Pradesh Congress Committee president Botsa Satyanarayana on Saturday stated that there was nothing wrong in having two states for Telugu speaking people.
Talking to media persons after submitting a report on the Presidential elections in the State to the Congress High Command, the PCC chief said that there was no fault in having two Telugu speaking States while there were 13 States for Hindi speaking population.
Girls outperformed boys in the SSC advanced supplementary examinations held in June, the results of which were announced by the officials on Saturday.
Releasing the results at the Secretariat, School Education Commissioner Shiv Shankar said that the girls’ registered a pass percentage of 57.42 and while the boys percentage was 51.85 per cent. He said that the overall pass percentage of students stood at 53.84 per cent.
Compared to June 2010 examinations, there was an increase of 10 per cent students clearing the June 2011 examinations, he pointed out.
Chief Minister N Kiran Kumar Reddy on Saturday said that the government was planning to introduce reforms in the Andhra Pradesh Vaidya Vidhana Parishad to provide better health facilities at low costs to poor and middle class
people.
The Telugu Desam Party on Friday suspended four MLAs from the party for defying party’s dictat of staying away from the Presidential elections.The party has suspended Nuzividu MLA Chinnam Rama Kotaiah, Mudhol MLA Venu
Gopalachary, Parigi MLA Harishwar Reddy and Mantralayam MLA Y Balanagi Reddy for participating in the Presidential polls by going against the party’s decision to abstain from the election. According to sources, the decision was taken to convey a strong message that anti-party activities would not be tolerated.
Telangana Rashtra Samithi MLA T Harish Rao on Friday called on Tirumala Tirupathi Devasthanam’s Administrative Board Chairman K Bapiraju and appealed him to focus his attention on reviving the temples in the Telangana region, which are on the verge of extinction.
The first day of the 48 Hours bandh called by Maoists of the Andhra-Orissa Border (AOB) and North Coastal Andhra to protest against ‘Operation Greenhunt’ evoked no response and passed off peacefully.
Central Bureau Investigation (CBI) Joint Director V V Laxminarayana today visited the CBI courts in the Port City and held discussion with the CBI judges. Speaking to reporters, Mr Laxminarayana said he visited the three courts to check the infrastructure Facilities there. Asked about the land scam worth Rs 500 crore in Visakhapatnam Development Authority (VUDA), he said that the inquiry was at a preliminary stage. UNI
The 48-hour bandh call given by Maoists had its impact on North Coastal Andhra districts and Andhra Orissa Border (AOB) here today with road communications coming to a grinding halt even as business establishments and government offices were open in many parts during the day.
Human rights activist and noted lawyer B Chandrasekhar, who filed a case at National Human Rights Commission against fake encounters, today demanded that Inspector General of police P Sitaramanjaneyulu be arrested and police medals be withdrawn for his involvement in encounters, which are proved to be fake by the NHRC and ordered compensation to the deceased families. Addressing a press conference here, he said he had filed a petition in NHRC against the fake encounters which the NHRC had accepted under Section 18/B.
Seven persons died on the spot when two lorries collided head-on on the Jonnada Bridge in Alamuru mandal at high speed and plunged into the canal on early Thursday morning. Eight other were grievously injured in the accident. They were shifted to the government general hospital in Rajahmundry.
It is learnt that there were 20 wage-earners in the cement laden lorry when it collided with the another lorry carrying sand.
Chief Minister N Kiran Kumar Reddy on Wednesday expressed shock over the road accident at Jonnada in East Godavari district which claimed six lives.
In a media statement, the Chief Minister directed the East Godavari District Collector and Superintendent of Police to provide better medical facilities to the injured, who are undergoing treatment at the Government General Hospital in Rajahmundry. Expressing serious concern over the accident, he also directed the District Collector to order a probe into the mishap and submit a report to him.
Yet another senior IAS officer in Andhra Pradesh finds himself in the dock for splurging government money for personal purposes.
VN Vishnu, who served as Collector of Guntur district from April 2011 to July 15, 2012, is accused of spending lakhs of rupees of government money without any budgetary provision or official sanction, official sources here said on Wednesday.
Vishnu is already under the CBI scanner over certain controversial land deals executed during his previous stint as Vice-Chairman of Visakhapatnam Urban Development Authority. He was grilled by the CBI last week.
