Hyderabad: Gali janardhan reddy wants to be shifted by air for court hearing

                                                              

                                    

Hyderabad, Mar1   Former Karnataka minister Gali Janardhan Reddy, an accused in the OMC mining scam, today moved a special court seeking directions to CBI to shift him to Bangalore by air where he has to appear before a court in connection with another illegal mining case. A special court for CBI cases in Bangalore had issued a warrant against Reddy asking him to appear before it on March 2 in connection with illegal mining activity by the Associated Mining Company (AMC), owned by the mining baron and his wife Aruna. Reddy today approached the special court for CBI cases here through his counsel urging that he be taken to Bangalore by air in view of his safety and long distance at his "own cost". The former minister is currently under judicial remand and lodged in Chanchalguda Central Prison here along with brother-in-law B V Srinivas Reddy since September 5 after his arrest by CBI in the "illegal" mining case involving Obulapuram Mining Company . Meanwhile, Chanchalguda jail authorities requested police escort for shifting Janardhan Reddy to Bangalore. The CBI had last December chargesheeted Reddys and three others in the OMC case accusing them of doctoring documents and hatching a conspiracy along with some public servants violating the mining lease agreements. According to the chargesheet, alleged illegal mining and extraction to the tune of 29.30 lakh tonne of iron-ore was carried out in several areas in Karnataka other than 68.5 hectares leased out to OMC in Anantapur district of Andhra Pradesh. The CBI in Karnataka had already filed an FIR against 21 persons, including Gali Janardhan Reddy, his wife Aruna, former minister and Congress leader V Muniyappa and others in connection with illegal quarrying by Associated Mining Company (AMC), owned by Reddy and his spouse.

Hyderabad:Human rights panel seeks report on Andhra cop's savagery

                                                                                                                

Andhra Pradesh(JAGITYAL): State Human Rights Commission on Wednesday took serious note of a police inspector beating up a 15-year-old suspected thief in public at Jagitial area of Karimnagar district. Taking suo motu cognizance of the incident, the Commission directed the director-general of police and Karimnagar DIG to submit a report within a week.

The rights panel issued the directive based on news reports that the boy was taken into custody by Jagitial circle inspector Deva Reddy on February 27 on allegations of theft. Mr Deva Reddy reportedly suspected the teen of stealing petrol from a two-wheeler and kept him in custody through the night.

The 15-year-old boy was picked up by the cops on Tuesday evening following a complaint from the residents of Pochammawada area that he along with his accomplice P Gopi was stealing petrol from parked two-wheelers at Annapurna Chowrasta in Jagityal town. Circle inspector Ch Deva Reddy and constable Ganga Reddy beat up the boy mercilessly even as the latter pleaded with them to spare him. While Ganga Reddy rained blows on his back, a furious Deva Reddy slapped him repeatedly on his face and cheek. The CI also gave severe lashes on his hand till the boy cried in pain. As if this torture wasn't enough, Deva Reddy, pointed his revolver at him and threatened to bump him off if he did not stop his stealing ways. Taking a cue from his boss, Ganga Reddy kicked the boy on his back.

Mr Achyuta Rao of AP Balala Hakkula Sangham and Mr Keshav Rao Jadav from an NGO approached SHRC, seeking action against the inspector. Karimnagar Child Welfare Committee chairperson Jayasri said, “We are going to produce the boy before the Juvenile Justice Board on Thursday. Currently, the boy is with his parents. The concerned inspector will also appear before the Board for enquiry.” The Child Welfare Committee is also going to serve notices to the cops to conduct an inquiry into the incident.

Meanwhile, R. Venkat Reddy of MV Foundation condemned the incident and demanded provision of immediate medical care and counseling to the boy.

New Delhi :Speaker accepts Nellore Congress MP Makapati resignation

                                                    

New Delhi: Lok Sabha Speaker Meira Kumar has accepted the resignation of Congress Member of Parliament from Nellore Mekapati Rajamohan Reddy with effect from Tuesday Feb.28th.

Confirming this, Lok Sabha Secretary-General T.K. Viswanathan told Media on Wednesday that Ms. Kumar had earlier spoke to Mr. Rajamohan Reddy to know whether he was still pressing for his decision to quit the membership of the House. When the member said in the affirmative she decided to accept the paper.

Mr. Reddy, who had given his paper protesting the inclusion of the name of former A P Chief Minister Y.S.R in the FIR by the CBI against YSR Congress president Y.S. Jaganmohan Reddy for allegedly possessing disproportionate assets, told The Hindu from Nellore that he could not accept the filing of the case against YSR. It was YSR who had built the Congress in AP and was instrumental in bringing the Congress governments both at the State and at the Centre the CBI had included YSR name in the FIR though the AP High Court, which had ordered for the CBI probe, had not mentioned anything about the late leader.

With this resignation the strength of Congress members in Lok Sabha from AP has come down to 31 from 32. Earlier, Mr. Jaganmohan Reddy, who was elected from Kadapa, too quit the Lok Sabha membership on November 29, 2010, when the Congress high command objected to his “odarpu yatra” to console the families of those who died unable to digest the death of YSR in air crash on September 2, 2009. Later Mr. Jagan Reddy floated his own YSR Congress party and won from Kadapa in the by-election and returned to the House on May 13, 2011.

