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Mr. Richard Hyde, British Deputy High Commissioner met Mr. Zahid Ali Khan, Editor Siasat alongwith Mr. Arun Pillay, Head of Mission and Ms. Mrinalini Sastri, Economic Advisor. The meeting lasted for two hours. Mr. Hyde got the details of Welfare activities of Siasat. He inspected various sections of Siasat. He visited computer classes, calligraphy section and Deccan Radio. Mr. Richard Hyde told that there is a lot of similarity between London and Hyderabad. There are many Muslims in London also.

The State Bank of Hyderabad (SBH) has come forward to adopt 15 tigers in the Nehru Zoological Park on Wednesday. Curator of the zoo, A Shankaran said that the SBH made a donation of Rs 15 lakh to the zoo fund to this effect. According to zoo officials, the rate of adoption of each tiger in Rs 1 lakh per year. The funds received from SBH will be used for food, healthcare and sanitation such as cleaning of cages and enclosures.

People from the Northeast, who fled the city last month, fearing for their life after threatening SMS, were gradually returning. According to sources here today, most of the employers have come forward to take them back treating their absence as paid leave. To meet the extra rush, Railways were running special trains. from Guwahati and people were coming back as the situation had completely returned to normal, according to Norheast Forum. A majority of those who left the city were employed as security guards in IT companies located in Cyberabadd here.

The Federation of Andhra Pradesh Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FAPCCI) is conducting a Certificate Course in ‘Basics of Entrepreneurial Finance’ from September 12 to 15 here for benefit of the entrepreneurship.

Medical Education Minister Kondru Murali Mohan on Wednesday warned the striking junior doctors of stern action if they do not call off their agitation immediately.

Talking to media persons at the Government Hospital in Kurnool, Kondru Murali Mohan accused the junior doctors of resorting to blackmail tactics in order to get their demands approved by the State Government. However, he warned that the government would not relent and initiate stern action against them if strike was not called off.

The Commissionerate of Intermediate Education on Wednesday informed that the process of recruitment of junior lecturers will be completed soon.

Indian Railways has extended the authority conferred on Members of Legislative Assemblies of States and Union Territories for issue of Income Certificates for the purpose of securing Izzat Monthly Season Tickets (Izzat MST) for persons working in unorganized sectors by one more year — upto September 30, 2013. The income certificates issued by MLAs are accepted by Railways subject to conditions, a release from SCR said here today. UNI

Former Minister, Dr P Shankar Rao, today opined that major changes might occur in the State Government and also in the Congress Party after September 10. Talking to reporters here , Dr Rao said the major changes could be expected after visit of Union Ministers Ghulam Nabi Azad, Vylar Ravi and AK Antony to the State Capital from September 10. The party was losing its vote bank and grip among different communities due to the irresponsible behaviour and style of functioning of Chief Minister N Kiran Kumar Reddy, he alleged.

Dismissing the media reports that the ruling party was afraid of convening assembly in view of various issues mainly power crisis in the state, Government Whip in the Legislative Council Y Shivaram Reddy today informed that the Assembly Session would be convened by this month end. Talking to reporters at the Congress Legislature Party office, Mr Reddy said the party was ready to answer all the issues if raised by the opposition parties during the Assembly Session.

Andhra Pradesh Literacy Mission Authority (APSLMA) has secured three national-level awards for successfully implementing the Saakshar Bharat Programme in the state.

Andhra Pradesh was the only state which got Saakshar Bharat Award in the country and will be presented by the Vice-President Mohammad Hamid Ansari on the occasion of International Literacy Day on September 8 at Lucknow in UP, a release said here today.

The Planning Commission has sanctioned Rs 300 crores to Andhra Pradesh for the Bio Diversity Conference to be held here in next month. This was informed to the Chief Minister N Kiran Kumar Reddy by the Planning Commission, an official release said here today. The Chief Minister thanked the Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, UPA Chairperson Sonia Gandhi and the Deputy Chairman of Planning Commission Montek Singh Ahluwalia. It may be recalled that the state government is spending Rs 450 crore for this prestigious conference.

Due to track works in view of bank slip between Balharshah and Manikgarh stations in the Balharshah-Kazipet Section, South Central Railway (SCR) will partially cancel the some of the trains. In a release, the SCR here said today Train No 17234 Ballarshah-Secunderabad Bagyanagar Express scheduled to depart Ballarshah at 0210 hrs is partially cancelled tomorrow between Ballarshah and Sirpur Kaghaznagar and it will run between Sirpur kaghaznagar and Secundrabad.

TDP Chief N. Chandrababu Naidu arrived here on Wednesday to secure support of other like-minded parties for his proposal of giving sufficient representations to the BCs in the legislatures and Parliament.

Accompanied by his party MPs, Naidu met JDU leader Sharad Yadav and is expected to meet Deve Gowda, Suravaram Sudhakara Reddy, A B Bardan and others in the capital. (NSS)

Rajya Sabha member V Hanumantha Rao has lashed out at his colleague Dr KVP Ramachandra Rao for releasing a book on former chief minister late Dr YSR’s padayatra which was highly objectionable.

Former minister Dr P. Shanker Rao has said the image of the Congress was waning day after day due to feuding between PCC Chief Botcha Satyanarayana and Chief Minister N Kiran Kumar Reddy.

Speaking to the media at the CLP office here on Wednesday, Dr Rao said though the Janata Party in 1977 and TDP in 1982 had won the elections and rode to power, the Congress vote bank was in tact. According to some surveys, the Congress vote bank eroded by 19 per cent.

Lambasting TDP Chief N. Chandrababu Naidu for criticizing the Congress government with regard to Fees Reimbursement, Government Whips in the Council Y Sivarami Reddy and Rudraraju Padmaraju have said that power-hungry Chandrababu Naidu was making baseless allegations against the ruling party.

Speaking to the media at the CLP office here on Wednesday, Sivarami Reddy said the TDP would not come to power again under any circumstances and it would be better for that party to merge into the Congress. He said the TDP leaders would at least get recognition if they joined the Congress.

APCC OBC Cell chairman Chittaranjan Das has called upon all political parties to come forward to pass a resolution in the Assembly on BC Reservations in the ensuing Local Body elections.

Speaking to the media at Gandhi Bhavan here on Wednesday, Chittaranjan Das said that no political party joined hands with the Congress when it fought for BC Reservations in Local Body elections. He said that everyone has to respect the court verdict on BC Reservations.