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Judges need to have change of mind set and be more sensitive to the problems of litigants who approach them for getting timely justice, Chief Justice of India Altamas Kabir said on Sunday.

“Lack of sensitivity creates distance between justice seeker and provider. There is a need of change in mindset of judicial officers. They should be sensitive,” he said while recalling a case where a minor child had to wait for seven years for getting compensation for loss of her leg in a road accident.

The sleuths of Special Investigation Agency (SIT) and Central Crime Station (CCS) have arrested as many as 21 persons allegedly involved in the rioting and arson cases that were reported on Friday. The police in their preliminary have found that three MIM corporators have perpetrated the violence aftermath Friday prayers at Makkah Masjid.

BJP senior leader Dr Murali Manohar Joshi condoled the death of Shiva Sena supremo Bal Thackery.

Talking to reporters on the sidelines of a semiar on “FDI in Retail” held at Jubilee Hall here on Saturday, Dr Joshi described Bal Thackery as a good friend who played a major role in strengthening the BJP at the national level. He said with Bal Thackery’s death, the BJP has sufferred irreparable loss.

Two minutes silence was also observed after the seminar in respect of Bal Thackery.

–Agencies

Lok Satta Party national President Dr Jayaprakash Narayan on Saturday heartily congratulated Telangana Rashtra Samithi president K Chandrasekhara Rao on courageously and sincerely characterizing the Pranahita- Chevella lift irrigation scheme as one meant to take the Telangana people for a ride.

Claiming that it was neither power-hungry nor interested in bringing down Kiran Kumar Reddy Government, the YSR Congress party on Saturday charged TDP president Chandrababu Naidu with abdicating his responsibility as an opposition leader and colluding with the Government.

A Dalit colony in a village of Anantapur district was named after Myanmar’s pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi to mark her visit on Saturday.

The Noble Laureate was greeted by the residents of a Scheduled Caste enclave in Papasanipalli villager by standing below a huge banner that had the name “Aung San Suu Kyi Colony”. Speaking on the occasion, Suu Kyi thanked the villagers for the gesture and said she would always maintain a special connection with the village.

Alleging harassment by the police, an alleged eye-witness of a murder case, attempted to commit suicide before the State Police Headquarters at Lakdi-ka-Pul here on Saturday.

The man, who was later identified as Vamsi Krishna, a native of Rajahmundry, came to the DGP office and poured kerosene on his body and tried to set himself ablaze. However, some passersby rushed to his rescue and prevented him from taking the extreme step. While a passerby poured water on his body, the security personnel at the DGP’s office overpowered him.

City Police Commissioner Anurag Sharma on Friday claimed that the situation in the Old City was tense, but under control.

Addressing a press conference at Old Commissioner’s Office at Purani Haveli on Friday evening, the Police Commissioner said that additional forces have been deployed in all sensitive areas to maintain peace and law and order. Pickets and patrolling have been organised in all sensitive areas for maintenance of peace.

Putting an end to the speculations of growing differences among them, TRS president K Chandrasekhar Rao and TPJAC chairman Prof M Kodandaram on Friday jointly announced that the movement for separate Telangana would be intensified in the next few days.

Demanding release of detained youths a group of women gatecrashed in the office of the Deputy Commissioner of police Task Force at Purani Haveli sending police shivers down spine.

The Task force sleuths during the riots had picked up as many as fifty protestors (mostly youths) on the point of suspicion and shifted them to the Task force office.

On coming to know the detention of their children in Purani Haveli office, a group of ten women arrived there and demanded release.

The rift between the Congress and the MIM was increasing day by day. Both the parties have been competitively lodging complaints against each other, with the State Human Rights Commission (SHRC).

On Thursday, the Congress party lodged a complaint against the MIM alleging that the latter was the reason for the unrest across the Old City, countering the MIM’s complaint lodged on Wednesday against the Congress. The Congress has also urged the SHRC to initiate action against the MIM, which caused the communal riots in Old City.

TRS chief K Chandrasekhara Rao has called upon the people of Telangana to unite and grow as a political force, to achieve statehood for the region.

Addressing a massive public meeting here on the occasion of the TDP MLA Koppula Hariswar Reddy joining his party, he said he would fight the people’s war, if sword was given to him, in an appeal to the people to vote for his party in the next elections. “How can I fight the war, if you give the sword to someone else”, KCR has questioned the people amid cheers.

YSR Congress leader Sharmila has said that the state is facing power crisis simply because of the negligence of Chief Minister N Kiran Kumar Reddy.

