Monday, May 6, 2013 | Hyderabad

Naidu gets invitation from Speaker Finally its curtains to the NTR statue invitation controversy.An invitation was sent by the Speaker Meira Kumar's office to the TDP President N Chandrababu Naidu to attend the NTR Statue unveiling function to be held at Parliament on Tuesday. Page 4

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PoliticsMonday, May 6, 2013 | Hyderabad

Ramanjaneyulu and daily wager scored 918 marks in Youth Welfare and Sports Secretary Pattabhi Sandeep of Inter and secured State 1st Rank Luv Agrval, SAAP Director T R K Andhra Pradesh while Guntu Kogula Pattabhi Rao and the Principal of the School Sports School for Sandeep scored 911 marks and Dr Narsaiah were also present on securing 1st and 3rd secured State 3rd Rank. They this occasion.S t a t e R a n k i n called on the Chief Minister this The Sport School started in 1992 to Intermediate Board morning at Camp Office. The Chief promote the concept of "Catch them Examinations in Minister complimented them and Young and teach them Right" and HEC group. He said sports enhance both physical for achieving the excellence in said the students and mental ability, which help to Sports and Academics. The classes have made the take right decisions in the life and from 4th to Senior Inter with State Government proud career. Regarding the achievements Syllabus (English Medium) are and set an example in Spor ts- - Ramanjaneyulu being provided along with coaching by excelling equally participated in 13 nationals and won facilities at Hakimpet, Rangareddy i n S p o r t s a n d 9 National medals in 100 metres District. The institution has the Academics. hurdles in Athletics. Sandeep credential of contributing 76 Hyderabad, May 6: Chief

T h e S t u d e n t s - - A d d a g i r i participated in 9 nationals and won international and 1500 national Minister N Kiran Kumar Reddy Ramanjaneyulu whose father is a 2 National medals in Archery. medals from the year 1995congratulated two students -

CM congratulates Sports School Students for State Ranks in Inter Exams

Reddy, Vatti Vasanth Kumar, K Jana Hyderabad, May 6 : Close on the Reddy and Damodar Rajmohan heels of Chief Minister N Kiran Reddy were among those who Kumar Reddy's Delhi trip turned out formed a pressure group against the to be a non-starter, it is now the turn Chief Minister and they were very o f P C C P r e s i d e n t B o t s a vocal after the launch of Bangaru Satyanarayana meet the high Thalli scheme. command.Botsa will be leaving or Delhi Botsa had given a report on the tomorrow and the dissent of infighting and dissent over the Chief ministers will also be discussed Minister and his style of functioning.among other things. Senior ministers, DL Ravindra

Botsa for Delhi on Tuesday

Ranjit Sinha himself said its status Hyderabad, May 6 : Faulting the r e p o r t o n t h e c o a l s c a m silence of TDP chief Chandrababu investigation has been vetted by Naidu over the Congress-led UPA the Law Minister, Additional Government misusing the CBI to Solicitor General and the PMO its political advantage as exposed officials?” he asked. by the agency's affidavits in coal

scam, the YSRCP on Monday Karunakara Reddy said the TDP charged him of being hand in glove will also go the way of PRP by with the Congress for avoiding deriving all kinds of benefits from CBI probe into the allegations he the Congress. The main motive was facing. f o r N a i d u i s t o e s c a p e Addressing media persons at the investigation into the allegations party headquarters here, YSRCP he is facing, he said.MLA Bhumana Karunakara Reddy While welcoming the installation said the Central Bureau of of NTR statue in the parliament, Investigation seems to have Karunakar demanded that the transformed into Chandrababu

statue of the most popular leader Naidu Investigation.

YSR also be installed in the “Why is there no reaction from

parliamentNaidu when the CBI director

YSRCP questions Naidu's silence over CBI's misuse

CityMonday, May 6, 2013 | Hyderabad

launch a seven days long The South Central Railway has S p e c i a l S a f e t y D r i v e formulated a Safety Action Plan to especially targeting safety at eliminate all the unmanned Level unmanned level crossings Crossings by FY 2016 through from 7thto 13th May with a var ious measures such as view to eradicate accidents at replacement of Unmanned Level unmanned level crossings. Crossings with Limited Height The dr ive focuses on Subways, suitable road diversions organizing public awareness and manning of Unmanned Level campaigns to educate and Crossing etc. During the last years, counsel the road users and 168 Unmanned Level Crossings make them aware of the have been eliminated in SCR. relevant provisions related to Apart from elimination of safe crossing of Level Unmanned Level Crossings, a Crossings.

