Four people were killed on the spot when an ambulance in which they were travelling dashed against a road side parked lorry on Itikalapadu National Highway in Mahaboobnagar district tonight. Police said the ill-fated vehicle was bound to Kadapa from here when the accident occurred. Police registered a case and investigation was underway, police added. UNI
Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) arrested a town planning supervisor at municipal office after he was trapped while allegedly taking a bribe of Rs 8,000 in Khammam district of Andhra Pradesh.
Nampally Rajendra Prasad was caught red-handed by the ACB officials late last night at his office at Khammam when he demanded and accepted Rs 8,000 as bribe from the complainant for doing an official favour, an ACB release said here today.
Prasad was arrested and produced before the Second Additional Special Judge for ACB cases here.
The case is under investigation.
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Telangana Nagara Samithi chairman and Nagarkurnool MLA Nagam Janardhan Reddy on Wednesday said that all problems of the employees and students would be resolved with the formation of separate Telangana State.
Addressing the round-table conference on Violation of Presidential Orders and GOs organized under the aegis of Telangana Nagara Samithi at the Jubilee Hall, Janardhan Reddy said that the students and employees have suffered major injustice in the united Andhra Pradesh. He said that the justice could be done to the region only with the formation of separate State.
The Supreme Court on Wednesday directed the State government to implement uniform fee structure for all the Engineering colleges in the State.
The Apex Court has ordered that there should not be difference between the fee of management and convenor quotas in Engineering colleges. The bench further directed the colleges and the State government that an average of both the fees, Rs 52,000 should be fixed as fee from this academic year. The court also ruled out any exemption for this year as pleaded by the State government as the fee reimbursement is becoming burdensome.
Telangana Congress MPs called on new Union Home Minister Sushil Kumar Shinde here on Tuesday.
Speaking to the media later, MPs Ponnam Prabhakar, Rajaiah and Suresh Shetkar said that they just met Shinde as a matter of courtesy and had not discussed any political issues with him.
As Shinde has taken over as the new Home Minister from Chidambaram, who was shifted to the Finance Ministry again, it would be Shinde who would be handling the Telangana issue henceforth. It is in this context that the Telangana Congress MPs met Shinde.
Large number of farmers led by TDP leaders organised a ‘rasta roko’ at Hanuman Junction in Krishna district, on NH 5, today demanding release of water from the Nagarjunasagar dam to Krishna delta for the Kharif season. Large number of farmers led by TDP Machilipatnam MP K Narayana, MLAs Dasrai Balavardhana Rao, Devineni Umamahesara Rao, T Prabhakra Rao and many other TDP leaders organised a ‘rasta roko’ on Channai-Kolkata NH 5. They squatted on the road resulting in hundreds of vehicles getting stranded either side of the road.
A demand for raising the limit of the Special Railway Safety Fund (SRSF) to Rs 50,000 crore from Rs 27,000 crore in the wake of yesterday’s train mishap in Andhra Pradesh has been made by former minister of state for railways Bandaru Dattatreya.
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Gudivada MLA Kodali Venkateswara Rao alias Nani, who was suspended from the opposition Telugu Desam Party (TDP) recently, was today convicted to one year imprisonment and fined Rs 2,000 on the charges that he had obstructed officials from discharging their duties during a protest demonstration.. Judicial First Class magistrate of Kailaluru sentenced the MLA and seven others on the charge that they held a demonstration with farmers in front of the Tahasildar office in Mudinepalli town in 2005, demanding compensation.
President of the Andhra Cricket Association (ACA) DV Subba Rao and General Secretary G Ganga Raju released the Telugu version of the National Cricket Academy’s (NCA) Coaching Manual, at the Annual General Meeting (AGM) of the Andhra Cricket Association here yesterday. According to an ACA release, Subba Rao, who chaired the meeting, lauded the efforts of Raju in bringing out the book in the larger interests of coaches imparting training to players in the districts, despite their inability to follow English language in which a wealth of knowledge is available in their profession.
The Election Commission today directed the Krishna district Collector and Election Officer to register a case against Andhra Pradesh secondary education minister K Parthasarathy for filing an “inaccurate affidavit” during the 2009 Assembly elections concealing the fact that he was chargesheeted in a FERA violation case.
The minister was last week convicted in the case and awarded a two-month jail term, besides a fine of Rs 5crores.
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A retired Revenue Department official in Andhra Pradesh has been arrested for possessing disproportionate assets to the tune of Rs 2.48 crore, the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) said today.
Thupakula Anjana Devi, a former Tehsildar of Kallur mandal in Kurnool district, was arrested yesterday on charges of amassing assets which were in excess to her known sources of income, an ACB official said here.
