Agriculture Minister Relesing the publicity matarial today,

Hyderabad (Deccan Samachar Service) june,24, Sri N.Raghuveera Reddy, Hon’ble Minister for Agriculture, Agriculture Technology Mission, Horticulture, Sericulture and Rain Shadow Area Development is seen releasing the publicity material and addressing the “Samachara Sravanthi” Press meet at Secretariat on 24-06-2010. Sri C.Parthasarathi(IAS) Special Commissioner,Information and Public Relation Department is also seen. (Photo by I&PR No.CNR-64)
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28 Apartment Buildings in GHMC Jurisdication have been cield,

Hyderabad (Deccan Samachar Service)june,24, The Additional Commissioner, Planning,GHMC Sri Dhanunjaya Reddy said in a note here today that about 28 apartment buildings in GHMC jurisdiction have been ceiled today who have not paid their dues under BPS scheme. All these apartments have been served earlier with red notices with instructions to pay their dues early. The Additional Commissioner said the ceiling of premises of apartments in the city would continue till the end of this month and he appealed to the applicants who have already submitted their applications under BPS to pay their dues early and get the clearance certificate. The last date for payment of dues under this scheme is the June 30, 2010 and it would not be further extended, he said. CPRO GHMC

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PAIGAH PALACE PLAQUE INAUGURATED (PRESENTLY U.S. CONSULATE OFFICE)

Hyderabad (Deccan Samachar Service) June,24, On the eve of World Heritage Day on 18th April, 2010, the HMDA inaugurated two Plaques one at Greenlands Guest House and the second at Sardar Mahal highlighting the important features of these buildings. On that occasion, it was decided to place Plaques on Heritage Precincts. Today i.e. on 24-06-2010, a plaque highlighting the historical importance of Paigah Palace (presently office of the U.S. Consulate), is inaugurated by Consul General, Mr. Cornelis M. Keur. This building is listed as a Heritage Building, vide G.O. Ms. No.102, M.A. Dept., dt.23-03-1998. It was constructed in 1896 by Nawab Iqbal-ud-Doula (Sir Vicar-ul-Umra II), one of the Paigah nobles and Prime Minster during the reign of the sixth Nizam Mir Mohboob Ali Khan. The building became the office of the Hyderabad Urban Development Authority in 1982. This programme is attended by Sri A.V. Bhide,Member Urban Planner, Sri V.Madhwaraja, Chief Engineer,and Sri Syed Ziauddin, Chief Planning Officer, HMDA, Sri Sajjad Shahid, Sri Sanjay Torvi, Sri Ramesh Kamajosyula, Member of Heritage Conservation Committee and officials of U.S.Consulate. COMPLETED Issued by the Public Relations Officer,Hyderabad Metropolitan Development Authority (HMDA), ‘C’ Block, District Commercial Complex, Tarnaka, Hyderabad – 500 007. Mobile: 9849909799, e-mail: ramakrishnapro@gmail.com PRO,(Photo by RSJ Thomas) =============================================================

Mamata Banerjee Flags off ‘Commonwealth Express’ Exhibition Train

The Union Minister for Railways, Kumari Mamata Banerjee flagging off the ‘Commonwealth Express’ Train, in New Delhi on June 24, 2010.The Chief Minister of Delhi, Smt. Sheila Dikshit and the Minister of State for Communications and Information Technology, Shri Sachin Pilot are also seen. (Photo by PIB No.CNR-32199)
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(PIB NEWS) June,24,The Minister of Railways, Mamata Banerjee flagged off Commonwealth Express Train, a special exhibition train to spread awareness about sports and Information Technology especially among the youth and among the masses in general, from here today. The first stop of this train will be at Amritsar on 25th to coincide with event of arrival of Queen’s Baton of Commonwealth Games. After covering major cities in the country, this exhibition train will conclude its journey in Delhi on 1st October 2010. It will be available for public viewing on 1st & 2nd October 2010 at Safdarjung Railway station.This train consists of 11 coaches out of which five coaches have been allocated to Railway Sports Promotion Board to showcase the history of Commonwealth Games, details of the venues of the events to be held in the month of October, 2010 in Delhi, to spread general awareness about different sports and to give wide publicity to the sports icons of India who have brought laurels to the country with their stupendous feats. Besides, one coach is exclusively dedicated to the Railway Sports Promotion Board to showcase their history, activities as well as achievements Railway sports persons at national and international level.
In this exhibition train, Department of Information & Technology will showcase the capacity and the work done in the country in the area of Information and Communication technology and the initiatives carried out by the Department of Information Technology and its affiliated entities in the fields of e-governance, infrastructure, technology relevant to rural India, language interfacing technology etc. The ‘IT Story of India’ will be told through the six coaches by way of backlit translites, front-lit digitally printed posters, short informational films etc. To reach out to the common man in as effective manner as possible, the content of the backlit translites will be made available in regional languages in addition to English, and the language changeover will happen in ten languages (as and when the train enters such a State). Also present on the occasion were Smt. Sheila Dikshit, the Chief Minister of Delhi, Shri K.H. Muniyappa, the Union Minister of State for Railways, Shri Sachin Pilot, the Union Minister of State for Communication & Information Technology, Shri Vivek Sahai, Chairman, Railway Board, board members and other senior official from the Ministry of Railways and Ministry Communication & Information Technology.
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Vice President Presents IAYP (India) Gold Awards