large number of campaigns / The measures include

programs are also being organized.organizing safety Seminars

The SCR has sought the at various places in the

cooperation from all Road Divisions including Road Vehicle users in following the Transpor t off ices and safety procedures whi le Educational institutions; Hyderabad, May 6: Every year, According to the SCR, the number crossing unmanned level Checking the whistling habits of UIC (International Union of of accidents at unmanned level crossings. Loco Pilots while approaching the Railways) observes one day as the crossings occurring on Indian The simple act of stopping and level crossings by deputing officers International Level Crossing Railways is a matter of concern. As looking out for any approaching and supervisors in the first coach Awareness Day (ILCAD). This on 1st April, 2013, there are 2122 train in both directions and then immediately after the Locos of the year, 7th May is being observed as level crossings over South Central crossing the track in a safe trains; Joint ambush checks ILCAD. The South Central Railway, out of which 705 are manner at unmanned level involving Railway Protection Railway is participating in this unmanned level crossings, where

Force, Government Railway Police crossings will avoid any scope global campaign to sensitize road the accidents occur primarily due to and Civil Authorities at the level for accident. Alertness and users to enhance safety at level inadequate precautions by the road crossings to apprehend errant road caution on the part of road crossings. The International Level users like failing to observe the users u/s of Motor Vehicle Act and users is of prime importance to Crossing Awareness Day focuses mandatory signboards, and basic ensuring availability of speed on educational measures and traffic safety rules as per the Motor achieve zero accidents at level breakers whistle boards, road signs promotion of safe behavior at and Vehicles Act. crossings, the SCR said in a and stop boards etc., at LCs.around level crossings. The South Central Railway will press release

SCR to launch Special Safety Drive on Tuesday

custody is necessary on seven counts New Delhi, May 7: Supreme Court has reserved while it told the Supreme Court that the verdict on YS Jagan Mohan Reddy bail custody was not needed, the counsel said. petition.It said that the investigation has reached a Jagan Counsel told the court that CBI has been crucial juncture and it will take another giving two different versions, one in High Court four to six months time to complete it and and the other in Supreme Court which amounts to under these circumstances, Jagn cannot misleading the apex court. Jagan has been kept in be given bail.jail for the past 11 months, Jagan counsel has After hearing both sides, the court has said.reserved its verdict. The CBI has told the High Court that Jagan

SC reserves verdict on Jagan bail case

State Politics

Hyderabad, May 6 : The Durga, Poojarola Durga, Poojarolla they got addicted to bad vices like pickers during the day time to Bollarum Police arrested a six- Yesu Raju, Pujari Prathap and Pujari boozing, playing cards, smoking, identify the locked houses and member alleged habitual house S r i k a n t h , a l l r e s i d e n t s o f Gutkha, etc., and spending money commit offences during night hours burglaries gang and seized 460 Tukaramgate in Secunderabad. lavishly. Their earning source by break opening these houses and grams of Gold ornaments and On interrogation the six accused being very meager, they could not steal gold/silver articles and other around 2.5 Kgs of Si lver have reportedly confessed to have fulfill their lavish desires due to valuables, police said.ornaments, all worth Rs. 14.20 committed 15 House Breakings by wh ich t hey have t ook t o North Zone DCP Ch Srikanth lakh, from its possession. Night offences of various police committing property offences. appreciated the good work done According to police, the gang stations Bollarum, Begumpet, They are all habitual offenders and B o l l a r a m i n s p e c t o r T members were apprehended when Tr imulghe r ry, Mar redpa l ly, they went to jail on several Laxminarayana with the assistance they were moving at Alwal Tukaramgate and Bowenpally of occasions from various police of Sub-Inspectors N Sanjay Kumar Railway Station near Rytu Bazar North Zone, Hyderabad City. On stations of Secunderabad. But soon and S Chennaiah, Head Constable Bollarum on Sunday to sell the their confession, after they were released again they KBN Chary and constables S stolen property. According to police, the six accused have been taking up burgling the Srinivas and K Anil Kumar. He said The accused have been identified are childhood friends, all are rag houses. They go to residential that the police team would be as Dekkali Sangam Arjun, Jakkula pickers and posters vendors. But colonies in the guise of garbage suitably rewarded

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Six-member burglars gang held

