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Wednesday, April 17, 2013 | Hyderabad

Srinivas Reddy granted bail

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CBI special court today granted interim bail to Srinivas Reddy, who is accused in the OMC case..

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PoliticsWednesday, April 17, 2013 | Hyderabad

Hyderabad, April 17: YSR In the coming days, regional Congress has rejected the Times parties will play a vital role in the Now survey report stating its national politics, he said. Time methodology is unscientific and Now has given 12 sets to YSRCP, the channel has a history of erring nine each to TDP and TRS.badly. Konthala on the other hand P a r t y l e a d e r K o n t h a l a recalled the same channels survey Ramakrishnudu and Dr Mysoora in 2009 which has given 15 seats to Reddy said that the psephologists Congress and 22 seats to the Grand of this channel have erred badly Alliance. The results were earlier and their samples are not otherwise. Congress won 33 seats scientific. YSR Congress will win while the Grand Alliance could between 25 and 30 seats in the next win only five sweats, he said.Lok Sabha elections and we do not This shows the accuracy of the agree with the figures Times Now channel survey, he said. We can has given, Dr MV Mysoora Reddy prove our strength if elections are said. held immediately, he said.

grandmother in Bellari.Hyderabad, April 17: CBI special He will visit the place with two court today granted interim bail to escorts. The bail is for three days.Srinivas Reddy, who is accused in Earlier, he has moved the bail plea the OMC case.to visit Bellari to see his old-aged The court has granted permission to grandmother.Srinivas Reddy to visit his

Srinivas Reddy granted bail YSRCP finds fault withTimes Now survey

Hyderabad, April 17: A PIL was filed urging the High Court to monitor the YS J a g a n M o h a n R e d d y disproportionate assets case. The case should be monitored like the 2 G case, the petitioner Ranga Rao, a lawyer said in his PIL. He also urged that the CBI Joint D i r e c t o r V V Lakshminarayana should not be transferred till the case is closed.

PIL seeking court to monitor Jagan case

Prime Ministerial candidates in Addressing a press the BJP and the final decision on c o n f e r e n c e h e r e , the same would be taken later. He Venkaiah Naidu said said Modi's candidature was that while the BJP neither finalised nor discussed by would improve its tally, the party.the allies of National Venkaiah Naidu also hoped that Democratic Alliance the BJP will return to power in would also show a Karnataka. Stating that people better performance to across the country were tired of form the government at Congress-led UPA Government at t h e C e n t r e . H e the Centre and the same slammed the Congress sentiments will help the BJP in and other parties for Karnataka elections.trying to target the BJP The BJP leader reiterated that his for projecting Gujarat

Bharatiya Janata Party alone Hyderabad, April 17: BJP senior party would form Telangana Chief Minister Narendra Modi as

would win more than 200 seats in leader M Venkaiah Naidu on when it comes to power after 2014 its Prime Ministerial candidate.

the next elections.We d n e s d a y c l a i m e d t h a t elections.He said there were at least 12

BJP will win 200 seats: Venkaiah

City

said when asked swimming against the tide. As a New Delhi, April 17: T Subbarami what happens to reward he was assured of Reddy has again stirred the hornet’s the incumbent MP. Visakhapatnam seat.nest. He announced that he will be He contested for Both Purandeshwari and Subbari contesting from Visakhapatnam to the Nellore Lok Reddy are non loca ls and the Lok Sabha.Sabha by-poll and Visakhpatnam is known for being “ I a m v e r y f a m i l i a r i n lost badly. When represented by outsiders.Visakhapatnam and will be Congress could not Before Purandeswari, former chief contesting from here,” he said.find anyone to fight minister N Janardhan Reddy was the Union Minister D Purandeswari is a g a i n s t M MP. He was moved upstairs to the sitting MP from Viskahapatnam. Rajmohan Reddy accommodate Purandeswari, whose There was some rupture recently on leveled some allegations against

of YSRCP, Subbarmi Reddy stood Bapatla constituency was allotted to protocol issue and she had to cancel her. “Purandeswari will shift to for Congress knowing that he was SCs in the delimitation process.her programme. Local leaders had Narsapuram” Subbarami Reddy

