Hyderabad

Ministry of Minority Affairs, Government of India invites proposals from eligible Organizations/Institutions for conducting training programmes for minority
women within the framework of prescribed training modules under “Nai Roshni”,
Ministry’s premier Scheme for Leadership Development of Minority Women.

The proposals are to be submitted to District Collector through District Minority Welfare Officer, who in-turn will forward it to Ministry directly verifying the credentials of the organization/s.

Buoyed by the arrival of a trio of leaders who left Congress to join his Telangana Rashtra Samithi, party president K Chandrasekhar Rao on Thursday said that a good showing in elections would help them realise their separate statehood goal.

“We have to use the ballot for achieving a separate state (of Telangana),” Rao said at a party meet in Manthani, about 70-km from here. Assembly Elections in Andhra Pradesh are due next year.

K Keshava Rao, Manda Jagannatham and G Vivek, the three former Congress leaders who earlier this week joined TRS, were present on the occasion.

In order to get success for TDP candidates in 2014 elections, a meeting of party observers of various Assembly and Parliamentary constituencies is in progress for the past two days at NTR Trust Bhavan in Banjara Hills. Mr. Chandrababu Naidu is presiding over this meeting. He is eliciting information from each constituency from party cadre. TDP observers are being given training to create awareness among the people and also to prepare the schedule for the next election. Mr. Naidu advised the observers to bridge the gap between the party candidates and the people.

Noted Social Activists and Chairman of A.P. State Minorities Commission, Mr. Abid Rasool Khan invited 30 Muslim intellectuals to dinner on 4th June in Hyderabad. The purpose of this meeting to discuss a strategy to get the issues of the Muslims resolved by political parties making use of the occasion of General Elections to be held in 2014. Maulana Syed Jalal Uddin Umari, Ameer Jamat-e- Islami of India and Vice President of Muslim Personal Law Board participated in the meeting as the guest of honour. Mr. Mahmood Ali, MLC of TRS was also present in the meeting.

Dr. Mohd Niyaz Ahmed Khan, Managing Director of SAAP medicals Pvt. Ltd. has been nominated as member of the Osmania University Advisory Committee for its center for international programs (formerly American Studies Research Center).

Prof. S.Satyanarayana, Vice Chancellor of Osmania University is the Chairman of the Advisory committee, which consists of 20 members.

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An International Science Summit was held in Bangkok (Thailand). It was organized by Global Achievers’ Foundation India. Dr. Mujeeb Athar, Assistant Director(Pathology) of Veterinary Biological Research Institute Hyderabad was awarded Asia Pacific International Award which consists of a trophy and a citation. Dr. Anil Wadha, Ambassador of India in Thailand and other dignitaries were present in the conference. Dr. Mujeeb Athar has bagged various awards at State and All India levels. He got seven Gold medals and various prizes.

TDP Spokesman of Greater Hyderabad Mr. Anand Kumar Goud told that there is no need to publicize the developmental works done by Congress Govt. in the past 9 years. People know the fake schemes and notifications. Instead of becoming an exemplary State, it is becoming an infamous State. We feel ashamed of telling that officers are involved in corruptions and scams. People’s representatives who make lofty claims are also involved in various scams. In this manner Secretariat has become a business center. Mr. N.Kiran Kumar Reddy is also accountable for the scams of his colleagues. Mr.

An important meeting of A.P. Cabinet is being held today to consider the strategy for the ensuing budget session of the Assembly starting on 10th June. Mr. N.Kiran Kumar Reddy, C.M. of A.P. will preside over the meeting. It is expected that the supporters of Dr. D.L. Ravindra Reddy, former Health Minister will raise objections in the meeting for his sudden dismissal form the cabinet. There are differences in the cabinet about according approval to Bangaru Talli scheme because C.M. introduced it with out consulting his colleagues.

The Haj Committee of India Mumbai has decided to down-grade nearly 12,000 Pilgrims from Green to Aziziya Category for Haj-2013.

The decision was taken following large scale demolitions that took place near Haram Sharif in Makkah Mukarramah in the areas which were traditionally occupied by the Indian Pilgrims. Therefore, only 40,000 Green accommodation units are available in Makkah Mukarramah for the Pilgrims of Haj-2013. However, around 52,000 selected Pilgrims have opted for Green Category accommodation.

A pro-Telangana agitator on Thursday ended his life by consuming insecticide at a Telangana Rashtra Samiti (TRS) meeting in Manthani town of Karimnagar district, police said.

As TRS president K Chandrasekhar Rao was addressing the meeting, Gunda Nagaraju (32) of Surayyapalli village of Manthani mandal, all of a sudden, tried to board the dais, but partymen stopped him.

Nagaraju immediately went behind the dais and consumed insecticide raising the slogan “Jai Telangana”.

The Adjudicating Authority of the Enforcement Directorate has approved the attachment of the properties of Y S Jaganmohan Reddy to the tune of Rs. 143.74 crores, on
Thursday.

