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Yeddyurappa Gets Bail: Free to Walk Out Now

The Karnataka high court on Tuesday granted bail to state's former chief minister BS Yeddyurappa, who has been under arrest over alleged land deals during his tenure. He will leave Bangalore's Central Prison as soon as paperwork is completed. On November 4, Justice BV Pinto of the Karnataka HC had granted him bail in one case and adjourned the hearing on his bail plea in the second case till today. Mr Yeddyurappa was arrested on October 15 for corruption. He was accused of using his term as Chief Minister to help his children and their spouses get prime property at throw away prices. He was forced to quit in July after a report on illegal mining indicted him. His term as the head of the BJP's only southern government was littered with accusations of graft. There are five separate cases against him related to different land scams. After he was arrested, he moved from one hospital to another, complaining of chest pains. He returned to jail after doctors declared him fit.

Konda Laxman Bapuji Planning Fast Unto Death

97 year old Telangana activist, Konda Laxman Bapuji, who has been on a week day fastb over the past six days at Jantar Mantar in New Delhi, is planning to launch an indefinite hunger strike if the Centre fails to give a positive response to the statehood demand. The veteran freedom fighter, Bapuji, has been upset with the way the Congress leadership has ignored his Satyagraha in the Capital. "Except a few Telangana Congress leaders from the state, not a single leader from the AICC has bothered to enquire about Bapuji," a Telangana leader said. Since one week's permission for fasting ended today, Bapuji ended his satyagraha. Later speaking in the press meet, he told that he is planning to convert his Satyagraha at a later date into a fast-unto-death along with one lakh people either in Hyderabad or Delhi. "He wants to take up the campaign on the lines of Anna Hazare. That looks to be the only way," added the leader. Back home in Andhra Pradesh, the police on Sunday forcibly shifted the former Andhra Pradesh minister Komatireddy Venkat Reddy, who was on indefinite fast since 1 November at Nalgonda to the hospital. On doctors' advice, he was later shifted to Nizam's Institute of Medical Sciences in Hyderabad. Video Source: snehatv.com

CBI Discovers Benami Mines of Gali Janardhan Reddy

The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), which is probing the illegal mining activities of Obulapuram Mining Company belonging to former Karnataka minister Gali Janardhan Reddy. CBI officials say that mining officials had violated norms while leasing out two other mines apart from Anthar-gangammakonda (AGK) to Obulapuram Mining Company. CBI officials probing into the illegal iron ore mining case say that officials had violated norms while leasing out two other mines apart from Anthar-gangammakonda (AGK) to Obulapuram Mining Company. CBI sources said that they have collected evidence which proved that OMC had been preferred over other applicants while granting leases in areas measuring 39.5 hectare and 25.98 hectare. A total of six mining leases were granted in D. Hirelal in Obulapuram in Anantapur of which three were given to OMC. "There were violations in granting other leases too. Some of the applicants were coerced by the OMC to withdraw their applications and court cases," said an official. It has been found that mining baron and prime accused in the case, Gali Janardhan Reddy, had floated fictitious companies that had applied for the leases. "In one case, Janardhan Reddy's father-in-law Parameswara Reddy had applied. During verification, we found that some of the applicants did not exist," added an official. The laptop of Mr Janardhan Reddy's former PA, K. Mehfuz Ali Khan, who is still on the run, revealed vital links. The laptop, which had been seized by the IT department, had information stating that iron ore from Karwar and other areas in Karnataka were exported through the OMC's account. The CBI is also collecting evidence regarding former mines director V.D. Rajagopal's association with Janardhan Reddy and his associates.

Miss Venezuela Crowned Miss World - 2011

Miss Venezuela, Ivian Lunasol Sarcos Colimenares, was crowned the winner of the Miss World beauty pageant at a glitzy final ceremony in London on Sunday. Miss Philippines was the runner-up, while Miss Puerto Rico came third. Sarcos Colimenares, 22, who works for a broadcasting company and has a degree in human resources, gasped and threw her hands to her face as she was announced the winner. Some 113 beauty queens from Albania to Zimbabwe took their place on the stage, with the show being broadcast live to an estimated audience of more than one billion viewers in 150 countries. Sadly, miss India world Kanishthha Dharkar, who participated in the pageant, couldn't even make it to the semi finals. Video Source: snehatv.com

Jagan Has Power Projects in Sikkim Too!

