Hyderabad, August 03: After an incomplete MMTS and yet-to-take off-Metro Rail project, the State Government is contemplating developing an integrated transport project connecting road and railway networks in the Hyderabad Metropolitan Development Area (HMDA).
Officials of the Infrastructure Corporation of Andhra Pradesh (In- CAP) have been entrusted the task of conducting a detailed study and come up with a project report.
Hyderabad, August 03: “Distinction from the environment or surroundings is the rootcause of any individual to feel pain as against the state of bliss or ananda.
One should strive to strike harmony with the surroundings to achieve the ultimate state of happiness to make one’s life worthy,’’ Jaggi Vasudev has said.
The Sadguru addressed a gathering of Shambhavi Maha Mudra participants at Kotla Vijayabhaskar Reddy Stadium here today.
Thousands of participants from all parts of the globe took part in Ananda Sangamam and drenched themselves in joy and oneness.
Mothugudem, August 02: The Chinese may boast that this is the year of the Dragon.
The comrades wouldn’t be happy otherwise. For us, though, this seems to be the year of the woman. We have a President, a de facto Prime Minister, a Foreign Minister..
Err… Foreign Secretary, Home Minister..the list goes on and on, at the top. But history has to be made at the grassroots and that, is what some tribal women in the district are doing.
Hyderabad, August 02: In a development that would bring cheers to thousands of faculty members in State universities, Government and aided colleges, the State Government has issued orders making their pay scale equivalent to that of the University Grants Commission pay scales, as suggested by the Sixth Pay Commission.
Even as the Department of Human Resource Development has given the fitment table on June 10, in order to implement the UGC pay scales to university and college teachers, the State Government has delayed to implement the same citing some technical problems.
Kurnool, August 02: In yet another case, a stalker allegedly tried to kill a girl on Saturday for rejecting his love at Allagadda in Kurnool district.
Madhuri, a fourth year student at Alpha Engineering College at Alagadda, was attacked by Vasu, a worker at Gifts and Cellphone Corner, with a blade. The accused was troubling the victim for the last three years. On Saturday, while on her way to the college, Madhuri went to Andhra Bank, Allagadda branch, at around 11 am to collect her scholarship.
Anantapur, August 02: The Arogyasri Healthcare Trust will conduct health camps for the benefit of below poverty line families under Rajiv Arogya sri scheme in the first week of August to create awareness among people on health problems.
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Area Manager of Arogyasri scheme, T. Govardhan stated that medical camps would be held at Dimmagudi in Peddavadugur mandal and Puttaparthi on August 4.
Hyderabad, August 01: In an effort to facilitate developmental activities in Palamuru (Mahaboobnagar) district, the Government employees hailing from the district formed `Palamuru Employees Forum’. The objective of the forum is to facilitate development of Palamuru and also help people from the district to get their works done in the capital city.
Hyderabad, August 01: Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) Friday constituted a Politburo headed by party president K Chandrasekhara Rao.
When the rebel leaders and party secretary general Vijayashanti are challenging the leadership to set right the things in the party, the TRS leadership appointed a Politburo, the highest decision-making body of the party. Interestingly, leaders, who are in the news that they may switch their loyalties to other parties, also found place in the Politburo.
Hyderabad, August 01: Even as the State Government stepped up its efforts for setting up of mineral water plants in 1,100 villages in the State, experts and civic organisations smell a rat.
They are doubting the hasty move of the Government to invite bids from manufacturers without conducting a study to identify the needy villages for setting up the mineral water plants.
Hyderabad, August 01: With Praja Rajyam Party president Chrianjevi blissfully ignorant of what was happening in the party, one more `rebel star’ quit PRP Friday. Veteran actor nicknamed `rebel star’ UV Krishnam Raju resigned from the party expressing displeasure over the party not utilising his services in a befetting manner.
He had sent in his resignation letter to party chief Chiranjeevi.
Speaking to reporters later, Krishnam Raju said that he could not adjust in the party. “PRP has failed to utilise my services. I also could not extend my services to the party,’’ he added.
Vijayawada, August 01: The results in the recently held Lok Sabha and Assembly elections were not up to the expectations of the party, BJP Andhra Pradesh unit president Bandaru Dattatreya said today.
Addressing a press conference, he said due to the entry of new political political parties, the BJP could not able to increase its voting percentage.
He said though the vote share of Left parties had decreased compared to the previous elections, the BJP, however, won two seats without any poll alliance.
Vijayawada, August 01: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) today urged the Andhra Pradesh government to immediately convene an all-party meeting to discuss the prevailing drought conditions due to deficit rainfall in the monsoon season in the state.