The Enforcement Authority has decided to attach properties worth Rs,. 143. 74 crore on January 7. Of this, Ramki Group’s properties were to the tune of Rs. 133.74 crore and Jagati Publications
(Sakshi) properties were to the tune of Rs. 10 crores. Jagati Publications properties are in the form of Fixed Deposits. After the decision, the Adjudicating Authority heard arguments of both

TDP Telangana Forum convener Errabelli Dayakara Rao has advised the TRS chief K Chandrasekhara Rao to desist from speaking lies about the Telangana movement.

Speaking to the media here on Thursday, he said KCR was interested only in elections and collections and hence was playing with the lives of the people by spreading all kinds of lies.

State BJP has decided to mobilize the people to participate in the Telangana Political JAC’s ‘Chalo Assembly’ program to be held on June 14 demanding separate Telangana State.

As per the information received from C.G.I., Jeddah, large scale demolitions took place near Haram sharif in Makkah Mukarramah in the areas which were traditionally occupied by the Indian Pilgrims. Only 40,000 Green accommodation units are available in Makkah Mukarramah for the Pilgrims of Haj-2013. However, around 52,000 selected Pilgrims have opted for Green Category accommodation.

The Hyderabad Traffic Police is providing pre-paid auto services for fish medicine programme to be held at Exhibition grounds, Nampally on June 8, in view of the large number of public coming from various places to attend the same.

BJP national executive member Dr K Laxman has alleged that the Congress party was hatching a conspiracy to bury the Telangana sentiment by conducting panchayat elections indirectly.

Sri Venkateswara College of Architecture is conducting a competition for students and architecture and planning, in collaboration with SOUL (Save our Urban Lakes), in the colleges of the State on the topic ‘Conservation & Beautification of Hussain Sagar surplus Nala.

The Chief Minister Mr. Kiran Kumar Reddy today directed for restoration of maximum possible power supply to all sectors by reducing the load relief.

Due to several measures taken by the State Government, the Chief Minister today directed the Officials to reduce the Electricity Load Relief and increase power supply to all sectors. It may be stated here that the demand has also come down due to fall in temperature and onset of monsoon.

The CMO Officials briefed the latest power position in the State, this morning at Secretariat.

‘Bangaru Thalli’ programme will be approved in the State Cabinet meeting to be held on Friday and then legal status would be created for it in the Assembly meetings.
This was stated here today by the Minister for Finance Anam Ramnarayan Reddy.
The Minister said that the removal of Dr D L Ravindra Reddy from the Ministry was done in accordance with the wishes of the Chief Minister N Kiran Kumar Reddy. The views being aired by some of the Ministers on this issue were their own, he felt. (NSS)

The Labour Minister D Nagender has stated today that there were no opponents to the Chief Minister N Kiran Kumar Reddy in the State Cabinet now. Dr Shankar rao was removed from the Ministry earlier and Dr D L Ravindra Reddy recently.
Speaking to the media here, Nagender said that Dr Ravinder Reddy was removed from the Cabinet as per the directions of the party High Command only. He added that in the Congress party, the Chief Ministers would not take decisions on their own.

Andhra Pradesh Anganwadi Workers and Helpers Union, affiliated to CITU, has decided to organize ‘Chalo Hyderabad’ programme on June 11, demanding the State Government to increase their salaries on par with Central Government and provide retirement facilities like pension and gratuity.

The Confederation of Women Entrepreneurs (COWE) is to organize the 6th COWE Trade Carnival 2013 in Hyderabad from 7th to 10th June 2013 here at Sri Sathya Sai Nigamagamam, Sri Nagar Colony. The carnival with the theme ‘Gearing Women towards Social Entrepreneurship’ is to be inaugurated by Union Minister of State for Commerce and Industry D.Purandeswari on 7th June 2013, informed Mrs. P. Soudhamini, President – COWE.

Kamalapuram MLA Veerashiva Reddy has demanded the State government to order an inquiry into the corruption that had taken place during the period when Dr DL Ravindra Reddy has worked as Health Minister.

The CBI Special Court has ruled that Vijyasai Reddy should be treated as a special prisoner.

The verdict was pronounced after he petitioned with the court yesterday to accord the special status. He surrendered before the court after his interim bail was cancelled.

Reddy pleaded with the court to allow him to use medications for his ailments and accord special status while in custody. On surrendering the designated court has remanded him to judicial custody up to June 17. (INN)

The Andhra Pradesh government has reduced the duration of power cuts as the onset of monsoon has brought down demand.

The electricity cuts in Hyderabad, Tirupati, Visakhapatnam, Warangal, district headquarters and corporations were lifted. The major cities were having daily two-hour cuts.

The authorities have also increased power supply in rural areas from present 12 hours to 18 hours. The duration of cuts will be reduced from 12 to six hours.