TRS is not KCR family, only the family members are sweating it out for T movement మే 5, 2013
Posted by bharath in agitation, compromise, corruption, drama, elections, Harish, KCR, KTR, politics, struggle, Telangana, TRS.Tags: 2014 elections
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Thanks to TRS, new dynasty rises in Telangana
J R Prasad, New Indian Express, 5 May 2013
Telangana Rashtra Samiti (TRS) chief K Chandrasekhar Rao’s dream of carving out a Telangana state still eludes him, so he is busy putting together the political dreams of the next generation in his family. TRS appears to be the latest entrant in the long list of political leaders bitten by the dynasty bug.
Chandrasekhar Rao’s son K Taraka Rama Rao and nephew T Harish Rao play a key role in deciding the day-to-day affairs of the party. Rama Rao represents Siricilla segment in the Assembly whereas Harish Rao is the MLA from Siddipet.
With his son and nephew at the helm of affairs, Chandrasekhar Rao has cleared the decks for his daughter K Kavitha, who has been playing a key role in the Telangana movement by taking up non-political issues concerning the region with her outfit Telangana Jagruthi, to take the political plunge. (more…)
Final decision on Telangana- Road map and potholes? జనవరి 18, 2013
Posted by bharath in Andhra, Andhrapreneurship, compromise, Congress, Hyderabad, Telangana.Tags: Rahul Gandhi, sushilkumar shinde, union territory
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Final decision on Telangana unlikely by month-end
J Balaji, The Hindu, New Delhi, January 18, 2013
Will the Centre agree to create a separate state of Telangana or not? This is the question on top of every one’s mind as the January 28 deadline set by Union Home Minister Sushilkumar Shinde approaches.
Indications available here suggest that it would not be a clear yes or no. According to political leaders and officers in the know of things, the Centre is likely to unveil a road map for considering the demand.
Some of the key elements in the contemplated road map include an official committee to suggest measures for earmarking revenue divisions, water sharing and the demand for making Hyderabad the common capital of both Seemandhra and Telangana for some time. (more…)
Polavaram dam fraud or confusion is beyond borders – Officials to visit Russia & China to verify ‘fake docs’ జనవరి 6, 2013
Posted by bharath in Andhrapreneurship, corruption, Polavaram.Tags: dam safety, indian embassy, jalayagnam, tender gifts
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Contradictory letters on Polavaram create confusion
Government in a bind over Centre’s papers on EC UES
Decision on finalisation of Polavaram tenders today, may go to Transstroy
A Ravindra Seshu, The Hans India, 6 Jan 2012
Hyderabad: The tender controversy of Polavaram – Indira Sagar irrigation project took another twist after the Union Ministry for Foreign Affairs wrote a letter to the state government stating that the experience certificates submitted by EC UES, a partnership company of Transstroy and which stood as L-1 in the third round tenders, as authenticated one.
Highly placed sources said that the state government received the letter from Union Ministry on Foreign Affairs (UMFA) two days back. In the letter, the UMFA said that it enquired all the allegations levelled against EC UES and found no truth in it. It said that the first secretary in Indian Embassy in Russia Ganesh enquired about the complaints against EC UES and uncovered the facts. (more…)
Odisha opposes Polavaram dam at National Water Resources Council meet డిసెంబర్ 30, 2012
Posted by bharath in biodiversity, Congress, corruption, ecology, Koya, Polavaram.Tags: dam, displacement
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The Pioneer
Odisha opposes AP irrigation plan at meet
Saturday, 29 December 2012 PNS | Bhubaneswar
The State Government strongly opposed the ongoing controversial multipurpose Polavaram Irrigation Project of Andhra Pradesh at the 6th meeting of the National Water Resources Council held at New Delhi on Friday and accused the Centre of evading its responsibility in resolving the inter-State river dispute and forcing the State to seek recourse in legal remedies.
The Government urged the Centre at the meeting held under the Chairmanship of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to constitute a task force to examine the problems of flood, drainage congestion and coastal erosion of the State, besides demanding formulation of a comprehensive scheme to look at development of water resources in eastern region, including Odisha in a holistic manner. (more…)
Polavaram project: Transstroy disputes allegation, says other bidders’ documents too not in order డిసెంబర్ 28, 2012
Posted by bharath in Andhrapreneurship, corruption, Polavaram, Telangana.Tags: Longtan Hydro Power Project, Madhucon, Soma CGGS, Transstroy
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Polavaram: Transstroy complains against other bidders
Special Correspondent, The Hindu, December 28, 2012
Transstroy consortium, the L1 bidder for the Polavaram project has complained to the Engineer-in-Chief that two other bidders, Soma CGGC joint venture and Madhucon Sino Hydro, submitted work experience certificates pertaining to the same project, executed in China.
Transstroy, along with its Russian-based JV JSC UES, has been under scanner of the high power committee over allegations that its work experience certificates were not authenticated by the competent authorities for the projects executed by them in Russia.
