ఏలూరు: ఓ మంత్రి పిఏ బుధవారం అడ్డంగా బుక్కయ్యారు. మంత్రి పితాని సత్యనారాయణ పిఏ కొండల రావు పశ్చిమ గోదావరి జిల్లా ఏలూరులోని అతిథి గృహంలో ఓ అమ్మాయితో రాసలీలలు జరుపుతుండగా మీడియా కంటబట్టారు. ఈ రాసలీలల విషయం తెలుసుకున్న పోలీసులు వెంటనే గెస్ట్ హౌస్ వద్దకు చేరుకున్నారు. వారి రాకను గమనించిన పిఏ వెంటనే గోడ దూకి అక్కడ నుండి పరార్ అయ్యాడు. పోలీసులు, మీడియా కనిపించడంతో ఆ అమ్మాయి బాత్‌రూంలోకి వెళ్లి తలుపు గడియ పెట్టేసుకుంది.
ఉదయం పది గంటల సమయంలో అటెండర్ ఓ అమ్మాయని బైక్ పై తీసుకు వచ్చి గెస్ట్ హౌస్ వద్ద వదిలాడు. అమ్మాయిని తీసుకు వచ్చిన వ్యక్తే గెస్ట్ హౌస్ కు కాపలాగా ఉన్నాడు. ఆ రూం కూడా మంత్రి పిఏ పేరుతోనే బుక్ అయింది. కాగా ఆ అమ్మాయి పిఏ కజిన్ అని అటెండర్ చెబుతున్నారు.
Wednesday, December 7, 2011
నేటి యువతరం కూడా 'శ్రీరామ రాజ్యం' చూడాలి: బాలకృష్ణ...!
నేడు సమాజంలో ప్రేమ, అనుబంధాలు, ఆత్మీయతలు మృగ్యమయ్యాయి. మన సంస్కృతికి ఆలవాలమైన రామాయణ ప్రవచనాల్ని ఆచరణలో పెట్టగలిగినప్పుడు సమాజంలో విలువలు ఫరిడవిల్లుతాయి. మన సంస్కృతి, సంప్రదాయాల మూలాల గురించి యువతరానికి తెలియాల్సిన అవసరం వుంది. యువతరం ప్రేక్షకులు ఈ చిత్రాన్ని తప్పకుండా చూడాలి. బాపు, రమణలు 'శ్రీరామరాజ్యం' చిత్రాన్ని అద్భుత దృశ్యకావ్యంలా తీర్చిదిద్దారు. ఏనభై ఏడేళ్ల వయసులో కూడా బాబాయ్ నాగేశ్వరరావుగారు వాల్మీకి పాత్రకు ప్రాణప్రతిష్ట చేశారు. ఆయన తప్ప మరెవ్వరూ ఈ పాత్రను చేయలేరు. నయనతార సీత పాత్రకు పూర్తిగా న్యాయం చేసింది. ఇటీవల గోవాలో జరిగిన అంతర్జాతీయ చలన చిత్రోత్సవంలో ఈ చిత్రం ప్రదర్శితమైంది. అందరూ అపురూప చిత్రమని ముక్తకంఠంతో కొనియాడారు. ఇళయరాజా అందించిన సుమధుర బాణీలకు జొన్నవిత్తుల చక్కటి సాహిత్యాన్నందించారు' అన్నారు.
టన్నుల కొద్ది డబ్బుందని:జగన్‌ను కడిగి పారేసిన బొత్స
హైదరాబాద్: వైయస్సార్ కాంగ్రెసు పార్టీ అధ్యక్షుడు, వైయస్ జగన్మోహన్ రెడ్డిపై ప్రదేశ్ కాంగ్రెసు కమిటీ అధ్యక్షుడు బొత్స సత్యనారాయణ బుధవారం గాంధీ భవనంలో ఏర్పాటు చేసిన మీడియా సమావేశంలో తీవ్రస్థాయిలో విరుచుకు పడ్డారు. జగన్ రాజకీయ లబ్ది కోసమే ఓదార్పు యాత్ర చేపడుతూ రైతులపై మొసలి కన్నీరు కారుస్తున్నారన్నారు. అవిశ్వాసంలో ప్రభుత్వ కార్యక్రమాలు వివరించగలిగామని, విప్ ధిక్కరించిన ఎమ్మెల్యేలపై ఖచ్చితంగా చర్యలు తీసుకుంటామని చెప్పారు. మాకు ఎవరినీ ప్రలోభ పెట్టాల్సిన అవసరం లేదన్నారు. సభలో కరవుపై చర్చించేందుకు జగన్ ఎమ్మెల్యేలు ముందుకు రాలేదన్నారు. జగన్ ఓసారి ఆత్మపరిశీలన చేసుకోవాలన్నారు.
