AP first woman chief, A R Anuradha. (Photo: the sen times) / Deccan Chronicle
Hyderabad:
In a surprise move, AP Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu has chosen a woman IPS official as his intelligence chief for the first time. Ms A.R. Anuradha a 1987 IPS official, has been appointed Additional DG (Intelligence).
Mr Naidu gave postings to five top officers: R.P. Thakur, Additional DG (Law and Order); Ch Dwaraka Tirumala Rao, CID headl V.S.K. Kaumudi Additional DG (provision and logistics) and welfare; and N.V Surendra Babu, Additional DG Operations, Greyhounds, Octopus.
Ms Anuradha was Karimnagar DIG, Hyderabad region IG and ADGP, provisions and logistics.
Mr Thakur has worked as DCP West, Hyderabad, DIG Anantapur, IG Rayalaseema and IG Warangal. He was with legal metrology and drugs control and was director, Vigilance and Enforcement.
source: http://www.deccanchronicle.com / Deccan Chronicle / Home> Nation> Current Affairs / by DC Correspondent / June 12th, 2014
N Chandrababu Naidu arrives for swearing-in-ceremony. (Photo: Twitter)
Vijayawada:
Telugu Desam Party president N Chandrababu Naidu was sworn in as the first Chief Minister of new Andhra Pradesh at a function at Nagarjuna Nagar, 18 kms from on Sunday. Governor E S L Narasimhan administered the oath of office and secrecy to Chandrababu at 7:27 PM, the auspicious “muhurtam” set for the occasion.
Several Union ministers, Chief Ministers of various states and senior leaders of BJP attended the swearing-in ceremony. Naidu took oath in the name of God in Telugu amidst thunderous cheers by party workers.
Some ministers were also sworn in on the occasion. Chandrababu paid obeisance to the statue of Telugu Talli (reverential mother of Telugus) on the dais before taking oath.
Braving the blistering heat, lakhs of people attended the unprecedented grand ceremony on a sprawling 70-acre open site opposite Acharya Nagarjuna University. Union Ministers Rajnath Singh, M Venkaiah Naidu, Ananth Kumar, Kalraj Mishra, Prakash Javadekar, Nirmala Sitharaman attended the function.
Chief Ministers Parkash Singh Badal of Punjab, Manohar Parikar of Goa, Vasundhara Raje Scindia of Rajasthan, Raman Singh of Chhattisgarh, T R Zeling of Nagaland were also present along with senior BJP leaders L K Advani, Murli Manohar Joshi and several others.
Deputy Chairman of Rajya Sabha P J Kurien and Punjab Deputy Chief Minister Sukhbir Singh Badal were also present. Bollywood actor Vivek Oberoi and Telugu film stars Pawan Kalyan, NTR Junior and Kalyan Ram also attended the ceremony.
Art of Living guru Sri Sri Ravi Shankar, badminton star Pullela Gopichand, top industrialists like G Mallikarjuna Rao of GMR Group and a host of other VIPs attended the ceremony. Chandrababu’s wife Bhuvaneswari, son Lokesh, daughter-in-law Brahmani and other relatives were also present.
Earlier in the day, Naidu paid tribute at the NT Rama Rao Ghat ahead of his swearing-in ceremony. Naidu likely to announce sops for people including rise in pensions for handicapped.
The Telugu Desam Party (TDP) chief is the first Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh after the formation of Telangana. Earlier this week, Naidu had announced that he would work from Hyderabad, putting at rest speculation that he would open a “camp office” in Vijayawada.
Niadu also had to weather some political storms, mostly notably the exit of K Chandrasekhar Rao from the TDP and the launch of Telangana Rashtra Samiti with the only demand for bifurcation of the state.
He had to eventually give in to the separate state demand and alter the TDP’s united AP policy.
In 2009, Chandrababu would have wrested power from the Congress but for the emergence of actor Chiranjeevi’s Praja Rajyam Party (PRP) that cut into the anti-incumbency votes and helped Y S Rajasekhara Reddy retain power. Thus, Chandrababu was relegated to the opposition leader’s slot for a second successive term.
He faced the threat of political extinction as nobody gave TDP a chance of returning to power in 2014 in the face of a serious challenge posed by another new entrant YSR Congress of Jagan Mohan Reddy, son of Y S Rajasekhara Reddy on the state’s political scene.
The state bifurcation came as a blessing in disguise for Chandrababu as people saw hope only in him as a tall and “experienced” leader who could recreate the magic and build the new state of AP into a well-developed province.
The 2014 election mandate in Andhra Pradesh was decisively in his favour. And, this will be by far the biggest political challenge for the shrewd campaigner.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi congratulated Naidu and said that the Centre is committed to extending all possible help to the people and government of Andhra Pradesh.
