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Konda Surekha vs TRS in Bypolls 2012

AP by-polls 2012 : Speaking to media persons at Warangal yesterday, TRS Former MP Mr Vinod Kumar said his party would put up candidate against Konda Surekha, YSR Congress party candidate at Parakala in Nalgonda district in the by polls. MP Mr Vinod Kumar said Speaker Nadendla Manohar had disqualified Surekha for defying the congress party whip during the vote on no-confidence motion.   “Her resignation for the sake of Telangana was not accepted by Speaker. She was axed for defying the whip,” he said, adding, she would face contest from TRS candidate at Parakala whenever by poll is held there. He however offered to support the candidature of Surekha if her party leader YS Jaganmohan Reddy made a statement in favour of Telangana in Parliament.

World’s Largest Hindu Temple in Bihar

Largest hindu temple in india: Replicating the world largest Hindu temple in Combodia's Angkor Wat, the Bihar Mahavir Mandir Trust (BMMT) said they will build a bigger temple in Bihar's Vaishali district. To be built at a cost of Rs 100 crores, the five-storied and 222-feet tall temple will come up at a sprawling campus spread over 15 acres at a place near Ismailpur village on Hajipur-Bidupur road, which will be christened as Angkor Nagar, Land worth around Rs 30 crores have already been acquired for the purpose from locals.     The proposed temple will be named 'Virat Angkor Wat Ram Mandir' and it will house the statues of Radha-Krishna, Shiva-Parvati, Ganesh, Surya, Vishnu and ten incarnations of Lord Vishnu. It will take upto five years to construct the temple and another five years to give the final finishing touches to it. The 'bhumi pujan' for the proposed temple will be held today, The temple was being constructed to mark the centenary celebrations of the BMMTs. The Angkor Wat temple was built in Cambodia in the 12th century during the rule of then Cambodian king Suryavarman (1141-1152 AD).

NMDC to Reveal Hyderabad School Treasure Secret Today

The National Mineral Development Corporation (NMDC) is going to reveal on Monday the secret of the treasure hunt that was carried out in a school premises in Hyderabad recently. The report on geophysical explorations at Naubat Pahad in Vidyaranya School campus NMDC experts is expected to be submitted today.   The study was carried out for a week at Naubat Pahad following submission of a sworn affidavit by construction workers who claimed that there was a treasure trove at Naubat Pahad. After collecting the data, NMDC researchers took a week to analyse and interpret the findings. To double check their interpretation and refine the collected data, NMDC researchers also took the help of geophysicists from National Geophysical Research Institute (NGRI) and academicians of Osmania University. According to reliable sources, the geophysical explorations, researchers have come across a highly magnetic ‘U' shaped anomaly that could be a pipeline, a hollow cavity, or an old construction site. Whether the structures contain a treasure trove or not is a matter of conjecture as of now. Only when excavations take place, this could be found out, as claimed in the sworn affidavit given by a few construction workers recently. Incidentally, these anomalies are similar to those which were noticed earlier in case of hidden tunnel discovered under the nearby Home Science College. There are clear indications of the possibility of finding a hidden treasure in the school premises. Now it depends on the government to decide whether to explore further or not. However, further exploration works have to be stopped till the ICSE exams of Vidyaranya School are over in April.

GVK vs Venkatarami Reddy at Rajya Sabha

The Congress high command is witnessing a piquant situation in choosing GVK or Venkattrami Reddy in the ensuing Rajya Sabha elections from Andhra Pradesh this month. While Chief Minister N Kiran Kumar Reddy is strongly lobbying for industrialist and hotelier G V Krishna Reddy, a majority of the MPs from the state are pitching in for media tycoon T Venkattrami Reddy of Deccan Chronicle group.     The Chief Minister is of the view that elevating GVK to Rajya Sabha would give a boost to the industrial climate in the state, his opponents point out that GVK’s close relative (Viyyankudu) T Subbarami Reddy is already a Rajya Sabha member and so, it would not be appropriate to give the RS ticket to GVK. Interestingly, TVR is also a nephew of TSR and hence, the same logic applies to him. However, party seniors say it is always better to have a media baron as the Rajya Sabha member at a time when the Congress party position is pretty bad in the state. Moreover, TVR had been denied the RS ticket several times in the past, despite his loyalty to the Congress party.

David Warner Century Puts Australia on top

Australia vs Srilanka cb series: David Warner got a superb 100 off just 111 balls and was leading the Australian charge. Shane Watson and Dan Christian fell cheaply leaving Australia at 223/3 in the 39th over. David Warner and Matthew Wade gave Australia their best start of the tournament as they set out to post a big total in the first final against Sri Lanka at the Gabba. After Michael Clarke chose to bat the Australians reached 1 for 148 at the halfway point, with Warner on 74 and Shane Watson on 5, and despite the loss of Wade for 64 it was still the perfect platform on which to build a hefty score.        

