Andhra CM Rajasekhara Reddy missing

Uncertainty persisted Wednesday afternoon over the whereabouts of Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y S Rajasekhara Reddy (YSR), whose helicopter went missing at 10.30 a.m amid bad weather.

While Andhra Pradesh Social Welfare Minister P Subhash Chandra Bose said that YSR was safe, police officials were not forthcoming on his location, reports IANS.

The Chief Minister was supposed to land at Chittoor district at 10.30 a.m when his helicopter lost contact with air traffic control. There is bad weather in the area.

The Minister, however, insisted that the chopper carrying the Chief Minister, his Special Secretary and two pilots landed safely.

"We have information that the chief minister is safe," said Chandra Bose. He was not ready to reveal any details.

Official sources said the details were not being revealed because Kurnool district where the chopper reportedly landed is a hotbed of Maoists.

Congress MP from Nandyal S P Y Reddy told a Telugu television channel that he was yet to receive any information about the chief minister's whereabouts.

"Police have launched search operations," he said from Kurnool.

Two helicopters took off from Hyderabad to join the search operations. The army's help has been sought to locate the chopper.

A high-level meeting is on at the state secretariat here.

Sources informed that the state Home Minister P Sabita Indra Reddy is reviewing the situation with Chief Secretary Ramakant Reddy, Director General of Police SSP Yadav, the Chief Minister's close aide and Rajya Sabha MP KVP Ramchandra Rao and other senior state ministers.

Source : http://igovernment.in/site/Andhra-CM-Rajasekhara-Reddy-missing

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Update your status, update your job in ibibo

More and more people are using professional social networking websites to upgrade their job profiles and climb the ladder of success.Nineteen-year old Chandani Nasir, a second-year science student and winner of iFreshface contest on social networking site www.Ibibo.com, has taken on the fashion world practically sitting at home. She had logged on to ibibo.com to check out her friend’s profile but ended up uploading her pictures on the website as a part of an ongoing ‘Model Hunt’ contest. Nasir went on to win the contest and bagged a free portfolio shot by one of leading fashion photographers, Daboo Ratnani. The student-cum-model also got picked by Elite Model Management, which now handles all her modelling contracts. As Nasir starts her new profession, she recounts her aha moment and how it made her a believer in professional networking and the importance of building profile pages on social sites. “Had I not logged on to the social networking portal, my student to model transition would have cost me Rs 2-3 lakh,” she smiles.

Welcome to the world of professional social networking, where graduates log on to find summer internships, out-of-work executives fish for prospective employers, and young entrepreneurs claim to bag business deals over casual ‘notes’.

Admittedly, professional social networking phenomenon is still in its infancy at least when compared to job portals like Naukri.com. The site has over 2 lakh listed jobs at any point of time and serves over 34,000 corporate clients. No wonder , Yogesh Bansal, founder & CEO , ApnaCircle is focused on drawing a critical mass to his site, which at present has just about half a million subscribers. He also admits that when ApnaCircle was launched, majority of the users wanted to use it as just another social networking portal, although he adds, “Users are beginning to realise what professional networking is and now about 70 per cent of our users use the site for professional reasons.”

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General O Kuk-ryol tied to forged $100 bills

A North Korean general who is a confidant of the country’s leader, Kim Jong-il, has been identified by U.S. and foreign intelligence agencies as a key figure in the covert production and distribution of high-quality counterfeit $100 bills called supernotes, according to documents and interviews with intelligence officials.

North Korean Gen. O Kuk-ryol, who was recently promoted to the country’s powerful National Defense Commission, and several of his family members are said to be in charge of producing the fake $100 bills, which are so carefully crafted that they are difficult to tell apart from real U.S. banknotes.

…The report narrowed the source of supernote printing to a plant called the Pyongsong Trademark Printing Factory. The plant is said to be under the control of the operations department of the Korean Workers Party, which is headed by Gen. O.

…Gen. O’s son, O Se-won, works with his father as one of two key overseas officials involved in North Korean counterfeiting, the report said. In addition to O Se-won, another relative of Gen. O, identified as Lee Il-nam, was a councilor at the North Korean Embassy in Ethiopia and operated as a supernotes courier, making visits from Pyongyang, to Beijing to Ethiopia and back from May 2003 to September 2004, according to the report.

