Warangal, March 03: The SSC Board on Wednesday ordered an inquiry into the issue of damaged hall-tickets found on railway tracks near Nekkonda on Monday to initiate action against the culprits.
It is learnt that the Board asked the authorities concerned to obtain duplicate hall-tickets to enable SSC candidates take the examination without any difficulty.
Hyderabad, March 03: In a fine balancing act, Telugu Desam Party (TDP) president N Chandrababu Naidu is working out his latest strategy on the Telangana issue much to the delight of both Andhra and Telangana leaders.
On the one hand, Naidu permitted his Telangana MLAs to boycott the Assembly session in a bid to overshadow the Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) in the region.
This would send the message to the people that the TDP was in favour of Telangana.
Bhadrachalam,March 03: Elasagaram Rajender (19) and Jetti Pratap (19), two PSR Degree College students died when they fell down from a three-storied building this morning in Bhadrachalam.
According to police, the Rajender, a first year MPC student, is a resident of Koyagudem in Koutala mandal of Adilabad district while Pratap, a first year commerce student, belongs to Nallaballi in Vardhannapet mandal of Warangal district.
Vijayawada, March 03: While most spend thousands of rupees on marriage invitation cards, a 20-year-old charted accountant from Odisha has made her brother’s wedding invitation in a Pedda Bala Siksha book, a Telugu encyclopedia, to give an unforgettable gift to her Telugu relatives.
Kotini Dharmaraju, an industrialist living in Berhampur in Ganjam district of Odisha has many Telugu relatives and all his family members speak Telugu fluently.
Kadapa, March 03: Suspense continues over finalisation of Congress candidate for the MLC seat (local authority) from Kadapa district, though the candidates for other districts in the State have already been announced.
After YS Vivekandana Reddy refused to seek reelection for the seat, Congress began scouting for a candidate and initially found that former MLA from Proddatur N Varadarajulu Reddy would fit the bill.
But, Vararajulu Reddy’s name is not to the liking of Health Minister DL Ravindra Reddy who is supporting the candidature of Chengalarayudu for the seat.
Tirupati, March 03: Differences between TTD administration and Srivari temple chief priest AV Ramana Deekshitulu came to the fore once again, with the later accusing the former of taking unilateral decisions regarding Agama rules to be followed in the temple and not taking the opinion of the hereditary archakas.
Speaking to mediapersons here on Wednesday, the chief priest said Agama Advisory Council had members with no knowledge of Agama Shastra.
Warangal, March 03: Blame game is on over the transfer of salaries in lakhs of rupees from the State Bank of Hyderabad to RTC employees in Jangaon, Warangal district.
The gaffe had turned RTC staff into ‘lakhpatis’, though, for a few hours on Tuesday.
Both RTC and SBH authorities are probing the incident to zero in on the persons responsible.
On Tuesday, RTC employees received amounts, 100 times more than their actual salaries, in their SBH accounts through online transfer.
Hyderabad, March 03: With increasing mobile penetration, mobile internet is likely to ramp up faster than desktop internet, according to B V R Mohan Reddy, chairman & managing director, Infotech Enterprises Ltd.
Giving the inaugural address at the two-day ‘Advantage AP conference’ organised by the government of Andhra Pradesh (AP) and ITsAP, he said, “The IT industry grew ten times in ten years. Global sourcing, the new word coined for outsourcing, is now growing at ten per cent.
Srikakulam, March 03: A day after two villagers protesting the setting up of a thermal power plant were killed in police firing, an eerie silence enveloped the villages in the Santabommali mandal today.
Even as a pall of gloom descended on the villages, which were mourning the deaths, additional police forces trooped into some of the villages anticipating more trouble.
New Delhi, March 02: A day after a violent protest by local farmers, Environment Ministry on Tuesday ordered suspension of construction work of a power plant in Srikakulam district of Andhra Pradesh.
The Ministry sought a report by March 6 from the company East Coast Energy Pvt Ltd on compliance of conditions for environmental clearance.
The ongoing construction work related to the project should be “suspended forthwith”, the Ministry said in its order with regard to the power plant.
Srikakulm, March 02: At least two people were killed and several injured when police fired on a mob protesting a controversial thermal power plant at Kakarapalli area in Andhra Pradesh’s Srikakulam district on Monday.
While Nagarjuna is setting up a 2,640 megawatt coal-based power plant in Sompeta Mandal, East Coast Energy is setting up a similar plant in Kakarapalli.
Hyderabad, March02; The hall-tickets of the regular and private candidates appearing for first and second year Intermediate examinations have been sent to the colleges and students can collect them from their respective colleges.
The hall-tickets information of first year students will be made available on the website www.bie.ap.gov.in from March 2 and second year students and vocational students from March 3 afternoon.
