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Techie shot dead in SA

2009-07-08T11:48:00.001+05:30

A software Engineer hailing from Warrangal district of Andhra Pradesh was killed, succumbing to bullet injuries on Tuesday in Johannesburg in South Africa. The 28 year old professional, Kiran was working abroad for the past 2 years and was attacked by unidentified pople who fired bullets at him while he was returning from work last Thursday. The tragedy has come as a shock for his immediete

CM lauds Union Budget

2009-07-07T13:00:00.000+05:30

Lauding the Union budget presented by Finance Minister in the Parliament on Monday, Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy said that it was the best one presented during the trying circumstances. The CM stated that the budget was well focused on infrastructre development and inclusive growth and hoped the State could benefit from the various schemes outlayed in the budget.

Cong MP says sorry for his act

2009-07-03T12:09:00.001+05:30

Mounted with pressure from political and social circles, Congress MP M Jagannath has apologised to the bank manager for physically assaulting him. This comes after the Congress leadeship of Andhra Pradesh came heavily on the MP seeking public apology on the act. " I tender unconditional apology," said the MP who allegedly slapped the bank manager claiming that the bank official was not

CM aims to make AP slum free

2009-06-30T15:26:00.001+05:30

Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y S Rajasekhara Reddy has said that his government was taking the initiative to make Andhra Pradesh free of slums by 2014. Stressing on the importance of developing the slum areas, the CM said the government was aiming to implement the integrated housing and slum development programme (IHSDP) by providing adequate shelter and basic infrastructure facilities to the

Another assault on Hbadi student

2009-06-24T13:03:00.001+05:30

In another case of racist attack against Indian students in Australia, a 24 year old Hyderabadi boy was lately brunt the anger of assaulters on Monday. The assault has left the boy with serious injuries in his right eye . He was beaten up by a gang of attackers while he was coming out of a hair saloon when he refused to succumb to their demand sfor money. --MP

Satyam renamed Mahindra Satyam

2009-06-23T11:36:00.001+05:30

Satyam Computer Services will now be known as Mahindra Satyam. This comes following Bangalore based Tech Mahindra taking over the manangement of the scam hit company. "The new management will adopt and inculcate the core values of the Mahindra group and assimilate them with the innate skills and capabilities of Satyam," said executive vice-chairman of the Satyam board Vineet Nayyar. --MP

Minister's rich offering at Tirupati

2009-06-12T23:18:00.001+05:30

Karnataka tourism minister and Brahmani Steel Industries chief Gali Janardhan Reddy has offered a a diamond studded gold crown worth Rs 45 crore to Lord Venketeshwara at the popular pilgrim temple at Tirupati. The crown weighs 30kg is an offering to the Lord presented by the Minister on his bithday. The temple authorities has informed that the crown will adorn the diety of Lord Venketeshwara. --

Another case of ragging incident?

2009-06-10T12:32:00.001+05:30

Despite the apex court issuing strong action against the raggings in colleges, cases of ragging incidents are reportedly on a rise in the State. This is a shocking reality with another incident revealed when an MCA student studying at the Vasavi Engineering College in Hyderabad committed suicide who has allegedly citied reasons as ragging by his seniors. The 22 year old who appears to have jumped

More swine flu cases in Hbad

2009-06-07T22:25:00.001+05:30

In the wake of increased swine flu cases suspected in Hyderabad, the Central Health team has send experts to Andhra Pradesh to help with controlling further spread of the disease. Recently 2 brothers were identified to have contracted the disease, the younger brohter said to have got the disease from his older brother who has returned from the US. Those people showing symptoms of HIN1 virus been

States warned of LeT threat

2009-06-05T22:56:00.001+05:30

The State government has stepped up the security measures in the wake of fresh warnings from the Center of possible terror threats by the LeT in the southern States. Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu have been alerted based on intelligence inputs. The alert comes in the wake of the recent release of the LeT Chief Hafiz Saeed by Pakistan, the key suspect behind the 26/11 terrror attacks which was

Kiran Reddy is the new Speaker

2009-06-04T15:30:00.001+05:30

Veteran Congress leader Kiran Kumar Reddy has been elected as the new Speaker of the Andhra Pradesh Assembly. His name was proposed by Chief Minister Y S Rajasekhara Reddy, and other party leaders and was unanimously chosen for the post. However the TDP's dissent over the Speaker candidate was evident with none of the TDP legislators was seen while the Speaker was led to the podium.--MP

Women among surrendered naxalites

2009-06-02T22:59:00.001+05:30

As many as 7 naxalites engaged with various extremist groups have surrendered before the Warrangal police on Tuesday. Of this, 3 of them are women. Most of them belong to the Maoists group and has worked with various State units including Maharastra and Chattisgarh regions. --MP

Hbadi cab driver, another hate crime victim

2009-06-01T23:35:00.001+05:30

The increasing assault on Indians in Australia has been lately witnessed with another attack, this time the victim being a taxi driver from Hyderabad. The latest assault was in Melbourne where the Indian taxi driver was beaten up by a group of drunken passengers on Sunday. Meanwhile he Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd who condemned the attacks said the attackers will be brought under law.--

