Zero voting @ Konanur

Mysore: Voters of Konanur village in Arkalgud taluk of Hassan district created a record of sorts on Friday by avoiding voting in the ZP and TP elections in protest against the government's failure to concede to their demand to upgrade their village from gram panchayat to a town municipality level.

As per records, this is the first time that villagers in such a big number have totally boycotted the elections. The village has more than 10,000 voters. For the second time in a row, election officials returned with empty boxes (EMVs). Even during the GP elections, zero voting was recorded in all the 22 GP seats.

Drivers on Demand during New Year Eve

Chennai: As Chennaiites plan to stay up all night to ring in the New Year with champagne and late night parties, drivers too are gearing up for all-nighters as they know they'll have a busy time chauffeuring party hoppers, who have probably had a bit too much to drink and would prefer to ride in the passenger seat.

Top 4 Call Drivers has already received around 400 bookings for new year's eve, much more than their average daily demand of 250 drivers.

"We have 300 drivers on our rolls who take on hourly and daily assignments. We have arranged for an extra 200 drivers to help us meet the rush on December 31," says K Perumal, manager at Top 4.

Drivers are also in demand at party venues that offer valet parking. "This year, we are providing 30 to 40 valet drivers each to Madras Boat Club, Presidency Club and hotels such as Aruna and Radisson," says Perumal.

While some hire drivers, others prefer to leave their cars behind and hire a taxi for their night out. The fleet of 100 cars that Sruthi Call Taxi service owns has already been booked for the night.

R Arumugam, a driver at Sruthi, has been ferrying customers to parties on East Coast Road and Old Mahabalipuram Road for the last four years. "We leave the city around 8pm. It is almost two or three the next morning by the time customers are ready to leave," he says. "Some of them drink very heavily and I have to deal with them patiently and make sure they reach home safely."

With the police commissioner's warning of strict action against drunken driving on new year's eve, hiring a taxi or a driver may prove to be cheaper than facing the fines. Hiring a taxi comes to around Rs 1,000 for 100 km and 10 hours, while employing a driver would be cheaper at an average of Rs 175 for four hours for normal cars and Rs 200 for luxury cars. Overnight charges apply in most cases, costing around Rs 100 for a hired driver and Rs 200 for a taxi.

'Lightning Test' injures 10 in DRDO

Bangalore: Ten officials, including four from Indian Air Force, were injured in a blast at the Centre for Airborne Systems (CABS) during a pre 'lightning test'.

Incident occurred yesterday evening when a 'preliminary' test was being conducted at the lab's Lightning Test Facility (LTF).

At the time of the accident an expert group had assembled to study a controlled test ignition, before the actual test. There was a blinding flash of light when the power was turned on. Glass window panes and doors were shattered, with splinters flying in all directions and injuring ten people.

One of the injured was a CABS scientist Shankar Bhat, whose left eye suffered damage. Among the injured, six were civilians and treated at Manipal Hospital and discharged later while the four IAF officers were shifted to the Command Hospital. Two of the four IAF Officers were undergoing treatment.

CABS sources, claimed that it was a small accident and no major damage was reported.

Thyagaraya 'Aradhana' festival from Jan'21st

Thanjavur: Annual 164th 'aradhana' festival of Sri Thyagaraja will be held from January 21 to 25 at the saint composer's 'samadhi' on the banks of river Cauvery at Thiruvaiyaru in Thanjavur district of Tamil Nadu, according to president of Sri Thyagabrahma Mahotsava Sabha G R Moopanar.

Mr Moopanar said Union Minister for Environment and Forests Jairam Ramesh will inaugurate the festival.

The main event of singing of Thyagaraja's compositions -'Pancharathna Kritis'- in a chorus by some eminent Carnatic musicians will take place on January 24, the 'Pushya Bagula Panchami' day when the saint attained 'samadhi', he said.

Hundreds of musicians will pay homage to saint Thyagaraja by singing his 'kritis' during the five-day festival, he added.

Not me in Nityananda sex video: Actress Ranjita

Chennai: Tamil actress Ranjitha Friday denied that she was not the woman in a sex video involving Godman Nityananda Swami.

"I am not the woman in the video," Ranjitha said at a press meet here in her first public appearance after the sex scandal broke out in March.

"What has happened in the last few months has been fabricated," Ranjita, who Thursday lodged a police complaint against Lenin Karuppan, former driver of Nityananda who caught the swami in the sex act and then released the video clippings.

She, however, asserted: "I am a devotee of Nityananda and will remain so."

"I was scared. I was threatened. I did not know what will happen to me or to my parents. Hence I left for the United States on March 3 and returned on June 14," Ranjitha said.

In the complaint she filed with Ramanagaram police Thursday, she accused Lenin and two others of maligning her image.

"I have been in the film world for 18 years now. This episode did harm my career but I am still getting offers." She added.

Naidu comments on Jagan & Chiru

Guntur: TDP president N Chandrababu Naidu is very happy with the kind of response he had got at the Rythu Kosam public meeting at Guntur and has gained the hope that the people, especially farmers, have acknowledged his importance.

With a renewed vigour, Naidu on Friday targeted both former Kadapa MP Y S Jaganmohan Reddy and Praja Rajyam Party president K Chiranjeevi .

He said people would not forgive Jaganmohan Reddy for using the farmers’ plight for his political growth by putting up a show of strength at Vijayawada in the name of farmers. “His father  Y S Rajasekhara Reddy looted the state in the name of Jalayagnam without bothering to assure water allocation to the projects. Now, Jagan is aiming on power in the garb of fighting for farmers. He is a fake leader,” he said.

On Chiranjeevi, the TDP president wondered whether the former had any idea about farmers at all. “He is a shame on politics. He cannot lead a political party but he is slinging mud on the TDP which is genuinely fighting for the farmers,” he said.

Ranga The "Faction" Donga - Review

Star Cast: Srikanth, Vimala Raman, Ramya Krishna, Telangana Sakunthala, GV, Jayaprakash Reddy, Chakri, Sivaji, Nagendra Babu, Chitram Seenu, Jyothi, Bhuvaneshwari, Sakshi Shivanand etc

Story, screenplay, direction: G V Sudhakar Naidu (GV)

Story:

Ranga (Srikanth) is a notorious thief and he along with his group (Sivaji and others) spends their life stealing from the corrupt cops.

Ranga has got a grandma (Telangana Sakunthala) with whom he has fights all the time. He also has a love affair with inspector Mangamma (Vimala) and also a strong passion for faction cinema, factionists etc. His life takes a turn when he comes across Bhavani Prasad (Srikanth again), a real life factionist.

