Friday, March 1, 2013 | Hyderabad

M I M t o c e l e b r a t e 5 5 t h anniversary on Saturday

The All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen will celebrate its 55th anniversary at party's headquarters Darulsalaam here on Saturday....2

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PoliticsFriday, March 1, 2013 | Hyderabad

Hyderabad, March 1: The results of Group-II examination held by the Andhra Pradesh Public Service Commission (APPSC) are likely to be announced on Saturday. It may be mentioned about 5.5 lakh aspirants have appeared for the Group-II examinations held for 781 posts across the State. Its key was released in the first week of February and the APPSC, after examining the objections raised over it, has decided to announce the results on Saturday.

Group-II results on Saturday

Hyderabad, March 1: The All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul

Muslimeen will celebrate its 55th anniversary at

party's headquarters Darulsalaam here on Saturday.

In view of the recent twin blast at Dilsukhnagar, the

MIM has decided to keep the celebrations a low-key

affair. Unlike past, when a grand rally used to be

organised from MIM president and Hyderabad MP

Asaduddin Owaisi's residence at Hyderguda to the

party's headquarters, this year, the event will be

confined to flag hoisting at 10 AM on Saturday. Asad

Owaisi will also deliver a speech on the occasion.

MIM to celebrate 55th anniversary on Saturday

New Delhi, March 1: The Supreme Court has issued notice to the accused in tracking the telephone calls of CBI Joint Director VV Lakshminarayana. The two accused, Raghuram Krishnamraju and MV Ramana Rao, could get a bail in the High Court in the phone tapping case. The CID moved the apex court in the call data case and it has served notices on the accused.

SC notice to CBI JD calltracking accused

Hyderabad, March 1: A major

fire broke out at an industrial

estate in the city on Friday.

The fire razed in an oil

company in the Katedan

industrial estate. No loss of

l i fe has been reported

althuogh the property gutted

in the fire is estimated to be

several lakhs. Fire tenders

were pressed into service to

put down the fire.

Major fire in city

the city lass by the Chief Minister Hyderabad, March 1: Andhra

on behalf of the State Government. Pradesh Chief Minister N Kiran

The state has a policy to give cash Kumar Reddy today presented a

awards to sports persons winning cheque of Rs 50 lakhs to

medals and titles. Several speakers badminton ace Saina Nehwal. She

at the function lauded Saina for her was felicitated at a simple function

and hoped that she will bring more for winning the Indonesia Open

laurels to the State. title. The cheque was presented to

CM presents Rs 50 lakh to Saina

CityFriday, March 1, 2013 | Hyderabad

presentation made by Managing Emirates. Adminis t ra t ion and Urban Hyderabad, March 1: Chief Director of Hyderabad Metro Rail The Global Infrastructure Development Principal Secretary Minister N Kiran Kumar Reddy on Ltd NVS Reddy, the Hyderabad Leadership Forum, supported by B Sam Bob and Secretary to CM Friday congratulated Hyderabad Metro Rail project was finally several top global consultancy and Dr KS Jawahar Reddy received the Metro Rail for receiving the Best awarded the coveted top prize. infrastructure firms, had initially Engineering Project of the Year Engineering Project of the year by Four other awards were presented selected 100 projects from around award from Chief Executive t h e S i x t h A n n u a l G l o b a l including, Job Creation Project of the world as the Strategic Hundred Officer of Aconex, Leigh Jasper Infrastructure Leadership Forum

