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Saturday, February 23, 2013 | Hyderabad

CP announces Rs 10 lakh reward

for blast infoThe City Police on Saturday announced a

reward of Rs 10 lakh for those who give

information regarding the Dilsukhngar

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PoliticsSaturday, February 23, 2013 | Hyderabad

would be installed at important locations Hyderabad, February 23: As many as 15 in the jurisdiction of Hyderabad and special teams have been constituted to probe Cyberabad Commissionerates. She also into the Dilsukhnagar twin blast.said that the condition of six injured Talking to reporters after attending the High people was critical. Earlier, the Chief Level Review meeting held by Chief Minister Minister reviewed the progress of N Kiran Kumar at the State Secretariat here on investigation into the twin blast case and Saturday, Home Minsiter P Sabitha Indira also got a briefing on the law and order Reddy claimed that several crucial clues have situation. Besides the Home Minister, been gathered by the investigating agencies Deputy Chief Minister Damodar and a breakthrough would be achieved soon. Rajanarasimha, Director General of She assured that those responsible for the Police V Dinesh Reddy and other senior blasts would be arrested and severely police officials were also present in the punished by the law. Sabitha Indira Reddy review meeting.also informed that as many as 3,500 cameras

Breakthrough soon in twin blast case: Sabitha

at crowded places. First they started Hyderabad, February 23: Waking

the installation in Secunderabad up from the slumber, city police

Railway Station, around Alpha hotel have installed CC cameras at

and other parts of the North Zone. strategic points in the city.

Efforts are on to install CC cameras In the aftermath of Dilshuknagar

in other commercial places including blasts, the government came under

malls. Some of the CC cameras in heavy fire for the non-functioning

Secunderabad are not functioning.or non –installation of CC cameras

City Police begin CCcameras installation

Hyderabad, February 23: Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh will arrive in city to console the blast victims. The Prime Minister will arrive by a special f l i gh t on Sunday morning and visit the bomb blast site. He will also visit the hospitals where the injured are undergoing treatment.

PM to visit city on Sunday

of the local jail. The team will be Nellore, February 23: A team of questioning Feroz of Nizamabad National Intelligence Agency and Abid Hussain of Zareerabad (NIA) is visiting the jail here in who undergoing imprisonment connection with the Dilsukhnagar here.bomb blast case. They are believed to have met They are coming here on Maqbool last year and NIA is information that the main suspect in arriving to elicit details about bomb blast case, Maqbool had him, according to sources.visited two persons who are inmates

NIA team for Nellore

Hyderabad, February 23: Chief health of the injured and the Minister N Kiran Kumar Reddy medical facilities.today held a review meeting on the medicare of those injured in the bomb blast. “All expenses will be borne by the Government and this should be told categorically to the family members,” Chief Minister said in the review meeting. He asked the Minister for Health Kondru Murali to visit the hospitals on a daily basis and enquiry about the

CM holds review onmedicare to injured

City

Hyderabad, February 23: Once bitten twice shy goes the saying. With the Centre and State Governments coming under fire f r o m o p p o s i t i o n parties, other states have become alert. As a testimony to it, police from Karnataka

held the State and Central and Gujarat visited the governments’ callous attitude bomb blast site and took video responsible for the blast and loss footage of the area. Meanwhile, of human life. Meanwhile, police political leaders continued to visit commissioner, Anurag Sharma the blast site and hospitals where said that the investigation process the injured are being treated. TRS is being expedited. He confirmed leader K Chandrasekhar Rao that the CC cameras were meant visited the hospitals and consoled only for traffic.the injured persons. He had earlier

Saturday, February 23, 2013 | Hyderabad

Visitors beeline at blast site

he demanded that Kiran Kumar Hyderabad, February 23: The

Reddy step down from his post.Telangana Rashtra Samithi on

Saturday demanded that Chief The TRS leader also accused the Minister N Kiran Kumar Reddy Chief Minister of misusing the resign from his post owing moral intelligence department to keep a responsibility for the Dilsukhnagar tab on his rivals, belonging to both twin blast. Congress and other opposition Talking to reporters here, TRS parties. He said that the State leader Shravan alleged that the Police and Intelligence Wings Chief Minister had no control over should be freed from political the administration and law and clutches to ensure that they order in the State. He said that it protect the lives of common

able to execute two blasts in was due to the government's alert administration and police people from the terrorists' attacks. Dilsukhnagar area. Stating that an negligence that the terrorists were would have foiled the terror attack,

TRS demands CM's resignation over twin blast

Hyderabad, February 23:

Senior BJP leader M Venkaiah

Naidu today said that the

Government should give an

explanation on the intelligence

failure with regard to the

Dilshuknagar bomb blast.

