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THE TIMES OF INDIA, HYDERABAD FRIDAY, AUGUST 18, 2017 10 TELANGANA/AP Naidu cautions Nandyal voters Amaravati: Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu here on Thursday cautioned the rank and file of the party and the people of Nandyal alleging the YSR Congress was trying to instigate violence and postpone the by-election. Speaking to the party leaders at the party coordination commit- tee meeting, Naidu said that Jaganmohan Reddy was making provocative statements during his electioneering. AP CM meets borewell team Vijayawada: Chief minis- ter Chandrababu Naidu on Thursday met the team that rescued Chandrashe- kar, the 2-year-old boy who fell into a nearby borewell in Ummadivaram of Vinu- konda mandal in Guntur. The CM instructed officials to prepare a case study and document the rescue strategy for future refer- ence. Naidu asked officials to spread awareness among the public and and insist that they report any uncovered borewells to authorities immediately. Youth wing soon: Pawan Vijayawada: Jana Sena chief Pawan Kalyan on Thursday announced that frontal organisations of his party like youth and wom- en's wings will be an- nounced by the end of this year in a bid to give impe- tus to the growth of his organisation in the run-up to the 2019 polls. STATE DIGEST Nellore: The notorious ‘ham- mer psycho killer’ of Nellore was awarded death sentence by the 4th additional sessions co- urt here on Thursday. Kukkala- palli Venkateswarlu (29) had hammered four people to death before robbing them. He was arrested in 2016 after he killed Prabhavati, wife of a chartered accountant, Ramaraju Nages- war Rao, at their home. Venkateswarlu had sent shivers down the spines of Nel- lore district residents and thrown a challenge to the poli- ce with his clever modus ope- randi. A native of Kavali, he used to run a fast food pushcart eatery. Addicted to liquor, he borrowed money from lenders and incurred losses. Unable to repay debts, Venkateswarlu started robbing people and kil- led them mercilessly. He used to plan his robberi- es by identifying houses in which only women were pre- sent. In his first robbery, he struck the house of one Shimu- ni Kavita. He hammered Kavi- ta to death and, in the process, injured her mother-in-law and her daughters. He then made away with gold ornaments. On April 1, 2016, Venkates- warlu killed an elderly couple – A temple priest and his wife at Peddacherukuru. In this doub- le murder too, he used a ham- mer. On July 10, 2016, he entered the house of Prabhavati in the guise of a cable TV worker and attacked her with a hammer. At the time of fleeing from the ho- use with jewellery, Prabhava- ti’s husband entered and raised an alarm because of which he was caught Venkateswarlu. On Thursday, the court said crimes committed by Venka- teswarlu fell in the category of ‘rarest of rare cases’ and awar- ded him death penalty. Venkateswarlu Used To Rob & Kill Victims Nellore’s hammer killer handed death TIMES NEWS NETWORK Hyderabad: Stating that the ru- les do not permit any kind of in- tervention after the issuance of an election notification, Justice P Naveen Rao of the Hyderabad High court on Thursday refused to stay the ongoing election pro- cess pertaining to Kakinada Mu- nicipal Corporation. The judge was dealing with three pleas that challenged the state’s orders and the notifica- tion issued by the state election commission for conducting elec- tions to the civic body. The peti- tioners brought to the court’s no- tice the recent order of a single judge of the same HC which stay- ed the merger of two wards in the civic body. The current elec- tion is being held only for the re- maining 48 wards. As per norms, every civic corporation must ha- ve at least 50 wards. Judge dismissed the miscel- laneous applications that sought stalling of election and admitted main writ petitions. The judge made it clear the election would be subject to final outcome of pe- titions. The government was as- ked to file counter affidavit. TNN HC refuses to stay Kakinada civic polls Hyderabad: The Hyderabad High Court on Thursday up- held the power of the state to acquire land through negotia- tions with the farmers and land owners under the amended Land Acquisition Act and the consequent rules framed for the purpose. The bench of acting Chief Justice Ramesh Ranganathan and Justice J Uma Devi however made it clear that appropriate section, rule and agreement format should be pressed into service while acquiring land by consent for Kondapochamma Sagar, which is part of Kaleswaram lift ir- rigation scheme. The bench was disposing of the case filed by Srinivas and six other farmers of Mamidyal village in Mulugu mandal in Siddipet district. They contended that they filed objections to the proposed acqu- isition of land in Mamidyal and three other villages namely Bailampur, Thane- darpally and Thanedarpally tanda for transfer of land and all rights therein to the agency concerned for the construc- tion of Kondapochamma Sagar reservoir. Without finalising the objections as per section 15 of the new Act and issuing final declaration under section 19 of the Act, the collector was entering into agree- ments with farmers for taking the land. Telangana advocate general D Pra- kash Reddy said 2013 Act was amended and new section 30-A was introduced per- mitting the government to take land by consent prior to award inquiry stage. T can acquire land with consent: HC TIMES NEWS NETWORK

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Naidu cautionsNandyal votersAmaravati: Chief MinisterN Chandrababu Naidu hereon Thursday cautioned therank and file of the partyand the people of Nandyalalleging the YSR Congresswas trying to instigateviolence and postpone theby-election. Speaking tothe party leaders at theparty coordination commit-tee meeting, Naidu saidthat Jaganmohan Reddywas making provocativestatements during hiselectioneering.

