http://www.samachaar.in Smachaar.in en-us 2010 Samachaar.In Fri, 18 May 2012 12:15:21 GMT Fri, 18 May 2012 12:15:21 GMT http://samachaar.in/Politics/CBI_questions_Andhra_minister_in_Jagan_assets_case_128288 Hyderabad: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) Friday questioned Andhra Pradesh Home Minister P. Sabita Indra Reddy in YSR Congress Party leader Y.S. Jaganmohan Reddy's alleged illegal assets case.A team of CBI officials questioned the min... Fri, 18 May 2012 12:15:20 GMT http://samachaar.in/Hyderabad/Mecca_Masjid_blast_anniversary_passes_off_peacefully_128284 Hyderabad: Amid tight security, the fifth anniversary of the bomb blast at the historic Mecca Masjid here passed without any untoward incident Friday.The Friday prayers at the 17th century mosque near the landmafrk Charminar and in other mosque... Fri, 18 May 2012 11:43:38 GMT http://samachaar.in/Business_and_Economy/ISB_signs_MoU_to_provide_executive_education_in_Middle_East_128240 Hyderabad: The Indian School of Business (ISB) Thursday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Bahwan CyberTek (BCT) Group of Oman, to provide executive education courses in the Middle East.Under the agreement, the Centre for E... Thu, 17 May 2012 11:29:08 GMT http://samachaar.in/Politics/CBI_arrests_industrialist_Prasad_IRS_officer_in_Jagan_case__128202 Hyderabad: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) Tuesday night arrested prominent industrialist Nimmagadda Prasad and Indian Revenue Services (IRS) officer Brahmananda Reddy in the case relating to alleged illegal assets of YSR Congress ... Wed, 16 May 2012 04:46:58 GMT http://samachaar.in/Andhra_Pradesh/Risat1_catapults_India_into_a_select_group_of_nations_127690 Sriharikota (Andhra Pradesh), ) On an early Thursday morning, an Indian rocket successfully launched into orbit a microwave Radar Imaging Satellite (Risat-1) from the spaceport here in Andhra Pradesh, some 80 km from Chennai. With the launch of ... Thu, 26 Apr 2012 04:38:13 GMT http://samachaar.in/Andhra_Pradesh/Sai_Baba_devotees_offer_prayers_on_first_death_anniversary_127610 Puttaparthi (Andhra Pradesh), The first death anniversary of godman Sathya Sai Baba was observed in this pilgrim town of Andhra Pradesh's Anantapur district Tuesday with hundreds of devotees offering prayers at his 'Samadhi' at Prashanti Nila... Tue, 24 Apr 2012 11:44:23 GMT http://samachaar.in/Andhra_Pradesh/Court_asks_Andhra_to_reconsider_probe_officials_transfer_127334 Hyderabad: The Andhra Pradesh High Court Monday suggested that the state government reconsider the transfer of an official of the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB), who was heading the probe into a liquor pay-offs scandal allegedly involving some ... Mon, 16 Apr 2012 12:00:21 GMT http://samachaar.in/Hyderabad/CBI_questions_Andhra_minister_in_Jagan_case_127235 Hyderabad: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) Friday questioned a cabinet minister in Andhra Pradesh for eight hours in a case involving alleged illegal assets of YSR Congress party chief Y.S. Jaganmohan Reddy.Minister for Roads and Buil... Sat, 14 Apr 2012 03:37:11 GMT http://samachaar.in/Andhra_Pradesh/Puttaparthi_readies_for_Sai_Babas_death_anniversary_127181 Hyderabad: Puttaparthi town in Andhra Pradesh's Anantapur district is gearing up for the first anniversary of the passing away of Sathya Sai Baba, who had millions of devotees around the world.Prashanti Nilayam, the ashram and now the final res... Thu, 12 Apr 2012 12:25:35 GMT http://samachaar.in/Andhra_Pradesh/_Puttaparthi_readies_for_Sai_Babas_death_anniversary_127150 Hyderabad: Puttaparthi town in Andhra Pradesh's Anantapur district is gearing up for the first anniversary of the passing away of Sathya Sai Baba, who had millions of devotees around the world.   