However, Transstroy disputed the allegation and showed again its work experience for the projects executed in Russia. It also submitted a certificate issued by a Russian government undertaking. (more…)
AP Politics 2012 – Walkathons, hollow promises, deepening crisis డిసెంబర్ 28, 2012
Posted by bharath in Andhra, corruption, drama, elections, politics, Telangana.Tags: AP 2012, AP Crisis
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2012 saw Telangana issue losing its steam
PTI Dec 27, 2012
HYDERABAD: 2012 was more or less free from any major political turmoil unlike previous years in Andhra Pradesh which saw the vexatious Telangana statehood issue somewhat losing its steam.
The year also saw 21-month-old YSR Congress establishing itself as a formidable political force in the state, challenging both ruling Congress and principal Opposition Telugu Desam Party. Telangana protagonists achieved little success as the government seemed to be in no mood to take a call on the statehood demand though it convened an all-party meeting towards the end of the year.
The year, however, was an annus horribilis for ruling Congress as its fortunes continued to dip due to a variety of reasons. Chief Minister N Kiran Kumar Reddy completed yet another year in office but somewhat failed to ensure cohesion in his Cabinet with his colleagues pulling it in different directions.
A Cabinet minister was arrested by CBI in a corruption scandal and lost his job. Another minister is set to meet the same fate as he has been named in the CBI charge sheet in the same scandal. (more…)
Rayalaseema won’t sit silent if Telangana is granted, TG Venkatesh డిసెంబర్ 22, 2012
Posted by bharath in Culture, Economy, Identity, politics, Rayalaseema, Telangana.Tags: TG Venkatesh
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‘Rayalaseema won’t sit silent if Telangana is granted’
Inkeshaf Ahmed, PostNoon, December 21, 2012
Congress leader TG Venkatesh from Rayalaseema region says he will not mind quitting Congress if statehood is given to Telangana.
Congress leader and minister from Rayalaseema, TG Venkatesh, said on Friday he would lead an agitation from the front for a separate Rayalaseema state if his party gives in and grants statehood to Telangana.
The minister hinted that if a separate Telangana is formed, he would not mind quitting the Congress and would float a Rayalaseema front or join YSRC. Venkatesh said a united Andhra would ensure growth in all regions. (more…)
New Craft of Looting the Nation – Criminal Dams డిసెంబర్ 3, 2012
Posted by bharath in Andhrapreneurship, Congress, Polavaram, TDP, TRS.Tags: conspiracy of silence, corrupt dam, irrigation scam, Jala Yagnam, politician-bureaucrat-contractor nexus
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Only criminal probe can unravel scam in irrigation projects
Nauzer K Bharucha, TNN Nov 30, 2012
Mumbai: For the past ten years, a politician-bureaucrat-contractor nexus has had a free run of multi-crore irrigation projects in the state. Rules were blatantly flouted, project estimates illegally revised and permissions brazenly granted without adequate precautions and mandatory clearances.
Government sources said that only a criminal investigation could unravel the extent of the scam, described as the largest in Maharashtra’s history. “The white paper on irrigation projects submitted to the state cabinet on Thursday is merely a data collection exercise. If there is an independent judicial inquiry, the Democratic Front government will collapse, considering the involvement of powerful politicians and officials,” said a source. (more…)
Polavaram dam tender- forged documents of Transstroy డిసెంబర్ 3, 2012
Posted by bharath in Andhrapreneurship, Congress, corruption, Polavaram, TDP, TRS.Tags: corrupt dam, scam in irrigation
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Polavaram dam in one more controversy
Polavaram project construction budget grows manifold – Tv9
Polavaram tenders, a case of ‘quo pro quid’ ?? నవంబర్ 1, 2012
Posted by bharath in Andhra, biodiversity, Congress, corruption, Godavari, indigenous, Polavaram, politics, Telangana, TRS.Tags: Congress MP, dam, tender gifts, Transstroy India Limited
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Polavaram tenders, a case of ‘quo pro quid’ ??
by A Saye Sekhar, Frontpageindia.com Oct 31,2012
Transstroy India Ltd was selected for the execution of the massive Polavaram project. The project tenders became controversial twice and the Government had cancelled the tenders following legal intervention. In fact, the tender was given to SEW Infrastructure of CL Rajam, who is Chairman of Namaste Telangana newspaper and a close associate of Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) president K Chandrasekhar Rao.
When the Government cancelled the earlier ones and called for tenders afresh, Transstroy India Ltd in which Guntur MP Rayapati Sambasiva Rao, has interests, and Soma Constructions came as L1 and L2. After the techno-economic analysis, the Engineer-in-Chief of multi-thousand-crore Polavaram Project awarded the execution order to Transstroy India Ltd, which was asked to submit the project schedule within 15 days. (more…)