Speaking to reporters after

visiting the blast site and

consoling those who were

injured in the blast at various should answer and account for its hospitals, he said, the State failed failure in gathering and sharing of to be alert despite being warned intelligence, frisking and other by the Centre. “We demand that police drill,” he said.the State and Central governments

Venkaiah blames State, CentreH y d e r a b a d ,

February 23: State

government would

introduce a special

b u d g e t f o r

agriculture from

the next financial

year.

A g r i c u l t u r e

Minister Kanna

Laxminarayana

said that the special agriculture exclusively. Farmers budget will be on the lines of will extensively benefit from the Karnataka where funds allocation budget, he said.and spending will be done for

Special budget for agriculture

Hyderabad, February 23: Panic store. On information, fire tenders prevailed when a major fire broke were rushed to the spot to out in Kukatpally area here on extinguish the fire. A car and eights Saturday. A huge sound of bikes parked in the laboratory's explosion led to among the vicinity were turned into ashes. So residents of another bomb blast. far, no loss of life or injury has been However, soon it was noticed that reported due to fire. However, the the sound was of explosion of a gas municipal authorities say that the cylinders. Heavy flames erupted in housing complex have sufferred a chemical laboratory located in a intense damage and it might housing complex behind the Metro collapse.

Fire causes panic in Kukatpally

State PoliticsSaturday, February 23, 2013 | Hyderabad

Social Welfare members. The nodal agency may Hyderabad, February 23: Chief

wil l be the invite any person as the deemed Minister N Kiran Kumar Reddy on

M e m b e r - necessary as Special Invitee to its Saturday approved the setting up of

C o n v e n o r . meetings. The Chief Minister also the State Council for Development

P r i n c i p a l approved the setting up of a nodal of SCs and STs.

Secretaries of agency for TSP with Tribal Welfare The Chief Minister will be the

P l a n n i n g , Minister as Chairman. Principal Chairman, Ministers of Higher

Finance (FP), Secretary, Tribal Welfare will be the Education, Social Welfare, Tribal

P r i m a r y Member-Convenor. Principal We l f a r e , F i n a n c e , R u r a l

E d u c a t i o n , Secretaries of Planning, Finance Development, Panchayat Raj,

S c h o o l (FP), Primary Education, School Rural Water Supply, Primary

Education & E d u c a t i o n & I n t e r m e d i a t e Educat ion , Heal th , Women Water Supply, Primary Education, Intermediate Education, Higher & Education, Higher & Technical Development, Housing, R&B, Health, Women Development, Technical Education, Women & Education, Women & Child MA&UD, Industries, Chairman, H o u s i n g , R & B , M A & U D , Child Development, Health, Development, Health, Medical & SC/ST Commission will be the Industries will also be members. Medical & Family Welfare, F a m i l y We l f a r e , H o u s i n g , members. There will be five non- Principal Secretary, Planning will Housing, Panchayat Raj, Rural Panchayat Raj, Rural Development, official members including three be the Member-Convenor. The State Development, Rural Water Supply, Rural Water Supply, Agriculture, from SC community (including one Council for Development of SCs Agriculture, Animal Husbandry, Animal Husbandry, Irrigation, women) and two from STs and STs may invite any person as I r r iga t ion , R&B, MA&UD, R&B, MA&UD, Commissioner, (including one women). Chief deemed necessary as Special Invitee Commissioner, Social Welfare, Tr i b a l We l f a r e , S e c r e t a r y, Secretary, Principal Secretaries of to its meeting. The Chief Minister V C & M D , A P S C C F C , M D , APSWREIS (Gurukulam), MD, Higher Education, Social Welfare, also approved a nodal agency for LIDCAP, SCSP Unit Head, Sub TRICOR, TSP Unit Head, Sub Plan Tribal Welfare, Finance, Rural SC/ST with Social Welfare Minister Plan Research Unit will be the Research Unit will be the members.Development, Panchayatraj, Rural as Chairman. Principal Secretary,

CM approves State Council for SC/ST Development

Hyderabad, February 23: Chief

Minister N Kiran Kumar Reddy

will witness the PSLV launch at

Sriharikota on February 25.