On Saturday, YSRC Chief Jaganmohan Reddy flayed the “pomp and show” associated with the “coronation” of N Chandrababu Naidu and said he does not want to be part of the “extravagant” swearing-in ceremony when Andhra Pradesh is in deep crisis.
Naidu’s TDP had fought the elections as BJP’s alliance, winning a majority in the assembly elections with 108 out of 175 seats. The party also won 17 seats in the Lok Sabha. TDP is also BJP’s second largest ally in Parliament.
Here are the highlights of the swearing-in ceremony:
Governor ESL Narasimhan administers oath of secrecy to Chandrababu Naidu at 7:27 pm
TDP president N. Chandrababu Naidu takes oath as Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh
AOL Sri Sri Ravi Shankar arrives at venue of swearing in ceremony of Chandrababu Naidu
N. Chinna Rajappa takes oath as minister in Chandrababu Naidu’s Cabinet
Ch. Ayyanapatrudu takes oath as minister in the Cabinet of Chandrababu Naidu
B. Gopalakrishna Reddy takes oath as minister in Cabinet of Chandrababu Naidu
Devineni Umamaheswara Rao takes oath as minister in Cabinet of Chandrababu Naidu
Dr. P. Narayana takes oath as minister in Cabinet of Chandrababu Naidu
Paritala Sunitha takes oath as minister in Cabinet of Chandrababu Naidu
P. Pulla Rao takes oath as minister in Cabinet of Chandrababu Naidu
Dr. Kamineni Srinivas of BJP takes oath as minister in Cabinet of Chandrababu Naidu
Kamineni Srinivas takes oath as minister in Cabinet of Chandrababu Naidu
Palle Raghunath Reddy takes oath as minister in Cabinet of Chandrababu Naidu
Peethala Sujatha takes oath as minister in Cabinet of Chandrababu Naidu
K. Achannaidu takes oath as minister in Cabinet of Chandrababu Naidu
Siddha Raghava Rao takes oath as minister in Cabinet of Chandrababu Naidu
Kimidi Mrinalini takes oath as minister in Cabinet of Chandrababu Naidu
Kollu Ravindra takes oath as minister in Cabinet of Chandrababu Naidu
Ravela Kishore takes oath as minister in Cabinet of Chandrababu Naidu
Manikyala Rao takes oath as minister in Cabinet of Chandrababu Naidu
Swearing-in ceremony concludes with national anthem
Union Home Minister Rajnanth assures total cooperation from Centre for development of Andhra Pradesh
Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu dedicates TDP victory in elections to Telugus
Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu announces that first cabinet meeting will be conducted at Visakhapatnam
Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu assures that cases slapped against NGO leaders will be withdrawn
Andhra Pradesh will be developed as number 1 state if centre extends support
Naidu asks Telugus across globe to extend their help to construct Andhra Pradesh
Naidu says he has confidence that NDA government will extend fullest cooperation
source: http://www.deccanchronicle.com / Deccan Chronicle / Home> Nation> Politics / by PTI/DC / June 08th, 2014
Andhra Pradesh Governor ESL Narasimhan tonight appointed Telugu Desam Party president N Chandrababu Naidu as the first Chief Minister of the new state of Andhra Pradesh and invited him to form the government.
A delegation of TDP legislators met the Governor at Raj Bhavan here this afternoon and handed over a letter informing about the election of Naidu as the leader of Telugu Desam Legislature Party. The legislators requested Narasimhan’s to formally invite their leader to form the government.
On his suggestion, the TDP subsequently communicated in writing details of the swearing-in ceremony to be held at 7.27 pm on June 8 at Nagarjuna Nagar, located between Vijayawada and Guntur.
Based on this, the Governor issued a warrant appointing Naidu as the Chief Minister and inviting him to form the government. The TDLP met in the temple-town of Tirupati late last night and unanimously elected Naidu as its leader.
Senior legislators Yanamala Ramakrishnudu, K E Krishna Murthy, Mandali Buddha Prasad, Dhulipalla Narendra and P Sujatha met Narasimhan this afternoon and informed him about the unanimous election. “We requested the Governor to invite Chandrababu Naidu to form the government of (new) Andhra Pradesh,” Yanamala later told reporters.
Elaborate arrangements are being made for the swearing-in ceremony as over five lakh people are expected to attend. Union ministers and chief ministers of various states are expected to attend the ceremony. Naidu has sent personal invitation letters to them, and spoken to some of them over phone, TDP sources said.
Though he has personally invited the Prime Minister Narendra Modi too, there is no confirmation about his participation.
source: http://www.dnaindia.com / DNA / Home> India / Agency: PTI / Thursday – June 07th, 2014
Secretary and Correspondent of J.K.C College and chairman of the Women Cricket Academy of Andhra Cricket Association, Jagarlamudi Narendranath, 67, passed away at his home after a brief illness.
