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Hearing on the bail petition of Paritala Sriram, son of TDP MLA Paritala Sunita and late leader Paritala Ravindra was posted to January 7.

Sriram is Accused No. 14 in the conspiracy to murder Congress leader Kamireddypalli Sudhakar Reddy. Sriram’s lawyers filed an anticipatory bail petition in the district court here.

GHMC Mayor Mohammed Majid Hussain informed that the corporation would be taking up fogging operations in each and every division from Saturday onwards as the GHMC has procured new 20 fogging machines in addition to the existing 134 machines.

Shiva Kumar, the main accused in the murder case of Osmania University student Aruna, on Friday attempted suicide by jumping from a running train near Pune.

According to sources, Shiva Kumar was arrested in Mumbai by a team of Hyderabad City Police. However, he jumped out of the running train near Pune. He suffered serious injuries and has been admitted to a hospital in Pune.

Sources further revealed that Shiva Kumar attempted suicide before he was taken into the custody by the police. However, he was saved and taken into custody by the police.

Lok Satta Party welcomed the government’s decision to book criminal cases against Akbaruddin Owaisi for the alleged hate speeches.

TDP has lashed out at the government for targeting Paritala Ravindra and conducting raids at night on the residence of woman legislator Sunita.

Talking to the media here on Wednesday, E Peddi Reddy and Ravula Chandrasekhara Reddy have taken a serious exception to the police attitude. They questioned if this was the respect police were taught to show towards a woman legislator. They questioned how they could act that way believing the words of a criminal.

Andhra Pradesh Lokayukta Justice B Subhashan Reddy today directed the Cyberabad Police here to investigate allegations by a managing committee member of a housing society, who was allegedly attacked after she complained against the local MLA.

T Indrani, member of BHEL MIG Employees Co-operative Housing Colony in Serilingampally Mandal in Ranga Reddy district, had earlier approached the Lokayukta alleging that Serilingampally MLA Bikshapathi Yadav was using his MLA funds to grab the land of the colony.

–Agencies

The Commissioner’s Task Force teams on Monday raided Satta gambling dens and nabbed nine Satta gamblers at various places in the city in order to curtail gambling/satta betting and seized cash of Rs 24,195 and 53 Satta chits from them.

While the citizens of the twin cities were welcoming the New Year 2013 and rejoicing by dancing and bursting crackers, one Aruna, an Osmania University Law student was allegedly gang raped and murdered by unidentified sex maniacs on Monday night. Her dead body was found under Chatrinaka Police Station limits on Tuesday morning.

TDP senior leader and former minister Kadiyam Srihari has said while every single party could understand his party’s stand on Telangana, he did not understand why TRS chief K Chandrasekhara Rao alone was unable to understand.

Congress MLC MS Prabhakar has welcomed the launch of Direct Cash Transfer Scheme by the Congress-led UPA Government at the Centre.

Talking to reporters in the premises of Legislative Council on Tuesday, Prabhakar said that the move remove the middlemen and would directly benefit the farmers, students, pensioners and beneficiaries of Public Distribution System. He said that the implementation of the scheme might have some glitches in the beginning. However, he said that all loopholes would be plugged once the scheme gets implemented across the country in the next few months.

AICC Secretary and MLC Ponguleti Sudhakar Reddy on Tuesday hoped that the Centre would soon announce a favourable decision on Telangana.

Talking to reporters at Assembly’s media point, Sudhakar Reddy said that the Centre was serious about resolving the statehood issue and it was honest in its approach to find an amicable solution. However, he alleged that the Telangana Rashtra Samithi was misleading the people about the Centre. In fact, he alleged that the TRS expects the Centre to drag the decision on Telangana issue so as to exploit the people’s sentiments and draw political mileage.

The ruling Congress party is all set to receive a major jolt in the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation.

After the exit of its floor leader Kaleru Venkatesh on December 21, at least three more Congress corporators are likely to join the YSR Congress party. However, the most shocking part for the Congress is these corporators represent the divisions that fall in the Khairtabad Assembly segment being represented by Labour Minister and Greater Hyderabad Congress Committee president Danam Nagender.

The 79th Convocation of Osmania University for the conferment of Degrees and Diplomas on the successful candidates of Annual and Supplementary Examinations of all courses (including M Phil and Ph D) conducted during the period from July-2009 to June-2012 will be held in February.

However, the Ph D Degrees, which are awarded till one week before the Convocation date, will also be conferred. The actual date of Convocation will be announced later.

