Andhra Pradesh

New Delhi, December 29: With an appeal to maintain peace, the Srikrishna Committee constituted to examine the demand for a separate state of Telangana said on Tuesday that its report which aims to provide a “permanent solution” to the decadesold problem would be submitted by Friday.

In Hyderabad, the nine Telangana Congress MPs called of their huger strike launched on Monday, as they achieved their objective in a little over 24 hours later: lifting of all cases against students invo­lved in agitations for and against the bifurcation of the state.

Hyderabad, December 29: Unidentified miscreants barged into a house at Langer Houz and after threatening the lone woman inmate in it robbed five-tola gold and fled away in broad daylight today.

The theft took place in the house of a Ajith Kumar, owner of a repair centre of air conditioners.

Ajith Kumar recently shifted to his newly-constructed house at Defence Colony and was living in the first floor while giving the portions in the ground and second floors for rent.

Hyderabad, December 29: Three Africans were caught by Criminal Investigation Department (CID) officials on Sunday for allegedly duping a person of Rs15 lakh, by promising to deliver a lottery worth Rs 100 crore at New Delhi.

CID officials said Andrew, Martin and Dikite were caught for committing cyber fraud. The accused belong to Nigeria, South Africa and Ivory Coast.

On December 21, one Mehata lodged a complaint at the CID cyber cell that he had received an e-mail from the Microsoft company informing he won a lottery of Rs 100 crore.

Hyderabad, December 29: Onions have suddenly become the luxury item in kitchens what with the soaring prices. “In the past, I would frequently dish out a onion curry and would think later what vegetables to add. now its the opposite. Before I start to make some curry, I have to decide how sparsely I have to use the onions,” explains P Sheela, a housewife waiting in a long queue outside an onion stall.

Nizamabad, December 29: Chief Minister N Kiran Kumar Reddy on Tuesday laid foundation stone for the construction of a Medical College at Kalilvadi Grounds in Nizamabad district.

The Medical College will be built at a cost of Rs 164 crore and will have a 500 bed capacity teaching hospital and include a nursing college, hostels for medical and nursing students and residential facilities for the faculty.

The College will take in a 100 students every year.

Hyderabad, December 29: Expressing solidarity with the fasting Telangana Congress MPs, TRS chief K Chandrasekhara Rao today threatened that “Telangana people” will hit the streets from tomorrow if all cases against students are not withdrawn.

“The MPs are reflecting the mood of Telangana people. They made all efforts during the last one year to get the police cases withdrawn and as a last resort they began the fast. If all the cases are not withdrawn by evening, we will start an agitation that will bring Telangana to a standstill,” he said.

New Delhi, December 29: Mr Justice N Srikrishna, chairman of the Sri Krishna Committee appointed by the Centre to look into the Telangana tangle has expressed hope that their report would satisfy majority of people of Andhra Pradesh and peace would prevail in the State.

All the members of the committee appeared before the media here on Tuesday to say thanks to the press for their cooperation during the compilation of the report.’

Guntur, December 29: Stating that the move will send a wrong message to the people, the Joint Action Committee of Seemandhra Students on Tuesday criticized the state government’s decision to lift all police cases against students and agitators, who participated in the separate statehood agitation.

The Seemandhra student leaders, after holding a meeting on Acharya Nagarjuna University campus to chalk out their plan of action, criticised the state government move to lift the police cases and said that it would send a wrong message to the people in the state.

Vijayawada, December 29: Anti Corruption Bureau sleuths on Tuesday conducted raids on residence of Kanuru Panchayat Village Revenue Officer and unearthed property worth Rs 40 crore disproportionate to his known sources of income.

According to Vijayawada Range DSP Venkat Rao, the ACB sleuths conducted the raids after being tipped off that the Kanuru VRO Nellari Venkata Subramaneshwara Rao (50) was leading a lavish lifestyle.

Guntur, December 29: Praja Rajyam Party (PRP) president Chiranjeevi has alleged that the Centre was hesitating to spend Rs four thousand crores to rescue rain-hit farmers in Andhra Pradesh, while it had spent Rs 70 thousand crores to conduct Commonwealth Games in New Delhi recently. Talking to reporters here yesterday, he said the Centre’s adamant and lackadaisical attitude are forcing the farmers to commit suicides in the state.

Guntir, December 29: A student body advocating united Andhra Pradesh has warned of “bitter consequences” if the Justice Srikrishna Committee recommends formation of a separate Telangana state.

The five-member panel, appointed early this year to go into the issue of statehood for Telangana, is slated to submit its report on December 31.

New Delhi, December 29: The five-member committee on Telangana statehood issue said it will give “several options with their pros and cons” in its report that will seek to achieve the “highest satisfaction of the largest number”.

