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8 Pages Hyderabad EditionINN Online Evening News Friday, February 22, 2013 | Hyderabad

Shinde visits blasts' site, assures action Union Home Minister Sushil Kumar Shinde assured that no stone will be left unturned to punish those responsible for Dilsukhnagar twin blast...Page.2

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2Politics

Friday, February 22, 2013 | Hyderabad

Shinde visits blasts' site, assures action

Naidu blames Statefor twin blast

Twin Blast: Death tollincreases to 17

from Rajiv Gandhi International Airport at Shamshabad to the blast Hyderabad, February 22: Union Home Minister Sushil Kumar Shinde

site.Shinde was accompanied with Governor ESL Narasimhan, Chief assured that no stone will be left unturned to punish those responsible for

Minister N Kiran Kumar Reddy, Director General of Police V Dinesh Dilsukhnagar twin blast.

Reddy and other senior officials and ministers. Addressing a press conference at Lake View Guest House here on Friday,

Shinde said that Andhra Pradesh Government has already appointed an

investigation team to probe into the blasts. He also clarified that the alert

issued by the Union Home Ministry was general for the entire country

and there was no specific intelligence of an attack in Hyderabad. He said

since the investigation has just begun, it would be too early to comment

whether the blasts were the result of failure of intelligence.

Shinde also confirmed that 14 people were killed and 119 were injured in

the twin blasts. He said the condition of six injured people was critical.

He said that the State Government and Prime Minister Dr Manmohan

Singh have already announced ex-gratia for the families of the deceased

and all medical expenses of the injured would be borne by the

government. Earlier, Shinde, who reached the city early in the morning

from the national capital, visited the blasts' site at Dilsukhnagar and later

called on the injured at Care Hospital at Banjara Hills. He directly went

prevent the blast, he said that it was H y d e r a b a d , F e b r u a r y 2 2 : the government's responsibility to Condemning the Dilsukhnagar protect people's lives.twin blast at Dilsukhnagar, Telugu Naidu said that the government Desam Pa r ty p re s iden t N

Chandrabau Naidu blamed the should have learned lessons from State Government for its failure to blasts at Mecca Masjid, Lumbini take precautions despite receiving Park and Gokul Chat to make an alert from the Centre. public places more secure. Instead, Talking to reporters after visiting he said that the government took the blast site here on Friday, Naidu public security as a routine described the terror attack as an manner. Demanding stern action u n f o r t u n a t e a n d h i g h l y against those responsible for the condemnable incident. Citing the incident, he said that the example of US Government, he government should increase the said that the State Government ex-gratia amount for the families should have issued a caution notice of deceased to Rs 10 lakh each. He to the people in view of alert issued claimed that the TDP Government by the Union Home Ministry. kept a proper check on the terror-Stating that the Central and State related activities in the State.intelligence agencies have failed to

injured in two blasts. Those killed Hyderabad, February 22: The death on Thursday night include Mohd toll in Dilsukhnagar twin blast has Rafeeq (Patancheru), Ijaz Ahmed increased to 17 on Friday.(Kothaguda), Vijay Kumar (MBA Three persons, who were injured in student), Mutyala Raju (MBA the bomb blast at Dilsukhnagar on student), A Ramulu (OU area), R Thursday evening, succumbed to Shivani (Dislshuknagar), Gunta injuries on Friday morning in Thirupathi (Warangal) and Srinivas different hospitals. While Giri, a Reddy. While 29 resident of Nalgonda, died at the people are undergoing treatment at Osmania Genera l Hospi ta l , the OGH, 15 were admitted in Chodaram Rajaji, a native of Yashoda Hospital, 26 in Omni Rajasthan, succumbed at Yashoda Hospital, six in Savitha Hospital, 11 Hospital.Kamala Hospital, four in Kamineni It may be mentioned that Union Hospital and 26 have been admitted Home Minister Sushil Kumar in Care Hospital at Nampally. The Shinde had earlier confirmed the condition of four persons is said to death of 14 people due to twin blast. be critical.A total of 119 people were also

