Month: February 2011

Hyderabad, February 28: In an incident that took place at Karman Ghat a group of miscreants attacked Imam of a mosque and left him injured and also hurled stones on the mosque.

According to details a miscreant was passing urine at the main gate of Masjid Mir Saheb looking to that Imam of the mosque Syed Rizwan forbade him from doing so. The miscreant got angry with the Imam and abused him.

Hyderabad, February 28: The coming summer could see a dip in milk productivity and this could affect the already spiralling milk prices.

We might see a 20 to 30 per cent shortage in milk supply in summer, said K. Bhaskar Reddy, MD, Creamline Dairy Products Limited, producers of the popular Jersey brand of milk. Andhra Pradesh consumes about 35 lakh litres of milk everyday. This shortage could result in a slight price rise, said Mr. Reddy pegging it Re.1. “If the farmer increases the price by a rupee, we have to transfer it to consumers.”

Hyderabad, February 28: Former ‘sarsangchalak’ (chief) of Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) K. Sudarshan said that it was the responsibility of the present day writers to introduce India’s rich culture, history and leaders to the present and future generations by presenting them in an interesting manner.

Hyderabad, February 28: The second round of the pulse polio programme concluded on Sunday with health authorities administering polio drops to 6,01,927 children in Hyderabad and 6,80,331 children in Ranga Reddy district.

In Hyderabad district, the health officials achieved 91.19 per cent coverage while in Ranga Reddy district, the authorities covered 96.27 per cent of children.

The target for Hyderabad and Ranga Reddy district was 6,60,102 and 7,06,705 children below the age of five years respectively, the district health authorities said.

Hyderabad, February 28: Union Minister of State for Coal Prateek Patil on Sunday afternoon called on Praja Rajyam Party President K. Chiranjeevi, in what was described as a personal visit facilitated by party MLA from Balkonda, Anil Eravat.

Mr. Anil and a few other close friends of the Union Minister were present when Mr. Patil met the Praja Rajyam President at his residence. It was said to be a courtesy call because the 36- year-old Union Minister was a long-time fan of Mr. Chiranjeevi.

Hyderabad, February 28: Medical services for patients at several departments at Nizam’s Institute of Medical Sciences (NIMS) continue to be hit with the resident doctors boycotting duties since a week. They are demanding that the authorities implement the Pay Revision Commission (PRC).

The boycott by 150 doctors impacted outpatient facilities, elective surgeries and patient care at all in-patient wards. Resident doctors ‘on-call’ round-the-clock, have stopped their night visits. Some have even boycotted duties in the emergency department.

Hyderabad, February 28: They not only battled against something lethal but also proved that they could set an example for others. Participating in the ‘Dance like a child’ programme, a cancer awareness concert, few children, who are cancer survivors, exhibited courage and desire to lead a happy life.

Four children, including Aleem, Madhukar, Priya and Partho left the audience spellbound at a private hotel on Saturday, when they danced on stage along with Neeraj Shridhar of ‘Bombay Vikings’. The programme was organised by Cure Foundation.

Hyderabad, February 28: Senior BJP leader Bandaru Dattatreya has urged the Centre to put an end to the uncertain atmosphere prevailing in the State by announcing its decision on Telangana formation as there was a constitutional crisis with the government’s functioning coming to a standstill.

At a press conference here on Sunday, he said the executive was fully paralysed since the non-cooperation movement launched by the employees.

Hyderabad, February 28: Hopes of several Congress leaders aspiring for a Legislative Council seat may not fructify as the central leadership is said to be averse to consider their names for next month’s election to fill the vacancies. This disinclination may mar the chances of even APCC president D. Srinivas, former Speaker K.R.Suresh Reddy and former Minister Md. Ali Shabbir. The issue is said to have cropped up at a meeting the Chief Minister had with AICC president Sonia Gandhi’s political secretary Ahmed Patel on Sunday evening in New Delhi.

Hyderabad, February 28: The Confederation of Ayurvedic Industries (CAI), a body formed recently, has decided to take up an intensive campaign to increase awareness among people about the benefits of the alternative system of medicine and promote its patronage.

Hyderabad, February 28: The Nagarjuna Construction Company, now re-christened NCC Limited and given a new corporate look, on Sunday announced that it would achieve financial closure in three months, for the Rs.7,000 crore, 1,320 MW Nelcast Power Plant, in which it acquired a 55 per cent stake.

At a press conference here. NCC Ltd. managing director A. Ranga Raju said that in 39 and 42 months of its financial closure, phase one and phase two of 660 MW each respectively, would be operating.

Hyderabad, February 28: The police on Sunday arrested five persons for allegedly leaking the question paper of the all India examination for the post of Assistant Administrative Officer in the Life Insurance Corporation of India, scheduled for Sunday.

Two sets of question papers, six mobile phones and Rs.6,000 in cash were recovered from the accused persons. The arrested have been identified as Yogeswar Kumar Rao (30) of Uttar Pradesh, P. Ashok Kumar (30) of Gandhinagar, B. Anna Rao (36) of Tukaramgate, Perla Srinivas (38) of Vijayawada and Gundla Srinivas (34) of West Godavari district.

Hyderabad, February 28: A first-year B.Com student died reportedly due to overdose of medicines in the early hours of Sunday. P. Pranitha (18) of Borabanda gulped four tablets for headache on Saturday night and stayed awake till early hours of Sunday for completing her project report. She, however, developed complications around 5 a.m. following which the girl’s parents shifted her to a nearby hospital where doctors advised them to take her to another hospital at Ameerpet.

Hyderabad, February 28: Telugu Desam legislator Gali Muddukrishnama Naidu has demanded that the Central Government order a comprehensive inquiry into the wealth amassed by former MP Y.S. Jaganmohan Reddy by “illegal means”.

Hyderabad, February 28: Clearly falling short of expectations nurtured by Hyderabad Metropolitan Development Authority (HMDA), the auction of plots in different layouts in and around the city attracted 425 bids. The bids are to be opened on Monday.

And the biggest disappointment for the HMDA in this auction happens to be Nandagiri land which turned out to be a dud after a false start. Measuring 4.795 acres, this bit of land at an upset price of Rs.23.95 crore per acre alone was expected to have raised a minimum of Rs.115 crore.

Hyderabad, February 28: Coming up with new models that could help many people in different ways, students of International Institute of Information Technology (IIIT) made best use of the institute’s two-day R&D showcase programme to exhibit their skills.

This is the 11 {+t} {+h} annual R&D showcase programme and over 28 models from different fields, including robotics, visual information technologies, earthquake, spatial informatics etc were demonstrated by students.

Multi-terrain vehicle