Kadapa, September 27: OPPOSITION parties stepped up the offensive against the government, gheraoing Union minister of state for steel A Sai Pratap here today in protest against the withdrawal of the cheating case against Kadapa mayor P Ravindranath Reddy in connection with the fertiliser scam.
Tirupati, September 27: BJP National Executive member K Santha Reddy and 15 activists of the party were taken into custody here today when they were proceeding on KT Road to disrupt the exam conducted by the Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams for recruitment of staff.
A police contingent headed by DSP Gangaraju stopped Santha Reddy, who was leading a strong crowd of 100 party activists, from marching on the examination centre located on the KT Road.
A tense situation prevailed for some time when Santha Reddy entered into an argument with the police.
Mumbai, September 27: He who’s who of Bollywood are invited to Salman Khan’s Dabangg’ success bash but his guests list does not carry the name of his two arch rivals, Shahrukh Khan and Vivek Oberoi.
If we recall, Salman Khan and Shahrukh Khan had an ugly spat during Katrina Kaif’s birthday bash few years back. And speaking about Vivek Oberoi, Salman had a brawl with him too. It all started when Aishwarya Rai Bachchan cut ties from Sallu and went to Vivek.
HYDERABAD: A resident of Srinagar colony on Sunday complained to police that he received a threatening call from the residence of Home Minister P Sabita Indra Reddy on Saturday.
The complainant, A Pullaiah, who owns surgical instrument shops in Bollaram and Miyapur told Banjara Hills police that he received the call on his mobile from one Pradeep Reddy.
Hyderabad, September 27: The fight between the TDP and the TRS is hotting up. TRS activists are disrupting the meetings of the TDP leaders. This is apparently intended to hit back at the TDP for calling Chandrasekhar Rao as the only stumbling block for formation of Telangana state and digging into Rao’s past to attack him personally.
In Hyderabad and Karimnagar, TRS activists disrupted the meetings to be addressed by T Devender Goud and N Janardhan Reddy.
Anantapur, September 27: Telugu Desam Chief N Chandrababu Naidu commenced his three-day visit to Anantapur district today from the Kodikonda checkpost.
Huge crowds greeted him at every village on the way so much so that it took his convoy about five hours to cover a 30-km distance.
All along the route, at the request of people in different villages, Naidu conducted road shows.
At Chilamatthur he unveiled a statue of NTR and addressed public meetings in Lepakshi, Hindupur, Somandapalle, Penukonda and Dharmavaram mandals of the district.
Hyderabad, September 27: The BJP state unit has demanded that the state government request the CBI for a de- novo investigation into the Volkswagen scam to establish minister B Satyanarayana’s role in it.
The BJP alleged that by letting Satyanarayana off the hook, the CBI has shown its bias to Congress.
Speaking to reporters here today, BJP state general secretary N Ramachandar Rao said Satyanarayana had visited Germany along with his brother and asked why that was not being considered. He demanded a fresh investigation into the multi-crore scandal.
Hyderabad, September 27: In order to clear the extra rush of passengers during the Dasara festival and holiday season, South Central Railway will run 129 special trains between various destinations from October 1 to 29.
Secunderabad-Bikaner special train will depart on October 6,13,20,27 and November 3,10,17, 24 and will leave Bikaner on October 10,17,24,31, November 7,14, 21 and 28 Hyderabad-Ajmer weekly special train will depart on October 1,8,15,22,29, November 5,12,19, 26 and will leave Ajmer on October 3,10,17,24,31 November 7,14,21 and 28.
Hyderabad, September 27: The government seems to have finally woken up to the prayers of citizens who have been suffering from traffic jams and bad roads due to heavy rains in the past two months.
In a review meeting at his residence on Sunday, Chief minister K Rosaiah directed the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) and traffic police to take steps for improving the road conditions on a war-footing.
Hyderabad, September 27: Log onto http://pwdvhyd.ap.nic.in to register your complaint and track the case status online.
Three to five cases of violence against women are being registered in the Hyderabad district every day, according to complaints received on a website launched by the Women Development and Child Welfare Agency (WDCWA).
Hyderabad, September 27: Chief minister K Rosaiah and governor ESL Narasimhan greeted Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on his birthday today.
Hyderabad, September 27: Investigations into the killing of a woman who was stuffed in a suitcase and abandoned at the Mehdipatnam bus stand about two months ago suffered yet another stumbling block. Police, who were suspecting the body might be of a missing woman from Halia in Nalgonda district got a shock when the woman walked into Humayunnagar police station on Saturday.
Hyderabad, September 27: A first-hand view of the Hyderabad Metro Rail (HMR) and Rajiv Awaas Yojana (RAY) projects was given to Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) corporators.