Who is Bhavani Prasad? What is the link between him and Ranga? What happens from there forms the rest of the story.

Highlights:

    * Srikanth’s handsome looks
    * Vimala Raman’s glamour to an extent

Drawbacks:

    * Very weak direction
    * Poor songs
    * Technical jerks

Sakshi Shivanand looks pale in the item song, Jyothi, Bhuvaneshwari, Taslima Sheikh made their presence felt for the special song.

Analysis: At the box office, few scenes might appeal to the auto drivers and rickshaw pullers at the B and C centers but overall, this is "B Grade Movie".

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Rythu Kosam Headlines

Guntur: Leaders of various national and regional parties at "Rythu Kosam" vowed to continue their struggle at the national level for farmers of AP.

Leaders hit hard at Congress-led United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government for ignoring the welfare of the farmers and blamed its policies for the crisis in agriculture and spate of suicides by farmers.

Former prime minister and Janata Dal-Secular (JD-S) president H.D. Deve Gowda urged farmers to rise and revolt against the central government which, he claimed, was neglecting their problems.

Deve Gowda warned the UPA government that it would have to face the fury of farmers.

The JD-S leader voiced concern over the spate of suicides of farmers in different parts of the country, especially in Andhra Pradesh.

Thousands of farmers from different parts of Andhra Pradesh attended the meeting organized by TDP to highlight the problems of farmers.

Former Andhra Pradesh chief minister and TDP chief N. Chandrababu Naidu said his party along with like-minded parties would fight a relentless battle till farmers get justice.

Naidu, who recently went on hunger strike for eight days, said both the central and state governments had failed to come to the rescue of farmers and he pointed out that huge crop losses due to heavy rains had led to suicides of over 100 farmers in one month.

The TDP chief demanded compensation for farmers who lost their crops, implementation of the (M.S.) Swaminathan committee recommendations and supply of nine-hour free electricity daily to farmers.

Communist Party of India-Marxist general secretary Prakash Karat alleged that UPA government was neck deep in corruption. "The 2G spectrum scam alone is of Rs.176,000 crore and with this money the government can pay a compensation of Rs.10,000 to every farmer who lost his crops," he said.

Former Jharkhand chief minister Babulal Marandi said the country could not progress if 65-70 percent of its population was neglected.

Rashtriya Lok Dal leader Ajit Singh blamed the policies of the UPA government for the problems of farmers.

AP Government not happy with Krishna verdict

Hyderabad: Andhra Pradesh Government Friday said it was not satisfied with the Krishna Water Disputes Tribunal verdict on sharing of surplus water with neighbouring Karnataka and Maharashtra.

Major Irrigation Minister P. Sudarshan Reddy had Thursday said that the government would file an appeal before the tribunal in three months and seek clarifications.

Opposition Party TDP urged the state government to take an-all party delegation to New Delhi to complain to the central government about the injustice done to the state.

Naidu said the state had suffered due to lack of a comprehensive national river water-sharing policy and the indifferent attitude of the state government.

Former minister and the committee member M. Buddhaprasad told reporters in Vijayawada that the region would badly suffer as the tribunal had permitted Karnataka to raise the height of the Almatti dam.

The tribunal has given Andhra Pradesh a share of 1,001 tmc ft, Karnataka 911 tmc ft and Maharashtra 666 tmc ft.

Andhra Pradesh was earlier allowed to use the entire surplus water but under the new tribunal, it has been distributed among three states, said Buddhaprasad.

The river Krishna originates at Mahabaleshwar in Maharashtra and passes through Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka on its 1,300-km journey to the Bay of Bengal.

Sudarshan is going to disappear

Hyderabad: Hub of cinema in Hyderabad (RTC X Roads), the junction has been known for its various stand alone theatres but soon, all that is about to change.

The famous and prestigious Sudarshan 70MM which has housed some of the most unforgettable Telugu films is now going through a revamp. Sources reveal that a multiplex is emerging at the same place with a commercial mall.

It is heard that a famous Mexican company is executing the project and a total of 8 screens are being looked at for the multiplex.

If it is true then without doubt that folks will forget places like Cinemax, Prasads and settle for RTC Crossroads.

Keep watching SIN for further details.

Hawk eye on Rave parties

Bangalore: Cops have their eyes peeled for rave parties this year, especially along highways, and are geared to raid premises hosting illegal bashes.

Police officials are also keeping a strict vigil on revellers who party at resorts on the outskirts. "As such, we have no posh resorts on Chikkaballapur outskirts. But we are keeping a vigil on eateries along highways, especially at dhabas," he said.
 

NANDI HILLS

Here is some bad news for revellers who wish to welcome the New Year atop Nandi Hills, by witnessing the first sunrise of the year. Chikkaballapur police have clamped a ban on New Year celebrations atop the hills, and entry will be restricted between 6 pm on December 31 and 6 am on January 1.

Chikkaballapur DySP HT Duggappa said the ban was imposed following untoward incidents in the past. "We have come across many disasters where revellers either meet with fatal accidents or are involved in serious offences. In a bid to stop this nuisance, we have clamped a ban," he said.

Eamcet 2011 on May 8

Eamcet-2011 will be held on May 8, Minister for Higher Education Damodar Raja Narasimha said at a meeting held at the Secretariat on Thursday.

Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University (JNTU) would conduct the test and the results would be announced within 15 days after the examination, he said. He also informed that Icet (for admissions in MCA and MBA colleges) would be conducted by Andhra University on May 15. Ecet would be conducted by JNTU on May 20, while Ed Cet would be conducted by Osmania University on June 4 and PG Ecet on July 6-11.

He added that the medical examination in Eamcet would be foolproof this year to prevent the students from indulging in malpractices. During Eamcet 2010, some students had used bluetooth-enabled cell phones to get help from experts from outside.

"This year we are planning to introduce jammers at all the examination centres for medicine. For getting the jammers, the IG of communications department has been contacted," said D N Reddy, JNTU vice-chancellor.

Meanwhile, Reddy also said that Eamcet marks would be tentatively declared on May 24 and the ranks on July 20. The exam notification would be released in the first week of February.

SKC report on T state to public on Jan 6th

Government of India announced that the process for the formation of Telangana state would be considered upon introduction and passage of a separation statement by the state assembly of Andhra Pradesh.

Home Minister Chidambaram in a media briefing immediately said the Srikrishna Committee report on Telangana would be made public on Jan 6 after consultation with eight recognized political parties.

The Home Minister said the report will be carefully studied by his ministry and would be shared with other departments.

"Immediately after the meeting (with the parties) on Jan 6 the report will be made public," he said, urging the people of Andhra Pradesh to maintain calm and appealing to media to avoid any speculative story before the publication of the report.

