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Party will Decide Balakrishna's Constituency

Speaking to reporters at NTR Bhavan after the launch of the online membership of the party, chandra babu Naidu said that actor Balakrishna would contest in general elections of 2014 wherever the party chose to field him.Though Naidu has given an indication through his words that the party has given a green signal for Balayya’s candidature. However, he hasn’t given an indication on whether he would contest to the Parliament or the Assembly. When media has asked about it, he said party would discuss and decide everything. He said the TDP alone had the credibility and capability to attract more investments into Andhra Pradesh and no other government could match its performance levels

New Inter-city Bus Terminal And Logistics Parks For Hyderabad

The Hyderabad Metropolitan Development Authority (HMDA) Board, chaired by its Chairman and CM Kiran Kumar Reddy, on Monday approved two major projects - an inter-city bus terminal at Miyapur and logistics parks at Batasingaram & Mangalapally. The HMDA board also approved an extension on the receiving of suggestions and objections to the draft blueprint for the Hyderabad Metropolitan Plan-2031 by a month to February 21. AP Chief minister N Kiran Kumar Reddy, who is also the HMDA board chairman, directed officials to get the draft master plan translated into Urdu for greater inclusiveness. The chief minister chaired the authority's fourth meeting and reviewed the projects being taken up by it. He also asked officials to complete all new projects as per schedule. The inter-city bus terminal at Miyapur would be taken up under the public private partnership (PPP) mode. It would have one lakh square feet built up area, passenger terminals with 200 bus bays, platforms for out-station buses, parking space for 1,000 buses, 30 bus bays for city buses, fuel filling stations, dormitories for drivers, two, three and four-wheeler parking, budget hotel, medical and emergency facilities, police outpost and restaurants. The meeting also approved a logistics park on 40 acres at Batasingaram on Vijayawada highway (NH-9). The park would have parking facilities for 500 trucks, two lakh sq.ft warehousing facility, 10,000 metric tonne (MT) capacity of cold storage provision, automobile service centres, dormitories, restaurants, fuel stations, commercial and office space, electronic weigh bridge and primary health centre. Another logistics park at Mangalpally on Nagarjunasagar highway (about 500 meters from Outer Ring Road near Bonguluru junction) on 22 acres of land has been approved by the board. The Mangalpally park would have parking facilities for 250 trucks, one lakh sq.ft warehousing facilities, cold storage facilities for 5000 MTs, automobile service centres, dormitories, restaurants, fuel stations, commercial and office spaces.

Unprecedented Cold Wave Kills 15 in Andhra Pradesh

The unprecedented cold wave in the recorded history of Andhra Pradesh, has taken its toll of 15 lives so far. Five people died in Karimnagar district, and four each in Visakhapatnam and Guntur districts. The districts of Nalgonda and Warangal accounted for a death each. According to locals, elderly people and beggars became victims of the severe cold wave. The temperature in most of the 23 districts in the state is three to nine degrees below normal, the weather officials said. At least 13 districts are reeling under severe cold as the mercury fell to below 10 degrees Celsius. The intensity of the cold has surprised all. The southern state, known for its tropical weather, never heard of deaths due to cold wave. The night temperature at Lambasinghi, a tribal hamlet in Visakhapatnam district, fell below zero degree Celsius Monday but the India Meteorological Department (IMD) did not confirm this as it has no recording station there. Some forest habitations in the district have virtually turned into Kashmir. The mercury in Chintapalli tribal belt of Visakhapatnam is hovering between one and 1.5 degree Celsius for the last four days. People in Adilabad district of Telangana shivered as the night temperature fell to below five degrees. The district bordering Maharashtra recorded a temperature of 4.2 degrees, the lowest in over 100 years. The coastal district of Srikakulam recorded nine degrees, the lowest in decades. The coastal city of Visakhapatnam also registered 11.2 degrees, the lowest in 50 years. Hyderabad has also been recording temperatures between 10 and 11 degrees for the last couple of days. According to the Visakhapatnam Cyclone Warning Centre, upper air circulation over Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh and cold winds blowing from the Himalayas have brought down the temperature drastically. The met office has forecast that the cold wave would continue till Thursday morning and the mercury may start returning to normal from Wednesday.

