Sibal lauds Gujarat's senior cop for speaking out

Ahmedabad, May 25: Union Human Resource Minister Kapil Sibal Wednesday praised Gujarat's senior police officer Sanjeev Bhatt without directly naming him.The courage shown by a police officer in revealing details about what transpired during the 2002 communal riots in the state showed that the soul of India is not dead, Sibal told reporters here.Bhatt has been appearing before the Nanavati Commission, which is probing the riots. His statements against Chief Minister Narendra Modi and some of his colleagues in the police had created a major controversy.Sibal said that the process of justice for the 2002 riot victims has been painfully slow.He said he was pained at the lack of urgency and sensitivity in which the cases are being dealt."While constituting the Nanavati Commission to probe the riots, the Bharatiya Janata Party had said that its report would be available in four months. Nine years later, it is yet to submit the report," Sibal added. =========================================================

Tension prevails at Telangana Ranabheri

Hyderabad, May 25 : Tension prevailed at Karimnagar district, where just a few hours before the commencement of 'Ranabheri', being organised by Telangana Telugu Desam Party (TTDP) forum in the evening as TRS and Pro-Telangana activists, including students prevented and detained TTDP leaders proceeding to the meeting.large number of Pro-Telangana activists, including students and JAC leaders prevented the TTDP leaders, who had arrived at the venue to participate in the meeting.
police took nearly 50 agitators who termed the forum a ''Telangana betrayal'' meeting, into custody.Following the arrest, some of the agitators pelted stones on the vehicles of TDP MLAs and in which two policemen were injured.Police restored to lathicharge to disperse the agitators.A similar incident was reported in Chinakoduru mandal of Medak district when TDP leaders, including MLA Reventha Reddy and TTD forum convener Eerraballi Dayakar Rao who were proceeding in a vehicle to Karimnagar from Hyderabad to participate in forum, were attacked and detained by Pro-Telangana agitators near Imbrahimnagar.Meanwhile, Political JAC Chairman Prof.Kodandaram ,BJP state Unit President Kishen Reddy and TRS MLAs, including Harish Rao, participating in different meetings, alleged that TD Telangana leaders were tyring to dilute the ongoing movement for separate state.Kakatiya University (KU) JAC , Osmania University (OU) JAC and TTDP leader Nagam Janardhana Reddy, against whom resolution were passed by TTDP forum to expel him from the party, were among those who vehemently opposed the forum.
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Police arrest 500 TRS activists following dharna

Hyderabad, May 25:Police today arrested several Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) leaders and pro-Telangana activists at various Telangana districts in the state when they were observing protests in front of Districts Collectorate offices as part of call given by TRS demanding immediate carving of separate Telangana state by the Centre.Police also made preventive arrests at Medak district before laying siege of Collectorate Office by TRS leaders. TRS leaders led by party MLA T Harish Rao staged a rasta roko on the National Highway road near Patancheruvu and later he was arrested by Patancheruvu police.Earlier talking to reporters, Mr Rao alleged that the Medak Superintendent of police has issued preventive custody of TRS leaders despite their requesting permission to protest in front of Collectorates in various districts. A large number of pro-Tenangana activists also observed dharna in front of Collectorate office in the city located at Lakdikapul, where heavy police force was already deployed to prevent the agitators.At Nizamabad district, as many as 100 activists and TRS leader Pocharam Srinvias Reddy were arrested by police when they tried to siege the collectorate office and the police also used water canons to disperse the agitators.According to reports reaching here, overall 500 TRS activists including leaders were arrested at various Telangana districts including Mahaboobnagar, Warangal and Karimnagar when they were observing dharna.Condemning the police arrests of legislators and leaders, who were observing dharnas in a democratic manner at various districts in Telangana region, TRS President .K.Chandrasekhara Rao demanded immediate release of their leaders.
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Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister appeals to Ministers to set aside difference

Hyderabad, May 24 : In view of the recent cold war between ministers Jupally Krishna Rao and D Aruna over padayatra in favour of Telangana separate statehood at Mahaboobnagar, Chief Minister N Kiran Kumar Reddy appealed to Cabinet Ministers not to degrade the Congress image and instead work unitedly.According to sources, this figured during the Cabinet Meeting where the Chief Minister also requested his Cabinet colleagues to set aside their differences and not to give scope to the press to speculate.The difference would affect the party's image, he added.During the Cabinet Meeting, the ministers also discussed procurement of paddy lying at various market yards in the state and enhancement of MSP besides permission for rice exports.During the meeting, the official informed the Chief Minister that 43.66 lakh MTs of paddy was procured at various market purchasing centres in the state and necessary steps taken to procure 45 lakh MTs more. ======================================================