"We are glad that 2010 is a peaceful year in Andhra Pradesh and we desire that the peace will be maintained in future too," he said.

"We will maintain peace, harmony and law and order," he said, adding that the security forces deployed in Andhra Pradesh and the Telanagana region is a purely a precautionary measure. "They will remain in the force headquarters or police stations as a reserve force," he added.

"We have faith in the wisdom of the people of Andhra Pradesh and we hope peace and harmony will remain," he said.

"All of us should look to the future, the past must be put behind us," he said.

Later, briefing the reporters, Justice B N Srikrishna said: "The report is in two volumes and it is a voluminous one, which has covered all issues." was submitted a day before the Committee's term was to expire.

The committee, in the past ten months, had visited all 23 districts of Andhra Pradesh.

The Telangana region consists 10 northern districts of Andhra Pradesh including Warangal, Adilabad, Khammam, Mahabubnagar, Nalgonda, Rangareddy, Karimnagar, Nizamabad, Medak and Hyderabad.

Rights Activist KGK passes away

Hyderabad: Eminent civil rights activist and prominent lawyer K.G. Kannabiran, 81, passed away in Hyderabad after a brief illness on Thursday evening at 6.30 pm. Last rites of Kannabiran were performed Thursday night at Maredpally in Secunderabad.

He is survived by wife Vasanta, two daughters Kalpana and Chitra and a son Arvind.

Born in 1929, Mr. Kannabiran obtained master's degree in Economics and a degree in law from the Madras University before shifting to Hyderabad to set up legal practice in 1961. Since the late 1960s, he began to defend political dissenters that eventually marked the beginning of his over three-decade-long civil liberties and human rights work.

Government also used his services on a few occasions to hold talks with the Maoists for the release of hostages.Kannabiran was instrumental in getting People's War founders Kondapalli Seetharamaiah, K G Satya Murthy and others from the Secunderabad conspiracy case and Ramnagar conspiracy case released .

Mr. Kannabiran was always at hand to negotiate during deadlock between the State and the extremist organisation. He played a key role in the release of seven IAS officers and others held hostage by the People's War extremists in East Godavari district in December 1987.

Andhra Pradesh Panchayat Raj Minister K. Jana Reddy and Maoist sympathizers Gaddar and Varavara Rao were among those who attended the funeral.

He was a lover of classical Indian music. He authored a book ‘The wages of impunity: power, justice and human rights'. Several political parties and people's organisation condoled his untimely death. Among them were Telugu Desam Party president N. Chandrababu Naidu, Lok Satta Party chief N. Jayaprakash Narayan and CPI (M) State committee secretary B. V. Raghavulu.

Tight security in Andhra

Hyderabad: Security was tightened in Andhra Pradesh Thursday as the Srikrishna Committee on the Telangana issue is all set to submit its report to the central government.

Fifty companies of central paramilitary forces have been deployed in addition to the state police forces across the state, especially in the Telangana region.

Chief Minister N. Kiran Kumar Reddy reviewed the law and order situation with state Home Minister P. Sabita Indra Reddy, Director General of Police Aravinda Rao and other senior officials.

The chief minister asked the police chief to take all precautionary measures to maintain peace and law and order.

As many as 25 companies of the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF), Border Security Force (BSF) and the Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) have been deployed in and around Hyderabad.

While 18 companies are deployed in Hyderabad to tackle any protests after the report is made public, five companies will provide security in Cyberabad,Two more companies will be on standby at the office of the DGP.

The remaining para-military forces were deployed in Andhra and Rayalseema regions. Two companies were deployed in Visakhapatnam rural, and one each in Anantapur, Tirupati, Visakhapatnam city, Vijayawada and Guntur.

As Osmania University in Hyderabad was the nerve centre of the agitation for Telangana state late last year and early this year, bulk of the forces in Hyderabad were stationed at Amberpet Central Police Lines to deal with any student unrest.

The central government has asked the media to exercise restraint in telecasting stories relating to the Srikrishna Committee report. The information and broadcasting ministry has urged the media not to carry speculative stories which may cause untoward incidents.

The National Broadcasters Association (NBA) has issued guidelines for the television channels and cable operators in Andhra Pradesh

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Karthi's search is on...

Chennai: After having a professionally successful year, Karthi is planning to settle down in personal life too. However, Karthi made it clear some time back that he would marry the girl chosen by his parents and will not go for love marriage. 

Now, he has maintained the same stand saying that his parents are looking for a suitable match for him and marriage is surely on the cards in the coming days. We hope the New Year starts a new innings in his life and his parents soon get a perfect match for him.

In the career front, Karthi has nothing to complaint or ask for at this moment because all his three releases of 2010 became hits. Now, he is looking forward to 2011, when his next movie "Siruthai" releases this Pongal.

The 33 year actor says that 2010 will always remain a milestone year in his life because after his first release in 2007, this year he got two big hits in the form of Paiyya and Naan Mahaan Alla along with an average movie Ayarathil Oruvan.

Karthi is very down to earth and says that he needs to move very faster if he wants to reach the level of his elder brother superstar Surya.

Gautham Menon + Ram for next Telugu project

Hyderabad: Director Gautham Menon is all set to offer his next Telugu project after giving a hit Ye Maya Chesave in the beginning of 2010.

The director has not yet finalized the title and heroine of the movie but he has signed "Ready" fame Ram as his next movie hero.

Gautham's movie will be a family entertainer and it will surely add to the good will of Ram because Menon is renowned for his unique story ideas.

2G Raja meet MK

Chennai: Ex Telecom Minister A Raja called on Tamil Nadu Chief Minister and DMK President M Karunanidhi here and discussed with him for about an hour.

After being questioned by the CBI in connection with the 2G spectrum scam, Mr Raja, who arrived here yesterday from Delhi, called on the Chief Minister at the new Secretariat and believed to have briefed him on CBI questioning.

Mr Raja was questioned by the CBI for close to 16 hours, spreading over two days in connection with the 1 Lakh 76 Thousand crore 2G scam.

The Former Union Minister had said that he fully cooperated with the CBI and declared he would continue to cooperate with any other agency however, refused to disclose the details of the questioning.

Land, Mining and sex dominated Karnataka Goverment in 2010

Bangalore: Three topics dominated Karnataka in 2010 political instability which are scandals over land, mining and sex.

The 2010 winter dawned with Yeddyurappa's land deals rolling out - he allotted a residential site in an upscale Bangalore locality to his Lok Sabha member son B.Y. Raghavendra, who gave a false declaration that he did not have residential property in the city while owning one.