P a r l i a m e n t o n Tuesday.E a r l i e r a T D P delegation met the Speaker and said that there should be a formal invitation to the Party President and complained that there was no such invite till Sunday Hyderabad, May 6: Finally its

night.curtains to the NTR statue invitation Union Minister D Purandeswari, controversy.however, said that N Chandrababu An invitation was sent by the Naidu and his wife were invited to the Speaker Meira Kumar's office to the function. The TDP delegation insisted TDP President N Chandrababu on a formal invitation and not a Naidu to attend the NTR Statue personal oneunveiling function to be held at

Naidu gets invitation from Speaker New Delhi, May 6: TDP MPs leaders. The Speaker said that the

today met Lok Sabha speaker matter will be looked into.However, Meira Kumar and sought an Union Minister D Purandeswari had official invitation for the NTR earlier announced that invitations statue unveiling function. were sent to N Chandrababu Naidu The MPs, who met the Speaker and his wife Bhuvaneshari. this morning, said that as per The TDP leaders have insisted to protocol invitation should be extend a formal invitation instead of sent to party office and party confining it into a family affair

TDP MPs meet Speaker

A n a n t h a New Delhi, May 6: function as NTR has The controversy over floated TDP as an V e n k a t a r a m i NTR statue, to be anti-Congress plank Reddy and others u n v e i l e d i n and the statue is being urged Congress P a r l i a m e n t o n unve i l ed by the President Sonia Tuesday is taking C o n g r Q e s s Gandh i no t t o new turns and twists Government. There attend the statue and has put TDP in a are allegations that u n v e i l i n g fix. Naidu had usurped ceremony to be Union minister and the party and chief held on Tuesday as N T R d a u g h t e r minister post from NTR floated TDP to Purandeswari said NTR. Congress and he

More than that that an invitation was was against the sent to TDP President Purandeshwari is party.N C h a n d r a b a b u with Congress and N T R w i d o w Naidu and his wife the credit will go to Lakshmi Parvathi Bhuvaneshwari. The her wh i le TDP said she did not get TDP is unable to stands to lose on an invite for the decide whether to this count as well. event and blamed attend the function or Meanwhile, State Union Minister D to abstain from it. MPs Lagadapati Purandeswari for Either way, TDP Rajagopal, Kavuri keeping her away stands to lose. Sambasiva Rao, from the eventIt cannot attend the S a i P r a t h a p ,

Controversy shrouds NTR statue

The state has recently cancelled the allotment of mines to the two companies as they failed to fulfill the contract terms.The Chief Minister had said that Bayyaram mines would be allotted to VSP and there were protests from various quarters.Ramachandraiah writing a letter Hyderabad, May 6: Endowments to CM on allotment of mines Minister C Ramachandriah on becomes significant in wake of Monday wrote a letter to Chief the Minister's recent comments Minister N Kiran Kumar Reddy to that Chiranjeevi should be made handover the cancelled mines of the Chief Minister. He later Visakhapatnam.The Minister has backtracked but his dissent is asked the Chief Minister to hand well known as he was in the over the mines a l lo t ted to company of Kiran Kumar Reddy's Obulapuram and Brahamni Steels to detractorsVisakhapatnam Steel Plant (VSP).

Obulapuram, Brahmini mines to VSP sought

State PoliticsMonday, May 6, 2013 | Hyderabad

workers the Minister has directed Hyderabad, May 6: Municipal the Commissioner, GHMC to study Admin i s t r a t ion and Urban the schemes implemented by D e v e l o p m e n t M i n i s t e r M Nationalized Banks for the Maheedhar Reddy stated that the coverage of deaths and injuries to State Government was in favour of sweepers while attending the settling the issues of employees sweeping work and come up with a union but only thinking of policy suitable scheme.complications that will arise during The Minister also said that the the process of implementation. The government was looking towards Minister said that he understands the enhancement of present wages the enthusiasm of union members of the outsource employees and in settling the issues of GHMC promised that it will be settled very employees and Government is also soon. The Government is in a view very keen on setting up a cordial

