saleem Holding Prime Minister Manmohan Singh “directly responsible” for the Rs 1.86 lakh crore loss estimated by CAG in allocation of coal blocks, the BJP today demanded that he quit his post.
“When 2G scam that cost the exchequer of Rs 1,76,000 crore happened, it was said that then telecom minister A Raja was responsible for it and prime minister might have had an indirect role in it.
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Chief Minister N Kiran Kumar Reddy has extended his warm greetings and felicitations to all the Muslim brethren in the state on the auspicious occasion of Id-ul-Fitr. “I wish the Muslim brothers and sisters a happy and prosperous id-ul-fitr. May Allah, the most beneficent and merciful, shower his blessings on them”, he said.
Pakistani umpire Asad Rauf, who has been accused by a Mumbai-based model of sexually exploiting her on the pretext of marrying her, has admitted that photographs of the two posing together were real, but denied having any relationship with her.
Rauf, an ICC elite panel upmire, told
Pakistani media that the model Leena Kapoor had taken pictures with him by posing as a fan.
Kapoor, 21, forced him into recommending her for the reality TV show “Bigg Boss” as he has good relations with people in Bollywood, Rauf told Express News channel.
In a ghastly incident, a man, who quarreled with his wife, lynched his daughter in a fit of anger. He also injured another daughter. He was arrested by the police.
According to the information, Damodar loved Sulochana and married her. However, he became an addict to liquor and used to frequently quarrel with his wife, doubting her fidelity.
Andhra Pradesh Governor E S L Narasimhan hosted ‘At Home’ function at Raj Bhavan here this evening on the occasion of the 66th Independence Day.
Chief Minister N Kiran Kumar Reddy, several state ministers, opposition leaders, senior officials and freedom fighters attended the event.
The Governor interacted with the attendees on the occasion.
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YSR Congress MP Mekapati Raja Mohan Reddy has said that a deliberate attempt was being made to defame late chief minister Dr YS Rajasekhara Reddy, whose rule he has compared to the golden age of the Gupta empire.
Speaking to the media here on Wednesday, Mekapati said the Cabinet ministers have dug a deep pit to bury the memory of late leader and had fallen in it themselves. He said that the cases against his party president Y S Jaganmohan Reddy were part of this scheme to defame late YSR.
Telangana Political JAC Chairman Prof. Kodandaram has said that Telangana agitation would continue with spirit of freedom struggle, until the colonial rulers are sent out from the region.
Unfurling national tricolor, Prof. Kodandaram said the agitation would go on in the spirit of national freedom struggle. As the freedom struggle banished Bristish rulers from the country, the Telangana agitation would continue until the Andhra colonial rulers are sent out from the region.
TDP president N. Chandrababu Naidu on Wednesday observed that a change in the mindset of the people would alone bring about change in the country.
Chandrababu Naidu hoisted national flag at NTR Trust Bhavan on the occasion of Independence Day. Speaking on the occasion, the TDP president said that the present issues in the State would not have arisen in the State, if there was effective government. “Bad should be viewed as Bad and Good should be viewed as Good”, he added.
Telugu Desam president N Chandrababu Naidu on Wednesday stressed the need for strengthening the democratic system and values in the country.
Hoisting the Tri-colour at the NTR Trust Bhavan to mark 66th Independence Day celebrations, Naidu called upon the youth to join the movement against corruption. He said that the youth could play a crucial role in building a corruption-free society. He appealed to the youth to spread patriotic spirit and values by learning about freedom fighters, their struggle and sacrifices.
Film Actor and TDP leader Nandamuri Balakrishna on Wednesday said that the Telugu Desam Party was not against the formation of Telangana.
Security has been beefed up in West Bengal in view of tomorrow’s Independence Day celebrations, with the main function slated to be held at Red Road instead of the state secretariat.
“Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee would take salute during a march past at the Red Road instead of hoisting the national tricolour at the state secretariat like previous years,” Panchayat Minister Subrata Mukherjee said during a media briefing.
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Actress Lara Dutta, who recently gave birth to a baby girl with husband Mahesh Bhupathi, today said that breast feeding has helped her to tone up her body after seven months of motherhood.
The 34-year-old former Miss Universe became a proud mother of Saira on Jan 20 and is all set to be back on silver screen with director Bejoy Nambiar’s “David”.
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The separate Telangana agitation would be intensified soon if the Centre failed to accept the statehood demand, TRS President K Chandrasekhar Rao warned today.
Rao had been claiming that he got an assurance from “Central leaders” for formation of separate Telangana, possibly after the Vice-Presidential election (which concluded on August 7).
“If they give Telangana, fine. Otherwise, we will fight the war. There is no debate in this,” he said, addressing a gathering here.
