Vishakapatnam, July 25: The identity of the five who threw a passenger out of an auto resulting in his death yesterday night is still unclear, but two people who were there in the auto when the incident occurred, one a friend of the victim and the other a relative, claimed that they were Naval personnel.
Guntur, July 25: Senior Congress MP Rayapati Sambasiva Rao today demanded the removal of major industries minister Kanna Lakshminarayana, who filed a defamation suit against him, from the state cabinet. Talking to newsmen here, he also demanded a probe into the illegal wealth amassed by the minister. He threatened to quit the party if the Congress high command failed to take action against Kanna. The political rift between Rayapati and Kanna had started widening since the latter shifted to Guntur West constituency in last elections from Pedakurapadu from where he was elected thrice.
Hyderabad, July 25: Endowments minister G Venkata Reddy said that the goods and services tax (GST) system might come into force from the
next financial year and the Centre is working on it.
Speaking to newsmen here today, he said that he had attended the empowerment committee meeting on the implementation of GST this month. The earlier meet was attended by chief minister K Rosaiah when he was the finance minister.
Hyderabad, July 25: Telangana Rashtra Samiti appears to be in a strong position to retain all 10 of the 12 seats in Telangana region of Andhra Pradesh where bypolls will be held on Tuesday.
The ‘Telangana sentiment’ continues to give an edge to TRS while the Congress’ development mantra, coupled with the claim that it alone could ultimately deliver statehood for the region appears to have not cut any ice with the electorate.
Hyderabad, July 25: The Meteorological Department today issued warning of heavy rains at many places in coastal Andhra and Telangana regions during the next two days.
The Met Department has forecast moderate to rather heavy rains accompanied with thundershowers at many places over Telangana and coastal Andhra Pradesh, while light to moderate rain/ thundershowers at some places over Rayalaseema region during the next two days.
Hyderabad would witness spells of rain/thundershowers until the morning of July 27, it said.
Hyderabad, July 25: Curtains came down today on campaign for by-elections to the 12 Assembly constituencies in Telangana region of Andhra Pradesh, scheduled to be held on Tuesday.
The campaign has ended at 5 pm, so the contesting candidates should not organise any public meetings any more, Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) I V Subba Rao said.
The campaign for the bypolls, necessitated by the resignation of the 12 sitting MLAs in support of separate Telangana demand, centred around the same issue. Ten MLAs among those who quit were from TRS and one each from TDP and BJP.
New Delhi, July 25: The Election Commission today issued notice to TRS chief K Chandrasekhar Rao on charges of abetment of corrupt electoral practices and making derogatory remarks against a woman Andhra Pradesh Minister two days ago.
The poll authority, acting on complaints received by it, issued notice to Rao and asked him to send a reply by 11:00 a.m. tomorrow.
According to the notice, the TRS chief had made certain derogatory remarks against Andhra Pradesh Home Minister Sabitha Indira Reddy while campaigning in Sircilla (Karimnagar) for the Assembly bypolls in the state on July 23.
Rajahmundry, July 25: A woman delivered triplets in Tuni Mandal of East Godavari district of Andhra Pradesh yesterday.M Lakshmi (25) of Pakayaraopet Mandal of Visakhapatnam district gave birth to the triplets in the mandal area hospital yesterday morning. They are two female babies one male baby, hospital sources said.
The normal weight of the babies should be three kgs each while these babies weigh of two kgs each, doctors said adding that the three babies are healthy.
Hyderabad, July 25: With a goal to ensure defeat of the PCC president, Mr D Srinvas, in the July 27 by-elections, the members of the Telangana Lawyers’ Joint Action Committee (TLJAC) left for Nizamabad today.
After paying tributes to the Telangana martyrs at the Gunpark opposite the Assembly, the Telangana advocates left for Nizamabad in 12 buses to canvas against the Congress candidate, Mr D Srinivas.
Karimnagar, July 25: Senior Congress leader Gone Prakash Rao on Saturday charged Telangana Rashtra Samithi president of trying to win the by-elections by spending the money he had earned by rousing the Telangana sentiment among people.
Addressing a public rally, Mr Gone Prakash thundered that the TRS chief is repeatedly forcing elections on the people for personal gains.
He said that the by-elections have no link with the separate Telangana statehood issue since KCR forced his party MLAs to resign for his own benefits.
Nizamabad, July 24: On the Devanagari Express to Nizamabad, the talk turns to Telangana before long. Passengers say their thing on the candidates in the byelection, and conclude with the observation that while the TRS is not exactly a godsend, Telangana deserved better in terms of development.
And only a separate state would do justice to the people.
That said, it would follow that this election is a cakewalk for Y Lakshminarayana, who gave up his seat in the Assembly in keeping with the flareup of the Sentiment early this year.
Kurnool, July 24: Unable to bear `harassment’ by teachers at school, two girls committed suicide by hanging themselves from the ceiling fan at their house in Lakshminagar in Kurnool town this evening.
Hyderabad, July 24: Giving a shock to Telangana Rashtra Samithi president K Chandrasekhar Rao, the Election Commission today voiced displeasure over his explanation on his remarks during the byelection campaign recently.
