Karimnagar, October 12: A government school teacher of the assistant cadre, J Ravinder Rao, was arrested by Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) sleuths at Jagtial today for owning disproportionate assets. Assets with a registered value of Rs 1 crore were seized from him but their actual market value would be about Rs 4 crore, ACB DSP Jaipal told Express.
Hyderabad, October 12: Warning of an impending financial distress in the rural areas of the state due to harassment of small borrowers by microfinance companies, CPI state secretary K Narayana on Monday advised them not to repay loans to the companies.
He said the state government has been remaining silent on the issue and urged it to initiate stringent action against the companies. Meanwhile reports continued to come from several parts of the state of microfinance borrowers buckling under the burden of repaying loans to microfinance companies.
Hyderabad, October 12: With the agricultural sector increasingly adopting mecahnisation, the rural market is opening up new opportunities for petroleum companies. As usage of agro machinery including tractors and threshers is on the rise, the requirement for basic infrastructure such as petrol filling stations is being felt sharply across rural towns and villages.
Hyderabad, October 12: Police today nabbed a former Naxalite who joined hands with self-styled commander of Revolutionary Patriotic Tigers chief Patolla Goverdhan Reddy and threatened a businessman in a land dispute.
Neelam Mallesh alias Sagar alias Pandu alias Ramdas, is a former member of the erstwhile People’s War group (PWG) Giraipally dalam member. He hails from Dhammakpalli village in Medak district.
In 1996, he joined the Giraipally dalam of the PWG and later worked in Narsapur and Ummadidala dalams.
Anantapur, October 12: Faction feuds flared up once again in the district with rivals attacking two Telugu Desam leaders in broad daylight near the busy Srikantam Circle here this evening.
Of the two, one died on the spot and the other is battling for life in the government hospital. The victims were identified as Raghunath Reddy (45) of Reddipalle vilage in Peddapappur mandal in Tadipatri Assembly constituency and Chandrasekhara Reddy (43) of Seetharamapuram village in Tadipatri Rural mandal in the same constituency. Both were close followers of Tadipatri TDP leader Peram Nagireddy.
Kurnool, October 12: Eight persons were killed and three suffered serious injuries when the car in which they were travelling collided with a lorry near Allagadda in the district today.
Kadapa, October 12: Allegedly feeling humiliated over the scolding by his family elders for a domestic spat with his newly-married wife, a 23-year-old youth slit his wife’s throat and committed suicide under Koduru police station limits in the intervening night of Monday and Tuesday.
According to Inspector Surya Narayana, Kondaiah had got married to Anuradha (16) 45 days ago and was residing in KS Agraharam, Chitvel Mandal in Kadapa district.
Karimnagar, October 11: Tension prevailed for sometime at Jyotinagar here today when over a hundred CPI women functionaries led by district unit secretary M Venkataswamy attacked two microfinance company offices alleging that they had been harassing women’s group members for repayment of loans. They demanded that such companies in the town should be wound up immediately and the the loans scrapped.
Hyderabad, October 11: Gadar’s Telangana People’s Front (TPF) has clearly rattled TRS chief K Chandrasekhar Rao. After announcing in Warangal that he might launch another fast unto death after December 31, he has gone into an overdrive.
His thrust, going by his own statements, is going to be on bringing a Dalit and minority dimension to the TRS to weather the storm being kicked up by Gadar. Since TPF focus is on giving primacy to Dalits, Chandrasekhar Rao appears to have decided to use the same card to fill the vacuum in his own party and pre-empt a possible Gadar impact.
Nellore, October 11: Congress MP Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy’s ‘Odarpu yatra’ is likely to reach Nellore district on October 13.
As per initial plans, the yatra was supposed to reach the district tomorrow. However, it was postponed by two days as the ongoing yatra in Prakasam district has been extended to several other villages, Congress MLA in Nellore M Chandrasekhar Reddy said.
Chandrasekhar, his brother and Nellore MP M Rajamohan Reddy have come out openly in support of Jagan’s yatra.
Meanwhile, Jagan’s yatra continued in Prakasam district today.
Vijayawada, October 11: The demand for setting up a High Court bench between Vijayawada-Guntur has been gaining momentum with the bar associations of coastal Andhra and Rayalaseema launching a relay fast for it. Davuluri Samuel John, the convener of the Joint Action Committee for constitution of an HC bench between Vijayawada and Guntur explained why there need to bring justice closer to the people of coastal Andhra and Rayalaseema.
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Hyderabad, October 11: The demand for separate High Court benches in Seemandhra districts has gained momentum. Express speaks to Bar Council of Andhra Pradesh chairman A Narasimha Reddy for his take on the issue.
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Nellore, October 11: BJP senior leader M Venkaiah Naidu has accused the Congress of hatching a conspiracy along with Janata Dal(S) to topple the BJP government in Karnataka.
Speaking to mediapersons here today, Naidu said Congress, which tasted defeat in 16 byelections in recent times, was not able to digest the BJP forming a government in Karnataka, the first in the south. It was even blackmailing the governor to achieve its goal.
Adilabad, October 11: Member of Congress Working Committee (CWC) and Rajya Sabha K Kesava Rao has called upon leaders of all political parties to work together for achieving separate Telangana.