Cabinet gives nod to fill above 4726 posts in various govt sectors

Hyderabad, May 24 : The Andhra Pradesh Cabinet gave the nod for filling up of more than 4726 posts at various government departments including municipalities in the state, while resolved to remove 80 Deputy Surveyor posts appointed against the government norms.Briefing the reporters after the Cabinet meeting held at Secretariat here, Information and Public Relations Minister D K Aruna said the cabinet had decided to fill up 563 posts at various polytechnic colleges across the state besides giving nod for filling up one each post of Chief Engineer and Chief Technical Examiner in Roads and Building Department.It also decided to recruit 4,048 posts at Municipalities except Hyderabad, Visakhapatnam and Vijayawada corporations, in the state.The Cabinet also decided to fill up posts of three Chief General Managers in Electricity department, she said adding the Cabinet also decided to fill 69 posts under Deputy Surveyor category in Srikakulam district while the Cabinet decided to remove 80 deputy Surveyor posts filled in 1994 against the government norms.The meeting also resolved to fill nine Joint Director and 14 Deputy Director posts besides suspending of the existing 23 Assistant Director posts in the Women and child Welfare Department while four more posts sanctioned in Tribal Welfare department, she informed.
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HMR calls bids for Rs 4,132 cr mega metrol rail project

Hyderabad, May 24 : The Hyderabad Metro Rail Ltd (HMR), which is overseeing implementation of the mega Rs 14,132 crore Hyderabad Metro Rail project in public private partnership (PPP) mode, has today invited competitive bids from reputed chartered accountancy firms for appointment as Statutory Auditors for the Hyderabad metrorail project.In a release, HMR Managing Director Mr NVS.Reddy has stated that HMR will announce a panel of five top chartered accountancy firms from among the applicants scoring the highest points on the basis of their experience in the past five years and forward the panel to the Concessionaire L and T Metro Rail (Hyderabad) Ltd.
L and T MRHL will then appoint one of the firms from the panel as Statutory Auditors for certifying the books of accounts and all other financial statements which will have to be maintained by the Concessionaire L and TMRHL as per the Concession Agreement.L and TMRHL will have to maintain proper records and books of accounts for all income, expenditure, payments, assets and liabilities as per good industry practice and applicable laws, and periodically submit financial statements certified by the Statutory Auditors to HMR for verification.L and TMRHL will bear the fee payable to Statutory Auditors.In order to maintain strict vigil over the cash flows of the project, it is made mandatory that the cash flows of the project are routed through a special Escrow Account, he said.All the funds received by the Concessionaire including bank loans, passenger fares, real estate rentals and VGF grant amounts will have to be deposited in this Escrow Account, the release added.
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Tell me about my mistakes: Nagam

Hyderabad, May 24 : In the wake of the resolution passed by Telangana Telugu Desam (TTD) forum to expel Nagam Janardhan Reddy from the Telugu Desam party (TDP), the latter today said if the party wanted to take action against him they should tell him what mistake he had committed .Addressing a press conference at TDLP office here, Mr Nagam said he has been rendering unstinted service to the TDP for the past 30-years and given strong fight against the Congress.He said that he was only striving to save the party in Telangana and the party should announce its stand on separate Telangana statehood.Recalling that the party had passed a resolution calling for Telangana state in 2008, he said he only asked party president N Chandrababu Naidu that a copy of that resolution be sent to Union Home Minister P. Chidambaram.Alleging that it was the Seemandhra leaders who had violated the party policy decision, he asked how the party could take action against him without first taking action against them.Dual play would not survive in the Telangana issue, he said and warned that the party had already lost people's confidence and the party president should at least now take action to restore it.Referring to the remarks that he was alone, he said even the TRS chief K Chandrasekhara Rao was also alone when he left the party.
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Several welfare measures for Minorities: Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister

