Andhra Pradesh

Hyderabad, July 06: Son of the late YS Rajasekhara Reddy and Kadapa MP Jagan Mohan Reddy today made it clear that he will resume his Odarpu tour from Itchhapuram in Srikakulam district on July 8, which happens to be his father’s birth anniversary.

In an “Open letter to the people” on Monday, Jagan claimed that his yatra was apolitical and was intended to console the families of those who had died of shock following the untimely demise of former chief minister YS Rajasekhara Reddy.

Hyderabad, July 06: Due to the Bharat bandh on Monday, train No.8645 Howrah- Hyderabad East Coast Express, scheduled to leave Howrah at 11:45 hours on July 5 was cancelled. Consequently, its pairing train No. 8646 Hyderabad-Howrah East Coast Express, scheduled to depart from Hyderabad at 10:00 hours on July 7, has been cancelled.

RESCHEDULED: Train No. 2703 Howrah-Secunderabad Falaknuma Express, scheduled to depart from Howrah at 07:25 hours on July 5 was rescheduled to depart at 19:00 hours.

Hyderabad, July 06: Reiterating that her husband Hemchandra Pandey was a journalist, his widow, Babitha, has demanded a judicial inquiry into his gunning down along with CPI (Maoist) leader Cherukuri Rajkumar alias Azad in the forests of Adilabad recently.

She met Home Minister Sabitha Indra Reddy at the latter’s residence today along with her brother- in-law, Rajiv, representatives of the AP Civil Liberties Committee and journalists.

Rajhmundary, July 06: Minister of State for Human Resources Development D Purandeswari has said that over 13 crore children across the country are receiving benefits from the mid-day meal scheme.

“The mid-day meal scheme was introduced in 2001 in India, which has secured first position in implementing the mid-deal meal scheme in all Asian countries and over 13 crore children across the country are availing this scheme,” the HRD minister said here yesterday after opening the Rs 1.6 crore integrated hostel building at Hasnabada village.

New Delhi, July 06: Congress today asked a defiant party MP Y S Jaganmohan Reddy not to go ahead with his controversial yatra and threatened him with disciplinary action if he did not not obey.

“All true committed and loyal Congressmen must necessarily observe both the party dharma and laxman rekha of propriety and party discipline,” party spokesperson Abhishek Singhvi said.

Chennai, July 06: Twenty three cooperative banks in Andhra Pradesh have hit upon a novel idea of using single core banking solution (CBS) and save on hardware and software costs.

“Individually they are 23 entities. But they decided to use single CBS installed at Andhra Pradesh State Cooperative Bank Ltd (APSCOB) in Hyderabad on a multi-entity CBS model thereby saving each individual bank from investing in hardware and software,” Founder and Managing Director of Laser Soft Infosystems B. Suresh Kamath told IANS.

Rajahmundry (AP) July 06: Irked by his lover’s constant demands to tie the knot, a man threw acid on her in the premises of a local court in East Godavari district of Andhra Pradesh, leaving her injured, police said today.

The incident took place yesterday in the premises of the court in Indrapalem village when 25-year-old Suryavathi, who works as a sweeper there, asked her lover K Balaji to marry her, they said.

Balaji, who was irked by Suryavathi’s constant demands to tie the knot allegedly threw cleaning acid on her, inflicting critical burns on her stomach and chest, police said.

Hyderabad, July 05: The nationwide bandh called by NDA and Left parties to protest fuel price hike evoked mixed response in Andhra Pradesh.

The bandh was partial in the state capital and other cities like Vijayawada and Visakhapatnam.

Former chief minister and TDP president N Chandrababu Naidu and BJP leader M Venkaiah Naidu were among the prominent leaders arrested while staging protests.

Warangal, July 05: Doctors at the MGM Hospital in Warangal stepped up the pressure on the government to release their salaries by staging a dharna outside the hospital premises on Monday.

The doctors, including house surgeons complained that they have not been paid their salaries since the last three months.
The dharna by the doctors had affected the normal routine of the hospital and only patients with serious illnesses or life threatening injuries being taken care of.

Hyderabad, July 04: Rattled by the killing of its top leader Cherukuri Rajkumar alias Azad, the banned CPI (Maoist) today called for a two-day strike from July 7 and vowed to avenge his death, prompting authorities to beef up security in Naxal-hit areas.

Hyderabad, July 04: Justice Tamada Gopala Krishna of the High Court stayed two criminal cases initiated against Telugu Desam MLA KE Prabhakar.

The MLA from Papikonda in Kurnool questioned the action based on a complaint lodged by the divisional co-operative officer.

Chittor, July 04: A love-sick youngster burnt alive a minor girl for refusing his proposal at Appayyagaripalli Harijanawada in Talambedu village, Chittoor rural mandal on Friday.

Hyderabad, July 04: Underlining the importance of paying taxes to the government on time to make the nation financially strong, Justice Anil Ramesh Dave of the Supreme Court has called upon all lawyers and tax practitioners to help the government by making their clients pay taxes and other dues.

