Andhra Pradesh

Vijayawada, February 08: The First Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate today remanded Venkata Rao Goud, accused of kidnapping and killing a ten-year-old girl, Naga Vaishnavi, and her car driver Lakshman Rao on January 30, to judicial custoday till February 22.

Rao was produced at the residence of the Magistrate M Satyanarayana by the Vijayawada Police this morning amidst tight security.

Though large number of mediapersons were present there, they were not allowed to take photograph of the accused.

It was not clear yet when and where Venkata Rao Goud was arrested.

Tirupati, February 08: The Joint Action Committee (JAC) of Samaikya Andhra (SA) Medical today demanded Indian Medical Association (IMA) to take stern action against doctors who said they will not treat Samaikya Andhra supporters as part of their Telangana agitation. Addressing a press conference, JAC convener and Praja Rajyam Party (PRP) leader Dr C Subramnyam and Co-convener Dr K Sreedhar said it was unfortunate that some of the responsible doctors hailing from Telangana, stated that they would not treat Andhra people.

Hyderabad, February 07: A veterina ry assistant surgeon in Karimnagar was caught with disproportionate assets worth more than Rs two crore by the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) officials today.

ACB officials conducted searches on the residence of Dr Y Jayaramulu, veterinary assistant surgeon, Ramavaram in Husnabad mandal in Karimnagar, today. Simultaneous searches were conducted on the house of his friend, G Venkatesham at Karimnagar, and also on the doctor’s office at Ramavaram and poultry farm owned by him at Karimnagar.

Hyderabad, February 07: Besides coming to a decision that no Telangana leader involved in the ongoing agitation on separate statehood issue should take either Cabinet or other posts, the Telangana Congress public representatives have also decided not to raise `KVP’ issue at this juncture.

Issue of TDP’s allegations against late Chief Minister YSR’s close aide and Rajya Sabha member KVP Ramachandra Rao has come up for discussion at the meeting held at the residence of CWC member and MP K Keshava Rao today.

Hyderabad, February 07: Investors planning to make investment in Andhra Pradesh need not have any reservation about the security situation in the State owing to recent disturbances, Andhra Governor ESL Narasimhan said here today.

Addressing the Valedictory function of BioAsia-2010, Narasimhan said the State has become one of the most happening places in the world.
“It is a safe destination and an happening place. We have a pool of human resources. My appeal is please do come to the State. We would provide safe and secure environment to everyone “, the Governor said.

Uppalapadu, February 06: Vaaka Adi Reddy (26), a student from Andhra Pradesh studying MS at the University of Oklahoma, USA, was shot at from a close range by unidentified persons on Thursday .

A native of Uppalapadu, Prakasam district, Reddy was working in a provisional store as a part-time employee. The attack took place while he was in the store. He was rushed to the Oklahoma University Hospital, where he was operated upon .

Vijayawada, February 05: Madhulatha fought back tears, skipping roll no: 23 while taking attendance of her Class IV students at the NSM school here on Thursday.

The number was that of Naga Vaishnavi who was kidnapped and murdered last Saturday.

The silence in the classroom was deafening. Neither the teacher nor the students spoke for the first few minutes, acutely conscious as they were of Vaishnavi’s gruesome murder.

Vijayawada, February 05: Six days after the kidnap and murder of schoolgirl Vaishnavi, the Vijayawada police arrested two persons in connection with the case.

The accused were identified as Morla Srinivas (38) and Vemparala Jagadish (26) of Guntur district and cases were registered against them under Ssections 302, 363, 364, 201, 120 (B), r/w 34 under IPC and crime no. 56/10 against them in Satyanarayanapuram police station.

Tirumala, February 05: The Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams (TTD) started the process of appraisal of Lord Venkateswara’s jewellery by thirdparty experts at Srivari temple here today.

A four-member team from the gemology laboratory of the Mumbai mint along with a 12-member verification committee including TTD officials participated in a scientific grading and valuation of the antique jewellery of the temple for which a makeshift gemology laboratory was set up inside the temple.

The devasthanam has procured the necessary equipment as per the recommendation of the Mumbai mint.

Vijaywada, February 04: After taking into custody two more persons in connection with the gruesome murder of 10-year-old Vaishnavi, police investigators are trying to figure out the role played by liquor baron Palagani Prabhakar Rao’s first wife Venkateswaramma.

Hyderabad,february 04:THE UPA government has announced the mechanism for resolving the Telangana crisis, but it has already led to caste conflict among Telangana Congress leaders.

The conflict is between the powerful Reddy community on one side and the backward classes on the other. Both the groups are trying to outwit each other and gain the upper hand in the ongoing Telangana agitation, so that they could stake claim for power in the event of the formation of a separate state.

Vijayawada, February 03: The family members of eight-yearold Naga Vaishnavi suffered another blow on Tuesday when her father Palagani Prabhakar Rao died of a cardiac arrest. The shocking death of the little girl at the hands of her abductors proved too much for the businessman.

He had suffered a mild heart attack on Monday night itself and was hospitalised.

S Bhanu Prakash, chest specialist at the Help Hospital where Prabhakar Rao was admitted, said, ‘‘as soon as he was brought here on Monday night, we had to fix artificial respiration to restore his heart beat.

Vizianagaram, February 03: Some of the most valuable jewellery of the Vizianagaram Samsthanam is reportedly missing from the State Bank of India’s strong room.

