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Railway Zone for Visakha under consideration,says Suresh Prabhu

Union minister for Railways, Suresh Prabhu met Andhra Pradesh chief minister Chandrababu Naidu today.

The central minister thanked AP CM for the Rajya Sabha representation.

He said that it was decided to form a joint venture company which will look in to the detailed development of railways in Andhra Pradesh (AP).

The Railway Minister said that he was ready to meet the necessities of the State, according to the Chief Minister.

Top priority will be given to connectivity with Amaravati, he said.

The Central minister added that for easy connectivity in the country, Vijayawada was vital.So the Railways were spending Rs 22,000 crore on the projects there.

Also several railway lines and stations in the area will be developed, he said.

The Union Railway minister said that it was the good fortune of Andhra Pradesh that they had Tirupati in their State.

He added that his ministry had started reforms in AP regardless of the zone.

Earlier of the day Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu said on Saturday that it was a good augury that Raiway Minister Suresh Prabhu was elected to the Rajya Sabha from Andhra Pradesh.

The chief minister reminded that the Railway Zone matter was mentioned in the AP Reorganisation Act. 

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Jagan alleges that Chandrababu is thick-skinned

YSRCP chief and the leader of opposition YS Jaganmohan Reddy, while continuing his tirade against Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu on Saturday called him thick-skinned at Kadiri in Anantpur district.

The idion 'Thick-skinned' refers to one who is unmoved by woes of others such as farmers in Kadiri.

YS Jagan, during his Rythu Bharosa Yatra in Anantpur, continued his vicious verbal diatribes against Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu and said he remained unmoved by the plight of farmers from whom lands had been acquired for the setting up of a solar plant, but had not been given any compensation.

Jagan calling Chandrababu thick-skinned, added fuel to the fire of TDP workers who are already agitated by his earlier remark.

It is to be mentioned here that YS Jagan's harsh comment against AP CM Chandrababu Naidu, that people should attack him with slippers whenever and wherever they saw the CM, has sparked off controversy and has intensified political heat in the state. 

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Nominated  Rajya Sabha members unanimously elected from AP

Union Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu , Sujana Chowdary, Union Minister for Science and Technology, T.G. Venkatesh and Viajay Sai Reddy, who have filed their nominations to the Rajya Sabha from the Andhra Pradesh Assembly have been unanimously elected.

The Returning Officer has handed over the necessary papers to three three elected members in the Assembly except YSRCP leader Vijaya Sai Reddy, who is expected to meet the Returning Officer in the evening or by tomorrow.

It is to be mentioned here that as only four candidates remained in the fray, the candidates were declared unanimously elected as the time for  withdrawals was over.

On the other hand, Suresh Prabhu, before leaving Vijayawada in the evening, has reportedly assured the people of Andhra Pradesh that he would do as much as possible for them.

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15 districts coming up in Telangana, says CM

Telangana Chief Minsiter K. Chandrasekhar Rao, while addressing at State Formation Day celebrations at parade Grounds in Secunderabad on Thursday, said that for convenience of state administration process, the state is going to have 14 to 15 districts, i.e. five more districts.

The chief minister, while giving more clarity over it said that new districts, revenue divisions and new mandals would be announced before Dasara.

The chief minister, while highlighting about the achievement of the state government, has also mentioned about the future target of the government.

The people have become enthralled with new josh after listening to CM KCR's speech.

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TS Irrigation Minister Harish Rao refutes talk of CM KCR's successor

Telangana Major Irrigation Minister T. Hairsh Rao refuted queries about Chief Minister K. Chandrasekhar Rao's successor, saying KCR would be the Chief Minister for the next 2 decades. So where is the question of naming one.

Describing it as an inappropriate question when the State is celebrating its second formation day, Harish Rao said no numbers game was going on in his TRS party. Never had he expressed any grievance that his followers were being ignored in the allotment of positions.

Without any basis, speculation is rife that KCR was grooming his son, K. Taraka Ramarao, to succeed him. KTR, on his part, is winning the elections, getting investment for the State, and going abroad and bringing in laurels for the State. He has his own steam and KTR stands on his own. So is Harish Rao.

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Union Minister Dattatreya's cellphone  stolen, recovered

The cell phone of Union Minister Dattatreya has been recovered and the man who picked it up has been taken into custody.

The person who picked the phone from Dattatreya residence at Ramnagar had gone to the Union minister's home to get a recommendation to visit Srisailam temple.

As the mobile was kept for charging in the front-room, the person from Saroornagar, Gummadi Rajkumar (52), simply picked it up in the belief that nobody was looking at him.

After some time, Dattatreya came to the front-room, and not finding the phone told his PA about it. The PA lodged a complaint with the Musheerabad police in this regard.

The mobile has since been traced to Saroornagar and Rajkumar taken into custody.

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Suresh Prabhu chosen by TDP for Rajya Sabha, surprises many

Union Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu has filed the nomination for Rajya Sabha biennial election from Andhra Pradesh today.

He is contesting as a BJP nominee, supported by NDA's alliance TDP.