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Kampli MLA T H Suresh Babu, who is allegedly involved in cash-for-bail scam of former Karnataka minister Gali Janardhan Reddy, on Monday surrendered before the Anti Corruption Bureau officials at Nampally.
According to the ACB soources, Bellary (Urban) MLA Gali Somasekhar Reddy, brother of Gali and Kampli MLA T H Suresh Babu have not been in public view after the scam broke out. The ACB has served notices on these two MLAs directing them to appear before the investigating agency within three days.
Director General of Police V. Dinesh Reddy inaugurated Central Police Canteen at City Police Commissionerate here on Monday.
Speaking on the occasion, Dinesh Reddy said the Canteen will supply all types of goods to the para-military, CISF, BSF and other Army personnel. He pointed out that Army personnel in 11 States were availing the Canteen services across the country.
He said that it was the first of its kind in the State. He also said that he was making efforts to get the goods exempted from VAT. Some 42,000 families would be benefited by the Canteen, he added.
–Agencies
Visakhapatnam Urban Development Authority (VUDA) vice-chairman Kona Shashidhar has said that Kailasagiri ghat road in Visakhapatnam would be closed for three days from August 1 for maintenance work.
Stating that the ghat road was closed for widening and other works, he said that visitors to Kailasagiri could use the ropeway to reach the hill. (NSS)
The trough of low pressure that formed between Chattisgarh and south Tamil Nadu through the Telangana and South Coastal regions of Andhra Pradesh is continuing.
Visakhapatnam Cyclone Warning Centre has said the upper air circulation over Jarkhand was also continuing. Under the influence of these two factors, North Telangana area is likely to receive sporadic rains while there might be scattered rains in the Coastal region. (NSS)
Chief Minister N. Kiran Kumar Reddy has said that he had sanctioned Rs 145 crore worth different works during his three-day visit to Srikakulam as part of Indiramma Baata.
Chief Minister Kiran Kumar Reddy has said that his government was determined to develop government schools on par with the corporate educational institutions in terms of quality education and infrastructure.
The Chief Minister continued his Indiramma Baata in the district for the third day on Sunday. He visited the Social Welfare Residential School here and interacted with the students.
A functionary of the Andhra Pradesh Congress was arrested today for allegedly “misbehaving” with a 25-year-old woman patient at his private hospital here, police said.
Dr Jayendra Rishnath, convener of the state Congress committee’s Doctors Cell, was held on charge of misbehaving with the woman patient at his Kerala Aurveda Hospital here and remanded in judicial custody till August 9, police sub-inspector Ranganayakulu told reporters.
A constable allegedly committed suicide by consuming pesticide in Rajaomandi mandal of East Godavari district, police said on Sunday.
Under tension after being served a memo by his senior, constable Srinivas, attached to Jeddangi police station, consumed the poisonous substance last night, police said.
The case was being investigated, police said.
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Former Minister Gade Venkat Reddy feared that the prospects of development of Andhra Pradesh would be vanished if separate Telangana State is formed.
APCC general secretary Abid Rasool Khan today condemned the statement of TDP leader and Rajya Sabha member T. Devender Goud dragging Mughal emperor Aurangazeb’s name while criticizing the Congress government. He said that “great Moghal emperor” is held in high esteem by all the Muslims.
Following Deputy Chief Minister Damodar Rajanarasimha’s assurance that a brainstorming session would be conducted as demanded by him, Rajya Sabha member V Hanumantha Rao, who launched “Mouna Deeksha” on Saturday at 11.10 am called off his ‘Mouna Deeksha’ at 2.30 pm.
The Deputy Chief Minister motored down to Gandhi Bhavan at 2 pm where Hanumantha Rao was going on Mouna Deeksha and asked him about his demands. Hanumantha Rao revealed his demands on paper.
National Mazdoor Union, the major recognized workers’ union in the APSRTC, has dropped its plan to go on strike in pursuance of its long pending demands.
High Court Chief Justice Mr Justice P. C. Ghosh has observed that the people would give more respect to the judiciary only when it dispensed justice to the poor and downtrodden sections expeditiously.
The Chief Justice was inaugurating Special Lok Adalat in the Anantapur District and Sessions Court on Saturday.
Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Kiran Kumar Reddy arrived here today on a transit halt enroute to Srikakulam District to participate in the three-day Indiramma Bata. The Chief Minister who arrived on a regular flight left to Srikakulam by a helicopter after a brief halt at the VIP lounge at the airport. He was accompanied by State Secondary Education Minister K Parthasarathi and Social Welfare Minister P Satyanarayana. He will visit Srikakulam, Amudalavalasa, Booja, Palakonda and Seethampeta mandals today and participate in the Indiramma Bata programme.