Poland Train Crash: 14 dead, 60 injured

Poland Train collision: Fourteen people were confirmed dead and sixty injured in Poland train collision. Two trains which collided head-on at 9:00 pm (2000 GMT) in Szczekociny, southern Poland, late Saturday as rescue workers raced overnight to pull passengers from the wreckage. Sixty people were hospitalised with about half reported to be in a serious condition, rescue officials said. Some 350 passengers were travelling on board two trains which collided head-on at 9:00 pm (2000 GMT) as they were travelling on the same track, One train was en route to the southern city of Krakow from the capital Warsaw, while the other was travelling to the capital from the south-eastern city of Przemysl.   Saturday's accident is the worst rail catastrophe in Poland since 1990, when 16 people were killed in a collision between two trains in the Warsaw suburb of Ursus.The country's most deadly train wreck occurred in 1980 in Otoczyn, near the northern city of Torun when 67 people died and 62 were injured in a collision between a passenger and a freight train.

Jagan First Meeting With Disqualified MLAs

Kadapa MP and YSR Congress president YS Jagan Mohan Reddy on Saturday held an emergency meeting with his loyal MLAs, who were disqualified by the Speaker Nadendla Manohar yesterday. Some of the MLAs, who were currently available in the capital, attended the meeting conducted at Jagan Mohan Reddy's residence. The meeting was attended by MLA’s Chenna kesava Reddy, Srikanth Reddy, Srinivasulu, Pinnelli Ramakrishna Reddy, Sucharitha and former minister Konda Surekha. They expressed their happiness over the decision of the speaker in disqualifying them. They said that they would have felt more happy if the Speaker had taken the decision in accordance with the Constitutioinal values. They further declared that they  would continue in the politics keeping up the moral and ethical values. They said they would all return to the House again winning the bypolls with bumper majorities.      

YSR Congress Will Sweep Bypolls: Jupudi

AP bypolls: YSR Congress official spokesperson Jupudi Prabhakara Rao has expressed confidence that the party would sweep the by-polls and all the disqualified MLAs supporting Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy would come back to the Assembly as YSR Congress members, with thumping majority. Talking to the media, PRP MLA Shobha Nagi Reddy stated that the decision is not unexpected as the MLAs have asked the speaker several times before either to accept their resignations or disqualify them and welcomed the decision. She said these 17 MLAs who stood by Jagan in his fight for the farmers have the support of the people. She said they would now go to the people and tell them how the late Chief Minister Dr. Y S Rajasekhara Reddy’s welfare schemes were being diluted and why they stood by Jagan. Also, all the members will win with thumping majority in the bypolls, she concludes.

Budding Singer Vaishnavi Krishna Died

A budding singer Ms. Vaishnavi Krishna died in a road accident Friday evening near Paradise Circle in Secunderabad. She hails from Guntur and is a second year Degree student. Since her childhood, Vaishnavi participated in many singing competitions and gained accolades from music lovers. She had also participated in MAA TV Super Singer Contest and is a receipient of many awards. She came to city a couple of days ago to participate in a program in MAA TV. On Friday, while going back home after participating in the program in MAA TV studios, she was hit by a bus near Paradise circle. She was accompanied by her uncle when the incident took place. She was immediately rushed to nearby Appolo Hospital, where the doctors declared her brought dead.      

Chiranjeevi not Contesting for Rajyasabha

Chiranjeevi political news: Tirupati MLA, Mega Star Chiranjeevi stated that he had no information on the issue from the party high command. Responding to media reports on his political career that he might be nominated for the Rajya Sabha seat and would be given a berth in the union ministry, chiranjeevi said that he would oblige the high command orders. “I have not received any communication from the high command about this," he said He said he would be happy if he continued as MLA in the state and would be happier if he goes to the Rajya Sabha. “However, there is no information from the party high command on the issue,” he clarified. Stating that he never aspired for the Chief Minister’s post anytime, chiranjeevi said that he came to politics to serve the people. He said that he would campaign for the by-elections if the high command asks him to do so    