Addressing a press conference in New Delhi, the committee chairman and former Supreme Court Judge Justice B N Srikrishna hoped that the report, to be submitted to Home Minister P Chidambaram by Friday, will bring out a permanent solution to the contentious issue of demands for bifurcation of Andhra Pradesh.

Washington, December 28: The US authorities have booked two men for gunning down a 22-year-old Indian student in a robbery on Christmas morning at a convenience store in Texas where he was working part time.Daniel Jacob Stiner, 22, and Michael Ray Morris, 29, both from Pasadena, Texas, were charged Monday in the fatal shooting of Jayachandra Elaprolu inside the convenience store in the town, the Houston Chronicle reported.

Hyderabad, December 28: The feud between the two groups of Adilabad Congress has reached Hyderabad, with MLC Mr. Prem Sagar and his supporters coming to the city to meet the Chief Minister.

Hyderabad, December 28: Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Kiran Kumar Reddy on Monday appealed to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to consider enhancing the scale of relief to farmers hit by natural calamities in accordance with the recommendations of the Working Group on Agriculture Production.

The Working Group is headed by Haryana Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda. Calamities that struck the state in last two months had caused an damage to public infrastructure to the tune of Rs 1,207.72 crore, the chief minister informed the Prime Minister in a letter.

Hyderabad, December 28: A local court in Hyderabad on Monday ordered the state Anti Corruption Bureau to conduct an enquiry in connection with a land de-notifying case involving former Andhra Pradesh chief minister K Rosaiah and file a report.

Based on a petition filed by a practising advocate, Mohanlal, the ACB court in Hyderabad directed the anti-graft agency to submit a report on the issue before January 28, Sriranga Rao, counsel for the petitioner said.

Vijayawada, December 27: Nearly 50 farmers allegedly committed suicide or died of cardiac arrest in Krishna district this month after suffering crop losses in the recent cyclone and heavy rain, an Andhra Pradesh Minister said on Sunday.

Talking to reporters here, School Education Minister K Pardhasaradhi said 49 farmers in the district had committed suicides or died due to cardiac stroke since the beginning of this month due to losses caused by the cyclone ‘Jal’ and rain.

Warangal, December 27: Cotton bales worth lakhs of rupees were turned to ashes as fire ravage a ginning mill in which they were stored at Nekkonda in Warangal district in the wee hours of Sunday.

According to fire department sources, the mishap occurred at Shanmukha Cotton Ginning and Pressing Industries, in the wee hours, leaving the cotton bales and cotton material destroyed.

Fire tenders were immediately pressed into service from Warangal district to douse the flames. However, no casualties were reported in the incident.

Hyderabad, December 27: As the time for submission of report by the Justice B N Sri Krishna Committee is fast approaching, the State government is gearing up to put in place all requisite arrangements to face any eventuality.

Kadapa, December 26: Former Congress MP Jagan Mohan Reddy and his uncle and agriculture minister YS Vivekananda Reddy fondly fed each other Christmas cakes on Saturday, triggering speculation that they have patched up their differences and that the uncle was willing to ditch the Congress and join the nephew’s party.

Hyderabad, December 26: Praja Rajyam Party (PRP) president K Chiranjeevi will tour rain-affected areas in Guntur and Prakasam districts from December 28 to 30. He will also give solatium to the kin of farmers who committed suicides.

Chiranjeevi urged farmers not to commit suicides.

PRP activists will stage dharnas before paddy purchasing centres on December 27 to protest against lack of MSP for paddy and non-purchase of discoloured paddy.

Hyderabad, December 26: In a fresh fight among the feuding Sanghi brothers, Sudhir Sanghi lodged a complaint against his estranged brother and former MP Girish Sanghi alleging that the latter had manhandled him at the office of the Sanghi Polyester Limited (SPL) at Hayathnagar today.

Tirupati, December 26: A team of government mint experts has certified that all the gold, silver and precious stone-studded jewels in the Venkateswara temple here are genuine and authentic. Submitting the verification reports to TTD joint executive officer N Yuvaraj here today, government mint (Hyderabad) deputy general manager Sashi Bhushan said a committee of mint experts from Hyderabad was constituted for the purpose at the request of the Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams.

Tirupati, December 26: ‘I am a Hyderabadi and I’m also Rayalaseema man. Have you any objection to it?’ was how chief minister N Kirankumar Reddy silenced a journalist who sought his explanation on claiming to be a Hyderabadi and the people of Rayalaseema being miffed over his remark.

Hyderabad, December 26: With the Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) leadership getting enough indications that the Srikrishna Committee report may not be in favour of a Telangana state, the party has shifted its focus to building a ‘political battalion’ in the region to wage a ballot war.