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Chief Minister denies charges on booking cases against farmers
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Hyderabad
The Chief Minister, YS.Rajasekhara Reddy will re-examine the issue of unauthorized agricultural power connections. He said, he is going to have an all party meeting on the subject on Wednesday. However, he said that stoppage of unauthorized connections, tapping, in fact, would ensure protection to 'free supply' implementation.
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Free power to be regularized - says Finance Minister
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Visakhapatnam
The Finance Minister, K.Rosaiah told media on Monday that the Government is committed to supplying free power to farmers within a regulatory system. He said, free supply did not mean that energy could be drawn freely from overhead transmission lines. He reiterated that Government's resolve to issue permission for fifty thousand new pump sets annually.
In this connection, Telugu Desam Party and BJP threaten agitation if the State Government did not reconsider to week out power connections to unauthorized agricultural pump sets.
In a sharp reaction, the BJP announced that it would drive away officers and staff from villages if they implemented the Government decision.
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TRS Minister warns of strike
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Adilabad
The Minor Irrigation Minister, A.Chandrashekar has reiterated that the elected representatives of the Telengana Rashtra Samithi including MPs and MLAs will resign if separate Telengana does not materialize through democratic lines. He asked its cadre to be on alert. He said while addressing a meeting on Monday in Adilabad district unit.
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First Chief Minister family in rented house
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Ongole
The first Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh, Tanguturi Prakasam Pantulu family who has been living in a rented house under pathetic conditions but it is a true. The Collector B.Udaya Lakshmi touched by the plight of Annapurnamma, daughter in law of Prakasam Pantulu, she sanctioned here a house under the Indira Awas Yogjana for the family members.
She made this statement while participating in the 132nd birth anniversary celebrations of Prakasam Pantulu held at the Collectorate on Monday. In this context, flood of donations came from various leaders came forward for meeting the cost of electricity and necessary needs of the house.
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National Excellence Awards to Andhra University Vice Chancellor |
Visakhapatnam
The Delhi Telugu Academy presented its national Excellency awards to the Vice-Chancellor of Andhra University, YC.Simhadri and an invitro-fertilisation expert of the city GA Rama Raju at a function held on Sunday. These awards were presented by Lt.Governor of Delhi BL.Joshi.
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Four farmers commit suicide in Kurnool
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Kurnool
Four farmers belong to various areas in the Kurnool district committed suicide by consuming pesticide and hanging due to heavy debts according to reports.
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Explosives recovered in Karimnagar - Three held
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Karimnagar
In a surprise checks, the police recovered huge quantity of explosives and arrested three persons in Huzurabad circle limits. The police recovered 24 slurry explosive sticks and 500 meters of fuse wire in a scooter dicky
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Ornaments stolen from a temple in Kakinada
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Kakinada
Thieves gained entry into Kanaka Durga Temple in RTC colony on the outskirts of the town late on Sunday night and decamped with gold and silver ornaments of the Goddess Durga Devi worth Rs. 1.5 lakhs.
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