Google Dragged to Court Over Urination Photo

Google was dragged to Court by a Frenchman took on Thursday over a photo published online by its Street View application showing him urinating in his front yard which he believes has made him the laughing stock of his village in rural northwest France. The man, who is aged around 50 and lives in a village of some 3,000 people in the Maine-et-Loire region, is demanding the removal of the photo, in which locals have recognised him despite his face being blurred out. He also wants 10,000 euros ($13,300) in damages. "Everyone has the right to a degree of secrecy," his lawyer, Jean-Noel Bouillard, told. "In this particular case, it's more amusing than serious. But if he'd been caught kissing a woman other than his wife, he would have had the same issue." Google Inc.'s Street View, covering some 30 countries and available in France since 2008, enables users of Google Maps to also view photos of streets taken by its camera cars, which have cameras hoisted on frames on their roofs. The man thought he was hidden from view by his closed gate as he relieved himself in November 2010. But Google's lens caught him from above his gate as it passed by. Bouillard did not explain why the man chose to urinate outside. Google's lawyer in the case, Christophe Bigot, was not immediately reachable, but the sources said he was pleading that the case should be declared null and void.  

Attack on Akbaruddin: Govt Approaches SC

The Andhra Pradesh government has approached the Supreme Court seeking the cancellation of bail granted to Mohammed Bin Omer Yafai alias Mohammed Pahelwan and eight others allegedly involved in the attack on MIM MLA Akbaruddin Owaisi. According to sources the final argument in this case would take place before the double bench comprising Justice B S Chauhan and Justice A Kheir on Friday. On April 30 last year the prime accused Mohammed Pahelwan and his family members allegedly carried out an attack on Akbaruddin Owaisi in the Barkas area. In September 2011 the state high court granted bail to the accused. In the appeal the government contended before the apex court that the accused would influence the witnesses in the case. The persons whose bail was sought to be cancelled include Mohammed Pahelwan, Hasan Bin Omer yafai, Esa Bin Younus Yafai, Yahiya Bin Younus Yafai, Faisal Bin Ahmed, Fazal Bin Ahmed, Younus Bin Omer Yafai, Bahadur Ali Khan alias Munawar Iqbal and Awad Bin Younus Yafai.

UPSC-2011: Results Declared

UPSC-2011: Results Declared - Over 330 candidates from the state are expected to have cleared the civil service examinations, the results of which were declared on Thursday evening. A total of 550 candidates from Andhra Pradesh had appeared for the examination which was held in October 2011. The Union Public Service Commission has announced that out of a nationwide 12,993 candidates who appeared for the examination, just 2,418 have managed to secure qualifying marks. Personality tests or interviews for those who have qualified shall commence from March 19. About 900 candidates are expected to be appointed this year. Coaching experts from the city said that this year, the entire examination process had been advanced by about a month. "The results have been declared about 10 days earlier than in the previous years. The final results could be expected by May 1," said, director of a coaching centre in Hyderabad.

UP Elections: Jaya Prada's Hotel Raided

In the last phase of UP elections - 2012 on Thursday, the Uttar Pradesh Police carried out a raid on actress-turned-politician Jayaprada when she was staying at a hotel in Rampur. The police claimed it was a routine check to see whether she and others like her had illegally stocked up cash. The former actress, however, said all the complaints against her were fake. "These are fake complaints against me. The police came yesterday also. I am not fighting elections. I don't know why the police is raiding against me. Why are they not going in Azam Khan's house. They are thinking that I am alone and they can take political benefit by imposing fake allegations on me. Amar Singh is with me. People are with me. Last time also (during 2009 elections), they did this. I know who is doing this conspiracy against me. Police is following the directions given by Azam Khan," she added. Jaya Prada told that they are not respecting her family and her. She had already registered a complaint with the Election Commission against them. "I cannot tolerate this. If they find anything then I won't object for investigation against me. I don't know why they are doing this conspiracy against me. Amar Singh has left Rampur according to protocol of elections. We will reply them harshly. Why is the police not raiding Azam Khan's house?, " she lamented.  

Aus vs SL: Sri Lanka Aims For 300 Run Score

Aus vs SL: 2 March, 2012 - The last league match of the tri-series between Australia and Sri Lanka is in progress at the Melbourne Cricket Ground in Melbourne. Though Sri Lanka started on a shaky ground, soon regained composure and is steadily moving towards giving Aussies a 300 runs to chase. Sri Lanka got off to a bad start as David Hussey ran out captain Mahela Jayawardene with a direct hit. Jayawardene played a Ben Hilfenhaus delivery towards slip and Tillakaratne Dilshan called him for a quick single and Jayawardene took a moment to respond. Hussey from second slip pounced on the ball with one hand and threw it at the bowler's end where his direct hit found Jayawardene so short of the crease that the third umpire wasn't needed. James Pattinson took his second wicket when he had Kumar Sangakkara caught by Peter Forrest at deep square leg. Sangakkara hit three fours in his 64-run knock and put up a 123-run stand with Dinesh Chandimal for the third wicket to lead the Sri Lankan fightback. Chandimal reached his 7th fifty off 47 balls while Sangakkara reached his 68th half-century off 79 deliveries. At the end of 38th over Sri Lanka score is 183/3. Indian cricketers and millions of their fans would be unified in praying for an Australian victory because if the Aussies beat the Sri Lankans, India will be through to the best-of-three finals.  