sites to the GHMC employees, the Regarding regularization of to fix the wages separately for atmosphere.M i n i s t e r d i r e c t e d t h e outsource employees in GHMC the mission ci t ies and regular The Minister held a meeting with Commissioner, GHMC to put M i n i s t e r d i r e c t e d t h e Municipalities, he added. He the GHMC Commissioner MT forward the proposal of allocation Commissioner to collect the details further opined that Government can Krishna Babu and recognized union of area of Auto Nagar dumping yard from all the departments suggested extract more work only when the members to settle the issues of to the Government and directed the by GHMC recognized union, such employees are in good working employees union in his chambers GHMC employees union to register as APSRTC, Singareni, Tourism condition.today. Regarding the issue of a housing society prior to and Endowments departments. The Besides the Commissioner, weightage marks and age relaxation Commissioner's proposal. He Min is te r fu r ther sa id tha t GHMEU President U Gopal, to the presently working outsource further said that as a Municipal Government will definitely help the General Secretary MA Jabbar, employees in ensuing recruitment Minister he doesn't have an employees till the issues are legally Additional Commissioners S process, the Minister said that he objection to give the Municipal bound and i t ' s ou r mora l Ramnarayan Reddy, L Vandan will be discussing the matter with land to the Municipal employees.responsibility to look after the Kumar and K Siva Parvathi and Law Department in 2 days and For the benefit of outsource night survival of the Institution also. other union members participated hopeful that a positive result will be sweepers and other sanitation Regarding the allocation of house in the meeting.yielded.

Govt assures to settle GHMC employees' issue

Mayor said and directed the SEs that the works should be completed by this H y d e r a b a d , month end.May 6: GHMC Majid Hussain further directed the Chief Engineer to fix up the responsibility to M a y o r the Superintendent Engineers and Executive Engineers of East, West and North M o h a m m e d Zones to personally monitor and coordinate with the Zonal Commissioners and Majid Hussain to expedite the works pertaining to desilting of nalas by this month end without along with Chief fail, keeping in view of more flooding was taken place in the last year in these E n g i n e e r a n d Zones.Superintendent The Mayor directed the Commissioner to issue charge memos to the concerned Engineers of all officers, who were responsible for death of a small boy in Old City recently, as Zones he ld a the mishap was occurred because of damaged catch pit and negligence of the review meeting officials there on. He further directed the Chief Engineer to conduct a meeting with regard to with all the Executive Engineers and Assistant Engineers on desilting works for desilting of nalas delaying and not complying the orders for which they will be suspended and of entire GHMC jurisdiction in his chambers today.face the consequences. Majid Hussain further directed the Chief Engineer to The Mayor personally interacted with all the Superintendent form special monsoon emergency teams in each zones and to provide 2 to 3 Engineers and enquired about the desilting of nala works in their labourers at each stagnation point, as per the identified stagnation points, to zones according to the statement and specific sanctions given by clear the water logging whenever there is a heavy down pour. He also desired to the Commissioner, GHMC. furnish all the detailed reports of sanctions and works taken up so that he can While reviewing the Mayor said that Rs. 4 crores have been furnish the same to the concerned Corporator for better coordination.sanctioned for desilting of nalas by the Commissioner for East, The Mayor directed the Chief Engineer to set up South Zone emergency cell by North and West Zones and the works will be completing by 15th 20th of this month with modern and latest equipment to help and tackle in May. Rs. 8 crores were sanctioned to Central and South Zones as emergence situations and he will be inaugurating the emergency cell of South major part of nalas are in South and Central Zones and the desilting Zone before 25th of Mayof nalas in the both zones and works are going in slow phase, the

Mayor reviews desilting of nalas works

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Engineering College students not allowed to write exams

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Chowk clock tower in a state of neglect

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Business

laundering cases.Through a sting o p e r a t i o n , C o b r a p o s t exposed that these leading private b a n k s w e r e h e l p i n g c u s t o m e r s conver t b lack money into white w h i c h t h e Reserve Bank of India (RBI) had i n i t i a t e d i n v e s t i g a t i o n s i n t o .A c c o r d i n g t o

New Delhi may 6 : In its latest expose, reports, Cobrapost has named and accused

online magazine Cobrapost has accused various banks in the country such as SBI,

State Bank of India, Life Insurance Bank of Baroda, Punjab National Bank,

Corporation of India and various other Canara Bank, IDBI Bank, Indian Bank,

banks and private insurers of indulging in Yes Bank, Federal Bank and Dhanlaxmi

m o n e y l a u n d e r i n g .Bank in its second sting operation.

Earlier in March, Cobrapost had accused The online magazine also named insurers

India's leading private banks ICICI, Axis such as LIC, Reliance Capital, Birla

and HDFC of being involved in money Sunlife and TATA AIG, said the reports.