Prashanti Nilayam, the ashram and now... Thu, 12 Apr 2012 09:30:01 GMT http://samachaar.in/Andhra_Pradesh/Curfew_relaxed_in_riothit_old_Hyderabad_127117 Hyderabad: The situation remained peaceful in the riot-hit areas of old city of Hyderabad Wednesday as police relaxed curfew for the first time in four days.No untoward incident was reported during the curfew relaxation for four hours in Madann... Thu, 12 Apr 2012 04:23:43 GMT http://samachaar.in/Andhra_Pradesh/Curfew_continues_in_riothit_old_Hyderabad_127008 Hyderabad: Curfew continued in the riot-hit areas of the old city of Hyderabad for the third consecutive day Tuesday, with the situation remaining tense but under control.People in curfew bound areas under Madannapet and Saeedabad police station... Tue, 10 Apr 2012 06:26:39 GMT http://samachaar.in/Andhra_Pradesh/CBI_to_file_supplementary_chargesheet_in_Emaar_case_126973 Hyderabad: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) will file an additional chargesheet in the Emaar township scam, focusing on the role of the accused who were not covered in the first chargesheet.Sunil Reddy, said to be an aide of YSR Congre... Mon, 09 Apr 2012 10:16:35 GMT http://samachaar.in/Hyderabad/Ignoring_opposition_protests_Andhra_transfers_police_official__126902 Hyderabad: Ignoring protests by opposition parties and objection by the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) chief, the Congress government in Andhra Pradesh Friday went ahead with the transfer of a police official who was probing a liquor pay-off s... Sat, 07 Apr 2012 07:28:52 GMT http://samachaar.in/Hyderabad/Andhra_opposition_protests_transfer_of_official_probing_liquor_scandal_126897 Hyderabad: Opposition parties in Andhra Pradesh Friday asked Chief Minister N. Kiran Kumar Reddy to revoke the transfer of a police official who was probing the liquor pay-off scandal allegedly involving some ministers.A delegation of leaders of... Fri, 06 Apr 2012 11:31:34 GMT http://samachaar.in/Politics/CBI_seeks_court_nod_to_continue_probe_against_Jagan_126716 Hyderabad: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) Monday sought a special court's permission to continue investigations into the illegal assets case involving YSR Congress party leader Y.S. Jaganmohan Reddy.Two days after filing a chargeshee... Mon, 02 Apr 2012 12:53:37 GMT http://samachaar.in/Andhra_Pradesh/_Security_for_CBI_official_probing_Jagan_case_126678 Hyderabad: Andhra Pradesh has provided 'Y' category security to CBI Joint Director V.V. Laxminarayana, who is heading investigations into high profile cases, including an illegal assets case against YSR Congress party leader Y.S. Jaganmohan Reddy a... Mon, 02 Apr 2012 06:41:40 GMT http://samachaar.in/Politics/CBI_charge_sheets_Jagan_12_others_126649 Hyderabad: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) Saturday filed a charge sheet against YSR Congress party leader Y.S. Jaganmohan Reddy and 12 others in an illegal assets case.The investigating agency submitted the charge sheet to special CBI... Sat, 31 Mar 2012 12:18:52 GMT http://samachaar.in/Andhra_Pradesh/Curfew_imposed_in_Andhra_town_126560 Hyderabad: Communal violence broke out in Sangareddy town of Andhra Pradesh, forcing the police to clamp indefinite curfew.Twenty people were injured and several shops were set afire in the large scale violence late Thursday night in Sangaredd... Fri, 30 Mar 2012 03:57:41 GMT http://samachaar.in/Andhra_Pradesh/Eight_students_drown_in_tank_126237 Hyderabad: Eight Class 10 students drowned in a tank in Andhra Pradesh's SPS Nellore district, police said Wednesday.  The bodies of the students were recovered from the tank in Kavali town, about 500 km from here, after midnight.