Then came a series of allegations that Yeddyurappa favoured his other son, daughters, a son-in-law, a sister, her daughter and son-in-law with land.

The Governor has also been demanding that the chief minister take action against powerful mining barons and ministers Reddy brothers and their associate Health Minister B. Sriramulu over alleged illegal iron ore mining.

Self-styled Hindu godman Nityananda Swami did his time in jail for his alleged romps with his women disciples. He is out on bail but facing charges of raping women and even boys.

The year was also witness to a high-profile resignation episode - Lok Ayukta (ombudsman) N. Santosh Hegde, a retired Supreme Court judge, quit as he was upset with Yeddyurappa's handling of the illegal mining issue.

Hegde was, however, persuaded to stay by senior BJP leader L.K. Advani. Later, BJP president Nitin Gadkari muddied the waters further by saying the ombudsman was behaving like an opposition leader.

Karnataka was hit by the worst air tragedy in 10 years in the country when Air India Express flight from Dubai crashed at Mangalore airport May 22, killing 158 of the 160 passengers and six crew members.

Despite the downslide in the political plane, the nation's IT hub hosted two high-profile diplomatic visits - British Prime Minister David Cameron and French President Nicolas Sarkozy But US President Barack Obama skipped Bangalore on his first official visit to India.

Herculean task for AP Govt in 2011

Hyderabad: Srikrishna Committee headed by former Supreme Court judge is gearing up to submit its report by today evening, while the Andhra Pradesh Government is keeping its fingers crossed on how to deal with the issue as the year 2010 draws to a close.

The political parties in the state, mainly the Telangana Rashtra Samithi which hit the headlines till the Srikrishna Committee was formed by the Centre in February this year, is maintaining silence.

The state has witnessed violence in the Telangana region and Seemaandhra regions till the committee was formed.

The political parties in the year requested the state government several times to lift more than 1,600 cases registered against the students and youth who had particpated in the pro and anti Telangana state movement after the Union Home Minister P Chidambaram advised the state government to consider withdrawing cases registered against students.

Embarassing the state government, the Telangana Congress MPS launched Satyagraha on the issue which made the state government act and lifted ifted all the cases registered against the students.

TDP meeting - Rythu Kosam at Guntur today.

Hyderabad: The 'Rythu kosam' mega-meeting will be held by the TDP at Guntur today. National leaders are expected to attend this meeting, and hundreds of TDP leaders and members have already assembled at the venue.

Preparations have been made at a large scale, with a huge banner forming the backdrop for the stage. TDP flags are flying high at the venue,and media coverage and security have also been arranged.

Speaking to media persons TDP leader from Cuddapah said, "During the 9 years of TDP's rule, though there were droughts, farmers were happy and celebrated festival. Now, during Congress' reign, though there is ample rainfall, the farmers have not been benefitted. Their situation is so bad that they are unable to eat a few morsels of rice even during festivals."

The leader expressed confidence that the people of AP have realised that Chandrababu Naidu is their true leader, and that the TDP will win the next elections. "The farmers' relief packages have reached only those villages in which Congress MLAs reside, and no other villages have got relief. This clearly shows how much the Congress cares about AP's farmers," he said.

"The Congress' negligent attitute towards farmers will be highlighted durng the meet. The farmers now repent that they voted for a government that does not care about them. Naidu is the only leader who truly cares about the farmers, and is working for them. I am sure TDP will win the next elections, as we are the only party with the farmers' welfare at heart," says Subbaraidu, a TDP leader.

Another TDP member who spoke to media persons at Vijayawada said, "There have been accusations that Naidu focused on IT during his time as the CM, but what the accusers fail to notice is that the farmers also benefitted with the development of IT. The sons of farmers work as IT professionals today."

Jai Telugudesam - Jai Chandrababu.

Parama Veera Chakra Audio released

Hyderabad: Parama Veera Chakra audio released yesterday in a grand gala function at Shilpa Kala Vedika in presence of director Balachander.

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MCA exams postponed - OU

Osmania University

Hyderabad: Osmania University on Wednesday postponed the ongoing MCA examinations (regular and backlog), succumbing to the pressure exerted by the agitating student groups through various protests for the last three days. In an announcement made on Wednesday afternoon, the university said that the examinations would be held from January 20, 2011, along with other post-graduate exams. The detailed time-table for the examination will soon be displayed on the OU website, www.osmania.ac.in, varsity officials said.

The university was able to conduct only three of the 11 examinations for second and third year students, which were originally scheduled to be held between December 27 and January 7. As many as 49 centres across Andhra Pradesh were identified for conducting the tests, with 36 in the twin cities alone.

Goondas Act against people who attack Bus Drivers

Chennai: City Police today warned that cases under Goondas Act would be slapped against those who assault the crew of the state-owned Metropolitan Transport Corporation (MTC) and damage public properties.

The Otteri police on Wednesday arrested six college students for assaulting an MTC driver near Otteri in North Chennai last night. All the six arrested have been remanded and sent to Puzhal prison.

According to police, six youths on three motorcycles stopped an MTC bus (route no. 29C) on Tuesday, alleging that it almost knocked them down when they were coming on Kutch Road in Ottery. The youth, who had chased the bus, got in and slapped driver Suresh.

The gang members, who were under the influence of alcohol, also assaulted the driver and the conductor. Following this incident, around 15 MTC buses called off their services in support of their colleague during late night hours on Tuesday. The commotion between the students and the bus drivers continued till 3 am. The drivers refused to resume services and demanded the arrest of the youths who assaulted their colleague

Apart from Santosh, those arrested were Manivannan, Jothi Pandian, Satya and Karthik. They would be produced before a court and sent for judicial remand.

Taking serious view of the incident, Mr Rajendran warned of severe action against those who indulge in violence or destroy public and private properties.

He added that police could even invoke the provisions of Goondas Act against people who attacked public servants.

Traffic restrictions on December 31

Necklace Road @ Night

Hyderabad: Police have imposed traffic restrictions in and around Hussainsagar on New Year's Eve, December 31.

Vehicular traffic will not be allowed on NTR Marg, Necklace Road and Upper Tank Bund from 10 pm to 2 am on December 31 night. Police have advised people to take alternate routes during the restriction period.

Traffic from V V Statue heading towards Necklace Road and NTR Marg will be diverted at V V Statue towards Khairatabad and Raj Bhavan Road, while traffic coming from BRK Bhavan towards NTR Marg will be diverted towards Iqbal Minar, Lakdi-ka-pul and Ayodhya junction.

Traffic from Liberty Junction heading towards Secunderabad will be diverted at MCH Office `Y' Junction towards BRK Bhavan, Telugu Talli, Iqbal Minar, Ravindra Bharathi, Lakdi-ka-pul.

