Wednesday 11 January 2012
CAT 2011 results declared
The much awaited results of the Common Admission Test (CAT) 2011 results for admissions in Indian Institutes of Management (IIMs) and 150 other institutions were declared on Wednesday.
CAT results were available on IIM portal. Candidates will have to log on to the website with their CAT registration number and email address.
The website where results were declared had crashed last year. IIMS and other institutions have also started toll free helpline numbers. These helpline numbers would also be beneficial for those candidates who don’t have internet access.
CAT was conducted between October 20th and November 18th last year in 68 test centers across 36 cities.
You can get results from https://weaiimcalcat.catiim.in/
Source: http://www.telugu-news.com/india/news/cat-2011-results-declared_1257.html
Jaganmohan Reddy continues fast in Telangana
48 hour fast of YSR Congress party leader YS Jaganmohan Reddy in Armoor town of Nizamabad district entered the second day Wednesday along with tight security. Jaganmohan Reddy’s past to underline the problems facing by the farmers in Andhra Pradesh has entered the second day.
A large number of farmers and supporters came to the hunger strike camp to call on the Kadapa MP. Jaganmohan Reddy began is fast on Tuesday night.
Addressing the people Tuesday night Kadapa MP criticized the Congress Government for not addressing the problems, which is faced by the farmers, he said farmers facing severe hardships as they were not being paid remunerative prices for their produce and due to lack of financial support from the government.
Source:http://www.telugu-news.com/andhra-pradesh/news/jaganmohan-reddy-continues-fast-in-telangana-_1258.html
Should you study journalism after Class 12? A perspective
With career in media standing steady as a lucrative option, a course in journalism comes handy. It helps in developing a base in of print, electronic as well as online media..
While some might believe that the power of pen is something inherent that cannot be taught but has to be developed with practice, yet these journalism courses promise to teach the “craft of journalism” within a few years.
With rampant rise in institutes and universities offering Bachelor’s degree in journalism across the country, its popularity is now an established fact. “I think in today’s competitive world of journalism where skills are important and so is niche reporting with focus on content, a journalism course is more than relevant and significantly useful if you wish to join the field,” said Anubha Yadav, Assistant Professor in Journalism Department, Delhi University.
The three year degree course aims at introducing all kinds of media careers (print, television, online, advertising, public relations) as well as the various schools and thoughts around it in history and in today’s times. Also students get trained in reporting, editing and even technologies. “It is a very challenging enterprise. I think a person who passes out of the course will have more than introductory grounding in media field,” adds Yadav.
After pursuing the course, students are free to choose. While a sizable number end up finding entry-level work in newspapers, television, media portals, advertising agencies, etc; there are others, disillusioned by the course’s cursory stance in all subjects, who decide to pursue a completely different course in postgraduation. “I realised after completing my journalism course that I had not really learnt in depth about any particular subject,” informs Pallabi Roy, currently pursuing her MPhil in Sociology from JNU.
“I could have easily opted for a basic graduation degree and followed it up with postgraduation in journalism. But I wanted to enter the field early as industry experience matters more than higher qualification in media,” says Mrinalini Raman, a student of Journalism at University of Mumbai. Most courses require students to do at least one internship with any media organization. After completion of course in journalism, one can expect jobs in leading newspapers, journals, news agencies, online news sites, advertising firms and a host of other organizations. After completion of course, the entry level salary is around Rs. 12000-Rs.15000. As one gains experience of 3-5 years salary can grow somewhere between Rs. 25000-50000. In fact, the relatively lower salary in media industry as compared to any high-flying corporate career has not managed to deter aspirants.
Source:http://campus.yahoo.com/news/yeducareers360/should-you-study-journalism-after-class-12-perspective-20120110
Tuesday 10 January 2012
Top 10 detox foods
Fortunately, there are many foods around that can help counteract the effects of a toxic lifestyle. Whether you want to lose weight, feel more energised, improve your complexion or boost your mood, check out these top 10 foods to cleanse your body and boost your health.