Hyderabad, July 04: Heavy rain has been forecast over many parts of Telangana, while Coastal Andhra Pradesh is likely to receive isolated rain in the next 24 hours.

Hyderabad Meteorological Department officials said a low pressure area had formed over the northwest Bay of Bengal near Orissa and under its influence moderate to heavy rain and thundershowers may occur at many places in Adilabad, Nizamabad, Karimnagar, Warangal and Khammam in the Telangana region and Srikakulam, Vizianagaram and Visakhapatnam in Coastal Andhra.

Hyderabad, July 04: Is it time India braced itself for a cyber war? Well, looking at the potential threat posed by outside forces to invade the Indian cyber space time and again, experts say it definitely is.

“The safety and security of the country is at stake and it is time we remained vigilant” this was opined by none other than the CEO and MD of Infosys, S.Gopalkrishnan, referring to the increasing cyber attacks on the nation. He was delivering a lecture on ‘Future of IT in Modern Warfare in Context of Cyber Security’ at the College of Defence Management (CDM) here today.

Hyderbad, July 04: With the football fever griping the town, Vodafone has organised a special event, ‘Goal for Goal’, for the lovers of the game in the special football zones set up at GVK One and Prasad’s here.

The event attracted a good number of visitors, and youth and children were seen scoring a goal or two. Participants were given five penalty kicks and those who scored the maximum number of goals were given exciting goodies from Vodafone. The event will be on till July 11.

Hyderabad, July 04: Making it clear that the Election Commission would not give specific directions to the police for arresting or registering a case against any person who indulged in provocative or objectionable remarks, chief electoral officer IV Subba Rao today appealed to all political parties to respect provisions of the law and the model code of conduct, and to act accordingly in order to ensure a free and fair poll.

Hyderabad, July 04: A Maoist couple, who entered the State from the neighbouring Chattisgarh, were arrested on Sunday in Khammam district.

The extremists, M Deva alias Devanna, an area committee member of Kunta in Chattisgarh and his wife Jogi were taken into custody by the Paloncha police on district outskirts this morning when they were found moving in suspicious manner.

The Khammam police said that the duo was being interrogated.

Hyderabad, July 03: In a major blow to the CPI (Maoist), which is currently giving nightmares to the Centre, one of its topranking leaders and spokesperson, Cherukuri Rajkumar alias Azad, was gunned down by the Andhra Pradesh police in the forests of Adilabad district early Friday.

The “encounter,” in which a courier was also killed, came just two days after the rebels massacred 27 CRPF jawans in Narayanpur district, Chhattisgarh.

Hyderabad, July 02: Top Maoist leader Cherukuri Rajkumar alias Azad, considered second in the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) hierarchy, was gunned down Friday by police in a shootout in Andhra Pradesh, police claimed.

Azad, who was also spokesperson of the outlawed group, was killed in a gunfight with police around 3 a.m. in the forests near Jogapur in Adilabad district, about 300 km from here.

Another Maoist guerrilla, who is yet to be identified, was also killed. Police also recovered an AK-47, a 9 mm pistol and two kit bags from the scene of the gunfight.

Adilabad, July 02: In a major blow to the Maoists, their top leader and spokesperson Cherukuri Rajkumar alias Azad was gunned down by state’s elite anti-Naxal force Greyhounds near Adilabad early Friday.

Initial reports suggest that a fierce encounter took place between the forces and the Maoists near Jogapur in Adilabad district; about 300 km from here, following which Rajkumar was cornered and neutralised.

Another Maoist guerrilla as Chanderan was also killed. Police recovered an AK-47, a 9mm pistol and two kit bags from the scene of the gunfight.

Hyderabad, July 01: Amidst people demanding quality power supply and prompt redressal of grievances, the public hearings of Andhra Pradesh Electricity Regulatory Commission (APERC) for deciding retail supply tariffs for the financial year of 2010-11, concluded here today . The new tariff order which is already delayed by over six months, will be announced by July end.

Hyderabad, July 01: Dreaded swine flu has claimed one more victim in Visakhapatnam, taking the toll to five in the state so far this season. Interestingly, four of them were women.

A woman from Srikakulam – N Nagamani – who was admitted to Chest Hospital here on June 25, died of the infection.

Nagamani first complained of fever and when she found that the fever was continuing, consulted a doctor in Vizianagaram on June 17. Later she was shifted to a private hospital on June 23 in Visakhapatnam.

Rajhmundary, July 01: Clouds of uncertainty continue to hover over the future of Adikavi Nannaya University (AKNU), as the efforts of revenue officials to survey land for the university in Vengayammapuram village of Jaggampet mandal were thwarted by locals.

Hyderabad, July 01: Revolutionary writer Varavara Rao today demanded that the Centre immediately put an end to `Green Hunt’ in Chhattisgarh to pave the way for peace and possible talks between the government and Maoists.

Responding to Tuesday’s attack on CRPF personnel by Maoists, Rao blamed the government for such incidents. “It is time the government at the Centre decides whether it works for the poor and tribals or for multinational companies. Deployment of huge number of paramilitary personnel will invariably lead to counter attacks and loss of lives,” Rao averred.