(PIB NEWS) June,24, The Vice President of India Shri M. Hamid Ansari presented the International Awards for Young People (IAYP) – India Gold Awards to the young awardees at a function here today. He presented 44 Gold Awards in 4 categories i.e Service, Adventurous Journey, Skills and Physical Recreation. The young awardees include 8 from East Zone, 11 from West Zone, 13 from North Zone and 12 from South Zone. Addressing the young awardees the Vice President said that ours is a huge country and every young person should prove that he is a better citizen of our country. Amongst us the utility bond is that of common citizenship. We must enjoy our rights and do our duties of citizenship to the fullest. Describing the young awardees as the role models in their grouping, he wished them all the success in their endeavors. The International Awards for Young People (IAYP) is an exciting self-development programme for all young people aged between 14 and 25 years worldwide. It equips them with like skills, builds their confidence and engages them with their communities. There are three Award Levels, Bronze, Silver and Gold, each requiring increasing commitment and effort. Bronze usually takes 6-12 months to complete, Silver 12-18 months and Gold 18-24 months. The Award Programme comprises four Sections: Service develops a sense of community and social responsibility; the Adventurous Journey cultivates a spirit of adventure and an understanding of the environment; the Skills Section develops cultural, vocational and practical skills; and Physical Recreation encourages improved performance and fitness.
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Govt to release Rs 1000 cr for fee reimbursement in two days

Hyderabad,Jun 24: Refuting allegations of the opposition, including the Telugu Desam Party (TDP) that Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister K.Rosaiah was ''anti-backward classes'', a group of state ministers today said the Government had decided to release Rs 1500 crores for the fee reimbursement and would release Rs 1000 crores in two days.Addressing a press conference here, BC Welfare Minister P Subhas Chandra Bose, Backward Classes Minister M. Mukesh Goud, Panchayat Raj Minister B Satyanarayana and Animal Husbandry Minister K.Parthasarathi asserted that the Congress government was committed for the welfare of the backward classes in the state.They appealed to Backward Classes Welfare Association State President R Krishnaiah to withdraw his proposed hunger strike from tomorrow, demanding fee reimbursement of the BC students. Stating that the Chief Minister was not against the interests of the backward classe, the Ministers said the government was committed to the implementation of the fee reimbursement scheme in the state though it was facing a fund crunch. Mr Bose said the sub-committee appointed by the government to look into fee reimbursement would meet again on June 29.
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July 27 by-elections not T Referendum: Praja Rajyam Party,

Hyderabad,Jun 24: Ahead of the July 27 by-elections, Actor K Chiranjeevi founded Praja Rajyam Party (PRP) today asserted the bypoll next month was not a referendum on Telangana and so the PRP had decided not to contest it.After the party's Political Affairs Committee Meeting with Mr Chiranjeevi where the party decided not to contest byelections in the ten Assembly Constituencies in Telangana Region, the party charged the Telangana Rashtriya Samithi (TRS) for forcing the by-elections to drive political mileage and to arouse the sentiment of the region with an ulterior motive.The party felt this was not the first time that the TRS had resorted to the resignations forcing by-elections ''only to keep alive the depleting party' and there was no 'ideological issue involved in the by-poll'.PRP also alleged the atmosphere for free and fair electioneering and campaigning in these elections had been vitiated by the alleged threat flung around by the TRS to attack the contestants and as such the PRP had decided to stay away from the next month by-poll
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Arabian food festival in Hyderabad

