Police Commissioner appreciates auto driver

Hyderabad, May 27:Hyderabad City Police Commissioner A K Khan today appreciated Hyder Ali, an autorickshaw driver who had honestly handedover NRI's bag to the police and in turn the police called Mr Jilani (UK) who had forgotten the same in his auto on May 23 night and handedover the same to him.

The Commissioner announced a rewarde of Rs 2000 for his sincerity.He also appealed to all the auto drivers to follow Hyder Ali's example to gain good-will by the people in the city, a police release said here.
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Haj Committee requests to submit passports

Hyderabad, May 27 : Haj Committee chairman Janab Syed Khaleeluddin Ahmed requested all the selected Haj pilgrims and the pilgrims confirmed under reserved categories to submit their original passports in the office of the AP State Haj Committee along with a photograph before June 15.

The Chairman, in a press release, stated that the selection letters to all the selected Haj pilgrims have been dispatched to their given addresses along with their bank reference number, which they will have to enter invariably on every bank transaction.The prescribed pay-in-slip of the State Bank of India has also been sent along with the selection letters.He also requested those pilgrims who do not possess the passports to contact immediately the office of the Haj Committee in Nampally Hyderabad or the Haj society concerned in the district so that the process of obtaining passports for them could be started before June 15, the last date for submission of the passports and payment of first instalment of Rs 31,000.Chairman said the delay in this matter will forfeit the seats and after the due date is over, the seats will be allotted to the waiting list applicants automatically as per their priority numbers.

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Telugu Desham Party challenges YSR Cong party to move no-confidence motion

Hyderabad, May 27 : The Telugu Desam Party (TDP) chief N Chandrababu Naidu today challenged YSR Congress party chief Mr Jagan Mohan Reddy, to move no-confidence motion against Congress government in the state.Delivering the inaugural address at the TDP's annual conclave Mahandu at Gandipet near here, Mr Naidu said its party was strongly committed for farmers' issues and ready to move no-confidence motion against Congress party if need be.Mr Naidu asked the YSR Congress party chief, who always threatens to pull down the Congress in the state, to approach the Governor and move a no-confidence motion with his loyalists, against Congress if the latter was confident that he could topple the government. He said the TDP would support such a move.The TDP had moved a no-confidence motion on then YSR government four-years back on Obulapuram mining issue, he said and predicted that the YSR Congress party would also merge with Congress on the lines of Praja Rajyam Party (PRP) soon.Alleging that the YSR Congress party was a branch of "poisonous tree" of YSR, who completely spoiled the state with rampant corruption during his tenure, Mr Naidu said Jagan Mohan has formed new party for not giving up Chief Minister's post after his father Dr YSR's death.He charged that the regime of the ruling party was full of corruption and spoiled Telugu glory achieved during the TDP regime.Meanwhile, reacting on the TDP President remarks, the YSR Congress party official spokesperson Gattu Ramachandra Rao in a press conference said his party was ready to support if the TDP moved no-confidence motion against the Congress government.
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Tributes paid to NTR on birth anniversary

Hyderabad, May 28: Rich tributes were paid to Telugu Desam Party (TDP) founder and former Andhra Pradesh chief minister N.T. Rama Rao Saturday on his 88th birth anniversary.NTR's family members, TDP leaders and prominent personalities from different walks of life paid tributes at NTR Ghat on the banks of Hussain Sagar Lake here.His services to the people were also remembered during Mahanadu or the state-level conclave of TDP which began here Friday. Led by TDP chief N. Chandrababu Naidu, the party paid glowing tributes to the founder.NTR's sons Harikrishna, Balakrishna, Ramakrishna, grandson Junior NTR, son-in-law N. Chandrababu Naidu, daughter Bhuwaneswari and other family members paid floral tributes at NTR Ghat.NTR's second wife Lakshmi Parvathi paid separate tributes at NTR Ghat. Addressing Mahanadu, Naidu demanded that the centre confer the Bharat Ratna on NTR in recognition of his services to the people.NTR, a popular Telugu actor, had launched TDP in 1982 and created a record of sorts by coming to power within nine months, ending the single party rule of the Congress.NTR died in January 1996, a few months after he was unseated from power by his son-in-law Chandrababu Naidu.
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