&nb... Wed, 21 Mar 2012 05:42:10 GMT http://samachaar.in/Andhra_Pradesh/Defence_units_with_Rs7000_crore_investment_coming_up_in_Andhra_126099 Hyderabad: Nine defence projects involving an investment of Rs.7,000 crore ($1.3 billion) are coming up in Andhra Pradesh, Chief Minister N. Kiran Kumar Reddy said Sunday.He announced this during the foundation stone laying function for the ... Mon, 19 Mar 2012 04:29:53 GMT http://samachaar.in/Andhra_Pradesh/Defence_units_with_Rs7000_crore_investment_coming_up_in_Andhra_126087 Hyderabad: Nine defence projects involving an investment of Rs.7,000 crore ($1.3 billion) are coming up in Andhra Pradesh, Chief Minister N. Kiran Kumar Reddy said Sunday.He announced this during the foundation stone laying function for the sur... Mon, 19 Mar 2012 03:26:49 GMT http://samachaar.in/Andhra_Pradesh/Bail_to_IAS_officer_in_Emaar_case_126030 Hyderabad: A special court Friday granted bail to senior Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer B.P. Acharya in the Emaar-APIIC case related to irregularities in the development of a township.Soon after the court passed the order, the Cent... Fri, 16 Mar 2012 13:11:07 GMT http://samachaar.in/Andhra_Pradesh/IRKUT_sees_good_potential_for_MC21_aircraft_in_India_125938 Hyderabad: Russia's IRKUT Corp, a part of United Aircraft Corporation (UAC), hopes to bag significant orders from India for its MC-21 futuristic aircraft, which will be rolled out in 2017.Some Indian airlines showed keen interest in the futuris... Fri, 16 Mar 2012 03:24:01 GMT http://samachaar.in/Business_and_Economy/_Airbus_to_set_up_second_pilot_training_centre_in_India_125862 Hyderabad: Airbus has signed an agreement with CAE Simulator Training to set up a second pilot and maintenance crew training centre in India.  The centre, to be located in Noida near New Delhi, will train 5,000 pilots and crew annually.&n... Wed, 14 Mar 2012 13:02:23 GMT http://samachaar.in/Business_and_Economy/Private_airlines_to_have_global_traffic_rights_125848 Hyderabad: The government is considering giving traffic rights to private airlines on global routes to help them tide over their financial problems, Civil Aviation Minister Ajit Singh said Wednesday.  “Increasing international traff... Wed, 14 Mar 2012 12:04:04 GMT http://samachaar.in/Andhra_Pradesh/India_aiming_to_be_among_top_five_aviation_markets_125789 Hyderabad: Civil Aviation Minister Ajit Singh Tuesday said his ministry was taking steps to make India one of the top five civil aviation markets in the world.Inaugurating a Maintenance Repair and Overhaul (MRO) facility at Rajiv Gandhi Interna... Wed, 14 Mar 2012 03:49:01 GMT http://samachaar.in/Politics/_Kiran_Reddy_seeks_time_from_Telangana_employees_125489 Hyderabad: Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Kiran Kumar Reddy Monday said the government was waiting for the high court's consent to implement an agreement reached with the Telangana employees at the end of a 42-day-long strike last year. &nbs... Mon, 05 Mar 2012 11:12:48 GMT http://samachaar.in/Hyderabad/Modi_must_spend_rest_of_his_life_in_jail_Owaisi_125433 Hyderabad: Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (MIM) president and MP Asaduddin Owaisi Sunday said Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi must spend rest of his life in jail for committing genocide in the state.Warning that India will not be able to abs... Mon, 05 Mar 2012 05:29:30 GMT http://samachaar.in/Politics/Andhra_speaker_disqualifies_16_Jagan_loyalists_125374 Hyderabad: Ending the long suspense, the Andhra Pradesh assembly speaker Friday disqualified 16 rebel lawmakers belonging to the ruling Congress party who were loyal to Y.S. Jaganmohan