3City

Friday, February 22, 2013 | Hyderabad

Blasts, attack on nation: SabithaHyderabad, February 22: State Home Minister Sabitha Indra R e d d y d e s c r i b e d t h e Dilsukhnagar bomb blast as an attack on the nation. Terming the incident as unfortunate, she said, there was no information as to who was responsible for the incident. We have ordered for a CB-CID inquiry and will find out if there was any failure in intelligence. We are cooperating with the Central investigation agencies, city. He will visit the blast site and she said. console the injured people Meanwhile, State in-charge undergoing treatment at various Ghulam Nabi Azad has arrived in hospitals.

Botsa defends State overtwin blasts

State Cabinet pays tributes to blast victimsalso decided to pay Rs 6 lakhs to Manmohan Singh, Lok Sabha Hyderabad, February 22: The State

those permanently disabled and Rs Speaker Meira Kumar and other Cabinet on Friday paid homage to

50,000 to Rs. 1 lakh to the injured. leaders for expressing their the victims of Dilsukhnagar twin

She said that government would solidarity.The cabinet dismissed blast.In an emergency meeting

bear the total medical expenses of the allegations that the blasts were held at the State Secretariat, the

the injured. The State Cabinet the result of failure to act on an alert Cabinet strongly condemned the

thanked the Centre for rushing issued by the Centre. Admitting bomb blasts, which, so far, has

given its nod to the ex-gratia of Rs 6 teams of the National Security that the State Government received claimed 17 lives while over 100

lakh each for the families of the Agency and National Investigation an alert of possible attacks, people were injured. Briefing the

deceased announced by Chief Agency to help the State police Minister Pithani Satyanarayana media later, Information and

Minister N Kiran Kumar Reddy on immediately after the blasts. It also said that it was a generic alert and Public Relations Minister D K

Thursday. Further, the cabinet has thanked Prime Minister Dr there was no specific information.Aruna said that the cabinet has

Hyderabad, February 22: Pradesh Congress Committee president Botsa Satyanarayana defended the State Government and Police over the criticism that they did not act on an alert issued by the Centre. Addressing a press conference along with former minister Mohammad Ali Shabbir, Botsa said that the information received from the Centre was not actionable and it was only a to the families of the deceased general alert. He said that the persons. He appealed to the terror attacks have been occurring people to maintain peace and help even as the government was the police in maintaining law and t ak ing adequa te s ecu r i t y order.AICC Secretary Ponguleti measures.Condemning the twin Sudhakar Reddy and party blast at Dilsukhnagar, Botsa spokesperson Dr N Tulasi Reddy expressed his deep condolences were also present.

Hyderabad, February 22: The Telangana Political Joint Action Committee on Friday decided to call off the Sadak Bandh agitation proposed to be held from February 24. The decision was taken in the JAC's emergency meeting held here on Friday morning. The JAC leaders said that the new dates for the proposed agitation would be decided later. The JAC has also condemned the twin blast and expressed its heartfelt condolences to the families of those who lost their dear ones.

TPJAC calls off Sadak Bandh agitation

SCR to run Spl Trains betweenTirupati-KarimnagarHyderabad, February 22 : The South Central Railway will run two special trains between Tirupati and Karimnagar in order to clear extra rush of passengers. As per the schedule, Train No 02761 Tirupati-Karimnagar Special Train will depart Tirupati at 10.40 PM on February 27 (Wednesday) and Gudur, Vijayawada, Madhira, arrive Karimnagar at 11.25 AM on K h a m m a m , M a h a b u b a b a d , the next day. In the opposite Warangal, Jamikunta and Peddapalli d i rec t ion , Tra in No 02762 stations in both directions. These Karimnagar-Tirupati Special train trains will consist of one AC II Tier, will depart Karimnagar at 07.10 PM one AC III Tier, eight Sleeper Class, on February 28 (Thursday) and six General Second Class and two arrive Tirupati at 07.55 AM on the Second Class Luggage Cum Brake next day. Enroute, these trains will Van Coaches, totaling to eighteen stop at Renigunta, Srikalahasti, coaches.

