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Capital City Plan will be ready with in Seven Months

  After signing a MoU with AP government, a 14 members experts committee of Singapore has begun working on the Capital project from the very next day. The committee headed by Khutheng Chai, the Chief Planner of the Singapore city and Executive director of Center for Livable Cities (CLC) holds a meeting with the members of the Capital Development Advisory Committee (CDAC) of the state on Tuesday.   The CDAC members have briefed the experts committee about various resources, transport facilities, details of surrounding villages, crops, agricultural lands and water availability etc. The experts committee is planning to conduct an aerial survey of the proposed project area on Wednesday.   According to reports, the center of the capital would be somewhere on the west side of the Prakasham barrage. Once, the center point of the capital city is identified, then plans will be developed spreading from the point in a radius of 8 km.   The Singapore experts committee has chalked out a six week-meetings with officials of the Industries, Roads and Buildings, Police, Tourism, Irrigation etc. of the state government to discuss relative matters of the project. Later, the committee will develop the concept master plan in the next ten weeks. It will develop plans and proposals for infrastructure, industries and land utilization etc. during this period. The final master plan including the central zone of the proposed capital will be prepared in the last 8 weeks. Expert committee is expected to complete its planning work before end of June 2015.

Is BJP encouraging religious conversions?

  The conversion of the 57 Muslim families into Hinduism in Agra on Monday by the Bajarang Dal and the Dharma Jagaran Samanvay Vibhag activists is creating havoc in the parliament and in the political circles. Both these organizations performed the conversion ceremony at Agra on Monday calling it 'Purkhon ki ghar vapsi' (coming home of the ancestors).   According RSS regional chief Rajeshwar Singh, more than 200 Muslims were brought back to Hinduism in this mass event and nearly 5,000 more Muslims and Christians will be converted into Hinduism at a grand ceremony to be held at Maheshwari College in Aligarh city on December 25th that is on the Christmas day.   However, those converted into Hinduism on Monday have taken a ‘U’ turn on the very next day. They argue that they were misled by the Bajarang Dal assurances of getting registered as BPL (below poverty line) families to avail various welfare schemes launched by the NDA government.   Obviously, opposition parties in both houses of the parliament, which never bothered to talk about the conversion of poor Hindu people into Chrisitian relegion, have strongly protested this incident and demand an explanation from the Prime Minister Narendra Modi. They demand the government to take severe action on the Hindu activists indulged in such acts.   However, the Minister of State for Parliamentary Affairs Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi said that the concerned state government has to take care of Law and Order situation and not the Centre. He said an FIR has been filed by the UP government on the issue. So, Modi government seems to be not interested to  interfere in this controversy. But, it is providing scope to the opposition parties to paste the communal tag to BJP led NDA government.

Chiranjeevi faces bitter experience

  Former Union Minister and present Rajyasabha Member Chiranjeevi has vacated his official residence in Akbar Road in New Delhi that he got during UPA regime. He was asked to vacate the building three months ago, as the house committee of the Loksabha has allotted it to the Home Minister Rajnath Singh. However, the committee allots him a bungalow in the Tuglak Road, which he dislikes. So, He requested the house committee to let him continue in his present residence, but the committee has refused.   Even then he kept it under his possessions till yesterday ignoring several reminders sent by the concerned officials. But, he finally vacates the house only after a final notice was slapped on his gate. He was warned that if he ignores the notice then his house will be forcibly taken into possession by the concerned officials and all his belongings will be thrown out. Then only, Chiranjeevi agreed to vacate the house. However, he is not interested to shift into the official residence in the Tuglak Road allotted to him.   So, he vacated the house and moved his items to Hyderabad in two trucks. Earlier, during UPA regime the government was used to go soft with such cases, but not in the NDA ruling. But, Chiranjeevi, who fails to notice this change in the system, clings to his official residence hoping that he will be spared, but had a bitter experience for his ignorance.