Hyderabad, May 24 : Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Kiran Kumar Reddy said his government had initiated several welfare measures for Muslim Minorities in the State in recent times.He informed this when a delegation of Muslim Elders from United Muslim Forum, Andhra Pradesh under Former Minister Mohd Shabbir Ali called on Mr Reddy at the Camp Office here today and thanked him for extending reservation in jobs for Muslims for a further period of ten years and implementing several other welfare measures, according to an official release here.Addressing the delegation, the Chief Minister reiterated his government's commitment to development and welfare of poor in general and Muslims in particular.He recalled several welfare measures initiated by his government, including extending reservation in government jobs for a further period of ten years for Muslims and free reimbursement for 1.5 lakh minority students costing about Rs 20 crore.
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Kasab's security costs govt over Rs 10 crore

Mumbai, May 24: The Indo-Tibetan Border police (ITBP) commandos have been guarding the lone surviving terrorist Ajmal Amir Kasab, at the Arthur road jail since his capture and conviction for the 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks but it now appears this arrangement has come at a great price for the Maharashtra government.ITBP, with their sophisticated arms and communication devices are on guard 24/7 at the prison, helping the country's judiciary conduct a smooth and fair trial on their most high profile inmate. The ITBP has presented a bill of Rs 10 crore to the Maharashtra government, for the services rendered.The turn of events has left the officials from the government in a tizzy, owing to the astronomical figure quoted by the ITBP.In a move, which follows standard procedure, the ITBP forwarded a bill of Rs 10,87,12,041 as reimbursement for its services from March 28, 2009 to September 30, 2010.Usually whenever the Para-military is called into action, it is the State government, which has to pay the bills as Law and order is a state subject, an official source said.According to another source in Ministry, the state government has asked the ITBP for a waiver stating that the attack was on the country and not limited to the state.The state government, which has spent as much as Rs 6 crore on the construction of the special cell setup for Kasab, along with the expenses incurred for additional security and construction of the Special court.
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Maharashtra not pay Kasab bill?

Mumbai, May 24 : A stunned Maharashtra government has refused to foot the Rs 11 crore-bill sent to it by the Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) for guarding Ajmal Kasab, the lone surviving terrorist in the 26/11 Mumbai attack facing a death penalty, reports said on Tuesday.The state government was apparently shocked after the special paramilitary force that provides 200 commandos to guard Kasab sent the astronomical bill -- a fraction of what it actually costs to keep the Pakistani-trained terrorist alive at the Arthur Road jail of Mumbai.State officials are now in the process of writing to the ITBP arguing that that 26/11 terror attack was “not only an issue limited to Maharashtra but a national issue”, hinting that it wants the Centre’s help to fill the buck.While the Rs 10.87 crore bill sent by the ITBP sent eyeballs rolling, the actual cost of keeping Kasab alive is estimated to be much more owing the bulletproof arrangements, food and other essentials in a high security environment.Maharashtra Home Minister R R Patil said he would take a decision on the bill soon, but he did not seem too happy with it.On Feb 21 on expected lines, the Bombay High Court upheld the death sentence of Ajmal Kasab earlier passed by a lower court.Kasab, who the court said killed 56 people along with another terrorist Abu Ismail and alone killed seven, has the option to move the Supreme Court.He was responsible for the killing of Maharashtra Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) chief Hemant Karkare and Kamte Ashok Kamte, the Additional Commissioner of Mumbai Police.The 24-year-old Mohammed Ajmal Amir Kasab was one of the ten terrorists from Pakistan who arrived by seawaters and attacked several locations in Mumbai in Nov 2008 that left 166 people dead and 238 injured.The court said the attack of 26/11 was an attack on the government and upheld that the attack was waging war on India. The court said Kasab's crime was "diabolical and brutal" and he has a "scheming mind".
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Telangana issue diff from UPA Cong resolution on small states:BJP

Hyderabad, May 23 : Senior BJP leader and former Union Minister Ch Vidyasagar Rao said the latest demand for division of UP through second States Reorganisation Commission (SRC) had nothing to do with creation of a separate Telangana state.

