Friday, August 5, 2011

Sahiwal: 18 branches sealed due to corruption allegations


 


The police have also been directed to provide security to the related offices. It has been learnt that employees of TMA office did corruption in the period of Administrator in the city. The employees devoured million of rupees in the name of deployment of heavy sign boards. The TMA staff was worried at this operation.






 


TMO Masood Tamanna declined to comment when our representatives contacted him.
 






Malik orders to tighten security


 


It was decided in a high-level meeting chaired by Rehman Malik. Secretary Interior, Chief Commissioner Islamabd, IG, DG National Crisis Cell and representatives of other law enforcement institutions were also present.






 


Malik emphasized to tighten the security of the metropolitan making it foolproof. Checking system should be made impenetrable on the entry ways and exits, deploying further security forces on patrolling.
 






Giant yo-yo competition


 


The bouncy event allowed students to test their knowledge and creativity by designing and building large yo-yos. The competition looked for the yo-yo that would reach the highest point after being released from a 100-foot (30 meters) tall crane. The idea with the yo-yo was to convert the potential energy to angular momentum of the yo-yo. The winner of the competition designed and built a small and sleek yo-yo, resembling an automobile s flywheel.






The engraved yo-yo scored highest marks after the judges calculated the height of its initial ascent. The winning team received 3,000 U.S. dollars for winning the competition.
 






Quetta: Former boxing Olympian Abrar Hussain gunned down


 


Abrar Hussain was on his way in a car when some unknown persons opened indiscriminate firing on him near the stadium.


 






He received bullets in his head and body. Later, he was taken to hospital where he succumbed to injuries. He had represented Pakistan in Olympics competitions in 90s .
 






Jelly Belly creates scented iPhone cases


 






Jelly Belly has created iPhone cases scented like the company s Strawberry Cheesecake, Very Cherry, Blueberry, Licorice and Berry Blue jelly beans, TechNewsDaily. Cases are also available for the iPod Touch, iPod Nano and some BlackBerry phones. The items are sold separately and each cost $14.99. Jelly bean-shaped products are ideal for any consumers that want to make a fun impression with their friends and as they walk down the street.






Wimbledon: Pak-India duo crash out in first round


Pakistani tennis star Aisam-ul-haq Qureshi and his Indian partner Rohan Bopanna crashed out of the first round of the men’s doubles event of Wimbledon being played in London.






The fourth-seeded Indo-Pak pair of Aisam-Bopanna lost 6-2, 2-6, 19-21 to the Colombian pair of Sebastian Cabal and Robert Farah.
 


The Colombians were off to a rough start but came back strong and took the win.
 






Rawalpindi: Fake exams centre busted


 


The students appearing in the Punjab Technical Board Exams said that they had bribed the gang one thousand rupees each.


 


Hashmat Ali College, Rawalpindi was declared centre for examination but Assistant Superintendant Raja Abid, Supervisor Ilyas and Abrar turned Shimla High School into a fake examination centre and helped the students solve their papers there.






 


The police raided the school, arrested the supervising staff with 70 students and seized the books being used in cheating. Police also recovered Rs 24,000 from Deputy Superintendent Raja Abid and Rs 4000 from Principal Hammad-ur-Rehman. The latter was also arrested.