Zaheer Khan to Marry Isha Sharvani in March

zaheer khan Isha Sharvani marriage : Indian cricketer Zaheer Khan and Bollywood actress Isha Sharvani are going to tie the knot in March. Zaheer and Sharvani are dating for a longtime. According to a close sources, "Zaheer Khan and Isha Sharvani have decided to tie the knot at the end of March. The wedding is just two-and-a-half months away." Zaheer and Isha’s love story has seen many ups and downs in their relationship. The duo met in 2005, they call it a quit in 2007 and patch-up in 2010. The are going strong and keen to take their relationship to the next level. "Recently, their families met and finalised the wedding details. A final decision will be taken when Zaheer returns from the ongoing Australian tour. If they don`t marry in March, they will do so in October. But they are keen on March," their friend revealed.The wedding will be a grand affair and both personalities from cricket and Bollywood are expected to grace the occasion.

CM Kiran Kumar to Tour Medak Today

Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Kiran Kumar Reddy will tour Medak district to participate in Revenue Sadassu on Tuesday. He will participate in revenue sadassu and launch Bhoomi; Citizen Charter besides Pala Pragathi Kendram. He will leave from Begumpet airport at 12 noon and reach Chinna Gottimukala village of Shivampet mandal at 12.30 pm. The Chief Minister will meet officials and non officials and later participate in various programmes besides interacting with Village Officers and Self Help Group members. Kiran Kumar Reddy Speech in Medak Dist VIDEOSOURCE TV9

Vijay Sai Reddy's Custody Extended To 31 Jan

With his Three-day custody having come to an end, CBI officials produced Vijay Sai Reddy before Economic Offences Court on Tuesday extended the CBI custody of Vijay Sai Reddy till Jan 31 in a case involving alleged illegal assets of YSR Congress party leader Y.S. Jaganmohan Reddy. VIDEOSOURCE TV9

CBI Questions KVP Ramachandra Rao in Emaar Case

The Central Bureau Of Investigation (CBI), on Monday, questioned former government advisor and Rajya Sabha member KVP Ramachandra Rao in connection with the Emaar-APIIC township scam. In a press statement following the CBI inquisition, at the Dilkusha Guest House, Ramachandra Rao said that he has appeared before the agency as a witness and provided relevant information to the agency. He also stated that he has assured the agency that he will extend his cooperation towards the investigations.The CBI questioned KVP for about 3 hours in regard to the purchase of a plot in the township under his wife's name. videosource TV9

Betting on Cock-fighting in AP Touches New Heights

Come Makara Sankrati festival in the month of January every year, Krishna and both the Godawari districts in Andhra Pradesh get enlivened with Cock-fights and Gambling. According to some media reports, the cock-fight betting in India is likely to touch Rs. 200 crores this year. Last year, that figure stood at Rs 100 crore. The cock-fights are mostly and fervently conducted in two states - Andhra Pradesh as 'kodi pandaalu' and in Kerala as 'kozhi kettu'. Although there are police warnings, a majority of the punters say cock fighting is a custom that should not be viewed as gambling. The usual fiery political parties forget their differences during this event, with leaders of all political parties coming together and joining hands "for the successful conduct of the cockfights." In East Godavari district cockfights were organised on a massive scale at Kesanakurru, Kesanakurrupalem, Muramalla, Godi, Uppalaguptam, Alla Varam, Mummidivaram and other places. Congress MLAs and MLCs, YSR Congress leaders and TV anchors inaugurated the event which has become synonymous with Sankranti celebration in these parts of the state. Some film personalties also are learnt to have been present and savoured the cockfights. Many more VIPs, NRIs and top leaders are expected to come here. In West Godavari district, Denduluru MLA Chintamaneni Prabhakar kicked off the cockfights at his village Koppaka, Tanuku MLA Karumuri Venkata Nageswara Rao in Tanuku rural mandal, Narsapur MLA Mudunuri Prasad Raju in Yelamanchili, Polavaram MLA T Balraj in Duddukuru village. Meanwhile TV anchor Manjula inaugurated the cock fights in Srinivasapuram of Jangareddygudem. YSRCP district president Moshes Raju started cock fights at Asramam in Bhimavaram. Film actor Ahuti Prasad attended one such event organised at Vempa in West Godavari district while film producers C Kalyan and KSR Rao, MLC Narayana from Karimnagar, former minister Talasani Srinivas Yadav from Hyderabad and many others graced the event at other places in the district. Cockfights are in progress at Bhimavaram, Lingampalem, Nidadavolu, Unguturum Denduluru, Bhimavaram, Akiveedu, Mhadevapatnam, Poduru, Duggirala and many places on a large scale. ;

