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Rs.16500 Cr was logged by Telangana

  HYDERABAD: RS 16500 crore was declared as undisclosed in the Telugu states i.e., in Telangana and Andhra Pradesh. Out of both the states the state of Telangana topped the whole of south India in undisclosed money which has been declared under Income Declaration Scheme which ended on 30th of September. An official said that, there was RS 1000 Crore difference between Telangana and AP until Monday and Andhra Pradesh was on top, adding that, when the final amount has been calculated, TG topped the list. About 7000 individuals declared their income combining both the states according to the official.

Pak should thank Indian Army says Singer Adnan Sami

  Singer Adnan Sami, who is originally from Pakistan, but got an Indian citizenship this year, thinks Pakistan should thank India for “a brilliant, successful, mature and strategic strike against terrorism in Pakistan- occupied Kashmir, last week.” The singer has been making news for his pro-Indian statements on different occasions. If your host has extended you a warm welcome, and suddenly a fire breaks out in (his) house, do you just run away? I feel they should have condemned the attack,” Adnan said at an event pointing out that he too had condemned the 26/11 terror attacks in Mumbai. He had also tweeted congratulating the Indian Army after the successful operation. Talking about it, he said, “My tweets were against a common enemy. An enemy that has been hurting both the nations and the rest of the world, too. If anything, Pakistan should thank India for finishing the terrorists.” Elaborating further, he added, “For years, Pakistan has been saying that they too are victims of terrorism. Here, when your neighbour is helping you out, you don’t want to even acknowledge it.”

BJP slams Kejriwal for 'surgical strike' comments

  Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal in a video message on Monday had praised the Narendra Modi government and the Indian Army for the surgical strikes. He had also said that the Pakistani government was spreading lies about the surgical strikes and had then asked the government to "unmask Pakistan's false propaganda like the way you (Modi) and the army taught Pakistan a lesson on the ground." BJP on Tuesday slammed Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal and Congress leader P Chidambaram for demanding proof on Army's surgical strikes across the Line of Control to destroy terror launch pads. "I want to ask Arvind Kejriwal whether he believes in the extraordinary valour of our Army or not in conducting surgical strikes," Union minister and BJP leader Ravi Shankar Prasad said in a press briefing. Prasad said Kejriwal is "now making headlines in Pakistan" for his doubts over Indian Army's operation in which 50 suspected terrorists were gunned down. "Kejriwal must not mix politics with national security," he said. Also he hit out at former Home Minister P Chidambaram, Prasad said: “Is he also joining the bandwagon of those doubting capacity of our soldiers in conducting the surgical strikes.”

PIL filed on TN CM Jaya's health condition

  The suspense over the health condition of Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Jayalalitha is still on and a PIL was filed in the Madras High Court seeking a detailed report from the government on the health condition of Chief Minister. Apollo Hospitals has said that Jayalalitha is on respiratory support following lung infection and is responding to antibiotics being administered to her. In a press release, the hospital chief operating officer Subbiah Viswanathan said, "Treatment plan including appropriate antibiotics and allied clinical measures are being continued to treat the infection". He said, "the Chief Minister is responding adequately to the comprehensive treatment". The PIL also seeks the releasing of photographs of the meeting she is said to have had with her cabinet colleagues and officials in the hospital, where she is admitted. The petitioner “Traffic” Ramaswamy, a social activist, submitted that the people of Tamil Nadu were eager to know about the health condition of Jayalalithaa. The petition is expected to be taken up on Tuesday for hearing.

Loan EMI to fall as RBI cuts interest rate

  The Reserve bank of India has reduced the key policy rate or the repo rate by 25 bps to 6.25 per cent in the fourth bimonthly policy review announced on Tuesday. Retail inflation eased to a five-month low of 5.05% in August, within the committee’s 2-6% objective, and is expected to ease further in the months ahead after a good monsoon has sent food prices sharply lower. The 6-member Monetary Policy Committee, headed by Patel , reduced repo rate or the short term rate at which central bank lends to banks, to 6.25 per cent. Consequently, the reverse repo rate has also come down by a similar percentage point to 5.75 per cent. This is Patel’s first policy review after taking over from Raghuram Rajan on September 6. With Tuesday’s cut, the repo rate is now at its lowest level since November 2010. The RBI said all six members voted in favour of the rate cut, but did not give a breakdown. Daily prices of sensitive items under pulses, fruits, vegetables and cereals suggest that the seasonal surge in food prices may have peaked in July, it said.

Sushma Swaraj's heartwarming tweet on Pak girls!

  A group of 19 girls had come to India to participate in the Global Youth Festival in Chandigarh on September 27. They were scheduled to return on October 4. Amid tensions between the neighboring countries after India's surgical strikes in POK, Sushma Swaraj ensured that they reach home safely amid heightened tension along the border. The girls were provided with security, but their parents' fearing for their safety wanted them to return as soon as possible. Not just them, the event organisers as well as our external affairs minister were just as concerned about their well being. The external affairs ministry assured the girls complete security and a safe journey back home after the event was over and a safe stay in Delhi while they were here. When the delegation's convenor Aliya Harir tweeted how overwhelmed the girls were by the Indian hospitality, Sushma replied, "I was concerned about your well being because daughters belong to us all. Aliya also tweeted saying it is a matter of pride for her to be considered Swaraj's daughter. In another tweet, she said, "In India, they treat guests like God".

