Andhra Pradesh

Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Kiran Kumar Reddy today assured the physically challenged persons that the government will extend all help to them to stand on their own feet by utilizing the welfare schemes. While interacting with physically challenged people at Devarakadra during his sixth leg of ‘Indiramma Baata’ here, the Chief Minister said the government was committed to address all issues of disabled persons in a phased manner and the government has released Rs 212 crore for their welfare in the budget.

East Godavari District Collector Neethu Kumary has assured bankers of all-out cooperation from the district administration in the recovery of loans from the woman self help groups (SHGs) and asked them to come forward to sanction loans liberally treating it as a social responsibility.

Tension prevailed for some time when ‘Jai Andhra JAC’ has tried to hold a public meeting on Friday here.

rotesting against the increase in diesel prices and restricting the supply of subsidised LPG to six cylinders per family in a year, Telugu Desam Party president N Chandrababu Naidu on Friday staged a rally from KBR Gardens to Check Post at Jubilee Hills.

Former Minister Dr P Shankar Rao on Friday demanded that the State Government provide security to him as he was receiving threatening calls from unknown persons.

Talking to media persons in the Assembly premises, Dr Shankar Rao said he wrote letters to Director General of Police V Dinesh Reddy and City Commissioner of Police Anurag Sharma seeking protection to his life in the wake of threatening calls. Stating that his security has been reduced, he asked the government to provide additional security to him besides the existing security personnel.

Congress MLC Yadav Reddy on Thursday asked that the Pradesh Congress Committee to organise Rashtra Sadassu only after the party announces its decision on Telangana State.

The Bharatiya Janata Party on Thursday accused the Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen of preventing the development of Muslim community in the Telangana region.

The demand for separate Andhra Pradesh by bifurcating the state, is gaining momentum with Andhra Joint Action Committee (AJAC), led by former Home Minister and Congress leader Vasantha Nageswara Rao organising a public meeting at Nandigama on September 14 at Nandigama. Releasing a wall poster in connection with the meeting at a press conference here today, he said the agitation for separate Andhra Pradesh state, comprising Rayalaseema and Coastal Andhra Pradesh regions, would be intensified. He asked leaders of national parties, including the ruling Congress, Opposition BJP.

YSR Congress party honorary president Y S Vijaya Lakshmi alias Vijayamma alleged that a malicious campaign had been launched by the Telugu Desam and Congress party against YSRCP as its popularity is growing.

Addressing a huge public meeting, organised on the occasion of joining of TDP and Congress leaders in the YSRCP at Pamarru, about 40 KM from here today, she alleged that Gobbel’s propaganda was launched against the YSRCP that it would merge in the Congress party.

Lok Satta Party founder-president Dr Jayaprakash Narayan here on Wednesday strongly felt the need for drastic electoral reforms to ensure that honest and service-minded people get elected to the legislative bodies.

The Pradesh Congress Committee will organise Rashtra Sadassu from October 25-27 to review the preparations for local bodies elections.

Ministers and MLAs from Telangana region have started mounting pressure on the Congress High Command to announce Telangana Declaration before September 30.

Two Maoists among seven people were arrested here Moday for allegedly firing on a police official in Andhra Pradesh’s Khammam district, police said.

The Maoists are identified as M Chukka and Makkammudda, they said.

The duo was part of a 150-member Naxal group from Chhattisgarh which fired on a police official belonging to Mothugudem in May.

APCC Chief Botcha Satyanarayana has said that separate Telangana State would have been carved out already had the Telugu Desam party gave a letter to the Centre in favor of Telangana State.

Speaking to the media at Gandhi Bhavan here on Tuesday, Botcha clarified as the Congress was the ruling party it cannot give any letter to that effect. Reiterating that the Congress would solve the problem if TDP sends a letter to the Centre, Botcha said the main Opposition party was contemplating to give such a letter to the Centre on for political gain.

Rajya Sabha member V Hanumantha Rao on Tuesday accused former Advisor to Government KVP Ramchander Rao of misleading the Congress High Command.

