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The ruling Congress party has intensified its efforts to convince the Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen to revise its decision of severing ties from the Congress party, both at the Centre and State levels.

According to sources, Deputy Chief Minister Damodar Rajanarasimha, former minister Mohammad Ali Shabbir, Rajya Sabha member MA Khan and a few other Congress leaders spoke to MIM president Asaduddin Owaisi and his younger brother Akbaruddin Owaisi on Tuesday asking them to reconsider their decision. However, sources say that the MIM leaders showed no signs of getting convinced.

The police on Monday arrested Sri Peetadhipathi Swami Paripurnananda and many others, when they participated in a rally near Charminar and tried to go to the Bhagyalaxmi temple.

Bharateeya Janata Party (BJP) and Hindu organizations have taken out the rally, condemning what they said as the Government’s attitude towards the MIM on the issue of Bhagyalaxmi temple. The organizations proposed to take out the rally up to Bhagyalaxmi temple. Swamy Paripurnananda and several leaders of Hindu organizations participated in the rally.

Alleging a “huge conspiracy” after police filed a chargesheet claiming she was a male, South Asian Games gold medallist athlete Pinki Pramanik Monday said the investigating authorities were trying to force her to commit suicide.

Pinki said that contrary to the police claim, the medical report had concluded that she was incapable of committing rape. However, she said despite requests, she had not been given a copy of the medical report.

Andhra Pradesh Governor E S L Narasimhan, Chief Minister N Kiran Kumar Reddy today wished people on the eve of Diwali.

“This festival of lights signifies the victory of righteousness over the evil. I am sure occasions like this inspire us to conquer the evils of modern day and build a society in which peace, amity and communal harmony prevail,” the Governor said in his message.

–Agencies

An uneasy calm settled over the old city of Hyderabad on Monday, a day after leaders of the Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (MIM) protested and were subsequently arrested over a temple controversy.

With tension still palpable in the usually busy areas around historic Charminar and in the interior areas, Road Transport Corporation (RTC) suspended all its bus services. RTC officials said 157 services were cancelled as a precautionary measure.

A curfew-like situation prevailed in the usually busy markets around Charminar. All schools and colleges declared a holiday.

Pradesh Congress President Botsa Satyanarayana on Monday claimed that there was no threat to the Kiran Kumar Reddy Government due to the withdrawal of support by the Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen.

Talking to reporters here, Botsa expressed confidence that the government would continue its full term till 2014. However, he said that talks would be held with the MIM leaders to resolve the differences and misunderstandings. He also claimed that the government did not favour anyone on the issue of Bhagyalakshmi Temple abutting Charminar.

The YSR Congress party on Monday demanded that the opposition Telugu Desam Party introduce No Confidence Motion against the Kiran Kumar Reddy Government as the government has slipped into minority following the MIM’s withdrawal of support to it.

Party spokesman Ambati Rambabu and MLA G. Srikanth Reddy told media persons here that Naidu should seize the opportunity now and teach a fitting lesson to the Government by introducing no-confidence motion as he has been telling day in and day out in his padayatra that the Government has been taking anti-people decisions.

Chief Minister N Kiran Kumar Reddy on Monday reviewed the situation in the Old City during a meeting with Director General of Police V Dinesh Reddy and other senior officials.

Sources say that Dinesh Reddy briefed the Chief Minister about the steps taken by the police to maintain law and order situation in the Old City. He reportedly gave a detailed report on the developments that took place on Sunday over the Bhagyalakshmi Temple issue.

The Bharatiya Janata Party has accused the Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen of resorting to communal blackmailing by engineering the Bhagylakshmi Temple controversy to get possession of land presently housing the Mahavir Hospital at AC Guards.

Chief Minister N Kiran Kumar Reddy announced that three more competitive exams coaching centres for minority students would be opened at Nizamabad, Cuddapah and Chittoor, soon.

The proposed centres will be in addition to four centres already functioning at Hyderabad, Guntur, Visakhapatnam and Kurnool. The Chief Minister has also sanctioned Rs 15 crores for the repairs of Mosques and churches in the State.

The Telugu Desam Party on Sunday slammed Union Home Minister Sushil Kumar Shinde for stating that he had no knowledge of the letter written by TDP president N Chandrababu Naidu demanding all party meeting over the Telangana issue.