To understand the nature of the projects, a Powerpoint presentation was given by the HMR Ltd managing director NVS Reddy and additional commissioner for Urban Community Development (UCD), Priyadarshini.
Hyderabad, September 27: Noted Telugu writer Acharya SV Rama Rao has dedicated his research work titled ‘Palamuru Sahithi Vaibhavam’ to TRS chief and MP K Chandrasekhar Rao at a programme at the Telangana Bhavan here on Sunday. The TRS leader released the book and handed over the first copy to Prof Krishna Rao, head, department of Telugu, Osmania University.
“Though Telangana is known for literary movements, unfortunately it was not recognised by Andhra and Rayalaseema regions,” he observed and complimented SV Rama Rao for coming out with the book at the right time.
Hyderabad, September 27: From Monday, traffic police would be cracking the whip on auto drivers, particularly those who refuse to carry passengers and demand extra fare above the meter charge. Traffic police have decided to take up the special drive after many citizens complained about problems faced by them.
New Delhi, September 27: Delhi Health Minister Kiran Walia Monday asked the state education ministry to make it mandatory for all schools, including private ones, to verify the antecedents of drivers and helpers ferrying schoolchildren.
She also said all institutes should have provisions for counselling.
Jammu, September 27: As schools reopened in the Kashmir Valley Monday after a gap of over three months, Chief Minister Omar Abdullah advised the media not to ‘hype’ the event ‘because the lives of children are at stake’.
Talking to newspersons on the sidelines of a government function, Abdullah said: ‘My request to all of you in the media would be that the opening of schools in the valley should not be played up’ as he feared it may bring harm the children’s way.
Kolkata, September 27: Patients in Kolkata are having a harrowing time as public health services have come to a virtually standstill with junior doctors of four government hospitals on strike to demand the release of five arrested doctors and beefed-up security measures in hospitals.
Guwahati, September 27: More than 100 primary school students were Monday taken ill, 15 of them seriously, with suspected food poisoning and were admitted to local hospitals in an Assam district.
The students complained of giddiness and started vomiting after they ate their mid-day meal of rice and dal, served as part of the government’s Sarva Siksha Abhiyan (SSA), at a primary school at the Borboruah tea garden in Dibrugarh disrict in eastern Assam.
‘So far 118 students were admitted to various local hospitals,’ a school teacher said.
New Delhi, September 27: As breast cancer continues to be a rising threat for women worldwide, a study by a Britain-based NGO in Punjab says breast-feeding for a longer duration can significantly reduce the risk of the disease in pre-menopausal woman.
According to a study by ‘Roko Cancer’, an NGO working in 12 districts of Punjab in collaboration with the state health department, the risk of developing the disease is reduced by five percent for every year of breast feeding.
Shillong, September 27: The world’s cheapest laptop developed by Indian students is encouraging for the education sector of the country as technology-adoption is crucial for the growth of this vital segment, Intel India president Praveen Vishakantaiah said Monday.
‘Technology-adoption in the education sector is vital for its growth. The effort to build the world’s cheapest laptop for the students is a step in the right direction,’ he said.
Lahore, September 27: In a startling confession made by ‘tainted’ Pakistan pacer Mohammad Amir, the 19-year old gave out a statement to the Pakistan team management that he was ‘lured’ into the spot-fixing scandal by former skipper Salman Butt.
Amir also confessed that he never wanted to be a part of the fixing-scandal that rocked Pakistan’s Test tour of England, and that he was forced into the scam by Butt, who is also under the fixing scanner.
New Delhi, September 27: If the 1982 Asian Games heralded the colour TV era in India, the Commonwealth Games (CWG) are likely to spur the growth of high definition TV. For national broadcaster Doordarshan (DD) will bring the event in high quality digital format with cameras on land, in water and from helicopters.
For the first time in their history, the Commonwealth Games (CWG) will be produced in high definition (HDTV) – a format that offers stunningly real picture quality and theatre-like sound quality.
New Delhi, September 27: Britain-based telecom major Vodafone Monday said the company did not make any capital gains in the Hutchison buyout deal and it will take action to defend its position in a matter related to a $2.6-billion capital gains tax claimed by Indian administration.
Earlier in the day, the Supreme Court declined to stay the Bombay High Court order that directed Vodafone to pay the tax liability towards its $11-billion acquisition of Hutchison Whampoa’s 67 percent stake in the telecom venture in India.
New Delhi, September 27: The ministerial panel on the Bhopal gas tragedy Monday recommended additional compensation of Rs.72 crore for the families of the victims of the 1984 industrial disaster but who were not included in the list of the dead.
Around 4,000 people will benefit from the new package, an official said. The recommendation came after the Group of Ministers, formed to look into various aspects of the 26-year-old industrial catastrophe, met here.