Talking to reporters at his residence at Amberpet, Hanumantha Rao said that KVP was deliberately misleading the Congress High Command over several issues. Describing KVP’s book on former Chief Minister Dr YS Rajasekhara Reddy’s padayatra as fake, he said YSR never had the habit of writing the diary. “Who benefitted from the YSR’s diary release?” he asked KVP.

Telangana Rashtra Samiti Senior leader and Siddipeta MLA T. Harish Rao has demanded the state government to declare Health Emergency in the state. He came down heavily on the state government, saying it was in deep slumber while Dengue fever was spreading in the state. Though people were suffering from diseases, the Chief Minister N. Kiran Kumar Reddy has failed to take care of them.

A public interest petition has been filed in the High Court seeking probe by the Central Bureau of Investigation into the alleged irregularities committed by some members of Sri Satya Sai Baba Central Trust and into the demise of Bhagawan Sri Satya Sai Baba at Puttaparthi in April last year.

Admitting the petition of K Ramesh, a Satya Sai Baba devotee and businessman for trial, the court asked him whether the Satya Sai Trust comes under the purview of Endowment Department and posted the petition for next hearing on 17.

Telangana United Front Secretary General and MLC K Dilip Kumar on Monday expressed solidarity to the Telangana March to be organised by the Telangana Political Joint Action Committee on September 30.

Talking to media persons here, Dilip Kumar said that the TUF, in its recently held meeting, has decided to support the Telangana March. To express solidarity, he said that the Front would organize Bus Yatra in the Telangana region from September 13 to September 22.

Mr Rajagopalan Raghavan, Vice-President (operation and production) Nagarjuna Fertilizers and Chemicals Limited (NFCL) today said that Natural gas plays a pivotal role in fertilizers production. Delivering the key note address at the workshop on oil and gas downstream processing at the JNTUK auditorium here, he explained the importance and application of fertilizers and how carbon, nitrogen and oxygen would be responsible for the manufacture of various fertilizers. He elaborated the parameters and process variables that influence the production of hydrogen in the stream of natural gas.

Andhra Pradesh Governor E S L Narasimhan and Chief Minister N Kiran Kumar Reddy today hailed the successful launch of PSLV C-21 rocket, the 100th indigenous space mission of the country.

In a message, the Governor congratulated the ISRO space scientists and engineers on their successful launch and noted that this was the 100th space vehicle lunched by the organisation, after the launch of India’s first indigenous satellite ‘Aryabhatta’ in 1975.

–Agencies

Former Congress minister Dr P Shankar Rao on Sunday came down heavily on Home Minister Sabitha Indra Reddy.

Senior Congress leader Uppunuthala Purushotham Reddy on Sunday predicted that the ruling Congress party would wipe out from the state in the 2014 general elections.

Telugu Desam Telangana Forum Convenor Errabelli Dayakar Rao on Saturday stated that party president N Chandrababu Naidu would give clarity on the Telangana statehood issue within two days.

Talking to media persons at NTR Trust Bhavan, Errabelli Dayakar Rao said that the party would announce its stand on the Telangana issue after Naidu holding consultations with the leaders of all three regions.

Home Minister P Sabitha Indra Reddy on Saturday assured the delegation of Telangana Advocates Joint Action committee that the department would conduct impartial probe against Rampachodavaram Assistant Superintendent of Police Naveen Kumar, who leveled allegations of ganja smuggling against East Godavari Superintendent of Police Trivikram Verma.

The Madiga Reservation Porata Samithi will launch a massive movement demanding reservation for the Muslim community in the State.

Talking to media persons while returning from New Delhi through AP Express halt at Kagaznagar Railway Station on Saturday, MRPS founder Manda Krishna Madiga said that his organisation would launch the movement for Muslim reservation from Adilabad district. He said massive agitation would be launched at Kagazhnagar on September 17 and it would be extended to all parts of the State by October 7.