Gali Janardhan Reddy Shifted to Bangalore

The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Thursday shifted former Karnataka minister and mining baron Gali Janardhan Reddy to Bangalore from Chanchalguda jail for further interrogation. Gali has been lodged in Chanchalguda jail since September 2011, in connection with the large scale irregularities in his Obulapuram Mining Company. Gali Janardhan Reddy also owns another mining company, Associated Mining Company in Karnataka, which is also under CBI scan for irregularities. As per the Supreme Court guidelines, Gali's presence was necessary for probe into this company. Gali requested the CBI authorities to shift him to Bangalore by flight, as he has threat to his life. Gali Janardhan Reddy was taken in a special bus followed by an escort vehicle towards Bangalore highway from Chanchalguda jail. It is not known whether he will be shifted to a flight from Shamshabad airport or will be taken to Bangalore in the same bus. It was also not known yet whether Gali will be brought back to Hyderabad or will be kept in Bangalore till the AMC investigation is completed.      

GVK Reddy Name in Rajya Sabha Probables

Business tycoon GVK Reddy (Gunapati Venkata Krishna Reddy) is one among the four Congress probables to be sent to Rajya Sabha from Andhra Pradesh. According to reliable sources, chief minister Kiran Kumar Reddy's wish list for the four Rajya Sabha vacancies that are slated to fall vacant in March-April is said to include Chiranjeevi, Renuka Chowdhary and Shabbir Ali, apart from GVK Reddy. Of the six vacancies that will arise, based on the strength of the AP assembly, the Congress can bag four while the TDP can account for the remaining two seats. The other names that Kiran Kumar Reddy is reportedly in favour of are that of Chiranjeevi and Renuka Chowdhary. “Both these leaders have been promised a RS nomination by the Congress high command. For the fourth seat, the CM is not averse to former minister Md Shabbir Ali. But those who are retiring as well as others leaders too are lobbying for the upper house ticket. So, finally, it will be New Delhi’s call,” said Congress sources. The four vacancies that the Congress can bag will arise due to the retirement of Dasari Narayana Rao, G Sanjeeva Reddy, Rashid Alvi and K Keshava Rao. According to the sources, the Congress high command is not keen on re-nominating Keshava Rao and Narayana Rao, while it has still not taken a decision on Sanjeeva Reddy and Alvi, the sources added.  

AP Liquor Syndicates: Nunna Venkata Ramana's U-turn

The sensational AP liquor syndicates case took an interesting turn with the arrested syndicate member Nunna Venkata Ramana taking a u-turn on his confession. Earlier, he alleged that he paid a bribe of Rs. 10 lakh to excise minister Mopidevi Venkata Ramana. On Wednesday, Ramana backtracked and said that he made that statement under pressure from the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) officials. He said he was not even a liquor trader as alleged by tht ACB, but a farmer. In his bail petition, Nunna Venkata Ramana said that the ACB personnel subjected him to third degree interrogation methods to obtain a confession that the excise minister was a recipient of bribes. Even though ACB officials showed in the FIR that he was arrested on February 3 during raids on his syndicate offices, Ramana alleged in his petition that he was detained on February 1. "I was not involved in any liquor trade. I am a farmer. I cultivate my land in Warangal. ACB officials deliberately implicated me in the liquor mafia," he said in the petition. Ramana, who is currently lodged in the Cherlapally central prison, pleaded in his petition that the court should consider taking action against those ACB officials who subjected him to third degree methods. "ACB officials harassed me mentally and physically. Besides, they threatened me with dire consequences if I did not name the minister," he said. Nunna also alleged that ACB officials wrote out his 'confessional statement' and took his signature on it and submitted to court. The ACB court posted the hearing on Nunna's bail petition to March 1.  

Prostitution on Tirumala Hills

In a shocking event, the Tirumala police have arrested two youngmen for indulging in prostitution activities in Saptagiri Guest House on Tirumala Hills. The youngmen, hailing from Tirupathi, have reportedly brought a girl to the guest house and indulged in sexual acts. On credible information, the police raided the guest house and arrested them. According to sources, one of the arrested youngmen is said to be the son of Tirupathi city Congress president and the police is hesitating to register the case.