The Congress governments, both in AP and at the Centre, were repeatedly trying to tarnish the name and fame of YSR and his son YS Jagan Mohan Reddy for political gain, Mr. Rajamohan Reddy alleged. He found best leadership qualities in Mr. Jaganmohan Reddy who was a mass leader and doing good things to the State. If given a chance he would again contest from Nellore on the YSR Congress party (of Mr. Jagan’s) ticket and ensure its victory, Mr. Rajamohan said.

Kadapa:Yuvatha Job Fair' on March 24, 25

                                                           

DRDA official Satyanarayana released banners, logo and website of ‘Yuvatha Job Fair', prepared by Prakash Computers Educational and Training Institute, Pulivendula, in YSR Memorial Press Club here on Wednesday.

Out of 67.88 per cent of educated students in Kadapa district, only 32.34 per cent were securing jobs every year, Mr. Satyanarayana said.

A job mela will be conducted in Sri Vidyadhari School at Pulivendula on March 24 and 25.

Asia Cup: Sehwag dropped for defying BCCI

                                                      

MUMBAI: What exactly is Sehwag's injury? This is a question that nobody in the BCCI is willing to answer. Not even the selectors who received a 'directive' not to consider Sehwag for the 15-member Asia Cup team and thus 'rested' the opener.

The board may not have a direct answer but the news coming out from its own corridors is that Sehwag has been dropped because he refused to follow the BCCI's instruction to cooperate in issuing a joint statement with captain Dhoni to the media in Australia.

Following controversial reports of the spat between Sehwag and Dhoni, the BCCI had asked the two players to read out a joint statement at a press conference in Australia so that the various gossip theories floating around could be contained.

It is learnt that the board told the two players that the statement would be drafted by the BCCI and sent to them following which Dhoni would read it out in front of the media. No additional questions would be taken other than the reading of the 'joint statement' and Sehwag would only be present there but not comment.

Dhoni, it appears, agreed to the board's diktat but Sehwag refused and was consequently 'rested' by the selectors. "If the so-called spat needed any further convincing, the board has done it," a source told TOI.

Of course, Sehwag's poor form has not helped matters. When enquired, board officials refused to accept this and maintained that Sehwag had been 'rested' because medical reports suggested that he needed the break.

Speaking to media post Wednesday's selection committee meeting, chairman of selectors Krishnamachari Srikkanth said: "He (Sehwag) and Zaheer Khan have not been dropped. They have been rested and the decision has been taken following the physio's report. We have selected the best team possible taking into account the fitness report (of players) from the physio and the board.

Just five ODI matches ago Sehwag was the toast of the nation for his double hundred against the West Indies in Indore. He also played the last ODI against Sri Lanka in Hobart , and there were no signs of an injury during or after the game. The board, however, insisted that Sehwag had not been kept out for disciplinary reasons.

When the media refused to buy his statement, the normally unflappable Srikkanth lost his cool and asked the reporters to "shut up".

The board and the chief selector chose to blame the media for constant speculation.

communication with Dhoni. The two have done little since then to repair the damage and if not for Kohli's century which came as a relief, a distraught Indian team would have, by now, been on a lonely flight back home.

Andhra Pradesh:2014 polls squabble for seats begin

                                                    

Hyderabad:General elections are clearly two years away, but Congress leaders have started squabbling over the Parliament and Assembly seats they want to contest.

Minister for Marketing  Mukesh Goud open assertion that he is a claimant for the Secunderabad Lok Sabha seat in 2014 elections has kicked up a row with the sitting member Anjan Kumar Yadav(M P)  making it clear that he will be the candidate for the next polls also.

Congress MLA from Uppal  Raji Reddy joined the chorus opposing re-nomination to Malkajgiri MP Sarvey Satyanarayana saying that three other party legislators were against him. Home Minister P. Sabitha Indra Reddy and Medchal MLA  Laxma Reddy are eyeing Chevella Parliament seat represented by Union Minister Jaipal Reddy.

Their verbal duel reached a new low with Mr. Yadav daring Mr. Goud to forget about the seat or face consequences. The Minister gave him back stating that Secunderabad seat was not his fiefdom and that people would decide as to who should represent them.

It is an open war in Visakhapatnam, where Rajya Sabha member T. Subbarami Reddy is repeatedly asserting that he was in the race for the Lok Sabha seat, which is held by Union Minister D. Purandeswari. He wants her to shift to Guntur or Narsaraopet parliamentary constituency in the next polls.

Nellore:18 candidates file nominations

                                                               

18 candidates filed their nominations for the Kovur by-election in Nellore district on the last day on Wednesday. Most of them were independents or dummy candidates for official’s nominees of various political parties.

IPS officer Pattapu Ravi also filed his nomination. His papers were accepted as an Independent and not as a candidate of the Bahujan Hitakarini Sabha.

One Sk. Muzbur Rahman entered the fray on the ticket of the Pyramid Party of India. Paleti Vijaya Kumar filed nomination as a candidate of the Rajyadhikari Party.

The last day for withdrawal of nominations for by-poll is March 3.

About 12 candidates entered the fray as independents.