According to a CMO release, the

Chief Minister will reach the

Chennai Airport from Hyderabad

by regular flight at 11 am on

Monday and reach Sriharikota in

Nellore District by helicopter at venue at 5.20 pm and witness the

11.40 am. He will reach Bhaskara launch of Polar Satellite Launch

Vehicle (PSLV-C20) from 5.30 to 7 Guest House, Sriharikota at 11.50 pm. He will reach the Bhaskara Guest am and after brief stay will reach House and will have night halt there. the SDSC helipad at 1.05 pm and On Tuesday, the Chief Minister will receive the President of India reach Tirupati by helicopter at 11.35 Pranab Mukherjee.He will reach am from Sriharikota and reach Satish Dhawan Space Centre and Padmavathi Guest House at 11.50 visit the launch site at the Space am. He will reach the Renigunta Centre at 1.30 pm. Mr Kiran Airport at 2.20 pm and return to

Kumar Reddy will arrive at Hyderabad by regular flight and

Bhaskara Guest House at 2.10 pm. arrive at the Camp residence at 4 pm.

He will then reach the function

CM to witness PSLVlaunch at Sriharikota Hyderabad, February 23: The Congress Government was

Telugu Desam Party is planning to responsible for the terror attack at

conduct ‘Peace-ral l ies’ in Dilsukhnagar. He said that the

different parts of the city for four government has failed to take

days. The rallies will be aimed at precautionary measures despite

instilling confidence among the receving an alert from the Central

citizens against the terror attacks. intelligence agencies. He said that

Talking to reporters here, former the TDP's rallies would restore the

minister Talasani Srinivas Yadav confidence among the people.

said that the inefficiency of the

TDP to hold peace rallies in city

H y d e r a b a d , F e b r u a y 2 3 : all possible assistance.

Assembly Speaker Nadendla

Manohar on Saturday visited the

bomb blast victims in the Care

Hospital.

The Speaker enquired the victims

about their health condition and

also interacted with the relatives

of the victims and consoled them.

He assured the victims that the

State Government would extend

Speaker meets blast victims

State Politics

Hyderabad, February 23: The by-elections for the Ward No 108 - Borabanda in the Circle No 10 of Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation will be held on March 17. As per the notification issued by Election Authority and GHMC Commissioner MT Krishna Babu, the nominations will be accepted from February 25 between 11 AM and 3 PM. The last date for filing nominations March 17 from 7 AM to 5 PM while will be February 28 up to 3 PM. the counting of votes will take The last date for withdrawal of place on March 19.candidatures will be March 4. The In view of by-election, the Model final list of contesting candidates Code of Conduct has been will be published on March 4 after enforced in the entire area of 3 PM. The polling will be held on GHMC from Saturday onwards.

The seizure was made by a team of GHMC officials o f C i r c l e - 9 headed by Deputy Commiss ione r MSS Somaraju. T h e r e s i d e n t , V i d y a S a g a r R e d d y , h a d Property Tax dues of three properties

Hyderabad, February 23: The situated at Vidya Nagar main Road

officials of Greater Hyderabad amounting to Rs 3,48,969, Rs

Municipal Corporat ion on 75,402 and Rs 1,83,726. The

Saturday seized an Alto Car seizure was made following a

belonging to a resident of Vidya distress Warrant issued by the

Nagar for non-payment of GHMC.

Property Tax.

negligent attitude towards measure circulars to follow the visiting

book (M-Book). He conducted a h o u r s s t r i n g e n t l y . A u d i t

surprise inspection in the Central Superintendent, Circle -7, AMOH,

Zone Office at Khairtabad and he Circle-7, DAO, (Divisional

could witness that a contractor was Accounts Officer), Circle-10 and

filling an M-book, which was Executive Engineers, Circle-7 are

issued to MA Haleem, AE. During some of the officers who are not

his inspection, the Mayor has available during visiting hours.

found that Town Planning Staff of The Mayor has ordered for

Circle -7 and 10 were not available vigilance enquiry on all the

in the office. He has directed the occupancy certificates issued in

Zonal Commissioner (Central) to Circle-7 and 8 and directed the

list out the names of the officers concerned officials to submit a

Commissioner (Central Zone) to Hyderabad, February 23: GHMC who are not available between 3 detailed report along with the

suspend M A Haleem, Assistant Mayor Mohammad Majid Hussain PM-5 PM (during visit hours) even photographs of the buildings.

Engineer, Circle-7, for his on Saturday instructed the Zonal after regular instructions and

Saturday, February 23, 2013 | Hyderabad

Mayor suspends Asst Engg for negligence

Borabanda Division by-elections on March 17

GHMC seizes Alto car for non-payment of Property Tax

Hyderabad, February 23: The Andhra University on Saturday issued a notification seeking applications for admissions into B Ed courses. The application forms will be issued from March 14 and the last date of submission of filled in applications is April 30. The Andhra Pradesh State Council for Higher Education chairman Jai Prakash Rao said that the entrance test will be conducted on June 3 and results could be announced on June 21.

