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The Election Commission of India will conduct a special drive for enrollment of voters in 15 constituencies of Hyderabad district.

As per the schedule, the draft electoral rolls in respect of 15 Assembly Constituencies of Hyderabad District have been published on October 1 at all designated locations of EROs, AEROs Offices and Polling Station building locations. Further, Special Campaign will be conducted on October 7, October 14 and October 21 at all Polling Station locations.

Former minister Dr P Shankar Rao on Saturday alleged that Arvind Kejriwal and Shanti Bhusan were leveling baseless charges against Robert Vadra, son-in-law of Sonia Gandhi, at the instance of a communal party.

The Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation on Friday sealed a shopping mall for not obtaining the occupancy certificate.

APCC Chief Botcha Satyanarayana has opined that there was lack of understanding of the Justice Srikrishna Committee report on the Telangana issue. Clarifying that the five-member Committee headed by former judge of the Supreme Court would have given a single option if asked, Botcha said the committee had to give several options as per the modalities set for it by the Centre.

Telangana Political JAC Chairman Prof. Kodandaram today lashed out at the Justice Srikrishna Committee for its total failure to include the opinion of the people of the Telangana region in its report. He also slammed the Srikrishna Committee for failing to suggest a solution to the decades’ old Telangana issue by ignoring sentiments of the people of the Telangana region.

Speaking to media persons, the TPJAC leader demanded that Justice Srikrishna explain to the people of the Telangana region as to why the committee recommended 8th chapter in the report.

Telangana Jagruthi president K Kavitha on Friday called on Deputy Chief Minister C Damodar Rajanarsimha and Panchayat Raj Minister K Jana Reddy demanding that the “Bathukamma” be declared an official festival by the State Government.

YSR Congress is contemplating to file a review petition against Supreme Court verdict of dismissing the bail plea of YS Jagan Mohan Reddy and has asked its cadre not to be disappointed but work with renewed vigour to strengthen the Party under the stewardship of YS Vijayamma.

Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) Commissioner MT Krishna Babu on Friday directed the officials to depute female workers also along with the UMS team so that they can take up Anti Larval Operations at the residences as most of the owners are not permitting the male workers into their homes.

The Special CBI court on Friday sent Mehfuz Ali Khan, the personal assistant of mining baron and former Karnataka Minister Gali Janardhan Reddy, to judicial custody till October 17 in the Obulapuram Mining Corporation scam.

Telangana Political Joint Action Committee chairman Prof M Kodandaram on Friday threatened that the Telangana Employees JAC might give a call for another general strike, if required.

The Supreme Court today dismissed the Special Leave petition filed by Mohammed Bin Omer Yafai aka Mohammed Pahelwan, seeking relief in the cancellation of bail by the A.P.High court.

The Apex court has also cancelled the bails of other five accused allegedly involved in the April 30,2011 MIM MLA Akbaruddin Owaisi attack case.

Whipping its chord, the Enforcement Directorate has attached some properties valued at Rs 51 crores of YSR Congress Party chief and Kadapa MP Y S Jaganmohan Reddy in connection with his Disproportionate Assets Case.

According to the Attachment Order of the ED, Jagan’s properties attached are: 35 acres of land allotted to the Hetero Drugs company, Fixed Deposits worth Rs 3 crores in DA case, 13 acres of land given to Janani Infrastructure and Fixed Deposits worth Rs 14.5 crores in the name of Jagati Publications.

Telangana Political JAC Chairman Prof. Kodandaram has said that TRS president K Chandrasekhara Rao went to New Delhi to ask the Centre to stand by its assurance on formation of separate Telangana State.

Prof. Kodandaram on Thursday visited the BJP State office to thank the BJP leaders for making Telangana March a success.

Speaking on the occasion, Prof. Kodandaram demanded that the Centre make a statement in Parliament on Telangana statehood. There was progress in the talks held by KCR with leaders in New Delhi.

–Agencies

A revolver and an arms licence of BJP MP Ram Jethmalani were allegedly stolen from his Gurgaon flat.

According to a complaint filed by the prominent lawyer some unknown person had stolen his revolver and arms license, which he got during the emergency, from his flat at Raheja Atlantis, at national highway number 8.

–Agencies

Former Minister Dr P Shankar Rao on Thursday requested the Andhra Pradesh High Court to take action against Director General of Police V Dinesh Reddy and other police officials for contempt of court.

The Telangana Political Joint Action Committee is planning to organise massive protests on October 16 during the visit of Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh to attend the global biodiversity conference in the city.

The decision was reportedly taken during an informal meeting attended by TPJAC chairman Prof M Kodandaram, CPI State Secretary K Narayana and other leaders. Instead of centralised protest, the JAC leaders are planning sporadic protests in different forms across the city on the occasion of Prime Minister’s visit to the city on October 16.

Vijayawada MP Lagadapati Rajagopal on Thursday claimed that Telangana Rashtra Samithi president K Chandrasekhar Rao was not invited by the top leaders of the Congress party to the national capital to hold talks on Telangana.

The High Court on Wednesday administered shock to Telangana Rashtra Samithi supremo and Mahbubnagar MP K. Chandrasekhara Rao over “misuse” of party State office “Telangana Bhavan.

Alleged Indian Mujahideen (IM) operative Afaq Iqbal alias Danish Riyaz was brought to the city from Gujarat by the Special Investigation Team (SIT) sleuths of the city police.

He was sent to fourteen-day judicial custody. Iqbal, who is reportedly involved in the July 2008 twin blast case in Ahmedabad, is wanted in a cheating and fraud case in Hyderabad.

The Ahmedabad police had charged Ranchi’s software engineer Iqbal, who is a member of outlawed Student Islamic Movement of India, with involvement in terror activities..

Chief Minister N Kiran Kumar Reddy on Wednesday agreed to positively consider the request of AP Genco for coal linkage of their three projects.

The Chief Minister gave the nod while reviewing the coal linkage for AP Genco Projects with officials at Secretariat. Chief Secretary Minnie Mathew, Principal Secretary (Energy) M Sahoo, Singareni Collieries CMD Suthirtha Bhattacharya and other officials attended the meeting.

Taking strong objection to TDP president N Chandrababu Naidu’s remark attributing fledgling qualities to YSRCP, the Party spokesperson Vasireddy Padma has said, padayatra is routine duty of any leader and it need not be dubbed as a sacrifice.

The seperate Telangana issue continued to haunt Telugu Desam Party president N Chandrababu Naidu during his padayatra “Vastunna Mee Kosam”.

The departure of nearly 8,000 pilgrims from Andhra Pradesh and adjacent districts of Karnataka for Haj-2012 will begin from October 6.

According to the State Haj Committee, the arrangements for the departure of Haj pilgrims from Rajiv Gandhi International Airport are complete both at the Haj Camp at Haj House at Nampally and the GMR Rajiv Gandhi International Airport at Shamsabad. The first flight will depart from RGI Airport at October 6 at 9.20 pm. The Haj pilgrims bound for the first flight have been asked to report at the Haj Camp on Thursday.

The City Police on Wednesday arrested 14 corporators of Telugu Desam Party for staging dharna before the State Secretariat in protest against the failure of Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation in spread of dengue and other viral diseases.

Chief Minister N Kiran Kumar Reddy on Wednesday asked the Hyderabad Metropolitan Development Authority (HMDA) to speed up the Hussainsagar cleaning project and complete it on war footing.

Reviewing all the projects taken up and proposed to be taken up by the HMDA, the Chief Minister told the officials that all the lakes in and around Hyderabad and Ranga Reddy have to be protected. He also asked the HMDA to prioritise radial road works in the city and also other new projects.