Baba Ramdev Alleges Congress' Involvement in Ink Attack

Yoga guru Baba Ramdev on Sunday accused the Congress of conspiring against him to derail his fight against black money and corruption. During an interview with a news channel, Ramdev alleged that the Congress was behind the Saturday attack on him. Speaking to the media, Baba Ramdev said "The attacker, Kamran Siddiqui, can be seen in a picture with Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit. The Congress has to justify that. Secondly, Law Minister Salman Khurshid went for Siddiqui's book release... It has come to light that the Congress government even paid Rs.20 lakh to his NGO. This is a serious matter. I am not making accusations. But whatever is wrong has to be condemned." Ramdev pointed out that a senior Congress leader had reacted to the attack on him by saying, "Jo jaise karega, wo waise bharega (As you sow, so shall you reap)". "This is proof enough that the Congress is encouraging such attacks on me," he said. Referring to the notices from the Enforcement Directorate and Income-Tax department regarding foreign exchange violations, he said: "All the agencies are under their influence... It has been more than six months, but have they been able to find even one rupee of the illegal money?" Accusing the Congress of misusing power, Ramdev backed Anna Hazare's call for a strong Lokpal. "An independent Lokpal should be appointed to eliminate corruption and the CBI's investigative wing should be under its purview," he said. He also denied having differences with Hazare. "I was always with him and will remain so to fight against corruption and black money," he said.

Chennai Fire Accident: Firefighter Killed, 2 Injured

A fire fighting personnel was killed and two officials, including a woman, were seriously injured, while fighting a major fire that broke out in an old building in the wee hours in Chennai on Monday. The leading fireman was killed while fighting the fire that broke out in the building at Chepauk around 00.50 hours, fire and rescue sources said. Two other officials -- a woman Divisional Officer and a Station Manager -- were admitted in a private hospital with burns, the sources said. The fire was put out, they said.

Priyanka Gandhi Will Campaign in UP For Three Days

Congress General Secretary Rahul Gandhi's sister Priyanka Gandhi reached Babuganj on Monday and will tour Uttar Pradesh for three days covering Rahul Gandhi's Parliamentary constituency Amethi and Rae Bareilly. Congress workers stopped her convoy at Babuganj insisting that the party hosts a clean candidate. Though Priyanka is not scheduled to address any meeting or rally, she will hold meeting with party workers, party sources said. She will leave for Delhi on January 18, they said. The elections for the 403-member Uttar Pradesh Assembly will be held in February in seven phases.

AP CM Kiran Kumar Reddy Plans For Cabinet Reshuffle

A mini-cabinet reshuffle in Andhra Pradesh is on the cards for quite sometime now. The reshuffle is necessiated for two reasons - one reason is that two PRP MLAs from Chiranjeevi group are to be accommodated in the Cabinet and the second one is, Kiran Kumar Reddy feels, since he has completed one year as CM, he should be allowed to have a team of his own. Cabinet reshuffle is a routine exercise done in all states and the Center from time to time. But this one in Andhra Pradesh has become a complicated issue. Kiran Kumar is facing two problems in carrying on with the reshuffle. One of the two legislators picked up by Chiranjeevi for cabinet berths, C Ramachandraiah is a Member of the Lesigislative Council (MLC). Moreover, his candidature is strongly opposed by the senior Congress leaders of Kadapa district for various reasons, includind the allegation that he is a Jagan man. Even Kiran Kumar Reddy is himself said to be against accommodating C Ramachandraiah in his cabinet. His ground for opposaing Ramacahandraiah is, if an MLC is taken into the cabinet, it will lead to considerable heartburn among several senior Congress members of the Upper House, including D Srinivas, Singam Basavapunnaiah, Paladugu Venkata Rao and Chengal Venkata Rayudu, who have not been considered for ministerial posts due to policy of not accommodating MLCs. Lucklily there's no resistance for the other PRP candidate Anakapalle MLA Ghanta Srinivasa Rao and he can find a place in the Cabinet. According to sources, CM Kiran Kumar Reddy also wants to have a free hand in the reshuffle, for he wants to replace some of the ministers who has been lately causing embarrassment to him. Even if the party high command may not entertain his request to sack housing minister Botcha Satyanarayana, he wants P Shankar Rao (Textiles) and DL Ravindra Reddy (Medical and Health), Kasu Krishna Reddy (Cooperation) and Thota Narasimham (Stamps and Registration) to be dropped. Sources said if DL is allowed to be dropped, the chief minister wants C Adinarayana Reddy (Jammalamadugu, Kadapa) be roped in. Similarly, if Shankar Rao is asked to leave, Kiran Reddy wants the party high command to examine the names of either G Kuthuhalamma (Gangadhar Nellore, Chittoor) or G Prasada Kumar (Vikarabad) or Kondru Murali Mohan (Rajam, Srikakulam) for replacement since all of them belong to Scheduled Castes. Kiran Kumar is seeking replacement of Ramreddy Ventaka Reddy (Horticulture) with his brother Ramreddy Damodar Reddy (Suryapet, Nalgonda).