YSR party picks fresh issues to defame CBN

  Soon after the AP government takes initiative to clear the crop loans and ready to cross the land acquisition hurdles for capital city placed by YSR Congress party, it is desperate to find some fresh issue to aim its guns on the ruling TDP government.   So, its president Jagan Mohan Reddy shoots a letter to the CM Chandrababu Naidu asking for the details of state revenue, deficit, planned and non-planned expenditure etc. The reason for asking the details is he wants a meaningful discussion on these issues in the upcoming Assembly sessions. In other words, he wants to twist the ruling party hands in the Assembly, if it provides the details that he is asking for. If not gives, then also he can blame the state government saying something fishy in its affairs. So, either way he wants to trap the government.   However, he got a fitting reply from the Finance Minister Y. Ramakrishnudu. He said that Jagan, who is indulged in several white collar crimes, has no right to ask for such details. Instead, he should furnish his illegal assets details to the state government and put the same in his official web site so as people also will know about him.   Then next, Jagan has made no delay in making hue and cry over the MoU signed between AP and Singapore governments. Taking advantage of having an own media in the hands, he start spitting venom on the state government accusing something fishy in the agreement. In the article published in its today's edition, several serious allegations against the state government and the CM Chandrababu Naidu were made without conforming the details of the agreement with the state government.   YSR Congress party has desperately tried to create hurdles in the land acquisition process but fails. It tried to defame the state government on the crop loans waiver issue, but its idea back fires when the government starts clearing the crop loans. Now, seems is trying its hand with this MoU. Probably, this also may back fires at it.

I will consult opposition parties : CM KCR

  Telangana CM KCR has convened an all-party meeting today to discuss on Metro rail project realignment, cleansing of Hussein Sagar, constructing high rise buildings, encrochments etc issues. Some heated arguments have taken place between the members over different issues. However, overall the meeting went peacefully. CM KCR seems very happy with the outcome of the meeting. Hence, he declared that he will conduct all-party meetings at regular intervals to take opposition parties also into consideration on different matters. He thanked the opposition parties for assuring their support to cleansing the Hussen Sagar lake and agreeing with him to construct high rise builds around it. He said that his government will regularize 125 square yards site to each poor family at free of cost. If, KCR is prepared to discuss with the AP government and resolve issues amicably then both states can dedicate their time for development activities.

Jagan shoots letter to Chandrababu Naidu

  YSR party president Jagan Mohan Reddy wrote a letter to CM Chandrababu Naidu today asking him to furnish the details of state revenue, expenditure both planned un planned, net loans, non-debit receipts, the revenue deficit, the fiscal deficit, funds received for Hudhud relief works and the amount spent etc. He suggested the CM to put all these details on the state government’s official web site or concerned department’s official web sites so as to maintain transparency. He said that he needs these details to do some meaningful discussion in the upcoming Assembly sessions over these issues. So, he suggested the state government to provide him all these details before commencement of the Assembly sessions.   However, Finance Minister Yanamala Ramakrishnudu gave a shocking reply to him. He said that Jagan has no right to ask the government all these details. Instead, he should furnish the details of his illegal assets to the state government to take appropriate action against him. He suggested Jagan Mohan Reddy to put all his illegal property details on his official web site rather than asking the government to furnish the revenue details.

KCR's appeal to Centre reflecting government's situation?

  There is no need to explain about the ambitious plans of Telangana CM KCR. His plans to develop water grid, highways, skyways, high rise buildings, metro rail project, several welfare schemes costs the government more than one lakh crores, confirms his budget. So, one may not expect him ask the central government to grant Rs. 100 crores to provide drinking water to the state capital Hyderabad. During his recent visit to New Delhi, he met Union Minister for water resources Uma Bharati and requested her to grant Rs. 100 crores fund for this purpose.   His appeal seems to be acknowledging the opposition parties arguments of providing false estimations and figures in the state budget. If, he couldn’t allocate sufficient funds for providing drinking water to the capital city, then how can his government raise thousands or lakhs of crores to complete all his dream projects?   He appealed the union minister to accord national status to the Pranahita-Chevella project and to grant funds for the Devadula project and also to his pet scheme Mission Kakatiya that is linked with restoration of tanks. If seen how the Centre is responding to the AP CM Chandrababu Naidu and his government’s appeal for grant of funds and clearing the pending projects that were long ago promised to the state in the AP Reorganization Bill-2014, one can understand how it is going to react to CM KCR’s appeal, who loves to lock horns with the Central government also.   His government has completed six months but so far no major step was taken for the development of Telangana state, except announcing attractive policies. His appeal for Rs. 100 crore funds is reflecting the real situation of his government.