Akademy Award in 1968 and in 1983. Andhra University conferred Kala Prapurna title on him in 1980. Nagarjuna University honoured him with a Doctorate in 1977. Born in Mogalthuru of West Godavari district in 1927, Ravuri family moved on to Tadikonda in Guntur district. He wrote over 130 books which includes short stories, novels, plays, essays, children stories and on scientific topics. He worked for a brief period with

New Delhi, April 17: Veteran Zameen Rythu weekly in 1946 and writer Ravuri Bharadwaja received in 1948 moved to Deeabandhu. He the prestigious Gyanpeeth Award. also worked for some film He becomes the third Telugu magazines like Jyothi, Sameeksha, literary figure after Vishwanadha Abhisara, chitrasema and others. Satyanarayana and Dr C Narayana He joined All India Radio in 1959.Reddy to receive the coveted Some of his prominent works in award. poetry include, Naloni Neevu, He received the Central Sahitya Antharangini, Oka kantham.Akademy Award in 1983. His He wrote 11 plays which include popular work Kaumudi was Jeevanadi, Bhanumathi, and Atma translated in to Hindi and Gujarati. gatham. He worte 33 children He received the State Sahitya books.

Election Commissioner (CEC) in Bengaluru, April 17: Former 1990. She was also member of the Karnataka Governor VS Rama Law Commission. She wrote some Devi died here today old age. She novel and essays in Telugu. Rama was 79. Born in Chebrolu of West Devi was Governor of Karnataka Godavari district, Rama Devi went and Himachal Pradesh.on to become the first woman Chief


Ravuri Bharadwaja bags Gyanpeeth Award V S Rama Devi no more

TSR firm to contest from Vizag

coveted literary award.New Delhi, April 17: Chief Minister N Kiran Kumar Reddy today congratulated Ravur i Bharadwaja fo r winning the Gyanpeeth Award. He expressed his happiness that a Telugu writer has received the Award after a gap of 25 years. He expressed happiness over Bharadwaja winning the

CM congratulates Ravuri

State Politics

by the CBI in the disproportionate Hyderabad, April 17: Congress assets case of Jagan Mohan Reddy. MLC P Venkat Rao ridiculed the He said that no minister could be statement of some cabinet forced to sign a GO and there was ministers wherein they disowned also a provision to express dissent r e s pons ib i l i t y f o r i s s u ing during cabinet meetings.controversial GOs. Speaking about the TRS luring Talking to reporters in the Congress MPs to join its fold, Assembly premises, Venkat Rao Venkat Rao said that such moves said that the ministers were reflect the fall of morals in politics. individually responsible for He said the elected representatives issuing the GOs. He was speaking should first approach the people with reference to the issue of Home before leaving the party on whose Minister P Sabitha Indira Reddy ticket they got elected.who has been named as an accused

Minister N Kiran Kumar Reddy Hyderabad, April 17: TDP MLA A was proving to be a real heir of his Revanth Reddy on Wednesday predecessor Dr YS Rajasekhara demanded enquiry into the Reddy in continuing the culture of purchase of power from other corruption.States by the State Government. Revanth Reddy also alleged that Talking to reporters in the the Congress party lacks proper Assembly premises, Revanth leadership and the on-going efforts Reddy alleged irregularities in the by the Telangana Rashtra Samithi power purchase deals by the to lure Congress MPs were a proof Congress Government in the State. for the same. He said Congress He demanded that the State party's lack of clarity on Telangana Government must disclose all the i ssue was responsible for details of power purchased from instability in the region.other States and enquire into the

matter. He alleged that Chief


Ministers responsiblefor GOs: PVR

TDP alleges scam in powerpurchase deals

election. Cause panic and maximum damage BANGALORE/NEW DELHI: "Any terror incident is a matter of "We do not know the type of bomb to innocent people and their Sixteen people were injured on concern ... it is a national and that was used. The matter is under property," Ashok said. Bangalore Wednesday in a bomb blast, near the international problem ... it is a

