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Senior Congress leader and Rajya Saba member V Hanumantha Rao on Tuesday alleged that his colleague K V P Ramachandar Rao was misguiding the party high command.

Speaking to the media here, Hanumantha Rao said that KVP hired other persons to write the so-called dairy of late chief minister Y S Rajasekhara Reddy and got it released by the party high command. Such tricks would benefit YSRCP president Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy only, he said, adding that KVP should introspect whether he was doing good or bad to the party by his questionable activities.

On the occasion of the Metro Rail project crossing an important milestone of completing 100 pillars (piers), Hyderabad Metro Rail Managing Director N.V.S. Reddy apprised MA&UD Minister M. Maheedhar Reddy about the progress of the project today.

Reddy told the Minister that so far 103 pillars have been erected, 208 foundations laid, 344 viaduct segments cast and the project was progressing at a faster pace.

Appreciating the good work, Maheedhar Reddy congratulated N.V.S. Reddy, L&T Metro Rail MD V.B. Gadgil and their teams and advised them to stick to the project schedules. (NSS)

Mohd. Amanullah Khan, Convenor, Telangana Auto Drivers JAC today resigned from the committee and from general secretary post of Auto Driver Brothers Union following poor response to today’s one-day auto strike in the twin cities.

It may be mentioned here that the JAC gave one-day strike call demanding withdrawal of G.O. Ms. No. 90 granting 20,000 new auto permits, cancellation of police e-challan system, a permanent solution to the auto parking problem in the city and a total ban on the overloaded sharing autos plying illegally on city roads without operating the fare meters.

TDP initiated consultations within the party on the issue of sending a second letter on Telangana issue to the Union Home Ministry.

TDP president interacted with party leaders from coastal Andhra and Rayalaseema on the issue. Those who participated in today’s meeting were Payyavula Keshav (Anantapur), Gali Muddu Krishnama Naidu (Chittoor), Gorantla Butchaiah Chowdhary (East Godavari ), Pattipati Pulla Rao (Guntur) and so on.

Speaking to mediapersons later, Keshav said the party leaders conveyed their opinions to the party president on the issue and left the decision to him.

Rajya Sabha member Palvai Goverdhan Reddy has said that a decision on separate Telangana State has already been taken by the Centre and a statement will be coming from the high command soon.

Speaking to the media at the CLP office here on Tuesday, Palvai said there was no need to hold deliberations again on the issue. He said that the TPJAC leaders have asked the Centre to make a statement on Telangana as early as possible by September 30.

Former minister Dr P Shanker Rao has demanded that the State government conduct Telangana Liberation Day on September 17 officially as was being done in the neighboring Karnataka and Maharashtra States.

Speaking to the media at the CLP office here on Tuesday, Shanker Rao said the State government has scant respect for the sentiments of the people of the Telangana region and shut its eyes to the reality in all the 10 Telangana districts. He said the Congress government would go down in the history as anti-people government if it failed to conduct Telangana Liberation Day officially. (NSS)

APCC Chief Botcha Satyanarayana has said that separate Telangana State would have been carved out already had the Telugu Desam party gave a letter to the Centre in favor of Telangana State.

L&T Metro Rail (Hyderabad) Limited (LTMRHL) has awarded the Hyderabad Metro Rail Rolling Stock Contract to ‘Hyundai Rotem Company’ in a contract worth over Rs 1800 crore. The Letter of Award (LOA) was signed and exchanged between Mr V B Gadgil, Chief Executive & Managing Director, LTMRHL and Mr Hyung-Wook Kim, Director – Rail Business, Asia, CIS & Oceania, Hyundai Rotem Company, Seoul, Korea, LTMRHL said in a release here today.

Pradesh Congress Committee (PCC) President Botcha Satyanarayana today said the government is consulting legal experts on conducting local body elections under the existing reservation system.

The Andhra Pradesh High Court earlier had directed the state government to fix only 50 per cent reservation for SC/ST/BCs in the local bodies.

Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Kiran Kumar Reddy today assured to increase the profit share for the Singareni Collieries Company Limited (SCCL) employees to 25 per cent from the existing 16 per cent after discussing with the SCCL management.

Talking to reporters at the State Secretariat, TRS MLA T Harish Rao, said the delegation appealed to the Chief Minister to increase the share of profit and the Chief Minister had responded positively to it.

The Central Distribution Company Limited (CPDCL) has asked organisers of Ganesh pandals to take temporary power supply connections (low tension) by paying the necessary charges.

According to a release issued here on Monday, the CPDCL authorities said that organisers have to pay Rs 500 for power load of 250 watt.

From 250 watt upto 500 watt, the amount would be Rs 1,000 for the10-day Ganesh festivities. For usage of above 500 watt, the charges would be Rs 1,500 and Rs 750 would be charged for every additional 500 watt of power usage.

Rajya Sabha MP and Congress senior leader Palwai Govardhan on Tuesday claimed that the Centre has completed the study of Telangana demand and would announce its decision soon.