AP and Singapore signs MoU for Capital design

  Andhra Pradesh and Singapore governments have signed an MoU at Hyderabad on yesterday for designing a world class capital city to the state. Singapore Co-operation Enterprises (SCE) that has vast experience in constructing most advanced cities in the world was given responsibility of providing design to the state capital. Representatives of AP Infrastructure Development and the SCE have signed a MoU in the presence of the AP CM Chandrababu Naidu and the minister for Commerce of Singapore government Eeshwaran on yesterday.   Later speaking to the media, CM Chandrababu Naidu said “This project will be accomplished in G to G mode with the AP and Singapore government participation. We will constitute a high level committee that will be led by me and the Singapore Minister Eeshwaran. Another committee with officials of both governments will be formed to supervise the construction activities. Initially, works will begin in a radius of 8km in the proposed capital city. I am quite hopeful to complete the first phase of construction before next elections. I have briefed the Prime Minister Narendra Modi about this ambitious project and got his nod to go ahead with it. We also obtained permission from External Affairs Ministry before signing an agreement with a foreign government.”   Singapore Minister Eeshwaran said “We have great experience in town planning, land utilization, master plan designing, Industrial and IT parks development etc. We are happy to get this ambitious project. We will build a world class smart city for the AP state with our vast experience. I am sure this project will to strengthen the relations between the two countries. I promise that we will build the capital city in such a way that upholds and highlights the great culture of the AP state and won’t impose our culture on the proposed capital city.”

Their intention is to stop BJP coming into power?

  The third phase of polling in the Jharkhand, Jammu and Kashmir states are progressing peacefully and with brisk pace. Around 13.69 lakhs voters in the Jammu and Kashmir state will elect their representatives to 16 Assembly seats and 50.17 lakh voters in the Jharkhand State will elect their representatives to 17 Assembly seats today. While Pak based terrorists are trying to disrupt the elections in the Jammu and Kashmir State, the Jharkhand state is facing some challenges from the Maoists in the polling process.   The elections in the Jammu and Kashmir State is costing very dearly to the Government of India as so far 21 people including 11 security personal were killed in the terrorists attacks. However, their idea to scare the voters was failed due to elaborate security arrangements made by the as the election commission.   The Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s mesmerizing speeches are also a reason for drawing the voters towards the polling booths. He alleges that state government is not doing its part of work to keep the terrorists away from the state and in developing the state. He appealed the people of the Jammu and Kashmir State to give an opportunity to his party so as to show the large difference between the previous governments’ ruling and BJP ruling.   If, people of the state favor BJP, then they may expect visible changes in the state. If, BJP comes into power in the state, no doubt it will handle the infiltrating terrorists with firm hand and may virtually seize the borders across Line of Control. Probably, this is what Pakistan based terrorists are worrying about and so are they trying to disrupt the elections in this border state. However, they may have realized that it is virtually impossible to stop the polling process.

Rajnikanth apologize for abstaining Memu Saitham

  Kollywood super star Rajnikanth, who came to attend the curtain raiser program of his forthcoming film ‘Linga’ held at Hyderabad on Monday evening apologize the people of AP state for his absence in Memu Saitham program conducted by Tollywood to raise funds for Hudhud affected people. He said that he has to attend an important marriage function on that particular day, so was he unable to take part in the fund raising program. He said that he will contribute his level best to help the Hudhud victims.

Will CM KCR expand cabinet ever?

