hasn’t made money on Hindi movies in the past, but that hasn’t

deterred them from investing in Bollywood.

Everyone’s wondering why this talked-about film, which was due for release next week, was shifted ahead. It seems, the senior actor, who happens to be a

good friend of the maverick film-maker, requested him to shift his film to a latter date, so that it doesn’t cut into the sensitive film’s business.

Tibetans protest in China over language policy

BEIJING: At least 1,000 ethnic Tibetan students, demanding protection of their culture, protested in a western Chinese town against curbs on the use of their language, residents and a rights group said on Wednesday.

The students marched through Tongren, also known as Rebkong, on Tuesday, without police interference, residents contacted by telephone and the London-based Free Tibet campaign group said.

Tongren is a heavily Tibetan area of the Chinese province of Qinghai and the region where exiled Tibet’s spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama, was born.

Three residents contacted by telephone said that at least 1,000 students had demonstrated, shouting slogans in support of protecting their culture.

“The police did not get involved,” said one resident, who asked not to be identified, citing the sensitive nature of the case.

“They (the protesters)

Police to widen scope of NATO probe

Staff Report

ISLAMABAD: Law enforcement agencies on Tuesday widened the scope of their investigations amid recovery of more stolen NATO goods from the Dhok Paracha area of Islamabad.

Police and other law enforcement agencies will nconduct raids in Peshawar and other cities to round up remaining groups involved in stealing of NATO goods.

Police today raided a godown in Dhok Paracha and seized a large quantity of stolen NATO items. The recovered goods include wireless sets, helicopter parts, generators and other sensitive equipment.

Initial investigations revealed that stolen goods were kept outside Islamabad for some time and then later shifted to Peshawar.

In addition, a new house was under construction in Dhok Paracha with more storage capacity. SAMAA

Live Chat: Eesha Koppikhar on Aug 25 at 1430 hrs IST

She will go down in history as the ‘Khallas’ girl. And why not, after all wasn’t she Eesha Koppikhar who made item numbers the in-thing in Bollywood? Of Manglorean origin but a complete Mumbai gal, Eesha is as famous down south as she is in Bollywood. Right from doing some exceptional performances in films like Darna Mana Hai and Kya Kool Hai Hum, Eesha has also been part of critically acclaimed films like Pinjar and super commercial entertainers like Don- The Chase Begins.

Going from Miss Eesha Koppikhar to Mrs Eesha Narang hasn’t stopped the lady from pursuing her Bollywood career. In fact she is back again with her upcoming film Hello Darling where she would be looking like a complete stunner. Bollywood Hungama gives you the exclusive opportunity to chat up this lovely lady on Wednesday, August 25, at 1430 hrs IST on our Celebrity Video Chat. Be there!

Live Chat: Gul Panag on August 26 at 1430 hrs IST

She is somebody who truly defines the term ‘beauty with brains’. After a successful career in modelling, she made her debut in Bollywood with the sensitive film Dhoop. Soon she was seen in some rather interesting films such as Dor, Manorama Six Feet Under and Rann. In case you are still wondering who we are talking about, it’s none other than the charming Gul Panag.

Gul is all excited about her new release Hello Darling which opens this week and we at Bollywood Hungama give you a chance to have a live video chat with this pretty actress on Thursday, August 26, at 1430 hrs IST. Don’t miss!

147 dykes in Sindh declared verlnerable; 10 most vulnerable

HYDERABAD: The water level at Guddu Barrage is persistently surging today, as the floodwater inundated school, mosque and several houses in the village abutting the Barrage, Geo News reported Thursday.

Flood tide with over 700,000 cusecs of water is raging from Guddu Barrage, causing dozens of villages to be deluged under water.

Chief Secretary Sindh declared 147 dykes as vulnerable and out of these 10 as most vulnerable. However, Guddu, Sukkur and Kotri barrages are out of danger.

The protective embankment of the adjoining Goth Hasan Mazari breached to the effect the entire area was inundated, leaving the affected people under open skies near Guddu Barrage.

The district administration, Pak Army and the Rangers have intensified the guard over the sensitive embankments.

The lashing downpours disrupted the power system in Larkana’s areas, Qambar Shahdadkot and the suburban areas, where low-lying areas sank under water.

The district administration and Army have joined hands to make arrangements in various areas including Ghotki and Obaro following flooding at Guddu Barrage.

The precautionary arrangements are being made in Nawabshah area of Sakrand, Qazi Ahmed and Daulatpur.

Heavy machinery, stones and concerned crew were transported to SM Mud Bund, as it was declared sensitive.

The driving rains lashed Khairpur and its nearby areas, causing the roads and low-lying areas to be water-locked. Various people got trapped in flood water in Khairpur’s tehsil of Kangri.

The bund in Kangri is at risk as the water has reached to inundate Jamshed Lope in Kangri tehsil. Pak Army personnel are putting up efforts in rescuing people marooned in flood water.

Sindh Chief Minister Qaim Ali Shah at the Chief Minister said the preparations have been completed to cope with the flood situation in the province.

The CM visited Guddu Barrage and said on this occasion that the contingents of police and the Rangers are providing the succor to the flood-affected people, adding if the embankment is breached, the situation could be quite perilous.

Flooding hit Naseer Faqeer Jalalani as the massive rainwater powered from the mountains.

Meantime, the water level at Kotri Barrage has begun to rise, amid augmenting water pressure at Manarki in Thatta and Sarjani Bund.

The local administration has set up at least 94 relief camps in Thatta.

The MPAs of Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) Sohail Yousuf and Heer Sohu visited the sensitive places of Sarjani Bund and Manarki Bund and directed the concerned authorities to buttress these bunds.

Mirza orders stern security for mosques, imambargahs

KARACHI: Sindh Home Minister Dr Zulfiqar Ali Mirza has directed the law enforcement agencies to ensure extraordinary security measures at mosques and imambargahs in the month of Rajab and the celebrations of Hazarat Ali(RA)’s birthday.

According to statement issued by interior ministry Sindh, Mirza ordered Special Branch of the Crime Investigation Department (CID) and intelligence agencies to ensure better coordination.

He instructed the police to take stringent measures, especially in the sensitive areas, and beef up security during celebratory gatherings of Hazrat Ali (RA)’s birthday.

Mirza ordered extraordinary security at foreign embassies and consulates, worship places, airports, railways stations, bus stops, hotels, fast food outlets, markets, government offices and other sensitive installations.

He directed the law enforcement agencies to implement the ban on display of weapons, provocative wall chalking, and distribution of material inciting hatred.

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