Powerstars Voice Calls You To AP NGO Meeting

Powerstars Voice Calls You To AP NGO Meeting

Powerstar's voice calls 'you' to AP NGO meeting on 7th

The AP NGO's are gearing up for an eventful meeting on 7th September at LB Stadium, Hyderabad. Calling all Samaikhyandhra supporters to the venue, they have released a powerful video that includes Pawan Kalyan's scene as a blood boiling 'pilupu' to join their cause.

Using Pawan's voice and magnetism to the maximum, the video is energetically calling all supporters to be a part of the United Andhra initiative. The dialogues were part of Pawan's recent film Cameraman Ganaga tho Rambabu. Not a very subtle gesture we say!

AP NGOs Association has received the all clear from the police to conduct the meeting, albeit with certain restrictions. Only the AP NGOs will attend the meeting from 2pm to 5pm, where the attendees are not allowed to shout slogans. Employees with identity cards will only be granted entry. The employees are informed not to carry any objectionable material on them such as match boxes and bags.

(AW: Sruthi)

You can open tiffin centre in Telangana, KCR tells CM

Responding to Chief Minister Kiran Kumar Reddy's statements earlier, TRS president KCR has lashed out with statistics. He spoke to the media and elaborated that Telangana region has its own power supply and that Andhra and Telangana will return each others favors over time.

Throwing virtual daggers at the CM, KCR alleged that Kiran Kumar Reddy's statements are lies and untruths. He pointed out that both Guntur and Telangana have high courts, constructed in 1964 and 1919 respectively.

Hyderabad has only 15,000 advocates, he noted, as he prepares himself to challenge the CM in a debate.

He said that Telangana people have accepted Hyderabad as common capital for 10 years based on humanitarian grounds. 'Andhra people can carry on their work here until a new capital is established. I never said those who are born and brought up here are not Telanganites. The CM can also run a tiffin center here if he wants,' KCR shot out.

The leader continued that Kiran Kumar Reddy did not speak in a fashion befitting a chief minister. He went on to elaborate that farmers in Telangana have nothing fear as they have sources of electricity and that the CM is misleading them.

KCR further clarified that he never asked Andhra government employees to leave the new state. He said that he would like to speak all of this with the CM in person.

You can open tiffin centre in Telangana, KCR tells CM

(AW: Sruthi)

Non Stop Samaikyandhra Movement Since 8 Days

Non Stop Samaikyandhra Movement Since 8 Days

Samaikyandhra Movement

Many associations, groups and unions that were not heard of so far by many in the State came out to protest against the Congress Working Committee's decision to bifurcate the State of AP.

Some of the pictures of agitation in support of Samaikyandhra (United AP State)
The situation is expected to aggravate with the joining of workers of 123 RTC bus depots in Seemandhra and AP NGO's strike call notice to the Government to observe from 12.00 am on 12th August.

Employees of Private Colleges in Visakhapatnam gathered at Siripuram Junction.


 KCR's Effigy burnt at Ananthapur



Group of Brahimins rallying on Ananthapur roads.



Autos rally in Anakapalle



Parakala Prabhakar speaking in the Samaikyandhra Supporters Meet at Tirupati.



Reserved Army Force deployed at Tirupati standing on vigil.



Picnic in protest.  Samaikyandhra supporters cooking on roads in East Godavari District to disrupt traffic to mark their protest for the bifurcation decision taken by CWC.



Chandi Yagam organized at Pushkara banks of Godavari in Rajuhmundry by the group of Archakas to get divine support also for Samaikya movement.



Rally of Samaikya supporters at Kakinada.



Human chain at the main center of Kadapa.



Students shouting slogans at Prakasham Pantulu statue in Ongole.



Students formed human chain at Lawyerpeta, Ongole.



Rally at Ongole organized by the State Mala Community JAC.



Women's rally at Kadapa.



Samaikya supporters blocked main road at Budwel in Kadapa district.



Employees of District Officers' union rally at Kurnool



Transport vehicles held up at Kurnool Highway.



