QHyderabad: PM Calls Naidu ‘U-Turn Babu’; Seized Cash Handed Over
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1. Naidu 'U-Turn Babu', KCR Relies on Astrologer: PM Modi in AP, T'Gana
Kickstarting the BJP's poll campaign in Andhra Pradesh and Telangana, Prime Minister Narendra Modi Friday targeted the opposition chief ministers of the two states, calling former ally N Chandrababu Naidu 'U-turn Babu' and alleging that K Chandrasekar Rao is under the influence of astrologers. Andhra Pradesh with 25 seats and Telangana with 17 figure in the first phase of the Lok Sabha polls starting April 11.
(Source: Deccan Chronicle)
2. Musi Turns a Dark Frothing Slurry in City
Commuters on the Metro travelling towards Malakpet see a narrow dark water channel with white froth passing under the train on one side and rows of massive concrete columns on the other side. The dark frothing slurry happens to be the Musi as it passes through the city.
“During monsoon rains, the river water rises to this wall. It happens at least once or twice in a year. Luckily, it hasn't rained much in the past two years. God knows what will happen if it rains,” says Akbar who washes clothes on one side of the river.
As the Metro thunders overhead every few minutes, life goes on in the river bed where there are multiple places of worship. In one part of the river bed is the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation transfer station where garbage from southern parts of the city is collected and is sent onwards for processing.
(Source: The Hindu)
3. Vendors Still Refuse Rs 10 Coins
The Rs 10 coins are still being rejected by vendors across the city even as RBI has repeatedly assured the public that they are legal tender. Autorickshaw drivers, small businesses and vendors from Rajendranagar and Kukatpally to Hitec City and Gachibowli are however, refusing to budge, people said.
On Sunday, Sameer Shaik, 28, from Tolichowki, tried to pay for food at a Nanalnagar food outlet but the payment in Rs 10 coins was refused. He said, “I had gone to KBR Park earlier in the day and got back Rs 50 in five Rs 10 coins after buying two entrance tickets. Later, when I tried to pay for some shawarma, the food outlet owner refused to take the money. I showed him news articles on my phone that clarified the coins were legal tender but he said even banks and beggars were refusing them. Though he failed to specify which bank.”
(Source: Deccan Chronicle)
4. Seized Rs 18 Crore Handed Over to I-T Officials
Enforcement agencies have seized Rs18 crore, much of it being hawala money, since the code of conduct came into force in Telangana state for the Lok Sabha elections. The police alleges that this cash belongs to political parties and has handed it over to the income-tax department to track the source.
(Source: Deccan Chronicle)
5. Mancherial: Beneficiary Farmer’s Claim Challenged
A woman, Jyoti, claiming to be the daughter of Kondapalli Mallaiah, said that Chief Minister K. Chandrasekhar Rao’s statement regarding the land belonging to farmer K. Sharath was issued without proper verification. The audio clip in which Mr Rao spoke with Mr Sharath had gone viral, and was rebutted by Ms Jyoti.
She said her father Mallaiah and Mr Sharath’s father Shankaraiah were cousins. She claimed that they had a joint property of 2.25 acres in Survey No. 270 and 7.1 acre in Survey No. 271 on the outskirts of Nandulapalli in Nennela mandal in Mancherial district.
(Source: Deccan Chronicle)