The poll panel had issued a showcause notice to Chandrasekhar Rao for stating that Telangana would become an inferno after December 31 this year if bifurcation of the State did not happen.
In its statement, the commission said the explanation given by Chandrasekhar Rao was not satisfactory.
Hyderabad, July 24: Andhra Pradesh tops the country in attracting tourists from across the country for the last 14 years, Andhra Pradesh tourism secretary Jayesh Ranjan has said.
“Tourism industry in the state has developed by 16 per cent last year, with 129 million tourists (including 88 million to Tirupati) visiting the state whereas Madhya Pradesh stood second with 114 million tourists,’’ he added.
Vishakapatnam, July 24: The identity of the five who threw a passenger out of an auto resulting in his death yesterday night is still unclear, but two people who were there in the auto when the incident occurred, one a friend of the victim and the other a relative, claimed that they were Naval personnel.
Hyderabad, July 24: After the TDP and the CPI created an uproar in the recent monsoon session of the Assembly over the leasing out of 1.4 lakh acres in tribal areas of Khammam district to the Andhra Pradesh Mineral Development Corporation (APMDC) allegedly to favour Rakshana Steels, which is reportedly controlled by the late YS Rajasekhara Reddy’s son-inlaw Bro Anil Kumar, Chief Minister K Rosaiah, in fact, wanted to order a judicial probe but his Council of Ministers vetoed the proposal.
Hyderabad, July 24: The multi-crore mining project in Khammam district, in which family members of the late chief minister YS Rajasekhara Reddy allegedly have a vested interest, has been halted.
The Government of India has kept in abeyance a notification issued earlier reserving 1.40 lakh acres in Bayyaram, Garla and Nelakondapalli mandals in Khammam district in favour of the AP Mineral Development Corporation (APMDC) for mining.
Hyderabad, July 24: The all-party preparatory meet on the Babli project today decided to seek a legislation to protect the interests of lower riparian states in the wake of Maharashtra’s refusal to stop construction of Babli and other projects on the Godavari river.
Hyderabad, July 24: After the incident of Parkwood International School director Mohammed Salahuddin Ayub allegedly raping a class XI student came to light, an auto-rickshaw driver is alleged to have raped an LKG student under the Falaknuma police limits.
Hyderabad, July 24: Election Commission today expressed strong displeasure over the “provocative” statements made by TRS President K Chandrasekhara Rao during the campaign for the July 27 by-elections to 12 Assembly seats in Telangana.
“The EC was not satisfied with his explanation regarding these statements and is of the view that he, as a responsible political leader, should not have made such statements in public, which can aggravate existing differences between different sections of the society,” Andhra Pradesh Chief Electoral Officer I V Subba Rao told reporters here.
Nizmambad, July 24: Telangana Rashtra Samithi Chief K Chandrasekhar Rao has vowed to continue the struggle till the long-cherished dream of the people for statehood was realised.
Today, unmindful of the intermittent drizzle, he went around Nizamabad city campaigning for BJP candidate Lakshminarayana.
Addressing several meetings during his roadshow, he targeted the APCC president in typical Telangana idiom. He said after the byelections DS would be ready to shut down shop (dukanam bandh) whereas he (Chandrasekhar Rao) would keep going till T State was formed.
Hyderabad, July 24: Election authorities in Andhra Pradesh would provide 3G mobile phones to polling officers to obtain quick video footage on polling pattern during the July 27 by-elections of 12 Assembly constituencies in Telangana region.
“For providing us information on poll percentage, and whether polling is going on smoothly or not, we are appointing 320 zonal officers and 320 route officers. We will do video surveillance in Warangal and Nizamabad and for that 3G cell phones would be provided to zonal officers,” State Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) I V Subba Rao told reporters.
Hyderabad, July 24: Political parties in Andhra Pradesh on Friday unanimously resolved to request Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to find an “appropriate, quick and permanent” solution to river water sharing dispute with upper riparian states Karnataka and Maharashtra.
“As a lower riparian state Andhra Pradesh is being deprived of its rightful share of river waters, as the upper riparian states Karnataka and Maharashtra have been constructing illegal irrigation projects on rivers Krishna and Godavari respectively,” they said.
Hyderabad, July 24: Election Commission today expressed strong displeasure over the “provocative” statements made by TRS President K Chandrasekhara Rao during the campaign for the July 27 by-elections to 12 Assembly seats in Telangana.
“The EC was not satisfied with his explanation regarding these statements and is of the view that he, as a responsible political leader, should not have made such statements in public, which can aggravate existing differences between different sections of the society,” Andhra Pradesh Chief Electoral Officer I V Subba Rao told reporters here.
Guntur, July 23: Andhra Pradesh Minister for Heavy industry K Lakshmi Narayana has sent a legal notice to senior Congress MP Rayapati Samba Siva Rao for making unfounded allegation of corruption against the former.
The notice says that Rao has alleged at a press meet that Narayana has amassed wealth by abusing his position as minister. The minister in the notice alleged that Rao was jealous of his growing popularity in Guntur. Narayana has demanded an apology and payment of Rs one crore by way damages from Rao for tarnishing his reputation.
——–PTI