Traffic from Khairatabad market heading towards Necklace Rotary will be diverted at Khairatabad towards Meera Talkies lane. The Mint compound lane adjacent to Secretariat will be closed for general vehicular traffic.

Traffic from Nallagutta railway bridge will not be allowed towards Sanjeevaiah Park and Necklace Road and will be diverted towards Karbala Maidan or Minister Road. Traffic from Secunderabad will be diverted at the Sailing Club towards Kavadiguda X Roads, Lower Tank Bund, Kattamaisamma Temple, Ashok Nagar and RTC X Roads.

The traffic police will undertake extensive checks with breath analysers to curb drunken driving, rash and negligent driving, overspeeding, triple riding and other traffic violations.

At a media briefing, Hyderabad police commissioner A K Khan on Tuesday said New Year celebrations should end by 1 am. "We will keep an eye on celebrations with surveillance cameras. We will also keep tabs on abuse of banned drugs. If we get information about consumption of drugs, we will take immediate action against both users and also organisers," he said.

"I'm not exploited enough" - Sanjana

Bangalore: She hasn't managed to secure a place as a top heroine in her home industry of Sandalwood. Sanjjanaa's hoping that her latest film, Shivrajkumar's new flick, will reverse her fortunes.

Does she worry that she's been typecast as a glam doll? "I don't really care about my image. I do admit, though, that my acting talent is not exploited enough in Kannada films. I'm quite bored of just looking glamorous on-screen, so I've decided to take up more performance-oriented roles in the future,"

"The Telugu film industry considers me as a good performer rather than a glam doll. I haven't been given a chance here because I debuted with the wrong film," says Sanjana, referring to Ganda Hendathi and Boyfriend, the Kannada remake of Murder. "But in Telugu, I got Bujjigadu, which gave me recognition in Tollywood," she adds. And she won't be making any more guest appearances, like she did in the ill-fated Huduga Hudugi. "That was just by fluke. But I don't want any more roles where I'll be seen only for few seconds,"

Her next Telugu release, Dhushyasana opposite Srikanth, in which she plays "a character similar to Katrina Kaif's in Raajneeti, which was quite interesting", as well as the Malayalam film Casanova for which "I was in Dubai some days ago for the shoot". But is she abandoning Sandalwood for other southern film industries? "They keep importing heroines from other industries, so we have to go and try our luck in other languages. I hope this trend will end soon and we get a chance here," she replies.

KCR comments in favour of Jagan

Hyderabad: Jaganmohan Reddy camp has taken with a pinch of salt the sensational comments made by Telangana Rashtra Samithi president K Chandrasekhara Rao on Wednesday that the new party of the former MP would sweep polls in Seema Andhra and Rayalaseema.

Anakapalle MP Sabbam Hari, a staunch supporter of Jagan, said he would not totally agree with the prediction of KCR that Jagan would decimate the Congress in Seemandhra, while the TRS would sweep the Telangana region. “The fact is that Jagan’s party will make a considerable impact in Telangana as well and win substantial number of seats. His father Y S Rajasekhara Reddy has the large fan following in Telangana and it would fetch good number of seats for Jagan party as well,” he said.

Hari further said a majority (70 +) of MLAs in the Congress party were supporting Jagan. “Though they are technically in the Congress, they are backing Jagan in letter and spirit. However, they wont quit the Congress and topple the Kiran Kumar Reddy Government.” He said.

Jagan to meet Pawar - Better deal for farmers

Former Congress MP Y.S. Jaganmohan Reddy meet Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar over better relief for Anddhra Pradesh farmers who lost their crops in recent unseasonal rains.

Jagan, son of late Andhra Pradesh chief minister Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy, had gone on a 48-hour hunger strike earlier this month to demand a better deal for farmers.

While sources denied any political import to the meeting with Pawar, but political observers feel that the fact Jagan is meeting Pawar on his first visit to New Delhi after quitting the Congress could mean more than what meets the eye. Pawar had also quit the Congress and co-founded the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP)

Quit C if Centre does not deliver a T state

Hyderabad: TRS president KCR called upon the Congress MPs to quit if the Centre does not deliver a Telangana state after the Srikrishna Committee submits its report. “They have done a good job by taking up fast demanding withdrawal of cases against student protestors. Similarly, they should remain committed to their stand that they would resign if the Centre does not deliver Telangana,” he said.

He observed that had the Congress MLAs quit before, the Telangana state would have been a reality by now. “At least now, they should bring pressure on the Centre by resigning. If they do this, they will become heroes for people of Telangana,” he said.

He called for a non-cooperation movement by all the Telangana employees, workers, teachers, academicians and students from February, If the Centre did not concede Telangana. He said all the sections and political parties of the Telangana region would remain united and force the Centre to introduce the Telangana bill in Parliament.

SKC reportby 30th December

The much awaited report of the Justice B N Srikrishna Committee is just a day away. Contrary to the expectations, the committee will submit its report tomorrow, a day in advance to the deadline given to it.

Reports from New Delhi said the committee members have sought an appointment with Home Minister P Chidambaram on Thursday afternoon. Since he will be leaving for Arunachal Pradesh on December 31, the committee members decided to advance the submission of report by a day. However, it is not sure whether the contents of the report would be leaked to the media or not. The committee is believed to have prepared a three-page summary of the report for the sake of the media, but it is left entirely to the Home Ministry to release the report to the media.

Information Minister Ambika Soni told the media that Government wanted the media to maintain restraint on reporting the contents of the report so as to avoid provocation to either side.

Comment by Ambika Soni: “We request the media to see that there would be no telecast of any protests or celebrations in the wake of sensitivity of the issue”

Dog God comes as saviour!

Ramnagaram: Dog is man's best friend, but South India's Karnataka villagers are worshiping the canine in a temple as their protector.

At A V Halli village in Ramnagaram district, situated 57 km from Bangalore, people believe that the dog deity ‘Sri Naayidole Veerappa’, saves them from all sorts of troubles.

The temple of the ‘Sri Naayidole Veerappa’ (Dog God) is located next to the temple of the village deity called ‘Sri Veeramasti Kempamma’.

The dog God is considered to be the most trusted lieutenant of the goddess ‘Veeramasti Kempamma’ and is considered to be extremely powerful and the villagers feel that he forsees the problems and even alert the villagers about the dangers on instructions.

To prove their devotion towards their saviour, many families in the village have named their first child after the Dog God.

In case the baby is male then he is called ‘Veerappa’ or ‘Veeranna’, and if the child is female then she is named ‘Veeramma’.

