Hyderabad, May 24 : Embassy of United Arab Emirates (UAE), Commercial Attache Mana S Sultan Al Suwaidi today underlined the need for trade partnerships in various fields between India and UAE as both countries had good relations.Addressing members of the Federation of Andhra Pradesh Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FAPCCI) here, Mr Suwaidi said the UAE was the best destination for investments and urged the Indian business organisations to come forward with their investments. He sought trade partnerships in the fields of education, R and D, agriculture, drugs and other areas between the two countries to improve trade and exchange of knowledge.
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Monday, May 24, 2010
Rosaiah discusses RS candidates with Congress leadership
New Delhi,May 24: Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister K Rosaiah today met Congress President Sonia Gandhi, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and other Congress leaders to discuss and convey the wishes of a host of aspirants in the coming bienniel elections to the Rajya Sabha and bicameral AP legislature.
''I along with State Congress Chief Srinivas have conveyed the wishes of aspiring nominees from various regions, sitting MPs, new faces including some from outside the state,'' Mr Rosaiah told reporters here.''We have conveyed our views as senior leaders of the state and the final decision is that of party and it will be final binding on the state,'' he said. His understanding was that the party may accommodate a women among five names to Rajya Sabha when it finalises the candidates.There are five vacancies to the Rajya Sabha, 12 vacancies in the Legislative Assembly and one in the Upper House. Asked regarding the differences aired by partymen, he said it is bound to persist even in small parties. However, once the decision is made by the party, it is final and binding on all. ''There is no scope for indiscipline and everybody has to fall in line. As a disciplined Congress member I would air my views at appropriate party fora and not through the media,'' he said.Answering to questions regarding the proposed tour of Telangana region by party MP and former chief minister Y S Rajasekhara Reddy's son Jagmohan Reddy, Mr Rosiah said as far as he was concerned, the MP was free to go ahead with the tour. The officials of the district administration would accord necessary permissions at their own level, he said. Asked about the junior Reddy critising the state administration, Mr Rosaiah said he had affectionate family ties with every member of YSR family. ''I have worked in YSR Government in various capacities including as Revenue and Finance Minister,'' he said. The chief minister said all the welfare programmes initiated during the previous regime should continue because he (Mr Rosaiah) too was part of the decision. Regarding the criticism of slowdown of the irrigation projects under Jala Yagnam intended to bring one crore acres of land under irrigation, Mr Rosaiah said delay was bound to happen because of hugeness of the projects. There were many which were taken up during the chief ministership of Neelam Sanjeeva Reddy and some got delayed due to want of necessary permissions, he added.
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''I along with State Congress Chief Srinivas have conveyed the wishes of aspiring nominees from various regions, sitting MPs, new faces including some from outside the state,'' Mr Rosaiah told reporters here.''We have conveyed our views as senior leaders of the state and the final decision is that of party and it will be final binding on the state,'' he said. His understanding was that the party may accommodate a women among five names to Rajya Sabha when it finalises the candidates.There are five vacancies to the Rajya Sabha, 12 vacancies in the Legislative Assembly and one in the Upper House. Asked regarding the differences aired by partymen, he said it is bound to persist even in small parties. However, once the decision is made by the party, it is final and binding on all. ''There is no scope for indiscipline and everybody has to fall in line. As a disciplined Congress member I would air my views at appropriate party fora and not through the media,'' he said.Answering to questions regarding the proposed tour of Telangana region by party MP and former chief minister Y S Rajasekhara Reddy's son Jagmohan Reddy, Mr Rosiah said as far as he was concerned, the MP was free to go ahead with the tour. The officials of the district administration would accord necessary permissions at their own level, he said. Asked about the junior Reddy critising the state administration, Mr Rosaiah said he had affectionate family ties with every member of YSR family. ''I have worked in YSR Government in various capacities including as Revenue and Finance Minister,'' he said. The chief minister said all the welfare programmes initiated during the previous regime should continue because he (Mr Rosaiah) too was part of the decision. Regarding the criticism of slowdown of the irrigation projects under Jala Yagnam intended to bring one crore acres of land under irrigation, Mr Rosaiah said delay was bound to happen because of hugeness of the projects. There were many which were taken up during the chief ministership of Neelam Sanjeeva Reddy and some got delayed due to want of necessary permissions, he added.
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APCC thanks RS member for efforts to retain elephant in zoo
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Heatwave back to 'blazewada' after cyclonic storm
Vijayawada, May 24 : The residents of this city who had some respite from the sweltering heat following cyclonic storm 'Laila' last week, again experienced hot day today with the maximum temperature climbing to to 40.8 degrees Celsius.A Met Department official told UNI here the minimum temperature recorded was 27.4 degrees.Yesterday, the maximum temperature recorded was 37.7 degrees.The official said the mercury was likely to increase tomorrow due to ''Rohini Karthi''.The arterial roads wore a deserted look following the heat wave conditions as people preferred to remain indoors.
