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HC cancels bail of Mecca Masjid blasts accused

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A division bench of Andhra Pradesh High Court on Thursday set aside the bail granted by a lower court to Mecca Masjid blast accused Lokendra Sharma and Devender Gupta. .

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whip. The rebel Congress MLAs Hyderabad, April 18: Rebel asked the speaker to disqualify MLAs, who defied whip during them immediately. They requested the No Confidence Motion, the Speaker to take a decision by a p p e a r e d b e f o r e S p e a k e r May 14 which would ensure by-Nadendla Manohar on Thursday elections.and asked him to take immediate Among those who attended the action.Speaker’s Chamber include Perni Nine Congress and nine TDP Nani, Maddala Rajesh, G Ravi MLAs were issued notices by the Kumar, Jogi Ramesh, Alla Nani, Speaker, following complaint Vanitha, Shivaprasad TDP rebel from the Parties, to explain as to Kodali Nani and others. why they voted against the party

institutions of other regions, CPI Ananthapuram, April 18: The State Secretary K Narayana said. He Communist Party of India has suggested that the mining can be objected to the State government given only after VSP starts a unit in decision to handover Byaram mines this region. Byaram minies are to Visakhapatnam Steel Plant spread across Khammam, Warangal (VSP). When regional dispairiteis and Karimnagar districts. CPI along are growing and there is an agitiaon with TRS has been demanding on the issue it is not fair to give separate Telangana. mining rights to people or

members of RSS, will affect the Hyderabad, April 18: A division investigations into the Malegaon, bench of Andhra Pradesh High Ajmer and Samjhauta Express Court on Thursday set aside the blasts. The accused and activists bail granted by a lower court to of Abhinav Bharat were granted Mecca Masjid blast accused bail by the IVth Additional Lokendra Sharma and Devender Metropolitan Sessions Court on Gupta.November 27, 2012. However, on The division bench comprising December 4, 2012, the High Justice KC Bhanu and Justice Court suspended the bail which Ramachandra Rao, issued the was cancelled on Thursday.orders following a petition filed Sharma and Gupta are among the by the National Investigation six accused arrested by the NIA in A g e n c y ( N I A ) r a i s i n g the case. The other accused who apprehensions that the bail to the

Choudhary alias Samundar. Two people were killed and over 60 are presently in judicial custody accused would hamper the others, Sandeep V. Dange and injured in the powerful bomb are Swamy Aseemanand, Bharat investigation.Ramchandra Kalsangra, are still blast during Friday prayers on Mohanlal Rateshwar alias Bharat The NIA contended that granting absconding. As many as nine May 18, 2007.Bhai, Tejaram and Rajender bail to the accused, the former

CPI objects VSP getting Byaram mines

Rebel MLAs seek immediate action

HC cancels bail of Mecca Masjid blasts accused

State under spell of heat waveHyderabad, April 18: The mercury Bhadrachalam and Ramagundem is soaring in the state and many part ( 4 2 ) , M a h b u b n a g a r , have been witnessing severe heat Machilipatnam, Nizamabad and waves Hanmakonda (41), Hyderabad, Rentachinthala and Ongole have Medak and Tuni (40).r e c o r d e d t h e m a x i m u m Heat waves are sweeping across the temperature of 45 degrees each state. This trend will continue for while city has been scorching for two more days, weather office has the past three days. said. Bapatla and Nellore recorded 44 The intensity of heat wave will be degrees each fo l lowed by more in Krishna, Guntur, Nellore Vijayawada, Nandigama, Kadapa, and Prakasam districts.

City

the Hajis will be done district Hyderabad, April 18: The Qurrah wise.(Draw of lots) for selection of Haj Meanwhi le , the SHC pilgrims for the Haj 2013 will take Chairman has appealed to all place April 23 at 12 noon at the Haj the repeaters who have House in Nampally.submitted Haj Applications Minorities Welfare Minister for the Haj 2013 to withdraw Mohammed Ahmedaullah will be the i r Ha j app l i ca t ions the Chief Guest while State Haj voluntarily before the Qurrah, Commi t t ee cha i rman Syed because if they make payment Khaleeluddin Ahmed will preside towards Haj their amount will over the function. According to be forfeited and they will not SHC Executive Officer Abdul be allowed to proceed for Haj Hameed the Qurrah will be under any circumstances. computerized and the selection of