Ed CET notfication issuedHyderabad, February 23: The the city police has stopped checking Telugu Desam Party on Saturday and frisking operations a few days demanded that Chief Minister N after the Mecca Masjid bomb blast Kiran Kumar Reddy and his in 2007. Dadi asked the government cabinet step down owing moral to explain the security measures that responsibility to prevent terror were taken to prevent terror attacks a t t ack .Address ing a p res s in Tirumala, Nagarjunasagar and conference here, Leader of other places. He alleged that the Opposition in the Legislative State Government was so callious Council Dadi Veerabhadra Rao and that it even failed to allot land for Rajya Sabha member T. Devender loca t ing an off ice for the G o u d a l l e g e d t h a t K K R Intelligence Department. Devender Government had ignored the Goud alleged that Dilsukhnagar caution given by the Central bomb blast took place only because intelligence agencies. They said of government's failure.

TDP asks CM to step down

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Azim Premji first Indian to sign up for Gates-Buffett charity

RBI hopes to ringfence new banks from promoter groupsMUMBAI: India's central The RBI has also retained the

bank has made it mandatory p o w e r t o c o n d u c t a

for private and state-run firms, consolidated supervision of

if they are successful in the holding company and the

securing a new banking bank. To ring-fence banking

licence to promote banks operations, the RBI wants

through a wholly owned non- the holding company to

operative financial holding control a minimum of 40%

company or NOFHC, to of the capital of the bank with

ensure that funds of depositors a l o c k - i n p e r i o d o f

are not put to risk. 15years.Later, it has to be

In the final rules for licensing brought down to 15 % within

of new banks unveiled on 12 year of operations.

"The RBI has ensured that the Friday, the RBI has said that equity of NOHC must be the aim of the holding widely held. NOFHC should company is to ring fence the

not being utilised by the promoter of independent directors ,'' said own a minimumof 40%in the new regulated financial services entities for other group activities. To ensure Ashwin Parekh, national leader bank, locked-in for 5 years, to be

of a group, including the bank from progressively brought down to 15% in this the regulator has made it global financial services, Ernst

other activities of the corporate 12 years.Voting rights exercised by the mandatory for the bank to list &Young. The new rules say that at

group including other regulated shareholders of the bank continue to be within three years and has also least 50% of the directors of the

financial activities. governed by ex tan t bank ing prescribed that the boardof the bank holding company should be “The biggest concern of the RBI is regulations," Viren H Mehta Partner, should be composed of a majority independent directors. to ensure that depositors funds are SR Batliboi&Co.

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cameras, he said that of 303 Hyderabad, February 23: The City

cameras installed in the city, 23 Police on Saturday announced a

were non-functional while 15 were reward of Rs 10 lakh for those who

in dead condition. He also clarified give information regarding the

that the CC cameras which were Dilsukhngar twin bomb blast.

being referred by the media were Addressing a press conference

primarily meant for traffic here, City Police Commissioner

supervision.Anurag Sharma informed that the

The Commissioner also clarified case was being investigated by six

that as of now, Mirza Abdul Wasey, teams of Special Investigation

w h o g o t i n j u r e d i n t h e Team headed by Sandeep

Dilsukhnagar blast, was not a Shandilya. Refusing to divulge

suspect. It may be mentioned that specific information about the

Wasey was among those injured in investigation, he however, said that did not take the Centre's alert of a December, over 2,000 times in a bomb blast at Mecca Masjid in the police got some concrete leads possible terror attack seriously. He January and more than 1,000 times 2007.and they were being explored.said a circular was received on in February. Anurag Sharma said that the City Anurag Sharma said that February 15 followed by two more Anurag Sharma said that intense Police would conduct a special Ammonium Nitrate, IEDs and circulars on 19th and 20th. checking was frequently done in drive to create awareness among timers were used in the bomb. He However, he said special checking four areas - Dilsukhnagar, Abids, the people about the safety made it clear that no arrest has been was being done in Dilsukhnagar Ranigunj and Begum Bazar while measures. Further the bomb made so far.area since November. Disclosing strict vigil was maintained by the detection squads too would be The Commissioner also dismissed the statistics, he said the special City Police, intelligence agencies increased from 16 to 30.the allegations that the City Police checks were held for 2,125 times in and Octopus. Regarding CC TV

Saturday, February 23, 2013 | Hyderabad

CP announces Rs 10 lakh reward for blast info