New Hitech Electronic City Coming up in AP

A new Hitech Electronic City is on the anvil in Andhra Pradesh. It is to be located in the premises of Lepakshi Knowledge Hub (LKH) in Ananthapur. According to its managing director S Balaji, the project will come up in about 2,650 acre within the 10,000 acre of the LKH. The project will be taken up in a joint venture with the Vittal Innovation City (VIC) and Global Emerging Markets (GEM). The Lepakshi Electronic Hub, which will put India along the select countries that have global hi-tech innovation ecosystems, is expected to attract investments of more than Rs 11,000 crore and create employment for 75,000 in five to ten years. GEM, a $3.4 billion alternative investment group headquartered in Geneva, will bring in the investments for the project while VIC, led by N Vittal, former secretary, union electronics and telecommunications ministry, has prepared the concept master plan and will develop the project along with the LKH. When completed, LKH will make it the largest multi industry cluster system in the country. In the next years, it is expected to bring in investments to the tune of $4 billion and create employment opportunities to 1.5 lakh people directly and to another 3,00,000 indirectly. The concept proposes a green ecosystem that includes knowledge-based services, manufacturing, research and development and incubation activities inspired by technology hubs like the Silicon Valley in the US, Hsinchu in Taiwan and Tsukuba in Japan. "The Hi-tech Electronic City project will provide an opportunity for India to leapfrog in electronics and IT hardware manufacturing on the lines similar as IT sector," said Balaji adding that this would be positioned into a special category for electronics. "Various clusters are in different stages of progress and will be ready in five to ten years as projected," he said. This would be in line with the focus of the Government of India to create electronics clusters in India for national competitiveness in this area. Apart from the Electronic City, LKH will house several industry clusters that include aerospace and defence, education and innovation, agribusiness, healthcare, science and technology, media and entertainment and logistics.

CBI Summons KVP Ramachandra Rao In Emaar Case

The CBI, which is probing the Emaar Properties scam, has summoned KVP to appear before it on Monday in connection with the Emaar case. This is the first time that he has been approached by any investigating agency. The investigating agency has issued notice to Rao, asking him to appear before its officials at Dilkusha guest house here on Monday, CBI sources said on Sunday. The notice to the Congress leader was issued under Section 160 of the Criminal Procedure Code, under which an investigating officer can summon a person who appears to be acquainted with the facts and circumstances of the case.Rao, a close aide of late chief minister Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy, was the government advisor when the share of the state-owned Andhra Pradesh Industrial Infrastructure Corporation (APIIC) in the township was reduced from 26 per cent to six per cent, causing huge losses to the public exchequer. There are allegations that Rao played a key role in the decision to reduce the APIIC share. CBI may also question him with regard to the purchase of a plot in the township in the name of his wife. He is also believed to have information with regard to public servants and others involved in the case. VIDEO SOURCE TV9

జ్యోతిరూపంలో దర్శనమిచ్చిన అయ్యప్పస్వామి

కేరళ :శబరిమల యాత్ర చివరి రోజున పొన్నాంబళంమేడు కొండల్లో అయ్యప్పస్వామి ౩ సార్లు మకర జ్యోతి రూపంలోదర్శనంతో భక్తులు పులకించిపొయారు.జ్యోతి దర్శనానికి అయ్యప్ప భక్తులు ఎలాంటి ఇబ్బందీ లేకుండా దర్శించుకునేందుకు వీలుగా ఆలయ అధికారులు విస్తృత ఏర్పాట్లుచేశారు.పోలీసులు,వైద్యశాఖ, ఆగ్నిమాపక విభాగం పులిమేడులో 24 గంటలు అందుబాటులో ఉండే కంట్రోల్ రూమ్‌లను ఏర్పాటు చేసింది. పంచలిమేడు,పరుంతుపరల నుంచి కూడా మకర జ్యోతిని స్పష్టంగా చూడగలిగారు.