The latest and hurry decision of ruling TDP in Andhra Pradesh to select Union Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu for Rajya Sabha seat has shocked many within and outside the party.

 But, the party sources said that there was opposition within the TDP for sending either Venkaiah Naidu or Nirmala Sitharaman to RS.

The BJP proposed Suresh Prabhu’s name keeping separate railway zone for AP in mind.

Even, the selection of TG Venkatesh for Rajya Sabha also surprised many.

 Other contender is Union Minister Sujana Chowdary. He is seeking an election to the Upper House of Parliament for a second straight term.

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Chiranjeevi meets Padmanabham, supports Kapu demand

Former union minister and Mega Star  Chiranjeevi met Mudragada at his residence in the wake of Kapu leader Mudragada Padmanabham's ultimatum to Chandrababu that the government should pass reservations for Kapu by this August.

Chiranjeevi has extended support to former minister and BC leader Mudragada Padmanabham for his demand to include Kapus into BCs list.

The actor turned politician has appreciated Padmanabham's efforts for reservations for Kapus.

Later, speaking to newsmen, Chiranjeevi vowed that he fully supported Mudragada in his movement for Kapu welfare.

The Kapu leader revealed his future course of action regarding this, Chiranjeevi added.

Mudragada said he has the full support of Congress leaders for his plea to the government as he met with APCC Chief, N Raghuveera Reddy and Director Dasari Narayana Rao and sought their support for his demand. 

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Microsoft and Facebook coming up with 6,600 km cable wire in Atlantic Ocean

As the world is increasingly moving toward a future based on cloud computing, Microsoft and Facebook have come together to build a sub sea cable wire across Atlantic Ocean.

In order to meet customers' demand for high speed internet connection, a high-speed Internet cable across the bottom of the Atlantic Ocean is desired by them.

The cable, measuring 6,600 km will be the highest-capacity cable, connecting United States (US) with southern Europe, in Spain.

Later, it will be connected to network hubs in other countries in Africa and Asia. 

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VDP Associates Survey says KCR, Most Popular Chief Minister

Telangana chief minister KCR has been voted as the most popular CM of the country.

Poll Tracker, VDP Associates has recently conducted a survey.In the survey report,Telangana chief minister KCR stood as first rank and gained much popularity as 86 % of people supported him.

Madhya Pradesh CM Shivraj Singh Chouhan, West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee and Tamil Nadu CM Jayalalithaa are in the next three positions.


Andhra Pradesh CM Chandrababu Naidu got only 69% people support and he is fifth in the list.

UP CM Akhilesh Yadav and Punjab CM Prakash Singh Badal could not get people's favourable support.

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I am not against any party: Chalasani

Andhra Pradesh Special Status Sadhana Samithi president Chalasani Srinivas Rao said that the agitation for special status to Andhra Pradesh (AP) will be intensified.

Chalasani alleged that all parties are playing political tactics and are not really fighting for the special status and putting pressure to the Union Government.

He said  he will intensify the agitation with the support of the people in coming days.

He has called upon all those people , who sincerely sympathised with his demand for special status to support him.

 He is not for or against any party but all parties should be prepared to come together and join the agitation for special status, he said.

It is to be mentioned here that the Andhra Intellectuals' Forum president Chalasani Srinivas had earlier launched an indefinite hunger-strike demanding that the Centre should fulfill the promises made to AP at the time of bifurcation.

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 DMK says Stalin humiliated by being seated in 16th row at Jayalalithaa's swearing-in

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Jayalalithaa on Tuesday regretted seating Stalin, former Chief Minister M. Karunanidhi's son, in the 16th row at the swearing-in of her ministry on Monday.

Understanding the anxiety of the father, Jayalalithaa explained that Stalin's attending the swearing-in was a surprise. Had the protocol people had any inkling of the DMK leader's coming, they would have found a seat for Stalin in the front row.

She further said there was no intention to invite a leader of the DMK opposition and insulting him. The lack of information about the arrival of Stalin had caused all the confusion.

At the same time, she said it would be vain to create a controversy out of the unfortunate incident.

While the papers carried that it was the tenth row in which Stalin was seated at the ceremony, it is now stated that he was in fact seated in the 16th row.

The fact is Amma may not have been aware of the incident in her own happiness, and the party leaders may have done it on purpose.

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Fish rain in Srikakulam district surprises people

People of Srikakulam have said they have been surprised and delighted by an unusual rainfall.

They said that they have witnessed 'fish rain shower' that took place at Sibbili in Pathapatnam and other places ,with the creatures falling on the village green fields.

It included scores of edible small fish.

The villagers have gone to their fields on Friday morning, they saw heaps of fish in their fields.

It was as if it rained fish overnight.

The villagers were unsure initilly . They held and took the fish in their hands.

Only touch confirmed that those were indeed fish.

Pleasantly surprised, they took some of the fish home.

The whole of Srikakulam became waterlogged in the overnight rain. Fish came with the waters and got trapped in the fields. 

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Folk singer Vinjamuri Seeta Devi is no more

One of the most respected folk musicians, hailing from Kakinada ,Vinjamuri Seeta Devi passed away, in America, where she had been living for sometime now.

