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Panchayat Raj Minister K Tarakarama Rao on Wednesday said that the Telangana Government was planning ot decentralise the power by granting more powers to Panchayats and Sarpanches.

Congress senior leader and former MP Ponnam Prabhakar on Wednesday urged Chief Minister K Chandrashekar Rao to dismiss Energy Minister Jagadish Reddy for his alleged involvement in Fee Reimbursement scam.

The Department of Posts, A. P circle, launched sale of sacred Godavari Pushkaram Water (God-Jal) through Post Offices in Andhra Pradesh and Telangana states during the ensuing Godavari Pushkaram period from 14th to 25th July.

Speaking to media on the occasion here on Wednesday, Chief Postmaster General A.P Circle B V Sudhakar said that the public, especially who are staying away from Godavari River belt, old age persons and poor will benefit from this initiative.

Telangana Home Minister Nayani Narasimha Reddy on Wednesday claimed that Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister and TDP chief Nara Chandrababu Naidu is the main accused in the ‘Cash for Vote’ case.

TDP MLA A Revanth Reddy was arrested by the Anti-Corruption Bureau on May 31 for trying to bribe nominated Anglo-Indian MLA Elvis Stephenson to vote in favour of his party candidate Vem Narender Reddy in MLC elections. Presently, he is lodged in Cherlapally Central Prison.

In a significant development, APTRANSCO, a prominent State Transmission Utility (STU) in the country, has once again bagged the prestigious National award for meritorious performance conferred by the Ministry of Power, Government of India, in the category of “Transmission System Availability”. APTRANSCO has achieved a record level of 99.966% of Transmission System availability for the Year 2013-14 and has been conferred “Silver Shield” in this regard.

A record breaking production of 2500 MWs of Solar power in a single year and 2747 MWs before the next Khariff crop is planned by the Telangana State Government and thus becoming a model for the rest of the states in the Country.

Nearly 100 people, including 40 cabs drivers, donated their blood on the eve of celebration of first anniversary of Telangana State formation.

The blood donation camp was organised by Noori Travels and Sky Cabs, in collaboration with Telangana State Cabs and Bus Operators Association (TSCBOA) and Thalassemia Society, at Khairabad here on Wednesday. Central Zone DCP V.B.Kamalasen Reddy inaugurated the blood donation camp as the Chief Guest. He lauded the initiative taken by Noori Travels and Sky Cabs Director Karrar Taher.

The Telangana Government on Wednesday constituted the Departmental Promotion Committee for first and second level Gazetted posts in Police Department.

The three-member DPC will be headed by the Director General of Police of Telangana as its convener. The other members are Director General, Fire Services and Deputy/ Joint/ Addl./Special Secretary to Government. (INN)

The Hyderabad Metropolitan Water Supply and Sewerage Board (HMWSSB) officials on Wednesday claimed that the PRC recommendations for HMWSSB staff is under active consideration of the State Government.

“As soon as the State Government gives clearance, the necessary PRC recommendations will be implemented. The HMWSSB appeals to the staff and workers not to resort to any agitation and cause hardship to customers, particularly in the wake of ESMA being in vogue in HMWSSB,” the Board said in its appeal on Wednesday. (INN)

The Telangana Government on Wednesday issued orders extending the term of Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) Commissioner Somesh Kumar as Special Officer for a further period of six months.

Somesh Kumar, who was the then Commissioner, was made the Special Officer on December 4 after the completion of five-year term of GHMC’s elected council. Since fresh elections are yet to be held for the GHMC, the State Government extended the term of Somesh Kumar for six more months or till the elected council assumes office, whichever is earlier. (INN)

The Special Court for Anti-Corruption Bureau Cases at Nampally on Tuesday adjourned the hearing to June 5 on the bail petition of TDP MLA A Revanth Reddy, who was arrested in the ‘Cash for Vote’ case.

Terming terrorism as a serious challenge for the international community, President Pranab Mukherjee today said the ideas of truth, dialogue and non-violence espoused by Rabindranath Tagore and Mahatma Gandhi provide the best way forward.

“What is terrorism. What is the definition of terrorism. Terrorism has no respect for religion, border or nationalities. It believes in only one thing and that is wanton destruction. Today terrorism is a serious challenge for international community,” Mukherjee said at Uppsala University here.

The Gujarat government has prepared a detailed plan to celebrate World Yoga Day on a grand scale across the state on June 21, a Sunday.