At least 10 people, including three engineering students, were killed in separate roads accidents on the New Year’s eve.

According to police, on the New Year’s night, three engineering students who were riding a motor bike were hit by a car near TV9 office on Road No 2, Banjara Hills. All three of them died on the spot. The deceased has been identified as Vikhyath Rao, Shravan Reddy and Abuji Harish. All three were pursing ECE – B Tech IIIrd year from different colleges.

Protests over the gang-rape of the 23-year-old girl in Delhi continued across Andhra Pradesh today.

College and school students took out protest marches and staged demonstrations in Hyderabad, Vijayawada, Visakhapatnam, Kurnool and Warangal, among other towns.

Women’s groups, youth associations and political parties organised protests at various places.

Scores of people, mostly students, held a candle-light vigil at Tank Bund here last evening, as the news of the victim’s demise at Singapore hospital arrived.

–Agencies

Hyderabad witnessed a batting collapse in the post-tea session to put hosts Rajasthan in the driver’s seat at stumps on the second day of their Ranji Trophy Group A match here today.

At close, Hyderabad were tottering at 160 for five in their first innings in reply to Rajasthan’s 384.

Parth Jhala was batting on five for the visitors in the company of Sundeep Rajan, who is yet to open his account.

–Agencies

Two women and a child were charred and four other labourers seriously injured when a consignment of fire-crackers to be used in New Year celebrations exploded at a manufacturing unit in East Godavari district of Andhra Pradesh on Sunday.

The condition of one of the injured women is critical as she has received 90 percent burns in the mishap that occurred at Sri Bhavani fire-cracker manufacturing unit in Kommarapalem village between 2-3 PM, they said.

YSR Congress Party has decided to stay away from the New Year celebrations.
Speaking to the media here on Sunday, the party senior leader and Nellore MP Mekapati Rajmohan Reddy has said that the party has taken this decision protesting against what he called the ‘illegal arrest’ of party Chief and Kadapa MP YS Jagan Mohan Reddy.

Police arrested some henchmen of Chaman, follower of the late TDP leader Paritala Ravindra, with lethal weapons.
They have reportedly planned to murder Congress leader Sudhakara Reddy of Kamireddypalli, and police had spoiled their plan.

It is learnt that four to six followers of Chaman were arrested at NS Gate under Ramagiri mandal of the district. A pistol, knives and sickles were seized from their possession.

–Agencies

TDP Telangana Forum convener Yerrabelli Dayakara Rao has warned the TRS chief K Chandrasekhara Rao that his party would drive him out, if his party men burnt the effigy of their leader Chandrababu Naidu or TDP flags.
Talking to the media here on Sunday, he said his party’s stand on Telangana was clear and said they would not keep quiet if Naidu’s ongoing Pada Yatra was disrupted.

TDP Chief Chandrababu Naidu toured the Parkala constituency of Warangal district today. Speaking on the occasion Naidu said his party has always been clear on the Telangana issue and stated the same in the recent all-party meeting.

Meanwhile, Parliament Members Ponnam Prabhakar and Sircilla Rajaiah have demanded that the TDP Chief Chandrababu Naidu should make a clear statement about his stand on Telangana. Talking to the media at Warangal today, Ponnam said the statement of the TDP that it was standing by its earlier letter of 2008 created confusion.

National Commission for Minorities chairman Wajahat Habeebullah on Saturday expressed serious concerns over the non-implementation of Prime Minister’s 15-Point Programme meant for the welfare of minorities across the country.

Telugu Desam Party president N Chandrababu Naidu’s Vasthunna Mee kosam padayatra arrived in Warangal district on Saturday.

Naidu was received by women with the traditional bonalu as he began his padayatra at Vellaampalli. He crossed over from Karimnagar district yesterday and the padayatra will go on for 12 days in the district. He will trek along six assembly constituencies covering 150 km addressing wayside meetings and interacting with farmers, workers, women and other sections of people.

–Agencies

Panchayat Raj Minister K Jana Reddy has condemned the Telangana Rashtra Samithi for suspecting the intentions of the Centre in resolving the Telangana issue.

Talking to reporters at the Exhibition Society’s Office here on Saturday, Jana Reddy described the TRS call for Bandh as a hasty decision and said that the Centre should be given time to finalise the roadmap for Telangana.

There has been a significant increase in the crime cases registered in the limits of Hyderabad City Police this year compared to 2011.