Lemon
Lemons are a staple of many detox diets, and there is good reason for this. Firstly, lemons are packed with antioxidant vitamin C, which is great for the skin and for fighting disease-forming free-radicals. Furthermore, the citrus fruit has an alkaline effect on the body, meaning that it can help restore the body's pH balance, benefitting the immune system. Try starting your day with hot water and a slice of lemon to help flush out toxins and cleanse your system.
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Ginger
If too much fatty food or alcohol has caused problems for your digestive system, it may be worthwhile adding some ginger to your diet. Ginger is not only great for reducing feelings of nausea, but it can help improve digestion, beat bloating and reduce gas. In addition to this, ginger is high in antioxidants and is good for boosting the immune system. To give your digestion a helping hand, try sipping on ginger tea or adding some freshly grated ginger to a fruit or vegetable juice.
Garlic
Garlic has long been known for its heart benefits, however the pungent food is also good at detoxifying the body. Garlic is not only antiviral, antibacterial and antibiotic, but it contains a chemical called allicin which promotes the production of white blood cells and helps fight against toxins. Garlic is best eaten raw, so add some crushed garlic to a salad dressing to boost its flavour and your health at the same time.
Artichoke
If you have recently been overindulging in fatty foods and alcohol, adding some steamed globe artichoke leaves to your meals is a great way to help get your body back on track. Globe artichokes are packed with antioxidants and fibre and can also help the body digest fatty foods. On top of this, globe artichoke is renowned for its ability to stimulate and improve the functions of the liver - the body's main toxin-fighting tool.
Beetroot
For those needing a quick health-boosting shot of nutrients, you can't do much better than beetroot. Packed with magnesium, iron, and vitamin C, the vegetable has recently been hailed as a superfood due to its many reported health benefits. Not only is beetroot great for skin, hair and cholesterol levels, but it can also help support liver detoxification, making it an ultimate detox food. To enjoy its benefits, try adding raw beetroot to salads or sipping on some beetroot juice.
Green tea
While it's not technically a food, no detox plan would be complete without regular consumption of essential liquids. Fluids are essential for keeping our organs healthy and helping to flush toxins from the body, and drinking green tea is a great way of boosting your intake. Green tea is not only a good weight-loss drink, but it is extremely high in antioxidants. Research has also suggested that drinking green tea can protect the liver from diseases including fatty liver disease.
Cabbage
Many celebs have resorted to the cabbage soup diet to help lose weight and get in shape quickly before a big event, however cabbage is not only good for weight loss - it is also an excellent detoxifying food. Like most cruciferous vegetables (including broccoli and sprouts), cabbage contains a chemical called sulforaphane, which helps the body fight against toxins. Cabbage also supplies the body with glutathione; an antioxidant that helps improve the detoxifying function of the liver.
Fresh fruit
Fresh fruits are high in vitamins, minerals, antioxidants and fibre= and are also low in calories, making them an important part of a detox diet. If you're after brighter eyes and skin, shinier hair and improved digestion, try boosting your intake of fruit and eating from a wide variety of different kinds. The good news is fruit is easy to add to your diet, so try starting your day with a fresh fruit salad or smoothie and snacking on pieces of fruit throughout the day.
Brown rice
If you want to cleanse your system and boost your health, it is a good idea to cut down on processed foods. Instead, try supplementing your diet with healthier whole grains such as brown rice, which is rich in many key detoxifying nutrients including B vitamins, magnesium, manganese and phosphorous. Brown rice is also high in fibre, which is good for cleansing the colon, and rich in selenium, which can help to protect the liver as well as improving the complexion.
Watercress
Like most green herbs and vegetables, watercress is an excellent health-booster and detox food. Firstly, watercress leaves are packed with many vital detoxifying nutrients, including several B vitamins, zinc, potassium, vitamin E and vitamin C. Secondly, watercress has natural diuretic properties, which can help to flush toxins out the body. To reap the benefits of this nutritious food, try adding a handful of watercress to salads, soups and sandwiches.
Source: http://in.lifestyle.yahoo.com/10-detox-foods-090000545.html
TDP demands Home Minister to resign
Telugu Desam Party members Teegala Krishna Reddy and Varla Ramayya demanded an explanation for Home Minister Sabita Indra Reddy vacating her official residence in a hurry.