Hyderabad,June 24: A two-week food festival showcasing exotic Arabian food items is underway in Hyderabad.The festival,which began on Saturday, has been organised by 'Novotel Group ' at Hotel Novotel.
Indigenous food items have been put on display, like mansaf, knafeh, baklawa, basbousa, and many more Arabian dishes."We are staying here out of pleasure.We are enjoying everyday the qualities of food. So Arabian is quite nice for us," said Alina, a tourist from Canada.The ambience has been set as simply Arabic, right from the decoration to utensils. Arabic music is also played.The staff of the restaurant is also attired in Arabic tradition."We have the whole restaurant-in terms of ambience-completely set up like an Arabic restaurant. We have the dresses, which are very traditional to Arabic countries... Morocco or a Turkish cap things like that. We have a chef who has flown in from Morocco, who is working in Qatar just for the food festival," said Bhargav Kumar, chef-in-charge of Hotel Novotel.The fair will conclude on June 27.
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Railway Recruitment Board chairman sent to jail

Hyderabad, June 24 : The special Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) court here Thursday sent suspended Mumbai Railway Recruitment Board (RRB) chairman S.M. Sharma and another official to judicial custody till July 1 in the railways job scam.Along with Sharma, G. Sethi, the senior divisional personnel officer (SDPO) at Raipur was also sent to judicial custody. The CBI, which arrested the two officials Wednesday, moved a petition for their custody for further interrogation. The hearing on the petition was adjourned to Friday. Sharma and Sethi were later shifted to Chanchalguda Central Jail. Public prosecutor Venkatramana told reporters that CBI named Sharma and Sethi as accused number 16 and 17 in the cash-for-job scandal. So far, 10 accused have been arrested by the CBI and search is on for seven other accused in different parts of the country. The CBI court Wednesday remanded eight accused including Sharma's son Vivek Bhardwaj to CBI custody for three days. Others included A.K. Jagannathan, a former additional divisional railways manager (ADRM) at Raipur and his son Srujan. The investigating agency had last week unearthed the racket, involving railway officials and agents. They allegedly charged nearly Rs.3.5 lakh from each candidate for recruitment tests for assistant loco pilots and assistant station masters held early this month. The investigations revealed that at least 444 candidates were supplied question papers. Sharma, Bhardwaj and their accomplices are believed to have pocketed over Rs.15.5 crore in these deals. The CBI suspects that the accused were running the well-organised racket for the last 10 years. The interrogation of Sharma and other accused is expected to bring out the role of several others involved.
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Rain in AP

Hyderabad, Jun 24 : Rain occurred at a few places over Coastal Andhra Pradesh and Rayalaseema while isolated rainfall occurred over Telangana.The chief amounts of rainfall recorded in cm are Kalingapatnam and Sompeta 5 each, Mandasa, Mantralayam and Parkal 4 each.Moderate to rather heavy rain/thundershowers would occur at many places over Coastal Andhra Pradesh.Light to moderate rain or thundershowers may occur at a few places over Telangana and Rayalaseema.A spell of rain/thundershowers may occur in parts of city.Maximum and minimum temperatures would be around 33 and 24 Degrees Celsius respectively.
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Lok Satta President wants hospitals rated

Hyderabad, Jun 23 : Lok Satta Party President Jayaprakash Narayan today stressed the need for establishment of an independent agency to rate healthcare providers on the quality of their services.Launching'manahealthcare.com,' a portal giving details of healthcare facilities in Hyderabad, to begin with, he said public, private and voluntary institutions have to work together to make quality healthcare available to all. He pointed out that 85 per cent of healthcare providers in USA were 'no-profit' entities. Mere provision of healthcare services would not guarantee healthcare, he said and referred to supply of contaminated drinking water even in upmarket localities like Banajara Hills and Jubilee Hills.
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Two officials sentenced to RI in trap cases