Narendranath had been suffering from cancer and ailing for the last few months, his brother and Managing Director of Jocil Industries J. Murali Mohan said.
The eldest son of former MP J. Chandramouli, Narendranath took over the reins of the college and established the college as one of the premier educational institutions in the district.
During the last five years, Narendranath dedicated himself to the setting up of the Women Cricket Academy, the first-of-its kind in the country.
The academy, the first-of-its kind in the country, has facilities for accommodating 70 players, coaches and supporting staff. The academy has 16 rooms and a dormitory. A state-of-the-art gym makes the academy complete.
With the setting up of the academy, Guntur has emerged as the nerve centre of women’s cricket in the State.
Mr. Narendranath was always in the thick of action overseeing construction of the academy or providing facilities for players and coaches. He had convinced the JKC College to part with the three acres of land and spent nearly Rs.4 crore for setting up the academy.
Leading personalities of the town, MPs-elect Rayapati Sambasiva Rao and Galla Jayadev, MLA-elect Alapati Rajendra Prasad, M.D of Pioneer Automotives and member of JKC College committee Chukkapalli Ramesh and others paid their respects.
source: http://www.thehindu.com / The Hindu / Home> News> Cities> Vijayawada / by Staff Reporter / Guntur – June 02nd, 2014
Taking home the crown: (Left) ‘Queen’ Babita Yadav with ‘Princess’ Seema Mirza (Photo: DC)
Hyderabad:
When asked, “Who would you save, your father or your boyfriend, if they are trapped in a room that has caught fire and why?” pat came the reply from contestant number 9, Seema Mirza, “My father, because he is in the audience right now.”
With the crowd in splits at her witty remark, the 19-year-old claimed the title of Princess Secunderabad Club at the Secunderabad Club May Queen Ball 2014 on Saturday. Babita Yadav, was the winner of Queen Secunderabad Club.
Seema Mirza, a 19-year-old student, and Babita Yadav, 37-year-old educator, are poles apart, but found themselves on common ground onstage the annual beauty pageant in which 10 young ladies (Princesses) and nine older ladies (Queens) participated.
Seema, studying B.Com at St Mary’s College is joining Manipal University this August. Seema entered this pageant to fight her fear of public speaking and walking in heels! “I am a sports person,” says Seema, who also won the sub-title of Ms Beautiful Hair.
“I participated to prove to myself that I can be both sporty and elegant. Walking in heels and wearing elaborate dresses was a huge challenge. Our choreographer told us that our answers should be smart, funny and get reactions from people,” says Seema, the only contestant to get the audience to laugh.
Educator and mother of two, Babita Yadav, winner of the Queen’s category, also won the two sub-titles — Style Icon and Talented. “I wanted to achieve something inspiring. Hence, I chose this pageant,” says Babita.
“As you grow older, you tend to forget yourself and get caught up in the whirlwind of daily tasks. But I believe learning is a never-ending process and that’s what my win stands for.”
“I hope to participate in beauty pageants in Patiala too. My family was very supportive and my kids are proud of their beauty-pageant-winning mom,” says Babita who is moving to Patiala soon.
source: http://www.deccanchronicle.com / Deccan Chronicle / Home> Lifestyle> Fashion-Beauty / by Anisha Dhiman / May 19th, 2014
Even after death, the husband and wife duo refuse to be parted! When Lingam Hanumanta Rao died last year, his wife Lingam Durga Devi donated his body to Gandhi Medical College (GMC) for research. On last Friday, when Durga Devi died of old age, her wish was fulfilled by her close relatives when they donated her body for research purpose to the GMC.
The noble gesture came in the backdrop of severe shortage of bodies that are required to study human anatomy for medical students in government teaching hospitals.
In fact, medical college students struggle to find a body for study . Both Osmania Medical College and the GMC suffer from shortage of bodies for research.Relatives of Durga Devi along with members of A.P. Body Donors’ Association (APBDA) visited the GMC on Thursday to finish all formalities and donate the body of the deceased.
source: http://www.thehindu.com / The Hindu / Home> News> Cities> Hyderabad / by Staff Reporter / Hyderabad – May 16th, 2014
Tamil Nadu Governor K. Rosaiah (centre) paying homage at the body of former Chief Minister Nedurumalli Janardhan Reddy at Vakadu in Nellore district./ PHOTO: K. RAVIKUMAR / The Hindu
Last rites performed at his native village Vakadu
Congress leaders, followers and sympathisers arrived in large numbers to bid a tearful farewell to former Chief Minister Nedurumalli Janardhan Reddy at his native village, Vakadu, in Nellore district on Saturday.
They paid floral tributes to the the departed leader.
