Hyderabad, September 30: Denouncing the arrest of CPI (Maoist) politburo member Kobad Ghandy in Delhi, the party Tuesday said that it was a part of a brutal offensive unleashed against the revolutionary party by the Sonia- Manmohan-Chidambaram fascist clique at the Centre.
Hyderabad, September 30: The Congress party in Andhra Pradesh is witnessing an unusual and unprecedented situation these days. For the first time, the Congress high command is facing a challenge to its supremacy from a section of the party owing allegiance to Kadapa MP Y.S. Jaganmohan Reddy, who wants to become the chief minister following the death of his father Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy.
New Delhi, September 28: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Sunday returned from the G20 Summit at Pittsburgh with some major gains at hand that are making the rich nations now look at the developing world in a new light.
It was evident from the final communique issued by the G20 leaders at the end of the Summit on Friday that it reflected a lot of what Manmohan Singh had been pointing out prior to the summit – and all this with a sense of ‘confidence’ as he himself said.
Vijayawada, September 27: Chief Minister K Rosaiah does not feel there is a need to call the meeting of the Congress Legislature Party to elect its leader or that a situation will arise where he will have to prove his strength on the floor of the house. “I don’t think such a situation will arise. Even the Governor does not feel so,” he said.
Warangal, September 27: The passengers of Secunderabad- Kakinada Goutami Superfast Express were looted in the small hours of Saturday.
Some unidentified men stalled the train by pulling the chain soon after the train crossed Dornakal railway station and was near Bandlagudem on the borders of Khammam district at 1:30 a.m.
Karimnagar, September 27: After a long lull, Maoists struck in the district last night. They killed a local Congress leader B Sammi Reddy (43) at Edulapuram in Kalvasrirampur mandal.
According to the police, two unidentified men came to his house and took him to the village outskirts on the pretext of talking to him. Later, they were joined by one another at the village canal.
The trio shot him in the head and neck and later hit his head with a boulder.
Significantly, Kalvasrirampur mandal is the native place of Maoist district committee member Kankanala Raji Reddy alias Venkatesh.
Hyderabad, September 27: It is true that people from all walks of life in the State of Andhra Pradesh, including the Congress workers and party leaders, are yet to come out of the shocking death of our beloved Chief Minister Dr YS Rajasekhara Reddy. The party workers, in particular, are aghast at the loss of a towering personality like Dr YSR, and are yet to digest the tragic incident.
Hyderabad, September 27: Major Irrigation minister Ponnala Laxmaiah has said that all the records of the irrigation bills in the State were transparent and there was no need for him to hoodwink the people.
Speaking to mediapersons here today, he refuted allegations levelled by the Telugu Desam Party that clearance of bills worth about Rs 10,000 crore to irrigation contractors was pending.
Ponnala said bills amounting to about Rs 5,000 crore were outstanding till a few weeks ago and the government had already cleared Rs 2,300 crore so far.
Kadapa, September 27: Actor couple Rajasekhar and Jeevitha have demanded that the Congress high command appoint Kadapa MP YS Jaganmohan Reddy as chief minister as per the wish of eight crore people of the State.
The couple visited YSR Ghat at Idupulapaya today and paid homage to the former chief minister.
Hyderabad, September 25: The Andhra Pradesh government will soon promulgate an ordinance for treating acid attack as a serious offence and punishing the guilty with a minimum jail term of three years.
State Home Minister P Sabita Indra Reddy told reporters here today that another ordinance too would be brought in amending Section 509 of Indian Penal Code, thereby making it a non-bailable offence.
The state Cabinet approved these ordinances at its meeting yesterday, the Home Minister said today.
Rajamundhry, September 25: The High Court of Andhra Pradesh directed the State Government to file counter with full details before October 14, in connection with a public interest litigation filed against various issues taking place in Sri Veera Venkata Satyanarayana Swamy temple of Ratnagiri (Annavaram). The court adjourned the case upto October 14.
Hyderabad, Septemebr 25: With indications coming that the notification on the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) elections will be issued in the first week of October, the Telugu Desam is gearing up for the big fight.
TDP chief N Chandrababu Naidu held a meeting with party leaders here today to discuss the preparations for the elections. “We are prepared to face the elections whenever they are held,’’ a party leader who attended the meeting said.
–Agencies
Hyderabad, September 25: Jaganmohan Reddy, son of late Andhra Pradesh chief minister Y.S.R. Reddy, is visiting the hilltop where his father died in a helicopter crash.
Jagan is expected to spend almost six hours at crash site Pavuralagutta on Friday. He will also visit Nallakalva, the nearest habitation to the accident site in the state’s Kurnool district.
Elaborate plans are in place for Jagan’s visit to the Nallamala hills where he will pay homage to his father and the four others who died in the accident.