TDP Telangana Forum convener Errabelli Dayakara Rao has alleged that the statement of TRS chief K Chandrasekhara Rao that Telangana State would be a reality soon, was part of a match-fixing between his party and the Congress.
Talking to the media here on Wednesday, Errabelli said that the TDP would start extending help to the Telangana martyrs’ families from 30th of this month. He said that his party chief Chandrababu Naidu was ready to give a letter to the Centre on Telangana as demanded by some parties.
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Former president of APCC Dharmapuri Srinivas has said that the Congress government in the State was committed to the uplift of the Minorities.
Ministers D. Manikya Varaprasada Rao, Syed Mohammed Ahamadulla, former minister Shabbir Ali, AICC observer K B Krishna Murthy and others participated in the PCC State-level Minorities meeting in Gandhi Bhavan on Wednesday. Many minority Congress leaders from all parts of the State turned up for the meeting.
Former MP B Vinod Kumar on Wednesday defended the decision of Telangana Rashtra Samithi to remain neutral in the Presidential elections scheduled to be held on July 19.
Talking to media persons, Vinod Kumar said that the TRS would abstain from voting like 2008, where it did not participate in the election. Stating that TRS has so far not taken any decision over extending support to UPA candidate Pranab Mukherjee, he said that TRS president K Chandrasekhar Rao would take a final decision on participation of Presidential voting.
The South West monsoon has been Vigorous over Rayalaseema of Andhra Pradesh. Moderate to rather heavy rain or thundershowers would occur at many places over Coastal Andhra Pradesh, Rayalaseema and Telangana over the next 48 hours, the Met Office said here today. The sky over Hyderabad and neighbourhood would be overcast. Rain or thundershowers would occur over next two days. The maximum and minimum temperatures would be around 29 and 22 degrees Celsius, respectively.
The YSR Congress Party led by its Honorary President Mrs Vijayamma today staged a dharna demanding compensation to farmers who lost their crops due to drought conditions at Pulivendula in the district today.
On the occasion, Ms Vijayammas said there was no response from the government for the struggle of the people for water from Chitravti. She alambasted the government stating that it has no intention to help the farmers who were in dire straits.
Andhra Pradesh chief minister N Kiran Kumar Reddy on Sunday said that the ‘Indiramma Bata’, a new mass contact programe, will be launched in every district of the state to assess whether the government schemes were reaching people at the grass-root level.
Speaking to reporters at the residence of Rajya Sabha MP T Ratnabhai here, the chief minister claimed that the Centre and the Andhra Pradesh government had launched several welfare and development schemes for the benefit of common man.
Endowment Minister C Ramachandraiah on Sunday said that the government would take a decision on celebrating the Bonalu festival as the State festival from next year.
Interacting with students at a school for tribal children at Ramapchodavaram, Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Kiran Kumar Reddy today said that `self-confidence’ plays a very important role in person’s life.
Reddy is touring the area as a part of `Indiramma Baata’, a mass contact program.
Talking to students, he said, “Without self-confidence you can not achieve any result.”
He also advised the students against learning by rote.
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Despite of all the efforts desertion of the leaders continues in the Telugu Desam Party. Merely after three days of the desertion of senior party leader K. Nani Today one more leader former Polit Bureau Member Uppuleti Kalpana also called on YSR Congress Honorary President Y S Vijaya Lakshmi in her Lotus Pond residence.
Telugu Desam Party president N Chandrababu Naidu on Thursday said that his party was firm on the commitment of providing 100 seats to the BC Community in next general elections.
Major and medium industries in Andhra Pradesh will have a ‘power holiday’ for 12 days a month beginning today as the state power distribution companies are unable to meet the growing demand for electricity.
The industries will also have to face “evening peak restrictions” from 6.30-10.30 pm daily, according to Member Secretary State Energy Co-ordination Cell, A Chandrasekhar Reddy.
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The Nagarjuna Sagar Project officers, on Tuesday, stopped the releasing of water to the Krishna Delta temporarily. The officials have said the reason for this action was the rains in Krishna Delta area.
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After failing to implement the programme to bring back drop out students to school, Govt of A.P has started this campaign once again at the instructions issued by C.M of A.P Mr N. Kiran Kumar Reddy. The campaign will be organised from 9th to 19th July.
It is noteworthy that the scheme to get the children wandering on roads admitted in schools was launched on 9th June. It failed due to non- cooperation and non-coordination between politicians and the Govt Officials.
—-Siasat News