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The Telugu Desam Party on Sunday claimed that its president N Chandrababu Naidu has already made his stand clear on the separate Telangana issue.

Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) sleuths on Friday trapped the inquiry officer of AP State Wakf Board, when he took Rs 10,000 bribe from a complainant at a hotel in Nampally.

Telugu Desam Party Deputy Floor leader Gali Muddukrishnamma Naidu on Saturday demanded that the YSR Congress party clarify the main objective of Sharmila’s “Maro Praja Prasthanam” padayatra.

Talking to reporters at the Telugu Desam Legislature Party office here, Muddukrishnamma Naidu asked whether Sharmila’s padayatra was for the people or was it the result of fear from TDP president N Chandrababu Naidu’s “Vastunna Mee Kosam” yatra. Describing the Congress and YSRCP as two sides of the same coin, he said both the parties together were trying to form a front against Chadrababu Naidu.

Government Whip T Jayaprakash Reddy alias Jagga Reddy on Saturday alleged that the Telangana Rashtra Samithi was moving towards extremism.

Speaking to media persons at Assembly’s media point, Jagga Reddy alleged that the TRS was becoming like a party of blackmailers. He said the TRS leaders don’t wait for an opportunity to exploit the situation, but they themselves create circumstances that favour them. He alleged that the TRS leaders were extorting money from the film industry on one pretext or the other.

The Andhra Pradesh High Court will be closed for Dasara Vacation on October 25 and 26th.

The HC’s Registrar General informed that during the vacation, all the matters of urgent nature would be heard by the Judges Justice R Subhash Reddy, for all Division Bench Matters, Justice KG Shankar, for all Civil and Criminal Matters and Justice C Praveen Kumar, for all Writ petitions.

The Telangana Political Joint Action Committee on Saturday categorically stated that it would not allow Telugu Desam Party president N Chandrababu Naidu’s “Vastunna Mee Kosam” padayatra in the region.

Talking to reporters here, TPJAC chairman Prof M Kodandaram said that Naidu would not be allowed to undertake the padayatra unless he clarifies his stand on the Telangana issue. He even accused the TDP chief of creating confusion by writing a letter to Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh on the issue. He said Naidu’s letter, in no way, clarified the party’s stand on the statehood issue.

With the departure of last flight consisting of 342 Haj pilgrims belonging to Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka, the Haj Camp 2012 has concluded.

Minorities Welfare Minister Mohammad Ahmadullah on Saturday expressed satisfaction and happiness over the successful and smooth conduct of the Haj Camp. He said the camp proved to be a grand success as 7967pilgrims left from the Hyderabad Embarkation point in a smooth and satisfactory manner. He congratulated State Haj Committee chairman Syed Khaleeluddin Ahmed and other officials for making the camp an exemplary success.

The online fresh registrations for scholarships to students pursuing college courses for the academic year 2012-13 will commence from Sunday.

According to Principal Secretary (Social Welfare Department) J Raymond Peter, the scholarship process has been made fully online by the Social Welfare Department. Under the online system, a student has to enter his SSC Hall Ticket Number to retrieve his record from the SSC data base.

An Muslim youth was attacked by unknown miscreants at Troop Bazaar this night leading to tension in city.

According to the sources around 10pm in night, 35 year old auto driver Mohammed Mubeen Ahmed a resident of Kalapather was passing through Troop Bazaar, suddenly he met with a minor accident in which a youth belonging to the other community was injured.

Later a group of miscreant attacked Mubeen in which he was sustained beelding injuries.The injured auto driver was immediately shifted to the Osmania General Hospital,where he was treated.

Asking YSRCP Chief Y S Jaganmohan Reddy to explain why and whom he was targeting by releasing his sister Sharmila as an arrow, APCC Chief Botcha Satyanarayana strongly felt that Jagan might be using his sister at the Congress. He advised Jagan to realize his atrocities and mend his ways.

IT minister Ponnala Lakshmaiah has said that the Telangana issue has reached final stage.
Talking to the media before leaving for New Delhi on Friday, he said there were no differences among the ‘T’ ministers as was being reported by a section of the media. He said all were working together with the sole intention of achieving the state.

Stating that they were all going to Delhi as per the desire of the people of the region, Ponnala has expressed the view that this could be their last visit to the capital.

Home Minister P. Sabita Indra Reddy here on Friday said that four Mahila Police Stations would be set up in four divisions under the jurisdiction of the Cyberabad Police Commissionerate.

Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP), in association with Goraksha Samithi, would organize a padayatra on October 21 from Bhagyanagar Goseva Sadan to Indira Park. The Samithi demanded that the State government strictly enforce the provisions of Prohibition of Cow Slaughter and Animal Preservation Act of 1977.