Ramachandraiah Branded as Jagan Man: May Miss The Bus

Congress leaders from Kadapa, including ministers D L Ravindra Reddy and Md Ahmadullah on Thursday urged AICC general secretary Ghulam Nabi Azad not to take PRP MLC C Ramachandraiah into the state cabinet. The leaders met Azad and told him that taking Ramachandraiah into the cabinet would adversely affect the party's image in the district. Kamalapuram MLA G Veerasiva Reddy has been campaigning against Ramachadraiah for quite some time. Now with talk doing the rounds that Ramachandraiah, also from Kadapa, is expected to be inducted into the cabinet along with another PRP MLA Ghanta Srinivasa Rao next week, Veerasiva Reddy arrived in Delhi along with two ministers and MLC P Chengal Rayudu. They reportedly told Azad that Ramachandraiah was a Jagan proxy in Congress. According to them, Ramachandraiah transferred Raghuram Cements owned by him to YS Jaganmohan Reddy who later changed it into Bharathi Cements. Video Source: tv9

Sankranti Brings Chandrababu Naidu, NTR Kin Together

This year's Sankranti festival is going to be a special one for Chandrababu Naidu and late NTR's kin. In a new bonding between Nara and NTR families, the first statue of N.T. Rama Rao will be unveiled by the Telugu Desam president, Mr N. Chandrababu Naidu, in his native Naravaripalle in Chittoor district on Friday. Interestingly, NTR's statue will come up in Naidu's birth place 16 years after the death of NTR. Mr Naidu and his actor brother-in-law N. Balakrishna, Mr Naidu's brother Nara Ramamurthy Naidu, his sisters and other close relatives will join the family union for Sankranti at Naravaripalle on Friday and Saturday. Actor Balakrishna's elder daughter Brahmani married Mr Naidu's son Nara Lokesh strengthening the bond between the families. Mr Naidu's nephew Girish is overseeing the arrangements at the native village. "It's a family get together. No politics is involved," Mr Girish says. It is said that Mr Ramamurthy Naidu, brother of Mr Naidu, is eyeing the Chandragiri Assembly seat on a TD ticket for himself or his son Girish. Mr Naidu will unveil NTR statue and a mineral water plant sponsored by the NTR Trust. Sources in the TD said Mr Naidu whose coup against NTR created a rupture in the family and led to acrimonious fights for long, has bonded after the marriage of Lokesh with Brahmani, eldest daughter of Balakrishna. There was also a criticism that Mr Naidu ignored NTR in his own village and was trying to have his own legacy. "We have made all arrangements for our party chief’s visit. A darshan is planned at Tirumala before his return to Hyderabad," Mr Mahadeva Naidu, president, Chittoor TD said.

Partnership Summit: Big Boost to Andhra Pradesh

The Partnership Summit organized by the government after a gap of nine years on Thursday at the Hyderabad International Convention Centre (HICC) has proved to be a big boost for Andhra Pradesh, which has been reeling under political uncertainity for the past two years. The government on the very first day of the summit signed six major MoUs worth 1 lakh crore with GMR, GAIL, the BR Shetty Group and Yash Birla Group. The amount of investment is set to increase with many more to be signed on the remaining two days of the Summit. After nine years, the government managed to successfully organise the Partnership Summit in the state and the mood at the Hyderabad International Convention Centre (HICC) on Thursday was that things were looking up after two dismal years marred with political instability. With the Summit cancelled in the last two years due to turmoil over Telangana, this is the first time that the Congress government managed to hold a Partnership Summit; the last one was during Mr N. Chandrababu Naidu's regime in 2003 when it had been a yearly affair (from 2001 to 2003). The general consensus on Day 1 seemed to be that if the government’s aim had been to restore the confidence of investors and entrepreneurs by conducting the Partnership Summit, then it had succeeded. "The issue is not about the investment proposals that came or the total amount of investment promised at the Summit. Hosting the Summit successfully after a gap of nine years itself is a big achievement in the backdrop of political disturbances and agitations in the state during the last two years," said Mr Yash Birla, chairman of Yash Birla Group, which has inked MoUs to invest nearly 5,000 crore in the state. Mr A. Shekar Agarwal, managing director of a textile firm from Gujarat, added, "The success of the Partnership Summit has boosted the image of Andhra Pradesh."

Facebook, Google Can be Blocked: Warns Delhi High Court

Social Networking site Facebook and Search Engine Google can be blocked like in China, if they fail to devise a mechanism to check and remove objectionable material from their web pages, says the Delhi High Court. Justice Suresh Kait said this today while asking counsel for Facebook and Google India to develop a mechanism to keep a check and remove "offensive and objectionable" material from their web pages. Justice Kait, who did not stay the proceedings against the two websites before magistrate's court, however agreed with the plea of lawyers that they would not press for an effective hearing in the trial court tomorrow. Former Additional Solicitor General Mukul Rohatgi, appearing for Google India, said the postings of "obscene, objectionable and defamatory" articles and other things cannot be "filtered" or "monitored". "No human interference is possible, and moreover, it can't be feasible to check such incidents. Billions of people across the globe, post their articles on the website. Yes, they may be defamatory, obscene but cannot be checked," he said.

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