Speaking to a group of women during at an impromptu interaction at Chinna Kadaburu in Kurnool district as part of her “Maro Praja Prasthanam” padayatra on the 29th day on Thursday, Sharmila said the present Congress Government has lacked the sort of vision displayed by YSR in anticipating problems.

The ACB Special Court on Thursday adjourned the next hearing in the cash-for-bail case of former Karnataka minister Gali Janardhan Reddy to November 29.

Meanwhile, six accused in the case appeared before the ACB Court at Purani Haveli on Thursday. They include suspended judge T Pattabhi Ramarao, retired judge TV Chalapati Rao, Bellary MLA Somasekhara Reddy, Yadigiri Rao, Pattabhi’s son Ravi Chandra and Gali’s relative Dasarath Rami Reddy.

The Haj pilgrims form Andhra Pradesh will start arriving back to Hyderabad from Friday midnight at the Rajiv Gandhi International Airport at Shamsabad.

The Andhra Pradesh State Haj Committee has made all the arrangements to receive the Haj pilgrims at the Airport. Minorities Welfare Minister Mohammed Ahmadullah, SHC Chairman Syed Khaleeluddin Ahmed, Executive Officer Abdul Hameed and members of the Haj Committee will receive the pilgrims.

Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen president Asaduddin Owaisi on Thursday denied reports that appeared in a section of electronic media that AICC General Secretary Rahul Gandhi spoke to him regarding MIM’s decision to severe ties with the Congress party.

Chief Minister N Kiran Kumar Reddy on Thursday asked the officials to speed up the Hyderabad Metro Rail project.
L&T Metro Rail Hyderabad Ltd Chairman YM Deosthalee and it’s Managing Director VB Gadgil called on the Chief Minister N Kiran Kumar Reddy on Thursday and apprised him about the progress of the Hyderabad Metro Rail project. Explaining that the project has picked up good speed, they have informed him that works were in good progress both in Stage-I (Nagole-Mettuguda; 8km) and Stage-II areas (Miyapur-S.R.Nagar; 11 km).

Governor ESL Narasimhan on Thursday stated that there was no political uncertainty in the State.
Talking to reporters on the sidelines of on-going Science Congress in the Nagarjuna University here, the Governor said that the Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen did not give any letter to him about withdrawal of support to Kiran Kumar Reddy Government. He maintained that there was no political uncertainty in the State and the government was functioning normally.

The Bharatiya Janata Party on Thursday accused the Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen of creating communal disturbances in the Old City to cover up its inability to bring development in the Old City.

The Minister of External Affairs has decided to open mini-Passport Seva Kendras in Karimnagar and Bhimavaram.
Addressing a press conference after inspecting PSK at Ameerpet on Thursday, Chief Passport Officer K Muktesh Pardeshi, along with Regional Passport Officer Dr K Srikar Reddy, informed that the two mini-PSKs were part of 15 new centres approved by the Ministry of External Affairs.

Minister for Infrastructure and Ports Ganta Srinivas Rao on Tuesday asked the district administration to take stern action against those involved in the illegal manufacturing of fire crackers.

The minister visited the King’s George Hospital here to meet the children who were injured while preparing firecrackers in an illegal unit at Lakshmidevapeta of Anakapalli on Sunday. The minister was informed that as many as seven children were injured in the fire accient and the condition of 15-year-old Gautam was serious.

Union Minister for Human Resource Development Dr MM Pallam Raju met senior Congress leader K Keshav Rao here on Tuesday.

Both the leaders have reportedly discussed the latest political situation in the State. However, sources say that the union minister discussed the Telangana issue with Keshav Rao as the latter has set a deadline of December 9 for the Centre to decide on the statehood issue. The former PCC president reportedly informed Pallam Raju that he would be writing a letter to Congress president Sonia Gandhi asking her to resolve the matter latest by December 9.

Police today booked two trainee constables on the charge of molesting a minor girl here.

Later, the victim, a student of class VIII, disclosed that only one of the constables molested her. He was later identified as Sunil Kumar.

According to police, the girl was staying with her mother in a rented house. A youth was residing there as a paying guest and was a friend of the two constables. The constables stayed in his room last night.

–Agencies

A curfew-like situation prevailed in several areas of the Old City for third consecutive day on Tuesday although a few markets witnessed some activitiy in view of Deepawali festival.

Large number of police and para-military forces remained deployed in the Old City, especially in the sensitive areas. Senior police officials including South Zone DCP Akun Sabharwal patrolled the areas to monitor the situation. Although the markets surrounding Charminar remained closed, the Mir Alam Mandi, Pathergatti, Madina Market and other areas in Kotla Alijah did some business in the afternoon.

YSR Congress party leader Shamila on Tuesday welcomed the decision of Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen of severing its ties with the ruling Congress party.