and President and CEO of CG/LA Conference, currently being held Infrastructure, Norman Anderson in New York.in New York on Thursday, The Chief Minister said that the February 28 at a function attended global recognition won by by around 400 top public and Hyderabad Metro Rail will boost private sector executives, bankers, the competitive advantage of financial experts, consultants and Andhra Pradesh and attract more industry leaders specializing in investments to the State and the infrastructure projects.country. The Global Infrastructure While presenting the awards, Forum on February 28, selected Leigh Jasper said that the Project of Hyderabad Metro Rail as the the Year Awards recognize Engineering Project of the Year out e x c e p t i o n a l p r o j e c t s a n d of 100 top global infrastructure exceptional leadership. Norman projects. The Chief Minister, while Anderson stated that the winning hailing the Hyderabad Metro Rail projects not only represent best for winning the coveted award practices, but also mobilize this asked HMRL to work with utmost generation’s legacy for the next dedication and clear milestones to generation and that they are the Year award to Detroit River based on several criteria such as complete the project with World literally our design for the future.International Crossing/Champlain business opportunity, productivity Class standards right on schedule. Appreciating the presentation Bridge(USD 3.5 bn; Rs. 18,900 cr) creation, competitiveness creation, It may be stated here that three delivered by NVS Reddy on the of Canada; Green Infrastructure job creation and carbon efficiency. projects, namely, Trans-Anatolian Hyderabad Metro Rail and its Project of the Year to the These top global 100 infrastructure Gas Pipeline (USD $7 bn; i n n o v a t i v e f i n a n c i a l a n d Renewable Energy Independent projects had been identified for Rs.37,800 cr) of Azerbaijan, engineer ing des ign , Nur ia Power Producers (USD 5.4 bn, their ability to create world class Hyderabad Metro Rail (USD $2.6 Fernandez, head of New York’s Rs.29,160 cr) of South Africa; infrastructure in their respective bn; Rs.14,132 crs) of India and Al Metropolitan Transportation Finance Project of the Year to Rio sectors and regions and to Abdaliyah Integrated Solar Authority (MTA) expressed that de Janeiro Airport Concession contribute to the competitiveness Combined Cycle Plant of Kuwait, the United States of America (USD 3.2 bn; Rs 17,280 cr) of and economic development of were shortlisted for the final round should follow similar innovative Brazil; and Strategic Project of the their respective countries/regions.and competed for the award. Based practices.Year to Etihad Rail (USD 11 bn; HMR Managing Director NVS on intense evaluation of multiple

59,400 cr) of the United Arab Reddy along with Municipal parameters and the Power Point

CM hails HMRL for winning best project award

Kadapa, March 1: Former Mayor of Ravindranath Reddy was granted bail here on Friday. A local court granted bail to Ravindranath Reddy in a forgery case. He surrendered before the court on February 26 and was sent to police custody for one day on Thursday. After the expiry of custody, he was produced before the court and was later shifted to the district jail. It may be recalled that the Kadapa police had registered a case of cheating and forgery against Ravindranath Reddy following a complaint that he indulged in forgery during the cooperative elections. He has been accused of forging the approached the Court asking it to dismiss the Kadapa District Cooperative Officer’s stamp and cases registered against him. However, the court signature during the elections of Pedda Cheppali refused to intervene in the case which forced him Society of Kamalapuram constituency. to surrender before the court. Ravindranath Reddy, brother-in-law of former He is likely to be released from the jail on Chief Minister late Dr YS Rajasekhara Reddy, Saturday.

Ravindranath Reddy gets bail

Visakhapatnam, March 1: Three girl students went missing from an Ashram school in the district on Friday. According to police three students of Kothuru Ashram School were missing. Following a complaint lodged by the parents, the police registered a case and began investigations.

Three girl studentsmissing

State Politics

MLAs at Lahiri Resorts at Hyderabad, March 1: Governor of Shankarpalli on March 5. It may be Punjab Shivra j Pa te l wi l l mentioned that MLAs would be inaugurate the renovated Central trained about the new procedure Hall of old building of State being adopted for the ensuring Legislative Assembly on March 4.budget session of the State The Punjab Governor will also Legislative Assembly.inaugura te the or ienta t ion

programme being held for the

Punjab Guv to inaugurate renovatedAssembly Hall

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Botsa seeks people's cooperation over power-cutscooperation. He said that the investigations into the case were on politicised. He also informed that Hyderabad, March 1: Expressing government was taking all and it was being probed from all the government has spent over Rs regrets over the power cuts being measures to tide over the crisis. angles. Assuring that stern action 72 lakh for the treatment of those imposed in the State, Pradesh

injured in the twin blasts. He said Congress Committee president that the government would provide Botsa Satyanarayana on Friday treatment to all the injured persons sought the cooperation of people in at free of cost.handling the situation. Botsa also hailed the Union Budget Addressing a press conference at presented by Finance Minister P Gandhi Bhavan here, Botsa said Chidambaram on Thursday. He that the demand-supply position in said that the Finance Minister has t h e St a t e w a s b a d w h i c h addressed all sections of the necessitated the power cuts across society, especial ly women, all sectors. He requested the people farmers, youth, SCs and STs. He to understand the situation and bear also condemned the criticism over with the inconvenience for some the union budget and said that the time. He also said that instead of opposition parties were merely blaming the government, the targeting it without understanding opposition parties too should play a Speaking about the Dilsukhnagar would be taken against the culprits, it fully.constructive role by extending their twin blasts, he said that the he said that the issue should not be

more services to the existing Hyderabad, March 1: In order to timings and stoppages.clear extra rush of passengers, the As per the schedule, Train No South Central Railway will extend 09736 Jaipur-Secunderabad the run of Secunderabad-Jaipur-Special Train will depart Jaipur at Secunderabad Special train for four

9.10 PM on March 2 and 9th (Saturdays) and arrive Secunderabad at 03.55 AM on Mondays. In the opposite direction, Train No. 09735 Secunderabad-Jaipur Special Train will depart Secunderabad at 11.25 PM on March 4 and 11th (Mondays) and arrive Jaipur at 06.15 AM on Wednesdays.