They said that she is vacating the house because there were anti-social activities going on in the residence. T. Krishna Reddy demaned Home Minister to resign to her post if she really feels responsible for the insult of moral values.
They also demanded to producer her son Karthik Reddy and his friend Pradeep Reddy in front of CCS police. They also demanded to start an investigation of the phone calls from the Home Minister’s official residence.
Source: http://www.telugu-news.com/andhra-pradesh/news/tdp-demands-home-minister-to-resign_55.html
Chandrababu Naidu arrested during march protest
Telugu Desam Party President N Chandrababu Naidu and his Party leaders were detained as they were proceeding in a rally to the electricity office in Hyderabad to protest the hike in power tariff and erratic supply. They were taken to Banjara Hills police station and later released.
The former Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh N Chandrababu Naidu and his party leaders started the rally from NTR Trust Bhavan, TDP headquarters, but they were blocked in the midway by police on Road No 3, Banjara Hills.
There was a duel between the TDP leaders and the Police as the latter tried to whisk them away in police vans. After 45 minute drama, the TDP leaders, Including Chandrababu were taken to the Banjara Hills police station.
The TDP president condemned the arrests and told reporters that his party would continue protests till the government in Andhra Pradesh dropped the move to weigh down common people.
The Former Chief Minister said AP Transco had outstanding loans of INR 16,000 crore. He alleged that the government was planning to shift the burden to people through the tariff hike.
Source:http://www.telugu-news.com/andhra-pradesh/news/chandrababu-naidu-arrested-during-march-protest_1253.html
Monday 9 January 2012
First networked dialysis centre opens in Andhra Pradesh
Hyderabad, Jan 9 : Bangalore-based Nephrolife, a pioneer in kidney care and a leading Renal Replacement Therapy (RRT) provider, has established its first and exclusive state-of-the-art unit in Challa Hospital at Ameerpet in the city today.
Speaking to mediapersons, after inaugurating the 10-bedded unit, Nephrolife Founder and Managing Director Shriram Vijayakumar claimed, "We are the only providers of networked dialysis in India".
The dialysis could be monitored with centralised system and it also automates the entire record entry process, he said.
Nephrolife has set new standards for patient care and safety, which are comparable with the best in the world, he claimed, adding dialysis was carried out in a comfortable, private environment, with imported recliners, IPTV and LCD screen facilites, he said.
Mr Vijayakumar said to ensure the highest quality clinical outcomes, Nephrolife adopts internatinal standards protocols and infection control precautions with a highly-trined team of technicians and therapists.
By foraying into Andhra Pradesh, Nephrolife is now present in major southern states of Tamil Nadu, Karnataka and the Union Territory of Pandicherry, the Director said, adding the combined bed capacity of Nephrolife has reached over 100 across nine centres.
"We are planning to establish another six centres in Hyderabad within a span of eighteen months period and at Bangalore, 60 dialysis machines were established in six centres," Mr Vijayakumar added. (UNI)
Source: http://www.newkerala.com/news/2011/worldnews-141712.html
Speaking to mediapersons, after inaugurating the 10-bedded unit, Nephrolife Founder and Managing Director Shriram Vijayakumar claimed, "We are the only providers of networked dialysis in India".
The dialysis could be monitored with centralised system and it also automates the entire record entry process, he said.
Nephrolife has set new standards for patient care and safety, which are comparable with the best in the world, he claimed, adding dialysis was carried out in a comfortable, private environment, with imported recliners, IPTV and LCD screen facilites, he said.
Mr Vijayakumar said to ensure the highest quality clinical outcomes, Nephrolife adopts internatinal standards protocols and infection control precautions with a highly-trined team of technicians and therapists.
By foraying into Andhra Pradesh, Nephrolife is now present in major southern states of Tamil Nadu, Karnataka and the Union Territory of Pandicherry, the Director said, adding the combined bed capacity of Nephrolife has reached over 100 across nine centres.