Kadapa MP and YSR Congress president YSR Jagan Mohan Reddy, who is currently being probed by the CBI for alleged ammassing of wealth, is said to be having huge investments in several hydropower projects being developed in Sikkim. These investestments are said to have been made in third party names. This has come in to light with Anand Lama, an RTI acivist from Gangtok, filing a PIL against alleged financial irregularities in the hydropower projects being implemented in Sikkim. In the said PIL and subsequent investigation by the advocates of Anand Lama, it was evealed that the 1200 mw Teesta Stage III hydropower project (one of the largest private hydropower projects in the country) coming up at Chungthang in North Sikkim and 99 mw Panan hydel project in the Lepcha reseve of Dzongu promoted by Teesta Urja Ltd. and Himurja Infra P. Ltd., has funding and major shareholding by Jagan Mohan Reddy. As Sikkim comes under Kolkata zone of the CBI, the CBI headquarters at New Delhi has directed the complainant Lama to mark a copy of the complaint also to Kolkata zone. However, the CBI Hyderabad zone too got informed about it and the joint director V V Laxminarayana wrote to Anand Lama to furnish all the details he has with him pertaining to the case. It is said that the Hyderabad CBI has received details from Anand Lama and preparing the case. Joint director V V Laxminarayana has confirmed it and said that a team of officers have been entrusted with making preparations for the investigation very soon. It is said also that the said investments by Jagan range between 200 to 500 crores.

TRS MLA Threatened Settlers: Complaint to CEC

TRS MLA Pocharam Srinivasa Reddy, who got elected recently in Banswada bypoll has allegedly threatened settlers from Andhra region in Nizamabad district. Former IPS officer C Anjaneya Reddy urged the chief election commissioner to initiate action against the MLA after conducting a probe into the matter. In his complaint, C Anjaneya Reddy said that after his re-election in the bypoll on the TRS ticket, Pocharam Srinivasa Reddy openly threatened the people who settled in Telangana long ago, for not voting for him, Anjaneya Reddy said. People from coastal districts of the state who settled in Nizamabad district about 70 years ago, are still considered settlers by him. Issuing such threats is punishable under Section 125 of the Representation of People's Act, the former IPS officer said. "In view of the culpable conduct of the MLA, we request you to conduct an inquiry into the matter by a senior officer of the Election Commission," Anjaneya Reddy requested the CEC.

Rahul May Soon be Appointed Congress Working President

According to highly placed sources, AICC general secretary Rahul Gandhi may soon be appointed as working president of the party to help his mother and party president Sonia Gandhi. The stage is being set by the Congress Party for the transition process, say the sources. The sources also inform that the delegation of responsibilities to Rahul Gandhi is just only a matter of time, as it has been already decided in principle. "But knowing the style of Soniaji (Sonia Gandhi) and Rahulji, I feel all the dates and time frames circulated are still speculative. It can happen soon, but how soon is anybody's guess," a senior Congress leader told. Sonia, who had returned three month ago from the US after surgery for an undisclosed illness, but which was widely rumoured to be cancer, is said to be keen to delegate some of her administrative charges to Rahul, leaving herself free to look after policy matters alone. Rahul, 41, currently is a general secretary of the All India Congress Committee (AICC) in charge of youth and student wings and a second-term Lok Sabha member from the family bastion Amethi. Another party leader said the decision on the timing of Rahul's assumption will be taken in the family, basically between Sonia and Rahul and may be in consultation with Rahul's sister Priyanka Vadra. Several Congress leaders, led by general secretary Digvijay Singh had been hailing Rahul as the future prime minister, while Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has mentioned Rahul as a future leader. The concept of working presidents in the party is not new. Arjun Singh was working president at the time of Rajiv Gandhi and Kamalapati Tripathi was the party's first working president during the last years of Indira Gandhi. Now it seems just a matter of time that we will have an youthful leader at the helm of India's oldest party.

