Month: November 2011

Hyderabad, November 01: The Lok Satta Party on Monday requested the State Government to go in appeal against a judgment of the High Court stipulating uniform fees for students under both the convener and management quotas for admission to professional educational colleges.

Lok Satta General Secretary Katari Srinivsasa Rao pointed out that the decision would impose an additional burden of at least Rs 20,000 a year on BC, SC, ST, minority, and EBC students who get admission under the convener quota but whose parents’ annual income exceeds Rs One lakh.

Hyderabad, November 01: Pradesh Congress Committee president Botsa Satyanarayana claimed that there was no threat to Kiran Kumar Reddy Government after three Congress MLAs quit the party to join the TRS.

Talking to reporters after participating in the 27th death anniversary event of former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi at Gandhi Bhavan here on Monday, Botsa said that the resignation of any member would cause damage to a political party. However, he maintained that the resignation of Jupally Krishna Rao, S Satynarayana and T Rajaiah would not affect the ruling party.

Rajamundry, November 01: YSR Congress party leader and MLC Jupudi Prabhakar Rao on Monday predicted that the State Government led by Chief Minister N Kiran Kumar Reddy would fall in the next 20 days.

Talking to media persons, Prabhakar Rao stated that the Kiran Kumar Reddy Government came into minority due to the resignation of 34 Congress MLAs and the Centre would impose President’s Rule anytime.

Hyderabad, November 01: Bhavan’s Vidya Mandir Girinagar in Kerala foiled a clean sweep by city-based schools by notching up the under-19 boys and girls team championships on the concluding of the CBSE South Zone Inter-school Badminton championship at the PJR GHMC Indoor Stadium in Chanda Nagar here on Monday.

The four-day event was hosted by DAV Public School in Kukatpally. BVM took the boys title defeating Toch Public School also of Kerala 2-1 while the girls team prevailed over the same rival 2-0.

Mahabubnagar, November 01: Deputy Chief Minister Damodar Rajanarasimha on Monday denied the reports appeared in a section of media that the government led by Chief Minister N Kiran Kumar Reddy fell into minority and lost ground to rule the state.

Lucknow, November 01: Just before the assembly elections in Uttar Pradesh, the stage is all set for backward sections of Indian Muslims to get reservation. Within three months, the Congress led UPA government is likely to make an announcement in this regard. It will be within the 27 percent quota of OBC. A separate 8.4 percent of sub-quota will be earmarked for minorities with six percent share for Muslims.

Noida, November 01: Even as reports of India offie Harbhajan Singh marrying Bollywood starlet Geeta Basra emerged recently, the two made their relationship quite obvious as they toured the pit lane together yesterday before the start of the Indian GP.

Bhajji who has recently been dropped from the Indian team for the England ODIs as well as the upcoming Tests against West Indies, looked very relaxed in the company of the actress, who ensured she had her man nearby at all times even as some female fans greeted and got themselves clicked with the eligible bachelor.

Visakhapatnam, November 01: Handlooms and Textiles Minister P Shankar Rao on Monday stated that the State Government would implement mid-day meals scheme for weavers in the state.

Talking to media persons after participating in a programme in the district, the Minister stated that the government took a decision to implement mid-day meals programme for all weavers in the State considering their plight. He said the scheme would be implemented from November with the cooperation of weavers’ cooperative societies and labour unions.

Hyderabad, November 01: A proposal to regulate the aggressive television news channels by a public body and make them accountable under Right to Information Act is in the making, according to the media and entertainment wing of a nation chamber of commerce.

Hyderabad, November 01: All opposition parties have unanimously demanded convening of assembly session although for different reasons.

Participating in the meeting of floor leaders held by AP State Legislative Speaker Nadendla Manohar here on Monday, the representatives of all opposition parties requested the Speaker to convene the session to discuss issues concerning the people in the State.

Geneva, November 01: The present global economic scenario is leading to a slowdown in employment generation which will further delay the recovery and may ignite social unrest in scores of countries, warned an International Labour Organisation (ILO) report released ahead of G-20 Summit.

The report indicates that 80 million jobs need to be created over the next two years to return to pre-crisis employment rates which includes 27 million in advanced economies and the remainder in emerging and developing countries.

Lahore, November 01: Cricketer-turned-politician Imran Khan on Sunday led a massive gathering of his supporters here as he sought to galvanise his fledgling Pakistan Tehrik-e-Insaf party by raking up the issue of the rights of Kashmiris and seeking withdrawal of Indian troops from Jammu and Kashmir.

The rally near the Minar-e-Pakistan monument, which was attended by over 100,000 people, was aimed at projecting Khan as a serious contender in Pakistan’s political arena ahead of the 2013 general election.

London, November 01: The Daily Mail today published shocking footage has surfaced of a Sudanese man being publicly beheaded in Saudi Arabia for being a ‘sorcerer’.

Crouched on his knees and blindfolded, Abdul Hamid Bin Hussain Bin Moustafa al-Fakki was executed in a car park Medina, in the west of the country, as dozens looked on last month.

The grainy footage, too graphic, shows the executioner lining his sword up on the back of Abdul Hamid’s neck, before one swift stroke decapitates him.

Bapatla, November 01: Senior Bharatiya Janata Party leader Bandaru Dattatreya on Monday stated that the Gali Gopuram of Bhavanarayana Swamy Temple in Bapatla collapsed mainly due to lack of coordination between the Archeological Survey of India and Endowments Department.

Talking to media persons after inspecting the recently collapsed Gali Gopuram, the BJP leader said that the state was losing heritage and historical structures due to lack of proper understanding between the departments concerned. He slammed the both departments for their failure to protect the ancient structures.

Karimnagar, November 01: Civil Supplies Minister D Sreedhar Babu on Monday stated that the MLAs from the Congress party are joining the Telangana Rashtra Samithi in order to protect their own selfish interests and to get mileage on the Telangana statehood issue.