Well-known radio artiste and music composer was a scholar of Telugu folk music and authored 'Folk Music of Andhra Pradesh'.

Veteran folk singer composed music for the critically-acclaimed film 'Maa Bhoomi', the music are evergreen in the hearts of listeners.

 Several political leaders and film personalities condoled her death.

It is to be mentioned here that Seeta Devi, alongwith sister Anasuya had been a radio artiste from 1962 to 1984. 

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AP CM Chandrababu  SCS strategy pays off with Modi, claims CMO

The recent meeting of Andhra Pradesh chief minister Chandrababu Naidu with PM Narendra Modi in Delhi is learnt to be not successful completely.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi is believed to have agreed to all demands put forward by Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu barring the Special Category Status by name.

Chandrababu went to the meeting with a full plan and put the Prime Minister in the defensive on the Special Category Status (SCS) demand, as some of the media reported.

The Chief Minister is learnt to have prepared an 18-page report on the State's 12 demands, including the SCS.

The Chief Minister reportedly told him that the SCS was the right of AP. This demand had to be conceded, regardless of the NITI Ayog or the Finance Commission recommendations.

If you do not concede the SCS demand, the people would lose their remnant faith in Parliament, as it was made on the floor of Parliament.

The Congress, which was in power and drafted the demand, and your party, the BJP, had together promised to implement the demand. This was supported by all parties in Parliament, the Chief Minister is believed to have said.

Having been put in the defensive, the Prime Minister had to concede all demands, including mumbling on the SCS. He had to assure that everything would be done for AP.

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APCOB chairman P. Venkateswara Rao hurt, wife & driver killed in mishap

In a tragic incident, APCOB chairman Pinnamaneni Venkateswara Rao's car met with a serious accident on Monday night.

The Car in which the family was traveling, turned upside down.

Venkateswara Rao sustained serious injuries, but it is unfortunate that his wife Satyavani, and driver Das died in the accident

Pool of Blood spilled over at the accident site  and the bodies were reportedly thrown out of the car.

The accident occurred  at Pahadisharif on the outer ring road in Hyderabad.

APCOB chairman was admitted to the Apollo Hospital.

Doctors said that his condition was said to be stable, there was no threat to his life.

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Unidentified flag disappoints Tirumala devotees, staff

An unidentified flag, in the appearance of an ISIS flag along with those of a community at Tirumala has drawn the attention of people.

 Devotees, who witnessed the unidentified flag have reported to the TTD officials.

The vigilance team got alerted , visited the site and  authorities got it immediately removed.

They have begun investigating into it after taking the feedback of people residing nearby the area.

They  are trying to collect the information on all front i.e they wanted to know, who have brought the flag and what was their intention ?

It is to be mentioned here that the flag has been noticed near the route of Papavinasham  and  seen appearing on the road to Japali teertham.

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KTR Applies For International Driving Licence

Normally educated people holding ministerial post taking the services of assistants or agents to carry out certain works.

Despite Telangana IT Minister, K. Taraka Ramarao,popularly known as KTR on Monday visited the Regional Transport Authority office at Khairatabad.

He filled the application on his own and applied for the licence  by submitting it to the concerned officials.

The minister, while addressing the media has highlighted about the importance of such service and said that Telangana government is making all important works transparently using online.

It is to be mentioned here that the RTA comes under the Central government.

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Now Jana Sena pitches for   special status

Special Status issue has become the subject of importance for Telugu people in Andhra Pradesh.

Following the Centre's anti stand on the Special Status issue, there developed a verbal war of words between the opposition parties and the TDP-BJP alliance parties.


In addition with these parties, activists of Actor Pawan Kalyan's Jana Sena have also come forward and staged a novel protest in Kakinada on Sunday demanding special status to Andhra Pradesh.

They entered into the sea with placards and raised slogans against the central government. They warned the BJP that the party would be given the same treatment as that of Congress in the state if the special status is not given to the state.

About 450 youth staged the protest from 9 am to 11 am this morning.

Speaking on the occasion, they said that special status is only the proper help to the state, but not special packages or special funds.

"Pawan Kalyan supported TDP and BJP in the last elections only when BJP promised complete help to the state," clarified the activists.

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Kalyana Laxmi scheme for BC, EBC girls from April 1: BC Welfare Minister Jogu Ramanna

 The prestigious Kalyana Laxmi scheme of the Telangana State government will be implemented starting from  April 1, 2016.

It has been confirmed by the  BC Welfare Minister Jogu Ramanna.

The minister has launched a website named as  http://epasswebsite.cgg.gov.

The minister said that the Kalyana Laxmi scheme would be applicable to the Telangana brides who completed 18 years .

Birth certificate, caste certificate and income certificate along with application are the prime certificates which need to be submitted to avail the benefit of the scheme.

 Xerox copy of bank pass book with photo of bride, wedding card and marriage registration certificate are other requisites, which are essential to avail the benefit.

The District BC Welfare Department officials, after proper verification of the certificates will deposit the scheme amount in the pass book of bride.