Union Home Minister Susheel Kumar Shinde on Saturday said that the Telangana issue was discussed at party supremo’s residence 10 Janpath on Friday. He also clarified that the same issue did not figure at brainstorming session at Surajkund on Friday.

Several leaders and workers of Bharatiya Janata Party were arrested by the City Police on Saturday when they took out rally in protest against the denial of permission by the police to organise festival at Bhagyalakshmi Temple at Charminar.

Telugu Desam Party president N Chandrababu Naidu on Saturday asked his party cadre to gear up for the mid-term polls which he said could be announced any time.

Petrol price may be cut by as much as Re 1 per litre over the next few days when state-owned oil firms review rates.
Petrol prices were last revised on October 27 when they were raised by 29 paise to Rs. 68.19 per litre in Delhi following government raising the commission paid to

petrol pump dealers.
“There has been some reduction in gasoline rates (against which the domestic price of petrol is benchmarked against) giving us some margins (on petrol). But they have moved up again in the last few days.

After taking on politicians and businessmen, India Against Corruption will now target the judiciary, Arvind Kejriwal said today.

He said several high profile cases were dragging on in the courts for several years without any decisive outcome.

Asked by a television channel why he doesn’t move courts with his charges, Kejriwal said this is what the Government wants so that it can “manage” things there.

–Agencies

The police today frustrated attempts of the students belonging to Progressive Democratic Students Union (PDSU) to
lay siege to the Chief Minister’s Camp Office at Begumpet.

The PDSU members resorted to a flash dharna at the CM’s Camp Office demanding that the State government bear subsidy burden of gas cylinders on Social Welfare hostels. When they rushed towards the main gate of the Camp Office to barge into the premises, the eagle-eyed police personnel thwarted their attempts and took them into custody
and shifted them to the Begumpet police station.

–Agencies

Yet another love maniac has stabbed a girl for not loving him. This ghastly incident occurred in Gundala village of
Tiryani mandal of Adilabad district at midnight on Thursday. According to police, Prameela was returning home after attending a function in a neighboring village when Srinu, the maniac, waylaid and
stabbed her.

Locals have rushed the injured girl to the hospital. But she was
declared brought dead.

–Agencies

The CBI Special Court on Friday adjourned the hearing to November 16 on the bail petition of mining baron and former Karnataka Minister Gali Janardhan Reddy in the Obulapuram Mining Company illegal iron ore mining case.

Chief Minister N Kiran Kumar Reddy on Friday asked the officials to go ahead with all the Renewable energy projects, particularly the solar wind, and bio-mass power projects and see that they are commissioned and generate power at the earliest.

While holding a detailed review meeting with ministers and officials at the State Secretariat on Renewable Energy, the Chief Minister cleared the solar and wind power policy guidelines and asked the officials to go ahead for finalisation of Power Purchase Agreements.

YSR Congress party leader Sharmila on Friday alleged that the present Congress Government was not implementing the Arogya Sri health scheme effectively. She alleged that the State Government does not care a bit about the much sought after Arogya Sri health scheme innovatively introduced and effectively implemented by her father and former Chief Minister Dr YS Rajasekhara Reddy.

Telugu Desam Party MP Ramesh Rathod on Friday held Telangana Rashtra Samithi president K Chandrasekhar Rao responsible for the suicide of students for the statehood cause.

Having lost to Punjab in their Ranji Trophy opener, the VVS Laxman-led Hyderabad would look to turn the tables in its next Group B league match against Madhya Pradesh beginning here tomorrow.

Hyderabad relies heavily on former India batsman Laxman and also youngsters like D B Ravi Teja, G H Vihari and Ahmed Quadri to help the side put up a competitive show.

–Agencies

A local court today framed charges of murder and other offences against suspended Gujarat IPS officer Sanjiv Bhatt, who has been at loggerheads with Narendra Modi government, and six other accused policemen in a 22-year-old case of custodial torture.

Chief Minister N Kiran Kumar Reddy on Thursday said that through Rajiv Yuva Kiranaalu (RYK) programme, the State Government aims to provide jobs to 1,000 youth per day.

Describing RYK a great initiative, the Chief Minister said that the departments would have to scale up their activities of training and placements and achieve the task they set for themselves. “The satisfactory level of the programme is 90 per cent in the State and hence we have to go all out to improve the performance by constant and regular monitoring, coordination and integration”, he said.