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Bhanu Kiran Links with Sridevi

The CID has decided to form special teams to grill film personalities, industrialists and realtors who are named by gangster Bhanu Kiran in his confession statement. Film directors Ram Gopal Varma and Teja, film producers C. Kalyan, Singanamala Ramesh and Sivaramakrishna were named by Bhanu in his confession. Bhanu also named celebrity Sridevi, the daughter of ex-secretary of Andhra Cricket Association N. Venkat Rao.   The CID’s additional DG S.V. Ramana Murthy said, “We are finalising special teams and from Wednesday they will begin the probe. We will probe points that have come up in the interrogation step by step. After inquiry, we will decide who has to be examined. If a case is made out, we will register and summon them.” In his confession statement, Bhanu Kiran said that under the directions of his boss Maddelacheruvu Suri and Ram Gopal Varma, he took the reels of Rakta Charitra-2 from the colour lab belonging to Kalyan and Ramesh from Hyderabad to Bengaluru.

Hillary Clinton Meets Mamata Banerjee

US State Secretary Hillary Clinton arrived at the Writer's building to meet West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee. Hillary Clinton is expected to discuss FDI in retail in the state and also take up the issue of Teesta Water Treaty during their meet on Monday.   The meeting with Mamata Banerjee is considered important as the UPA ally had earlier stalled the proposal of FDI in multi-brand retail. Apart from FDI in retail, Hillary Clinton is also likely to take up the issue of Teesta Water Treaty. "Well, I can say this much that everything which interests the US will be discussed on Monday's talks," said a senior Trinamool Congress leader and Rajya Sabha member. Hillary Clinton is also expected to explore the trade opportunities in West Bengal.

Amarnath Yatra-2012: 31 May Deadline For Preparations

Amarnath Yatra-2012: The Jammu and Kashmir government has set May 31 as deadline to complete preparations for the annual Amarnath yatra in the state's winter capital Jammu. Jammu Divisional Commissioner Pardeep Gupta, who visited Bhagwati Nagar - the Amarnath base camp - on 3 May to take stock of the arrangements for the pilgrimage, directed officials concerned to complete preparations by May 31. He asked officials to ensure all facilities, including power, drinking water, sanitation, transport and security are provided to the pilgrims. Thousands of pilgrims flock to the Amarnath cave shrine in South Kashmir every year to pay obeisance to the 'Shivlingam' - a naturally made stalagmite of ice, which is revered as the symbol of Lord Shiva. This year, the yatra will commence from June 25 and conclude on August 2.

TDP Changes Stand On Parakala

Telugudesam party has finally shocked the aspirants from Parakala constituency in fielding their contestant. Sources have revealed that TDP T-forum convenor Errabelli Dayakararao played a key role in this decision.   TDP has made it clear that they will not field any contestant if political JAC decides to field a candidate here. After a meeting with party chief Chandrababu, Errabelli revealed to journos that TDP is all set to win this constituency, but will alter their decisions if T-JAC thinks something better. Else, Errabelli feels that TRS and BJP are unsure of their victory in this place. 'They haven't selected their candidates yet. People lost belief on them. It's time for them to keep their flags aside and join hands for T', Errabelli stated. Observers are saying that TDP is also not sure of winning this constituency and that is why they are open to JAC's demands. After failing in the recent by-polls, Errabelli might have lost hopes for TDP before planning this move strategically.

Mamata to Gift Works of Tagore to Hillary Clinton

West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee will present works of Nobel laureate Rabindranath Tagore and Swamy Vivekananda to the visiting US Secretary of State Mrs. Hillary Clinton at Kolkata on Monday. Tagore's 'Gitabitan' and 'Gitanjali' along with a collection of the works of Swami Vivekananda will be given to the top US diplomat, sources close to the Trinamool Congress chief said. Incidentally, on Sunday, Gurudev Rabindranath Tagore's 151 birth anniversary was celebrated all over the country. Mrs. Clinton arrived in Kolkata on Sunday on a two-day visit during which she would hold talks with Banerjee and interact with a cross-section of people. The high point of Clinton's visit, her second to the city and first after becoming the US secretary of state, will be her meeting with Banerjee at the state secretariat, Writers' Building, Monday 11 a.m.