Vijayawada, September 24: Largescale discrepancies in the management of assets of many temples in the State, including a few in Krishna district, have come to light, according to informed sources in the Endowments department.
As per the records of the Endowments department, there are 734 temples which come under its jurisdiction.
Rajhmundary, September 24: A major controversy and resistance from the people is brewing with the Adi Kavi Nannaya University (AKNU) trying to take over the control of the 150-year-old Government Arts College (Autonomous) shortly.
Vijayawada, September 24: Praja Rajyam Party (PRP) president K Chiranjeevi has refuted the charges that the party has been facing a crisis and there are no differences among MLAs and alleged that a section of the media has been tarnishing the image of the party.
Speaking to reporters here today, he justified his statement made a few days ago that Rosaiah would be capable to lead the State Chief Minister. To support his statement, he said no other leader had presented the State budget 15 times as Rosaiah had done.
Kurnool, September 24: Twelve youths were killed when their van collided with another vehicle in Kurnool district of Andhra Pradesh on Tuesday.
According to police, the incident occurred when the van carrying the youths, who were on an excursion to Belum caves near here, collided with the speeding car at Ballapnur on Kurnool-Chittoor state highway..
The youths, belonging to Nandayal town in Kurnool, were killed on the spot while five others in the car suffered serious injuries.
The injured have been admitted to the government hospital in Kurnool, they added.
—Agencies
New Delhi, September 23: A US probe has found that the pilot and co-pilot of the chopper that crashed in an Andhra Pradesh forest, killing chief minister Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy, early this month knew they were flying in a dangerously bad weather, an official said here Wednesday.
“The US FAA (Federal Aviation Administration) investigated the conversation between the pilot and co-pilot minutes before the chopper crashed. They also spoke of bad weather,” said the senior official of the civil aviation ministry.
Nellore, September 23: Communist Party of India (Marxist) general secretary Prakash Karat has demanded that the Centre deploy more forces in West Bengal to check violence by the Maoists and restore peace in the affected areas.
Referring to the killing of party cadres by the Maoists, he said because the CPI(M) government was fighting the Maoists politically and opposing the extremists’ policies, its leaders and cadre were being attacked . In the last four months, the party lost 64 activists in naxal violence in West Bengal, particularly in the West Midnapore area bordering Jharkhand .
Hyderabad, September 21: Nearly 13 months after its formation, the Praja Rajyam has at long last a full-fledged structure in place.
Party president Chiranjeevi has announced the executive, including vice-presidents, general secretaries and district committee presidents.
He also announced that a working president post was going to be created and that this might go to his younger brother and Yuva Rajyam president Pawan Kalyan.
Hyderabad, Septemeber 21: TRS politburo on Sunday decided to suspend party MLA G Arvind Reddy for resorting to anti-party activities but spared the secretarygeneral and MP Vijayashanti.
Briefing media on the deliberations of the politburo, party general secretary N Narsimha Reddy said that Arvind Reddy has been suspended since he had resorted to anti-party activities and had launched a tirade against party chief K Chandrasekhar Rao.
Hyderabad, September 21: The protracted Karan Johar-type Congress melodrama seems to be nearing an end, finally. Chief Minister K Rosaiah during an informal chat with mediapersons at the State Legislative Assembly and later in an interview to a TV channel here on Sunday, made it amply clear, albiet indirectly, that he was here to stay and that YSR’s son Jaganmohan Reddy would have to wait for his ‘‘coronation.’’
Gulbarga, September 19: Chief Minister BS Yeddyurappa inaugurated the 62nd Hyderabad-Karnataka Liberation Day celebrations in Gulbarga by garlanding the statue of Sardar Vallabhai Patel, the then Home Minister of India, who was instrumental in liberating the region.
Kakinada, September 18: Union Minister of State for Defence M M Pallamraju today said two more Coast Guard Stations would be set up in Andhra Pradesh – one at Nizampatnam and the other at Krishnapatnam – by the end of the current five year plan.
Speaking after commissioning a 40-metre dedicated berth for the Coast Guard at the Kakinada deep water port here,the Minister said the facility would help in quick mobility of the patrol vessels to face the security challenges at sea effectively.
Rajahmundry, September 18: A love-sick monster seriously wounded a senior Intermediate student and killed her parents at Lalithanagar here tonight in a pre-meditated attack. The man, identified as Mattadi Rajesh (22), is a milk vendor and had been stalking the victim, N Anusha (17), a student of SKR Women’s College, for the past six months.
Police say Rajesh developed a grudge against Anusha after she rejected his nasty proposals.
Anusha took the matter to her father Srinivas, an auto-driver, who lodged a complaint with the police on September 4.