BCCI threatens to cancel India's 3rd test vs NZ

  It has been reported earlier that Yes Bank and Bank of Maharashtra that operate BCCI's accounts chose to freeze the BCCI accounts on Monday. An upset Board of Control for Cricket in India has hit back, with board president Anurag Thakur saying, "Cannot say anything about India-New Zealand series. The BCCI is the richest board that hosts the IPL, but we have to deal with matters like this."With the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) threatening to call off the ongoing series between India and New Zealand, the Justice R M Lodha-led committee on Tuesday clarified that they didn’t direct banks to freeze the accounts of the Board and it carry on with its routine expenses. Fuming at the defiance of its recommendations, the Lodha panel had “directed” banks, where the BCCI holds accounts, not to disburse “large” funds to the State associations, a decision taken by the Board at its Special General Meeting on September 30. New Zealand Cricket, however, had not received any communication from the BCCI regarding the cancellation of the remaining fixtures, and the team was said to be preparing for the third Test in Indore as planned. They are scheduled to travel from Kolkata to Indore on Wednesday.

MIM asks KCR to retain Vikarabad’s name

  HYDERABAD: On Monday, the president of Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen, Asaduddin Owaisi sent a letter to the Chief Minister of Telangana as he is concerned about the step that is going to be taken by the state to change the name of Vikarabad Disrict into Ananthagiri District. Owaisi claimed in the letter that, the locals there had been requesting a separate district for the last forty two years. “The CM, including once during the party’s election campaign in the year 2014, has assured the people that a new district will be formed naming it as Vikarabad on three different occasions”, he said adding that he would, therefore, request KCR not to rename the mentioned district.

Provide employment to Likitha Neha: HC

  HYDERABAD: The government of Andhra Pradesh has been directed by the High Court of Hyderabad to give employment to P Likitha Neha, a government polytechnic college’s ex- principal’s daughter on sympathetic grounds. A petition, which has been filed by the principal secretary of higher education wing of Andhra Pradesh, was dismissed by a bench which was having Justice M Seetharama Murthi and Justice Sanjay Kumar. The bench said that, High Court was resentful by the Andhra Pradesh Administrative Tribunal’s order which instructed the officials to give employment to Likitha as her father met with an accident in the year 2011, was disabled and had retired on medical grounds.

TG was asked to file a counter by NGT

  HYDERABAD: The state government of Telangana has been ordered by the National Green Tribunal to file an affidavit in response to a petition which alleged that a threat has been faced by both Osman Sagar and Himayatsagar because of building unauthorized structures. The government has been given time until 26th of October by NGT to file a counter. The chairman of Human Rights and Consumer Protection Cell Trust, Thakur Rajkumar Singh, who filed the petition, alleged, “Go 111, which mandates a 10km buffer zone around the two lakes has been violated. There is a clear threat to Osmansagar and Himayatsagar due to the construction of illegal building”. 

‘FDF is meant for ex-servicemen’s welfare’

  HYDERABAD: Until now, our country had one Soldier Welfare Fund only which had been started in the year 1949 and which was known as Flag Day Fund. This was the first time that the government was seeking additional funds to support Martyrs’ families, a Defense Ministry official said adding that, they initiated the scheme two months ago in the name of Army Welfare Fund for Battle casualty. The official also said, “The account with Syndicate Bank will be linked with the Income Tax department for the provision of rebate to the donors under Income Tax Act section 80G”. The Flag Day Fund was meant for the ex-servicemen’s welfare, their families and also that of Martyrs. The money was used to pay the school fees of soldiers’ children and for the accommodation of former servicemen, he added.

Telangana is in a debt trap: Kishan Reddy

  HYDERABAD: On Monday, Chief Minister of Telangana, K Chandrasekhar Rao was alleged for transforming Telangana from a revenue surplus state into a debt driven state by G Kishan Reddy, the Legislature Party Leader of T-BJP. Mr Kishan Reddy accused that the State of Telangana was in a debt trap and the position of the finance was not as promising as it was being shown. He said that, the government of the state was not successful in releasing the loan waiver scheme’s third installment to the peasants and Telangana at the time of separation was a revenue surplus state but now had transformed into a debt driven state, adding that, TG did not release even 20% of budgetary allocations for the programmes with regard to the development of the state.

India reclaim No.1 Test team ranking from Pak

  India have displaced Pakistan as the No. 1-ranked Test team following their 178-run win against New Zealand in the second Test in Kolkata. India had earlier topped the Test rankings when they won a four – match series against West Indies 2-0 but Pakistan’s draw against England in a four-match series was enough for them to overtake India. India took the attack to the opposition on Day 4 to dismiss New Zealand for a total of 197 giving India a win by 178 runs.This was enough for India to overtake arch-rivals Pakistan in the rankings. India should ensure that they win or at least manage a draw in the third and final Test in Indore to hold onto the top spot. India and New Zealand now play their third and final Test in Indore. Following the ODI and T20 series against New Zealand, India resume their Test season when they host England in November. India will hold onto the numero uno spot when the ICC announces its updated ratings, irrespective of how the Indore Test pans out.