"We are planning to establish another six centres in Hyderabad within a span of eighteen months period and at Bangalore, 60 dialysis machines were established in six centres," Mr Vijayakumar added. (UNI)
Source: http://www.newkerala.com/news/2011/worldnews-141712.html
Andhra Pradesh: A Deepening Calm
By South Asia Intelligence Review, : The declining trend in Naxalite or Left Wing Extremist (LWE) violence in Andhra Pradesh, established dramatically since 2006, continued through 2011, with the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) responsible for all significant incidents.
The State recorded six civilian and four Maoist fatalities in 2011, as against 17 civilian and 16 Maoist fatalities in 2010. In a remarkable feat, the State, which was once the epicenter of Maoist violence, has not reported a single Security Force (SF) casualty for three years in a row, since 2009. Fatalities in 2011 were, in fact, a tad lower than a third of the previous year. Andhra Pradesh recorded no major incident (involving more than three fatalities), and no incident of ‘swarming attacks’ (involving more than 50 cadres and militia).
Even as the intensity of Maoist-violence reduced in the State, its spatial spread has also contracted further. Maoist-related fatalities were reported from 12 Districts in 2009 and seven Districts in 2010, while in 2011, these were restricted to just three Districts, viz., Visakhapatnam, Warangal, and Khammam. Visakhapatnam accounted for five civilian fatalities, while Warangal witnessed the only other civilian fatality. All Maoist fatalities were reported from the Khammam District alone.
In addition to the incidents in which Maoists fatalities were reported, Maoists exchanged fire with SF personnel on at least another three occasions – once each in Khammam, Warangal and Vizianagaram District. The Maoists also triggered three explosions – two in Visakhapatnam and one in Khammam District. Other incidents of Maoist violence in 2011 included four incidents of setting ablaze construction equipment (three in Khammam and one in Karimnagar) and destruction of Forest Department quarters in Vizianagaram District. The Maoists also abducted two persons in Karimnagar District.
At least 50 Maoists were arrested in the State in 2011, 19 in Khammam; 15 in Visakhapatnam, five in Warangal; four in Guntur; two each in Karimnagar, Vizianagaram and Adilabad; and one in Hyderabad. Among the important arrests, was a `State committee' leader, Dudekula Rayabose, arrested from Guntur District. Rayabose, a native of Husnabad mandal (administinistrative division) Karimnagar District, had been with the CPI-Maoist for the last two decades.
Another 89 Maoists surrendered through 2011, 66 in Visakhapatnam; eight in Khammam; five in Warangal; four in East Godavari; two each in Medak and Nizamabad; and one each in Karimnagar and Hyderabad. Total surrenders recorded in 2010 amounted to 66. Significant surrenders in 2011 included two ‘commanders’ – Vantala Somaraju alias Sekhar; and Balaraju, who worked along the Andhra-Odisha border (AOB), and carried an INR 300,000 reward on his head. Balaraju’s wife Sunitha who also had a reward of INR 300,000 against her, and who worked with him, also surrendered. The surrender list included three ‘deputy commanders’ – Jartha Nageswara Rao alias Naresh; Gammella Neelanna; and Kakuri Kanthamma alias Shanti alias Syamala
Major recoveries of arms were recorded from three Districts – Khammam, Srikakulam and Chittor. In the unearthing of one arms dump in the Mailapadu mandal of Srikakulam District, Police recovered 1,600 grenade, plastic chambers, springs, rings, safety-pins, hammers, live ammunition and 6 rocket launchers, were also found. It was reported that the material recovered was sufficient to assemble 3,000 grenades.
An analysis by SATP of violence, as well as of overground and underground activities by the Maoists through 2011, indicates that only three Districts in the State – Visakhapatnam, Warangal, and Khammam – remain in the ‘highly affected’ category; Karimnagar, Vizianagaram, Srikakulam, Guntur, Chittoor and East Godavari are ‘moderately affected’; while another four Districts – West Godavari, Adilabad, Nizamabad and Medak are ‘marginally affected’ by Naxalite activities.
Towards the end of 2011, the Andhra Police estimated that there were around 340 underground Maoist cadres remaining in the State, of whom 140 were on the borders with other States, such as Odisha and Chhattisgarh. Andhra Pradesh Police Chief, V. Dinesh Reddy, in a media report dated November 25, 2011, asserted that the Maoists, at one time, had over three thousand cadres in the State.
