Month: August 2010

Warangal, August 25: Three district judges and seven advocates were debarred from the LLM first year examinations as they were caught copying by the Kakatiya University officials. Their answer sheets along with the copy material was seized from them.

Among those caught were Adilabad district sub judge M Krishnappa, Rangareddy district court judge K Ajith Narasimha Rao and Nizamabad district court judge P Vijayender Reddy. There were seven advocates who were also involved in the mass copying.

Hyderabad, August 25: In a prompt reply to the letter by Rayachoti MLA Srikant Reddy that the CLP officer was being used to discredit the late Y S Rajasekhara Reddy, chief minister K Rosaiah said he agreed with the observations of the Rayachoti MLA. He, however, rebutted the MLA’s allegation that he was behind the anti-YSR campaign. ”Not just you, but even I am not able to tolerate Congressmen using the CLP for this purpose,” the CM said.

Hyderabad, August 25: Exactly two years after he launched the Praja Rajyam Party with the promise of ushering in a “change” on the political front in Andhra Pradesh, Telugu megastar Chiranjeevi virtually finds himself stuck at a two-way junction. His road to glory — films — is now calling Chiranjeevi back, but he is not in a position to abandon the the track of politics midway.

Hyderabad, August 25: IPS officer Ravishankar Ayyanar, presently DIG, Karimnagar range, will be joining the National Investigating Agency (NIA) as its regional chief on deputation. The state government had recently issued orders to this effect.

Mahesh Chandra Laddha, presently deputy commissioner of police (East Zone) in Hyderabad, is also likely to go to the NIA as SP.

Tirupati, August 25: Former TTD chairman B Karunakar Reddy ended his indefinite fast today at the request of Kurtalam Peethadhipati Sri Siddheswarananda Bharati Swami.

Reddy took the lime juice offered by the swamiji at the SVRR Hospital, where he was forcibly shifted by the police in the wee hours breaking his five-day fast around 12 noon.

The swamiji said Hindu society is in need of the services of pious people like Karunakar, who made outstanding contribution to promotion of spiritualism when he was heading the TTD and urged him to give up his fast.

Hyderabad, August 25: The state government will go ahead with the ‘Smriti Vanam’ project at Pavuarala Gutta in the Nallamala forest in Kurnool district, where former chief minister YS Rajasekhara Reddy had died in a helicopter crash, without any clearances from the Union environment and forest department.

Kadapa, August 25: Former minster Konda Surekha was in tears at the YS Rajasekhara Reddy’s samadhi at Idupulapaya today, recalling her association with the late leader.

Keeping the ‘rakhi’ at the samadhi and seeking his blessings, Surekha said she never imagined that a day would come when she would not be able to tie a rakhi on Rajasekhara Reddy’s wrist.

After offering prayers at the samadhi, Surekha’s daughter tied a rakhi to Kadapa MP YS Jaganmohan Reddy and sought his blessings.

Hyderabad, August 25: Confusion prevailed after Chenchu tribals claimed to have heard a loud explosion followed by a huge fire near Mudurallapalle in Chagalamarri mandal of Kurnool district at about 6.30 p.m on Tuesday.

Initially, there were apprehensions of an aircraft or helicopter crashing into the jungle. But they were set at rest after ATC officials at Chennai and Rajiv Gandhi International Airport at Shamshabad said all flights that had taken off from their respective airports had reached their destinations safely.

Hyderabad, August 25: Another hardcore supporter of Y S Jagan Mohan on Tuesday hit out at chief minister K Rosaiah, taking up the refrain of Parakal MLA K Surekha and suspended PCC general secretary Ambati Rambabu.

In a letter to the chief minister, Rayachoti MLA Srikanth Reddy alleged that Rosaiah is behind the campaign to discredit the late Y S Rajasekhara Reddy and were making use of the office of the Congress Legislature Party for that purpose.

Hyderabad, August 25: The experience of visiting various countries without actually flying there, the experience of witnessing the varied colours, cultures and cuisines of different countries, all under one roof, in one short evening. That is what the AIESEC Global Village was.