‘‘People come here and make wishes. They return to pay respects after their wishes are fulfilled,’’ said Magesh, a devotee.

The villagers also conduct an annual fair devoted to the Dog God.

Swine Flu vaccine for Sabarimala Piligrims

Chennai: TamilNadu Government today advised pilgrims to get vaccinated against AH1N1 influenza two to three weeks before their pilgrimage to Sabarimala.

Stating that the prevalence of AH1N1 influenza was quite high in all States, health department in a statement here also advised pilgrims to use the AH1N1 medicine -"Oseltamivir" currently available in all government hospitals, health centres and select private hospitals in Kerala "free-of-cost".

Pilgrims were also advised to postpone their travel to Sabarimala by two weeks if they have symptoms of flu like fever, cough, cold or sore throat, it said.

It also urged pilgrims to seek treatment promptly if they developed flu symptoms during their journey to the hill shrine.

Telugu cinema heroines ready for anything offscreen

Hyderabad: Telugu film heroines have become much bold in public and their public appearances have become a big draw because their panty show at public functions under the full glare of the cameras.

Actress Shriya Saran is one such bold dressing act landed her in trouble with the police in Chennai in January 2008 as the Hindu Makkal Katchi (HMK) had filed a complaint against her.

The girl who had a traditional look in the movie `Leader' released earlier this year created quite a stir during the audio release function of her forthcoming film "Mirapakai" (red chilli) and the film's heroine Richa Gangopadhyay dressed in a red revealing dress exposed her inner wear many a times with an ample thigh show.

Innocent' looking `Colours' Swathi shocked an unsuspecting audience at the audio release function of Akkineni Nagarjuna-starrer `Ragada' providing a sneek peek.

Kamal Haasan's daughter, Shruti Haasan, too showed that she could compete with Telugu film heroines and The occasion was the logo launch of her forthcoming film `Anaganaga O Dheerudu'. Shruti Haasan was the cynosure of all eyes and cameras because of the glimpses one could catch of her innerwear.

In recent times, even Bhoomika Chawla who is married to yoga guru Bharat Thakur created a flutter at the audio release function of the movie `Takita Takita' which she had produced. Much as Bhoomika tried to cross her bare legs and sit tight, the slip showed.

Two other heroines like Hansika Motwani and Swetha Basu Prasad have also earned a reputation of hotting up events with their spicy dressing.

It is learnt that on one occasion, Swetha Basu Prasad was even asked to change her dress by a producer when it was noticed that her skimpy outfit was garnering a lot of attention. Swetha has worn revealing short dresses exposing her thunder thighs at functions.

All the bare-dare acts of our Telugu film heroines may not add up to Czech hottie Yana Gupta's act but Yana may just have to watch out.

PM meeting with ministers regarding T State

With the Justice B N Srikrishna committee set to submit its report on Telangana on Friday, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today discussed the sensitive issue with top ministers and senior officials.

The meeting was attended by finance minister Pranab Mukherjee, home minister P Chidambaram, defence minister A K Antony and law minister M Veerappa Moily besides senior PMO officials, sources said.

The meeting assumes significance as the five-member committee led by Justice Sri Krishna is likely to give its report on Friday suggesting "several options with their pros and cons" on the statehood issue.

Justice Sri Krishna, a former Supreme Court judge, has expressed hope the report will bring out a permanent solution to the issue relating to bifurcation of Andhra Pradesh.

Andhra Pradesh government had yesterday announced it would withdraw all cases against pro-Telangana students, who were in the fore-front of a violent agitation earlier this year.

Yesterday, representatives of 14 universities from the non-Telangana regions, warned that  "the consequences will be bitter" if the Sri Krishna Committee does recommend bifurcation of Andhra Pradesh. The United Andhra Pradesh Students' Joint Action Committee (JAC) also asked elected representatives from non-Telangana regions to resign if the Centre sanctions a Telangana state.

Students at Osmania University have the opposite view. Their campus served as Ground Zero earlier this year for those campaigning for a new state.

The government move came after Congress MPs from Telangana region went on a fast in support of the students, a move to win back confidence of Telangana people in Congress as K Chandrasekhar Rao-led TRS has been trying to hijack the statehood movement.

Last December, Home Minister P Chidambaram said a Telangana state would be sanctioned. However, political parties from Andhra Pradesh, under severe pressure from those members who were not from Telangana, quickly withdrew their support for the bifurcation of the state.  The Centre was then forced to withdraw its decision and announce that the Sri Krishna Committee would be assigned to collect political opinions.

Tight security in place for PM's visit to Chennai city

Chennai: Elaborate security arrangements have been made for Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's two-day visit to the city on January 2 and 3, 2011.

Chennai City Police Commissioner T Rajendran told reporters here adequate number of police personnel were deployed for security purposes. Security checks have also been intensified across the city, he added.

Dr Singh would arrive from New Delhi on the evening of January 2.

After an overnight stay at the Raj Bhavan, he would inaugurate the 98th Indian Science Congress at SRM University at suburban Kattankulathur at 1000 hrs on January 3.

He would then return to the city and inaugurate the Adyar Park at around 1130 hrs, before leaving for New Delhi.

Black Flag demo against Nityananda

Vellore: A Black Flag demonstration lead by CPI(M) workers, was held in the temple town of Tiruvannamalai in Vellore district of Tamil Nadu when self-styled Godman Nityananda, who was recently caught on video in a sleaze act, visited the Lord Arunachaleeswara temple today.

About 40 CPI(M) activists and a few AIDWA members assembled at the Northern side entrance of the temple and staged a black flag demonstration thinking that the disgraced Godman might enter the temple from there.

However, Nityananda entered the temple through the southern side entrance. After having a darshan of Lord Arunachaleswara and his consort, he left the temple by the same entrance.

When he was proceeding towards his ashram, he spotted a group of farmers association members staging a black flag demonstration near a school.

Sensing trouble, he directed the driver to take a different route and reached his sprawling ashram where a large number of his 'devotees' were present

Prabhu Deva go for costly divorce

Chennai: Actor Prabhu Deva has entered into a divorce settlement with his wife of 15 years Ramlath alias Latha and agreed to give her three residential properties, two cars and `10 lakh in alimony. In return, Latha has agreed to relinquish all her rights and claims over the actor and his other properties and has agreed to withdraw all the cases she filed against him.

A joint affidavit, signed by the couple, was submitted in the I additional family court here on Tuesday, when they appeared together and remained closeted with presiding officer Pandurangan for a while. The settlement, which will be formalised by a court decree after a period of six months, has brought to an end a rather complicated court battle involving film stars.