Aamir's Satyamev Jayate Banned in Karnataka

Aamir Khan's much awaited television debut Satyamev Jayate, which starts on May 6, will not be broadcast in Karnataka. The state has imposed the ban due to its policy to disallow all dubbed serials or movies in the state.   "Out of 58 serials on air every day, you have so much production, post-production etc. So many people are involved, and they depend on this. Once dubbing comes, half the programmes will be imported. All actors will become dubbing actors,” Ravi Kiran, the President of Karnataka Television Association. However, the public is not happy with the decision as they were looking forward to Aamir's show. The 3 Idiots star has been going all out to keep everything related to his maiden show under wraps. As a result, no one is aware of the format or treatment of the show. Aamir has travelled extensively over several weeks to various places in Rajasthan, Kashmir, Kerala, Delhi, Punjab and several North-Eastern states.

Smith Shines as Mumbai Win Thriller

IPL 5 2012: Dwayne Smith pulled off a stunning last ball win for the Mumbai Indians over the Chennai Super Kings in the Indian Premier League (IPL) here Sunday after Sachin Tendulkar and Rohit Sharma set up the memorable victory with a scintillating 126-run partnership.   It seemed Mumbai would waste the good work done by Tendulkar (74) and Sharma (60) before Smith punished fast bowler Ben Hilfenahus (2-34) for getting the yorkers wrong in the final over and got the required 14 runs off the last three balls, sending the Wankhede crowd into a frenzy. In the end, Mumbai got home with two wickets to spare. Super Kings had made 173 for eight in 20 overs.   Mumbai were cruising towards the target with Tendulkar and Sharma taking the Super Kings' attack to the cleaners. The team needed 43 off 30 balls with nine wickets in hand and the two batsmen did not look like getting out. The game, however, changed dramatically when Faf du Plessis plucked a spectacular one-handed catch for Tendulkar's dismissal, leaving Mumbai at 134 for two with another 38 needed off 24 balls.   In no time, Mumbai were 151 for six as Sharma, Dinesh Karthik (11), Ambati Rayudu (0), and Robin Peterson (0) departed in quick succession. Two more wickets fell to tilt the match in Super Kings's favour before Smith's heroics rescued Mumbai.   Tendulkar was unstoppable during his 44-ball scorcher, playing delightful strokes all around the park. He struck 11 boundaries and a six for his first fifty of IPL-V. The highlight of the master blaster's innings was the way used the crease to make room for the aerial shots against the fast bowlers as well as the spinners.   Earlier, contributions from Murali Vijay (41), Dwayne Bravo (40), Suresh Raina (36) and skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni (25) took the Super Kings to an imposing total. Dhoni hit some lusty blows towards the end before Mumbai pulled things back through two tight overs by RP Singh (3-28) and Lasith Malinga (3-25).

Satyamev Jayate Gets Huge Response

Aamir Khan's debut television show Satyamev Jayate received such an overwhelming response that its official site crashed within minutes of the end of his programme due to huge traffic.   "Thank you for your overwhelming response to Satyamev Jayate. Unfortunately our servers have crashed due to the traffic, will be back soon," said a message on its official site, satyamevjayate.in. The show, which covered the sensitive topic of female foeticide in its first episode, was received well. Just after an hour of telecast, the show received as many as 2254 tweets appreciating the subject line.

AP Bypolls: Finally Congress Announces Candidates

Amid much expectations and speculations, the Congress high command has finally announced candidates for the bypolls in Andhra Pradesh. Former Union Minister T Subbirami Reddy will be the Congress candidate for the bypoll to the Nellore Parliamentary seat. The candidature of Reddy, a sitting member of the Rajya Sabha, was announced by AICC General Secretary Oscar Fernandes in New Delhi on Friday. Congress also announced candidates for the bye-election to the 18 assembly constituencies. Sambari Samma Rao will be in the fray from Parakal, Dharmana Ramdas from Narasannapeta, Gantela Sumana from Payakaraopeta, Thota Thrimurthulu from Ramachandrapuram, Kothapalli Subbarayadu from Narasapuram, Nupa Parvathi from Polavaram and T J R Sudhakar from Prathipadu. Other candudates are Pinnelli Laxma Reddy (Matcherla), Magunta Parvathamma (Ongole), K Vijayarami Reddy (Udaygiri), Meda Mallikarjuna Reddy (Rajampet), K Eshwariah (Rly. Kodur), M Ram Prasad Reddy (Rayachoti), Gangula Pratap Reddy (Allagadda), Y Rudra Goud (Yemmiganur), Patil Venugopal Reddy (Rayadurga), Mursheed Begum (Anantpur) and M Venkataramana (Tirupati).  