ప్రజాస్వామ్యంలో రాచరిక పాలన ఉండదని ఆయన గుర్తుంచుకోవాలని సూచించారు. తాను సంతకాలు సేకరించానని చెబుతున్నారని అలా సేకరించినట్లయితే ఆ కుటుంబంపై తనకు గౌరవం ఉన్నట్లే కదా అని చెప్పారు. జగన్ డబ్బు, పేరు మరేదైనా చూసి కొందరు ఎమ్మెల్యేలు ఆయన వైపు వెళ్లవచ్చునన్నారు. ప్రజాస్వామ్యంలో ఎవరు ఎక్కడైనా ఉండవచ్చునని చెప్పారు. మాకు విలువలున్నాయి, మేం విలువలు దిగజారిపోయి బ్రతకడం లేదన్నారు. మనమొక్కరమే ఇచ్చిన మాటకు కట్టుబడి ఉంటామని ఊదరగొట్టడం సరికాదని జగన్‌కు హితవు పలికారు. మేం కుళ్లు, కుతంత్ర రాజకీయాలు చేయడం లేదన్నారు. జగన్ వద్ద టన్నుల కొద్ది డబ్బు ఉంది కాబట్టే ఎమ్మెల్యేలను ప్రలోభ పెట్టారని చూశారని విమర్శించారు.
కాగా పాయకరావు ఎమ్మెల్యే బాబూరావు బెదిరింపులపైనా వివరణ ఇచ్చారు. చంద్రబాబు, జగన్ ప్రభుత్వం పడిపోతుందని పగటి కలలు కన్నారని విమర్శించారు. నేతల అవినీతి ఆరోపణలు చూసి ప్రజలు అసహ్యించుకుంటున్నారని అన్నారు.
ప్రజాస్వామ్యంలో రాచరిక పాలన ఉండదని ఆయన గుర్తుంచుకోవాలని సూచించారు. తాను సంతకాలు సేకరించానని చెబుతున్నారని అలా సేకరించినట్లయితే ఆ కుటుంబంపై తనకు గౌరవం ఉన్నట్లే కదా అని చెప్పారు. జగన్ డబ్బు, పేరు మరేదైనా చూసి కొందరు ఎమ్మెల్యేలు ఆయన వైపు వెళ్లవచ్చునన్నారు. ప్రజాస్వామ్యంలో ఎవరు ఎక్కడైనా ఉండవచ్చునని చెప్పారు. మాకు విలువలున్నాయి, మేం విలువలు దిగజారిపోయి బ్రతకడం లేదన్నారు. మనమొక్కరమే ఇచ్చిన మాటకు కట్టుబడి ఉంటామని ఊదరగొట్టడం సరికాదని జగన్‌కు హితవు పలికారు. మేం కుళ్లు, కుతంత్ర రాజకీయాలు చేయడం లేదన్నారు. జగన్ వద్ద టన్నుల కొద్ది డబ్బు ఉంది కాబట్టే ఎమ్మెల్యేలను ప్రలోభ పెట్టారని చూశారని విమర్శించారు.
కాగా పాయకరావు ఎమ్మెల్యే బాబూరావు బెదిరింపులపైనా వివరణ ఇచ్చారు. చంద్రబాబు, జగన్ ప్రభుత్వం పడిపోతుందని పగటి కలలు కన్నారని విమర్శించారు. నేతల అవినీతి ఆరోపణలు చూసి ప్రజలు అసహ్యించుకుంటున్నారని అన్నారు.
Hyderabad Mayor Karthika Reddy resigns as per post-poll understanding with MIM
Hyderabad, Dec 6 (TruthDive): Karthika Reddy, a friendly Mayor of Hyderabad who did not burden the people with taxes submitted her letter of resignation to Greater Hyderabad Municipal corporation commissioner MT Krishna Babu here on Monday.
However Karthika will remain as a care taker Mayor till the resignation is accepted by the council and a new Mayor takes charge.
Ms. Reddy also announced that the Council meeting would be held on December 17 when her resignation would be ratified and the process of electing a new Mayor from the Majlis party would be initiated. Deputy Mayor Jaffer Hussain is expected to submit his resignation to her a day before the meeting.
The city-based outfit Majlis-e- Ittehadul Muslimeen (MIM) as per its post-poll understanding with the Congress in 2009, will get to occupy the Mayor's post for the next two years.