4State Politics

Friday, February 22, 2013 | Hyderabad

Hyderabad, February 22: Following extension of time p e r i o d f o r r e c e i v i n g o f applications for the post of SCTPCs up to February 28, the Hyderabad City Police has postponed the dates for 5 KM run. Therefore, the candidates who have submitted their applications and eligible to participate in 5 KM run at Peoples Plaza at

Feb 25 to March 2; Feb 26 to March Necklace Road, have been asked to

4; Feb 27 (for Ladies) to March 5 take note of the change of dates.

(for Ladies); Feb 28 to March 6 and According to City Police, instead

from March 1, the date has been of February 23, the revised date for

revised to March 7.5 KM run will be March 1; from

Constable recruitment5 KM run dates revised

of innocents for achieving their Hyderabad, February 22: GHMC

goals. He has also informed that Mayor Mohammed Majid Hussain

GHMC will take up all on Friday visited the family of

necessary steps in order to make deceased GHMC UCD Wing

t h e b e r e a v e d f a m i l y Superintendent Ramulu at latter’s

comfortable.residence at Jamia Osmania, who

All the employees of GHMC was killed in the Dilsukhnagar

Head Office have assembled in twin blast on Thursday evening.

front of the office and observed The Mayor also announced Rs 1

two minutes of silence for the lakh ex-gratia and one Junior

peace of the soul of their former Assistant post to the members of

colleague Ramulu, who was the deceased family. He further

killed in bomb blast. The d i r e c t e d t h e G H M C

Commissioner also informed Commissioner to settle the process

that the employees of GHMC at the earliest, in order to give the

(the cadre of Junior Assistant to promised benefits to the bereaved

Commiss ioner inc lud ing families. He was accompanied by Ahmed at Prem Nagar of Amberpet the deceased families. technical and non-technical) are Deputy Mayor G Rajkumar and and Mohd Rafi of Hafeez Baba GHMC Commissioner MT contributing their half day basic other officials.Nagar and consoled the families. Krishna Babu while addressing a salary (which is coming to around Majid Hussain also visited the While on his visit to the bomb blast condolence meeting arranged at the Rs. 6.22 lakh) to the bereaved families of Venkateshwar Rao, site last night, the Mayor had GHMC Head Office said that no family as a mark of solidarity.Senior Assistant, Veterinary announced Rs 1 lakh ex-gratia to all religion or no belief accepts killing Department, at Saidabad, Aziz

Mayor visits families of blast victims

GHMC announces Rs 1 lakhex-gratia for blast victimsHyderabad, February 22 : The Grea te r Hyderabad Municipal C o r p o r a t i o n o n Friday announced an ex-gratia amount of Rs 1 lakh to the b e r e a v e d f a m i l y m e m b e r s o f t h e Dilsukhnagar twin blast victims. In a note

their dear ones in the terror attack to GHMC Commissioner MT at Disukhnagar on Thursday Krishna Babu, Mayor Mohammad evening. This is for the first time Majid Hussain recommended that a municipal corporation has payment of ex-gratia amount of Rs 1 paid ex-gratia to the victims of a lakh each to the 16 families who lost terror attack.