police commissioner ruling BJP's office in this tech hub, challenge for the country ... it should R Auradkar had which Karnataka deputy chief not be seen as political gain," earlier told reporters minister R Ashok said was an act of Dwivedi told reporters after the that the explosion terror. blast in Bangalore, in which 16 appeared to have "A bomb-like material on a people were injured. been caused by the motorbike exploded around Earlier in the day, Ahmad said on bursting of a liquefied 10.30am injuring 16 people, Twitter: "If the blast near BJP's p e t r o l e u m g a s including 11 policemen, near the office in Bangalore is a terror attack, cylinder in one of the BJP office at Malleswaram in north- it will certainly help the BJP parked veh ic les . west Bangalore," state director politically on the eve of election." Shakeel Ahmad's g e n e r a l o f p o l i c e ( D G P ) The state assembly elections are to tweet kicks row Lalrokhuma Pachau told reporters be held May 5. Union minister of here. The Congress distanced itself from state for home RPN Rushing to the blast spot, Ashok Shakeel Ahmad's tweet, saying the

investigation. NIA and forensic Singh appealed to the people not to said the fact that it (explosion) party had nothing to do with it and it experts are studying the three politicise the Bangalore blasts, even occurred so near to the BJP office was his personal view. charred vehicles and other burnt-out as Congress leader Shakeel Ahmed clearly indicated that the terrorists "I have not seen his tweet. What he material to find what sort of bomb or kicked up a storm on Twitter, wanted to cause maximum damage said is his personal view and the materials were used to trigger the claiming that the blasts would aid to its leaders and cadres, besides party has nothing to do with it," blast," Pachau said. Appealing to the BJP in the May 5 assembly polls. spreading panic ahead of the state added RPN Singh. people across the state to remain BJP spokesperson Meenakshi Lekhi legislative assembly elections May Ahmad's remarks were criticized by

5. "As a lot of political activity has the BJP as unwarranted and been going on since the poll uncalled for. "Such remarks are schedule was announced last uncalled for and should not have month, hundreds of our cadres and come from a senior Congress leader. leaders have been visiting the party The party (Congress) has already office daily and hence they were the accepted defeat in Karnataka," target of this terror attack," Ashok added BJP spokesperson Meenakshi told reporters. Among the five Lekhi. "There should be no politics civilians injured, three were women on such incidents," BJP leader and two teenagers. "The injuries are Shahnawaz Hussain added. not so serious and no one is in Condemning Ahmad's remarks, BJP critical condition. They are being president Rajnath Singh said: treated in a nearby (state-run) "Terrorism should not be seen as a

said Shakeel's remarks were calm and maintain peace, Ashok hospital," Pachau asserted. political loss or gain." Stating that unbecoming of a senior leader, and said there was no cause for panic The motorcycle was parked the incident was "unfortunate and asserted that politics should be kept and no rumours should be allowed between two cars. The blast ripped condemnable", he said party leaders out of terror strikes. to spread. "The culprits will be through the motorcycle and gutted were taking stock of the situation. "I Home minister Shushilkumar punished. Special teams are being both the vehicles parked near it. talked to Karnataka chief minister Shinde, who was in Kolkata, said a set up to find out who was behind There was a loud explosion that Jagadish Shettar. We are taking probe had been ordered into the this cowardly act and why the rattled doors and windows of stock of the situation," Rajnath blast. Any terror incident is a matter attacks were planned when surrounding houses. Singh said. Sixteen people were of concern and should not be seen as elections are due," Ashok observed. Police cordoned off the entire blast injured, two of them seriously, in the political gain, Congress general Coincidentally, a similar blast took area for study and tests by the state explosion in crowded residential secretary Janardhan Dwivedi said place exactly three years ago, on bomb squad, forensic experts and locality of Malleshwaram in north Wednesday shortly after his April 17, 2010, outside the the state-run National Investigation Bangalore. Many vehicles were colleague Shakeel Ahmad kicked up Chinnaswamy Cricket Stadium in Agency (NIA). The injured gutted but there was no damage to a storm with his remark that the blast the city centre before an IPL (Indian policemen were seated in a mini bus the BJP office in the explosion that near the BJP's office in Bangalore Premier League) T-20 match. parked nearby as they were on was initially believed to be a would help the party in the "The pattern appears to be same. security duty for the upcoming cylinder blast.Karnataka polls.

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