Andhra Pradesh

Hyderabad, February 20: For several years former Maoist State secretary Sambasivudu alias Konapuram Ilaiah never believed in the Indian Constitution.

Hyderabad, February 20: MLC and educationist Chukka Ramaiah has appealed to the government to create a new ministry to protect and preserve the Telugu language, culture and civilisation in the State.

Talking with reporters here today, Ramaiah sought strict enforcement of GO 86 which make it mandatory for all schools in the State to teach Telugu as a language up to Class 10. “The importance being given to the Telugu language by the government and its departments is going down with each passing day.

Hyderabad, February 20: Justice Nisar Ahmad Kakru has been sworn in as the Chief Justice of Andhra Pradesh High Court here today. Governor ESL Narsimhan administered oath of office to Justice Kakru at a ceremonial function held at Raj Bhavan this morning.

Chief Minister K Rosaiah, Assembly Speaker N Kiran Kumar Reddy and Council Chairman A Chakrapani were among those who attended the function. Prior to the present appointment, Justice Kakru has been the Chief Justice of the Jammu and Kashmir High Court.

Hyderabad,February 20: Political JAC have been split now we have congress JAC and telugu desam JAC because every party wants to take the credit of telangana state but forgotting that most of the top leadeship of their parties are not interested in the formation of telangana and belong to andhra areas .
These Poor and money hungry telangana leaders are looking at their boss and dancing according to the whims and fancies of their andhra bosses.
It’s official. Congress leaders are no more part of the political joint action committee (JAC) formed to press for a separate state of Telangana.

Thiruvantapuram, February 18: The State Government has decided to separate Tourist Resort Kerala from Kerala Tourism Development Corporation. It will be made a new company named Kerala Tourism Infrastructure and Investment Limited Company, Chief Minister V.S.Achuthanandan told reporters after the cabinet meeting on Wednesday.

PLANTATION: The Chief Minister said that the cabinet had approved a revision of the pay scales of the employees of the Plantation Corporation of Kerala on par with the pay scales of government employees revised in 2006.

Hyderabad, February 18: ‘Buy one get one free’ – the most popular offer used by retailers in the city to attract customers seems to have inspired politicians who are now bent on implementing it in allocation of houses to their followers in weaker section colonies.

District officials said that in the upcoming housing scheme for the poor in Unnikunta and Phoolbagh, leaders of various political parties are applying pressure on them to illegally allocate one extra house to each of their henchmen living in the respective localities.

Hyderabad, February 18: Andhra Pradesh Congress Committee (APCC) president D Srinivas has taken exception to the attacks on the homes of peoples’ representatives by Telangana forces demanding their resignations so as to help mount pressure for the granting of Statehood to the region.

He condemned the attacks and deplored the participation by advocates in the same.

Nalgonda, February 18: Union Minister Kamalnath and Chief Minister K Roshaiah will lay the foundation stone for the expansion of NH-9 soon, according to officials.

The widening of the 180- km stretch from Dandu Malkapuram to Nandigama between Hyderabad and Vijayawada has been pending since long.

As part of the widening, several trees are being felled along the highway while many venerable old trees are being transplanted.

Vijayawada, February 18: South Central Railway (SCR) General Manager M S Jayanth has expressed the hope that more funds will be allotted to the division in the coming Railway Budget.

The General Manager chaired a meeting organised with MPs of the region to discuss pending projects as this year’s Railway Budget is scheduled to be presented in the Parliament on February 24.

Hyderabad, February 18: Health and Family Welfare Minister D. Nagender was likened to ‘Munnabhai MBBS’ by CPI(M) member J. Ranga Reddy in the Assembly on Wednesday.

Hyderabad, February 18: An Intermediate student committed suicide at JJ Nagar Colony in Yapral here on Wednesday allegedly after a stalker and his family had threatened her with dire consequences if she didn’t marry the obsessed young man.

According to Alwal police, J Keerthana (20), a student of LRMG junior college in Bollarum, immolated herself on the terrace of her residence around 7.30 am.

Hyderabad, February 18: The State Government is awaiting the Centre’s nod for introduction of YS Rajasekhara Reddy Madhyamika Shiksha Abhiyan mission in the State. The mission is a Centrally sponsored scheme meant for strengthening secondary education between 2009 and 2017.

In response to a question during the Question Hour proceedings in the State Assembly, Secondary Education Minister D Manikya Vara Prasada Rao stated that the State Government has already submitted proposals to the Centre and their sanction was awaited.

Hyderabad, February 18: Police lathicharge on students and media personnel on Osmania University campus rocked the State Assembly today Tuesday forcing the Speaker to adjourn the House for the day. Except moving condolence motions over the demise of some former legislators and introduction of a resolution on motion of thanks to the Governor’s address, no other business was taken up today.