Indian students condemn Aus racist attack

2009-05-31T21:03:00.001+05:30

Indian students in Australia staged a massive rally expressing their solidarity against the recent attacks targetted on their community. The rally started off from the hospital where Shravan Kumar, the attack victim hailing from Andhra Pradesh was undergoing critical treatment after being stabbed by a screw driver. Thousands of students marched to the Parliament House to voice their protest

Sania Mirza engaged to H'bad businessman

2009-05-29T15:01:00.001+05:30

India's sensational tennis star Sania Mirza has got engaged to a Hyderabad based businessman Muhammad Sohrab Mirza . The information was confirmed by Sania's father himself. But he said hat the wedding would take place only later and said she would continue with the game. The 22 year old tennis star is the first Indian to win a WTA title and has so far held a successful career. --MP

CM off to holy land

2009-05-28T15:29:00.001+05:30

The newly elected Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy is on a 4 day trip to Israel to visit the holy land of Jeruselem to offer prayers for his party coming back to power. The CM who is a believer of christian faith has earlier too gone on pilgrimage to Israel after winning elections and coming to power in 2004. Mr Reddy has gone along with his family is expected to return to

State gets first woman Home Minister

2009-05-27T16:17:00.001+05:30

Andhra Pradesh has got its first woman Home Minister, P Sabita Indra Reddy who was picked up by the CM for the important post. The 46 year old Sabita was also in YSR's previous ministry where she served as Mines and Geology Minister. Sabita's late husband Indra Reddy too had held the same post in NTR's cabinet in 1994-95. All of the 35 ministers inducted to the YSR cabinet have been allocated

Deccan Chargers are IPL champions

2009-05-24T23:45:00.001+05:30

This year IPL matches saw some surprise twists in the semifinals with the underdogs eventually turning out favaourites of the game. And it was not less in the finals as the Royal Challengers Bangalore clashed with the Hyderabad's Deccan Chargers to give some thrilling moments. With RCB skipper Kumble spearheading the bowling attack (4/16), Deccan Chargers were reduced to 143 for six in 20

YSR seeks Center aid on projects

2009-05-23T23:33:00.001+05:30

In his second term, Chief Minister YS Rajasekhara Reddy is hopeful of getting more financial aid from theis mainly focussed on the two irrigation projects at Polavaram and Pranahitha which the State has sought for national status. Asserting that his govt would continue with the current projects, he pointed out there was no plans for any other major schemes to be introduced at this stage. The CM

Chiranjeevi to adjust with Tirupati

2009-05-21T22:21:00.001+05:30

PV: Actor-turned politician Chiranjeevi, has his work cut out for him when he takes charge as the legislator of Tirupati (birthplace of the Praja Rajyam).The general Praja Rajyam cadre in Tirupati, are essentially contractors and petty businessmen, with little interest in continuing with the party after its poor showing. The more senior party members are bitterly disappointed. Some of them had

APIIC signs with Longa Biotech company

2009-05-21T22:19:00.001+05:30

PV: The state has opened its investments score with Rs 750 crore in the new innings of Dr Y.S. Rajasekhar Reddy's government which began.Coinciding with the swearing in ceremony of Dr Reddy, the Andhra Pradesh Industrial Infrastructure Corporation (APIIC) signed an agreement with a bio-pharma major, Lonza, at the international biotech conference in Atlanta, United States. The Switzerland-based

I will continue to serve the people: Chiru

2009-05-20T20:32:00.001+05:30

PV: Praja Rajyam chief Chiranjeevi said he would continue in politics and serve the people till his last breath.He said he would strive to make the party a "political force" to reckon with in the coming days.He ruled out going back to Tollywood and acting in films.The PR chief added he was not disheartened by the dismal performance of his party.Talking to this newspaper on Tuesday at the PR

Star Wars: Voters rejects cine politicians

2009-05-20T20:31:00.001+05:30

PV: The star campaigners in the Telugu Desam and the Praja Rajyam have proved to be ineffective as the parties lost the elections in areas toured by the actors. The TD banked heavily on Junior NTR and Balakrishna. However, the two failed at the political box office. Similarly, the PR's star trio of Chiranjeevi, Pavan Kalyan and Nagababu also failed to woo the voters. The TD's worst performance

Admission time: Managements urges fee hike

2009-05-19T15:44:00.000+05:30

PV: Managements of private professional colleges have approached the admission and fee regulatory committee urging it to increase the fee for various courses this year. The AFRC, which regulates fee structure for professional courses in the state, will meet in June to take a decision on the quantum of hike. Managements want to increase the fee for engineering courses from Rs 30,200 to Rs 40,000,

Firing at Falaknuma: Home guard killed

2009-05-19T15:43:00.000+05:30

PV: Two gunmen from a previously unknown outfit, Tehrik-e-Galba Islam, opened fire at two unarmed policemen, killing a home guard and injuring a constable near Falaknuma palace in Hyderabad on Monday evening, sending the police into a tizzy. The attack occurred on the second anniversary of the Macca Masjid blast of May 18, 2007. A pamphlet left behind by the gunmen claimed that the attack was to