Nizam's £34 Million Case Again Making Headlines

Background :

>> (In 1948) ...  the richest man in the world deposited £1m in a London account. It's been there ever since, and today it could be worth ...m. But no one can lay a finger on it. Luke Harding on a tale of sex, greed, international politics - and the NatWest bank [A prince's ransom, The Guardian]

>> "The origins of the Hyderabad Funds Case, dating back to September 1948, related to the transfer of over £1 million sterling from the account of the government of the Nizam of Hyderabad to Habib Ibrahim Rahimtoola, the then High Commissioner of Pakistan in London.

The transfer was made by the Nizam's finance minister without the ruler's approval. The transfer instructions were irregular as the finance minister had no power to do so.

The Nizam's subsequent instructions to re-transfer the funds were not complied with, leading to arbitration in the British courts.

The matter also went up to the House of Lords. It held that the legal title to the money vested in the Pakistan government, which was not asserting a beneficiary title to the fund." [source]

Latest:

• The international row over £30million left in NatWest bank (London, UK) account by an eccentric maharajah, dailymail.co.uk  Jan 27 2014
• Solicitor general advice government to intervene as Pakistan claims Nizam's GBP 34 mn funds  The Economic Times 24 Jan, 2014, Ajmer Singh
•  Indian government to intervene, as Pakistan claims Nizam of Hyderabad's GBP 34 mn  Economic Times 24 Jan, 2014
• India, Pak revisit history, lock horns over Nizam wealth fund southasiamonitor.org Jan 24, 2014


News archive -- Hyderabad Funds Case + The Glory, Granger & Wealth of Hyderabad Nizam:
• The Nizams of Hyderabad: An Epic Tale of Wealth, Loss and Reconciliation,  saffronart.com December 4, 2012  by amyqinglin 
• Hopes of early settlement to row over Nizam’s funds, thehindu.com July 19, 2012 
• Taj Falaknuma Palace: A New Experience of Palatial Splendor forbes.com 10/17/2012
• Why wealth of Hyderabad Nizam's heirs depends on Pakistan, Indo-Asian News Service | Updated: July 20, 2012 
• Nizam's funds: Six decade Indo-Pak stalemate nearing end? Apr 11, 2008
  Economic Times
• Precious collection of Nizam's jewels lies buried in a bank vault intoday.in, Amarnath K. Menon April 30, 1988 
• A simple leisure visit to an out of bound retreat (Nizam's Residency House, aka Rashtrapati Nilayam)
• Penny pinching ruler of Hyderabad...  The Milwaukee Journal - Sep 23, 1948

Hyderabadi Website of the Month: hyderabadassociationusa.com

Layout: Great header at the top, as the tagline says “Humara Shaher Humare log”. The template is great. Simple but decent. There are no ads or huge banners that normally divert the motif/content. You do see a somewhat large picture of the members, I might make it a little smaller.

Content: Good stuff 'Bringing Hyderabad Community Together'. Better in its coverage, than many others. It’s obviously not a personal site, so going with the social media developments, there should be a few more comments/voices of like minded (other than the board).

Strength: 'Safar Tasveer ke saath' is in its unique contribution. The site although local in its origin, but can become global in its outreach. Most Hyderabadi sites by NRI's are not so comprehensive. Gallery section is duplicating the front page. Few pages are blank now (including advertise, matrimonials), that need to be populated to give better look and feel. The page Membership (which means members of the Association), needs to go with About US. So also, Follow us on, needs to be live, to Assn's own pages in respective sites.

Weakness: "true Hyderabadi spirit and culture in a professional and well organized way" To meet its own stated goal, the site requires depiction of composite Hyderabad (not only Islam/Muslim) in every perspective, be it membership, coverage of the site or approach.

Technical stuff: Audio must be placed in a visible place, and the user given control to play if required. At present the audio is set to run (auto mode), works in Firefox, but does not show up nor auto-play in Internet Explorer. The background audio must also include Hyderabadi dholak ke, Golconda's Sound-and-light (dialogues), etc. Chrome has not issues, it's OK. The visuals can be google maps, and other historic sites.