“We should move ahead with the sole aim of achieving statehood to Telangana adopting Gandhi’s nonviolence policy, he said.
Vijayawada, October 11: Minister for major industries Kanna Lakshminarayana laid the foundation stone for a special purpose vehicle (SPV) unit at Veerapanenigudem in Gannavaram mandal of Krishna district today.
The Mithra group, dealers in passenger cars and commercial vehicles, and Japan’s leading special purpose vehicle manufacturer Kyokuto Kaihatsu Kogyo have entered into a joint venture for setting up the SPV unit.
Vijayawada, October 11: Indrakeeladri, the abode of Goddess Kanakadurga, witnessed a heavy devotee rush today. Speaking to Express, Kanakadurga temple executive officer N Vijay Kumar said 70,000 devotees had darshan on the first day of Devi Navaratri festival. On the second day, the number of devotees visited the temple came down to 40,000. About 70,000 devotees had darshan of the Goddess till 6 pm on Sunday. The number is likely to cross one lakh by midnight. The sale of Laddu and Pulihora prasadam also increased.
Prodattur, October 11: The controversy surrounding the closure of the ancient temple of Agasteswara Swamy and its forceful reopening a couple of days ago took another twist today with the authorities closing the sanctum sanctorum again, evoking angry reaction from devotees.
Hyderabad, October 11: Condemning the remarks made by chief minister Omar Abdullah on the issue of ‘Jammu and Kashmir’s merger with the Indian Union’, BJP national secretary K Laxman today said the party had decided to observe ‘Sankalp (Dedication) Day’ on October 26 throughout the nation to mark the merger. The central government should take measures to take control of the POK (Pakistan Occupied Kashmir) lands, he added.
Hyderabad, October 11 : Fourtee n labourers of Gogulapadu village of Gurajala mandal, who underwent eye operations at an eye camp in Hyderabad, have developed infection and five of them face the risk of losing sight. The surgeries were performed at the Rangareddy Lions Eye Hospital near Gandhi hospital in July.
Following a complaint by Gurajala MLA Y Srinivasa Rao, chief minister K Rosaiah sought a report on the matter from the district administration besides ordering that necessary treatment should be provided to the victims either at Guntur or Hyderabad.
Hyderabad, october 11: One of the most amazing aspects of art is the fact that it can break boundaries and join people together irrespective of their differences. The Iconart gallery took the initiative of bringing together people of diverse backgrounds into a common place of artistic celebration and contemplation.
The recent art workshop held at the Central Jail, Cherlapalli, was curated by Lipika Rao, who left no stone unturned in making the event a complete success.
Hyderabad, October 11: TRS chief K Chandrasekhar Rao today said welfare of Muslims was possible only in separate Telangana.
“Formation of Telangana state is inevitable after December 31. We will intensify the agitation on Gandhian lines by giving preference to his non-cooperation policy, ‘’ the TRS chief said.
A large number of Muslims belonging to the TDP and MIM parties from the Old City today joined the TRS under the leadership of their leader Mohd. Mahmood Ali in the presence of the TRS chief at Telangana Bhavan today.
Hyderabad, October 11: The Telangana Praja Front (TPF) steering committee meeting to be held on October 14 will discuss the resolutions adopted by TPF yesterday. Apart from this, the meet will also take some crucial decisions on future course of action, TPF president Gadar said.
In a press release issued here on Sunday, he said the meeting will be organised at Oxford Grammar School in Himayat Nagar.
The steering committee meet will begin at 10 a.m. at the venue. All the members and district committee members will participate in the discussions, he said.
Hyderabad, October 11: The Union government should declare an immediate moratorium on executions and death penalty should be removed from the privisions of the Indian Penal Code, former chief justice of the Allahabad High Court A Lakshmana Rao has said.
Speaking at a conference on World Day against Death Penalty organised jointly by Jana Chaiatnya Vedika, People’s Union for Civil Liberties (PUCL) and Amnesty International-Hyderabad here today, he said “More than two-thirds of countries have abolished the death penalty in law or practice.
Eluru, October 11: A Telugu Desam Party leader and his relative were left battling for their lives in hospital in an attack by unidentified persons which took place on the National Highway No 5 near Eluru in West Godavari district early on Sunday.
The East Godavari Telugu Desam ST Cell president Nakka Satyanarayana and his brother-in-law Yeddla Raju were on their way to Hyderabad when the attack took place.
According to eyewitnesses, the car was stopped on the Highway and before the victims could realise what was happening, the assailants forced the car doors open and dragged them out.
Nalgonda, October 11: The body of a man from Hyderabad, who had been missing since the past three days, along with Rs 5 lakh in cash, was found at Chikati Mamidi, Bommala Ramaram mandal in Nalgoda district.
According to Sub-Inspection Narasimha Raju, the victim, Chaitanya (32), was an employee of Central Foreign Exchange in Somajiguda and was resident of Old-Bowenpally in Hyderabad.
Chaitanya had left home for office on October 6. He did not however turn up at the office. His worried parents had lodged a complaint with the Bowenpally police after waiting for him later that day.