Addressing at a press conference here, he took serious exception to some ministers advocating setting up of second SRC for bifurcation of the state after the UP Congress committee passed a resolution to constitute a second SRC for division of the country's largest state.AICC General Secretary, Rahul Gandhi's support to UP Congress resolution for the constitution of second SRC revealed that the Congress-led UPA government was committed for creating of smaller states, he said.In this backdrop, formation of separate Telangana state was inevitable and could not be linked to Second SRC, he added.Stating that the agitation for Telangana had reached its peak and the sentiment was very strong among the people of the region, the former Union Minister appealed to all political parties to set aside party and agendas, and move forward with the sole agenda of bifurcation of the state.The BJP will hold a mammoth public meeting in Karimnagar on May 31 on Telangana issue, he said and appealed to leaders of all political parties to attend the rally and declare their resolve for a separate Telangana state.
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High alert in Andhra Orissa Border for Maoist bandh in AP

Visakhapatnam, May 22 : Security was beefed up across the Andhra Orissa Border (AOB) in three North coastal districts of Vizianagaram, Srikakulam and Visakhapatnam to control any untoward incidents in the 48 hour country-wide bandh.

According to Information reaching here, the bandh was largely effective in AOB areas, including Pedhabayalu and G K Veedhi and Sileru in the district, called by the Communist Party of India(Maoist).Second day of the bandh began amid high security and alert in five Naxal-infested states.The Iron ore transportation by National Mineral Development Corporation Limited (NMDC Ltd), India's largest iron ore producer and exporter in the public sector, was affected in Chhattisgarh on the second day of a Maoist shutdown, an official said.'The transportation of iron ore has been hit by upto 20 per cent of daily dispatches of some 48,000 tonnes because the railways have refused to provide rakes during night, fearing attacks by Maoists, a senior NMDC official told UNI here.The guerrillas had damaged tracks at two locations in Dantewada district yesterday which disrupted traffic for several hours between Visakhapatnam and KK Line Kothavala- Kirandul.The NMDC has several mines at Bacheli and Kirandul hilly areas of Dantewada, which produce 75-80 per cent of its total annual iron ore output.A part of the iron ore is also exported to Japan and other Asian countries through Andhra Pradesh's Visakhapatnam Port Trust(VPT).The outlawed CPI-M had called for a 48-hour shutdown in several central and eastern parts of the country yesterday to protest against the arrest of its three central committee members in Bihar last month.The rebels had killed a policeman and a civilian and also set three vehicles on fire yesterday in Bastar, a sprawling 40,000 sq km mineral-rich heavily forested area which has been a Maoist stronghold since the 1980s.Normal life was partially disturbed in the agency areas. The Andhra Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation(APSRTC) night halt services in the region and Malkangiri in Orissa were cancelled here this evening. The RTC authorities planned to divert the bus services to key destinations including temple town of Bhadrachalam here tonight, he added.
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Telangana forum warns Nagam for defaming party

Hyderabad, May 22: The Telangana forum of Telugu Desam Party (TTDP) today said its party would take stern action against its co-leader Mr Nagam Janardhan Reddy, who was defaming the party.Addressing a press conference, TTDP leader Raventha Reddy said, "We are not against Telangana agitation but against Nagam's ideology, who was taking his own decisions and commenting like an opposition party on TDP chief N Chandrababu Naidu." Alleging that Nagam was taking Telangana agitation for his own image and maintaining anti-party activities, he said that the party would take stern action against him if needed.To intensify the Telangana agitation its forum would conduct a "Telangana Ranabari" on June 25, he added.In another press conference, Nagam Janardhan Reddy said he had acted against the party ideology and demanded the party chief to discuss the Telangana issue in the upcoming Mahanadu, and take an unambiguous stand supporting a separate Telangana.He also demanded that the Telugu Desam Party should write a letter thereafter to Union Home Minister P Chidambaram demanding the introduction of a bill for the formation of Telangana in the upcoming Parliament session.
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Former Govt Whip joins YSR Congress

Vijayawada, May 22 : In a big blow to the Congress in it its stronghold Krishna district, former Government Whip and senior Congress leader Saminani Udayabhanu resigned the Congress and joined YSR Congress along with Sarpanchas, MPTCs and ZPTCs at Jaggaiahpet in Krishna district, today.Samineni Udayabhanu is considered to be a popular leader in Krishna district. He was MLA and Government Chief Whip in the regime of late Y S Rajasekhar Reddy.He along with 38 Sarpanchas, 22 MPTCs and two ZPTCs joined YSR Congress, launched by former Chief Minister Y S Rajasekhara Reddy’s son and Kadapa MP Y S Jaganmohan Reddy.Talking to reporters at Jaggaiahpet after joining the YSR Congress, Mr Udayabanu said he had joined YSR Congress party as per the wishes of the people of his constituency.He said he had met the leaders of the YSR Congress party in Hyderabad and informed about his decision.The YSR Congress party was gaining strength hour by hour, he said and claimed that it would become a major political party in the state soon.
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Chief Minister suggests dedicated team on Indiramma Housing scheme