Suggestions: One should a) have more Hyderabadi audios, videos, and visuals. b) Submit the site to google, and add links to a Facebook page, Twitter that would definitely help reaching the others. c) This site needs to be linked by other sites of like-minded folks (on the web and social media). and d) you can take a look at the multimedia and other gadgets at http://hyderabadiz.blogspot.ca/

Other Hyderabadi NRI relevant sites:

• http://www.hyderabad.co.uk/
• hyderabadassociationksa.com

• NRI's Now In Hyderabad Association

• HAWMA | Hyderabad Association of Washington

• Hyderabadis from Chicago : The Profile Engine

• orkut - Hyderabadis at IIT Chicago

• http://www.naseeb.com

• American Hyderabadi Association - YouTube

• Hyderabadi in Chicago - YouTube

• Charminar Connection Blog

• Hyderabadi Legends Toronto - YouTube

• Toronto-Hyderabadi Association [T.H.A] - Facebook

•  Twin-cities Expatriates Association of Hyderabad and Secunderabad

Hyderabad’s to-do list for the year 2014

Serish Nanisetti, TNN

•  Climb the Golconda fort
•  Go to a museum
• Visit the Ramzan market ... Much More... continue reading

74th Numaish‬ begins in ‎Hyderabad‬, but with political colors

Just when talks were on for a grand-scale diamond jubilee celebrations of the Numaish for 2015, there was friction between politicos at the launch of the All India Industrial Exhibition : Source: Deccan Chronicle --

Just when talks were on for a grand-scale diamond jubilee celebrations of the Numaish for 2015, there was friction between politicos at the launch of the All India Industrial Exhibition. The president of the Exhibition Society, K. Jana Reddy, gave the meeting a miss. It is usually the Chief Minister who inaugurates the exhibition every year. continue reading this news

Seminar on “Importance of Book reading among the younger generation” 26th December

Information source: Siasat News, December 24

Hyderabad:

(Siasat New) Centre for Trilingual and Islamic Studies will organize a Seminar on “Importance of Book reading among the younger generation” at Urdu Ghar, Moghalpura on Thursday 26th December at 10 am. Prof. S.A. Shukoor, Director of Urdu Academy, Dr. P.H. Mohammed, Asst. Professor of MANUU, Syed Shah Habeebuddin Quadri, Editor Andhra Pradesh Urdu monthly, Dr. Ghouse Ali Sayeed, Mr. Taher Romani, Journalist, Ms. Munawar Khatoon, Director of Ashraful Madaris High School, Mr. Mohammed Qamaruddin, Senior Librarian, Mr. Syed Faheem Akther, Librarian, Mr. Mohammed Ilyas Taher, Director Dream Bird school, Mr. Mohammed Shamsuddin Ahmed Khan, President Minorities Education and Welfare Society, Mr. Mohammed Habeebuddin, Mr. Mohsin Khan, Mr. Ayoub Khan and others will participate in the seminar. Mr. Mohammed Aqeel, Advocate will be the convener. Prizes and certificates will be distributed to the students on this occasion.
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Gulf jobs prove death for expats, hailing from south India, especially Kerala and Andhra Pradesh

Gulf jobs prove death for migrants, Times of India-by Bushra Baseerat

HYDERABAD: Dream jobs in the Gulf countries are turning into nightmares for thousands of Indian expatriates. In an alarming scenario, two Indians commit suicide every week on an average in the gulf region. Moreover, several others are dying at a young age due to heart attacks or other ailments. With a chunk of these migrants hailing from south India, especially Kerala and Andhra Pradesh, experts say it is high time the government intervenes and determines the cause of these telling statistics. continue reading Times of India

 On the same shelf:

• Andhra Pradesh website to help NRIs return home and find jobs Arab News
• Competing with foreigners for jobs 'difficult'-- gulfnews.com-Dec 4, 2013
The kingdom, unlike other Gulf nations, has millions of low-income citizens willing to work the types of jobs that have long been held by Indian, Egyptian,
• Saudis Look to Private Businesses for Youth Jobs  The New Indian Express -- A nationwide culling of Saudi Arabia's massive foreign workforce of around 9 million people has already sent hundreds of thousands of migrants home in the past two months. Saudi authorities say the jobs left behind can and should be given to Saudis.
• New Saudi rules forced exit of 1,41301 Indian workers Indlaw.com
• Nitaqat: Saudi returnees tell tales of their agony The New Indian Express 
• Expat held with gold in Hyderabad Times of Oman
• Saudi to hire 3500 expat doctors ArabianBusiness.com -- According to English language newspaper Arab News, the Ministry of Health is seeking to hire doctors and nurses from countries including India, Pakistan and  
• An expatriate sounds off, Saudi Gazette : "My recent column on the plight of long-term residents of the Kingdom, many born here and grown accustomed to a Saudi way of life, prompted a reader to send me the following response which I have edited for space:"

“Every day I read in the newspapers articles spewing hatred with unrestrained venom. Illegals/Expats: A threat to national security’’, ‘’Expatriate remittances costing Kingdom billions’’, ‘’Expatriates taking jobs away from Saudi workforce" are just some of the many popular lines that I find in the print media that make expatriates look like a disease when you know that this an absolute falsehood. How are we a threat to national security when we aren’t even recognized as one of Saudi’s own? continue reading saudigazette.com.sa