Dismissed head constable of Police Transport Organization (PTO) Gireesh Sharma said he would organize a bike rally all over the State on Police Martyrs Day on October 21. The objective was to bring about necessary reforms for welfare of police constables by setting up ‘All India Police Federation’, he added.

The country is passing through crisis due to lack of leadership, Press Council of India Chairman Justice Markandey Katju today said while lamenting the “general mood of cynicism” against the political class due to corruption.

“The country is passing through crisis due to lack of leadership… there is absence of good leadership with vision and integrity,” he told a function here.

“Lagta hai choron ka mulk hai…charo taraf loot machi hai (It seems we have become a country of thieves and loot is taking place all around),” the PCI chairman said.

A batches consisting of 300 Haj Pilgrims left Hyderabad for Jeddah on Friday on the sacred journey of Haj.

So far, 25 batches consisting of 7,625 pilgrims have reached Makkah-al Mukarammah, who are busy there in prayers.

AP State Haj Committee Chairman Syed Khaleeluddin Ahmed, Karnataka MLA Mohammed Raheem Khan, Karnataka Haj Committee member Abdul Rauf Member and SHC Executive Officer Abdul Hameed, flagged off the buses of pilgrims at Haj House at Nampally. The SHC chairman informed that all pilgrims from the State were sfe in Makkah.

GHMC Commissioner MT Krishna Babu has assured that the road improvement works in the limits of Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation would be completed by this month end.

The GHMC Commissioner along with Chief Engineer K Suresh and other senior officials conducted inspection of road improvement works, which has been taken up on priority basis, in different areas. The night visit, which started at around 11 pm from Fever Hospital at Nallakunta culminated at around 1.30 midnight after the team inspected Indira Gandhi statue at Necklace road and areas from Basheerbagh to Liberty.

YSR Congress party leader Sharmila’s “Maro Praja Prasthanam” padayatra entered second day on Friday.

The sceening of Power Star Pawan Kalyan’s latest film- “Cameraman Ganga Tho Rambabu” was cancelled in many theatres in the Nizam region, including Hyderabad, following protest by pro-Telangana activists on Friday.

Members of Telangana Advocates JAC were taken into custody by the City Police when they tried to disrupt the Rajiv Gandhi Sadbhavana Yatra Commemoration Day function at Charminar on Friday.

As soon as Chief Minister N Kiran Kumar Reddy began his speech, the advocates started shouting pro-Telangana slogans. However, while ignoring the disruption, the Chief Minister continued his speech. Meanwhile, the police swung into action and took the advocates into custody. They were shifted to a nearby police station.

–Agencies

Chief Minister N Kiran Kumar Reddy on Friday claimed that his government was working hard to realise the dreams of former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi of taking India into the 21st Century.

Following direction from the Supreme Court the five accused allegedly
involved in the MIM Chandryangutta Akbaruddin Owaisi attack case surrendered before the Nampally court this morning.

Hasan Bin Omer Yafai aka Hasan Pahelwan (Accused No2), Abdullah Bin Younus Yafai (Accused No.3), Awadh Yafai (Accused No.5), Afif yafai (Accused No.7) and Saif (Accused No.14) whose bails were cancelled by the Supreme Court on October 5 surrendered themselves before the court.

The surrendered accuseds were later shifted to Cherlapally central prison under judicial custody.

GMR Hyderabad International Airport Ltd (GHIAL) today withdrew a cheque bounce case filed against Vijay Mallya-promoted Kingfisher Airlines (KFA) in a court here after the airline agreed to pay the outstanding amount due to it.

On October 12, the court had issued non-bailable warrants against KFA, Mallya and four top executives of the airline who failed to appear before it in connection with the case related to dishonouring of cheques worth Rs 10.5 crore.

–Agencies

The Special Cell of Delhi Police has arrested a fourth suspected Indian Mujahideen (IM) operative allegedly involved in the August 1 Pune blast, an official said on Wednesday. Three other accused were arrested earlier.

The accused identified as Landge Irfan Mustafa, 30, was arrested near a bus stand in Jaipur on October 10, police said.

–Agencies

Chief Minister N Kiran Kumar Reddy had a detailed meeting with Union Health Minister and Incharge State Congress Affairs Ghulam Nabi Azad here on Wednesday.

The Chief Minister, who reached the National Capital in the early morning on Wednesday, reportedly discussed the prevailing political situation in the State. He recommended some names of Congress MPs for consideration for inclusion in the proposed expansion and reshuffle of Union Cabinet. He also discussed the issue of filling nominated posts in the State, according to sources.