Month: September 2011

Hyderabad, September 25: The CBI is all set to speed up the three bigticket probes currently in its docket: the Emaar deal, alleged illegal assets of Kadapa MP Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy and the alleged illegal mining activities of Gali Janardhan Reddy. The agency will begin questioning of some top bureaucrats this week.The plan of action, sources said, was finalised after the recent visit of special CBI director, Balwinder Singh. Simultaneously, the agency is gearing up for the probe into the illegal mining in Karnataka following the Supreme Court directions.

Hyderabad, September 25: Stating that its stand on the Telangana issue remains unchanged, the Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (MIM) Sunday ruled out supporting the ongoing “people’s strike” in the region for a separate state.

MIM president and MP Asaduddin Owaisi said his party would never support strike as it was only causing misery to the poor. “We can never support strike. How will the poor survive,” he asked while addressing a press conference here.

Hyderabad, September 25: An adverse preliminary report by the CBI on the alleged disproportionate assets amassed by senior Indian Revenue Service (IRS) officer M Anil Kumar has led to his suspension. The Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT), which functions under the Union Finance Ministry, recently issued orders placing Anil Kumar under suspension following receipt of the report.

Hyderabad, September 25: Close on the heels of a youngster creating a flutter by climbing an hoarding at Koti recently, similar tense moments were experienced at Malkajgiri on Saturday after an auto driver climbed atop an advertisement hoarding and threatened to jump from there, if elected public representatives do not resign.

In a related incident, another auto driver tried to immolate himself at Balanagar for the cause of T .

Hyderabad, September 25: A Central Reserve Police Force constable hanged himself to death at the CRPF campus at Errakunta on Saturday. Margappa (41) of Gulbarga, joined the CRPF as constable in 1991. He was married and his family stays at Gulbarga. He was staying in the CRPF campus since the past one year.

Hyderabad, September 25: Despite spiralling interest rates and fears of a double dip recession, the growth of light commercial vehicles (LCVs) is likely to remain robust during the current fiscal, according to V Sumantran, executive vicepresident of Hinduja Automotive Ltd and chairman of Nissan Ashok Leyland Powertrain Ltd.

“LCV is one of the few segments that registered a growth during the 20082009 economic recession while others, including passenger vehicles, recorded a dip. It is estimated that LCV sales will touch the 5 lakh figure by 2015 from the current 3.80 lakh.” Sumantran said.

Hyderabad, September 25: The probe by Chennai-based officers of the Central Bureau of Investigation into the Rs. 50 lakh bribery case involving additional commissioner of income tax in Chennai, Andasu Ravindar, has led the sleuths to the doorstep of another senior income tax officer.

The investigating agency has got certain leads suggesting that Ravinder and another senior IT officer had conspired together and a portion of the bribe money was meant to be delivered to the latter.

Ravinder was caught with Rs. 50 lakh in cash on August 30.

Hyderabad, September 25: Industries in India generate an estimated 100 million tonnes of nonhazardous solid waste every year.

Municipal solid waste generated in urban areas in the country amounts to 50 million tonnes and 6000 million cubic metres of liquid waste.

Where does all the garbage go? In Hyderabad, areas such as Jawahar Nagar have mountains of disposed waste.

Jogarao Bhamidipati, vice-president, commercial ITC Ltd said the city spends around Rs 17 crore for waste management every month.

Hyderabad, September 25: Mahesh Babu’s latest flick Dukudu, which hit the screens on Friday, ran into rough weather during its very first show in Ranga Reddy district.

A group of Telangana students obstructed its screening at some cinemas demanding that the film unit apologise for booking a case against them.

Dukudu’s screening was reportedly stopped at one cinema each in Vikarabad, Parigi, Tandur, Chevella and Shamshabad.

The film unit had planned a shooting schedule at the Vikarabad railway station on July 30.

Hyderabad, September 25 : Issues pertaining to the illegal detention and alleged torture of Muslim youth by the Hyderabad police soon after the bomb blast in Mecca Masjid, is reported to have figured during the meeting between Hyderabad police commissioner AK Khan and special director (CBI) Balwinder Singh.

Balwinder Singh, who was the then Hyderabad police commissioner when the blast took place, met AK Khan at his office in Basheerbagh on Friday.

He spent over an hour with Khan.