Will UPA Hike Fuel Price Again?

As Prime Minister Manmohan Singh returned from the G20 summit amid the petrol price hike storm, Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee hoped to settle things down. He said that he will brief the Prime Minister about the current situation and hopes to sort out differences with Trinamool Congress Chief and West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee. The UPA government came under attack from Mamata on Friday over Thursday's hike in petrol prices. Mamata said that the TMC wasn't informed or consulted about the petrol price rise. Mamata virtually threatened to pull out from the UPA government. She said that the Trinamool was never consulted before Thursday's price hike. "If fuel price hike is linked to global crude prices then why doesn't the price come down when crude prices are low," she questioned. Adding that the UPA never pays heed to the Trinamool's views, Mamata said, "The Congress party is dependent on allies support whereas the Trinamool has absolute majority in Bengal." She, however, said that though she is angry, she is not blackmailing the UPA over petrol price rise. She said that she will will meet the Prime Minister after he returns from Cannes, most likely on November 8 or November 9. Trinamool Congress Rajya Sabha member Derek O'Brien said that the ministers have given in their resignation letters over petrol price hike and that is lying with Mamata Banerjee. However, the Prime Minister remained firm on the fuel price hike and favoured more deregulation of prices. Speaking at the G20 summit in Cannes, Manmohan Singh made it clear that that the government should move more and more in the direction of deregulation of fuel prices. He also said that he has no hesitation in saying that markets must find their own levels. The Prime Minister, though, conceded that food inflation is a problem but said it's also a sign of growing prosperity.

TDP Activists Attacked Minister Parthasarathi's Car

The Telugu Desam Party activists, led by Mylavaram MLA Devineni Umamaheswara Rao, broke the window panes of secondary education minister Kolusu Parthasarathi's car at Reddygudem mandal headquarters on Friday. According to information reaching here, the TDP activists staged a sit in before the minister's car when he was came to the mandal headquarter to participate in second phase of Rachabanda programme. The TD workers entered into an argument with the minister saying that paddy crop had withered in Reddygudem and Ibrahimpatnam mandals as adequate water was not released from the Nagarjunasagar canal. Though the minister invited the MLA to discuss the issue, he continued his protest. The minister and the TD leader entered into an argument. Umamaheswara Rao said that the Congress had failed on all fronts in extending support to the drought hit farmers in the mandal and the government failed to address petitions received during Rachabanda phase-I. Reacting to his remarks, the minister challenged the TDP leader for an open debate on Congress and TDP rule. The minister said hundreds of farmers had committed suicide during the TD rule. Even as police was dispersing protesters, some broke window panes of the minister's car. Source: TV9

Anna Hazare Changes Track: Will Campaign Against UPA

The crusader against corruption, Anna Hazare changed track on Friday and said that he will campaign against the UPA government in the forthcoming elections in five states, if it fails to get the Jan Lok Pal Bill passed in the winter seession of parliament. Hazare said if the Bill is not passed, he will fast for three days and then will go for a nation-wide tour. Asked if he will campaign against BJP, he said he will not campaign for the party. "I won't campaign for BJP. There is no difference between Congress and BJP," he said. However, Hazare praised Uttarakhand Chief Minister BC Khanduri for bringing a strong Lokayukta Bill and said he will honour the Chief Minister here for his "bold step". Earlier Team Anna had come under attack for campaigning against the Congress during the Hissar Lok Sabha by-poll with critics saying they are indulging in politics though they were claiming to be campaigning against corruption. Accusing the government of trying to "weaken" the Jan Lokpal Bill, Hazare said there was no need for bring separate bills on citizens charter as well as on whistle blowers. "Government's intention is doubtful...The government is trying to weaken the Jan Lokpal Bill by cutting it into pieces. All these provisions were there in the Jan Lokpal Bill," he said. On Team Anna's campaign against Congress in Hissar Lok Sabha bypoll, he said it was because of the campaign that Congress candidate lost his deposit in the election.