Hyderabad,Jun 23: The Additional Special Judge for ACB cases, Hyderabad convicted and sentenced K Srinivasappa, former Project Director, National Child Labour Project (NCLP), Kurnool to undergo rigorous imprisonment for three years under the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988.The judge also imposed a fine of Rs 2,000 on him. Earlier, he was trapped by ACB sleuths in March 2006 when he demanded and accepted a bribe of Rs 10,000 from the complainant to do an official favour. In another case, M Kallesham, Junior Assistant APSRTC, Karimnagar was convicted and sentenced by the Principal Special Judge for ACB cases here to undergo rigorous imprisonment for six months and a fine of Rs 500 for the offence under the PCA, and in default to suffer simple imprisonment for one month. He was trapped by the officials of the ACB in September 2003 when he demanded and accepted a bribe of Rs 1,000 from the complainant to do an official favour, a release said here today.
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Collecter Hyderabad District,inspecting records,

Hyderabad,(Deccan Samachar Service)June,23, Hyderabad District Collector Natarajan Gulzar inspecting records of Goshamahal Unani Dispencary, Hyd. (Photo by I&PR No.CNR-2)
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Sri Natarajan Gulzar, to visit nampally schools,

Hyderabad,(Deccan Samachar Service)June,23, Hyderabad District Collector Natarajan Gulzar speaking with interacting with students of Nampally Schools(5 schools in one building)

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PM’s Homage to Air India 182 Victims

(PIB NEWS) JUNE,23, The Prime Minister, Dr. Manmohan Singh, has paid homage to Air India Flight No.182 crash victims who lost their lives in the air tragedy 25 years ago on the same day. Following is the text of the Prime Minister’s message:“This year marks the 25th anniversary of the crash of Air India Flight 182 that led to the loss of 329 innocent lives. This was a horrific incident which shook the world's conscience. It is with a sense of deep pain and sorrow that I join the families and friends in paying my homage to all those who fell victim to this most barbarious act of terrorism. No religion, faith or cause can justify such violence or inhumanity. On this solemn occasion, we must rededicate ourselves to fighting and eliminating terrorism with determination and joint action.”
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Hyderabad blast: CBI announces cash reward for accused

NewDelhi, June 22 : The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has announced a cash reward of Rs. 10 lakh to any person providing information leading to the arrest of each of the two absconding accused in investigation the Mecca Masjid bomb blast at Hyderabad, said a top official."We have announced a cash reward of Rs 10 lakh if anyone can give us any information on Sandeep Dange @ Parmanand and Ramchandra Kalsangra @ Ramji @ Vishnu Patel (both residents of Indore, Madhya Pradesh). They are wanted in the Hyderabad mosque blast case that took place on May 18, 2007," said ADG (M and C) and CBI spokesperson Harsh Bhal on Tuesday.Bhal said the information may be given either to Ashok Tewari, DIG, SC-II, CBI; or, T. Rajahbalaji Addl. Supdt. Of Police, CBI; or and Duty Officer CBI; or any nearest branch of CBI. "The name of the informant shall be kept secret," he said.The Central Bureau of Investigation has registered this case on 09.06.2007 after receipt of request from Andhra Pradesh Government and directions from Government of India. During investigation of the case, CBI has taken over the custody of two accused persons who are also, accused in Ajmer Dargarh Blast Case. Both these accused were earlier arrested by ATS Rajasthan in the said blast case. At present, one accused - Devender Gupta -is in CBI Custody up to June 30 and other- Lokesh Sharma- in Judicial Custody.During further investigation, names of two more accused persons, namely Sandeep Dange @ Parmanand and Ramachandra @ Kalsangra @ Ramji @ Vishnu Patel have also figured. Since both these accused persons are absconding, CBI has announced a cash reward of Rs.10 lakh for information leading to the arrest, said the CBI spokesperson. (thanks to IBNS)
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Diverse society requires social harmony, scientific temper:VP

