Andhra Pradesh Anti Corruption Bureau (ACB) today filed the second charge sheet in cash-for-bail scam involving mining baron and former Karnataka Minister Gali Janardhan Reddy against seven people including two Karnataka legislators.
The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) today registered a case against the Eluru kendriya Vidyalaya Principal for demanding a bribe amount of Rs 5,000 from the complainant for releasing his salary for the month of August, 2012 and for taking him back as Teacher on contract basis for last One year. According to CBI release here tonight, a trap was laid the Principal was caught red-handed while demanding and accepting the bribe amount of Rs 5,000 from the complainant.
Just before the Gujarat elections, Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP), the sister organisation of the ruling BJP which is part of the Sangh Parivar, has raised its voice against Chief Minister Narendra Modi government’s handling of the 2002 post-Godhra riot cases.
The Gujarat government recently approached the high court to enhance the punishment of 27 Ode case riot convicts from life imprisonment to death penalty.
Telangana Political JAC Chairman Prof. Kodandaram has said that the State government should not see the proposed ‘Telangana March’ on September 30 as a law and order issue.
Addressing the media at Telangana Film Chamber office here on Thursday after the JAC meeting, Prof. Kodandaram said the JAC would urge Governor ESL Narasimhan to allow the JAC’s Telangana March. He also said that the JAC would take up programs to give wide publicity across all the Telangana districts to the proposed Telangana March.
The Congress Coordination Committee will sit on September 10. AICC general secretary in-charge of State Congress Affairs Ghulam Nabi Azad, who is arriving here on September 9, will attend the meeting to be held at Gandhi Bhavan.
It is learnt that Ghulam Nabi Azad will attend the marriage of daughter of former minister and Congress Coordination Committee member Shabbir Ali to be held on September 9 with APSRTC Managing Director A K Khan’s son.
Russia is better prepared for a second global financial crisis, President Vladimir Putin has said.
“I believe we are even better prepared because we’ve already experienced the first wave of the crisis, and we have an understanding of what’s to be done about it and how we should do it,” Putin said in an interview with RT TV.
“And we have the instruments for crisis management.”
Putin added that the parliament had agreed to assign 200 billion rubles to the government fund, which could help cover the budget deficit.
Brigadiar Naresh Kumar Mehta, VSM, Commandant, Army Ordnance Corps Centre inaugurated the prestigious All India Coromendal King Moin-Ud-Dowlah Gold Cup at Thapar Stadium, AOC Centre, here today. The tournament is scheduled from 6 Sep 2012 to 16 Sep 2012. Eight teams across the country are participating in the tournament. All the matches will be played on the knock out basis. The Moin-Ud-Dowlah is one of the oldest tournament in the history of Indian Cricket. The tournament is named after the late King Nawab Moin-Ud-Dowlah, who was a great patriot and enthuastic lover of the game of cricket.
A town in northern Italy has set aside land for dead people to be buried along with their deceased beloved furry friends.
Italian cemeteries generally do not allow animals to be buried with their dead owners.
This means the cemetery in Fauglia near Pisa will probably be the first to let pets lie at rest for eternity with their dead owners.
Fauglia mayor Carlo Carli told the La Nazione newspaper that the local government is discussing the initiative and that a citizen has donated around three hectares to open the so-called mixed graveyard.
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An attempt was made to murder principal of Chaitanya Aided College at Hayatnagar here on Thursday.
According to the police, the College attender attacked the principal with a knife due to financial differences between them.
The culprits had taken the principal away saying that he has to admit some students into the college and attacked him with a knife at Rajannagudem. The local people, who saw the principal with severe injuries, shifted him to a nearby hospital.
The Hayatnagar police have registered a case and took the attender into custody. (NSS)
Chief Minister N. Kiran Kumar Reddy has said that he was observing the special needs of each district during his Indiramma Baata program and taking steps for development on those needs.
Since the State was experiencing severe power shortage in the recent times due to drastic short supply of Natural Gas, which forced utilities to impose power restrictions, the State government has directed the APGenco to expedite all the ongoing thermal power projects to meet the abnormal increase in demand. The government also asked the BHEL, one of the Navarathna Companies the Centre, to coordinate and fully co-operate with the State government and APGenco for completion of the power projects, which is the need of the hour.