In June 2011, K.V.V. Gopala Rao, Superintendent of Police (SP) of Srikakulam District, had claimed that there were only eight top Maoists leaders left in the troubled Andhra Odisha Border (AOB) zone. The SP identified these leaders as Nambala Kesava Rao, Central Committee member and in-charge of international affairs; AOB Special Zonal Committee (AOBSZC) member, Chelluri Narayana Rao; Marpu Venkataramana [former secretary of east division of AOB; Mettaru Joga Rao, member, AOBSZC; and dalam (squad) leaders, Boddu Kundanalu, Erothu Sundaramma, Chelluri Indumathi and Maddu Dhanalakshmi.
Despite cumulative and continuing setbacks, the Maoists persisted in their efforts to regain a foothold in the State. This was most in evidence in their desperate attempts to infiltrate and manipulate the Telengana Movement, which was repeatedly pushed over into aggressive demonstrations and intimidatory mass violence.
Further, a report on the law and order situation in the State, which was tabled at the Collectors' Conference on December 16, 2011, observed that some unresolved conflicts involving developmental projects had the potential to provide leverage to Maoists in the foreseeable future. These conflicts included opposition to the Sompeta and Kakarapalli thermal power plant projects in Srikakulam District; a nuclear power plant project in Vizianagaram; the Hindujas’Power Plant in Visakhapatnam; and the setting up of eight thermal plants on either side of the Krishnapatnam port in Nellore District. The report also highlighted mining issues, particularly bauxite mining in the agency areas of Visakhapatnam; iron ore mining in Anantapur and Khammam.
In April 2011, the Special Intelligence Branch of the anti-Maoist agency of Andhra Pradesh Police had recovered key documents and sketches with details of how the Maoists planned to defend themselves against air attacks, and to capture airports. The syllabus for military training of Maoist cadres is accordingly being revamped, with the introduction of a manual, titled Guerrilla Air Defence, written by the ‘Central Military Commissioner’ and senior Maoist, Tipparthi Tirupati alias ‘Devji’ of Andhra Pradesh. This document includes instructions on how to kill air borne commandos as they rappelled off choppers.
Top security officials involved in anti-Naxalite operations in neighbouring Chhattisgarh and other States indicate that an increasing number of Maoist cadres were now using High Frequency (HF) radio waves instead of Very High Frequency (VHF) waves used earlier, in order to escape surveillance radars available with state intelligence units. The SFs are now planning to obtain and deploy advanced interception equipment which can intercept HF communications.
On its part, the State Police has sought to augment its anti-Maoist capacities. The Andhra Pradesh Government, in October 2011, announced that it would press into service an Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) for a close monitoring of Maoist activities in dense forests. The UAV, along with a chopper for rescue operations, had been sanctioned by the Centre to beef up the surveillance set-up. The UAV would have its base station at Madurapudi in the coastal city of Rajahmundry. The cost of these UAV’s can vary depending upon the type of payload used, and whether indigenously built, or imported, from a figure of INR 3 million to as high as INR 30 million. The Andhra DGP Reddy commenting on the news of their procurement asserted, “It (the UAV) will help us track down the activities of Naxals even in the thick forests and also send back images.”
The Police population ratio in Andhra Pradesh which stood at 96 at the end of 2007 was increased to 99 in 2008, further to 128 in 2009, has reached 131, as on December 31, 2010.
To supplement Police action against the Maoists, the State Government is also implementing major development programs in Maoist affected Districts. Eight Districts – East Godavari, Karimnagar, Khammam, Srikakulam, Visakhapatnam, Vizianagaram, Warangal and Adilabad – are currently under the centrally sponsored Integrated Action Plan (IAP). Further, in March 2011, Soumya Misra, Deputy Inspector General (DIG), Visakha Range, claimed that CPI-Maoist activities in the AOBSZ had declined as a result of new strategies adopted by the Police in Srikakulam, Vizianagaram and Visakhapatnam Districts. The DIG emphasized that the spate of surrenders across this region was due to State Police initiatives which included, amongst others, a sincere effort to provide employment opportunities to tribal youth, minimizing the Maoists’ recruitment base among impoverished tribal populations.