The report says North Korea uses front companies and shell companies overseas to facilitate the illicit trafficking in supernotes. The use of fake companies increased after the Treasury Department barred U.S. companies from working with Banco Delta Asia. To further hide the transactions from international financial authorities, the North Korean party office used a financial front company, set up in China in 2006, to make payments as part of the purchases, the report says. North Korea also set up a front company in the British Virgin Islands in the mid-2000s to take advantage of lax banking regulations and tax laws there, it says, and other branches of the front company were established for financial support activities in China, Russia and Southeast Asia. One front company bought luxury yachts, Mercedes-Benz cars and personal helicopters for Mr. Kim and his family, the report said.

…The first North Korean counterfeit supernote was found by a cashier in Manila in 1989, said U.S. Secret Service officials who spoke on the condition of anonymity because of the sensitivity of the subject. In 1994, North Korean trading company officials carrying diplomatic passports of North Korea were arrested after depositing $250,000 in supernotes in Banco Delta Asia in Macao, the officials added.

In the United States, North Korean supernotes have been traced to Las Vegas. In the case of Chen Chiang Liu, a Los Angeles resident who was convicted in federal court in September of conspiracy to sell and pass counterfeit currency, the supernotes he used looked authentic enough to trick bill validators in casino slot machines.

The most recent evidence of North Korean trafficking in supernotes surfaced in Pusan, South Korea, in November when police seized about $1 million in supernotes. According to the report, the case “shows that Pyongyang is using South Korea to circulate or launder supernotes.” Supernote circulation has increased in recent months, the report said, in part to offset revenue shortfalls created by international sanctions against North Korea.

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Every year on June 5, World Environment Day tries to focus attention on the environment while encouraging us to take action. On a personal level, you'll find Daily Do Something Tips that touch on your home, your commute to/from work and your workday habits.

Are you celebrating World Environment Day this Friday, or do you already celebrate the environment every day with via choices similar to the Do Something tips? Enjoy your world, and go birding!

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Government of Andhra Pradesh has conducted 2009 DSC Exam on 31st May 2009 for the recruitment of 5,655 teacher posts, Including 12,252 school assistants, 30,558 secondary grade teachers, 7,018 language pandits, 2,789 PET’s and 30 Special teacher.Initial Key for 2009 DSC Exam will be declared on 2nd June 2009. Will soon update you with DSC Exam Answer Key.

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Jayam Ravi ties the knot

Jayam Ravi, one of the leading young heroes of Kollywood has finally given up his 'eligible bachelor status' today! He tied the holy knots of Mangalya Sutra today to his sweet heart Aarthi at Adayar Park Sheraton on Thursday, May 4 in the early hours of the morning. The bride Aarthi was dressed in golden colour Kancheepuram silk saree.

Almost all the Kollywood stars, producers and directors attended the well arranged marriage and blessed the couple.

Superstar Rajinikanth arrived at the marriage hall well in advance and blessed Jayam Ravi and Aarthi and presented his gifts to them.

Kamal came to the function after a few minutes and conveyed his greetings to the couple.

Other stars who graced the occasion were Jayaram with his wife Parvathy, Arjun, Sundar.C, Khushboo, Radharavi, M.S.Baskar, Abbas & his wife, Radhika Sarathkumar, Meena, Mohan, Shangavi, Sibi & wife, Manjula Vijakumar, Sridevi, Gayathiri Raghuram, Banu Chander, Dhusyanth, Vikram (Prabhu Son), S.Ve.Shekar and his actor son Aswin Shekar.

Mny directors also graced the oocassion like Venkat Prabhu, Ameer (Who will direct Jayam Ravi's next film!), Jananathan, Kreedom Vijay, Hari, S.P.Muthuraman, Telugu director Muthailu Subbaiya, Subramaniam Shiva, Mugavari Durai and producers A.G.S.kalapathy Agoram, S.P.B.Charan, Ayngaran Arun Pandian, Ayngaran Vijaya Kumar, Rukmangathan, M.Muthuraman and T.Ramarao.

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North Korea confirms underground nuclear test

North Korea state media said the country's military conducted a successful underground nuclear test early Monday, confirming earlier reports of a suspected test based on seismic data.

