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Minister for Mines and Geology Galla Aruna Kumari stated that the State Government has fixed Rs 325 as the price per cubic metre of sand under the new policy.

Announcing the new sand mining policy at the State Secretariat on Sunday, Aruna Kumari said that the government has taken a decision to supply sand at free of cost for houses to be constructed under the Indiramma Scheme. Stating that the government has imposed an intra-State ban on transport of sand to prevent its scarcity, she said that usage of porcelains has also been banned at river basins to check environmental damage.

The YSR Congress Party has demanded immediate rollback of power surcharge, besides stalling the hike in RTC bus fare.

“The decision of the State to collect surcharge on power bills with retrospective effect to net Rs 9,670 crores and the proposal to hike RTC fare to amass Rs 5,600 crores is totally anti-people and will further burden the common man. We demand the government to immediately reverse these decisions,” party spokesperson Gattu Ramachandra Rao told reporters here on Sunday.

Chief Minister N Kiran Kumar Reddy on the seventh leg of Indiramma Baata will tour Krishna district from September 25 to 27.

According to the schedule released by the Chief Minister Office on Sunday, Kiran Kumar Reddy will reach Gannavaram Airport by regular flight at 8.00 am on September 25, Tuesday. He will proceed to Veterinary College, Gannavaram and interact with veterinary students, Rajiv Yuva Kiranalu beneficiaries, ‘Pasukranthi Patham’ beneficiaries and also meet party workers from 8.35 to 11.30 a.m.

Assembly Speaker Nadendla Manohar on Sunday called upon the voluntary organizations to come forward to conduct Marathon Rallies to create awareness about protection of ancient heritage sites.

Congress MLC MS Prabhakar on Sunday accused the Telugu Desam Party of not playing the role of a responsible opposition party during the monsoon session of the State Legislative Assembly.

Telangana Rashtra Samithi deputy floor leader T Harish Rao on Sunday slammed the State Government for increasing the electricity surcharge on power consumers across the State.

Minister for Roads and Buildings B Dharmana Prasad Rao stated that Chief Minister N Kiran Kumar Reddy has to take a final decision on his resignation letter.

Talking to media persons at Ministers’ quarters, Dharmana Prasad Rao said that he gave explanation to the Chief Minister over the CBI charges against him on Vanpic case last night. Stating that the CBI only slapped charges, he appealed to the party and people not to consider it as conviction. He also said that he never indulged in any crime and expressed confidence that he would come clean from the CBI charges.

To discuss measures to be taken to minimise pollution of Hussainsagar lake, Chief Secretary Minnie Mathew will hold a meeting with all the stakeholders on September 25.

According to Principal Secretary (Poll) Ajay Mishra, the meeting would be held in D Block of the Secretariat with the organisers of Ganesh festival of Hyderabad and Ranga Reddy districts. The officials of Police department, AP Pollution Control Board, Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation, Hyderabad Metropolitan Development Authorities and other agencies will also attend the meeting.

With no options left to offset the increased burden due to hike in diesel prices, the AP State Road Transport Corporation on Sunday finally decided to pass on the burden to commuters.

Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) Commissioner MT Krishna Babu gave assurance assured to enquire into the incident of alleged manhandling of a contractor by the GHMC Executive Engineer.

The Commissioner gave the assurance to the contractors after holding a meeting with the representatives of Contractors Association in his chambers in GHMC Headquarters at Tank Bund here on Sunday. The meeting was called in view of the call strike given by the contractors after one of the contractors Mohan Singh was allegedly manhandled by the Executive Engineer.

State Governor ESL Narasimhan has made it clear that the State Government will look after the Telangana Political JAC’s ‘Telangana March’ to be held on September 30. He said that the Central Government will not interfere in this issue.

Narasimhan was busy on Friday meeting several Union Ministers. First he called on the Union Minister Narayana Swamy, and later spoke to the media. He met the Union Finance Minister P Chidambaram and it is learnt that he discussed with him on State politics and the Telangana issue, including the Telangana March.

Home Minister P Sabitha Indra Reddy denied the reports that parts of vehicles seized by the traffic police and kept at Goshamahal Police Grounds were being removed and sold away illegally.

In her reply to a question raised by Khairtabad MLA P Vishnuvardhan Reddy in the State Legislative Assembly during Question on Friday, the Home Minister denied that the traffic police have seized large number of vehicles and dumped them at Goshamahal Police Ground. Vehicles seized by the Traffic Police are released to the owners of vehicles on verification of relevant documents, she said.

BJP state president G Kishan Reddy on Friday accused the Centre of making efforts to dilute the “Telangana March” scheduled to be held on September 30 by making false promises that it would take a decision on it soon.

Taking a cue from ministers and ruling Congress MLAs, the Telangana MLCs from the region on Friday wrote a letter to Congress president Sonia Gandhi appealing her to resolve the Telangana statehood demand favourably.

The MLCs appealed to Sonia Gandhi to announce her decision before the Telangana March scheduled to held on September 30. They also stated that the government should announce the Telangana state formation without announcing any special financial packages and regional council for development to the region.