30th march english epaper

Saturday, March 30, 2013 | Hyderabad

Property Tax collection centres to remain open on Sunday The Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation has informed that the government has waived off interest on arrears of tax and current year tax up to March 31....Page.3

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Hyderabad, March 30: The CBI court on Saturday extended the interim bail of Sri Lakshmi, accused in the OMC illegal mining case. She has pleaded for extension of interim bail on health grounds and the court has asked for medical certificates which were submitted. The court agreed to extend the bail on conditions that she will not leave the city and two sureties of Rs 2 lakh each. Sri Lakshmi is the first IAS officer to be tried under Prevention of Corruption (PC) Act.


Hyderabad, March 30: Power charges are increased once again. The tariff for the year 2013-14 was released here today. The calculation will be done on telescopic method and there is no change in tariff up to 50 units. The new rates will come into force from April 1. The Government will nett Rs 6,500 crores with this hike. The number of slabs have been increased from six to ten. The first slab of up to 50 units the cost did not change and it is Rs 1.45 per unit.

Hyderabad, March 30: The Speaker N Manohar has issued notices to the nine Congress MLAs who defied the whip and votes in favour of the No Confidence Motion. Earlier, congress party has complained to the Speaker to take against them for not toeing the party line. The nine MLAs include, Peddireddy Ramachandra Reddy, S Krishna Ranga Rao, Alla Nani, Dwarampudi, Jogi R a m e s h , M R a j e s h ,

Sivaprasad, G Ravikumr and Perni Nani. Now the ball is in the Speaker’s court. On hearing from the members he can take a decision to disqualify them which will force another by-election. The issue can be kept pending for some more time and with general elections due in next year, there must be a minimum gap of six months for by-elections and the general elections due date.

Power charges up

Notices served against 9 MLAs

Sri Lakshmi granted bail Get ready for local body polls: CMChittoor, March 30: Chief Minister N Kiran Kumr Reddy called upon the Congress cadre to get ready for the local bodies elections. Speaking at the public meeting held at Chandragiri near here, he said, panchayat elections wil be held in June. This will be followed by said.MPTC and ZPTC elections in After the success in cooperative July. elections, and defeating the no The government has sanctioned confidence motion in the assembly RS 5,900 crores for drinking water the Chief Minister and the facilities in the district and has Congress party seem to be more drawn up a permanent plan, he confident.

BJP on indefinite strike overpower charges

improve power position and Hyderabad, March 30: BJP bring down the power charges.MLAs started indefinite strike First the indefinite strike was protesting against the hike in started by Left parties and they power charges.were whisked away by police G K i s h a n R e d d y , Y when they refused agree with the Lakshminaryana and Srinivas doctors advise.Reddy sat on strike at the Old Next it was the turn of TDP MLA quar ters . They are MLAs. After four days, they were demanding that government shifted to hospital late last night.should take effective steps to

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her Maro Prasthanam padayatra at Hyderabad, March 30: Secondary Kankipadu of Krishna district. It E d u c a t i o n M i n i s t e r K may be mentioned that Reddaiah Parthasrathi's father and former had earlier defected to the TDP and MP from Machilipatnam KP later joined the erstwhile Praja Reddaiah may join the YSR Rajyam Party. He was inactive since Congress party. Giving a major jolt PRP's merger with the Congress to the Congress party and his own party and now all set to join the son, Reddaiah on Saturday called YSRCP.on YSRCP leader Sharmila during


Parthasarathy's father may join YSRCP

Property Tax collection centres to remain open on SundayHyderabad, March 30: The Greater PM. The Citizens / Tax Payers are Hyderabad Municipal Corporation requested to make payment of has informed that the government property tax on or before March 31 has waived off interest on arrears of at any e-Seva Centres / Citizen tax and current year tax up to Service Centres / GHMC Circle March 31. Offices, Bill Collectors, Online and Being the last day of financial year, also can pay through RTGS/NEFT all the collection centres will and avail the opportunity of waiver remain open on Sunday up to 8.00 of interest.

TRS demands Ponnala's resignation

leader Etela Rajender said that Waranga l , March 30 : The crops spread over hundreds of acres Telangana Rashtra Samithi on have dried up due to erratic supply Saturday demanded that IT of water and electricity.Minister Ponnala Lakshmaiah Referring to the challenge posed by resign from his post for his failure to the IT Minister stating that he would get adequate water for irrigation in quit from the post even if one acre of his own constituency in the district.l and had d r i ed up in h i s A delegation of TRS leaders constituency, the TRS leader said inspec ted va r ious v i l l ages that the minister should accompany including Jangaon, Raghunathpally TRS delegation to witness the dried and Khilashpur to study the up lands and as offered, he should prevalent drought conditions. resign from his post.Talking to reporters later, TRS floor

Hyderabad, March 30: The audio of Pellama Priyurala was released at the Film Chamber here today. The film coming up under Hyderabad Film School banner is a family entertainer and is being directed by K Satyam and produced by Prakash Rao. The first CD was was given by popular producer Prasanna Kumr to Directro Relengi Arasimha Rao. The film has Anil and Swetha Madhavi in the lead roles.

