Andhra Pradesh

Hyderabad, September 23: A group of intellectuals and democrats on Tuesday appealed to the Maoists not to kill leaders of other revolutionary parties. They wanted the Maoists to sort out their differences with other revolutionary parties through discussions as any attempts to eliminate their opponents physically would be a blow to revolutionary movement. They strongly condemned the killing of Kendruka Arjun, the Koraput district (Orissa) secretary of Chasi Muliya Adivasi Sangh by Maoists on August 9.

Hyderabad, September 23: Faced with a barrage of criticism by Telangana supporters for saying nice things about coastal Andhra MP Lagadapati Rajagopal, TRS chief K Chandrasekhar Rao has a tightrope walk to do on Wednesday when he addresses CEOs of industry to allay their fears on bifurcation of the state.

KCR left his supporters aghast when he described Rajagopal as a “hero” and professed “love” for him.

Hyderabad, September 23: Ganesh idol immersion festivities proved fatal for a three-year boy after he accidentally fell from a moving truck carrying a Ganesh idol at Chatrinaka today.

The boy, Sravan, fell off from a truck while he was being handed over to his mother from the truck.

Sravan was the son of Kiran Kumar, a tailor from Chatrinaka. Kiran Kumar along with his son boarded a truck carrying the Ganesh idol installed in the locality.

Hyderabad, September 23: Apprehending that the proposed thermal power plants in the backward Srikakulam district would sound death knell for thousands of farmers and fishermen, PRP President K Chiranjeevi has appealed Andhra Pradesh government to review its merchant power policy immediately and not let private companies go ahead with their plans.

Hyderabad, September 23: The verbal spat between Telangana Congress MPs and ministers is likely to subside with the ministers deciding against continuing the war of words, on the advice of chief minister K Rosaiah.

The ministers, however, were still not happy with the MPs’ ‘praise’ of TRS leader K Chandrasekhar Rao.

Hyderabad, September 23: In a significant development, the Osmania University Joint Action Committee (OU-JAC) on Wednesday lashed out at TRS president K Chandrasekhar Rao for “mortgaging” the Telangana movement to Seema-Andhra “capitalists.” Taking objection to the TRS chief ’s participation in a CEOs’ conference earlier in the day, the OU-JAC said Chandrasekhar Rao had ditched the movement midway after promising a separate State where people could live with self-respect and get jobs.

Vishakapatnam, September 23: Unidentified miscreants set off a bomb explosion at a hospital run by the whistleblower of Sompeta on Wednesday. The nursing home was partially damaged but no one was injured.

Dr Krishna Murthy, president of the Paryavarana Parirakshana Samithi (PPS), has been spearheading the movement to stop a thermal power plant being built by Nagarjuna Construction Company (NCC) in the Beela near Sompeta.

Hyderabad, September 23: To clear extra rush of passengers, the South Central Railway will run five special trains between various destinations during September.

Secunderabad-Tirupati special trains: The train will depart from Secunderabad on September 25 at 20.30 hrs and arrive in Tirupati at 08.50 hrs the next day.

In the return direction, the train will depart from Tirupati on September 26 at 17.20 hrs and arrive in Secunderabad at 06.05 hrs the next day.

Sangareddy, September 23: Medak MP and district vigilance and monitoring committee chairman Vijayasanthi flayed the government’s biased attitude in sanctioning funds for development works for leaders of opposition parties.

Presiding over a vigilance and monitoring committee meeting here today, the MP expressed displeasure over the way the governmentis handling things.

‘’I sent proposals worth Rs 5.5 crore to the government for construction of roads in Medak constituency, under the national rural employment guarantee scheme but it is yet to sanction the same,’’ she maintained.

New Delhi, September 23: Amid concerns of safety and hygiene expressed by some participating nations, Commonwealth Games Organising Committee (CGOC) chairman Suresh Kalmadi said Thursday that he has not received any letter of withdrawal from any country and also declared that all the 71 chefs de mission are now happier than ever before.

“I have not received any letter from any member country. We had a meeting with all the chefs de mission in the morning and they are now happy,” said Kalmadi.

Chittoor, September 23: In a macabre incident, two persons were killed in an apparent sacrifice as part of a black-magic ritual under Nagari Police station limits in Chittoor district during the intervening night of Wednesday and Thursday.

According to Inspector Surender Reddy, the two victims were identified as Swamynadhan (59) and his second wife Parimal Gandhi. The bodies were discovered on the banks of a lake near the Nagari Railway station in Chittoor on Thursday with their throats slit. Police believe that the couple were slaughtered as part of a sacrificial ritual.

Tirumala, September 23: A couple made an attempt to commit suicide in the holy town of Lord Venkateswara here on Thursday.

According to police, one Narasimhulu and his wife Ramanamma tried to commit suicide at the Silathoranam. They were rushed to the local Aswini Hospital as their condition was stated to be serious.

Police said that debt problem could be the reason for the couple resorting to the extreme step. (NSS)

Hyderabad, September 23: A blast took place in a hospital owned by an environmental activist at Sompeta in Andhra Pradesh’s Srikakulam district. No one was injured but a portion of the hospital was damaged, police said.