Reddy.The speaker has also accepted the resignation of anot... Sat, 03 Mar 2012 04:44:45 GMT http://samachaar.in/Politics/_Andhra_minister_MP_spar_over_Secunderabad_parliamentary_seat_125258 Hyderabad: There are still two years to go for parliamentary elections but a cabinet minister in Andhra Pradesh and a member of parliament, both belonging to ruling Congress party are publicly sparring over the Secunderabad Lok Sabha seat. &nb... Wed, 29 Feb 2012 10:12:26 GMT http://samachaar.in/Andhra_Pradesh/Andhra_high_court_admits_petition_for_liquor_mafia_probe__1752__125160 Hyderabad: The Andhra Pradesh High Court Monday admitted for hearing a public interest litigation seeking a comprehensive probe into the liquor mafia allegedly involving politicians and bureaucrats.The court directed the Anti-Corruption Bure... Mon, 27 Feb 2012 12:30:13 GMT http://samachaar.in/Politics/Byelection_schedule_leads_to_uncertainty_over_Andhra_budget_124722 Hyderabad: With the Election Commission announcing the schedule for by-elections to seven Andhra Pradesh assembly seats, the state government is consulting legal experts on whether it can go ahead with the presentation of the state budget  lat... Fri, 17 Feb 2012 05:18:12 GMT http://samachaar.in/Politics/_Court_rejects_plea_for_probe_against_Naidu_124696 Hyderabad: The Andhra Pradesh High Court Thursday dismissed a petition by YSR Congress president Y.S. Vijayamma seeking a Central Bureau of Investigation probe into the alleged disproportionate assets of former chief minister N. Chandrababu Naidu.(... Thu, 16 Feb 2012 11:56:02 GMT http://samachaar.in/Politics/ourt_rejects_Jagan_aides_plea_for_laptop_in_jail_124641 Hyderabad: The Andhra Pradesh High Court Wednesday dismissed a petition filed by Vijay Sai Reddy, a jailed aide of YSR Congress party leader Y.S. Jaganmohan Reddy, to allow him to use his laptop in prison.Vijay Sai Reddy, who is in jail in a c... Wed, 15 Feb 2012 10:50:43 GMT http://samachaar.in/Andhra_Pradesh/Protests_mark_Valentines_Day_in_Andhra_Pradesh_124604 Hyderabad: Protests by Hindu groups and a campaign to educate the youth by some Muslim organisations marked Valentine's Day in Andhra Pradesh Tuesday, as many joined the celebration of love.Activists of various right-wing outfits took out rall... Wed, 15 Feb 2012 03:44:49 GMT http://samachaar.in/Andhra_Pradesh/___Eight_die_as_emergency_services_crippled_in_Andhra_hospitals_124416 Hyderabad: At least eight patients have died since Friday night at  government-run hospitals in Andhra Pradesh where emergency services are crippled following a strike by junior doctors, officials said Saturday.  Hospital officials s... Sat, 11 Feb 2012 07:38:21 GMT http://samachaar.in/Politics/Telangana_employees_threaten_another_strike_124376 Hyderabad: Government employees from Telangana region in Andhra Pradesh Friday threatened to launch a protest from Feb 21, culminating in a strike, if the government failed to fulfil the promises made to them at the end of a 42-day-long strike l... Fri, 10 Feb 2012 14:04:41 GMT http://samachaar.in/Politics/Another_IAS_officer_appears_before_CBI_in_Jagan_case_124231 Hyderabad: Another senior Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer Saturday appeared before the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) in the case involving alleged illegal assets of YSR Congress party leader Y.S. Jaganmohan Reddy.  