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Syed Asif Ibrahim, a 1977 batch IPS officer of the Madhya Pradesh cadre, is set to take over as the new director of Intelligence Bureau. Ibrahim, who will succeed incumbent Nehchal Sandhu who is due to retire in December end, will be the first Muslim officer to head the country’s premier intelligence agency.

External intelligence agency RAW will also see a change at the helm, with Alok Joshi, a 1976 batch officer of the Haryana cadre, being chosen to succeed Sanjeev Tripathi as the new head.

Congress MLC MS Prabhakar on Saturday demanded that the State Government introduce a Sub-Plan for Minorities in the State on the lines of SC, ST Sub-Plan.

Talking to reporters here, Prabhakar thanked Chief Minister N Kiran Kumar Reddy for convening a special session of the State Legislative Assembly to legislate the SC, ST Sub-Plan. He said that this would ensure focused development of the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes in the State. Further, he appealed to the Chief Minister to introduce Minorities Sub-Plan to ensure proper implementation of schemes for the welfare of minorities.

Taking strong objection to the TRS leader KT Rama Rao’s letter which has a strong accent on defaming YSR and bringing to fore the dynasty question, YSR Congress has said, TRS is scared of losing much of its ground with the tremendous response Sharmila’s Maro Praja Prasthanam is getting.

The Telangana Rashtra Samithi on Saturday accused former Chief Minster late Dr YS Rajasekhara Reddy of cheating the people of Telangana.

Talking to media persons here, TRS MLA K Tarakarama Rao said that the Congress party returned to power in 2004 due to its alliance with the TRS. He said although YSR had assured that he would respect the Telangana sentiments, he used his wealth to sabotage the TRS and statehood movement. The former Chief Minister even stated that people from Seemandhra region would need passports to visit the region, if Telangana was formed.

The City Police have arrested two persons who were allegedly involved in 18 temple burglaries which includes Mahankali Temple at Lal Darwaza and Mahankali Temple at Uppuguda.

Hyderabad City Police Commissioner Anurag Sharma on Friday notified traffic restrictions and diversions on November 25 from 11 am to 9 pm to maintain smooth flow of traffic and ensure public safety in connection with Bibi-ka-Alam procession.

CBI, probing the corruption charges against jailed YSR Congress leader YS Jaganmohan Reddy, on Friday accused him of misguiding a special court here while seeking bail “by giving a different interpretation of the apex court’s order”.

Earlier on October 5, the special CBI court had dismissed his bail plea.

Telangana Political JAC Chairman Prof. Kodandaram has alleged that YSRCP Chief Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy’s sister Sharmila’s ‘Maro Praja Prasthanam’ was going on like a ‘Dandayatra’ in the Telangana region.

The State Cabinet on Friday rejected the plea of Central Bureau of Investigation to prosecute Roads and Buildings Minister Dharmana Prasada Rao, who has been named as an accused in the Vanpic land allotment case.

Prasada Rao, who has tendered his resignation on August 14 after being named as the fifth accused in the case, has stopped attending office. He announced that he would not discharge his duties as Minister until he comes out clean in the case. However, a majority of ministers have pressurised the Chief Minister not to accept his resignation.

Secondary Education Minister K Parthasarathy on Friday announced the schedule for the intermediate and SSC examinations.

Addressing a press conference at the State Secretariat here, Parthasarathy informed that the intermediate examinations will be held from March 6 to 23th. As many as 9,83,418 students will appear for the inter first year exam, while 9,94,001 students will write the second year exam. The minister said that the jumbling system would be introduced for the intermediate students from this year.

City Police Commissioner Anurag Sharma on Friday thanked the people for their cooperation that ensured peaceful conduct of Friday prayers at Mecca Masjid and other mosques in the Old City.

House burglars struck again in Chilkalguda of Secunderabad and fled with gold ornaments weighing 500 grams and liquid cash of Rs 6,000. This is the third time that burglars struck in Chilkalguda.

According to the information, the owners of a flat in Garonda Apartment on the fourth floor locked the house and went away to visit a relative’s house on Wednesday. The residents of an adjoining flat were shocked to see the lock of the house broken and alerted the flat owner on mobile. The house owner rushed back to the house and found the burglary.

The principal of Orbit Grammar School at Fatehnagar near Sanath Nagar was arrested on Thursday for allegedly thrashing a five year old student indiscriminately.

