Month: April 2012

Hyderabad Metro Rail Limited (HMR) has selected Spanish consultancy firm, Eptisa Servicios de Ingenieria, as the Safety Consultant for the Metro Rail Project through international competitive bidding, here today.

The Safety Consultant was selected by the HMR Tender Committee for Major Works headed by HMR Mangaing Director N V S Reddy, a press release here today said.

Eptisa Ingenieria will carry out safety audit of the designs, drawings, Design Basis Reports (DBRs) and other documents prepared by the Concessionaire L&T Metro Rail Hyderabad Ltd (L&TMRHL) and it’s various consultants.

Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Kiran Kumar Reddy today approved Rs 25.5 crore for developmental programmes of Bhadrachalam. Talking to newsmen at Bhadhrachalam, after participating in ‘Sree Seetha Ramula Kalyanam,’ he said Rs 15 crore would be spent on providing drinking water, Rs two crore for construction of Midhila Stadium and Rs 7.5 crore for development of roads. Mr Reddy along with his wife presented ‘Muthyala Thalambralau’ (pearls), and ‘Pattu Vastrams’ to the deities on behalf of the state government. Several Ministers and lakhs of devotees witnessed the event. UNI

YSR Congress President and Kadapa MP Y S Jaganmohan Reddy against whom the CBI filed charge sheet in the disproportinate assets case, today defended his father and Former Chief Minister Y S Rajasekhar Reddy saying the latter allocated lands to establish industries for generating employment. Addressing a public meeting at Gorantla Village in the district, he justified allocation of lands for the establishment of industries by Mr Rajasekhara Reddy to generate huge employment opportunities in the backward districts, including Mehaboob Nagar and Medak.

Congress leader and Primary Education Minister Sailajanath has said that the party president Sonia Gandhi was astonished at the way the YSR Congress president Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy had amassed such a huge wealth within a short time.

Talking to the media here on Sunday, he said that every one, including the party president, was fearing him because of the wealth he had illegally earned. He said that whatever the punishment pronounced by the courts, the State government would religiously implement it.

TDP senior leader Revanth Reddy has described YSR Congress chief Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy as a maniac after money.

Congress MLC Yadava Reddy has demanded that the State government initiate immediate steps to resume Telangana lands worth several thousands of crores of rupees, which were illegally alienated during late YSR regime for pecuniary gain.

Andhra Pradesh State Backward Classes Welfare Association has demanded that the State government release Rs 2,200 crores within eight days for disbursal of scholarships.

In a press release, association president R. Krishnaiah criticized the Finance department for rejecting release fee-reimbursement and scholarships from the Treasuries. He also criticized the State government for only releasing Rs 400 crores, out of Rs 2200 crores.

The Cyberabad Police will conduct physical measurement and efficiency test for candidates on April 3 at 8 am at CTC grounds, Cyberabad Commissionerate in Gachibowli, here.

In a press release, Cyberabad police stated that the candidates, who want to apply for the posts SCT PCs (Men/Women) Civil/AR/ SARCPL/APSP) constables in Special Police Force (SPF) and Fire Services (Men), can take up the required physical measurement test and physical efficiency test. (NSS)

On the occasion of World Autism Day, the Care 4 Autism Centre organized a walk on ‘Autism’ to create awareness among the people on the Necklace Road here on Sunday.

Patients, college students and NGOs participated in the run. Psychologists said that autism can be cured if it is detected at early stage. They said that patience and training would help improve the patient’s mental stage. Due to lack of awareness on autism, the children have neglected by the people, they added. They stressed the need to support to the children suffering from Autism. (NSS)

Srinivasa Reddy of the Hetero company, who was named an accused in the illegal assets case against YSR Congress chief Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy has turned an approver. The CBI has named him as prosecution witness no. 107 in the case.

Chief Minister N. Kiran Kumar Reddy approved the proposal to enhance the government share on Bus Passes to its employees working in Hyderabad, Secunderabad, Visakhapatnam, Vijayawada and Warangal, due to recent revision of tariff by APSRTC. Approximately, 43,386 NGOs are benefited. The additional financial implication on the exchequer will be Rs 1.82 crore per annum.

Chief Minister N Kiran Kumar Reddy will leave Hyderabad for Tirupati by a regular flight at 6.35 am on April 2 and reach Renigunta airport at 8 am. After meeting officials and non-officials, he will leave for Padmavathi Guest House. Later he will arrive at Tarakarama Stadium, Tirupati and leaves for Nagari by helicopter.

The Telugu Desam Party on Sunday demanded re-opening of murder case of former minister Paritala Ravi.

Addressing a press conference at NTR Trust Bhavan, TDP MLA R Revant Reddy raised suspicion over the CBI investigation into the Paritala’s murder case wherein Kadapa MP YS Jagan Mohan Reddy was given clean. Since his father YS Rajasekhara Reddy was the then Chief Minister, he said that Jagan’s might have influenced the witnesses and tampered with the evidences. He suspected that Jagan might have influenced the CBI to get a clean chit.

The ground level staff of the National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme on Sunday called off their three-day long strike following assurance by the State Government that their demands would be met soon.

Primary Education Minister S Sailajanath on Sunday denied the allegations that the Congress party was responsible for the CBI naming Jagan Mohan Reddy as the prime accused in the charge sheet in the disproportionate assets case.

Peddapalli MP G Vivek on Sunday asked Governor ESL Narasimhan and Chief Minister N Kiran Kumar Reddy to send factual report on the situation in Telangana region to the Centre.

Talking to reporters here, Vivek said that the Centre has delayed the decision on Telangana formation due to the wrong reports send by the Governor and Chief Minister stating that they statehood demand was not intense and there was no urgency to announce a decision on the same. He alleged that the both Narasimhan and Kiran Kumar Reddy have deliberately delayed the decision to suppress the statehood cause.

The South Central Railway will organize a three day Special Drive from April 2 to 4 at all the Railway Stations in Hyderabad and Secunderabad to popularise the use of Automatic Ticket Vending Machines (ATVM) and to boost the sale of Smart Cards among rail commuters.

According to the SCR, since its introduction in February, 2010, the number of ATVMs in twin cities gradually increased from 31 to 67 and at present, ATVMs at all the 26 MMTS railway stations issue around 5525 Tickets per day on an average.

Telangana Rashtra Samithi president K Chandrasekhar Rao on Sunday announced that his party would organise large scale protests against the increase in power tariff.

In a statement, the TRS president condemned the hike in power tariff and said that it would further burden the common man who was already hit by inflation and other taxes. Demanding immediate withdrawal of hike, he said that the new tariff would break the back bone of common man.