saleem A special CBI court today dismissed the bail pleas of former Andhra Pradesh excise minister Mopidevi Venkataramana Rao and senior bureaucrat K V Brahmananda Reddy.
They are accused in the case pertaining to alleged disproportionate assets of YSR Congress chief Y S Jaganmohan Reddy.
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Shah Rukh Khan says his perception about love has not changed over the years.
“A relationship is between two people and it is a very personal experience. When you are in love, you have to be yourself. My perception of love has not changed over the years,” Shah Rukh told reporters here today.
“I feel we lose out of love when we start looking at bigger things. I think in love, simple things matter like listening.
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Hyderabad City Police Commissioner Anurag Sharma on Tuesday informed that 39 cases were filed by the police in connection with Sagara Haram on September 30.
Speaking to the media here, Anurag Sharma said that SIT was investigating into the cases and evidences were being collected on the basis of video footages. He also declined to disclose the details on which the cases were registered.
In the Secretariat, Home Minister P. Sabita Indra Reddy called a review meeting with higher police officials on the cases registered in connection with the Telangana March
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Chief Minister N. Kiran Kumar Reddy has said that his government was now clearing the debts on Tuition Fee Reimbursement accumulated by the previous YSR and Rosaiah governments in the State.
Suspended IAS officer and accused in the Obulapuram Mining Company (OMC) illegal mining case, Y Srilakshmi, was released on bail from Women’s Central Prisons at Chanchalguda on Tuesday.
Two batches consisting of 299 and 350 Haj pilgrims left Hyderabad for Jeddah on Tuesday.
AP State Haj Committee chairman Syed Khaleeluddin Ahmed flagged off the buses at the Haj House amid chanting of Talbiah, the special prayer for the Haj. The pilgrims clad in Ehram (Two white sheets of cloth) were seen off by the relatives and friends. So far, six batches have left for the sacred destination. Altogether 1847 pilgrims have left Hyderabad out of whom 1497 have reached Makkah Mukarrama and pilgrims have offered Umrah and are busy in prayers there.
Police have arrested former actress and Green Peace activists when they staged a dharna at the Charminar in the old city on Monday.
While Amala and others have said that they have staged this demonstration to create awareness in connection with the ongoing International Bio Diversity conference, police said they were arrested for hanging banners on the Charminar.
Amala and others have hung banners to charminar demanding stopping of deforestation and coal mining, without proper permission. As Charminar is a heritage building, police said no banner should be hung to it.
At last, the Special Court for CBI Cases, here on Monday granted bail to the senior IAS Officer Y. Srilakshmi. The court has directed her to furnish surety for Rs 15,000, surrender passport in the court and not to leave the country. The Special Judge also directed her to cooperate with the CBI investigating officers.
It may be mentioned here that Srilakshmi was arrested by the CBI sleuths in November last year in connection with her alleged complicity in the irregularities in the allocation of mines to the Obulapuram Mining Companey of Gali Janardhan Reddy.
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The High Court here on Monday granted conditional bail to Somasekhara Reddy, who was arrested and remanded to judicial custody in connection with his alleged involvement in what is known as “Money for Bail” scam of former minister of Karnataka and Obulapuram Mines Company owner Gali Janardhana Reddy.
In the bail order, the High Court has directed the accused (Somasekhara Reddy) to furnish two sureties of Rs one lakh personal bonds, not to leave the country and to surrender his passport to the ACB Special Court.
Telangana Rashtra Samiti senior leader B. Vinod has said that there was no need to convene all-party meeting on separate Telangana issue.
Speaking to the media here on Monday, Vinod said the Congress was in favour of carving out separate Telangana State. Stating that it would take a final decision on the issue shortly, the TRS leader also clarified the Congress does not see Hyderabad city as a bone of contention as the city was an integral part of the Telangana region. He asked the Seemandhra leaders not to raise controversy over Hyderabad.
Balladeer Gaddar has demanded that Transport Minister Botcha Satyanarayana start distribution of 250 acres of land among Dalit people as scheduled from November 1 at Laximpeta in Srikakulam district.
Releasing a poster relating to the ‘ Dalit People’s Protest Padayatra’ here on Monday, Gaddar said that land dispute between the Dalits and Kapus was the main reason in Laxmipeta massacre incident. He demanded that the State government resolve the issue by distributing 250 acres of land among the Dalit people in the village.