Charging the Kiran Kumar Reddy government of trying to totally dilute all the welfare schemes introduced by the late Chief Minister Dr. Rajasekhara Reddy, former minister and YSR Congress leader Pilli Subhashchandra Bose has warned that the government would be toppled by students if it invited their wrath by withdrawing fees reimbursement scheme.
Bose, and party leaders Vasireddy Padma, Rehman, MLA Shobha Nagi Reddy and others were present when the party honorary president Y S Vijayamma launched her two-day Fees Deeksha at Indira Park here on Thursday.
Former Karnataka chief minister and senior Bharatiya Janata Party leader B S Yeddyurappa on Thursday said he was not an aspirant for the state party unit president post.
Yeddyurappa, who two days ago visited Delhi, refuted reports that his trip was to persuade the BJP central leadership to appoint him as the state party chief.
YSR Congress honorary president Y S Vijaya Lakshmi has started a two day fast ‘Fees Deeksha’ at the Indira Park in Hyderabad, demanding that every eligible candidate should be given fees reimbursement irrespective of the rank he or she has secured. Speaking on the occasion, she has demanded that the fees reimbursement scheme should be implemented without any changes. Demanding that the new restrictions be lifted, Vijayamma said the government should reimburse the entire fee of all eligible students so that the poor could pursue higher studies.
Junior Doctors who have be,en agitating over their demands have called off their strike and return to duties from this morning.
TDP Senior Leader Galli Muddukrishnama Naidu has criticized the government for not being able to provide proper medical facilities to the poor.
Telangana Lawyers’ JAC has tried to lay a siege to Petroleum Minister S Jaipal Reddy’s residence here on Thursday demanding him to make his stand clear on Telangana issue.
The lawyers raised slogans against Jaipal Reddy such as “Union Minister is Betrayer of Telangana”. The police intervened and prevented the lawyers from barging into the Union Minister’s house resulting in jostling between the police and lawyers.
Later, the police arrested the lawyers and shifted them to Jubilee Hills Police Station. (NSS)
CPI State secretary Dr K Narayana has said that intensifying the movement was the only alternative to achieve separate Telangana State.
A group of CPI leaders, led by Dr Narayana called on the Prime Minister on Thursday.
Speaking to the media later, Dr Narayana said the Prime Minister told him that there was no consensus on Telangana issue and the Centre was examining the issue patiently.
“We need to regain humanism and not remain just homo-sapiens. This requires that we learn the art of contentment, the primacy of need over greed”, said Justice Santosh Hegde, former Solicitor General of India, former Supreme Court Judge and former Lokayukta of Karnataka.
The Punjab National Bank has felicitated badminton medalist Saina Nehwal for bringing accolades to the country in the recent London Olympics.
R.K Chatterjee, circle head and deputy general manager, AP circle, K R Kamath, CMD wished Saina get more such laurels to the nation. (NSS)
Tension prevailed in the town for some time when student unions launched agitation to check ragging in the National Institute of Technology on Thursday.
The police intervened and stopped the students when they tried to attack a professor by barging into the Director’s chamber. As a result, scuffle took place between the policemen and students.
Deputy Chief Minister C. Damodar Rajanarasimha has said that the Admission and Fee Regularity Committee (AFRC) Bill would be introduced in the ensuing Assembly session.
Government whip in the Council, Y Sivarami Reddy has asked YSRCP Chief Y S Vijayamma, who had taken up Deekshas on various issues, to take up Deeksha against ‘Corruption’.
Speaking to the media at the CLP office here on Thursday, Sivarami Reddy said that before taking up Deeksha against ‘Corruption’, Vijayamma should distribute their assets to the youths, laborers and farmers after completing her present Deeksha on Fees issue. He said that the Bandhs organized by YSRCP leaders totally failed. (NSS)
Government whip in the Council Rudraraju Padmaraju has said that the Jogaiah Institute of Technology, Narapuram town in East Godavari district belonging to a YSRCP leader was forcibly collecting fees and failed to refund the money even after the government reimbursed the amount.
Government chief whip Gandra Venkatramana Reddy today ridiculed YSRCP honorary chief Y S Vijayamma for taking up ‘Fees Deeksha’ at Indira Park here on Thursday only to prove that her party existed.