Satyam Raju Granted Bail by Supreme Court

The Supreme Court granted bail to former Satyam CEO B Ramalinga Raju and two others on Friday. Raju has been in jail for two years and eight months. He was arrested in connection with the multi-crore accounting fraud involving Satyam Computers. The CBI on Thursday moved an affidavit in the Supreme Court opposing bail pleas of Ramalinga Raju and his brother Rama Raju, key accused in the Rs 14,000 crore Satyam scam case, and said it was certain that once out of jail they would tamper with evidence and delay trial. But the supreme court bench consisting of Justice Dalveer Bhandari and Justice Dipak Misra said from the facts of the case and considering the totality of the circumstances, it was appropriate to grant them bail. The Supreme Court had on October 26 last year cancelled the bail granted to Ramalinga Raju and others. However, it had given liberty to the accused to move for fresh bail after July 31 this year if the trial did not get completed. CBI said the delaying tactics by the accused and the Telangana agitation had led to the trial getting delayed beyond the July 31 deadline. The supreme court had on October 12 granted bail to five other accused in the case. The former Satyam employees, who were granted bail, are its former Internal Chief Auditor V S Prabhakar Gupta besides executives G Ramakrishna, D Venkatpathi Raju and Ch Srisailam. The fifth accused, who got the bail, is the former auditor of Price Waterhouse Coopers (PwC) Subramani Gopalakrishnan.

EMAAR Properties Case: Dubai Prasad Arrested

The CBI, which is probing the Emaar-APIIC township scam, has arrested industrialist Koneru Rajendra Prasad (popularly known as Dubai Prasad) on Thursday. With this, Prasad's relationship with the who's who in Andhra Pradesh, including former chief ministers N. Chandrababu Naidu and Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy, under the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) scanner. Koneru Rajendra Prasad, the founder chairman and chief mentor of Trimex Group and promoter of Stylish Homes Real Estate Limited was arrested on charges of cheating, criminal conspiracy, criminal breach of trust, forgery and falsification of accounts. Popular as 'Dubai Prasad' for his immense clout in Dubai and other emirates, he allegedly sold plots developed by Emaar-MGF in the township for Rs.25,000 to Rs.50,000 per square yard while showing only Rs. 5,000 in official records. CBI officials said this caused huge losses to Andhra Pradesh Industrial Infrastructure Corporation (APIIC), which had 26 percent equity in the joint venture with Emaar. The Dubai-based Emaar Properties and its Indian associates are alleged to have diluted the equity of APIIC without the latter's knowledge. It was during the tenure of TDP chief Chandrababu Naidu as the chief minister, Prasad started calling the shots. It was during his rule that Prasad was acting as representative of Emaar Properties, which bagged the prestigious project to build international convention centre near Hitec City, the IT district in Hyderabad. Prasad also used his clout with Naidu to get 535 acre of prime land at Gachibowli for Emaar Properties to build township-cum-golf course project in 2002. His clout in the business and political circles only increased when he became the business ambassador of Ras Al Khaimah (RAK), one of the seven emirates in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). As the director of RAK Investment Authority and with his proximity to the state chief minister, he became the marketing agent for Emaar Hills Township Project (EHTP) to sell the posh villas and apartments in the township built by Emaar-MGF in the township at Gachibowli. He sold the villas to top businessmen, politicians and film personalities. The businessman's meteoric rise continued when the late Rajasekhara Reddy, known as YSR, became chief minister in 2004. Prasad was reportedly shown many favours by YSR and his close aides. In 2007, the state government entered into an agreement with RAK for $2 billion alumina refinery and smelter project in Visakhapatnam district. The government allotted 350 acres land for the mega project. Prasad also managed to get the contract for RAK for building Economic City at Sultanpur on the outskirts of Hyderabad. The government in 2008 allotted 576 acres of land for the project. It was claimed that the project will bring Rs.20,000 crore investment and provide 100,000 jobs. Prasad along with his two sons floated a special purpose vehicle Hyderabad Economic City Developers Private Limited to build the project. Video Source: snehatv.com