It all started when Latha filed a petition in the family court seeking restitution of conjugal rights with Prabhu Deva. She alleged that the actor-director had a relationship with another actor and that he was neglecting his family and did not provide even the minimum financial assistance to family members.

On Tuesday, quite unexpectedly, Prabhu Deva appeared in the court along with Latha and sought divorce by mutual consent.

As per the terms of the settlement, Prabhu Deva agreed to give his wife the custody of their children, aged about eight and three, but ensured unfettered visiting rights. He shall be responsible for their education and medical expenses, and he has given his beach property at Injambakkam here to the children.

He also agreed to forego two cars — Toyota Innova and Mahindra Logan — to Latha and allowed her to retain their upmarket Anna Nagar house. She will also get two flats in Ranga Reddy district in Andhra Pradesh.

All the remaining property documents shall be returned to Prabhu Deva, the agreement said. 

It also said that Latha would have no rights or claims whatsoever on them.

Disclosing that they were living separately for more than two years, they said Prabhu Deva had agreed to the divorce terms "out of his own will".

Seema-Andhra JAC warns of dire consequences if 'T-state' is in

Vijayawada: Joint Action Committee (JAC) students from 14 universities in Rayalaseema and Andhra Pradesh warned that if state was 'bifurcated', they would launch massive agitations in the two regions.

The students leaders who met in the campus of Acharya Nagarjuna University, decided to agitate if the SKC report on statehood to Telangana was in favour of formation of a separate state.

Later, talking to reporters, students JAC President Kishore called upon student community to be prepared for any sacrifice to prevent bifurcation of the state. "We will not allow Government offices and educational institutions to function if the report is against our expectation. Government should owe responsibility for the consequences" he said.

Expressing over Government's announcement of lifting of cases against students who had indulged in violence in Telangana during the pro-Telangana agitation, he claimed lifting of cases was anti-Constitutional and pointed out that Seema-Andhra leaders had never demanded this.

New Year celebrations in Chennai amidst tight security

Nearly 10,000 police personnel would be deployed on security duty for New year celebrations in the city.

Later Chennai City Police Commissioner T Rajendran told reporters that 10,000 police personnel would be deployed to maintain law and order during the new year celebrations.

Warning new year revellers of stringent action if they tried to disrupt public peace and indulge in eve teasing in the guise of celebrations, Mr Rajendran said police would deal with such cases strictly.

Appealing to New Year revellers to usher in the new year in a peaceful manner, he advised party-goers to avoid driving under the influence of alcohol

GSLV-F06 debris @ Tiruvallur Dist

The debris of launch Vehicle GSLV-F06, which exploded soon after lift off from the SHAR Centre at Sriharikota on Christmas Day and fell into the sea, were washed ashore near Pazhaverkadu sea front in the adjoining Tiruvallur district of Tamil Nadu.

A 100 kg oval shaped metal object, which looked like a giant mug used to draw water from wells, was found washed ashore at Korakuppam near Pazhaverkadu, close to Sriharikota, yesterday.

Today, two ball like metal structures, each weighing 50 kg, were washed ashore near Isravelkuppam area.

Locals thronged the area to have a glimpse of these objects.

Officials said they could be the debris of GSLV-F06 that exploded mid-air after the mission was destroyed and fell into the Bay of Bengal.

Acting on information, Ponneri Revenue Divisional Officer Kumar rushed to the spot along with other officials and took possession of these items.

Officials at the Satish Dhawan Space Centre, Sriharikota, from where the vehicle took off, were informed of this and a team was coming to Ponneri to ascertain whether the ojects were debris of the GSLV launch vehicle. The GSLV-F06, carrying the 2,310 GSAT-5P, advanced commnunication satellite, lifted off from SHAR Range as scheduled at 1604 hrs on December 25.

But 47 seconds after the lift off, the vehicle lost controllability, veered away from its path drastically, and exploded in mid air.

To prevent the debris from falling in human habitation, the Range Safety Officer pressed the 'destructive' button and destroyed the GSLV mid air, and the debris fell into the sea.

The falling of debris into the sea was seen on the Marina beach in the city.

The vehicle had lost the thrust after four connectors that give command from onboard computers to the four strap-ons in the first stage, got snapped and deviated from its trajectory.

NBA orders all media houses

With just three days left for the submission of report by the Justice B N Srikrishna Committee, the Centre is trying to build pressure on the media indirectly, not to sensationalize the contents of the report.

Already, reporters from national and international media have started descending on Hyderabad anticipating that there might be large scale violence in the post-December 31 scenario. Perhaps, they might have got the hints that there would be nothing favorable for Telangana in the report.

For the first time, the National Broadcasters Association (NBA) has come out with an order to all the media houses not to give any hype to the incidents after December 31 expecting that there might be trouble in the state. Stating that the dissemination of the SKC report by the electronic media of this sensitive matter has to be done with extra care, the order says all the related news should conform strictly to sub-serving the public interest of maintaining parochial and communal harmony.

Some of the dos and don’ts of the order:

1. All news relating to the Srikrishna Committee Report should strictly adhere to the contents of the Report, uninfluenced by any opinion or interpretation.

2. No broadcast(s) should be made of any speculation of the Report before it is pronounced or the Report is made fully available by the Government; and of its likely repercussion thereafter which may be sensational, inflammatory or provocative.

3. No footage of violence, agitation, self-immolation etc is to be shown in any news item relating to the Report.

4. No visuals need be shown depicting celebration or protest of the Report.

5. Repetition of sensitive visuals should be avoided.

6. Archival footage should clearly be labeled “file” and also state date and time of initial broadcast.

7. In view of the sensitivity of news reporting on this issue extra care should be taken to ensure accuracy by vetting &clearance at the highest editorial level.

8. For clarity and adherence it is emphasized that programmes/telecast should not speculate the likely repercussion and should not have contentious debate of its content.

9. This occasion is a challenge, as well as an opportunity to the Member channels to prove the efficacy of the self-regulatory mechanism.  It is hoped that the opportunity would not be lost.

10. All Broadcasters are advised to preserve all the programmes telecast in relation to the Srikrishna Report, including scripts for examination, if necessary.

Srikrishna report before Dec 31 reg T State

Amid fears of violence in Andhra Pradesh, Justice B.N. Srikrishna, who heads the panel for examining the contentious issue of statehood for Telangana, Tuesday said the committee will present the report by the Dec 31 deadline, even as the Andhra Pradesh government withdrew all criminal cases filed during protests for a separate state.

The five-member committee on Telangana statehood issue today said it will give “several options with their pros and cons” in its report that will seek to achieve the “highest satisfaction of the largest number”.

"The report will be given to the government before Dec 31. We will make sure that it is given before Dec 31," Srikrishna, a retired judge of the Supreme Court, told reporters here.