Kejriwal to Modi: Prove surgical strike took place

  Pakistan has denied that the strikes took place, and accused India of passing off cross-border firing as raids conducted across the de facto border. Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal on Monday in a video message strongly condemned the “false propaganda” being floated around by Pakistan. The Chief Minister of Delhi, asked the government to release footage of the strikes which were conducted on seven terrorist launch pads or staging areas in Pakistan-Occupied Kashmir. Claiming that foreign media appears to be backing Pakistan's claim, he says, "My blood boils to see such reports"."Two days ago, the United Nations gave a statement that such activity was not seen at the border. Yesterday, CNN was running a report in which a reporter showed that the Pakistani government had taken foreign journalists in a bus to the border. And they (the Pakistani government) were trying to convince the journalists that nothing had taken place at the spot where India claimed surgical strikes had taken place," Kejriwal said.

Nana Patekar slams B'wood's support to Pak artists

  Nana Patekar recently opened up on the entire controversy. He told the media, "Country comes first and other than my country at the moment, I don't know anything else. Rather, I don't want to know anything else. Actors are trivial compared to the country's well being." He has come out in support of the ban on Pakistani artists in India. Nana Patekar's comments come following the ban on Pakistani actors from the industry in the wake of the Uri attack. Patekar also made it clear that the country comes first for him. ” I was in the army and have spent two and half years there. I know who are our biggest heroes. No one can be a bigger hero than our jawans. Our jawans are our real heroes,” said Patekar.  "Bollywood people are trivial, fake people. You know who I'm talking about. Whoever is saying so many things, don't give them too much importance. They don't deserve that much importance." he added.

Caste Reservation should be scrapped: MNS chief

  Raj Thackeray  the chief of Maharashtra Navnirman Sena said reservation based on the caste should be scrapped. He alleged that former Prime Minister VP Singh was the "culprit" who brought in the reservation system and "poisoned" the country. "Reservation based on the caste should be scrapped. The reservation should be given only for the economically backward. Whenever I get the opportunity to meet the Prime Minister (Narendra Modi), I will request him to give reservation to those who are economically backward irrespective of the caste," Raj said while addressing a gathering in Thane. 

Nitish katara killers get 25yrs jail term

  The Supreme Court ruled today that VikasYadav and his cousin Vishal convicted for the abduction and murder of 25-year-old Nitish Katara in 2002, will serve 25 years in prison each. It has sentenced their associate Sukhdev Pehalwan to 20 years in prison. The two cousins abducted Nitish Katara,an MBA graduate and the son of an IAS officer,  from the wedding of his classmate,  in Ghaziabad in February 2002. They had observed Katara, an MBA graduate and the son of an IAS officer, getting friendly with Vikas’ sister Bharti Yadav, (He was dating Bharti Yadav, the daughter of a politician DP Yadav). And were allegedly opposed to it. With the help of a hired killer, Sukhdev Pehalwan, the duo “ took him (Nitish Katara) home, then god knows where, killed him and dumped his body” according to Supreme Court Justice J.S. Khehar’s observation. Nitish Katara's mother Neelam Katara, who has battled hard for justice, said she was satisfied that the court had upheld many more years of punishment for her sons killers than the 14 years usually awarded in a life sentence. "We wanted the death sentence, but am happy that the court acknowledged that this was not normal murder but an honour killing by rich people drunk on power," Ms Katara said.

Chikungunya Outbreak:SC fines Delhi minister Rs.25000

  On Friday last, the Delhi government had blamed the spread of chikunguniya infection in the National Capital on officers hesitant to work. The Supreme Court slammed a fine of Rs. 25,000 on Delhi Health Minister Satyendar Jain for not filing an affidavit revealing the names of officers the AAP government claims are hesitant to work to contain the spread of chikunguniya and dengue infection in the National Capital. Delhi government lawyers defended the courts order of fine on the minister, by claiming that they had time of 24 hours to file the affidavid. The court, however said that since people are dying every hour, more time could not be provided. "You have made a serious allegation in your affidavit. Who are the officials disobeying you? People in Delhi are suffering from dengue and chikungunya. You cannot treat them like this. Give the names and evidences of the officials who have been disobeying by Monday. It is a serious matter," the bench said."When you make tall claims you must back it up with action," the supreme court told solicitor general of the AAP government, Ranjit Kumar. The court will hear the matter on Tuesday, when the AAP government is expected to file a detailed report.

AP staff will work from Velagapudi now

AMARAVATI: The administration of Andhra Pradesh is at the last stage of commencing the state’s transactions officially from Velagapudi, which is the new secretariat of AP. The heads of the departments were asked by Yanamala Ramakrishnudu, the Finance Minister of Andhra Pradesh, to prepare the IGC paperless and arrangements were being made by the staff to transfer the documents to the web. Thousands of old documents have in fact been archived by the heads of the departments from Hyderabad Secretariat and only few files, which are very important, will be carried to IGC.