Jagan Appears Before CBI in Gali Janardhan Reddy case

Kadapa MP and YSR Congress president, YS Jagan Mohan Reddy was issued notice by the CBI to appear before it on Friday for questioning in connection with alleged illegal mining and irregularities in allotment of leases to a firm owned by former Karnataka Tourism Minister Gali Janardhan Reddy. The sources said that Jagan will be questioned by CBI officials under section 161 CrPC. Accordingly, Jagan appeared before the central probe agency at Koti in Hyderabad at around 10.30 am. The CBI is probing alleged nexus between Mr. Jagan and Mr. Janardhana Reddy whose company OMC has been accused of violating mining norms in the Anantapur district of Andhra Pradesh. Jagan Mohan Reddy will be questioned only in connection with the mining case and not with regard to his alleged disproportionate assets matter, CBI officials had on Thursday said. The clearance for mining leases to OMC was given during the tenure of Rajasekhara Reddy as Chief Minister. The CBI recently questioned the then cabinet colleagues of late Rajasekhara Reddy including State Home Minister Sabitha Indra Reddy (who was then Mining Minister) in connection with the mining scam as it found that mining leases for OMC were cleared in an unusual haste, sources had earlier said.

Kanimozhi Bail: DMK to Approach High Court

Kanimozhi, the Rajya Sabha member and DMK chief M Karunanidhi's daughter, who is currently in Tihar jail facing corruption charges in 2G scam, was denied bail yesterday by the Special CBI Court. The Dravida Munnettra Kazhagam (DMK) has decided to appeal to the High Court for 2G accused Kanimozhi on Friday. Kanimozhi and seven other were denied bail by the Special CBI Court on Thursday on two main accounts - possibility of the accused tampering with evidence and the seriousness of the offence. DMK leader Khusboo said that the party was filing for Kanimozhi's bail in the High Court on Friday. "We are filing for Kanimozhi's bail tomorrow in the high court. But looking at the argument it seems as though except for Mr Jethmalani or Mr Sundaram everybody has come to a conclusion that they are guilty. But we know they are innocent till proven guilty. So why the branding of white collared criminals?" Khusboo said on Thursday.

Lok Pal Bill: Anna to Attend Last Consultations Meeting

Social activist and anti-corruption crusader Anna Hazare has ended his vow of silence (Maun Vrat) this morning. He is expected to attend the meeting of the Parliamentary Panel on the Lokpal Bill as it happens to be the last day of consultations on today (04-11-11). Team Anna will also be present in the meeting to answer the committee's questions. At the next meeting of the Lokpal commission, internal consultations to give the bill its final shape will start. Congress General Secretary Rahul Gandhi had indicated his preference for constitutional status for the Lokpal Bill by sending a message through his NSUI representative. Team Anna member Kiran Bedi said that they have presented 32 amendments for Lokpal to the Standing Committee. The final bill is to be vetted by the Cabinet and is likely to be presented in the winter session of Parliament in December.

Chandrababu Naidu Rythu Poru Bata in Kadapa District

TDP supremo Chandrababu Naidu today commenced his padayatra as part of Rythu Poru Bata in Kadapa district after offering special prayers at the famous Chinnamandam mosque. Starting his padayatra, he said that in spite of the gravity of the situation the Congress Government was still dilly dallying over the drought relief measures and utterly failed in providing reliefs to the farmers. Mr. Naidu said TDP has launched the Rythu Poru Bata program since the Congress government was very indifferent and neglected farmers problems. Sri Naidu demanded that the Government should give compensation of Rs.10,000 per acre to farmers whose crops were damaged this kharif due to power cuts and rain deficits besides interest free loans, implementation of Prof Swaminathan committee recommendations on MSP and interest free crops loans to farmers. The TDP president's padayatra commenced from Chinnamandam Pirlakanu vilalge of Rayachoti assembly segment Thursday and Sri Naidu interacted with the farmers and farm labor on the burning issues that hampered crops and their livelihood in the current Khariff season. Video Source: snehatv.com

Are T-activists More Dangerous Than Maoists?