SCR extends Secunderabad-Jaipur Special Train

Hyderabad, March 1: With a view to Order) or Joint Commissioner of Secretariat premises, including speeches or broadcasting through maintain public order, peace and Police (Coordination & Security) or Burgula Rama Krishna Rao loud speakers in the above tranquility in the twin cities of the Commissioner himself. Carrying Building, Greater Hyderabad mentioned areas has also been Hyderabad and Secunderabad, City of arms such as swords, spears, Municipal Corporation Building, banned. The use of mikes/public Police Commissioner Anurag knives, sticks with or without flags Commissioner of Fisheries building, address systems, use of horn through Sharma on Friday issued certain bludgeons, guns, explosives, and Mint Compound, Nizam College vehicles by any organisation, p r o h i b i t o r y o r d e r s . o the r o ffe n siv e w ea p on s ha s a lso an d i t s s u r r ou n d in g s , A . P. m em b er s o f p u bl ic et c., in th e ab ov e The Commissioner has prohibited been prohibited. The gathering of Legislative Assembly premises and m e n t i o n e d a r e a s h a s b e e n any kind of public meetings and persons on the public roads or public surrounding roads, Public Garden prohibited.Anurag Sharma said that processions within the Hyderabad places disturbing peace and order or Nampally, Upper Tankbund, any person violating the above City, without obtaining prior causing inconvenience, annoyance I–MAX, Rotary and NTR Marg orders shall be liable for prosecution permission of Zonal Deputy or danger to public too has been roads also fly-over road leading under the Hyderabad City Police Commissioners of Police (Law and prohibited. The collection, carrying from Secretariat to Visweswarayya Act, 1348, Fasli (No. IX). These Order) concerned, Additional o f stones or other means of casting statue, Khairatabad has been orders will be enforced from 6 AM Commissioner of Police (Law and missiles will also be an offence. prohibited. Music, singing or on Saturday to 6 AM on March 8.

Police Commissioner imposes prohibitory orders

State PoliticsFriday, March 1, 2013 | Hyderabad

Advocate General's assurance that Hyderabad, March 1: Leaders of the Government would take a final the Lok Satta and other political decision within six weeks on the parties and Federation of House Committee report and I n d e p e n d e n t F a r m e r s ' observed: "It is indeed very sad that Associations (FIFA) on Friday the most valuable public sector requested Chief Minister of sugar factories in Telangana are Andhra Pradesh N. Kiran Kumar allowed to be in the illegal Reddy to undo the privatization possession of the private party,” of Nizam Sugars.they said. In a meeting, held at Sundaraiah They said that the government, Vignan Bhavan, the leaders of which is the custodian of public different political parties and property, has not taken any action so FIFA unanimously resolved that far to annul the joint venture the government annul the agreement. They strongly urged the privatization of the four units of State Government to pass orders for Nizam Sugars Limited as the cancellation of the joint venture recommended by the House employees in 2002. The House House Committee,” the leaders said agreement and takeover all the units Committee and endorsed by the Committee appointed in 2004 in a representation given to the of Nizam Sugar Ltd. which were Advocate General and the Andhra pointed out that NSL a joint venture Chief Minister.handed over to Delta Paper Mills Pradesh High Court. agreement with DPM was deceitful, The Advocate General too opined Ltd. in 2002. Eventually, the “The Government parted with irregular and defective. Moreover, that undue favour was shown to Government can hand over the units NSF assets worth Rs.500 crore DPM violated the terms of the DPM resulting in loss to the State to farmers if they form a producers’ for a paltry Rs.67 crore and agreement by failing to pay the and the Government can annul the company. In any case, the offered concessions worth about statutory minimum price to farmers transaction, they said.G o v e r n m e n t n e e d s t o a c t Rs.300 crore to Delta Paper Mills within the stipulated time frame. “In its verdict on a writ petition filed immediately to protect the interests (DPM), besides paying Rs.12 There was total lack of transparency by NSL cane growers and workers, of farmers.crore as VRS compensation to in the entire transaction, said the the High Court referred to the