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Andhra Pradesh demands Rs 6000 cr to fight damage caused by 'Laila'
New Delhi, May 24 : Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister K Rosaiah today met Congress President Sonia Gandhi and Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to seek additional funds of Rs 6000 crore from the National Calamity Contingency Fund to fight the damage caused by cyclone 'Laila'.''I have been apprising of the latest on the calamity caused by cyclone Laila in the districts of Srikakulam, Vizianagaram, VishaHe also discussed problems faced by the extremist-affected districts to augment infrastructure in the affected areas. The Chief Minister also called on Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee, Home Minister P Chidambaram and Law Minister M Veerappa Moily and Defence Minister A K Antony. During his meeting with the Prime Minister, he requested to declare Indra Sagar Polavaram project as a National Project and give in principle approval for the Pranahita Chevella Project. Asked about Dr Singh's reaction to the demand, the Chief Minister said the CCEA was considering the matter and he would convey AP's request to them. Mr Rosaiah requested Mr Chidambaram to approve the proposal of Government of Andhra Pradesh to organise single local cadre in respect of newly-created cadre of teachers in Government, Zilla Parishad and Mandal Parishad schools under the Presidential Order 1975. The Chief Minister sought Central help to effectively counter Left Wing Extremism and ISI-sponsored terrorism in AP. He also requested approval for establishment of CRPF training institution with Field Firing Range in Chittoor district. In his interaction with Mr Antony, Mr Rosaiah urged strengthening of Maritime and Coastal Security to ward off threats from the sea and the Defence Ministry to take over the Hindustan Shipyard. The chief minister urged Mr Moily to amend the Constitutional provisions concerning sub-categorisation of Scheduled Castes when Parliament meets next. Union Environment Minister Jairam Ramesh and former state Chief Minister called on Mr Rosaiah at AP Bhavan. ================================================
One charger for all mobile phones soon to hit the market
Hyderabad, May 24 : An energy efficient standard charger for all mobile phones will soon be introduced in the global market, said International Telecommunication Union (ITU), a leading United Nations agency for Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) issues.ITU officials announced on the first day of World Telecommunication Development Conference (WTDC-10) here Monday that standard mobile phone charger is ready to be introduced in the market. The new Universal Charging Solution (UCS) underlines the role of ICT in providing solutions towards mitigating climate change. Director of ITU's Telecommunication Standardisation Bureau (TSB), Malcolm Johnson, told reporters on the sidelines of the conference that it was a significant step in reducing the environmental impact of mobile charging. He said UCS would reduce 13.6 million tonnes of CO2 emissions each year and 82,000 tonnes of redundant chargers. Johnson said the telecom industry led the development of UCS and hence it would be universally accepted by the telecom companies. The standardisation of technology enables the same charger to be used for all future handsets, regardless of make and model. It will cut the number of chargers produced, shipped and subsequently discarded as new models become available. The new standard will mean users worldwide will be able to charge their mobiles anywhere from any available charger, while also reducing the energy consumed while charging. The new UCS standard was based on input from the GSMA, which predicts a 50 percent reduction in standby energy consumption.
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Isolated rain lash several parts of AP
Hyderabad, May 24 : Isolated rain occurred over Coastal Andhra Pradesh, Telangana and Rayalaseema even as maximum temperatures significantly rose at one or two places over the state.Nandyal, Sompeta and Veeraghattam recorded rainfall of one cm each, Met Department said today.The maximum temperatures were significantly above normal at one or two places over Telangana and normal over Rayalaseema but significantly below normal at one or two places over Coastal Andhra Pradesh. The highest maximum temperature of 45 degrees Celsius was recorded at Nizamabad. Isolated rain/thundershowers may occur over Coastal Andhra Pradesh, Telangana and Rayalaseema. A spell of rain/thundershowers may occur in parts of city towards evening/night. Maximum and Minimum temperatures would be around 41 and 27 degrees Celsius respectively.
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BPO to be set up at Hyderabad's Cherlapalli Prison
Hyderabad, May 24 : Authorities at the Cherlapalli Prison in Hyderabad have asked some of the inmates to work in a Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) unit within the prison complex.A Bangalore-based technical firm called Radiant Info Systems Ltd. is setting up the BPO centre."We have made plans to set up a rural BPO centre. So, I asked the authorities ''Can we set up a rural BPO centre in the prison?'' They got excited and asked officials to accompany me," said Narayana Charyullu, Director, Radiant Infosystems Ltd."I visited the jail and spent five-six hours there. I was surprised to see a computer lab already set up there, and they are imparting training to many prisoners," he added.The eligibility criteria for working in the BPO are education up till 10th standard and above and computer literacy."We found that large number of convicts are willing to work on computers. So, I thought these prisoners can made use of and they can be put on computer-based jobs," said Gopinath Reddy, Director General For Prisons, Andhra Pradesh."The BPO would be a non-voice unit as of now, and would work with data processing and transmission," he added.
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