All set for Haj Qurrah on April 23

April (Thursday) and arrive Hyderabad, April 18: The South Tirupati at 07 55 hrs on the next Central Railway will run two day. Enroute, these trains will stop special trains between Tirupati and at Renigunta, Srikalahasti, Gudur, Karimnagar in order to clear extra Vijayawada, Madhira, Khammam, rush of passengers. As per the M a h a b u b a b a d , Wa r a n g a l , schedule, Train No. 02761 Tirupati Jamikunta and Peddapalli stations - Karimnagar Special Train will in both directions. These trains will depart Tirupati at 22 40 hrs on 24th consist of one AC II Tier, one AC April (Wednesday) and arrive III Tier, eight Sleeper Class, six Karimnagar at 11 25 hrs on the next General Second Class and two day. In the return direction, Train Second Class Luggage Cum Brake No.02762 Karimnagar - Tirupati Van Coaches, totaling to eighteen.S p e c i a l t r a i n w i l l d e p a r t

Karimnagar at 19 10 hrs on 25th

Two Special Trains betweenTirupati and Karimnagar

Hyderabad, April 18: Governor World Telugu Conference, the E S L N a r a s i m h a n h a s Award coming to a Telugu writer is congratulated Ravuri Bharadwaja of great significance, he said.for winning Gyanpeeth Award. A prolific writer, who studied life In a letter, the Governor has from the closest possible angle, conveyed his best wishes to the Bharadwaja will go into the annals veteran writer who won the of Telugu history as a writer whose coveted award for his book Pakudu propensity with reality has Rallu. Close on the heels of Telugu produced many works ranging attaining Classical Language from novels, to plays to children status and the celebrations of literature and essays.

Governor congratulatesRavuri Bharadwaja

Deputy CM gets Delhi callHyderabad, April 18: After Chief Minister and PCC Chief, it is now the turn of Deputy Chief Minister Damodar Rajanarsimha to visit Delhi. Chief Minister N Kiran Kumar Reddy and PCC President Botsa Satyanarayana held meetings with various leaders and also AICC Vice President Rahul Gandhi. The developments in the state in wake of the ministers being named in the charge sheet and the growing dissent in the party besides the strategy to strengthen the party and give publicity to the welfare schemes are some of the issues discussed during the meeting. Rahul Gandhi has adopted a strategy of discussing with the leaders directly instead of giving his ears to the State in-charges is a positive development. While Chief Minister hails from Rayalaseema, PCC Chief is from coastal Andhra and the Deputy Chief Minister come from Telangana region.

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State Politics

Government decision to allocate not materialized so far because the irregular agreements with private Hyderabad, April 18: Although iron ore mines to VSP is most State Government had earmarked port companies and allocate land belated, the Andhra Pradesh

rights over 400 for the proposed major port-cum-Government’s decision to allocate km of coastline shipyard.5342 hectares of iron ore mines in to private port Dr. JP also welcomed the Union Bayyaram and other places to c o m p a n i e s . Law Minis t ry proposa l to Visakhapatnam Steel Plant (VSP) The Lok Satta constitute a Judicial Appointments is welcome, said Lok Satta Party P a r t y h a d Commission (JAC). A panel of national President Dr. Jayaprakash exposed the three eminent jurists - Justices M. Narayan here today.irregularities in N. Venkatachalaiah, J. S. Varma In a media statement, Dr. JP a g r e e m e n t s and V. R. Krishna Iyer – constituted wanted the State Government to with private by the Lok Satta had endorsed the acquire land in and around port companies proposal. There is also a broad Ramayapatnam in Prakasam i n t h e political consensus on the proposal. district for the major port-cum-Assembly on A commiss ion compr i s ing shipyard proposed by the Union March 8, 2011. representatives of the Government, Government.

welcome. Dr. JP said that the port-cum- Opposition, judges and jurists Dr. JP recalled that when he met the

Dr. JP said that the State shipyard would attract investments should be entrusted with the job of VSP management in the wake of an

Government should acquire land in of up to Rs.20000 crore in course of appointment of judges. Dr. JP said industrial accident, it sought

and around Ramayapatnam in time and contribute to the that the judiciary cannot appoint allocation of iron ore mines for