Farmers request CM to takeover Nizam Sugars

kidnapped, no case was booked and this Hyderabad, March 1: The YSR Congress shows the state of affairs, he said.party has demanded the State government to It was only YSR who had brought the state compensate the loss incurred by farmers due from the brink of collapse due the wrong to the heavy power cuts and tender an policies of Chandrababu Naidu to a vibrant unconditional apology for going back on the economy and shaped a welfare state. The promise of providing seven hour power Kiran Kumar Reddy government is on the supply. “It is very inhuman on part of the lines of the TDP rule and only YS Jagan government to blatantly impose power cuts Mohan Reddy can bring back the golden era at a time when the crops are about to be back, he said.harvested. The State should pay adequate Though Chandababu Naidu is going on a compensation for the damage of crops promising spree in his padayatra announcing besides tendering an apology,” Party MLA G sops to minorities and BCs, people are not in Srikanth Reddy told reporters here on Friday.a position to believe him as his nine year term The State Government has been very harsh

openly appeal to the people to make has no records of taking care of the weaker on farmers and has burdened all sections alternative arrangements. sections. It was YSR who had raised the heavily with its wrong policies. It could not The state has plunged into darkness like hopes among the marginalized sections of the provide adequate power in monsoon itself as never before with the Government society which was the reason why people it was groping in darkness with inefficiency announcing official power cuts which will voted Congress for the second term in the and indifference, he said.directly affect, agriculture, industry, hope that YSR would continue all the welfare The power crisis is the making of the State education and other sectors, he said. schemes.Government itself as it lacked foresight and The official machinery is being heavily The Congress government has diluted all his could not persuade the Centre for increasing misused and sincere officers are under duress schemes and has been very callous towards, the gas quota to improve power generation, as it was evident in the Kadapa cooperative agriculture and industry, he said.he said adding that the other alternative for elections. Even when an election official was the State is to agree and own up its failure and

Pay compensation for crop loss, demands YSRCP

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Bomb Squad personnel checking the Mahatma Gandhi Bus Station here on Friday

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Business

Mumbai, March 1: The Finance Ministry's promise to address the concerns over Tax Residency Certificate helped the Bombay Stock Exchange sensex on Friday to bounce back from three-month lows to end nearly 57 points higher at 18,918.52 while NSE Nifty rose by 26.65 points on value-buying.The Sensex, which fell by 291 points in the previous session due

cent.Buying activity was more to hike in taxes and FII concerns in confined to stocks of consumer Union Budget, opened firm and durables, capital goods, auto and rose to an intra-day high of banking, while IT stocks like 18,988.97 before ending at Infosys gained on weakening 18,918.52 – a gain of 56.98 points, rupee. The domestic currency was or 0.30 per cent. On similar lines, last trading at 54.92 versus US the National Stock Exchange NSE dollar, up 1 per cent.Nifty rose by 26.65 points, or 0.47 Banking stocks rose on hopes that per cent to 5,719.70. slowing growth with GDP Good auto sales attracted investors expansion falling to 4.5 per cent in to Maruti Suzuki that jumped 5 per Q3 might force RBI to cut rates cent. Bajaj Auto and M&M also sooner, said brokers. ICICI Bank rose smartly. HDFC, L&T, HUL, rose 1.54 per cent.Cipla, Jindal Steel gained 2-3 per

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BSE recovers 57 pts, NSErose by 26.65 pts

Hyderabad, March 1: Ford India on placement that will help take the Friday announced the roll out of its EcoSport directly to home single largest integrated marketing television screens in India through and communications product General Entertainment Channels.

