Chiru escapes death

Nov.18.2009 City News (0)

Hyderabad, Nov. 17: The Praja Rajyam president, Mr K. Chiranjeevi, escaped from being electrocuted when he was campaigning for the GHMC elections at Gautham Nagar division on Tuesday.

When his vehicle was going through Mallikarjun Nagar, live wires fell in front of his open top vehicle. His security officials who saw the wires tried to clear them with the help of bamboo sticks. When doing so, they came into contact with each other due to which there were some sparks. Chiranjeevi ducked to save himself and then continued with the campaign. (read more…)

Jagan to CM: Fulfil YSR promises

Nov.18.2009 City News (0)

Hyderabad, Nov. 17: The Kadapa MP, Mr Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy, on Tuesday gave some embarrassing moments to the Chief Minister, Mr K. Rosaiah, by raising the issue of implementing promises made by his father, Dr Y.S. Rajasekhar Reddy, during the MPs’ meeting held here.

He reminded the Chief Minister of YSR’s promise to increase power supply to the farm sector to nine hours and the rice quota to 6 kg and said that the credibility of the government would be at stake if the promises were not implemented. (read more…)

Nandita sore over media report

Nov.18.2009 City News (0)

HYDERABAD: Chairperson of the Children’s Film Society of India Nandita Das on Tuesday alleged “misreporting” by the media about the state of affairs in the 16th International Children’s Film Festival, though not naming any organisation.

During a press conference organised prior to the open forum, she said the criticism should be “constructive” and asked for suggestions to be dropped in feed-back boxes.

In a dramatic turn of events, Swathi Lodha, who was quoted in The Hindu report on Monday, rose from behind to object that the reporter did not identify herself while taking her version, even while not denying what was reported. (read more…)

Business-politics nexus a threat to democracy: Karat

Nov.18.2009 City News (0)

HYDERABAD: The CPM expressed serious concern over the “growing nexus” between business and politics in the country. What happened in Karnataka recently is an example of the growing menace, party general secretary Prakash Karat said here on Tuesday. (read more…)

CM tells MPs to work for state project

Nov.18.2009 City News (0)

HYDERABAD: Chief minister K Rosaiah on Tuesday urged all state MPs in Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha to use their good offices with the Centre to pursue unresolved issues pertaining to the state.

Addressing nearly 40 MPs and 18 of his cabinet colleagues at the first interactive session at the Jubilee Hall here, he emphasised on the need to pursue with the central government all pending issues during the winter session of Parliament, which is scheduled to start from November 19. (read more…)

Flash strike by RTC staff hurts commuters

Nov.18.2009 City News (0)

HYDERABAD: Denizens using the public transport for commuting were in for a rude shock on Tuesday morning with employees of the Andhra Pradesh Road Transport Corporation (APSRTC) going on a lightning strike. Thousands of office-goers were left in the lurch with the morning rush-hour degenerating into chaos.

The strike was called by the National Mazdoor Union (NMU) to which about 70,000 employees of the total 1.2 lakh work force of APSRTC owe allegiance. The union demanded immediate implementation of the pay revision done with effect from April 1, 2009, regularisation of (read more…)

Only Congress can ensure speedy development

Nov.16.2009 City News (0)

HYDERABAD: Pradesh Congress Committee president D Srinivas on Sunday said it would make better sense if voters in the GHMC elections chose the Congress party as all-round speedy development would be possible in the city because the party was in power both at the Centre and state. (read more…)

Burglars kill ATM security guard

Nov.16.2009 City News (0)

HYDERABAD: Burglars killed a security guard manning an automated teller machine (ATM) attached to the Chandrayangutta branch of the SBI in
Kanchanbagh on Sunday morning but failed to break open the cash chest.

The security guard B Mallesh Goud, 55, a resident of RN Nagar Colony in Kanchanbagh, was found in a pool of blood inside the ATM centre. His head was smashed with a pestle and he was also strangulated with a rope. Police suspect that Mallesh was sleeping while the robbers attacked him. (read more…)

Rosaiah to open P.V. Expressway today

Oct.19.2009 City News, Indian news, state news (0)

HYDERABAD: The much awaited P.V. Elevated Expressway would finally be thrown open to airport-bound traffic from Monday after inauguration by Chief Minister K. Rosaiah.

The project, which faced long delays that resulted from shifting of utilities to the financial crunch faced by the Hyderabad Metropolitan Development Authority (HMDA), would formally be declared open with a function at the Sarojini Devi Eye Hospital, Mehdipatnam point, by the Chief Minister at 4.30 p.m. (read more…)

Rosaiah doles out more relief

Oct.13.2009 City News (0)

Oct. 13: The Chief Minister, Mr K. Rosaiah, on Tuesday announced additional relief measures for flood-affected families including free supply of specified quantity of essential commodities till December and loans with one-year moratorium on repayment. (read more…)