The Andhra Pradesh experience remains a dramatic example of what can be achieved by a coherent, sustained and well-resourced strategy, with a clear political mandate, and a committed Police leadership, against what was, not long ago, one of the country’s most virulent internal challenges. It is India’s abiding tragedy that this experience has not been sufficiently studied and understood by the political, security and intelligence leaderships of the country and other afflicted States, which continue to blunder about with contradictory and confused initiatives that have contributed directly to the spread and consolidation of the Maoist movement. Worse, political mischief and adventurism within segments of the Andhra and national leadership have even put at risk the extraordinary counter-insurgency gains in this State, as they play with fire in the Telengana agitation, creating renewed opportunities for a Maoist revival which, though this has been held effectively at bay by the State’s Police and intelligence apparatus.
The Maoists, indeed, concede their progressive loss of influence in their heartland areas in Andhra Pradesh as a result, not only of the state’s operational responses, but also a dramatic transformation of the social and economic profile. Citing a critical CPI-Maoist document, SAIR noted, in July 2011,
Indeed, in their Social Investigation of North Telangana: Case Study of Warangal, probably drafted towards the end of 2001 or early 2002, the Maoists concede that a wide range of social, political and economic transformations in the region have made recruitment difficult, and popular cooperation with the Police far more frequent, undermining the very possibility of effective Maoist mobilization. The tone of much of this document verges on the comical, as there is constant lamentation over precisely these improvements, and the impact they have had on the ‘revolutionary potential’ in what was, for decades, the Maoist heartland.
The Maoists have, however, repeatedly proved themselves to be extraordinarily adaptable and inventive adversaries, rising repeatedly from the ashes to mount a devastating challenge to state power. Despite the tremendous recovery the state apparatus in Andhra Pradesh has engineered against the Maoist insurgency, there can be absolutely no room for complacency.
(The writer Fakir Mohan Pradhan is Research Associate, Institute for Conflict Management) (IBNS)
In addition to the incidents in which Maoists fatalities were reported, Maoists exchanged fire with SF personnel on at least another three occasions – once each in Khammam, Warangal and Vizianagaram District. The Maoists also triggered three explosions – two in Visakhapatnam and one in Khammam District. Other incidents of Maoist violence in 2011 included four incidents of setting ablaze construction equipment (three in Khammam and one in Karimnagar) and destruction of Forest Department quarters in Vizianagaram District. The Maoists also abducted two persons in Karimnagar District.
At least 50 Maoists were arrested in the State in 2011, 19 in Khammam; 15 in Visakhapatnam, five in Warangal; four in Guntur; two each in Karimnagar, Vizianagaram and Adilabad; and one in Hyderabad. Among the important arrests, was a `State committee' leader, Dudekula Rayabose, arrested from Guntur District. Rayabose, a native of Husnabad mandal (administinistrative division) Karimnagar District, had been with the CPI-Maoist for the last two decades.
Another 89 Maoists surrendered through 2011, 66 in Visakhapatnam; eight in Khammam; five in Warangal; four in East Godavari; two each in Medak and Nizamabad; and one each in Karimnagar and Hyderabad. Total surrenders recorded in 2010 amounted to 66. Significant surrenders in 2011 included two ‘commanders’ – Vantala Somaraju alias Sekhar; and Balaraju, who worked along the Andhra-Odisha border (AOB), and carried an INR 300,000 reward on his head. Balaraju’s wife Sunitha who also had a reward of INR 300,000 against her, and who worked with him, also surrendered. The surrender list included three ‘deputy commanders’ – Jartha Nageswara Rao alias Naresh; Gammella Neelanna; and Kakuri Kanthamma alias Shanti alias Syamala
Major recoveries of arms were recorded from three Districts – Khammam, Srikakulam and Chittor. In the unearthing of one arms dump in the Mailapadu mandal of Srikakulam District, Police recovered 1,600 grenade, plastic chambers, springs, rings, safety-pins, hammers, live ammunition and 6 rocket launchers, were also found. It was reported that the material recovered was sufficient to assemble 3,000 grenades.