At one stage, Speaker N Kirankumar Reddy urged the opposition TDP members to cooperate for smooth functioning of the House.

Hyderabad, February 18: About 5,000 advocates from Telangana region will take out a huge rally to Parliament on February 22 in support of a separate Telangana state.

Telangana Advocates Joint Action Committee (TAJAC) convenor M Rajender Reddy, told reporters that the lawyers who are leaving by a special train on February 20 to New Delhi will also mobilise the pro-Telangana political parties and legal fraternity in Delhi to support its demand for tabling a bill for creation of Telangana state.

Melbourne, February 17: Two teenage brothers, who spent less than a year in youth detention for a brutal racial attack on a group of Indians which left one of the victims with permanent brain injuries, will not spend any further time in custody, an Australian court ruled today.

Victorian County court judge Christine Thornton said the 12-month detention order for the brothers, now aged 17 and 18 respectively, by the Children’s Court last year over the 2008 incident, was lenient but should stand because of the delay in bringing an appeal against the sentence, AAP reported.

Kolkata, February 17: Wet outfield condition has delayed the start of fourth day’s play of the second and final Test between India and South Africa here on Wednesday.

Overnight intermittent light showers have left the bowler’s run-up area and outfield slightly damp which forced the umpires to delay the start of the proceedings.

Super-sopper has been pressed into service to dry up the areas and the umpires are scheduled to carry out an inspection at 9.30 am.

—–PTI

Hyderabad, February 16: The Andhra Pradesh government today asked Additional DGP (CID) A Sivanarayana to probe into the recent incidents of violence in Osmania University here.

Over 20 people, including students, journalists and police personnel, were injured during the violence that broke out at the campus on Sunday night and yesterday. Police used batons and lobbed tear gas shells to quell the agitating pro- Telangana students who hurled stones on them.

Hyderabad,February 16 :JUstice L.Narsimha Reddy on tuesday directed the joint police commissioner PSR Anjanyelu to appear before the court on thursday and inform the court how the police acted in such a fashion wherein journalists and students were brutally attacked. “If apart of the contents stated in affidavit is true it is a sad reflection of state government and particular police department.

The petitioner who appeared in person with a bandage on head and beatings at his back are clearly visible.

Vishakapatnam, February 16: Congress leader and Member of the Lok Sabha from Vijayawada, Lagadapati Rajagopal, will tour all districts of the State once the tense situation in Telangana starts easing.

Speaking at a meet-thepress here Monday, he said he wanted to undertake the tour to drive home the advantages the peoples of all the three regions and the State as a whole would get if the State remained united.

Hyderabad, February 16: In order to send a message to their constituents that they remain committed to the Telangana cause, Telangana Congress MPs, MLAs and MLCs have decided to submit their resignations to party president and UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi.

Hyderabad, February 16: Home Minister P Sabita Indra Reddy had to face the ire of students when she went to the Durgabhai Deshmukh hospital to visit the injured on Monday.

As she walked towards a student to enquire about her health condition, the girl hurled a question straight at her. “Why did you come here. It was you who made us take the cane blows and now you visit us to enquire about our well-being. Does this make any sense?’’ Swapna, the student, asked.

The minister reportedly was aghast at the condition of the students who suffered the lathi blows.

Hyderabad, February 16: The terror attack in Pune has claimed the life of a Hyderabadi, Piduri Sindhuri. The 22-year-old software engineer from the Birla Institute of Technology (Mesra), was at the German Bakery near the Koregaon Park in Pune on Saturday night along with four of her friends when the bomb went off.

Even as the channels flashed the news of the explosion, the Piduri family did not have any inkling about Sindhuri, as her name was given as P Sundari.

‘‘None of us expected this. We hadn’t imagined that she could be a victim of a terror attack.

Hyderabad, February 16: It was the AP State Human Rights Commission (APSHRC) which came to the rescue of students of the Osmania University facing unrelenting police brutality Sunday night.

With no help forthcoming from any other quarter, some students called SHRC chairman B Subhashan Reddy and told him about their plight. Immediately, Reddy sent Ismail, a member of the commission, to the campus and it was only on Ismail’s order that the police withdrew their forces last night.

Hyderabad, February 16: On some Congress MLAs and MLCs boycotting the Governor’s speech today, probably for the first time in the history of the Assembly, Chief Minister K Rosaiah said that they would discuss the issue on the party forum.

Hyderabad, February 16: Dr Shiv Chopra has not made himself many friends among the multinational food corporations trying to force their way into India.

A microbiologist who spent several years with Health Canada, he blew the whistle on Recombinant Bovine Growth Hormone (rbGH) and its harmful effects. His efforts caused much consternation in Monsanto, the producer of rbGH, and he has been a fierce opponent of genetically-modified food products ever since. In a press conference on Monday, he explained his concerns.