  Several Congress and TDP leaders have joined the ruling TRS party in the recent past. While some of them have joined it fearing their political future will go blink if continued in mother parties, some others, especially from TDP have joined TRS hoping to get some minister post or some key post in the Telangana government, but none of them got any post until now. They all are hopefully waiting for the cabinet expansion all these days, but in vain.   There are reports in the media that the CM KCR may expand his cabinet before bdget sessions of the assembly, but he didn't. Now once again media is abuzz with the reports that it may take place in the next month. If, it is delayed due to any reasons, obviously they will be greatly disappointed.   Tummala Nageswara rao is one among such senior leaders, who is awaiting his turn for minister post. He has played a key role in TDP for many years and virtually turned the Khammam district into a strong fort to party. But, later the CM KCR somehow has managed to attract him into TRS party. There are reports that then he was promised to give a minister post. People also consider the reports are genuine because of his strong relations with the CM KCR. Srinivas Goud, who was also assured of minister post some time ago, is also waiting for it.   So, they may be pressurizing the CM KCR to go for cabinet expansion at the earliest. However, he knew that they can’t afford to return to their mother parties in the present situation, whether he accommodates them in his government or not. So, KCR may take his own time to expand his cabinet.

AD Bank ready to fund Industrial corridor in AP

  Asian Development Bank has formally agreed to provide funds to the proposed industrial corridor from Vizag to Chennai. It is sending an eight member officials team to Visakhapatnam and Chittoor districts. They will visit both districts on December 11th and 12th simultaneously. During their visit, they will discuss with the district officials on how to develop the industries in this corridor and prepare a feasibility report of this mega project that needs thousands of crores of investment. First, they will attend meetings with the higher officials of the state industries, infrastructure, pollution control and environment departments at Hyderabad two days prior to their visit to the districts. Once, this eight member team submits its report to the ADB and then it may approach the state government to formulate the proposals into a MoU.   The state Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu is quite hopeful to get special status to the state very soon. If, special status is accorded to the state and ADB is ready to fund the industrial corridor then industrialists also will come forward to set-up their shops in the AP state. CM Chandrababu Naidu is expecting the development activities kick starts before end of the next year.

Check your family’ loan-waiver status here

The Andhra Pradesh Government on Sunday released the first list of crop loan waiver beneficiaries.The list has been made available on the Internet and the list of the beneficiaries would be read out at the gram sabhas. Check out the list athttp://apcbsportal.ap.gov.in/loanstatus. In first phase loans of  farmers who have below 50000 will be waived off.We can check the status by entering Aadhar card number or Ration card number.We can also get details by entering Loan account numbers.A grievance redressal mechanism is being put in place by the state government, which would start functioning from December 9. The government has finalised the list of beneficiaries after synchronising it with Aadhaar cards and ration cards to avoid loopholes.It is known that Loan Waiver to farmers is one of the prime promises of TDP before the elections. Opposition parties are waiting to government fail in this issue and hound the ruling party in this aspect. So, Chandra Babu does not want to leave out any chance to them and fulfill this promise at any cost.

AP Assembly sessions from 18th

  Andhra Pradesh state assembly sessions will commence from December 18th at Hyderabad. Governor Narasimhan has issued a notification for this purpose. Need not to say YSR Congress party will raise the crop loans waiver, land acquisition, Hudhud cyclone relief works, CM’s foreign tours etc. issues during these winter sessions. However, the state government is also can give a fitting reply to opposition party, as it has already cleared crop loans to some extent. So, ruling TDP may have an edge over the main opposition party-YSR Congress in the house. However, since these winter sessions will conclude in one week there may be not that much scope for ruling and opposition parties to lock horns in the house.

Nandamuri Janakiram cremated

  The last rituals of Nandamuri Harkirshna’s elder son Nandamuri Janakiram were completed at their farm house in Murtuzaguda in Moinabad a short while ago. His kid Nandamuri Taraka Ramarao has completed the last rituals of his father with the help of elders of the family. Many people from political parties, film industry attend his funerals.

Janakiram to be cremated in his farm house

  Nandamuri Janakiram, who died in a road accident on Saturday evening, will be cremated in his farm house located at Moyinabad today afternoon. His body was kept at his father Harikrishna’s house at Masab Tank for paying tributes. Several eminent persons from political parties and film industry are reaching his house to pay tributes and to him. Osmania doctors, who conduct the postmortem to his body on yesterday night, revealed that he died because of serious injuries he had on head, chest and inside the stomach.   So far, three persons died in the same spot, where Janakiram met with the fatal accident, said the locals. Accidents are frequently happening there in the same spot because there are no sign boards on the highway road, where the locals take a ‘U’ turn at road cutting at Akulapamu village. Janakiram’s vehicle went out of control when he tried to avoid direct collision with the tractor that suddenly comes into his way from opposite direction at the ‘U’ turn.

