Chief Minister K.Rosaiah today invited UAE industrialists,

HYDERABAD:(I&PR NEWS) The Chief Minister K Rosaiah today invited industrialists from UAE to invest in Andhra Pradesh as there are enormous opportunities in various sectors here. He was talking to Ms. Lubna Bint Khalid Al Qasimi, Minister of Foreign Trade, United Arab Emirates when the latter called on Mr. Rosaiah at Secretariat. The UAE Minister was accompanied by UAE Ambassador to India, Mohd. Sultan Al Owais, Director General, Ministry of Foreign Trade, Abdulla A. Al Saleh, Acting Chairman, SCCI, Chairman of Fujuairah Chamber of Commerce & Industry, Saeed Ali Khammas and CII representatives. The Chief Minister said that Andhra Pradesh has emerged as one of the fastest growing States in the country after recording an average annual growth rate of nearly 10% in its GSDP for the 5 years period from 2003-04 to 2007-08 which is much higher than the national average for the corresponding period. He said AP is the leader in Paper, Cement, Pharma and granite industries, 2nd in the country in textiles, 3rd in iron and 4th in steel production. Other potential sectors are food processing, engineering industries & biotechnology and now the emerging sectors are semiconductors, aerospace and precision tools. The Chief Minister said RAK cements, a UAE project is successfully implemented in peddapuram in East Godavari district. The other UAE projects for implementation, he said are ANRAK, VANPIC, Hyderabad Economic City and Airport in Ongole. He said A.P. has the highest number of Special Economic Zones and of the 107 proposals, 73 are notified. He said ours is the first State to promote a Petroleum Chemical and Petrochemical Investment Region (PCPIR) in an area of 604 sq. kms in the State. The Chief Minister said the strengths of UAE are petroleum and petrochemicals, fishing, aluminium, cement, fertilisers, commercial ship repair, construction materials etc. He said there are opportunities for UAE investments in the State in ports, airports and petrochemical projects. The UAE Minister said they have lot of interests in the State and said a sizeable population of UAE are from Andhra Pradesh. Major Industries Minister Kanna Lakshminarayana, Advisor, Industries, Peter Hassan, Principal Secretary, Industries, Sam Bob and other officials attended the meeting. industrialists from UAE to invest in Andhra Pradesh as there are enormous opportunities in various sectors here. He was talking to Ms. Lubna Bint Khalid Al Qasimi, Minister of Foreign Trade, United Arab Emirates when the latter called on Mr. Rosaiah at Secretariat. The UAE Minister was accompanied by UAE Ambassador to India, Mohd. Sultan Al Owais, Director General, Ministry of Foreign Trade, Abdulla A. Al Saleh, Acting Chairman, SCCI, Chairman of Fujuairah Chamber of Commerce & Industry, Saeed Ali Khammas and CII representatives. The Chief Minister said that Andhra Pradesh has emerged as one of the fastest growing States in the country after recording an average annual growth rate of nearly 10% in its GSDP for the 5 years period from 2003-04 to 2007-08 which is much higher than the national average for the corresponding period. He said AP is the leader in Paper, Cement, Pharma and granite industries, 2nd in the country in textiles, 3rd in iron and 4th in steel production. Other potential sectors are food processing, engineering industries & biotechnology and now the emerging sectors are semiconductors, aerospace and precision tools. The Chief Minister said RAK cements, a UAE project is successfully implemented in peddapuram in East Godavari district. The other UAE projects for implementation, he said are ANRAK, VANPIC, Hyderabad Economic City and Airport in Ongole. He said A.P. has the highest number of Special Economic Zones and of the 107 proposals, 73 are notified. He said ours is the first State to promote a Petroleum Chemical and Petrochemical Investment Region (PCPIR) in an area of 604 sq. kms in the State. The Chief Minister said the strengths of UAE are petroleum and petrochemicals, fishing, aluminium, cement, fertilisers, commercial ship repair, construction materials etc. He said there are opportunities for UAE investments in the State in ports, airports and petrochemical projects. The UAE Minister said they have lot of interests in the State and said a sizeable population of UAE are from Andhra Pradesh. Major Industries Minister Kanna Lakshminarayana, Advisor, Industries, Peter Hassan, Principal Secretary, Industries, Sam Bob and other officials attended the meeting.
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Photo Exhibition put up by DAVP,

The Children from Pynursla in their traditional dress at the Photo Exhibition put up by DAVP, Shillong on Bharat Nirman & National Rural Health Mission during the Public Information Campaign on Bharat Nirman organised by PIB, Shillong, at Pynursla East Khasi Hills District of Meghalaya on February 10, 2010. (Photo by PIB No.CNR-30374)
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PM-meeting the President of Palestine,

The Prime Minister, Dr. Manmohan Singh meeting the President of Palestine, Mr. Mahmoud Abbas, in New Delhi on February 11, 2010. (Photo by No:CNR-30377)

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Prime Minister calls on President

(PIB NEWS) The Prime Minister Dr.Manmohan Singh called on the President Smt.Pratibha Devisingh Patil at Rashtrapati Bhavan today. The meeting lasted for about an hour. The two leaders discussed about the forthcoming Budget Session of Parliament, the issue of price rise and food security and various other issues of national and international importance,

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YSR Wife Vijaya Lakshmi Elected Unanimously as MLA

YSR Wife Vijaya Lakshmi elected unanimously as MLA from Pulivendula comes out after taking Oath as legislature at APLA in Hyderabad on Thursday.in picture Y.S.Jagan Mohan Reddy MP, K.V.P.Ramchander Rao MP and Mohammed Ahmedullah Syed Minister for Minorities and others.
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Telangana Congress, TRS ready for any ’sacrifice’