5State Politics

Friday, February 22, 2013 | Hyderabad

Central forces for city

New Delhi, in Andhra Pradesh to tackle the February 22: The frequent protests on Telangana Centre has sent five companies of issue.paramilitary forces to Hyderabad to The home ministry has sounded strengthen law and order in the high alert across the country wake of twin blasts.following the twin blasts. States According to Home Ministry, 500 have been asked to beef up security personnel of CRPF and Rapid in sensitive places including Action Force have been sent to markets, religious places, railway Hyderabad for security purpose. stations, bus stands, airports and This is in addition to the 5,000 other installations, the officials said. security personal already deployed

Second Test in Hyd;no change of venue

was expressed about the safety New Delhi, February 22: The BCCI officials said they saw no second Test match between India reason to shift the Hyderabad Test, and Australia will not be shifted scheduled to begin from March 2.from Hyderabad following The officials will also speak to assurance from State Government Cricket Australia officials on the on the security of the players. The security of the players. The first twin blasts in the city has shaken Test match began today at the city, but we are going ahead Chennai.with the second Test, BCCI

officials said. Though concern

Rajnath Singh condemns blast, meets injuredThe centre is not prepared to take Hyderabad, February 22 : BJP

up terrorism as a challenge, he p re s iden t Ra jna th S ingh

said.condemned the Dilshuknagar

The BJP President was speaking blast and said it was the failure of

to reporters after visiting the the Central Government and its

hospitals where the injured were intelligence machinery.

being treated. “The condition of Conveying his condolences to

many of the injured is pathetic,” bereaved family members, Sigh

he said.said the Government is the prime

The Centre also came under fire accused in the incident. The

in Parliament with the Leader of incident took place as there was

Opposition Sushma Swaraj and no proper information from the

Venkaiah Naidu condemning the Centre. He said that the city has

incident and holding the Centre become the terrorists main hub

responsible for failure of and intelligence failure is the

intelligence.main reason for the blast, he said.

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Leaders visit hospitals

Friday, February 22, 2013 | Hyderabad

Tributes paid to blast victims

7Business

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Mumbai,feb 22: The Sensex ended a choppy session on a flat-to-negative note led by losses in FMCG, auto and metals even as the European markets moved higher. The 30-share index ended at 19,309.16, down 16.20 points or 0.08 per cent. It touched a high of 19,401.75 and a low of 19,289.83 in trade today. The Nifty was at 5,848.35, down

(2.60 per cent), Coal India (2.31 per 3.90 points or 0.07 per cent. It cent), Maruti (2.09 per cent), touched a high of 5,873.80 and a HDFCBSE -1.89 % (1.84 per cent) low of 5,835.80 in trade today. and Tata Motors (1.60 per cent) The BSE Midcap Index was up 0.02 were among top Sensex losers. per cent and the BSE Smallcap Bharti AirtelBSE 4.64 % (4.64 per Index gained 0.06 per cent. Among cent), WiproBSE 2.43 % (2.43 per the sectoral indices, the BSE Realty cent), Sun Pharma (1.96 per cent), Index was up 1.53 per cent, the BSE ICICI Bank (1.22 per cent) and IT Index moved 0.79 per cent InfosysBSE 1.06 % (1.06 per cent) higher and the BSE Healthcare were among the top gainers. Index moved 0.76 per cent higher. The market breadth was negative The BSE FMCG Index was down on the BSE with 1,007 gainers 1.55 per cent and the BSE Auto against 1,050 losers. Index was 0.59 per cent lower. HUL

Friday, February 22, 2013 | Hyderabad

Sensex ends lower; HUL,Coal India, Maruti down

New Delhi,feb 22: Government minority stakes is carried out as per today said it will sell minority stake policy of the government," in four more companies, including Palanimanickam said. SAILBSE 0.72 % and NALCO this He said the government has already fiscal to achieve the Rs 30,000 crore realised Rs 21,504.32 crore through disinvestment target for the current disinvestment in five companies so financial year. far this fiscal. For the entire fiscal In a written reply to a query in the the budgeted disinvestment target is Lok Sabha, Minister of State for Rs 30,000 crore. Finance S S Palanimanickam said While Nalco stake sale is expected the government will sell 12.15 per to fetch around Rs 1,400 crore, cent stake in Nalco, 9.33 per cent in around Rs 3,500 crore could come MMTCBSE -2.06 %, 12.50 per cent from SAIL. in Rashtriya Chemical and So far in the current fiscal, the Fertiliser (RCF) and 10.82 per cent government has raised Rs 11,458 in SAIL. crore though disinvestment in The four sell offs would be NTPCBSE -0.20 %, Rs 3,141.51 conducted through the Offer For crore from Oil IndiaBSE 0.05 % Sale (OFS) or auction route. and Rs 5 ,973 c ro re f rom "Central trade Unions have NMDCBSE -0.99 %.