Going by the beefing up of VIPs security in the recent times, one would wonder has the Telangana tangle turned security agencies paranoid. For the first time, the chief minister was provided with a bullet proof (BP) podium to address the gathering at the AP Formation Day celebrations on Tuesday. No other chief minister had got such a tight security, even when threat perception from Maoists was high. Sources said though there was no immediate input on increased threat either from terrorists or Maoists, the move appears to be part of the "precautions" against pro-Telangana activists. It is reliably learnt that the reason for the move was due to certain inputs which suggested that certain underground cadres of the Maoists may mix with pro-Telangana activists and attempt to disrupt the proceedings. Senior officers have often insisted that several UG cadres have got 'mixed up' with Telangana activists, especially after the movement took a violent turn earlier. The decision to have a bullet-proof podium was taken on a very short notice, government sources told. According to sources, three bullet-proof glasses was bought from a manufacturer in New Delhi while the entire podium was assembled in the city within two days. The podium had a multi-hit glass (it can protect from a burst of fire) and cost about 1.65 lakh. It protects a VVIP from bullets fired from an AK-47, SLR and 7.62 weapons. Officials were also of the view that the additional security for Kiran Kumar was "essential" as there are around 20 high rise buildings in the vicinity of the NTR stadium, the venue for State Formation Day celebrations on 1 Novemer, 2011.

Situation Tense at Polavaram Project Site

Tense situation is continuing at Polavaram Project site in Polavaram area since morning today (03-11-11), with intelligence reports coming in that Telangana MRPS activists are going to storm the project site. According to sources, the MRPS held a meeting at Bhadrachalam on Wednesday and decided to protest against implementation of Polavaram project. They planned for seizure of the site area today. Heavy police bandobust has been deployed at the project site, which has been cardoned off from all sides. Vehicular traffic and boats coming towards Polavaram from East & West Godavari district has been blocked by the police as a precautionary measure. 144 section has been imposed around Polavaram and orders to arrest any insurging mobs have been passed. However, till 1.00 noon, no ontoward incidents have been reported.

Speaker, Minister Differences Come to Fore

Normally it is thought that the Speaker of an Assembly is devoid from outside controversies, as his domain of administration gets limited to the assembly alone. But in case of Nadendla Manohar, the Speaker of AP Assembly, it is said that he is still active in his native district governance. Differences between the Speaker and excise minister Mopidevi Venkataramana pertaining to Tenali sub-collector Balaji Digambara Manjale have come to the fore recently. The sub-collector Manjale, who was handpicked by Manohar, alleged that a minister from the district is spearheading a campaign to malign his image after he refused to oblige him. Sources said the minister was upset with the sub-collector ever since the latter turned down his request for taking back two fair-price shop dealers, who were suspended on the charges of malpractice. The suspended ration shop dealers later started circulating pamphlets, making serious allegations against the sub-collector that he was demanding bribes from them. Reacting to the pamphlet and some unnamed letters sent to the CM and others, the sub-collector said that he was being targeted for adhering to rules. "The minister asked me to reinstate the two fair-price dealers, after they were suspended on corruption charges," Manjale told. Manjale, a 2009 batch IAS officer, is considered close to Manohar. Though it is an open secret that Manohar and Mopidevi do not get along well, their differences hit a new low when Manohar succeeded in getting Mopidevi's favourite official, revenue divisional officer Shaik Ismail out of Tenali 45 days ago. Manohar took the chance immediately after becoming the speaker and saw to it that Ismail was sent packing from his headquarters, much to the chagrin of Mopidevi. Sources said the minister had decided to take the issue to the notice of CM Kiran Kumar Reddy and seek the official's transfer. Video Source: snehatv.com

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