Kakinada, March 02: Union Minister for Petroleum and Natural Gas S. Jaipal Reddy has assured Union Minister of State for Defence M.M. Pallam Raju that steps would be initiated to allocate natural gas to the Vijjeswaram gas turbo power station at the earliest.
Hyderabad, March 02: A youngster and his four-year-old nephew got killed when an APSRTC bus hit the Pulsar bike they were pillion riding while the person riding it suffered injuries near High Court gate in old city on Tuesday.
Death was instant for Tanaji, a private company worker, and his nephew, Praveen, the police said.
Tanaji’s friend Suresh, who was riding the bike, is recuperating in a hospital. A resident of Gollakidki in Parthiwada, Tanaji fell sick and wanted to consult a doctor in Afzalgunj.
Samgareddy, March 02: Medak Lok Sabha member M. Vijayashanti said that she would have questioned UPA chairperson Soina Gandhi on Telangana issue had she been present in the Parliament when she attended the session.
Hyderabad, March 02: ‘Tata Grande Naa To Prayanam’ to be telecast soon
The format is different. It’s a travelogue that is presented in an entertaining and competitive format of a reality show. And that is ‘Tata Grande Naa To Prayanam’ that is in production to soon hit the small screen.
Thrilling moments
Hyderabad, March 02: Transport Minister Botcha Satyanarayana has admitted lapses on the part of the government in handling the agitation launched against East Coast Energy’s power plant at Kakarapalli in Srikakulam district.
Mr. Satyanarayana said though the firing which claimed two lives was attributed to the police, the government could not distance itself from the incident as the police was an integral part of the administration.
Hyderabad, March 02: In sharp contrast to the statement of the Chief Minister that the police should have observed more restraint, Home Minister P. Sabitha Reddy blamed villagers for Monday’s police firing at Kakarapalli which left two dead. She asserted that the villagers tried to take law into their hands while protesting against the establishment of the 2,640-MW power project at the place by East Coast Energy Limited.
Vizianagaram, March 02: The State Road Transport Corporation will operate 400 special services to Punyagiri, Ramatheerthalu, Parammakonda, Srimukhalingam, Sanyasayyapalem, Gumpa and other Siva temples from all its nine depots in the North-East Coast Region comprising Vizianagaram and Srikakulam districts on the occasion of Maha Sivaratri celebrations on Wednesday and Thursday, according to RTC sources.
The sources said that 20 per cent additional fare would be collected from passengers travelling by the special services.
Guntur, March 02: The majestic Sri Trikoteswara temple atop Kotappakonda is all decked up for Mahasivaratri festivities starting in the wee hours of Wednesday.
The festival is famous for processions in which people from neighbouring villages carry long and illuminated poles called ‘prabhas’, and spend the night on the temple premises chanting devotional hymns. This year the temple is bracing up for an unprecedented rush of pilgrims.
The legend
Vizianagaram, March 02: Nischal Narayanam, who won a place twice in the Guinness Book for his amazing memory, has designed and developed ‘Nichal Math Lab’, a unique international quality product useful for every child in the age group of four years and above. The laboratory consists of more than 500 manipulatives, 15 booklets, 13 animated DVDs and six books have world class educational concepts, products and resource material suitable to all curriculums in school mathematics.
Kakinada, March 02: Evincing interest in strengthening trade and industrial relations between the US and the coastal region of Andhra Pradesh, Consul General of the United States of America Katherine S. Dhanani on Tuesday said that the industrial development in and around Kakinada was beyond her imagination.
Srikukam, March 02: K. Parthasarathi, Minister for Secondary and Intermediate Education who is in-charge for Srikakulam, district faced the ire of the villagers on Tuesday when he visited HN Peta, Akashalakkavaram and Vadditandra villages where police opened fire and hurled smoke bombs at agitating mobs, opposing the establishment of power project.
Hyderabad, March 02: The Assembly plunged into pandemonium again on Tuesday, this time with the TDP and MIM members rushing to the podium demanding a full-scale debate over the Kakarapalli firing and a statement by the government on the non-cooperation agitation by Telangana employees, respectively. Deputy Speaker N. Manohar, as a result, was forced to adjourn the House for the day after a sitting for 25 minutes cumulatively.
Hyderabad, March 02: Chief Minister N. Kiran Kumar Reddy on Tuesday appealed to the Telangana activists to suspend the ongoing agitation and await the Centre’s decision on the statehood issue.
Expressing serious concern over the future of 20 lakh students gearing to write various annual examinations later this month and the adverse impact of the employees’ non-cooperation agitation, he said sufferers in the turmoil were the people and students of the region.
Students’ problem