Telugu Nadu Students’ Federation (TNSF) has alleged that Chief Minister N. Kiran Kumar Reddy was delaying the EAMCET counseling in the name of constituting sub-committees to finalise fee structure for Engineering courses.
The Samaikhya Andhra Samithi Party (SASP) has decided to organize “Chalo Hyderabad” in September to create awareness on the need to retain united Andhra Pradesh among the people across the State.
In a lesson learnt post ‘The Dirty Picture’ flop show on small screen, TV and film producer Ekta Kapoor has shot for alternative scenes for television viewing of her latest film ‘Kya Super Kool Hain Hum’.
“I have already sold the satellite rights. I sold it long time ago. We have worked on alternate scenes for TV viewing of the film.
We have alternative scenes for satellite and I saw to it, that it doesn’t go dirty,” Ekta told PTI.
US President Barack Obama has reviewed the security situation with his top national security aides following the tragic shooting in a Sikh Gurudwara in Wisconsin and also called on Gurudwara trustee to offer his condolences.
Obama convened a call with the FBI Director Robert Mueller, the Chief of Staff Jack Lew, and the Homeland Security Advisor John Brennan yesterday to receive an update on the tragic shooting in Oak Creek, Wisconsin, the White House has said.
Congress MLAs from Krishna district on Sunday asked the Telangana people not to believe Telangana Rashtra Samithi president K Chandrasekhar Rao’s statements over the formation of separate State.
Telangana Rashtra Samithi president K Chandrasekhar Rao on Sunday claimed that the Centre might announce its decision on Telangana statehood immediately after the Vice-President’s election.
Backward Classes Ikya Sangarakshana Samithi state president V G R Naragoni on Sunday demanded the all political parties reserve seats for BCs, minorities and Kapu community based on their population in the state.
Talking to media persons at the round-table conference in the Press Club, Naragoni said that injustice has been done to BCs, minorities and Kapu community in giving political representation since long. At least now, all political parties should give proper representation to BCs, minorities and Kapu community in their respective parties and take steps for their welfare, he stated.
Home Minister P Sabitha Indra Reddy on Sunday stated that the government was making all efforts to address the problems being faced by constables working in the battalions of Andhra Pradesh Special Police in the State.
Attrition rate has drastically fallen in the IT, ITeS and the BPO sector thereby coming down to the levels of about 15-20 per cent during the last six months of calendar year 2012 as against about 55-60 per cent attrition rate during the corresponding period last year, apex industry body ASSOCHAM said on Sunday.
The Communist Party of India on Sunday demanded that the State Government convene an all-party meeting to discuss the power crisis, especially the non-supply of gas from the Centre.
Central Committee member of CPI (ML-ND) Y Sambasiva Rao on Sunday demanded that the State Government order a probe into Laxmipeta violence in Srikakulam district, which claimed the lives of five Dalits, with a sitting judge of High Court.
Government whip and MLC Rudraraju Padma Raju on Saturday took serious note on the Central Government’s order giving permission to Reliance Gas to extend gas supply to the Ratnagiri power plant in Maharashtra.
Talking to media persons at Assembly premises, Rudraraju Padma Raju said that the decision would aggravate the power crisis in the State. Stating that the decision of Centre would hit 400 MW power production in the State, he appealed to the Centre to immediately withdraw its orders. He sought the intervention of Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Sigh to resolve this issue.
Despite nearly two years from the scheduled general elections, aspirants for the prime ministerial seat in the NDA have begun spade work in the hope of dethroning the UPA camp, with Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar seeking an assurance from the BJP against projecting party heavy weight and Gujarat CM Narendra Modi as the NDA’s choice for the coveted post.
The spouses and children of constables of the Andhra Pradesh Special Police (APSP) VIII Battalion at Kondapur in the city today called off their two-day old dharna following an assurance by the government to address their demands, including scrapping of constable duties in interior areas.
The opposition Telugu Desam Parliamentary Party today announced that its members would stall the proceedings of Parliament on the first-day of the coming session in protest against supply of gas from Krishna-Godavari Basin to Ratnagiri power plant in Maharashtra at the cost of the power plants in Andhra Pradhes. The supply of gas to Maharashtra will push the power-starved state into deeper crisis, he alleged.