The news triggered an emergency security meeting among South Korea officials and forced a temporary halt to trading on South Korea's main stock market.

News reports cited North Korea's state-run Korean Central News Agency as saying the nation had "successfully conducted another underground nuclear test on May 25 as part of its measures aimed at strengthening its self-defense nuclear deterrent in every way."

South Korean officials said earlier that it suspected a nuclear test had taken place after detecting an "artificial earthquake."

The U.S. Geological Survey reported an earthquake of magnitude of 4.7 on the Richter scale, centered about 230 miles northeast of Pyongyang. The epicenter is in the same area where North Korea conducted its previous nuclear test in October 2006.

Trading on the South Korean stock market was halted briefly after shares fell sharply in the wake of the news. Stocks recouped some of those earlier losses to trade 0.7% lower by Monday afternoon. Japan's Nikkei index was 1.2% higher at 9,335.18.

The move prompted negative reaction from the diplomatic community, with the United Nations Security Council expected to meet to discuss the event soon.

British junior foreign minister, Bill Rammell, called North Korea's announced nuclear test a "clear breach" of Security Council resolutions and urged it to return to disarmament talks, according to comments quoted by Agence France-Presse.

"We are gravely concerned by North Korea's claims," AFP quoted a U.S. State Department official as saying on condition of anonymity.
Political transition

"These are not ordinary times in North Korea," Uwe Parpart, a chief economist at Cantor Fitzgerald, said in comments Monday afternoon referring to a reported political change in the shadowy Pyongyang regime.

"Any political transition period in an absolute state is fraught with danger," he said. And "dangers in Korea range from military provocation all the way to chaotic Korean unification."

An article late Sunday in the Wall Street Journal said that U.S. President Barack Obama's administration has concluded that North Korean leader Kim John Il has begun a political transition, in which his brother-in-law and third son will be key players. See full WSJ.com story on North Korean transition.

Parpart said "investor caution is most advisable" and "Japan and Taiwan are fine alternatives for investment in North Asia while one waits for the smoke to clear."

North Korea's state media made the announcement around noon local time, or about two hours after South Korean officials detected the unusual seismic activity.

Pyongyang said in late April it would conduct more tests of nuclear devices and missiles.

South Korea's President Lee Myung-bak had called an emergency security meeting to assess the situation, Yonhap reported.

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பிரபாகரன் கொல்லப்பட்டதை விடுதலைப் புலிகள் சார்பாகப் பேசவல்லர் உறுதிப்படுத்தியுள்ளார்

விடுதலைப் புலிகள் இயக்கத்தின் தலைவர் வேலுப்பிள்ளைப் பிரபாகரன் கொல்லப்பட்டுவிட்டார் என்பதை விடுதலைப் புலிகள் இன்று வெளியிட்டுள்ள ஓர் அறிக்கையில் முதல் முறையாக ஒப்புக்கொண்டுள்ளனர்.

விடுதலைப் புலிகள் அமைப்புடைய சர்வதேச உறவுகள் பிரிவின் தலைவராக அறியப்படும் செல்வராசா பத்மநாதன் கையொப்பமிட்டுள்ள அறிக்கை இது.

பிபிசி தமிழோசைக்கு இவர் வழங்கிய ஓர் செவ்வியில், மே பதினேழாம் தேதி பிரபாகரன் உயிரிழந்ததாகத் தெரிவித்துள்ளார் என்றாலும், அவர் எவ்வாறு இறந்தார் என்பது பற்றிய விபரங்களை அவர் தெரிவிக்கவில்லை.

இலங்கைத் தமிழர்களின் உரிமைகளுக்காக வன்முறையற்ற வழிகளில் இனி விடுதலைப் புலிகள் போராடுவார்கள் என்றும் பத்மநாதன் தெரிவித்துள்ளார்.

source : bbc.co.uk

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Dasavatharam brings honors to Asin

Asin has bagged the ITFA award for the best actress for her performance in Dasavatharam. The awards will be presented in a ceremony at Singapore on the 16th of May. Dasavatharam, in which Ulaganayagan Kamal Haasan played the hero, went on to become a smash hit. Kamal’s ten roles, all in different get ups, are worth a mention here. Asin, who shared the screen space with him, came out with an exemplary performance that took her to places in the Indian film industry. Asin recently bagged the Filmfare Best Hindi Debut this year, for starring in the film Ghajini.