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On the occasion Independence Day, the Union Government has announced the President Police Medals. Additional Director General S.N. Huda, Octopus IG Surendrababu and ACB director Satyanarayana from state, got the President’s Vishista Medal. SI Sivakumar, Junior Commanders Prabhu, Nagur Anil Kuamr and Ramoji Nayak from the state have hot the President ‘Shourya’ Medals.
TRS chief K Chandrasekhara Rao has said he would wait only for four more days for the center to respond to the Telangana demand and threatened that people of Telangana would take a violent form after that.
Speaking at a felicitation function for TNGO association former president Swamy
Goud in the Agriculture University, Rajendranagar on Tuesday, KCR has said Congress has given its word for Telangana and it should keep it.
Some motorists have attacked a traffic police constable on duty Naga Mohan Reddy, when the latter demanded a two wheeler owner to pay Rs.270 related to an earlier challan immediately, at Shivam Road.
A verbal dual took place between the traffic constable and the scooter rider, and they resorted to jostling. Due to this, the traffic came to a halt. The irate motorists attacked the constable and beat him up.
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The Telugu Desam Party demanded that the State Government cancel all the agreements pertaining to the Vanpic project.
Addressing a press conference at NTR Trust Bhavan here on Tuesday, TDP president N Chandrababu Naidu said that the government should cancel the Vanpic agreements and return the lands to the original owners from they were acquired. He said that the government should take stern action against all those related with the alleged irregularities in the Vanpic project and the lost money should be recovered from them.
Governor ESL Narasimhan on Tuesday conveyed heartfelt greetings to the people of Andhra Pradesh on the occasion of Independence Day.
“Independence Day is a day of remembrance as well as dedication. Our freedom struggle is the culmination of the sacrifice of generations of selfless patriots; young and old, men and women cutting across the barriers of caste, religion and region from all over the country,” he said.
“Today is a time to bow in remembrance of all those whose vision made it possible for us to enjoy the fruits of freedom,” the Governor said.
Chief Minister N Kiran Kumar Reddy expressed his shock and grief over the demise of Union Minister Mr.Vilas Rao Deshmukh.
In a special message to Ritesh Deshmukh, son of Mr. Vilas Rao Deshmukh, the Chief Minister said that the death of Vilas Rao Deshmuk was a great loss to the Maharashtra, the Congress party in general and the Union government. He that said in the death of Mr Deshmukh, he lost a “a very good friend”.
Former minister Dr P Shankar Rao on Tuesday referred to Chief Minister N Kiran Kumar as a bad ‘captain’ whose team members are falling apart, one by one.
Talking to reporters in the Legislative Assembly premises, Dr Shankar Rao said that the Chief Minister was proving to be a very bad captain. “One wicket was already down and another has just fallen,” he said while referring to the arrest of former Excise Minister Mopidevi Venkataramana and now the naming of Roads and Buildings Minister B Dharmana Prasad Rao as the accused in Kadapa MP Jaganmohan Reddy’s assets case.
Pradesh Congress Committee president Botsa Satyanarayana on Tuesday informed that the decision on the resignation of Roads and Buildings Minister B Dharmana Prasad from the State Cabinet would be taken soon.
Arguing that the government cannot discriminate between the span of imprisonment of one life convict and the other, Pushpinder Kaur, the lawyer for M A Qadeer, who is in jail for the murder of ACP Sattaiah in 1990, said on Monday that he should be immediately released.
In a representation to special chief secretary (home) M Chaya Ratan, Kaur stated on behalf of Qadeer’s wife Sabera Begum that his imprisonment for more that 22 years violates a Supreme Court order of 2007.
Chief Minister N. Kiran Kumar Reddy inaugurated the headquarters of Octopus, formed on the lines of National Security Guard (NSG) to counter terrorist attacks.
The force will comprise 250 commandos, who will be deployed in key cities of the state. About 100 personnel would deal with any threat to the famous temple in Tirupati.
Built at the cost of Rs.5 crore in Begupmet area here, the Octopus headquarters is equipped with the state-of-the-art conference hall and the communication networking.
The Anti-Corruption Bureau on Monday filed chargesheet in the cash-for-bail case of mining baron and former Karnataka minister Gali Janardhan Reddy.
The 40-pages charge sheet was filed before the ACB Court at Purani Haveli. The ACB has named eight people as accused in the case. They are Janardhan Reddy’s brother Gali Somasekhara Reddy, relative Dasharathama Reddy, Kampli MLA Suresh Babu, suspended judge Pattabhi Rama Rao, his son Ravi Chandra, retired judge Chalapathi Rao, junior advocate Adithya and rowdy sheeter Yadagari.
Nearly four thousand employees of the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation were forced to wait outside the head office premises for almost three hours on Monday as Telugu Desam Party corporators locked both the entrance gates in protest against the civic body’s failure to take up sanitation works in the city.