Pellama Priyurala audio releasedHyderabad, March 30: The HMWSSB Vigilance Police Team led by Inspector G L i n g e s h w a r R a o o n Saturday seized about 30 illegal water electrical motors which were drawing water from board’s main pipe line in different O&M Sections of HMWSSB. Further, one 5 HP illegal water electrical motor was seized from the Board’s Raw Water Conduit under the limits of Manikonda Village Gram Panchayath. All the seized motors were brought to HMWSSB Police Station at Goshamahal for taking further necessary action.

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State PoliticsSaturday, March 30, 2013 | Hyderabad

challenging the government and moral right to be in office as it has power crisis. This is only to deviate Hyderabad, March 30: Strongly venting the voice of the people gone back on the promise. the attention and soft pedal the condemning the hike in power against this T h e ruling party as the duo is hand-in-tariff, YSR Congress has said that g r o s s increase of glove with each other, he said.t h e K i r a n K u m a r R e d d y i n j u s t i c e slabs from With the hike and surcharges, government has no moral right to and build six to ten is many industries are already closed continue in office for going back on up people’s a n o t h e r down and nearly 25 lakh workers its poll promise and this round of movement deception as rendered jobless while the hike will further burden the f r o m i t h a s agriculture, industrial and domestic consumer by over Rs 6,500 crores.ground zero adjusted the sectors are bearing the brunt. “We will intensify the agitation l eve l , he slabs in a On one hand, the government is not against the harsh anti-people said. c l o s e in a position to meet the demand policies of the government and Flashing frequency to and still the government has the involve people from the grass root t h e n e t m o r e guts to increase the fares, he said. level as the main opposition party is adver t i sement re leased by money and the slab rates are very Many people in the state are of the in no position to question the Congress party promising that it high in the ascending order, he said. opinion that, things would have Congress government due to will not increase power tariff in the Chandrababu Naidu, instead of been different had YSR been mutual understanding,” party next five year (up to 2014) as it did questioning Kiran Kumar Reddy around. We will intensify the spokesperson Bajiredy Goverdhan not increase the fare from 2004-09, government has been criticising agitation and condemn the hike in told reporters here on Saturday.he said the government has lost the YSR and blaming him for the power charges, he said. We will take the mantle of

YSRCP to intensify agitation against power hike

YSRCP picks up TDP gauntletBudget and other documents. the services of eminent economist like Dr C Hyderabad, March 30: Picking up the gauntlet While the state Electricity Board has earned Rangarajan should be taken in judging the thrown by the Kurnool TDP leader, YSRCP has profits during Congress rule from 1989-94, it veracity of the data.said facts remain the same and they can go suffered a cumulative loss of Rs 20, 0000 “Our facts and figures are not like the fictional ahead with the CBI probe into the role of DA crores during the TDP term of 1994-2004 due figures shown in the black paper and we stand Somayajulu during YSR term and seek the help to mismanagement of power sector. The same by what we have given,” he said.of noted economist Dr C Rangarajan in this is the case in terms of revenue deficit which Party leaders K Mahender Reddy and regard.

Bajireddy Goverdhan, who were “What Somayajulu has said is figures also present at the press that can be verified and threatening conference, said that a five-people with CBI probe has been the member team of the party has style of functioning of the Congress v i s i t e d J a n g a o n , t h e government which is being shielded cons t i tuency of Ponnala by TDP,” party leaders Konatala Lakshmaiah, who told the State Ramakrishna told reporters here on Legislative Assembly that if Saturday.power is not available to farmers The black paper published by the TDP whose borewells did not dry up, is full of distorted facts and concocted the solution is just one phone figures. Our party leader Somayajulu call away.has put the record straight and the There was a farmer at Inapur of reality must have pinched the main Jangaon whose borewell has opposition party and KE Krishna water but there was no power. Murthy very much, he said. came to Rs 22,000 crores during TDP regime

The phone numbers given by the Minister in All non-Congress parties went on record in the while the previous Congress term has shown a the Assembly were not working. “This is Parliament that Congress is using CBI and other surplus.nothing but misleading the house,” they said.law enforcing agencies as tools to settle political The assets liability ratio has plunged from Another delegation has also gone to Sircilla to scores. In the State, TDP has been functioning as 101:100 before 1994 to 45: 100 during TDP raise hopes to the weavers in distress. “We the saviour of Congress and the two parties has term and has improved to 120:100 as on March assured them that YSRCP is with the people. been working for mutual interest. 31, 2009 under YSR.Our Honorary President YS Vijayamma has TDP has been jerked by the facts doled out by The other facts we have placed on public earlier held a Chenetha Deeksha at Sircilla, Somayajulu in response to its black paper and domain is that YSR did not increase power which has nearly half of the powerlooms in the has been resorting to arm-twisting tactics. tariff at least once in five years and the state.” “We cannot be bullied by such elements and we consumption has gone up from 800 crore units The situation is bad and the power bills are are prepared for any inquiry, he said. in 2003-04 to 1,500 crores in 2008-09.pushing the weavers into indebtedness, he said, We have placed simple facts and a comparative We have only placed the comparative data and adding that they have assured the weavers of all analysis of Congress rule and TDP on how it stands legal scrutiny and can be probed by help from the Party.power sector and other departments were CBI or any other agency and we suggest that

neglected by TDP with data supported by CAG,

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registered 10% growth this year.New Delhi,30 March: Madhya Pradesh has decrowned Bihar