BMW F650GS Motorcycle Coming to India

BMW Motorrad is bringing in their on-off road-styled F650GS to India this May with an introductory price of Rs 9.99 lakh, ex-showroom. The price is expected to go up to Rs 12 lakh after three months. The engine is a fuel-injected 800cc parallel twin which has a power output of 72PS and peak torque of 75Nm - figures comparable to the Kawasaki Ninja 650R. A 6-speed gearbox handles the transmission duties. The F650 name is familiar to us thanks to the eponymous Funduro that BMW launched here ages ago in association with Hero, though its price tag was well ahead of its time. BMW motorcycles have come to India with Navnit Motors as their exclusive dealer and have been so far, selling a range of motorcycles including the two icons of the brand, the S1000RR sportsbike and the original giant transcontinenal off-roader, the R1200GS. The achilles heel has been pricing - both the icons cost nearly Rs 20 lakh. BMW will see increased sales from this vastly more affordable motorcycle although the pricing when compared to its displacement peers remains on the high side. BMW is currently the sole Indian CBU motorcycle outfit without direct Indian representation. BMW currently has dealers in Mumbai and Bangalore. Source:ibn  

Jagan: Why This Declaration Kolaveri Now?

Addressing public at Rajampeta during his bypoll-campain on Friday, Kadapa MP and YSRCP president Jagan Mohan Reddy questioned, "Why this sudden need of declaration has come up for my Tirumala visit, when it was not asked for on many occasions in the past. What wrong I have done by going for Lord's darshan and why Chandrababu Naidu is instigating religious heads against me?". Jagan Mohan Reddy said that no declaration was asked for when he visited Tirumala in 2009 as the chie minister's son, then why they are asking now. Even at the time of Kadapa byelections, false propaganda was made against me that I am joining hands with communal forces like BJP. But people didn't believe their words. Again now in view of the upcoming bypolls, Congress and TDP are playing dirty tricks and trying to politicise the issue.

TDP Mahanadu Postponed Due to Bypolls

The Telugu Desam Party politburo that met yesterday has decided to postpone the party's mahanadu in view of the upcoming bypolls in the stste. The politburo also decided to hold the party organizational elections after the bypoll results are declared. In the meeting held at NTR Bhavan and chaired by party president Chandrababu Naidu, it was felt that the party prospects were not so encouraging in 9 assembly constituencies out of the 18 going to polls on 12 june. The politburo decided to concentrate only on the remaining 9 assembly seats, where party has some chances of winning.      

Pranahita-Chevella Agreement to be Signed Today

An agreement between Andhra Pradesh and Maharashtra for implementation of the Rs. 38,500 crore mega project of Pranahita-Chevella will be signed by the chief ministers of the respective states at Delhi today (05-05-2012). This will open a new chapter water sharing between the two states. The agreement will provide for constitution of three committees, one of them with Chief Ministers of the two States to oversee the implementation of the project.  It has been a big relief to the AP government as Maharashtara has come forward not only to allow construction of the project but also will participate in it in spite of the pending legal battles between the two states with regard to Babli and 11 other projects. The agreement is the result of five years of correspondence held by Irrigation officials with their Maharashtra counterparts, particularly with E.B. Patil, Principal Secretary, Water Resources, undaunted by the continued litigation over Babli. Government officials described the understanding reached between the two neighbouring States as an "historic development" in inter-State cooperation, saying this will pave way for implementation of other projects like Lendi, Penn Ganga. Pranahita-Chevella is the costliest of Jalayagnam projects requiring 3,466 MW of power which the then Chief Minister Y. S. Rajasekhara Reddy had approved. Andhra Pradesh has so far spent Rs 1,600 crore on various packages of the project, which was designed by a group of Telangana expert-engineers to utilise 160 tmcft of Pranahita water and serve 16.4 lakh acres in the most drought-prone areas of Adilabad, Karimnagar, Warangal, Nizamabad, Medak, Naglonda and Ranga Reddy.