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A.R. Rahman’s vacation

The double Oscar winner A.R. Rahman is on a vacation cum business trip to the UK and the US. Apparently, the Mozart of Madras is accompanied by his wife. Sources have it that his schedule is packed with several meetings with film makers andbusiness acquaintances. Rahman’s new agent in the US, through whom he had bagged an international offer, is also making arrangements for the Oscar winner to meet some of the well known film makers. With this we can expect Rahman to return home with several big international offers. In the home front, Rahman has five major films to which he is already committed including Mani Rathnam’s Ravan and Rajini-starrer, Shankar-directed Endhiran.

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Where is Aamir Khan?

Aamir Khan has gone on a two-month holiday. The actor took off on a vacation with his two children to an undisclosed location. According to his blog, he will return during May end or June. No one knows where exactly the actor had gone and he cannot be reached on phone too. However, Aamir’s wife Kiran did not find a place in this vacation as she is busy with her own film projects. The actor, who is an avid blogger, says that he will try and connect to his fans if time permits during his vacation. Well, this is a long deserved vacation for Aamir!

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Bipasha Basu to direct

After entering the film industry with Ajnabee in the year 2001, and going on to do several films including hits like Dhoom, Bachna Ae Haseeno, Race, and Aankhen, the hottest actress in town, Bipasha Basu is ready to wield the megaphone. The actress, in a recent interview, said that she has come to understand the nuances of film making and several other aspects of it. According to Bipasha, the long stint in the film industry will surely help her to direct a film. The actress says that with each day passing the urge to don the director’s cap has been increasing. Do we see a new director in the block?

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Endhiran Shooting Spot Images, Gallery, Stills - THE ROBOT

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Enthiran (The Robot) director Shankar’s dream project with Superstar Rajinikanth and Aishwarya Rai has generated a lot of interest among the fans. Rajini and Shankar who boast of having a superhit formula have grouped in a exceptional team for this Endhiran Movie. Music director A R Rahman and ace cameraman Rathnavelu also form the part of Shankar’s creative team.

The animatronics of the film will be handled by the Stan Winston Studio (USA), which was responsible for the impressive animation sequences in movies such as Predator, Jurassic Park, Pearl Harbor, Iron man and the Terminator, while Mary E Vogt, the well known designer who has worked in Hollywood movies like Men in Black, Batman Returns and Inspector Gadget will be designing the scientific outfits for Enthiran. Stunt director Yuen Woo Ping, who made audiences gasp with his stunts in Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon, Matrix and Kill Bill, will handle the action for the movie.

The movie is being produced by Ayngaran International Films Pvt Ltd., and Eros International.

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Exclusive Silambattam Audio Preview

Exclusive for Chennai365 from the Simbu team.

International Simbu Fans Federation President, G.Hari Haran would like to share with chennai365.com song preview of the movie Silambattam.

The song Nalam Thana is not a complete remix of the old Shivaji Ganesan Number. There are only a few words used from the old hit song. The song Where is da party is said to be a foot tapping number.

Yuvan Shankar Raja is composing the music for the movie.

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Vaaranam Aayiram MP3 Songs Download FREE!

Vaaranam Aayiram is the one of the most popular upcoming films. Finally the tracks of Varanam Aayiram will be launched on the 24th of September at Sathyam Cinemas in Chennai. It is a good news for Tamil music fans and those who have been eagerly awaiting the audio of Vaaranam Aayiram. Varanam Aayiram starring Suriya has musical score by Harris Jayaraj.

The Varanam Aayiram movie is being directed by Gautham Menon. The movie Varanam Aayiram features Simran, Divya Spandana and Sameera Reddy as the heroines. Four tracks from the Varanam Aayiram movie have been given exclusively to four radio FMs, including Radio Mirchi, Big FM, SFM and an another station to be played on air. Vaaranam Aayiram movie is produced by Oscar films. Vaaranam Aayiram will be Harris Jayaraj’s 26th film.

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