Month: February 2012

The National General Strike at the joint call of all the Central Trade Unions today has received an unprecedented response from all sections of workers and nearly ten crore of workers have taken part and made a historic success, All India Bank Employees Association (AIBEA) claimed today. Informing this to UNI, AIBEA General Secretary C H Venkatachalam said the strike was against the increasing attacks on workers and the globalization and liberalization policies of the UPA Government at the Centre have added to the miseries of the common people and workers.

Andhra Pradesh State Minister for Tourism Vatti Vasanta Kumar today informed the state assembly the Andhra Pradesh Tourism Development Corporation (APTDC) has identified seven reservoirs and three irrigation sites for development of tourism corridors in the state.

Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Kiran Kumar Reddy today directed East Godavari District Collector to rush immediately to G Paddapudi Village of P Gannavaram Mandal where a school bus was drowned and asked him to personally supervise the rescue and relief operations.

The CBI special court on Tuesday posted the hearing on bail petition of GV Vijaya Raghav, finance head for Emaar MGF Limited, to Wednesday.

The court has also directed the Chanchalguda Jail authorities to produce Vijaya Raghav in the court on Wednesday. It may be mentioned that the court has already directed the probing agency to file counter petition in this case by Wednesday.

The Anti Corruption Bureau court on Tuesday adjourned the hearing on bail petition of Nunna Venkata Ramana, the alleged kingpin of liquor syndicate, to March 1.

Earlier, Venkata Ramana had created a political storm by alleging the he paid bribes to Excise Minister Mopidevi Venkataramana Rao and several other politicians to seek their support for the liquor syndicate.

Demanding scraping of GO which restricts the exports of farm produce to other states, BJP floor leader E Lakshmi Narayana on Tuesday urged the State Government to announce additional sops to distressed farmers in the State on the lines of other states.

Talking to media persons at Assembly media point, Lakshmi Narayana came down heavily on the government for making confusing statements on the GO and diverting the attention of the House. He criticized Chief Minister N Kiran Kumar Reddy and Civil Supplies Minister D Sridhar Babu for making contradictory statements on the GO.

All major opposition parties on Tuesday staged a walk-out from the State Legislative Assembly over the State Government’s failure to give them a convincing reply on an order imposing ban on export of rice to other States.

Telugu Desam Telangana Forum convenor Errabelli Dayakar Rao on Tuesday came down heavily on Telangana Rashtra Samithi president K Chandrasekhar Rao for launching a malicious campaign against N Chandrababu Naidu by leveling baseless allegations.

The left parties on Tuesday stated that the nation-wide strike of employees in protest against `anti-worker’ and `anti-people’ policies being pursued by the State and Central Governments received good response in the State from all sections of people.

Lok Satta president Dr Jayaprakash Nayayan on Tuesday found fault with the State Government for imposing restrictions on export of paddy in the State.

Talking to media persons at Assembly media point, he said that due to the GO issued by the State Government, the farmers were forced to sell their paddy in the State at lower prices while suffering huge losses. “Despite the Centre clarifying that farmers could export and sell their products anywhere in the country, the farmers were put to hardship due to State Government’s restrictions,” he said.

Tourism Minister Vatti Vasanth Kumar on Tuesday informed the State Legislative Assembly that the State Government was planning to develop the surrounding areas of reservoirs as tourist centres in the State.

Transport Minister Botsa Satyanarayana on Tuesday denied the reports of irregularities in issuing of new auto permits in the Hyderabad.

While replying to a question raised by TDP MLA M Kishan Reddy and others during Question Hour in the State Legislative Assembly, Botsa said that the State Government has issued new auto permits to unemployed persons in the limits of Greater Hyderabad. He said that the permits were issued as per the guidelines issued by the Transport Roads and Buildings (TR-I) Department through GO Ms No 33 dated November 24, 2011.

Telangana Political Joint Action Committee Chairman Prof M Kodandaram on Tuesday stated that the JAC would oppose the Centre’s proposed move to establish Regional Councils with functional autonomy.

Talking to media persons, Kodandaram said that the establishment of regional councils with liberal financial package would not serve the purpose and justice could be done to the Telangana only through the formation of separate State. He called upon the district and mandal JACs to oppose the establishment of regional councils and create awareness among people on the issue.

Former Congress minister J C Diwakar Reddy on Tuesday hailed the Centre’s proposed move to establish Regional Councils with complete financial autonomy.

Talking to media persons, he said that the Regional Councils with special financial packages would help in the development of backward areas. Responding to demand for Telangana State, he said that the Centre would focus its attention on this issue only after completion of assembly elections in Uttar Pradesh and by-elections in the State. He expressed confidence that the position of Congress would improve in the by-elections.