The celebrations are part of the pan-India celebrations to be carried out by the Centre after the United Nations (UN) had recently announced to celebrate the day on June 21, an official release said.

For the state-level celebrations, a central committee has been set up under the chairmanship of state Education Minister Bhupendrasinh Chudasama, it said.

Amid Congress attacking the NDA government of allowing to lapse an ordinance to strengthen the SCs and STs (Prevention of Atrocities) Act 1989, the Centre today said it will introduce the bill in Lok Sabha.

“The report of the Standing Committee has come. The Union cabinet on April 30 had decided to introduce the bill in its present form in Lok Sabha. We will try to get it passed by the House and we will succeed in that also,” Union Social Justice Minister Thaawar Chand Gehlot told reporters here.

Results of the District Selection Committee (DSC-2014) for 10,313 posts of government teachers in Andhra Pradesh were announced here on Tuesday.

Releasing the results, AP HRD Minister Ganta Srinivasa Rao said that out of 3,68,161, candidates, who appeared for DSC across the state, 37.57 per cent of candidates (1,38,344) qualified in the exam.

A district wise merit list will be out by June 9, he said.

Actor Aamir Khan’s successful film “PK” has reportedly turned out to be the widest international release for an Indian film and it has had a successful run in China. Rajkumar Hirani, the film’s director, says he never imagined the film would be received so well.

Hirani told IANS: “I had never imagined that ‘PK’ would be received so lovingly in China. A rating of 8.8, a 4,600-screen release and business as huge as of North America. It furthers my belief that content is king.”

The US and India need to fight violence, terrorism and poverty together, Democratic presidential hopeful Hillary Clinton has said.

In her remarks to a delegation led by Jain leader Acharya Dr Lokesh Muni, Clinton said in future India will play a larger role on the international platform.

Meeting Clinton on the 10th foundation year of Ahimsa Vishwa Bharti, the delegation among others included international coordinator of Ahimsa Vishwa Bharti Karamjit Singh Dhaliwal, Congressman Joe Crowley and Congresswoman Grace Meng.

Four persons, including two minors, were killed and 20 others injured when a jeep carrying marriage party was hit by a truck in Sahaswan area here triggering protest by locals, police said today.

Achchan (18), Gurveer Singh (15), Brijesh (12) and an unidentified person were killed when the jeep in which they were travelling was hit by the truck on Delhi route last night, Additional Superintendent of Police Balendu Bhushan Singh said.

20 persons were injured in the accident and were admitted to the hospital, he said, adding, condition of five injured was stated to be critical.

The YSR Congress Party has demanded that the Anti-Corruption Bureau widen its net to investigate the cash-for-vote case.

“The TDP’s top leader seems to be the kingpin of the ‘cash for vote’ deal while Revanth Reddy is only a puppet. It is apparent that the strings are being pulled by the TDP Boss N Chandrababu Naidu to distribute the ill-gotten wealth while Revanth Reddy is only the front man. There is every need to get to the root of the money trail,” party spokesperson Ambati Rambabu told reporters on Monday.

Telangana Energy Minister Jagadish Reddy on Monday demanded that the Anti-Corruption Bureau should also question Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister and TDP chief N Chandrababu Naidu in the ‘Cash for Vote’ case in which TDP MLA A Revanth Reddy was arrested for trying to bribe one MLA.

Accusing Telangana Rashtra Samithi of spending more than Rs 200 crore on the MLC elections, the Telugu Desam Party on Monday demanded probe by Central Bureau of Investigation into all the transactions.

Telangana State Public Service Commission chairman Ganta Chakrapani on Monday informed that notifications for filling up thousands of vacancies in various departments of Telangana Government would be issued within a week.

The Telangana Rashtra Samithi has sought the disqualification of A Revanth Reddy as the Member of Legislative Assembly for his alleged involvement in ‘Cash for Vote’ case.

Of 120 members of Telangana Legislative Assembly, as many as 118 MLAs have cast their vote to elected six members of Legislative Council in the polling held in Assembly premises on Monday.

The city-based University of Hyderabad has been ranked 22 in the top 25 ‘Socioversities’ in the country, in a survey conducted by Career360, an online portal for higher education rating and career counseling in India. Career 360, which is an initiative of the Outlook group, describes Socioversity as a “pioneering attempt to identify and rank universities that have been most effective in harnessing the power of new media”. More than 750 Central, State, Deemed and Private Universities and Institutions were surveyed for this study.