Hyderabad, May 22 :Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Kiran Kumar Reddy has instructed the officials to take the State Government's flagship programme of Indiramma Housing scheme as challenge and complete all the houses grounded."We have to put the scheme on a fast track and grounding lakhs of houses for benefit poor people on time, handed over to the beneficiaries and ensure their occupation," Chief Minister N Kiran Kumar Reddy said in reviewing programme meeting recently held on the the progress of the Indiramma housing scheme with the officials concerned here.He agreed with the officials that the very face of Andhra Pradesh will change when all the 46.97 lakhs are completed and all these houses are provided with basic amenities like drinking water, electricity and infrastructural facilities like roads and drainage, according to an official release here.Reddy pointed out the Indiramma Housing Colony layouts in his constituency and said these could be replicated elsewhere in the State.The Chief Minister suggested that the scheme should be taken up in a focussed manner.A team of officials should be constituted in each Mandal or constituency and this team should constantly monitor the progress of construction and resolve impediments if any, he said and asked the officials that a week should be dedicated as "Indiramma Housing Week" and the ministers, MPs, MLAs and other public representatives along with the officials concerned should concentrate on the Indiramma Housing Programmes grounded in their respective constituencies, the release said.
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Majils not to pursue politics of murder, says Asaduddin Owaisi

Hyderabad, May 22 : Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (MIM) will not pursue the politics of murder to avenge the assassination attempt on its leader Akbaruddin Owaisi, but wants a probe into the attack, says party president and older brother Asaduddin Owaisi.The MP was addressing a massive public meeting organised by the party at the First Lancer neighbourhood here Saturday night to condemn the April 30 attack."MIM never believed in the politics of murder. We don't want to turn Hyderabad into another Rayalaseema," he said referring to the bloody faction war in Rayalaseema region.He, however, said the party would give a fitting reply if the rivals resorted to another physical attack on the leadership. "If they do it again, no graveyard in the city will accept their bodies for burial," he warned.Thanking people for their prayers, which, he said, gave new life to his younger brother, Asaduddin called upon people to socially boycott elements which are committing murders and repression.Alleging a deeprooted conspiracy behind the attack to eliminate the strong Muslim leadership in Hyderabad, he said Akbaruddin, the MIM legislature party leader, has been at the forefront of raising his voice against injustice and repression.The MP targeted editors of two Urdu dailies saying they were morally responsible for the attack. He said MIM exercised restraint even when the two newspapers published insulting cartoons of the leaders.He claimed he has all the details of who hatched the conspiracy of the attack, how many meetings were held and who attended them.Akbaruddin was stabbed and shot at in the attack by a group of 10 to 15 assailants April 30 when he was visiting his Chandrayangutta assembly constituency. The young leader was discharged from hospital Friday. Asaduddin said he would undergo another surgery after six weeks.MIM, which has been dominating Hyderabad politics for four decades, has seven legislators in the Andhra Pradesh assembly.
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President Obama Pledges Comprehensive U.S. Support for Transitioning Arab World

