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Well-known spiritualist and Scholar Sadguru Kandukuru Sivananda Murthy passed away at his ‘Gurudham’ ashram in Warangal in the wee hours of Wednesday. He was 87.

Andhra Pradesh Endowments Minister Manikyala Rao, senior IAS officers JAC Prasad and L V Subrahmanyam, MLA Surekha, District Collector Karuna, Cine writer Sirivennela Sitharama Sastry, former M P Janga Reddy, Former Minister Capt Lakshmikantha Rao and several other dignitaries paid their last respects to Guruji. The last rites of Guruji will be held this evening.

Probably perturbed at the persistent efforts by the TRS Government to put him in a fix over the infamous “Cash for Vote” episode that turned politics murkier, Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu today revealed his mind at the national capital that Telangana Government will collapse, if his Telangana counterpart K Chandrasekhar Rao tries to get him arrested.

More than 72% of the candidates, who had appeared for the POLYCET-2015, have qualified for the common entrance examination for admission into Polytechnics.

The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, has given its approval for development of the four laning of the Yadgiri-Warangal section of National Highway – 163 in Telangana.

This work will be under the National Highways Development Project (NHDP) Phase-IV. The approval is in Engineering, Procurement and Construction (EPC) basis.

The cost is estimated to be Rs.1905.23 crore including cost of land acquisition, resettlement and rehabilitation and other pre-construction activities. The total length of the road will be approximately 99 kms.

Chief Ministers of Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka on Wednesday met Urban Development Minister M.Venkaiah Naidu in New Delhi and held wide ranging discussions on various urban development and housing schemes being launched by the central government.

South Central Railway General Manager P.K. Srivastava exhorted 309 Railway Protection Force Constables Recruits to live up to their pledge which they have taken at an impressive Passing Out Ceremony (Dikshant Parade), held at the RPF Training Centre, Moula Ali, on Wednesday.

As part of the government’s efforts to make Andhra Pradesh an industrial hub for international players, the Industries Department held a seminar on “Investment Opportunities in AP” at the Foreign Correspondent Club in Tokyo in partnership with Indian Chamber of Commerce (ICCJ).

The seminars were held on 8th and 9th June.

Addressing a seminar on 8th June, Principal Secretary (Industries & Commerce) S.S. Rawat elaborated on the six key sectors for investments – Logistics – Seaport/Airport, Urban Infrastructure, Renewable Energy, Agriculture and Food processing, Manufacturing.

Telangana Panchayat Raj Minister K Tarakarama Rao on Wednesday claimed that Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu cannot escape from law in the ‘Cash for Vote’ case.

The Special Court for ACB Cases on Wednesday granted interim bail for 12 hours to TDP MLA A Revanth Reddy who was arrested in ‘Cash for Vote’ case.

The court granted interim bail from 6 AM to 6 PM on Thursday to Revanth Reddy to attend his daughter’s engagement ceremony.

Telangana Deputy Chief Minister Kadiyam Srihari on Wedneslday said that the experts committee of Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University – Hyderabad, constituted on the directions of Supreme Court, to study the facilities in nearly 250 engineering colleges in the State would complete its inspection by June 18.

Telangana Deputy Chief Minister Kadiyam Srihari has condemned the demand of Andhra Pradesh State Cabinet to handover Law and Order powers in Hyderabad to Governor ESL Narasimhan.

First innings scoreboard in the first one-day international between England and New Zealand at Edgbaston today:

England

J. Roy c Guptill b Boult 0

A. Hales c Henry b Boult 20

J. Root c Ronchi b Boult 104

E. Morgan lbw b McClenaghan 50

B. Stokes b Boult 10

J. Buttler c Henry b McClenaghan 129

S. Billings lbw b Santner 3

A. Rashid c Guptill b Elliott 69

C. Jordan c Boult b Elliott 2

L. Plunkett not out 13

Delhi Law Minister Jitendra Singh Tomar was in police lock up tonight highlighting the face-off between the Centre and the national capital’s AAP government after his arrest by police on the charge of possessing fake degrees forcing him to quit.

49-year-old Tomar, MLA from Trinagar and a first-time minister, was remanded to four-day police custody by a city court hours after he was arrested for allegedly forging his science graduation, law mark sheets and a migration certificate.
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All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) today appealed to Muslims in Uttar Pradesh to offer ‘namaz’ (prayers) on International Yoga Day on June 21, as a mark of protest against what it alleged an attempt of NDA to “promote saffron agenda in the name of Yoga”.