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New Delhi may 6 : State Bank lowest since May 2011 while of India (SBI) Monday ruled retaining the CRR for banks out any immediate cut in unchanged at 4 percent.lending rates even as the Country's largest lender SBI Reserve Bank had reduced last reduced its lending rate in policy rate by 0.25 percent January by cutting it by 0.05 e a r l i e r t h i s w e e k . p e r c e n t ."With repo rate (short-term Following the marginal lending rate of RBI) cut, we reduction, SBI's base rate, or don't get savings because our the minimum rate of lending, total repo borrowing is 20,000 came down to 9.70 percent crore," SBI Chairman Pratip f r o m 9 . 7 5 p e r c e n t .C h a u d h u r i s a i d h e r e . The old benchmark prime "So if you (RBI) reduce rate lending rate also came down by 25 basis points, the saving by a similar 0.05 percent.is 50 crore. Total advances is 5 Meanwhile, state-owned lakh crore which comes to 1 HUDCO reduced housing b p s , " h e s a i d . loan rates for individual Had there been a cut in CRR, it borrowers under its Niwas would have would have Portfolio. Its lending rate for provides room for cut, he said. individual borrowers has been The bank will continue with lowered to 9.95 percent for the same lending and deposit loans upto Rs 25 lakh.rate as of now, he added. Housing finance company Earlier this week, RBI DHFL also has reduced its lowered the short- term interest rate by 0.25 percent. lending (repo) rate to 7.25 The revised rate is applicable percent from 7.50 percent, for all new loans.

No immediate cut in lending rates: SBI

Mumbai may 6 :: Reliance pressures, this will help pricing Communications Monday said it power move back to serious, long-has hiked mobile call rates for term and pan-India scale both its GSM and CDMA pre- operators and positively impact paid customers by up to 30 profitability," percent to improve the profits. S i n g h s a i d ."We have now corrected all Rcom said that large part of its Commitment Plans across the customer base uses Commitment country and have increased tariffs Plans. The company has hiked by between 20 percent and 30 rates under Commitment Plans 21 p e r c e n t , " R C o m ' s C h i e f and 45 from 1 paise per second to Executive Officer for Wireless 1 . 2 p a i s a p e r s e c o n d .Business, Gurdeep Singh said in It has also reduced benefit under a s t a t e m e n t . special tariff vouchers, which New tariffs to apply to all enable mobile phone user to get customers with immediate effect services at discounted rates by up and the move are aimed at t o 6 5 p e r c e n t .bringing in greater RPMs "Commitment Plan 48 now offers (revenue per minute) and 160 Local On-Net Minutes profitability, the statement said. (RCom to RCom), against 500 "With the Indian telecom industry minutes earlier?a reduction of 65 now heading for a phase of percent," the statement said.consolidation, with smaller Under Commitment Plan 46, operators shutting down or RCom will now offers 140 Local scaling down their operations and On-Net Mins, as against 200 mins easing off hyper-competitive earlier - a reduction of 30 percent.

R Com hikes mobile call rates by up to 30%

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Hyderabad, May 6: SV Ranga Rao, Keechaka.P Bhanumathi and Allu Ramalingaiah P Bhanumathi is a multi-faceted personality. get a prime place in the 100 years of She was an imposing artiste, singer, music Indian cinema as the Centre would be director, producer, director besides being a releasing postal stamps in memory of short story writer and the owner of Bharani their services to Telugu film industry. Studios. He songs and portrayal of lead role The stars of yesteryears figure in the in Malleswari has been enjoyed by over six list of all-time greats of Indian cinema decades.in whose memory postal stamps will Allu Ramalingiah, who started as a be released next month. comedian has excelled in many roles from a The announcement was jointly made juinior pundit in Mayabazar to a weighty by Movie Artistes Association role in Shankarabharanam and a complex (MAA) and Telugu Film Producers rolw in Muthyala Muggu, he is remembered Council here today. as a verstile artiste. He is also the father-in-SV Ranga Rao was known for anti- law of union minister K Chiranjeevi.hero roles in mythological films and MAA and Producers Council have also character roles in social films. He won recommended the names of Saluri international acclaim for his role in Rajeshwara Rao and Raghupathi Venkaiah Narthanasala for the role of Naidu for the coveted honour

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to some districts in the state and is now holding a meeting with the MPs. The move a t t a i n s significance as it i s c a l l e d immediately after the Karna taka where the party is projected to get a majority.New Delhi, May 6: AICC

The differences between Vice President Rahul Gandhi Telangana and Seemandhra will meet the Congress MPs MPs are also likely to come to from the state on May 9.the fore and one should wait Rahul who has been taking and see what the outcome of the hold of the Party has been meet would be.active and has sent observers

SVR, Bhanumathi to get rare honour Rahul to meet State MPs on May 9