USA-May-21,(Deccan Samachar) This afternoon, ISNA President Imam Mohamed Magid and Muslim Youth of North America President Amin Gharad joined leaders from across the nation at the State Department for President Obama’s address on the Middle East and North Africa. ISNA welcomes President Obama’s strong support for the people of the Arab world as they struggle to develop their new democracies and become free of oppressive dictators. The President’s message has remained consistent on this issue: the United States will not support any nation that chooses oppression for its people, and we thank him for his persistence in support of the Arab people.While the President reaffirmed the commitments he made in his 2009 Cairo speech, ISNA also welcomed the comprehensive plan he delivered to support the newly emerging Arab democracies, along with his promises to provide economic, political, and humanitarian support to these nations as they strengthen their education, economic, and political institutions. Most importantly, we supported the President’s position in support of a universal code of human rights.“The United States opposes the use of violence and repression against the people of the region. We support a set of universal rights. Those rights include free speech; the freedom of peaceful assembly; freedom of religion; equality for men and women under the rule of law; and the right to choose your own leaders – whether you live in Baghdad or Damascus; Sanaa or Tehran,” said President Obama.These peaceful revolutions have united people of all faiths, gender, and race, around universal human rights, and we support any policy on the part of these nations and the United States to ensure that people of all faiths are free to pray, speak, and live in the new Arab world. Here in the United States, ISNA has forged partnerships with national interfaith leaders, most recently through the Shoulder-to-Shoulder Campaign, to support religious equality here in the U.S. and has repeatedly condemned all acts of violence motivated towards religious minorities abroad.In his speech today, the President made a strong distinction between the people of the Arab world and the leaders of the Arab world, an important clarification that ISNA and Muslims across the world have been making for years as we provide outreach and education to the public on Muslims and Islam.“The story of this Revolution, and the ones that followed, should not have come as a surprise. The nations of the Middle East and North Africa won their independence long ago, but in too many places their people did not. In too many countries, power has been concentrated in the hands of the few,” said President Obama. We were reassured to hear the President reiterate that it has been the mis-guided actions of Arab dictators, not Arab people in general, that have for too long, oppressed the people of the Arab world and tainted the image of peaceful Arabs to other nations along the way. “We were pleased to hear the President’s promise that the U.S. would not put the interests of those in power above the desires of those oppressed and his comprehensive plan to support reform in the Arab world as the people free themselves of oppression. However, we do continue to worry about the rising levels of violence used against peaceful protesters in countries like Libya, Syria, and Yemen, along with the continued plight of the people of Palestine,” said ISNA President Imam Mohamed Magid.ISNA is an active partner in a large interreligious coalition, the National Interreligious leadership Initiative for Peace in the Middle East; which is committed to providing active leadership to help achieve Arab-Israeli-Palestinian peace by way of supporting the President's plan for a two-state solution.Imam Magid added, “We sincerely hope that President Obama will translate his promises today into action, and press for a peaceful resolution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, put an end to settlements, occupations, and oppression across the Arab world, and implement foreign policies that are fair and just.”
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Ahamadullah Minister for Minorities Welfare,"The Launch of Seaplane Bases and its corelated technologies"

Hyderabad,21th.May(Deccan Samachar)"The Launch of Seaplane Bases and its corelated technologies of 'Air Excel Tech' took place on the 21.05.11 at 7 PM by the Hon'ble  Minister for Minorities Welfare,Wakf, Haj &Urdu Academy Government of Andhrapradesh Ahamadullah.The CMD of the company Sri.Manish Kapoor and the other Director Dr.Smt.Indu Kapoor are seen
along with the Hon'ble Minister in the photographs attached.These corelated Technologies of Seaplane Bases are legally copyrighted tech's owned by the company M/s Air Excellence Aviation Pte Ltd,India.The brouchure of the Tech is updated on the official website which can be downloaded or printed by companies / government arms willing to sign an order / contract with the company.The Seaplane Bases Technology document being the fourth technology launched along with its corelated Techs launched in series will now be marketed technology by the company officials (PHOTO BY RSJ THOMAS)
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Notification of WB recommendations on May 27: APWJF

Hyderabad, May 21 : The Andhra Pradesh Working Journalists Federation (APWJF) today said the notification for the recommendations of Justice Majithia Wage Board for Journalists and Non-Journalists and other newspaper employees will be issued on May 27.In a statement here, APWJF President M S Hashmi and General Secretary G Anjaneyulu said Union Labour Minister Mallikarjun Kharge had signed on the final report and sent it to the Union Cabinet Committee for approval and notification.In a open letter sent to the Union Cabinet Committee through the Union Information and Broadcasting Ministry by APWJF, it appealed for immediate announcement of the notification and consider the issues proposed in the submissions presented by the APWJF.The APWJF is only one organisation in the list of representatives of stake-holders of Justice Majithia Wage Board from Andhra Pradesh which expressed its views and proposals by focusing the problems of working journalists before wage board, the statement claimed.
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South Central Railway(SCR) to conduct intensive ticket checking drives

Hyderabad, May 21 : South Central Railway(SCR) will conduct massive ticket checking drives in trains, in an effort to curb ticketless travel, in its jurisdiction.

Special ticket checking squads with the assistance of Railway Protection Force personnel, will check the passengers on various trains and at platforms on May 23, 24 and 25, a press release from SCR said here today.Intensive ticket checking drives will also be conducted throughout the year, it said.SCR requested the passengers to travel with valid tickets-season tickets to have a safe and comfortable journey.Those passengers found travelling without valid ticket-authority will be fined-prosecuted or both, the release said.
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