IPS officer challenges junior's appointment as Andhra DGP

HYDERABAD:   Indian Police Service officer P Gautam Kumar today filed a petition before the Central Administrative Tribunal challenging the appointment of his junior K Aravinda Rao as the Andhra Pradesh Director General of Police.

Gautam Kumar, who belongs to the 1975-batch of IPS, is currently the state Principal Secretary (Home).

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Rosaiah visits office to dispel rumours about failing health

HYDERABAD:   In a bid to dispel rumours about his failing health, Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister K Rosaiah today came to office late in the evening and held a review meeting on rains and flood situation in the state.

Rosaiah was down with viral fever for nine days now and had visited office only for about 45 minutes on September 4 to attend the agreement signing ceremony of Hyderabad Metro Rail Project.

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Govt Whip criticises TDP Chief for attempting to corner State Govt

HYDERABAD:   Government whip Sake Shailajanath on Wednesday criticised Telugu Desam Party president N Chandrababu Naidu for attempting to corner the government on 'filmsy' grounds.

Mr Shailajanath told media persons at the CLP office that the former chief minister has no moral right to question the government on scholarship of students, since the TDP had failed to release scholarship for students.

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TRS demands sacking of Agriculture Minister

HYDERABAD:   The Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) on Wednesday demanded that the government dismiss Agriculture Minister N Raghuveera Reddy and take urgent steps to provide fertilisers to farmers in Telangana region.

TRS Siricilla MLA K Tarakrama Rao (KTR) took exception to the 'deliberate' silence of the Congress over the issue of inadequate supply of fertilisers to the farmers from Telangana. He said that despite ample rains in the region, the farmers were being forced to live in debts.

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Chiranjeevi set to return to the silver screen

HYDERABAD:   After a hiatus of over two years, Praja Rajyam Party President K Chiranjeevi is set to return to the silver screen with a "wholesome family film".

"I will act in a film again. It will begin early next year. We are currently searching for a good script," the actor-politician announced at the PRP state headquarters here this afternoon.

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