Announcing the platform’s roll experiential campaign - EcoSport Urban Discoveries. This 360- out, Vinay Piparsania, executive degree campaign is the foundation director of Marketing, Sales and for the launch of Ford’s upcoming Service for Ford India said, “We at urban SUV, EcoSport. Hosted on an Ford believe that real people and o n l i n e p l a t f o r m their real experiences truly bring www.ecosportdiscoveries.co.in, the best out in our products. This this campaign has the potential of has inspired us to empower the reaching out to a target customer people of India to set the stage for base spread across the length and EcoSport’s launch in the country. breadth of the country.The sheer EcoSport Urban Discoveries will scale of this campaign will be give over a hundred customers, the achieved by a high output, oppor tun i t y t o d r i ve and s imul taneous ampl i f ica t ion experience our exciting Ford strategy that will be leveraged EcoSport ahead of its market through multiple paid, owned and launch. This campaign will help us earned media channels such as the go further in engaging with our social internet, television, print, customers and educating them radio and mobile. Ford will about our upcoming big product.”additionally carry out in-program

Ford launches EcoSport UrbanDiscoveries Campaign

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increase in the international oil its statement. New Delhi, March 1: The oil prices and depreciation in rupee, Apart from losses on petrol, oil companies on Friday increased the the Indian Oil Corporation said in a companies are also incurring a loss petrol prices by Rs 1.40 per litre. statement here. The hike in petrol of Rs. 11.26 per litre on the sale of The new rates will be applicable prices excludes local sales tax or high-speed diesel, a loss of Rs. from Friday midnight.VAT and the actual increase in rate 33.43 per litre on the sale of PDS This the second big increase in for consumers will be higher after kerosene, and a loss of Rs. 439 per rates in the last two weeks. It may including the tax incidence. cylinder of cooking gas, the be mentioned on February 16, the “In te rna t iona l p r ices have statement added. While petrol is a oil companies have increased the

deregulated in June 2010, as the oil increased from $128.57/bbl to deregulated commodity, the others petrol prices by Rs 1.50 per litre companies have freedom to $131.00/bbl since the last revision, are not, and the government fixes and diesel prices by 45 paisa per enhance the prices. The oil and the rupee has depreciated from the selling price of these fuels. litre.companies revised 28 times, Rs.53.43 to Rs.54.15 per US Dollar It is reported that the present hike is The decision to increase the petrol increased 20 times and decreased during the period," the IOC said in 21st time after the petrol was prices have been taken following eight times, reports said.

of also suspecting the involvement reporters of those channels were NIA, instead of trying to dilute the Hyderabad, March 1: The Majlis

of Right-Wing groups, the having concrete information, then probe by picking up Muslim youth Bachao Tehreek has accused the

investigating agencies have been they should pass on that for questioning. He said taking the Andhra Pradesh Police and a

trying to harass the Muslim youth information to the investigating innocent Muslim youth, who were section of media of trying to

given clean chit in Mecca Masjid demonise the Muslim community

blast case, in custody for over the issue of Dilsukhnagar

questioning raises several doubts twin blast.

with regard to the role of Andhra Referring to the missing of 22-

Pradesh Police. Amjadullah Khan year Syed Adnan, a B.Com final

said that the Hyderabad and year student of Anwarul Uloom

Cyberabad Police was trying to College and a resident of Amin

widen the rift between the Colony of Sayeedabad, MBT

M u s l i m s a n d C o n g r e s s C o r p o r a t o r M o h a m m a d

Government. He said by arresting Amjadullah Khan Khaled said

and harassing innocent Muslim that the student has been picked

youth, some police officials were up by the police personnel two

trying to defame the Kiran Kumar days ago for questioning into the b y p i c k i n g t h e m u p agencies so that the case could be Reddy Government. He also blast case. He said Adnan's father indiscriminately in the name of cracked. However, he said some accused the Andhra Pradesh Syed Haji was not being given questioning. communal-minded channels and Police of acting at the behest of any information about his A m j a d u l l a h K h a n a l s o reporters were deliberately trying police of Karnataka and other whereabouts by the police. condemned some Telugu news to project the Muslim youth in a BJP-ruled States like Gujarat. The Amjadullah Khan visited Adnan's channels for projecting and bad light.MBT Corporator demanded that residence on Friday and assured linking the Muslim youth with The MBT leader also questioned the Hyderabad and Cyberabad the family of providing all help. terrorists’ outfits. He said the the Hyderabad and Cyberabad Police abolish the 15 investigation The MBT Corporator said that communal-face of media was Police for carrying out parallel teams that were formed to probe both Hindus and Muslims were exposed since the blast took place. investigation. He said when the the case and extend full support to killed and injured in the twin He said the media channels were National Investigation Agency t he NIA in ca r ry ing ou t blast. Since it was a terror strike, it arriving at conclusions without was investigating the agency, the investigation.should not be linked with any having any base. He said if the local police should only assist the

religion. However, he said instead

Friday, March 1, 2013 | Hyderabad

Petrol gets more costlier; price hiked by Rs 1.40 per litre

Police, media demonising Muslims over blast probe: MBT