Tamilnadu Governor K. Rosaiah received a breather when the Supreme Court on Monday dismissed a petition challenging his appointment as the head of the state.
An advocate Mohanlal filed a petition in the Supreme Court challenging the appointment of the former Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh as the Governor of Tamilnadu as there was case pending against him in the ACB Court.
The YSR Congress party on Monday described Telugu Desam Party president N Chandrababu Naidu’s ongoing padayatra as a farce.
The Congress party legislators on Monday accused Nizamabad MP Madhu Yaskhi Goud of damaging the party’s image in the garb of Telangana agitation.
Talking to reporters at Assembly’s media point, MLCs Rajeshwar Rao and KR Amos and MLA Malladi Vishnu said Madhu Yashki was deliberately trying to damage the Congress party in the region. Stating that his behaviour was not good for the party’s future in the State, they demanded that the Nizamabad MP display some restrain.
The Telangana Employees JAC on Monday threatened to launch agitation if the cases registered against the employees during Telangana March were not withdrawn in the next 10 days.
Talking to reporters after submitting a memorandum to Chief Secretary Minnie Mathew at her chambers in the State Secretariat, TEJAC president Devi Prasad alleged that the police have registered false cases against the employees. Stating that the employees were not involved in any act of violence, he accused the police of harassing the TEJAC leaders and members.
Police have begun a probe into the claim of N D Tiwari’s close aide that the veteran Congress leader was given sleeping pills for several years as part of a conspiracy.
“On the basis of media reports, we have ordered investigation into the claims of Bhawanidutt Bhatt, an OSD of N D Tiwari, that Tiwari was given sleeping pills after he became the Chief Minister of Uttarakhand (2002-07),” SSP Neeru Garg said here today.
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Secondary Education Minister K Parathasarathi on Sunday announced the results of District Selection Committee (Teachers Recruitment Test) – 2012 and Model Schools Recruitment – 2012.
Addressing the media after releasing the results at the State Secretariat, Parathasarathi informed that the candidates could download the results from http://apdsc.cgg.gov.in by giving their Hall Ticket number. The marks released are the marks secured in the test only exclusive of TET weightage. The nominal roll date of the candidate is also displayed along with the marks secured.
Governor ESL Narasimham commended the Rapid Action Force for its strict adherence to its motto to “Serve humanity through sensitive Policing” since the inception of the force two decades ago.
Telangana Political Joint Action Committee chairman Prof M Kodandaram on Sunday denied having any differences with Telangana Rashtra Samithi president K Chandrasekhar Rao.
Talking to reporters after attending the breakfast meeting at Congress MP Madhu Yaskhi Goud’s residence at Banjara Hills in honour of Rashtriya Lok Dal president Ajit Singh, Prof Kondararam dismissed the media reports that claimed that he was having serious differences with the TRS chief. He said that all pro-Telangana parties and leaders including KCR were working unitedly to achieve the statehood for the region.
Rashtriya Lok Dal president and Civil Aviation Minister Ajit Singh on Sunday reiterated that he would extend complete support to the Telangana movement at the Centre.
Former Minister and late Dr YSR’s brother YS Vivekananda Reddy has asserted that the Kadapa MP and YSRCP Chief YS Jagan Mohan Reddy will come out clean from the jail even after six months.
Speaking to the media here on Saturday, Vivekananda Reddy responded on October Supreme Court’s rejection of Jagan’s bail plea and alleged that the ruling Congress party and the opposition TDP had colluded with each other and creating troubles to Jagan.
CBI has intensified its investigation into the alleged disproportionate assets of the YSR Congress chief Y S Jaganmohan Reddy after obtaining court permission.
It is learnt that sleuths of the agency who have been searching the offices and residence for the past three days have conducted simultaneous raids on residential and office premises of Jagan on Saturday.
Four persons sustained serious injuries in a Gas cylinder blast that took place in a house at Uppal Chilukanagar this morning. The condition of two of them was stated to be critical.
Telangana Congress MPs and Telangana political JAC leaders have decided to oppose and boycott the State Formation Day Celebrations on November 1 and will force the Telangana Ministers to not to participate in the programme.
State Chief Information Commissioner Jannat Hussain on Saturday expressed confidence that the proper implementation of the Right to Information (RTI) Act would eliminate corruption from the society besides ensuring transparency in public administration.