K. ... Sat, 04 Feb 2012 12:55:04 GMT http://samachaar.in/Hyderabad/CBI_grills_two_accused_in_Emaar_case_124217 Hyderabad: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) Saturday began grilling an executive of Emaar MGF and an aide of YSR Congress Party leader Y.S. Jaganmohan Reddy in Emaar-APIIC township case.G. Venkat Vijay Raghav, finance head (south) o... Sat, 04 Feb 2012 12:25:53 GMT http://samachaar.in/Politics/Andhra_home_secretary_lands_in_jail_124207 Hyderabad: Visiting Chanchalguda Central Jail as Andhra Pradesh home secretary, he had received a guard of honour. Just two months later, senior Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer B.P. Acharya Thursday found himself in the same jail as an ... Thu, 02 Feb 2012 10:49:02 GMT http://samachaar.in/Politics/Jagan_begins_Telangana_visit_amid_sporadic_protests_124040 Hyderabad: YSR Congress Party chief Y.S. Jaganmohan Reddy Tuesday reached Nizamabad district for his fast in support of farmers amid sporadic protests by pro-Telangana groups.Accompanied by a large number of supporters, the parliament member... Tue, 10 Jan 2012 10:54:38 GMT http://samachaar.in/Andhra_Pradesh/Cyclone_Thane_kills_33_in_Tamil_Nadu_Puducherry_spares_Andhra_123752 Chennai: At least 33 people were killed as cyclone Thane, with a wind speed of 140 kmph, hit the Tamil Nadu coast near Cuddalore Friday morning, leaving a trail of death and destruction in the state and Puducherry, officials said. The cyclone di... Sat, 31 Dec 2011 02:38:32 GMT http://samachaar.in/Andhra_Pradesh/No_blind_support_to_corporates_says_Andhra_police_chief_123744 Hyderabad: Andhra Pradesh Police will not "blindly" support corporates facing opposition from local communities in setting up of thermal power and other industrial projects in the coastal region, state police chief Dinesh Reddy said Fr... Sat, 31 Dec 2011 02:30:30 GMT http://samachaar.in/Warangle/Heavy_rain_gale_in_south_coastal_Andhra_123731 Hyderabad: Heavy rain accompanied by strong gale lashed south coastal Andhra and Chittoor district of Rayalaseema region under the impact of severe cyclone Thane which hit the coast between Cuddalore in Tamil Nadu and Puducherry Friday morning.P... Fri, 30 Dec 2011 06:31:49 GMT http://samachaar.in/Andhra_Pradesh/Telugu_actors_death_Court_reduces_sentence_of_convict_123712 Hyderabad: The Andhra Pradesh High Court Wednesday reduced the jail sentence of G. Siddhartha Reddy, a convict in the death of Telugu actress Pratyusha in 2002, to two years from five years earlier awarded.The trial court in 2004 sentenced Reddy... Thu, 29 Dec 2011 03:38:58 GMT http://samachaar.in/Politics/TRS_TDP_leaders_arrested_in_Hyderabad_123702 Hyderabad: Hyderabad Police Wednesday arrested dozens of leaders and activists of the Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) and Telugu Desam Party (TDP) when they tried to stage protests against each other over the Telangana issue.Tension prevailed a... Wed, 28 Dec 2011 07:02:59 GMT http://samachaar.in/Andhra_Pradesh/Andhra_high_court_cancels_exofficials_bail_in_mining_case_123636 Hyderabad: The Andhra Pradesh High Court Monday set aside the order of a special CBI court granting bail to former bureaucrat V.D. Rajagopal in the illegal mining case involving the Obulapuram Mining Company (OMC) of former Karnataka minister Ga... Mon, 26 Dec 2011 07:41:53 GMT http://samachaar.in/Andhra_Pradesh/Three_including_exministers_son_die_in_accident_123541 Hyderabad: In yet another high-speed accident involving the son of a VIP, three engineering students, including the son of a former Andhra Pradesh minister, died on the outskirts of Hyderabad Tuesday evening.According to police, another stud... Wed, 21 Dec 2011 04:47:39 GMT http://samachaar.in/Andhra_Pradesh/Court_asks_police_to_book_Vidya_Balan_for_obscenity_123307 Hyderabad: Controversies continue to dog "The Dirty Picture" with a city court directing police to book actress Vidya Balan for posing for indecent photographs on the film posters and promos.Nampally criminal courts ordered the Nallaku... Thu, 08 Dec 2011 05:01:14 GMT