Prakasam district for the port-cum-economic development of south itself and called for building public captive mining with a view to

shipyard proposed by the Union coastal Andhra Pradesh. opinion ensure to ensure that the improv ing p roduc t ion and

Government in the context of the Dr. JP today demanded that the JAC is not sacrificed at the altar of profitability and creating more

Indian Navy taking over Hindustan State Government scrap the partisan politics. jobs. Although long overdue, the

Shipyard at Visakhapatnam. It has

JP welcomes allotment of iron ore mines to VSP

HRC, YSRCP Deputy Floor spend required funds to provide Leader Shobha Nagi Reddy said drinking water to the people.that nearly 30,000 borewells have The YSRCP leader informed that gone dry and over 20,000 the SHRC has directed the State habitations across the State were Government to submit a report on facing acute shortage of drinking the drinking water crisis in the State water. She alleged that the State by April 29. The commission also Government not only failed to asked the Principal Secretary of foresee the crisis, but it did not take M u n i c i p a l A d m i n i s t r a t i o n any steps to solve the ongoing Department to constitute a crisis. committee to review the petition Shobha Nagi Reddy alleged that submitted by the YSRCP.Chief Minister N Kiran Kumar YSRCP MLAs P Venka Ramaiah, Reddy was wasting crores of M Rajesh Kumar and K Sri drinking water crisis across the Hyderabad, April 18: The YSR

rupees on publicity of programmes Venkateshwara Rao were also State.Congress Party on Thursday sought like Amma Hastam and Indriamm present. Talking to reporters after the intervention of State Human Bata while the government failed to submitting a memorandum to the Rights Commission to resolve the

YSRCP approaches HRC over drinking water crisis

Reddy was giving away Telangana to attract Congress MPs Hyderabad, April 18: Telangana resources to Andhra people. and other leaders. Any Rashtra Samithi floor leader Etela The TRS leader also accused the leader who is sincere about Rajender has condemned the State Chief Minister of having failed to formation of Telangana is Government's decision to allocate resolve the drinking water crisis. welcome to join the TRS, B a y y a r a m m i n e s t o He said that the Chief Minister was he said adding that those Visakhapatnam Steel Plant.frequently visiting New Delhi to joining the party with an Talking to reporters in the protect his seat. Instead of politics, eye on seat would be Assembly premises here on the Chief Minister should have discouraged. He accused Thursday, Etela said that allocation discussed the drinking water and the Congress party of of 5,342 hectares of iron ore mines power crisis with the Centre and creating confusion among in Bayyaram and other places to the should have brought Central funds the people over the plans of VSP would adversely affect the to resolve the crisis. some leaders to join the Telangana region. He alleged that Etela also defended the TRS move TRS. Chief Minister N Kiran Kumar

TRS opposes Bayyaram mines for VSP

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will not allowed be to towards M.J. Bridge, it will be Hyderabad, April 18: City Police Puranapool Gandhi diverted at Alaska towards Commissioner Anurag Sharma on Statue will be diverted Darusalam. Traffic coming from T h u r s d a y i m p o s e d c e r t a i n at Puranapool Bridge Afzalgunj X roads towards S.A. restrictions on the movement of e i t h e r t o w a r d s B azar will not be allowed towards traffic in Goshamahal and Sultan P e t l a b u r j o r S.A. Bazar it will be diverted Bazar Traffic PS limits in view of Karwan/Kulsumpura. towards Salarjung Bridge at Sri Rama Navami Shobha Yatra on Traffic coming from National Lodge. Traffic coming Friday.M.J. Bridge will not from Rang mahal and Koti will be The Shobha Yatra will start at 10 b e a l l o w e d t o not allowed towards Gowliguda AM from Mahakaleshwari Mandir Jummerath Bazar, it Chaman, it will be diverted towards (Rani Avanti Bai Function Hall) at wi l l be d iver ted Jambagh/ M.J. Market.Upper Dhoolpet and end at Ram allowed to puranapool, it will be

towards City College/ Afzalgunj. The Police Commissioner has M a n d i r o f G o w l i g u d a . diverted infront of P.S. Mangalghat Similarly, the traffic coming from requested the people to cooperate in Therefore, the Traffic coming from towards Gode-Ki-Khabar. The Malakunta will not be allowed this regard. Bhoiguda Kaman will not be Traffic coming from Puranapool