Vijayawada, February 02: Unable to bear the shock of the gruesome murder of his 10-year-old daughter two days after she was kidnapped, a top Andhra Pradesh businessman died of a cardiac arrest Tuesday morning.

Palagani Prabhakara Rao, who was in the liquor, real estate and finance business and was a leader of a backward class organisation, collapsed in Vijayawada Monday evening after hearing the news of his daughter’s killing. Doctors said he had two cardiac arrests and died at a private hospital Tuesday morning.

Vijayawada, February 02: Father of the nine-year-old girl, who was kidnapped here and found dead at Guntur, died today due to cardiac arrest, authorities said.

Prabhakar Rao fell unconscious after he learnt of his daughter Vyshnavi’s death and was immediately rushed to a private hospital in the city yesterday.

He died this morning due to cardiac arrest, hospital authorities added.

A large number of political leaders, including Chief Minister K Rosaiah, TDP President Chandrababu Naidu, will be attending his funeral, which would take place this evening.

Guntur, February 02: In what has come as a rude shock to her family members, the charred body of eight-year-old Naga Vaishnavi, who was kidnapped 60 hours ago from Vijayawada, was found in a boiler at a Nuts and Bolts Manufacturing Unit -Sarada Industries – in Auto Nagar here on Monday.

The most disconcerting aspect of the brutal murder was that it was allegedly masterminded by Vaishnavi’s father Prabhakar Rao’s first wife Venkatramanamma’s nephew Srinivas Rao who owns the Sarada Industries.

New delhi,February 02 :The Home Minister said the government was on the job of drafting the Terms and Reference of the Committee and would announce it. “Terms and reference can’t be kept in secret. When we will draft it, we will announce and circulate it”, he said.

Last week, Chidambaram had said the Committee to examine the demand for separate Telangana will be announced this week.

Hyderabad, February 01: Congress leaders from Telangana region would on Monday discuss the party’s directive that they should “withdraw” from the all-party Telangana Joint Action Committee (JAC).

The matter would be discussed at a meeting of the leaders from Telangana, Congress MLA B Saraiah told reporters on Sunday night.

He said the JAC was formed at the residence of senior MLA and former minister K Jana Reddy and that it never acted against the party.

Another senior leader and former minister T Jeevan Reddy said formation of Telangana state would solve all problems.

Hyderabad, February 01: In yet another boat tragedy, 11 people were feared drowned as a country-made boat capsized in Tandava reservoir in Andhra Pradesh today.

This was the second boat mishap after yesterday’s incident, which claimed 11 lives in West Godavari district in the state.

The mishap occurred when 14 villagers of Ammapeta in Golugonda mandal in Visakhapatnam district were returning in a boat after worshipping a local deity on a hillock, Visakhapatnam Rural Superintendent of Police Vineet Brijlal, who visited the spot, told PTI over phone.

New Delhi, February 01: Grappling with the ticklish Telangana issue, Congress today indicated that the much-talked about mechanism on it was unlikely to be formed soon and asked partymen to withdraw from the Joint Action Committee agitating for statehoood, warning them of stern action for indiscipline.

Union Law Minister M Veerappa Moily said the Centre was seized of the matter on the formation of a committee or mechanism to look into all issues and concerns of all regions in Andhra Pradesh.

Visakhapatnam, January 31: In yet another boat tragedy, 11 people were feared drowned as a country-made boat capsized in Tandava reservoir in Andhra Pradesh today.

This was the second boat mishap after yesterday’s incident, which claimed 11 lives in West Godavari district in the state.

The mishap occurred when 14 villagers of Ammapeta in Golugonda mandal in Visakhapatnam district were returning in a boat after worshipping a local deity on a hillock, Visakhapatnam Rural Superintendent of Police Vineet Brijlal, who visited the spot, told PTI over phone.

Warrangal, January 31: Over 60 lakh pilgrims worshipped deities Sammakka and Saralamma at Medaram till the third day of the Jatara today.

While 5 lakh pilgrims travelled by RTC buses to the Jatara, the others came by private vehicles. The Jatara will conclude on Saturday with the tribal priests taking back Sammakka to the forest. District Collector N Sridhar has directed the officials to camp at Medaram till the festival concluded.

The Collector and Superintendent of Police Shahnawaz Qasim were personally monitoring the arrangements.

Narsapur, January 31: An early morning boat journey by villagers going for a holy dip in the Godavari turned tragic after the boat capsized drowning 12 persons at Biyyaputippa village of Narsapur mandal in West Godavari district Saturday.

Vijayawada, January 31: Posing a challenge to Vijayawada city police, three miscreants kidnapped a schoolgirl in a filmi style by killing car driver Lakshmana Rao in broad daylight here Saturday.

The incident occurred on the new BRTS road at Satyanarayanapuram railway quarters around 8.15 a.m.

Tirumala, January 31: Annamayya Swara Latarchana audio CD was released by Governor ESL Narasimhan here Saturday. The first CD of Annamacharya Sankeertans rendered by singing legend Bharat Ratna Lata Mangeshkar was presented to Chief Minister K Rosaiah. Later, Annamayya Swara Latarchana CDs were presented to Madhya Pradesh Governor Rameshwar Thakur, Lata and TTD Chairman DK Audikesavulu Naidu.