Chiranjeevi turned typical Cong. politician?

  Congress MP Chiranjeevi said that he merged his Praja Rajyam party with the Congress party because it is alone could deliver social justice to the backward sections of the society. He paid rich tributes to Dr. BR Ambedkar on the eve of his death anniversary on Saturday. After garlanding his statue at Tank Bund, Hyderabad he made this brief statement to media. He proved himself a typical Congress politician, who prefers ignore what people think about him.   He merged his Praja Rajyam party with the Congress party after realizing that it is not worth operating anymore. He bargained with the Congress high command and got minister posts for himself and his close aides. But, he wants the people believe him that he has done so just to ensure social justice is preserved. Don’t know what he did to preserve social justice after taking Union Minister post in the UPA government.   He let his security guards beat the two software engineers on the public road for coming across his darling son Ram Charan Tej’s car. Perhaps this is what the social justice he is speaking about? He clings to his Union Minister post and was saluting his boss Sonia Gandhi, even when lakhs of people in Andhra region came on to roads opposing her decision. He campaigned for his party even when he knew that people are strongly opposing it.   Then also, he proved his mega influence on the people is unparalleled, but it was negative as against positive in the past. The negative feeling generated in the people against him because of the double game he played with the people on the bifurcation issue is one of the many reasons for the Congress party defeat in the general elections. He couldn’t justify his role in the party, state politics and to his people but speaks about social justice. In fact, he terribly shocks his fans and the people by unleashing himself as a typical Congress leader.

Harikrishna’s son Janakiram died in road accident

  Veteran actor and TDP leader Nandamuri Harikrishna’s son Janakiram was died in a road accident on Saturday evening at Akulapama village in Munagala Mandal of Nalgonda district, while on his way to Vijayawada from Hyderabad. His Tata Safari vehicle (AP 29 BD 2323) went out of control while trying to overtake a tractor on the highway. Janakiram was driving the vehicle at the time of accident. Passersby have rushed him to a private hospital in Kodhada, but doctors declare him brought dead.   Janakiram was survived wife and two sons. He had produced several films of his brother Kalyanram under their NTR Banners. Film ‘Athanokkade’ is his last movie. AP CM Chandrababu Naidu, Telangana CM KCR, YSR Congress party president Jagan Mohan Reddy, Nara Lokesh and Jr.NTR have expressed deep shock over this incident.   CM Chandrababu Naidu and his wife have reached Harikrishna's home a shortwhile ago. Several TDP and other parties' leaders and people from film industry are reaching his house to express their greif to Harikrishna family.

Prof. Kodandaram unhappy with CM KCR?

  T-JAC Chairman Prof. Kodandaram seems to be quite disappointed with the way Telangana CM KCR and his party leaders are ignoring him after coming into power. He said, “I have predicted this kind of treatment long ago during the agitations period. So, I am not surprised with their treatment to me. I fought for Telangana and live for Telangana. So, I won’t think about all these things. My life is dedicated for Telangana. I will do my level best for the development of the state.”   Indeed, CM KCR and his ministers have turned blind eye on him and his T-JAC. In fact, they even steal his show after coming into power. But, he watched them helplessly when stealing his show, because of change in the political strengths. But, he should blame himself for his present situation instead of blaming CM KCR as he was reported to be refused to take TRS party ticket offered by KCR in the elections period.   Later also, he did not tried to strike a chord with CM KCR, probably because he start disliking KCR’s ruling. His recent statements ‘TRS ruling is no way different to Andhra ruling’ and his call to the people for kick starting a fresh agitation on farmers’ suicides issue are underlining his displeasure on the TRS government. But, he is forced to remain mum as TRS government becomes mightier and goes beyond his reach.   So, it is natural to hear some statements like this from him. But, everyone knows that it helps to spoil his relations with CM KCR and widen the gap between Telangana government and T-JAC.