AP CM meets borewell teamVijayawada: Chief minis-ter Chandrababu Naidu onThursday met the teamthat rescued Chandrashe-kar, the 2-year-old boy whofell into a nearby borewellin Ummadivaram of Vinu-konda mandal in Guntur.The CM instructed officialsto prepare a case studyand document the rescuestrategy for future refer-ence. Naidu asked officialsto spread awarenessamong the public and andinsist that they report anyuncovered borewells toauthorities immediately.

Youth wingsoon: PawanVijayawada: Jana Senachief Pawan Kalyan onThursday announced thatfrontal organisations of hisparty like youth and wom-en's wings will be an-nounced by the end of thisyear in a bid to give impe-tus to the growth of hisorganisation in the run-upto the 2019 polls.

STATE DIGEST

Nellore: The notorious ‘ham-mer psycho killer’ of Nellorewas awarded death sentence bythe 4th additional sessions co-urt here on Thursday. Kukkala-palli Venkateswarlu (29) hadhammered four people to deathbefore robbing them. He wasarrested in 2016 after he killedPrabhavati, wife of a charteredaccountant, Ramaraju Nages-war Rao, at their home.

Venkateswarlu had sentshivers down the spines of Nel-lore district residents andthrown a challenge to the poli-ce with his clever modus ope-

randi. A native of Kavali, heused to run a fast food pushcarteatery. Addicted to liquor, heborrowed money from lendersand incurred losses. Unable torepay debts, Venkateswarlustarted robbing people and kil-led them mercilessly.

He used to plan his robberi-es by identifying houses inwhich only women were pre-

sent. In his first robbery, hestruck the house of one Shimu-ni Kavita. He hammered Kavi-ta to death and, in the process,injured her mother-in-law andher daughters. He then madeaway with gold ornaments.

On April 1, 2016, Venkates-warlu killed an elderly couple –A temple priest and his wife atPeddacherukuru. In this doub-le murder too, he used a ham-mer. On July 10, 2016, he enteredthe house of Prabhavati in theguise of a cable TV worker andattacked her with a hammer. Atthe time of fleeing from the ho-use with jewellery, Prabhava-ti’s husband entered and raisedan alarm because of which hewas caught Venkateswarlu.

On Thursday, the court saidcrimes committed by Venka-teswarlu fell in the category of‘rarest of rare cases’ and awar-ded him death penalty.

VenkateswarluUsed To Rob

& Kill Victims

Nellore’s hammerkiller handed death

TIMES NEWS NETWORK

Hyderabad: Stating that the ru-les do not permit any kind of in-tervention after the issuance ofan election notification, JusticeP Naveen Rao of the HyderabadHigh court on Thursday refusedto stay the ongoing election pro-cess pertaining to Kakinada Mu-nicipal Corporation.

The judge was dealing withthree pleas that challenged thestate’s orders and the notifica-tion issued by the state electioncommission for conducting elec-tions to the civic body. The peti-tioners brought to the court’s no-tice the recent order of a singlejudge of the same HC which stay-ed the merger of two wards inthe civic body. The current elec-tion is being held only for the re-maining 48 wards. As per norms,every civic corporation must ha-ve at least 50 wards.

Judge dismissed the miscel-laneous applications that soughtstalling of election and admittedmain writ petitions. The judgemade it clear the election wouldbe subject to final outcome of pe-titions. The government was as-ked to file counter affidavit. TNN

HC refuses tostay Kakinada

civic polls

Hyderabad: The Hyderabad High Court on Thursday up-held the power of the state to acquire land through negotia-tions with the farmers and land owners under the amendedLand Acquisition Act and the consequent rules framed forthe purpose. The bench of acting Chief Justice RameshRanganathan and Justice J Uma Devi however made it clearthat appropriate section, rule and agreement format shouldbe pressed into service while acquiring land by consent forKondapochamma Sagar, which is part of Kaleswaram lift ir-rigation scheme.

The bench was disposing of the case filed by Srinivas andsix other farmers of Mamidyal village in Mulugu mandal inSiddipet district. They contended thatthey filed objections to the proposed acqu-isition of land in Mamidyal and threeother villages namely Bailampur, Thane-darpally and Thanedarpally tanda fortransfer of land and all rights therein tothe agency concerned for the construc-tion of Kondapochamma Sagar reservoir.Without finalising the objections as persection 15 of the new Act and issuing finaldeclaration under section 19 of the Act,the collector was entering into agree-ments with farmers for taking the land.

Telangana advocate general D Pra-kash Reddy said 2013 Act was amendedand new section 30-A was introduced per-mitting the government to take land byconsent prior to award inquiry stage.

T can acquire landwith consent: HC

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