“We have no objection to the UN having decided to observe June 21 as International Yoga Day.

Delhi BJP today protested here against the alleged financial irregularities during Uttarakhand tragedy relief work and challenged Congress Vice- President Rahul Gandhi to take action against his party’s government in that state for their “misdeeds”.

Several BJP leaders and scores of party workers of Delhi BJP’s Uttaranchal Cell led by state unit President Satish Upadhyay gathered at Teen Murti Bhawan and marched towards Uttaranchal Bhawan in Chanakyapuri courting arrest, but they were detained outside Chanakyapuri police station.

Pakistan’s ambassadors to 14 countries today began a three-day meeting here to discuss the foreign policy challenges the country faces in the “immediate and extended neighbourhood.”

The envoys’ conference is being held at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in which Pakistan’s ambassadors to 14 countries of South Asian Association of Regional Countries (SAARC) and Economic Cooperation Organisation (ECO) are taking part.

A 65-year-old man, who came to the city to take Fish Prasadam, died at the Exhibition Grounds following a severe asthma attack.

According to Begum Bazar police, the deceased, K Basvaraj, hailed from Belgaum in Karnataka. He was suffering from Asthma for the last 10 years. He came to the city on June 6 to take Fish medicine at Exhibition Grounds. While he was standing in queue to take the ‘Fish Prasadam’, he suffered a severe Asthma attack. He was immediately rushed in 108 Ambulance to the Osmania General Hospital where he was declared brought dead. (INN)

A 27-year-old man succumbed to the injuries which he sustained after the motorcycle he was riding was hit by another bike in Shahbad police limits.

The accident occurred near Saidapally crossroads on Monday. The deceased, B Raghavendra of Pargi, suffered serious injuries and was admitted to a private hospital at Kachiguda. He died late on Monday night.

A 30-year-old labourer died after accidentally falling down from the sixth floor of an under-construction building.

The incident happened at an under-construction building in Panchavarti Colony near Manikonda on Monday. The victim, M Shankar Rao, accidentally fell down while working on the sixth floor. He was immediately rushed to the Osmania General Hospital where he died a few hours of admission. The Raidurgam police have registered a case of negligence against the builder, according to Sub-Inspector Babiya Naik.

A 45-year-old labourer was drowned in the manhole near Vayupuri Colony in Neredmet police limits.

The deceased, Suraram Raju, was hired to clean the manhole on Monday evening. However, he slipped into the manhole and got drowned. The Neredmet police later retrieved his body and shifted it Gandhi Hospital for post-mortem. (INN)

Prime Minister Narendra Modi had given the go ahead to the Indian Army for “hot pursuit” of militants into Myanmar in which two militant camps were completely annihilated, Union Minister Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore disclosed today.

“Its become a habit for these militants to strike at the Indian Army or paramilitary forces or citizens of the nation and then cross over into safe havens being confident of the fact that Indian Armed forces will not pursue them,” he told NDTV.

YSR Congress Party president YS Jagan Mohan Reddy on Tuesday met President Pranab Mukherjee and appealed to him to take steps to initiate action against Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Nara Chandrababu Naidu in the ‘Cash for Vote’ case.

A delegation of YSRCP led by YS Jagan took to the notice of the President that the TDP has offered Rs 5 crore for each vote in the recent MLC election and that the senior leader of the TDP was caught on video tape offering money.

A 57-year-old advocate succumbed to the injuries which he sustained after he was beaten by five persons in Kummari Basti of Panjagutta police limits.

A 25-year-old girl was found dead under suspicious circumstances near Ramanthapur on Sunday morning.

The girl, Iffatunnisa Begum, left for job from her home at Ahmed Nagar near Amberpet on Saturday morning. Her family members told Uppal Police that when they called her up at around 8 PM, she was told them that she was on her way home and was stuck in traffic. However, she did not return home last night and her body was found in Ramanthapur today morning.

A 60-year-old woman succumbed to the injuries which she sustained after being hit by a car.

According to Chandanagar police, the deceased, E Laxmi of BHEL, met with the accident near Chandanagar crossroads on Saturday evening. She was immediately rushed to Gandhi Hospital where she died a few hours after admission. (INN)