The blast occurred on the third floor of Mahalakshmi Nursing Home. There was still no word from the police about the nature of explosives used and who could be behind the attack.

Hyderabad, September 22: Telangana Rashtra Samiti (TRS) President K. Chandrasekhar Rao Wednesday assured top honchos of the Indian industry that his party would ensure that the movement for separate Telangana does not affect the ongoing business ventures in the region.

Allaying apprehensions of industrialists regarding investment climate in view of the ongoing agitation, Rao said TRS was for a peaceful movement for a separate Telangana, bifurcating the Andhra Pradesh state.

Hyderabad, September 22: The division bench of the AP High Court hearing the writ petition related to the right of lawyers to enter the High Court premises and steps to be taken to prevent untoward incidents there, on Monday directed the matter to be placed before the Chief Justice for further hearing.

Hyderabad, September 22: In a development that appears to widen the rift between the Telangana MPs and ministers further, the parliamentarians hit back at the ministers for questioning them at yesterday’s cabinet meeting. The ministers reportedly wanted to know why the MPs — Manda Jagannadham, Gutha Sukhender Reddy, Madhu Yashki Goud, G Vivek and Sarve Satyanarayana — were holding out a brief for the TRS.

Hyderabad, September 22: Telangana Joint Action Committee (TJAC) leaders took pains to play down apparent differences with TRS chief K Chandrasekhar Rao in the light of the latter’s comments that Coastal Andhra settlers born in Telangana have a rightful claim to nativity of the region.

Tirupati, September 22: The TTD Specified Authority will discuss the vigilance department’s report on the Arjita Seva ticket booking scam at a meeting to be held on October 4.

Speaking with newsmen at the TTD Administrative Building here today, executive officer IYR Krishna Rao, however, refused to say more on the matter. When asked about reviving dal-and-ghee as Srivari Annaprasadam, Rao said that they proposed to introduce northern cuisine such as roti instead of dal-and-ghee keeping in view the eating habits of pilgrims coming from northern states.

–Agencies

Hyderabad, September 22: Citing technical reasons, the counsel for the accused in the Satyam Computer Services (SCS) fraud today requested the 21st Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate court to postpone the trial until the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) completes it’s investigation.

CBI public prosecutor K Surender, however, opposed the plea. The magistrate reserved the decision for Friday after directing the public prosecutor to submit in writing mentioning the reasons for opposition.

Hyderabad, September 22: CPI today demanded the state government government to arrest Kadapa Mayor P Ravindranath Reddy, brother-in-law of late chief minister Y S Rajasekhara Reddy, for the alleged irregularities in the fertiliser mixer plants owned by him.

A large number of CPI activists today besieged Harita fertiliser plant owned by Ravindranath Reddy at Akireddypally in Keesara in Rangareddy district. Mild tension prevailed at the plant premises. The police arrested party state secretary K Narayana and several other activists whom they released later.

Hyderabad, September 22: After more than a year, Vijayawada MP L Rajagopal visited the Secretariat here today.

Even as the remarks of TRS chief K Chandrasekhar Rao on nativity evoked a mixed response, the Parliamentarian from Vijayawada spoke about his ‘love’, peace and truce with the TRS chief as he compares the agitations to the modern-day Mahabharatha.

Q. What is the significance of your visit to the Secretariat after more than a year?

Vishakapatnam, September 22: In yet another case of harassment for love, a boy slashed a girl’s throat with blade at an Internet cafe at Seethampeta in the city today after she refused to reciprocate his love.

Praveen of Anakapalle had been mentally harassing the girl Y Sirisha, a resident of Allipuram in the city, from the past one year. Sirisha is pursuing final year engineering at Sri Prakash Engineering College at Tuni, East Godavari district. The accused also studied in the same college and completed engineering this year.

Hyderabad, September 22: Oswal Chemicals and Fertilisers Limited, a pioneer in fertiliser plants, has evinced interest in setting up a fertiliser plant with an investment of Rs 5,000 crore in the state.

The fertiliser unit with an annual production capacity of 1.2 million ton urea will be based on natural gas. The company has also proposed to establish a one million ton capacity di-ammonium phosphate plant with an investment of Rs 2,000 crore.

Nellore, September 22: IN the wee hours of Tuesday a little girl was burnt to death in Isukapalli village in Nellore district. Local villagers said it was a case of a suicide pact that did not go as planned: in a fit of despair, a woman tried to kill herself and her two daughters, but her husband rescued her and one of the two children but could not save Swathi, a baby of two and a half years.

There were, however, conflicting versions to this story.

Relatives of the family said it was an accident. According to them, the fire was caused when a lamp fell over in the dark of night.

Hyderabad, September 22: A blast took place in a hospital owned by an environmental activist at Sompeta in Andhra Pradesh’s Srikakulam district. No one was injured but a portion of the hospital was damaged, police said.

The blast occurred on the third floor of Mahalakshmi Nursing Home. There was still no word from the police about the nature of explosives used and who could be behind the attack.