Traffic restrictions for Shoba Yatra on Friday

persons. She theft of the Credit/Debit cards of the Hyderabad, April 18: Resolving a also learned complainant and other victim from 16-month old case, the Cyber Crime that Nirmala their work place, swiped the cards wing of Hyderabad City Police Devi of Bank and purchased Gold, Lap top and arrested a man for allegedly of Maharashtra other items. Previously he was misusing a stolen ATM card.has lost Rs arrested by Ongole pol ice, The accused, Akella Phani Kumar, 50,000 in a Begumpet police, Banjara Hills is a resident of Kakinada and police s i m i l a r police, and the CID in different recovered property worth Rs 1.5 transaction. A cases of ATM/Credit card thefts. lakh from possession.c a s e w a s The police team led by Inspector According to police, the victim, C registered at Majid Ali Khan and constables Bhavya, a resident of Chikkadpally, Cyber Crime Sateesh, Mahesh, Sekhar and Raghu lost the ATM card of her salary

by the time she blocked the ATM PS in this regard. According to cracked the case, apprehended the account and she lodged a complaint card, an amount of Rs 1.30 lakh police, the accused committed the accused and recovered the property.on Decmeber 12, 2011. However, were spent by some unknown

One held for misusing ATM card

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OGH Superintendent Dr K Ramdas addresses a presser

NALSAR Varsity VC gives INTACH Heritage Awards

Mecca Masjid beautifully lit

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P r o m o t i o n ahead full steam. And what is clearly Mumbai: The BSE benchmark Capital Goods supporting the rise is the expectation Sensex on Thursday regained scheme to all of rate cut, fall in prices of gold and 19,000-level after two weeks by sectors and sops crude oil which is expected to bring climbing 285.30 points on the back f o r S p e c i a l down the CAD. On the other hand, of robust gains in HDFC, ICICI Economic Zones there is no news on political Bank and L&T on hopes of a bigger-(SEZs).Interest- in s t ab i l i t y. . .Sen t imen t s a re than-expected rate cut, amid r a t e s r e l a t e d extremely bullish," said Nagji K government announcing measures s t o c k s l i k e Rita, CMD, Inventure Growth and to boost exports in foreign trade HDFC, ICICI Securities.Brent crude oil futures policy.

5,783.10 led by consumer durable, Bank, HDFC Bank, SBI, Tata falling further to USD 98 level in The 30-share Sensex resumed capital goods and banking sector Motors, M&M attracted good g l o b a l m a r k e t s r e i n f o r c e d lower at 18,695.34 but recovered shares.With over 1,300 stocks buying support on hopes of rate cut expecta t ions that decl in ing afterwards and further gained rising, investor wealth surged by Rs by RBI on May 3. L&T, Bharti commodity prices will drive down momentum in the second half of 70,000 crore as m-cap stood at Rs 65 Airtel, RIL, ITC, ONGC also were inflation, traders said.trade to settle at 19,016.46 -- a gain lakh crore mark.With a view to in demand.Buying was seen across Sustained capital inflows from of 285.30 points or 1.52 percent. boost exports, the government has the board as 12 out 13 sectoral foreign funds also boosted This level was last seen on April 2.announced several measures in indices closed with gains of up to sentiments amid firming global Similarly, the National Stock foreign trade policy including 2.78 percent. Only BSE-IT index trend as Italian and Spanish bonds Exchange Nifty rose by 94.40 extension of the popular Export finished lower.”Markets are running gained.points, or 1.66 percent, to end at

