Bomb Blast In Hyderabad

Two explosions in Dilsukh Nagar area in Hyderabad

 

 
Hyderabad: Hyderabad Two bomb blasts took place in Dilsukhnagar area in hyderabad, which reportedly killed 21 persons. Several persons injured in the mishap that took place at 7:01pm.

Bomb blast in Hyderabad near Dilsukh Nagar area 

At least 22 persons has been killed and 50 persons injured in two major explosions that has taken place today at 7:00pm in Dilsukhnagar area hyderabad. The sources have said that casualties are likely to be increased. The injured persons has been shifted to near by hospitals. One of the eye witnesses told the media there were several women in the casualties.

Tense atmosphere is prevailing in and around Dilsukhnagar area of the city. Chief minister Kiran kumar reddy has said that the culprits would be punished severally. Even union home minister Sushil Kumar Shinde has responded on the mishap. Chief minister kiran kumar, on the other hand, has ordered the home minister Sabitha Indra reddy to reach the blast spot and supervise the relief measures. It may be recalled that similar mishaps took place in hyderabad earlier.

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(reported by AW-Phani)

 

 

 

Colorful Dazzling Brazilian

Colorful dazzling Brazilian Carnival starts flamboyantly 

The beautiful land of Brazil plays host to the most celebrated event on the planet, the Rio Carnival, a weeklong celebration leading up to Lent in the Christian calendar . The Carnival of Brazil falls on a different date every year, about 40 days before Easter. From Friday to Ash Wednesday - February 8-13 in 2013 - Brazilians close their offices and shops, and throw themselves into the world's most famous manifestation of freedom and happiness, day and night, on and off the hot crowded beaches, at the peak of summer.

Known as the Greatest Show on Earth, thousands of visitors from all over the world flock to Rio to experience sensational parades with the mesmerizing beats of the samba drums, and most importantly, costumed samba dancers in attire ranging from the intricately designed to the outrageous. While carnival parties are held throughout the city, the main action takes place at the Sambadrome where twelve Samba schools strut their stuff at the Samba Parade


For Brazil, Carnival 2013 is an important test of the city's infrastructure ahead of the big sporting events lined up for the future, including the World Cup in 2014 and the Olympics in 2016, says the BBC's Julia Carneiro in Rio.
Undoubtedly, what captures the eyes of millions of viewers from around the world are the dazzling and glittering costumes painstakingly designed by members of the samba schools. From the incredibly sexy to the flamboyant and outlandish, each costume has a story to tell.


This year, more than 700 processions will make their way through various parts of the city, with US actress Megan Fox among the international celebrities expected to take part.

 The carnival is set to draw 1.1m tourists to Rio, generating some $650m (£410m) for the local economy. Hotels and restaurants are booked almost to capacity.



     

 

Egyptian Hieroglyphics

Egyptian Hieroglyphics... earliest form of writing in Egypt! 

What's Hieroglyphics?

As we all knew, English has 26 characters (called letters) that are made up into words and then into sentences. Ancient Egyptians had more than 2,000 characters, which they called hieroglyphics. Egyptian Hieroglyphics which are common object like - a reed, an eagle, a basket, water, etc. that represents a letter of their alphabet.

Hieroglyphics were the earliest form of writing in Egypt and were basically only used in formal settings. Hieratic was the script used for day-to-day writing. 

How to Write With Hieroglyphics?

Hieroglyphics were written in rows or columns without spaces and can be read from left to right or from right to left and that the symbols (human and animals) always face towards the beginning of the line so you know which direction to start reading. Besides changing direction, hieroglyphics rarely used vowels, although they were spoken. In English, words are often abbreviated by leaving out the vowels - bldg = building, ltd = limited and cm = centimeter but in case of hieroglyphics the only time it use vowels is when a word begins with one or if it might be confusing without them.

Where Were Hieroglyphics Used?

We can see hieroglyphics on ancient tombs, pyramid walls, pottery and ceramics. Scribes also used hieroglyphics on papyrus to record the history of Egypt. As a fact, Hieroglyphics were extremely hard to learn. Only scribes learned to write them and they trained for years, starting school when they were boys and because Girls were not allowed to go to school so they couldn't become scribes. Scribes were special royal servants. They didn't have to go into the military or pay taxes and were also well-respected and had their pictures painted on the walls of houses and monuments.

The Rosetta Stone Uncovered...

Hieroglyphics were a mystery until the Rosetta Stone was uncovered. The three foot tall and two foot wide stone was discovered near the Rosetta mouth of the Nile in 1799. Three different types of script are written on the stone: hieroglyphics, Egyptian Demontic and Greek which took many years for the stone to be properly deciphered with several linguist scholars working on the task including French-born Sylvestre de Sacy, Englishman Thomas Young and French scholar, Jean Francios Champollion who himself finally pieced everything together in 1822. When the British defeated the French in the Battle of the Nile, they claimed the Rosetta Stone and sent it to the British Museum where it still remains today.

(Note:Content adapted from Kidzworld site)

(AW:Samrat Biswas)