Tamil Nadu Governor K. Rosaiah, who served as a Finance Minister in Janardhan Reddy’s Cabinet in the past, visited Vakadu in the afternoon and paid his homage. He recalled that Janardhan Reddy was known for being a straightforward person. The cremation was held on the banks of the river Swarnamukhi amid State honours given by the administration. One day was observed as a local holiday and three days mourning was announced in the district limits in honour of the late former Chief Minister.
Janardhan Reddy’s followers paid rich tributes, saying that in his long political career, NJR remained a loyal Congress worker and a trouble-shooter who always came forward to stand by the party. Courage and commitment were behind NJR’s rise from a teacher to the Chief Minister of AP.
source: http://www.thehindu.com / The Hindu / Home> News> National> Andhra Pradesh / by Staff Reporter / Nellore – May 11th, 2014
Deceased YSR Congress spokesperson, B. Shobha Nagi Reddy, became the first posthumously elected member to a Legislative Assembly in the country.
Ms Reddy won with a huge majority of more than 47,000 votes in an electorate of about 2 lakhs where there are more women voters than men.
Her majority this time is about 10,000 votes more than that she secured when she successfully contested the last time in the by-elections. A re-poll in the segment will now be held in the next few months to elect the next MLA. But, it is unclear as to who would contest on behalf of YSRC.
Riding on the sympathy wave, Ms Reddy’s husband and former MP, Bhuma Nagi Reddy, won from Nandyal, while her brother too tasted victory in Kurnool.
Ms Reddy had died in a road accident in April while coming back to the city, but the EC allowed her to remain in fray.
source: http://www.deccanchronicle.com / Deccan Chronicle / Home> Nation> Politics / by DC Correspondent / May 17th, 2014
Mallineni Rajaiah , who came to Vijayawada with a good luck charm his mother gave him, is now the chairman and MD of Vijay Agro Products Pvt. Ltd. and Taj Gateway Hotel with an annual turnover of Rs. 200 crore
Leaving behind his village Amanacharla in Nellore district, he came to the ‘City of Victory’ in 1968 as an ordinary employee of a private solvent extraction company.
All he had was a Rs.2-coin clasped tightly in his fist, a good luck charm his mother gave him while seeing him off, an abundance of hope and of course, a steely grit to make it big in life.
Meet Mallineni Rajaiah, a prominent industrialist who is credited with placing Vijayawada a notch higher by bringing into the city the landmark Taj Group of hotels –Hotel Taj Gateway. Today, the businesses he is involved in fetch him an annual turnover of Rs. 200 crore. Mr. Rajaiah is the Chairman and Managing Director of Vijay Agro Products Pvt. Ltd. at Enikepadu and Taj Gateway Hotel.
In 1973, he set up his own enterprise. “I burnt my fingers but it did not deter me from making a fresh attempt two years later”.
In 1980, he started a solvent extraction unit and after three years, he launched the agro company. He then gradually diversified his business into pisciculture, cold storage and hospitality sector.
In 2007, the much-awaited Gateway Hotel came into operation. “I bought a site in the heart of the city and wanted to build a landmark structure here. Many friends and well-wishers warned me. But I followed my gut instinct and went ahead and here we are,” he says, letting out a winning smile.
“We are far ahead of others. This is only the beginning,” he says dropping broad hints that he has many more major projects up his sleeve.
Known for being vocal about perennial apathy of the successive governments towards Seemandhra region, Mr. Rajaiah says he is not against the State division. “I resent the manner in which we have been thrown out like an abandoned child. There are several unanswered questions causing a great deal of unrest among people in this region,” he says.
It is a misconception that there is no land available in Krishna district, he argues, informing that there are more than 27,000 acres of forest, temple and government land in East Krishna which can be put to good use.
Mr. Rajaiah foresees a bright future. “We are efficient, hard-working and good entrepreneurs. There is no dearth of aptitude but we need to bring back our youth who are away for want of good jobs,” he says.
source: http://www.thehindu.com / The Hindu / Home> News> Cities> Vijayawada / by P. Sujatha Varma / May 11th, 2014
Former library manager of the Visakhapatnam Steel Plant and president of Society for the Promotion of Public Libraries P.S.N. Murthy has been selected for Dr. Ranganathan – Kaula Award for the year 2011 in recognition of his service for the cause of library and information science.
Since 1980, Prof. Kaula Endowment for Library and Information Science is giving the award which comprises Rs. 5,000 and a citation, to persons who have rendered eminent service to the cause of library science. The award would be given away by Minister Ganta Srinivasa Rao at a function being organised on the occasion of Librarians’ Day here on Sunday.
source: http://www.thehindu.com / The Hindu / Home> National> Andhra Pradesh / Visakhapatnam – August08th, 2012
