Month: June 2012

Vijayawada MP Lagadapati Rajgopal, who was embroiled in the controversy relating to construction of flyover near Kanakadurga Temple on NH 9, lost temper and shouted at mediapersons during a press conference in the presence of Secondary Education Minister K Parthasarathi, here today. After being asked several questions on the construction of the flyover, the Congress MP lost temper and chided reporters, saying they were not understanding what he was trying to say.

YSR Congress Party today alleged that the CBI Joint Director had crossed his limits by becoming party to a larger conspiracy against Y S Jaganmohan Reddy and has misused his powers by speaking to a judge and adversaries of Sakshi media group. Talking to news persons here, party spokesperson Ambati Rambabu said ‘An investigation officer was not supposed to speak to a judge who is hearing the case. The Joint Director took an active part in leaking inside information to a section of media. He went against the CBI manual on both counts’, he charged.

YSR Congress Party today demanded stern action against police officials responsible for severely beating up party activists belonging to Ibrahimpatnam and sending them to jail on false charges. Nine party activists were picked up on May 27 night when YSRC Chief Y S Jaganmohan Reddy was arrested and were severely beaten up before being sent to Cheralapalli Jail, Party Spokesman Bajireddy Goverdhan alleged adding no official note was issued about any such arrest.

The Criminal Court in Nampally today remanded PVR Malls Owner Gowri Shankar Gupta,who allegedly duped the Hyderabad Metropolitan Development Authority(HMDA) in the name of realty major DLF, to judicial custody till July 12. The court remanded Gupta after the City Crime Station (CCS) Police produced him in the court. Earlier, the court refused permission to the police to send Gupta to judicial remand as he was brought in an ‘unconscious’ state to the court.

Eulogoizing services of Former Prime Minister Pamulaparthi Venkata Narasimhan Rao, several leaders appealed to the Centre to honour the late leader by confering ‘Bharat Ratna’ on him posthumously.

The Principal Special CBI Court here today adjourned to July 4 the hearing on the bail petition filed by Industrialist Nimmagadda Prasad who was arrested in connection with the YSR Congress Chief Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy’s Disproportionate Assets Case. Judge U Durga Prasada Rao, while posting the hearing to July four, directed the investigating agency to file its counter before the date. The CBI charge against Mr Prasad was he invested over Rs 140 crore in Mr Jagan’s companies as quid pro quo for receiving thousands of acres of public and private land for his Vanpic Venture. UNI

Lok Satta Party (LSP) today decided work with Left Parties to accomplish vital national goals. Addressing the party’ State Working Committee here, party President Dr Jayaprakash Narayan,called upon party leaders to turn the present political crisis in Andhra Pradesh into an opportunity for building the partry as an alternative to traditional political parties.

The commerical operations of the JSW cement limited commenced at Bilakalagudur village in Nandyal of Kurnool district. The company’s Director and CEO RC Sodani flagged off the cement loaded trucks for dispatch to consumers from the plant which is having a capacity of 4.8 million tonnes per annum, the company said in a release here today.

Central Investigating Department (CID) team today arrested Botsa Vasudeva Naidu, the main accused in the ghastly incident at Laxmipet in Srikakulam district in which five dalits were killed in land related issue on June 12.

Tension prevailed at the Simhadri Power unit of the NTPC located at Parvadaq in Visakhapatnam district when CISF forces fired six rounds in the AIR to desperse the agitating fishermen community who staged dharna in front of NTPC demanding compensation, today.

A larger number of fishermen community who gathered in front of the NTPC, observed dharna and raised slogans demanding the NTPC authorities either provide employment in NTPC or remove the pipeline executed by the NTPC to release the plant waste water into the sea.

The EAMCET 2012 Rank Results will be declared on Friday evening at the JNTU campus here, according to its convener Ramana Rao.
Speaking to mediapersons, he said that Deputy Chief Minister C. Damodar Rajanarasimha would announce the results. Candidates can directly download EAMCET rank cards from the websites.EAMCET 2012 was conducted by JNTU Hyderabad and it has separate website for EAMCET examination, admission counseling and results. (NSS)

Making it clear that he would not support UPA’s Presidential candidate Pranab Mukherjee, eminent lawyer and BJP Rajya Sabha member Ram Jethmalani has said that he remembered the dark days of Emergency when the Congress announced Pranab’s name as its Presidential candidate.

Legal luminary Ram Jethmalani, who is representing YSR Congress chief Y S Jaganmohan Reddy in the High Court, where his bail petition was being heard, met him in the Chanchalguda Jail here on Thursday morning.
Jagati Publications vice-chairman and a Jagan confidant Vijaya Sai Reddy accompanied the Supreme Court lawyer.

Telangana Praja Front (TPF) on Thursday demanded that the government immediately release its leaders Maddileti and others, who were arrested while staging a dharna on NH-44 at Erravelli in Mahbubnagar district on farmers’ issue.

Ending days of uncertainty and seeking to put the administration back on track, the Andhra Pradesh government initiated the process of bureaucratic transfers shifting 11 Indian Administrative Service officers, including Collectors of four districts, in the first round today.

Three IAS officers, who are on wait, have been given new postings while three others transferred out from their current posts today have not been given any new postings in the reshuffle. Importantly, several key posts lying vacant for the past few months, affecting the administration, have been filled up now.

YSR Congress Party leader and advocate Gautham Reddy here on Thursday alleged that Congress MP from Vijayawada Lagadapati Rajagopal had cheated the Bank to the tune of Rs 3,000 crores.

Speaking to mediapersons at Somajiguda Press Club here, Gautham Reddy said that Lagadapati procured several hundred crores of rupees from the people in the country and bought “Grifin” a losing coal company in Australia. Later, Rajagopal had taken Rs 3,000-crore loan from Bank by mortgaging Grifin company documents.