Bihar’s GDP growth stands at Rs from its number one position in 157,957 crore in the current fiscal terms of highest growth of gross which is up Rs 13,679 crore from state domestic product, a leading its previous fiscal’s growth at Rs news daily has reported. 144,278 crore.Quoting the provisional data BJP led MP clocked a growth of Rs re leased by the Cen t ra l 2,21,463 crore this year as Statistical Organisation for compared to Rs 2,01,290 crore the 2012-13, the paper said that previous year. The state has added Bihar registered single digit Rs 20,000 crore to its economy growth of 9.48% this fiscal as during the last one year, the paper compared to 13.26% last year. added.However, Madhya Pradesh has


Madhya Pradesh pips Bihar to clock highest growth: Report

Market ends FY13 on positive note, Sensex rises 8.23%before the expiry of derivatives contract on would close the current calender year at Mumbai,30 March : Both key indices, S&P March 28. Some winding up of positions 22,500.Commenting on Nifty outlook, Rakesh BSE Sensex and CNX Nifty, closed the fiscal towards end of the current financial year also Goel, Senior VP, Bonanza Portfolio, said: "If in 2012-13 on a positive note, coming off four-played a key role in the recovery of shares at the coming week, Nifty sustains above 5,700, month lows and and posting a rise of over 0.5 tail-end of the week.The Bombay Stock further recovery is likely. The Nifty at 5,700 percent during the shortened week under Exchange 30-share gauge, despite gaining on shall be crucial deciding level in near term, and review.the last two trading days of the week, touched a the index is likely to witness further buying The BSE and NSE, which were closed on fresh four-month intra-day low of 18,568.43 on above this mark."Foreign Institutional March 27 and 29 on account of 'Holi' and 'Good Thursday. It finally ended the week up 100.17 Investors (FIIs) infused Rs 1,947.47 crore in Friday', snapped two weeks of downtrend.points, or 0.53 percent, at 18,835.77. the week, including provisional figure of Market commenced the week on a strong

March 28.footing after debt- ridden According to analysts, the Cyprus clinched a bailout deal market will remain subdued as as the Sensex logged a high of the current account deficit 18,950.22.(CAD), announced by the RBI But, it soon reversed gears on in its report on Balance of worries over domestic political Payments on late Friday, developments after Samajwadi touched a record high of 6.7 Party, a key outside ally of UPA percent of GDP in the October-Government, indicated it may December quarter.withdraw support to the ruling Possibility of early general coalition at the Centre.elections and concerns over the Poss ib i l i t y o f po l i t i ca l pace of economic reform uncertainty triggered concerns process have already dented about the fate of economic market sentiments, they added. reforms.Out of the 30-share Sensex Cyprus and its euro-zone pack, 15 scrips finished with partners early Monday reached gains while remaining others a deal on a 10-billion euro ended with losses.Major (USD 13 billion) bailout

Last week, the BSE benchmark recorded it gainers from the Sensex pack were ONGC package for the island nation to avoid biggest weekly point-wise fall since second (5.31 percent), Coal India (3.93 percent), bankruptcy and to keep it within the single half of December 2011, dropping a whopping HDFC (3.74 percent), HDFC Bank (3.09 currency group.691.96 points, or 3.56 percent. percent), Hindalco Ind (2.06 percent), TCS The market had been rattled by withdrawal of The Sensex has gained 1,431.57 points, or 8.23 (2.00 percent), NTPC (1.76 percent), ICICI support to the UPA Government by the DMK percent, in 2012-13 as compared to the Bank (1.65 percent) and Sterlite Ind (1.41 last week and RBI's signal about little room for previous fiscal. percent).However, Hero Motocorp dropped by interest rate cuts in near future following high The broader CNX Nifty of the NSE also 6.90 percent followed by RIL at 4.58 percent, inflation and current account deficit (CAD), recovered by 31.20 points, or 0.55 percent, Tata Steel at 3.04 percent, L&T at 2.39 percent, which reached a record high in Q3 of the over the last week to settle at 5,682.55. Maruti Suzuki at 1.75 percent, BHEL at 1.69 current fiscal.Observing that investor pessimism in the percent, Bajaj Auto at 1.53 percent, M&M at On Tuesday, the market snapped its seven-day country might be "overdone", German lender 1.45 percent and Jindal Steel at 1.07 percent.losing string on short-coverings by operators Deutsche Bank predicted that the Sensex

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