According to the information, the victim Mohd Ghouse is an LKG student in the school. The principal Mumtaz Ahmed allegedly caned the kid indiscriminately resulting in bruises on his back, on the charge that the boy was going frequently going to the toilet for urination.

YSR Congress MLA Nallapureddy Prasanna Kumar Reddy has said that his party was ready for elections, whenever they might be held.

Speaking to the media here on Thursday, Nallapureddy said his party would win 225 Assembly and 35 Parliament seats, becoming a strong force even in national politics. Stating that the coming days
belonged to the YSRCP, Nallapureddy said Jagan was sure to become chief minister and play a key role in national politics.

The judicial remand of Kadapa MP and YSR Congress chief Y S Jaganmohan Reddy was today extended till December 5 by the special CBI court here in the disproportionate assets case against him.

The court also extended the remand of other accused, including former Andhra Pradesh excise minister Mopidevi Venkataramana Rao and VANPIC project developer Nimmagadda Prasad.

Proceedings were conducted through video-conference with Chanchalguda jail, where the accused are lodged.

Senior leader Congress and MLC KR Amos on Thursday advised all the leaders who are planning to quit the party to do so by the end of December.

Talking to reporters at the Assembly media point, Amos said that the leaders should not stay with the Congress party with half-heart. He said if someone was willing to quit, then he should leave the party immediately. This would facilitate the Congress party to prepare for the next elections in a proper way.

The State Legislative Assembly’s Committee on Estimates on Thursday asked the State Government to review and prepare a report on the status of sanitation being maintained by the star hotels and corporate hospitals.

PCC General Secretary G Niranjan on Thursday disputed the old photographs of historic Charminar to reiterate his claim that the Bhagyalakshmi Temple abutting the monument exists for a long time.

Niranjan claimed that the temple was not visible in the pictures as they were taken from a long distance. However, he admitted that till 1979, it was just a two-three feet idol and after it got damaged after being hit by a RTC bus, the then Chief Minister Marri Chenna Reddy ordered the construction of a temple through Endowments Department.

Chief Minister N Kiran Kumar Reddy announced that the national institutions like National Institute of Design and National Institute of Bio-Technology would be established at Hyderabad soon. He hoped that Indian Institute of Management may also come soon for the State.

Chief Minister N Kiran Kumar Reddy on Thursday gave specific directions to the officials for better management of Municipal Solid Waste and Sewage, Plastic Wastes, Bio-medical Wastes, Hazardous Wastes, e-waste etc., He said that adequate staff would be recruited in the Pollution Control Board.

The YSR Congress Party honorary president YS Vijayamma on Thursday appealed to the Telangana people to welcome her daughter Sharmila into their hearts with love and affection like their sister, daughter and as a granddaughter.

Addressing a public meeting at Pulluru in Alampur constituency of Mahabubnagar district soon after entering Telangana as part of the ongoing Maro Praja Prasthanam, Vijayamma began her speech by paying tributes to the Telangana martyrs who died for the sake of Telangana and to those who died of shock in Telangana in the wake of the tragic death of YSR in 2009.

Chief Information Commissioner Jannath Hussain on Thursday appealed to the Song and Drama Division artists to create awareness on Right to Information (RTI) Act in the rural areas through folklore.

Addressing a two day workshop for the Song and Drama artists on “Right to Information Act” here, Jannath Hussain said that every citizen has the right to know the activities and programmes of the government. Lauding the RTI Act, he said it was one of the best laws enacted by the Government of India since independence.

Labour Minister Danam Nagender on Thursday claimed that the YSR Congress would merge with the Congress party, sooner or later.

Talking to reporters after taking the GHMC’s Congress corporators to Chief Minister N Kiran Kumar at latter’s camp office, Danam Nagender denied reports that many GHMC corporators were preparing to join the YSR Congress party. He said that Congress leaders from the city would never join the YSRCP.

Asserting that Telangana has a special place and affinity in the hearts of YSR and YS Jagan Mohan Reddy, Sharmila has said YSR Congress is committed for the development of the region, which has been the launching pad for many welfare schemes of YSR.

APCC general secretary G Niranjan has alleged that the photo with news report published in “Hindu” in connection with Bhagyalaxmi Temple at Charminar is totally false, fabricated, misguiding and distorting the truth. He felt that no son of the soil of Hyderabad would believe this motivated news item.