Traffic blockade at Tungabhadra National Highway in Kurnool



Human chain at Tiruvuru in Krishna District.



Picnic in protest in front of Municipal Office at Machilipatnam in Krishna District.



Rally of autos at Machilipatnam, Krishna District



Cooking food on road at Varikuntapadu in PS Nellore District.



Vehicles stopped on National Highway at Yecharla in Srikakulam district



TRS party President KCR's effigy burnt at Srikakulam



Students on the National Highway at Denduluru in West Godavari District formed human chain.



Students rally at Tanuku in West Godavari district



Samaikyandhra supporters form chain in the main Center in Vizianagaram.



MLC Kolagatla speaking in support to the Samaikyandhra supporters.



Autos rally at Purnakumbham circle at Tirupati.



Medicos rally at Guntur protesting State's bifurcation.



TDP leaders rally at Guntur protesting State's bifurcation.



Veterinary employees JAC rally at Guntur



Homam in the Gandhi Center, Potti Sriramulu Nellore organized by Brahmin community.



Advocates targeting District Collector’s offices at PS Nellore.




Dharna by Samaikyandhra supporters at the residence of Union Minister Panabaka Lakshmi at Nellore.

Nandamuri Taraka Rama Raos 90th Birthday

NTR's 90th Birthday 

NT Rama Rao who in fact does not need an introduction is only remembered here on the occasion of his birthday today.

He made so deep an impression on the Telugu people living in the State and also elsewhere on the globe that it is hard to forget him for a long time to come.  He achieved with flying colors on two different fields- movies and politics.  

He was a matinee idol in Telugu Cinema.  He enacted mythological roles and gave an impression that they must have looked exactly like him.  His famous roles were of Sri Ram and Sri Krishna.  He equally did justice to the anti roles of Ravana and Duryodhana.  His tone, timing, dialogue delivery, facial expressions and graceful movements made him a hero of all times.  He acted in fantacy, social and historical movies also with same ease.  His first movie was “Mana Desam” in 1949 and last was “Srinadha Kavi Sarvabhouma” in 1993.

NT Rama Rao entered politics in 1982 with a bang. He founded Telugu Desam Party which broke all time record of regional party earning thumping majority in a short time of its inception.  He ruled the State of Andhra Pradesh as its Chief Minister for three terms in total during the period from 1983 to 1995.   NTR also worked at the Center and was instrumental in forming a National Front with the non supporting parties to Congress.  

He focused on the basic needs of the common man when he was ruling the State.  He introduced Rs.2/- per kg rice in those times.  Mid day meal is another popular Govt. Scheme he introduced.  He was for the women’s right to fight for the equal rights of women in the law of inheritance.   He brought prohibition of selling and stocking of alcohol in the State.  He introduced many reforms in different fields.  He introduced EAMCET.  He allowed private transporters to compete with APSRTC.  He initiated Telugu Ganga Project.  He boldly removed village Patwari and Patel system (Karanam and munsab).

Nandamuri Taraka Rama Rao who was born in Nimmakuru, a small village in of Gudivada Taluka that falls in Krishna District, on 28th May 1923 achieved top position in both the fields he opted for- Cinema and Politics.  In the both the fields he earned a clean image- no gossips in Cinema and no corruption in politics.  

In spite of the changing time and technological development, NTR’s old films are still loved by many.  In spite of so much of the changes in the political scenario, still NTR’s way of coming to power, his ruling that saw many reforms and especially his endeavor to uphold Telugu pride will be remembered for a very long time to come.  

(AW-SriJa)

 

Sri Rama Navami At Badhrachalam

Sri Rama Navami at Badhrachalam-A special report 

 

Sri Rama Navami-the birthday and also the wedding anniversary-of legendary ancient personality and Lord Sri Ram falls on Navami after Ugadi. Today being that auspicious day, celebrations have touched peak across the country. At many famous temples in the country, the wedding of SitaRam would be conducted with much pomp and geity. And Badhrachalam temple (built by famous saint Bhakta Ramdas) at a place where Sri Rama and Sita Mata stayed during their vanavasam, the celebrations will touch sky.