The decision was taken during the TDLP meeting held at NTR Trust Bhavan here under the chairmanship of party President and former Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu.
L V R Deshmukh trained +Vijays Pride+ and ably ridden by Jockey P S Chouhan lifted ‘ The Air Command Cup’, the main event of the 5th day Monsoon races held here today. The owners of the winner are M/s Vijay Racing & Farms Pvt Ltd. rep. by M/s Vijay Kumar Gupta & Susheel Kumar gupta & M/s Pratap R’ment P Ltd rep. The Estate of Late Mr D Pratap Chander Reddy & Ashish Bajaj. Trainer L V R Deshmukh and Trainer P S Chouhan combination secored a trible each. On a day five favourites obliged the Punters in a card of eight events. UNI
Andhra Pradesh Energy Princiapl Secretary M Sahoo today said with the severe shortage of fuel, particularly natural gas and inadequate inflows into reservoirs which is affecting the Hydel generation, transmission corridor has become one of the major challenges for meeting the abnormal demand for power in the state.
Andhra Pradesh Sports School (APSS) made a virtual sweep of the Hyderabad leg of the Airtel Rising Stars national talent search, in collaboration with Procam International, by taking three of the four places that were up for grabs here today. The players were selected after three days of intense competition from around 800 Under-16 boys who descended at Gymkhana Ground on Friday.
A woman allegedly committed suicide by hanging self from a ceiling fan at Sidhwan village of the district yesterday, police said here today. Police said Sandeep Kaur got married to an agriculturist Gurtej Singh of Sidhwan around five years ago. They had a daughter from the wedlock. Police arrested Gurtej Singh on the complaint of deceased’s brother and started investigation in this matter.
The body was handed over to deceased relatives after post-mortem. UNI
Around 200 youngsters celebrated friendship day in the CMR-Central shopping malls, parks, five star hotels and several other gift shops in the port city today. The youngsters tied friendship bands and spread the message of love highlighting the importance of “one’s importance in other’s life.” According to radio mirchi event manager Uday the Radio mirchi organised cultural events on the eve of the Friendship day. Games and spot events were also organised by Radiomirchi 98.2 FM and gifts were distributed to all the winners.
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) today requested Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to restore gas to the gas based power plants and save the industries and agricultural sectors of Andhra Pradesh by issuing suitable guidelines to the authorities concerned. In a letter, addressed to Prime Minister a copy of which was released to the media here, BJP senior leader and former Union Minister Bandaru Dattatreya said due to present short supply/power cuts to the industries in the state many of the small scale industries were closing down, owing to which the unemployment is increasing.
In yet another ceasefire violation, Pakistan troops fired small arms at forward Indian post along Indo-Pak border in Arnia Sub-Sector of Ranbir Singh Pura area of this winter capital, a senior BSF official here said. “The Pakistan Rangers this evening fired small arms at our forward Kot Khuda post situated along International Border in Arnia Sub Sector from their Iqbal Shaheed post across the fence,” the official told UNI. He said the firing lasted for about 15 minutes but in breaks, adding that “we retaliated”.
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav while discussing policies aimed at improving the lot of the farmers and the poor in the state announced that the loans of the farmers, who had mortgaged their lands and taken loan up to Rs 50,000, would be waived off.
The CM also announced that the Junior High School at Behta village in Bakshi Ka Talaab (BKT)in Lucknow would be upgraded into a Senior Higher Secondary School, a railway overbridge would be built over the Malhaur crossing and the BKT would be beautified.
Wives of the constables of APSP VIII B attalion at Kondapur in Hyderabad continued their dharna on Sunday bringing the vehicular traffic to a grinding halt.
Endowment Minister C Ramachandraiah on Sunday informed that the State Government was planning to take up the repair and revival of old temples across the State at a large scale.
Talking to media persons after inaugurating the Panchayat office at G Reddyvaripalle in Sunduvalli mandal here, he said that the State Government was making all efforts to revive the old and historical temples in the State. He said old and dilapidated temples across the State would be revamped in order to restore their past glory.