Andhra Pradesh News on March 18, 2001

State BJP Portfolio Members met today at Hyderabad to discuss on their strategy to tell the public of their future plans. He said that BJP members of various districts will meet the public between 20th and 30th to tell the people. Sri Chilakam Ramakrishna Reddy said that this was a Congress strategy. Union Minster Sri Dattatreya was also present. The BJP questioned why only the BJP Members were projected and not Ms. J Jayalalitha or members from the Congress.

3 People's War Group Naxals including a woman Naxal were killed in an Encounter near Nizamabad.

In yet another Encounter near Visakhapatnam, the police killed 2 PWG Naxalites.

2 people died while 12 injured in a Jeep Accident near Pedapalli mandal in Karimnagar.

Chief Minister Sri Chandrababu Naidu attended the Traffic Safety Week Concluding day celebrations at Hyderabad. He said that to simplify, the Govt. will be considering expansion of roads in the city. He also said that Govt. is keen in installing Automatic Signals for better traffic management.

CPI National Level Executive Members ended today at Hyderabad.

2 students belonging to Hyderabad died when they went for swimming in the Sagar Canal at Khammam.

Mr. J Bramha Reddy, son of the TDP MLA Ms. Durgamba was taken into custody by the Guntur police with the sensational murder of seven persons in a fraction feud on March 10.

Director of the popular Nizam Institute of Medical Sciences, Hyderabad Sri Kakarla Subba Rao said that it been highly difficult for the NIMS to provide free medicare. Speaking at the inauguration of Magnetic Resonance Imagery (MRI) Scanner at Warangal, he said that NIMS has recently quoted for a bill of Rs. 3.94 Crores towards Property tax.

Telugu Film star Mr. Mohan Babu - the founder chairman of Sree Vidhyanikethan Educational Institutions at Rangampet threatened the Government that he will be sueing it if it did not pay the Rs. 50 Lakhs arrears payable to his institution payable to SC and ST students since 1999.

Events and happenings on 18 March in History

18 March 2001
Highlights: State BJP Portfolio Members met held at Hyderabad

18 March 2002
Highlights: Care and Support Centers to treat AIDS to be setup in state

18 March 2003
Highlights: CM says TDP-NDA-coalition unaffected with VHP leader arrest incident

18 March 2004
Highlights: Minister Manikumari's husband shot dead by naxals

18 March 2005
Highlights: Chalo Hyderabad by Mala Mahanadu

18 March 2006
Highlights: Sandal woods trees stolen from Hyderabad Park

18 March 2007
Highlights: Temples including TTD to celebrate Ugadi on Tuesday