Vijayawada, August 01: Former Union Minister and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Andhra Pradesh unit President Bandaru Dattatreya today demanded a Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) inquiry into the allegations of corruption in the export of non-basmati rice to certain African countries.
Addressing a press conference here, he said there were reports that this was a Rs 2,500 crore rice export scam. The State government was involed in the scam, he alleged.
Hyderabad, July 31: Janash akthi leader Amar was today released from the Cherlapally central prison after the High Court granted him bail.
Amar was allegedly involved in several cases, including blasting of police stations and murders.
Artistes of the Jana Natya Mandali and former People’s War (now CPI Maoists) leader Satya Murthy greeted Amar as soon as he stepped out of the prison.
Hyderabad, July 31: The Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) today alleged that the budget presented by Finance Minister K Rosaiah was intended to do `injustice’ to the region by sale of its lands and diversion of resources and river waters to Kadapa and Anantapur.
In all, the State Budget would not be beneficial to the Telangana region, the TRS remarked.
Hyderabad, July 30: Maverick designer duo Rohit Gandhi and Rahul Khanna want to replace your nada walas and ganjees ‘undar wali’ with sleek linear structures and geometrical lines.
In town as part of the Blenders Pride Magical Nights Tour, Rohit and Rahul offered a sneak peak of their 2009 winter line at a city hotel. Not surprising. “India is a bigger market for us than the West,” says Rahul. And the city of pearls is an important part of that market.
“It’s a great party city with warm people and a very evolved sense of fashion,” says Rohit.
Hyderabad, July 29: TDP senior leader and MLA G Muddukrishnama Naidu today threatened to teach Legislative Affairs Minister K Rosaiah a fitting lesson on the floor of the House during the current budget session.
The provocation came when the minister strongly criticised Naidu and described him as a “shameless fellow’’ when Naidu tried to raise an issue on registering a case under the SC/ST Atrocities Act against TDP leader N Janardhan Reddy in Mahboobnagar.
Bhadrachalam, July 29: At the stroke of dawn, every day, melodious Nadaswaram wafts through the air as devotees fold their hands in prayer reciting the Suprabhatam at the famous Sitarama temple here in this town.
Hyderabad, July 29: The Opposition parties including the TDP, TRS, BJP, CPI and the CPM today staged a walk out in the State Assembly today protesting against the Government’s refusal to reduce Vaue Added Tax (VAT) on petrol and diesel.
The walkout took place when the Government refused to reduce the VAT on petrol and diesel in the State, maintaining that it needs lot of funds for various welfare and development programmes.
Tirupati, July 29: Giving priority to providing hasslefree darshan for common devotees, the Board of Trustees of the Tirumala Tirupati Devsthanams (TTD) on Tuesday decided to do away with VIP break darshans on Friday, Saturday and Sunday. The board, which met on the Tirumala Hills, however, did not take any decision on the conduct of sevas in ekantam though the issue did come up for discussion.
Hyderabad, July 28: Tripura Chief Minister Manik Sarkar Tuesday paid tributes to the workers of his Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) who were killed in police firing in Andhra Pradesh’s Khammam district two years ago.
It was on this day in 2007 that seven CPI-M workers were killed and dozens of other were injured when police opened fire during an agitation by the party to press its demand for distributing government land among the landless poor.
Karimnagar, July 28: They met in jail, fell in love and got married. Chandu is as possessive about Swapna as any other husband would be. Just like an ideal couple, both are often spotted together on a two-wheeler, while passers-by simply stare at them. Across the country, the debate over legalising gay sex may have just begun, but this lesbian couple — Chandraleela alias Chandu and Swapna, both from Karimnagar district, had decided to stay together more than two-and-a-half years ago.
Karimnagar, July 27: Sanskrit education is going through a lean phase in the district, what with the two schools — Sri Rajarajeshwara Ubhaya Vedantha Patashala, Karimnagar, and Sanskrit Patashala, Vemulawada, on the verge of closure.
Run by the Vemulawada temple authorities, both the schools lack staff and facilities.
Viajayawada, July 27: The Centre is planning to flush out Maoists from Agency areas on the borders of Chhattisgarh, Andhra Pradesh and Orissa, particularly on either side of the river Godavari.
Sources close to the Union Home Ministry told Express that Operation Lalgarh, launched recently in West Bengal to drive away Naxalites, could well be repeated in the border areas of the three Naxal-hit States.
Vijayawada, July 26: Following the High Court stay on the hike in management quota in private medical and dental colleges, the NTR University of Health Sciences (NTR UHS) has decided to conduct fresh counselling to fill 10 per cent seats in Category B from August 27 to 30.