Good News to Inter Second Year Students

Here's a good news to intermediate second year students who are taking improvement examination because of the goof-up in Physics paper this year. Deputy chief minister Rajanarasimha held a meeting with education minister Pardhasaradhi and Intermediate Board officials today to clear the confusion over EAMCET rankings.   In the meeting, it was decided that EAMCET results will be announced on 24 May as scheduled, but only marks will be announced. Eamcet ranks will be announced only after Inter supplementary results are out. This way the students will not suffer in Eamcet Counselling. The government has already issued orders to Intermediate Board to this effect.    

Alex Menon to continue as Sukma Collector

Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Raman Singh announced on Friday that Alex Paul Menon will continue as the Collector of Sukma district. Addressing a press conference here, Singh also emphatically said there was no secret deal or any quid pro quo between Naxals and the state government behind the release of Sukma Collector Alex Paul Menon after he was held hostage for 12 days.   A day after he was set free, the 32-year-old IAS officer returned to his Sukma home, about 450 km from the state capital, this morning to an emotional welcome from his pregnant wife Asha and other family members. "There is no secret deal or any understanding to facilitate the release of Alex Paul Menon," Singh told reporters when asked whether there was any understanding between the state government and the rebels to bring to an end the 12-day hostage crisis.  

Vamsi Will Be Out For Devineni's In

TDP Politburo is meeting today and their main topic for discussion is Vallabaneni Vamsi and his hugging acts. Reports say that the red carpet is set to send Vamsi out of party. From a long time there is this standing feud between Vallabaneni Vamsi and Devineni Nehru in Vijayawada politics. Senior TDP leaders like Payyavula Kesava and Gorantla Butchaiah Chowdary are indicating that Vamsi will be shown doors to bring Nehru back into the party. Personally, TDP leaders are feeling that Vamsi's closeness with Vangaveeti RadhaKrishna and the recent hugging act may demoralize the cadres of 'cycle' babus.   From a long time, Vamsi has become a prick in the seat for TDP top brasses as he is the one who is voicing Nandamuri family thoughts in the party while other leaders are silent. Vamsi's exit seems inevitable as TDP chief Chandrababu denied him an appointment today prior to the meeting of politburo.

Chandrababu Denies Meeting Chidambaram

Telugu Desam Party president N. Chandrababu Naidu has stoutly denied having met Union Home Minister P. Chidambaram to discuss the Telangana issue, as claimed by the latter in Parliament on Thursday. In a statement, Mr. Naidu said there was no truth in Mr. Chidambaram's contention that he had met him personally. Instead of finding a permanent solution to the Telangana problem, the Central government was adopting diversionary tactics through such statements which was condemnable, he added. Meanwhile, TRS MLA Chennamaneni Ramesh said Mr. Chidambaram had revealed the secret behind delay in formation of Telangana by making it clear that the separate Statehood issue was not in his party's agenda. The Union Home Minister had even gone to the extent of saying that the Centre was unable to take a decision over the issue as there were two views within the Congress complicating the issue further.

President Poll: Pranab Dismisses Rumours

Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee today dismissed ‘speculative media reports’ which stated that he has emerged as a front runner in the race for the post of the President of India. “It is speculative. I don’t want to comment on it,” he told reporters while on way to Manila where he will be attending the 45th Annual Meeting of Asian Development Bank’s Board of Governors. Reports today indicated that the Finance Minister has emerged as a front runner as the ruling alliance’s candidate in the upcoming presidential election. UPA ally and Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee on Thursday had said that the Congress has announced that Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee is not their Presidential candidate, comments that came shortly after a Congress spokesperson suggested he is too “valued” to be spared. However, Mamata hinted that she wouldn’t be averse to  backing Mukherjee as the as the next President of the country. “I cannot say anything. Congress party has already announced their opinion… He belongs to the Congress party. Congress party will decide. How can I say whether it is or not. I respect all political parties. I know my limitations. I don’t cross limits,” she said.

Nannapaneni Supports Jagan Tirupati Visit

Seems like, there is a divide within the Telugu Desam leaders over YS Jagan's Tirumala row. While all the party leaders has been busy launching a staggering attack on Jagan for refusing to follow the formalities of TTD, senior leader Nannapaneni Rajakumari differed with them.   Nannapaneni stated that she sees nothing wrong in Jagan's Tirumala visit, as there were several instances were politicians visit temples, dargahs and churches to seek gods blessings during the time of elections. Jagan (a christian) who visited Tirumala on wednesday refused to sign the declaration form kept for non-Hindu visitors. This incident stirred a controversy as other political parties came down heavily on YSR Congress president alleging that he disturbed the sanctity of the temple.