An analysis by SATP of violence, as well as of overground and underground activities by the Maoists through 2011, indicates that only three Districts in the State – Visakhapatnam, Warangal, and Khammam – remain in the ‘highly affected’ category; Karimnagar, Vizianagaram, Srikakulam, Guntur, Chittoor and East Godavari are ‘moderately affected’; while another four Districts – West Godavari, Adilabad, Nizamabad and Medak are ‘marginally affected’ by Naxalite activities.
Towards the end of 2011, the Andhra Police estimated that there were around 340 underground Maoist cadres remaining in the State, of whom 140 were on the borders with other States, such as Odisha and Chhattisgarh. Andhra Pradesh Police Chief, V. Dinesh Reddy, in a media report dated November 25, 2011, asserted that the Maoists, at one time, had over three thousand cadres in the State.
In June 2011, K.V.V. Gopala Rao, Superintendent of Police (SP) of Srikakulam District, had claimed that there were only eight top Maoists leaders left in the troubled Andhra Odisha Border (AOB) zone. The SP identified these leaders as Nambala Kesava Rao, Central Committee member and in-charge of international affairs; AOB Special Zonal Committee (AOBSZC) member, Chelluri Narayana Rao; Marpu Venkataramana [former secretary of east division of AOB; Mettaru Joga Rao, member, AOBSZC; and dalam (squad) leaders, Boddu Kundanalu, Erothu Sundaramma, Chelluri Indumathi and Maddu Dhanalakshmi.
Despite cumulative and continuing setbacks, the Maoists persisted in their efforts to regain a foothold in the State. This was most in evidence in their desperate attempts to infiltrate and manipulate the Telengana Movement, which was repeatedly pushed over into aggressive demonstrations and intimidatory mass violence.
Further, a report on the law and order situation in the State, which was tabled at the Collectors' Conference on December 16, 2011, observed that some unresolved conflicts involving developmental projects had the potential to provide leverage to Maoists in the foreseeable future. These conflicts included opposition to the Sompeta and Kakarapalli thermal power plant projects in Srikakulam District; a nuclear power plant project in Vizianagaram; the Hindujas’Power Plant in Visakhapatnam; and the setting up of eight thermal plants on either side of the Krishnapatnam port in Nellore District. The report also highlighted mining issues, particularly bauxite mining in the agency areas of Visakhapatnam; iron ore mining in Anantapur and Khammam.
In April 2011, the Special Intelligence Branch of the anti-Maoist agency of Andhra Pradesh Police had recovered key documents and sketches with details of how the Maoists planned to defend themselves against air attacks, and to capture airports. The syllabus for military training of Maoist cadres is accordingly being revamped, with the introduction of a manual, titled Guerrilla Air Defence, written by the ‘Central Military Commissioner’ and senior Maoist, Tipparthi Tirupati alias ‘Devji’ of Andhra Pradesh. This document includes instructions on how to kill air borne commandos as they rappelled off choppers.
Top security officials involved in anti-Naxalite operations in neighbouring Chhattisgarh and other States indicate that an increasing number of Maoist cadres were now using High Frequency (HF) radio waves instead of Very High Frequency (VHF) waves used earlier, in order to escape surveillance radars available with state intelligence units. The SFs are now planning to obtain and deploy advanced interception equipment which can intercept HF communications.
On its part, the State Police has sought to augment its anti-Maoist capacities. The Andhra Pradesh Government, in October 2011, announced that it would press into service an Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) for a close monitoring of Maoist activities in dense forests. The UAV, along with a chopper for rescue operations, had been sanctioned by the Centre to beef up the surveillance set-up. The UAV would have its base station at Madurapudi in the coastal city of Rajahmundry. The cost of these UAV’s can vary depending upon the type of payload used, and whether indigenously built, or imported, from a figure of INR 3 million to as high as INR 30 million. The Andhra DGP Reddy commenting on the news of their procurement asserted, “It (the UAV) will help us track down the activities of Naxals even in the thick forests and also send back images.”
The Police population ratio in Andhra Pradesh which stood at 96 at the end of 2007 was increased to 99 in 2008, further to 128 in 2009, has reached 131, as on December 31, 2010.