"We have gone into all aspects. It's comprehensive," Srikrishna said while refusing to disclose the contents of the report.

In February, the Srikrishna committee was constituted to examine, among other things, the situation in Andhra Pradesh that arose in the aftermath of the demand for a separate State of Telangana and the protests in the state against the move.

Srikrishna, however, clarified that it was for the state government to ensure law and order and asserted that his job will end when the report is submitted. It is the duty of the government machinery to ensure that there is no violence, he said.

Fearing violence after the report is submitted, the Andhra Pradesh government has sought at least 125 companies of central forces. The central government has already dispatched about 50 companies, or about 4,500 personnel, from various central forces, including the Central Industrial Security Force and Border Security Force, to Hyderabad for deployment in the Telangana region.

Besides Justice Srikrishna, the panel comprises Ranbir Singh, vice-chancellor of Delhi's National Law University; Abusaleh Shariff, senior research fellow, International Food Policy Research Institute, Delhi; Ravinder Kaur, professor, department of humanities and social sciences, Indian Institute of Technology- Delhi; and Vinod K. Duggal, former Union home secretary.

Asked whether there will be violence as happened after the report on the 1993 Mumbai blasts report was submitted, Justice Srikrishna said: “We are almost confident that there will be no violence, but...It is a million dollar question.”

Ko Is Likely To Release In Feb.

 Director K.V. Anand is planning to release his next Tamil film Ko in February - 2011. The theatrical trailer of the movie was released across the world.

The trailer created a good buzz across the industry and is expected to be liked by the viewers.

The music of the movie has been given by Harris Jayaraj and will be launched soon. The release right of the movie has been acquired by Udhayanidhi Stalin's 'Red Giant Movies'.

Veteran actress Radha's daughter Karthika is debuting in Kollywood through this movie.

The racy screenplay by K.V. Anand and Ajmal Ameer's return as a villain, are among the highlights of the movie. It will also explore some never seen before locations.

Jeeva will be the lead hero with two actresses Karthika and Piaa Bajpai. Jeeva will be seen in the role of a photographer/journalist and Ajmal Ameer plays a cop. Noted actor Prakash Raj will be seen in the role of a politician.

Click here for "Ko" HD Trailer

Fully cooperated with CBI - Raja

Former union communications minister A. Raja Tuesday said he cooperated with the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) which questioned him on the irregularities in the allocation of 2G spectrum scam of 1,76000 crore rupees.

"I gave full cooperation to CBI and would continue to do so," Raja said on his arrival here from New Delhi.

However, he declined to give details about his talks with CBI officials during the questioning and whether he was asked to appear before the investigating agency again.

Raja was quizzed by the CBI for over eight-hours Friday, almost two weeks after it raided his premises in New Delhi and Tamil Nadu.

Raja had to step down last month following allegations that second generation spectrum was sold to telecom companies at below market prices, causing huge losses to the Government.

Raja has denied charges of wrong doing.

AIADMK starts hunger strike

Members of All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) started a hunger strike here on Monday, demanding the arrest of former Telecom Minister A Raja for his alleged involvement in the 2G spectrum scam.

With Tamil Nadu elections just a few months away, AIADMK chief J Jayalalithaa seems to have made the 2G scam into her weapon of choice against rival Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK).

The hunger-strike comes right in Raja's neighbourhood, Perambalur -- a DMK stronghold, as Jayalalithaa pulled up the party for diverting attention from the 2G scam.

A Raja was forced to resign last month after being accused of masterminding a mammoth spectrum allocation scam by the government's auditor which purportedly caused a loss worth Rs 1.76 lakh crore to the national exchequer.

Searching for Dream Man - Sada

It seems to be marriage on the mind of South Indian actress Sada .She is a talented actress who received critical acclaim and praises for her performance in Shivaraj Kumar's Kannada movie Mylari.

Inspite of having a successful career she is all set out to find the man of her dreams. Sada is tired of being single and she is hopeful that she might soon find her Prince Charming. Sada has a very clear picture of the dream man in her mind as she wants him to be like the heartthrob of Bollywood Hrithik Roshan.

In an interview Sada added that she is quite optimistic that she will soon find her man. Sada also has certain specifications for her dream man .Sada added that he has to be loyal to the core as she is possessive by nature. Apart from that he should be tolerant and also be sweet natured person who will accept her for the way she is.

Sada also wants her man to be respectful towards her family and at the same time wants him to be a family person.Sada also wishes to have certain qualities in her dream man .Sada would like the personality traits of Hrithik Roshanand the charismatic qualities and the charm of Shahrukh Khan. The ideal man should also be loving and caring with drop dead looks of Tom Cruise in Top Gun.

The upcoming year will be special for Sada as she has a couple of films lined up for release. Currently Sada is shooting for her upcoming Kannada film Mallikarjun with Ravichandran. Sada has two Hindi films that will release in the coming year.

We just hope that she finds her dream man soon.

All the best Sada.

Ex CM in land grabbing case

Even after a peaceful and quiet exit from the post of chief minister at the behest of the Congress high command, veteran leader K Rosaiah continues to face troubles.

The Anti-Corruption Bureau court on Monday ordered filing of an FIR against Rosaiah and other officials in a case involving de-notification of a prime land in the city.

Admitting a petition by a local advocate, the ACB court directed officials to file an FIR and submit their report to the court by January 28.

The previous Rosaiah government took a decision to de-notify nine-acre plot in the prime locality of Ameerpet, worth Rs 200 crore, to favour businessman Dr GN Naidu and a few others.

The petitioner, Mohanlal, claimed that the prime land was de-notified from the purview of land acquisition proceedings with an intention to benefit private individuals.

AP Govt withdraws 700 cases

Minister K Jana Reddy yesterday said the state government had so far lifted about 700 cases registered against 3,400 people in Telangana and Seemeandhra regions for taking part in the pro and anti-agitations for separate Telangana state.

In the second week of this month the government made a statement in the Assembly withdrawing 565 cases involving 2,400 students and youth. Chief Minister after talking with the ministers in the aftermath of the Telengana MPs staging a ''Satyagraha'' on the issue, withdrew 135 cases foisted against 900 students, he told reporters at  Secretariat here.

Mr Reddy said 1,670 cases of simple or serious nature were registered in the two regions and after lifting 700 cases so far, the Chief Minister responded postively in the meeting to examine the remaining 970 cases before taking a decision as soon as possible.

The minister appealed to the Telengana Congress MPs to withdraw their fast after the lifting of some more cases today.

He appealed to the MPs , organizations and others to cooperate with the government in this regard.