As per an agreement reached between the two parties in 2009, a Congress nominee will hold the office of mayor and an MIM's that of deputy mayor for the first two years.
While an MIM nominee will be the mayor for the next two years, a Congress nominee will be the deputy for the next two years.
"I resigned as per my party instructions and would extend my cooperation to the new Mayor," she told press persons at a press conference. Her two year term was "satisfactory" and she thanked all the officers and fellow public representatives for extending their cooperation to her during her stint.
"I came straight from home to this post. It took me six months to gauge the political and administrative intricacies and in the last one-and-a-half years several innovative schemes were initiated for the city development," she said. Ms. Reddy was especially proud of her drive against usage of plastic bags of below 20 microns.
Under Section 88 (N) and BL No.4 (1) (a), another ordinary meeting should be convened for confirmation of the last minutes, ie, resignation letter of the mayor for which a 10-day notice is required. Then the GHMC has to send a letter to the state government on the resignations.
The government will then issue a GO\Gazette Notification. All this process will take about one week's time.
The MIM is yet to announce its mayoral candidate. It is learnt that among the serious contenders for the post are former mayor Zulfiqar Ali, present deputy mayor Jaffer Hussain, corporators Yasmin Sultana and Ahmed Bilal.
Hyderabad no more a favoured destination for big realtors
NEW DELHI: The unlimited Floor Space Index (FSI) model in Hyderabad could be touted as the best in the country with developers across metros pushing for a similar law in their respective cities to not just increase vertical growth but also expand 'lung' spaces. But despite its merits, the builder-friendly policy seems to be doing little to attract investors to the city- currently caught in the midst of a serious political turmoil.
In fact, speaking to TOI on the sidelines of a national conclave organised by the Confederation of Real Estate Developers Association of India (CREDAI) in New Delhi, recently, high-profile developers from Mumbai, Delhi, Chennai and Bangalore said that Hyderabad was completely off their radar at present. Taking its place, they said, were cities such as Pune and Ahmedabad, which at one time were way behind the Andhra Pradesh capital in the realty race.
"There was a time when any developer from Mumbai or Delhi, planning to expand outside the city, was looking at Hyderabad to start shop. That's not the case any longer. More people are today going to Gujarat instead," said Darshan Hiranandani, MD of the Mumbai-based major real estate player, Hiranandani Group of Companies that had, about two years ago, come to the city with plans of setting up an upscale SEZ on the outskirts. The project, however, failed to take off after the land was found embroiled in litigations.
"This is one huge drawback that Hyderabad suffers from. If land bought through government auctions do not have a clear title (the Hiranandani group had bought it through an auction) then what is the guarantee that land bought from private parties will have one," said Sunil Mantri, chairman, Sunil Mantri Realty Ltd that has operations across Mumbai, Delhi, Bangalore, Pune and so on.
In Hyderabad too the firm has three huge tracts of land, bought when real estate was at its peak here about three-four years ago. The recession and Telangana turmoil erupted thereafter, and the plots have been lying idle since then. "Litigations apart, the market in Hyderabad now is not too conducive for new developments. So we are just sitting on our properties at the moment. There is no plan to start work at any of the sites- Sainikpuri, Miyapur and Hi-Tec City- anytime soon," Mantri said.
In fact, speaking to TOI on the sidelines of a national conclave organised by the Confederation of Real Estate Developers Association of India (CREDAI) in New Delhi, recently, high-profile developers from Mumbai, Delhi, Chennai and Bangalore said that Hyderabad was completely off their radar at present. Taking its place, they said, were cities such as Pune and Ahmedabad, which at one time were way behind the Andhra Pradesh capital in the realty race.
"There was a time when any developer from Mumbai or Delhi, planning to expand outside the city, was looking at Hyderabad to start shop. That's not the case any longer. More people are today going to Gujarat instead," said Darshan Hiranandani, MD of the Mumbai-based major real estate player, Hiranandani Group of Companies that had, about two years ago, come to the city with plans of setting up an upscale SEZ on the outskirts. The project, however, failed to take off after the land was found embroiled in litigations.
"This is one huge drawback that Hyderabad suffers from. If land bought through government auctions do not have a clear title (the Hiranandani group had bought it through an auction) then what is the guarantee that land bought from private parties will have one," said Sunil Mantri, chairman, Sunil Mantri Realty Ltd that has operations across Mumbai, Delhi, Bangalore, Pune and so on.