Hyderabad, April 18: The Federat ion of A n d h r a P r a d e s h C h a m b e r s o f C o m m e r c e a n d Industries (FAPCCI) in association with the Department of Animal H u s b a n d r y i s organizing a one day state level workshop on “Opportunities in Meat and Poultry Sector in Andhra Pradesh” on April 24 at Surana Udyog Auditorium, FAPCCI. According to the F A P C C I , t h e programme is aimed at Principal Secretary Manmohan educating the farmers and creating Sigh and Senior Officials from awareness about the prospects of concerned departments have been livestock sector and will focus on invited for the workshop. Eminent significance of Meat and Poultry speakers are being invited from processing and increasing their APLDA, NRC, PDP, NABARD produc t iv i ty. Fu r the r, t he and EMU farming to give their workshop will to bring together all presentations on the subjects in the stakeholders to a common technical session.platform to address the techno Those interested in attending the economic and management issues w o r k s h o p m a y c o n t a c t L relating to livestock sector in Girijapathi, Consultant, on Andhra Pradesh. 9959822264, 8008700258 or Animal Husbandry Department email: girijapathi@fapcci.in

Workshop on opportunities in meatand poultry sector on April 24

Sensex jumps 285 pts to reclaim 19,000-level on rate cut hopes

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consumption per day are nearly 150 Hall, which is a heritage building, has (SADP) scheme with the nodal agency Hyderabad, April 18: Leading by units and works out to Rs 4,500 units a weak roof and it was not disturbed being NECAP. An amount of Rs 96 example, the first citizen of Andhra per month. Considering the present and solar energy was not provided lakh was sanctioned in April 2011 for Pradesh Sri ESL Narasimhan has tariff it comes under the slab of Rs 7 there. the initiative.adopted the best practices in utilizing

It includes installation of solar solar energy and water conservation power packs of total capacity in Raj Bhavan.of 41.05 KWp, solar water It is one year since Raj Bhavan is heating system and bio gas being lit up with solar energy and the plant. After solar energy Raj water pits dug up have increased the Bhavan has also taken to water water table besides helping in the harvesting.growth of vegetation. Raj Bhavan being located at an Solar energy is the main source of elevated position the rain water power in the Raj Bhavan and it is the used to drift towards the main first and only Government sector road inundating the rail track building in the State to adopt the low lying area further. The renewable energy programme by initiative of the Governor ESL installing solar power packs to cater Narsimhan and his staff has to the power needs up to 60 per cent changed the course of rain of lighting load requirements in the water and was put to best use.building. Ten water harvesting pits were A select group of media tour was dug up at different locations of conducted by the Raj Bhavan per unit under the conventional energy The occupation rate of the Guest

the sprawling Raj Bhavan to arrest the officials here on Thursday. system. But the dynamics of solar Houses is not economical for flow of rain water. These pits are Raj Bhavan generates its own power energy proves that the monthly saving providing solar power packs.located at the places where maximum and has a surplus. This is a pioneering works out to Rs 33,750 per month Further street lighting in the Raj rain water can be collected and step in energy conservation and which works out to a total annual Bhavan is being replaced with diverted to the harvesting pits during shifting to alternative modes of power saving of Rs 4, 05, 000 per annum. induction lights and solar lights with the rainy season to improve ground generation and consumption. This is an austerity measure and a green lighting system.water table. Raj Bhavan has installed solar power saving to the exchequer. Solar water heating system was The borewells are functioning well packs of a total capacity of 41.05 units The entire lighting load in the Main installed in the premises of Raj and gardens are being able to be (KWp) in the various blocks of the house, Sudharma (Administrative Bhavan and being extended of all maintained properly by increasing the Governor’s abode way back in March Block), security block and Sanjeevani building in a phased manner. water table with water conservation. 2012. The solar system is functioning building is on solar system only. Conventional street lights are being The Governor firmly believes that it is with full utility for the past one year. Solar energy is being used in nearly 60 replaced with solar street lights in a the bounded duty of all citizens to The generating capacity of the solar per cent of the buildings in Raj phased manner.conserve water and take to solar system installed in the Raj Bhavan is Bhavan. While conventional energy is The programme was funded under energy. 190 units per day. The average units of being used in other buildings. Durbar Special Area Demonstration Project

and reviewed the solar energy Hyderabad, April 18: After Raj mechanism. The meeting decided Bhavan, now it is the turn of the to use solar power in D and H Secretariat to take up solar energy.blocks initially on experiment The government has begun the basis.process of setting up solar packs to The solar plant will be expanded to cover the energy needs of the the entire Secretariat in a phased Secretariat. Chief Secretary manner, the meeting has decided.Minnie Mathew on Thursday held

a high level meeting with officials

Solar energy illuminates Raj Bahavan

Solar power at Secretariat

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