Hyderabad, September 25: The rail roko programe at various places in the city became a conglomeration of various facets of the Telangana culture. With music, dance, plays and a sumptuous Tlunch, Manoharabad railway station, one of the hotspots, wore the look of a weekly fair.

Hyderabad, September 25: Normal life in Telangana region of Andhra Pradesh continued to remain affected for the second consecutive day today due to the ongoing 36-hour ‘rail roko’ call given by the Telangana JAC in support of their demand for separate statehood.

Hyderabad, September 25: Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (MIM) chief and member of parliament Asaduddin Owaisi Sunday urged the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government to take immediate steps for providing reservations to Muslims across the country, saying any talk of bringing the community into the mainstream and doing justice to them without giving them quota will be “loose talk”.

Hyderabad, September 25: Chief minister N Kiran Kumar Reddy has described the Sakala Janula Samme as one that was causing untold suffering to people in Telangana region itself and wanted the strike called off.

Hyderabad, September 25: TRS president K Chandrasekhara Rao will make an announcement on his proposed indefinite hunger strike next month, according to TRS leader and Chandrasekhara Rao’s son KT Rama Rao. Speaking to reporters here on Saturday, he said Chandrasekhara Rao was keen on undertaking the fast.

Hyderabad, September 25: The GVK-EMRI which renewed its MoU with the state government for the ‘108’ emergency management services till 2016, has planned to further expand the service to benefit ‘poorest of the poor’.

The GVK group which took over the Emergency Management and Research Institute in May 2009, has called upon all its employees to resume duties without any fear.The new MoU calls for expansion of 108 services with 48-hour pick and drop of mothers after deliveries in government hospitals.

Further, it expects reducing both maternal and infant mortality in the state.

Hyderabad, September 25: The ‘108’ ambulances are bound to stay off the road for a few more days as the talks between the employees and the government have broken down.

According to sources, commissioner of family welfare Y Srilakshmi and GVK -EMRI director K Krishnamraju and other officials held talks with the employees here on Friday.

As many as 4,500 employees have been on strike for the past 12 days demanding acceptance of their demands.

Tirumala, September 25: The renovation of Vendi Vakili of Srivari temple here was completed on Saturday. The entrance of Sampangi Prakaram of the temple is called Vendi Vakili, as it is covered entirely with silver. After passing through it one enters the Bangaru Vakili.

It has been eight decades since the last renovation of Vendi Vakili was done. For some time, the silverplating on the doors of Vendi Vakili entrance suffered damage and lost its lustre.

Hyderabad, September 25: Most of the candidates appearing for the GroupI examination at Warangal and Hyderabad on Sunday reached the respective places a week ago due to the uncertainty of transport services on account of Sakala Janula Samme in Telangana.

Public road transport service has remained paralysed in the region since September 19 on account of the strike by RTC employees. Making things worse, the rail roko began on Saturday, immobilising trains.

Hyderabad, September 25: Is Uttarandhra Congress Garjana, for which about two lakh people are being mobilised, intended to project state Congress president Botcha Satyanarayana as future leader of the state? The Garjana will be held on the Ramakrishna beach in Visakhapatnam on Sunday.

Hyderabad, September 25: With the administration coming to a halt in the Telangana region on account of Sakala Janula Samme, the state government is not sparing any effort to bully the employees into calling off the strike.

After making a “bumper offer” of two days’ wages for a day’s work which yielded some result, the government now is turning its attention to teachers of government schools.

Hyderabad, September 25: Telangana Congress leaders were hoping against hope that the party’s Central leadership would resolve the Telangana tangle sooner than later.With pressure becoming unbearable from their constituents, the people’s representatives were preparing to make a last ditch effort to persuade the party leadership to make an announcement on T.

Hyderabad, September 25: The Telugu Desam Party has decided to keep away from the byelection to the Banswada Assembly constituency.The decision was taken after party chief N Chandrababu Naidu discussed the pros and cons of contesting the byelection with Telangana Telugu Desam Forum leaders and party activists from Banswada in Nizamabad district.

Hyderabad, September 25: Though Saturday was a working day, the state secretariat wore a deserted look with the absence of a majority of ministers, employees and visitors. Even chief minister N Kiran Kumar Reddy confined to his camp office near Begumpet to perform his duties and reviewed the strike situation with officials there only.

New Delhi, September 25: The Supreme Court on Friday issued notice to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) and directed it to establish ‘linkage’ between the mining activities in Bellary district of Karnataka and Anantapur district of Andhra Pradesh.