Hyderabad, Jun 22 : Vice-President Hamid Ansari today said a diverse and stratified society like India required social harmony for its cohesion and a scientific spirit and excellence to seek and attain all-round development. Delivering his address at the 12th Convocation of the University of Hyderabad on the outskirts of the city, he said to promote and attain these was among the principle duties of the citizens and to be undertaken proactively rather than passively with a spirit of seeking justice and achieving fraternity.He called upon highly educated citizens to bear a special responsibility for promotion of harmony and spirit of common brotherhood, development of a scientific temper, humanism and spirit of inquiry and reform, and striving for excellence in all levels of individual and collective activity. ''As you leave the sanctuary of the university and step into the world beyond it, it is appropriate to remind you of this compendium of rights and duties, and of the need to reiterate your commitment to them''. He said educational institutions, including those of higher learning, can play a major role in this national effort of shaping the citizens. He said, ''Technology and globalisation have ensured that isolation is no longer an option and that we have to live in the world and with the world. This necessitates an acceptance of global standards, rules and norms of behaviour but without sacrificing our identity and values.''
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Govt taking measures to prevent diseases: Health Min

Hyderabad, Jun 22 : The Andhra Pradesh government is taking all possible measures to prevent, contain and manage diseases like H1N1, Gastroenteritis and Malaria, state Health Minister D Nagender said today here.Addressing a press conference here today Mr Nagender said weekly reviews are being conducted to monitor the situation and to take measures to strengthen Disease Surveillance Prevention and Management.He said sufficient drugs and disinfectants are made available in districts. Stating that Rapid Response Team (RPT) are active in every district, he said district collectors have been holding weekly meetings coordinating with all departments responsible for disease prevention, specially Rural Water Supply, Panchayat Raj and Municipal Administration for periodic disinfection, regular chlorination of drinking water.The Department of Institute of Preventive Medicine is collecting water, food samples regularly and monitoring the quality of food and water. These reports are being shared daily with the agencies responsible for enforcement of safety standards, he added.A massive campaign has been launched across the state with specific focus in ITDA districts where malaria prevalence is high by making paramedical and medical personnel responsible for every village and habitation.All fever cases are being screened and are administered for medical treatment for malaria. Adequate insecticide material is positioned in all districts for spraying operations, he said.Nagender said there have been reports of two fatalities from H1N1 virus during the month of June. However government is taking all possible measures to not only contain but also to manage even the worst case situation. We have taken the following measures in this regard, he added. He said a round the clock cell has been established and is functioning in the Directorate of Public Health and all the DMHCs offices.All district hospitals and medical institutes along with six area hospitals in Hyderabad city and 27 private hospitals across the state are fully geared up to receive and manage any case of H1N1 influenza, he added.All these facilities are fully equipped with necessary infrastructure and trained professionals.The health professional who were likely come into contact with H1N1 patients, have been immunized with vaccination and the process is on going.Prevention of H1N1 virus infection should be undertaken by the individual themselves. The citizens are informed that influenza infection with specific fever and cough is not uncommon during the monsoon season however only very few cases of influenza are caused by H1N1, he added. (photo by RSJ Thomas)
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Police seize highly explosive material in AP dist

Nizamabad,Jun 22 : The police on a tip off recovered highly expolsive material from a house at Ramadugu village in the Dharpally mandal of the district today.According to police, over five quintals of explosive material stocked in several bags in the house was recovered.Police were interrogating the owner of the house, Rajanna, who reportedly told the police that he had given the house on rent three years back to a person.Investigation was going on, police added.
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17 killed, 39 injured in lorry tractor collision

Warangal, Jun 22 : At least 17 people, including a bridegroom, were killed and 39 others injured when a bamboo laden lorry rammed from behind into two tractor trollies with a marriage party of tribals at Birsettigudem, about 100 km from here in the wee hours today.The bridegroom, identified as Nagesh, died at the hospital less than 24-hours after he tied the nuptial knot to Sunitha, who was battling with her life at Mahbubabad Area Hospital, police said.The marriage party in two tractor trolly had just stopped less than 100 metres from their residence to offer ritual prayers at the village temple before entering the tribal hamlet in a procession, accompanied by band and instrument.The lorry in high speed which was carrying wood for a Rayon factory dashed the tractor trollies from the rear and mowed over the marriage party, killing 12 on the spot, including the five band group, who accmpanied the bride from the neighbouring Khammam district.The injured, including the couple, were shifted to the Mahbubabad Area Hospital where the bridegroom died.The condition of five of them was critical and they were brought to MGM hospital here for critical medical care.Police have sent parties for the driver who fled the scene reportedly under drunken condition.
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