Leaders of the ruling Congress party from Telangana and president of the Telangana Rashtra Samiti (TRS) K. Chandrasekhara Rao Wednesday said they were ready for “any sacrifice” if the terms of reference of the Srikrishna committee were not for the formation of Telangana state.As the Congress party’s core committee discussed the panel’s terms of reference at a meeting in New Delhi, Telangana leaders of the Congress and the TRS discussed their future course of action here.The TRS chief told reporters that they would not accept the commission’s terms of reference if they are not favourable for carving out Telangana state.“The terms of reference should be to fulfil the Dec 9 statement of Home Minister Chidambaram that the process for formation of Telangana state will be initiated. The committee should also have a limited time-frame,” he said.KCR, as Rao is popularly known by the initials of his name, said the all-party Joint Action Committee (JAC) would meet to chalk out its strategy if the commission’s terms of reference were not favourable for Telangana.“We are ready for any sacrifice,” said Congress legislator R. Damodar Reddy.KCR and other TRS leaders held talks with Congress Working Committee (CWC) member K. Keshava Rao, Congress MPs and legislators from Telangana.The meeting assumed significance as it came a day after a section of Congress legislators from Telangana threatened to boycott the budget session of the assembly beginning Feb 15, if the terms of reference were not favourable for Telangana.The central governmnet Feb 3 announced a five-member panel headed by retired Supreme Court judge B.N. Srikrishna to deliberate on a mechanism for a separate Telangana state.The Congress core committee, which met at the residence of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, is believed to have finalised the terms of reference of the panel. Congress sources said these would be brought to the notice of the union cabinet and a formal announcement is expected in a day or two, (thanks to way2online)
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Washington shut for fourth day as record snow batters US east coast,

Federal government offices were closed for the fourth straight day Thursday as heavy snow that pummelled much of the US east coast for the second time in a week left several big cities crippled.Record snowfalls Wednesday buried the most populous stretch of the region under a foot of snow, forcing lawmakers on the Capitol Hill to take a break, closing schools and courts from Washington to New York and shutting down even the UN.The longest weather-related government shutdown since January 1996,when employees in the capital city did not have to go to work for a full week, may cost the tax payers up to an estimated $450 million, the Washington Post estimated.In Washington, the snow was falling at a rate of 2 inches per hour at one point Wednesday afternoon, according to CNN. Forecasters predicted that Washington winds would gust to 50 miles per hour (mph) overnight.Thousands of flights were delayed or cancelled to and from airports in Baltimore, Boston, New York, Philadelphia and Washington, airlines reported.Rajesh Moorjani, one of the stranded travellers at the Newark, New Jersey, airport, had flown from India Tuesday night, intending to get a connecting flight to California. On Wednesday, he was getting used to the idea of being stuck on the east coast for a day, CNN affiliate WABC reported.

I’m just kind of trying to get in touch with old classmates, ex-colleagues … trying to put a message on Facebook saying: ‘If anybody is in New York, let’s get in touch’,” he told WABC.Blowing snow caused such poor visibility at midday that snowploughs temporarily parked by the side of the road, authorities said. Forecasters predicted that the storm would dump a total of 8 to 10 inches inside the Capital Beltway, with higher amounts to the north.This winter already has become the snowiest on record for Washington – where Dulles airport has received 72 inches of snow and Reagan National airport has recorded 54.9 inches as well as Baltimore, Maryland, and Wilmington, Delaware, CNN said citing the National Weather Service.It’s also on pace to become the snowiest season on record in other cities, including Atlantic City, New Jersey, and Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.Baltimore has received at least 72.3 inches of snow this winter while Wilmington, Delaware has recorded at least 59.5 inches, breaking its previous record of 55.9 inches.Blizzard warnings also were in effect Wednesday for Asheville, North Carolina; Newark and Atlantic City, New Jersey; Baltimore, Maryland; Dover, Delaware; New York and nearby Long Island; and Philadelphia, Pennsylvania,New York was to be under a blizzard warning until 6 a.m. Thursday, but the snow was expected to stop falling late Wednesday night. Forecasters predicted wind gusts up to 50 mph and predicted the city will have received 12 to 20 inches of snow by the time the storm ends.At the three major airports in the New York area, flights were “very minimal”, the New York Times said citing Steve Coleman, a spokesman for the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey that runs the airports, (thanks to way2online)

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MUGHAL GARDENS TO BE OPENED FOR PUBLIC VIEWING FROM FEBRUARY 13TH

The Mughal Gardens of Rashtrapati Bhavan will be opened for public viewing this year on all days from 13th February to 11th March from 1000 hrs. to 1700 hrs., except on Mondays being maintenance days. Entry into the Gardens will be open only up to 1600 hrs. The entry and exit into the Gardens will be via Gate No. 35 of the President's Estate, which is located at the extreme end of Church Road, about 300 meters West of Cathedral Church. Entry for handicapped persons using wheelchairs will be through the Rashtrapati Bhavan Reception. Such persons can arrive at Rashtrapati Bhavan through Hukmi Mai Marg or Rajpath along with their escorts. Entry and Exit for visually challenged persons will be through the Gate No.12 (North Avenue) of Rashtrapati Bhavan. Visitors are requested not to bring any water bottles, briefcases, handbags/ladies purses, cameras, radios/transistors, cell phones, arms/ammunitions and eatables. Such articles, if any, will not be allowed to be carried into the Mughal Gardens and will have to be deposited at the entry point at the owner's risk,(Press Release From Rashtrapati Bhawan) 
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