Against Health Minister Danam for assault case

Hyderabad,Jun 5: The City police today registered case against Andhra Pradesh Health Minister Danam Nagender for allegedly assaulting the builder in the upfront Banjara Hills area on some property dispute.The Minister had reportedly objected to the builder taking some digging and drainage works in a banjarahills area plot alleging it was encroachment.Builder Rami Reddy in his complaint to the Banjara Hills police sation alleged that the Minister and his henchmen had assaulted him even though the construction works being done by him ''legal were in his plot''.Builder Reddy alleged that the local corporater Bharathi and her husband along with four or five people had tresspassed in his property along with the Minister.The minister however, had totally denied the incident claiming before the electronic media.
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Andhra Pradesh welcomes much awaited SW Monsoon

Hyderabad, Jun 5: The SouthWest Monsoon entered Andhra Pradesh today, bringing much awaited relief from the torrid summer, slated to be the hottest over the last four decades.With weathermen keeping an eye on the cyclonic storm Phet developing mid coast in Arabian Sea, residents got a relief as the South West Monsoon which had stalled, resumed its movement and entered Andhra Pradesh, bringing rains to Rayalaseema region and South Coastal Andhra Pradesh. It was likely to reach Hyderabad and Telangana region over the next 3 to 4 days, the Met Department said.The Weather bulletin issued tonight said the South West monsoon has further advanced into some parts of Rayalaseema from Kannur, Bangalore, Kadapa and some parts of South Coastal Andhra Pradesh up to Bapatla.''Conditions are favourable for further advance of the southwest monsoon into more parts of Andhra Pradesh during the next 48 hours'', the bulletin said.The Bulletin further said the chief amounts of rainfall for the last 24 hours ending at 0830 hours, were recorded at Udayagiri (6cm), Sitarampuram (6cm), Paderu (5 cm), Yerrgondapalem (4 cm), Piduguralla, Tuni and S Kota, Amalapuram 3 cm each.
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Andhra Pradesh first to launch mobile adalat

Hyderabad,The Jun 5: The Andhra Pradesh cabinet today okayed launching of mobile lok adalat at three places in the state on a pilot scheme.It happens to be the country's first mobile lok adalat to reach specifically rural poor to settle litigations at their doorstep without any cost to them.The mobile lok adalat, one in each of the region, will be initially in Ranga Reddy district (Telangana), Kadapa (Rayalaseema) and Visakahapatnam (Coastal Andhra Pradesh), state information Minister J Geetha Reddy said in a post cabinet brief here.The state cabinet also approved Rs 26 lakhs to the each of the centre to purchase vehicle and recruitment of supporting staff on a contract basis. The initiative in this regard was taken in 2007 by the then Chief Minister YS Rajasekhara Reddy, Chief Justice of State High Court and the Judge-cum-Chairman Andhra Pradesh Legal Services Committee.For the establish of mobile lok adalts, the member secretary, AP state legal services authority has requested to issue necessary orders for purchase of three maruthi vans and supprting staff.Six typist cum assistant posts, three driver posts and six attender posts.
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Andhra to seek Rs.1,357 crore for cyclone relief

Hyderabad,June 5: Andhra Pradesh Saturday decided to seek assistance of Rs.1,357.42 crore from the central government for reconstruction work in areas hit by last month's cyclone Laila.The state cabinet, which met here Saturday, decided to seek the financial assistance under the National Calamity Contingency Fund and the Calamity Relief Fund. After the meeting chaired by Chief Minister K. Rosaiah, Minister for Information and Public Relations J. Geeta Reddy told reporters that the state government would soon submit a memorandum in this regard. The cyclone in Bay of Bengal last month caused widespread destruction in the four coastal districts of Prakasam, Guntur, Krishna and Nellore. The natural calamity claimed 28 lives, damaged civic infrastructure and the crops. Geeta Reddy said the losses due to the cyclone were estimated at Rs.1,603.22 crore. The agriculture and horticulture crops suffered a damage of Rs.171.44 crore, while damage to public infrastructure was estimated at Rs.1,302.39 crore. She said the state would be seeking Rs.51.74 crore towards rescue and relief operations, Rs.399.52 crore for temporary restoration and Rs.906.16 crore for permanent restoration works.
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