Besides, Rs 807 crore was raised d e m a n d e d s t o p p a g e o f through 5.58 per cent stake sale in disinvestment as a matter of their Hindustan CopperBSE 0.04 % and Rs policy. However, disinvestment of

SAIL, NALCO, MMTC stake sale incurrent fiscal: Finance Ministry

8Top Story

Friday, February 22, 2013 | Hyderabad

Nation condemns blast; Govt. flayed for failureHyderabad, February 22: A day State Home Minister Sabitha Indra

after the powerful blast at the busy Reddy said that the blasts were an

Dilshuknagar on the eastern side of attack on the nation.

city during rush hour, the nation No particular groups claimed

stood united in condemning the responsibility and the case is

heinous act but the Centre and State referred to CB-CID, she said

governments drew flak for their adding that they are working

slackness. closely with Central agencies.

Union Home Minister Sushil BJP President Rajnath Singh put

Kumar Shinde, BJP President the blame squarely on the

Rajnath Singh, Ghulam Nabi Azad Government and dubbed the

besides state leaders visited the incident as failure of intelligence.

spot and consoled the injured Union Minister Chiranjeevi said

undergoing treatment at various that internal security should be

hospitals. The bomb blast echoed strengthened. Union Minister S

in the Parliament as well, and it was Jaipal Reddy also toured the blast of Opposition Sushma Swaraj said rise in the city hospitals where the adjourned with main opposition spot. BJP said in the parliament that that terror should be fought tooth injured were being treated. TDP demanding a reply on the terrorist terror should be firmly dealt with.and nail. It is a case of failure of leader N Chandrababu Naidu act. Union Home Minister Shinde Meanwhile, the state cabinet held intelligence, she said while visited the spot and consoled the made a statement in the house give an emergency cabinet meeting to Venkaiah Naidu slammed the victims at various hospitals. He skeleton details but the main take stock of the situation.government in the upper house. said that that the State has failed to opposition BJP slammed the Ghulam Nabi Azad after visiting Earlier, the Parliament observed contain terrorism. The YSRCP has government for its slackness. the spot said it was dastardly act.silence to condole the deaths in the described the blasts as a failure of Condemning the incident, Leader blast. The death toll continued to State and Central governments.

NIA traces one suspect, but no arrests so faridentified. However, talking to Hyderabad, February 22: The r e p o r t e r s C y b e r a b a d National Investigation Agency Commissioner Ch Dwaraka has reportedly traced a key Tirmuala Rao clarified that no suspect of the Dilsukhnagar arrests have been made so far twin blast case from the footage in the case. He said four of the CC TV cameras.different teams have been According to sources, the NIA, formed to probe into the case.which checked the footage The Commissioner expressed recorded by CC cameras of confidence that the case would Saibaba Temple and Rajiv be resolved at the earliest. Chowk, have zeroed in on a key Reacting to the reports of suspect and he is being

al leged sabotage of CC culprits. He said that the case cameras, he clarified that the was being probed from all CC cameras were meant for angles and a breakthrough traffic supervision. He also would be achieved soon. invited people to give clues However, the DGP condemned regarding the blast accused some news channels for airing and offered a reward. speculative reports. Stating that Meanwhile, Director General of the news channels were doing Police V Dinesh Reddy who dis-service for the entire visited the Sai Baba Temple on investigation, he advised them Friday told reporters that the not to spread rumous and investigating agencies have r e s t r a i n f r o m s h o w i n g been trying hard to trace the unconfirmed reports.