In Hyderabad too the firm has three huge tracts of land, bought when real estate was at its peak here about three-four years ago. The recession and Telangana turmoil erupted thereafter, and the plots have been lying idle since then. "Litigations apart, the market in Hyderabad now is not too conducive for new developments. So we are just sitting on our properties at the moment. There is no plan to start work at any of the sites- Sainikpuri, Miyapur and Hi-Tec City- anytime soon," Mantri said.
Assets of fake currency dealers may be attached
HYDERABAD: Andhra Pradesh police, with the help of Enforcement Directorate (ED), is contemplating to attach properties of the members of the gangs involved in the circulation and smuggling of Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN) in the state.
"Circulation of Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN) in the state has become a challenge for the state police, but the situation is not so alarming. We wanted to take more deterrent measures to curb it," Inspector General of Police (CID) Jitender told PTI.
"However, the situation was was definitely a challenge for us. Since the state police is vigilant and careful, a number of gangs, involved in the circulation of FICN were detected in a year," the IGP said adding that cases of fake currency of various denominations, at the face value of Rs one crore, were detected and reported annually.
"we have written to the ED, which sought information about the FICN cases reported in the state. We have also asked the central agency to register cases under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) against those, who were allegedly involved in the circulation and smuggling of fake currency, as it is one of the scheduled offences, so that whatever properties they have purchased with this money, can be attached," the IGP said.
Besides the ED, the state police is also coordinating with the National Investigation Agency (NIA), Intelligence Bureau (IB) and Reserve Bank of India (RBI) to curb the circulation of fake currency in the state, he said.
Most of the gang members, involved in the smuggling of fake currency, belonged to West Bengal, Jitender said, adding that the state police have already written to the Director General of Police and Additional DGP (CID) in that state to take concrete measures against the menace, he said. (More) PTI RAO NP
The IGP said that the state police, with the help of RBI, has seized FICN at a face value of over Rs six crore and arrested 870 persons since 2007.
This year, counterfeit currency notes at the face value of over Rs 42 lakh have been seized and 94 cases were booked while 84 persons were arrested in this connection, he said adding most of them hailed from West Bengal. Of the 94 cases, eight cases are involving FICN at the face value of over Rs one lakh each, Jitender said.
"A full-fledged cell, in coordination with the RBI, has been constituted to check the circulation of fake currency notes, besides changing the strategy to detect the source of manufacturers and gangs involved in the distribution or circulation of FICN," the IGP said.
The IGP said it was observed that fake currency notes of high quality standard were being smuggled from our neighbouring country through various means of transport.
It has come to notice that gang members involved in the FICN have been trying to establish contacts with locals for circulation of fake currency, he said adding that they exchange fake notes at petrol bunks and with petty vendors in the market.
Recently, Kulsumpura police here busted a three-member gang which was circulating FICN at Puranapul fruit and vegetable market. Three persons-- Md Talim and Md Arsi, both from Bihar, and Md Haji Kul from Malda of West Bengal were arrested.
The police officer said that people need to be more cautious about the high quality fake notes of Rs 500 denomination, which are more in circulation as compared to the Rs 1,000 and Rs 100 denominations.
He has also urged people to contact the District Superintendent of Police (DSP) on 9493896141, in case they come across a fake currency note.
He admitted that most of the complaints come from the customers using ATMs of different banks.
"However, some organisations or individuals do not report such cases, like the ICICI bank, which did not lodge any complaint in the past four years, but has now come forward. Based upon the complaint by the bank, police have registered two cases at Hyderabad and Vijayawada," he said.
"We have been informing the banks concerned to take all the necessary precautions during the interaction meetings with the bankers. If they do not take precautions, they will have to face the music," the IGP warned.
Par logjam to end; Govt puts FDI decision on backburner
Stepping back to break the logjam in Parliament, the government on Wednesday put the controversial decision on FDI in retail on the backburner till a consensus is evolved, a proposal the entire opposition and the dissenting allies accepted without reservation.
At an all-party meeting concened by him this morning, Leader of the House in Lok Sabha and Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee said the government would move a proposal in Parliament stating, "The decision to permit 51 per cent FDI in multi-brand retail will be suspended till a consensus is developed through consultations with various stakeholders."
Moreover, both Houses will adopt government resolution suspending 51 per cent FDI in retail 'till a consensus is developed through consultations with various stakeholders'.
CPI says this decision by the government is a 'virtual rollback' of the FDI decision; and they will allow Parliament to function.
In a statement to the Lok Sabha, Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee said decision on FDI in retail suspended till consensus was reached through consultations with stakeholders including political parties and states
After Mukherjee's statement, Speaker Meira Kumar disallowed notices of adjournment motion by opposition members.
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