After edurkolu ritual that took place at Badhrachalam temple yesterday, SitaRama kalyanam is being conducted. Since the time of last Qutub Shahi, Abul Hasan Tana Shah (the seventh and last emperor of Bahamani dynasty who jailed Ramadasu for constructing a temple at Badhrachalam and later released him after dreaming Lord Sri Rama), silk clothes have been presented to the deity at Badhrachalam by the ruling authority of Andhra Pradesh/Hyderabad/Badhrachalam.

This year, chief minister Kiran Kumar Reddy has already left for Badhrachalam to submit silk clothes and thalambralu to SitaRamulu on behalf of the government. Kiran Kumar is going to submit the holy clothes at 11.30 am. In fact, several other VIPs have already reached Badhrachalam to witness SitaRama kalyanam.

(AW Phani)

Offers To God Diamond Studded Crown

A diamond studded crown worth 1 crore 80 lakhs of Rupees was presented to Tirupati Balaji by a Chennai devotee, as per the announcement made by Tirumal Tirupati Devastanams management. 

It has been a tradition to donate some thing of the earnings in the name of God which is inculcated by our ancestors describing it as a Dharma Karya, a devotional deed. As the temples were treated as the safest of places and a proper use of the money is expected from the accumulation of the wealth of a temple, it was prescribed and has been followed from ages to offer some thing to God. 

Whatever is offered to God is nothing, in spite of its exchange value, as God is considered as the real owner of everything in the creation. That is why an offer is made only in the name of God but not to God. This statement makes one not to become proud of his rich offering if made any. It is made customary to offer voluntarily to contribute for the poor and unfortunate who are not lucky enough to have a means to earn. 

Some times an incident makes our mind search for similar incidents and the search result may makes us feel not very happy. Presenting a diamond studded crown to Lord Venkateswara of Tirupati by Gali Janardan Reddy comes up on the top of the search as it followed by the CBI raids, arrests and disclosure of many a financial crimes committed by him. As it is an automatic process of the mind it cannot be helped but an offering is a good act in the interest of the society as a whole. 

IPL 6 Peoples Expectations

IPL 5 has been a blunder of sorts with the several controversies that had besieged the reputation of the game. What was intended to be quick entertainment for the audience and a test of stress for the players turned into a muck of politics, corruption, match-fixing, scandals at the after-parties and innumerable other things.

There are few ways the season 6 of the IPL can regain the popularity and the viewership of the first few installments of the game. After a small survey of people they have expressed that the IPL 6 could do away with a few things to be as attractive as the earlier iterations and we have made a small list of it.

1.   Aloofness from politics: Sport is sport and politics are nowhere concerned with these games. IPL is better off without politics. Let the sport be a sport and not a money minting machine.

2.    Controversies with after-parties: After the games, there are several after parties that would relax the players but there have been several scandals involved in these after-parties recently. Several players have been named to be involved in unacceptable behavior at these parties tainting the sportsmanship of the games. We don't want to hear about drug abuse, chronic alcoholism, or some similar illicit activity; just fun. 

3.    Cheerleaders: We appreciate that India want's to Indianize the appearance and make it less provocative but the concept is not Indian in the first place. Either let it be western or IPL 6 can do better off without the Indian garment donning version of the mini-dances. Not only does it hurt the sentiments of the classical dancers but it also enervates the concept.

4.    Strategic breaks: Really? Are the teams so unprepared for the variable outcomes of the game? No, this is nothing but an abhorrent way of minting money for the IPL when it can telecast more and more advertisements. One break is more than sufficient and adding another one will only hamper the pace and the entertainment in the game. 

5.    Match-fixing: Highly unacceptable. If you are charging the audience for tickets, premium for the special boxes, provide unadulterated games without trying to influence the games for money. 

6.    Tough matches: matches that are nerve wracking until the very last ball are what we want to see and not those matches where a team can score well beyond 200 while the other is dismissed for a score shy of 150.

IPL 6 Peoples Expectations

(AW- Anil)