To supplement Police action against the Maoists, the State Government is also implementing major development programs in Maoist affected Districts. Eight Districts – East Godavari, Karimnagar, Khammam, Srikakulam, Visakhapatnam, Vizianagaram, Warangal and Adilabad – are currently under the centrally sponsored Integrated Action Plan (IAP). Further, in March 2011, Soumya Misra, Deputy Inspector General (DIG), Visakha Range, claimed that CPI-Maoist activities in the AOBSZ had declined as a result of new strategies adopted by the Police in Srikakulam, Vizianagaram and Visakhapatnam Districts. The DIG emphasized that the spate of surrenders across this region was due to State Police initiatives which included, amongst others, a sincere effort to provide employment opportunities to tribal youth, minimizing the Maoists’ recruitment base among impoverished tribal populations.
The Andhra Pradesh experience remains a dramatic example of what can be achieved by a coherent, sustained and well-resourced strategy, with a clear political mandate, and a committed Police leadership, against what was, not long ago, one of the country’s most virulent internal challenges. It is India’s abiding tragedy that this experience has not been sufficiently studied and understood by the political, security and intelligence leaderships of the country and other afflicted States, which continue to blunder about with contradictory and confused initiatives that have contributed directly to the spread and consolidation of the Maoist movement. Worse, political mischief and adventurism within segments of the Andhra and national leadership have even put at risk the extraordinary counter-insurgency gains in this State, as they play with fire in the Telengana agitation, creating renewed opportunities for a Maoist revival which, though this has been held effectively at bay by the State’s Police and intelligence apparatus.
The Maoists, indeed, concede their progressive loss of influence in their heartland areas in Andhra Pradesh as a result, not only of the state’s operational responses, but also a dramatic transformation of the social and economic profile. Citing a critical CPI-Maoist document, SAIR noted, in July 2011,
Indeed, in their Social Investigation of North Telangana: Case Study of Warangal, probably drafted towards the end of 2001 or early 2002, the Maoists concede that a wide range of social, political and economic transformations in the region have made recruitment difficult, and popular cooperation with the Police far more frequent, undermining the very possibility of effective Maoist mobilization. The tone of much of this document verges on the comical, as there is constant lamentation over precisely these improvements, and the impact they have had on the ‘revolutionary potential’ in what was, for decades, the Maoist heartland.
The Maoists have, however, repeatedly proved themselves to be extraordinarily adaptable and inventive adversaries, rising repeatedly from the ashes to mount a devastating challenge to state power. Despite the tremendous recovery the state apparatus in Andhra Pradesh has engineered against the Maoist insurgency, there can be absolutely no room for complacency.
(The writer Fakir Mohan Pradhan is Research Associate, Institute for Conflict Management) (IBNS)
Source: http://www.newkerala.com/news/2011/worldnews-142006.html
Ravi Teja new Telugu movie titled as Daruvu
Maas Maharaja Ravi Teja’s new Telugu Movie under the direction of Siva (Souryam fame) is reportedly titled as Daruvu. This Telugu movie is produced by Burugupalli Sivarama Krishna under his banner Sri Venkateswara Entertainments.
Taapsee will be romancing with the Ravi Teja second time after Veera. Daruvu is said to be yet another massy flick where Ravi Teja would be seen uttering emotional and powerful dialogues.
Ravi Teja playing a role with five shades in this Telugu Movie Daruvu. This Telugu movie is currently in progressing. It is scheduled to be released in the summer 2012. Brahmanandam would be essaying another key role in Daruvu. Vijay Anthony is the music director of this Telugu movie.
Source : http://www.telugu-news.com/cinema/news/ravi_teja_new_telugu_movie_titled_as_daruvu-14261.html
'Businessman' Benefit Show Tickets at Rs 500
‘Businessman’ is being screened in special shows by fans at two theatres in Kukatpally. They are Arjun and Vishwanath and the show is at 7:30 AM on 13th Jan.
It is known that ‘Businessman’ is releasing in almost 100 theatres in Hyderabad, and adding to that fans are going frenzy by organizing this Benefit Show for themselves. The show is on Bhogi day.
The fresh sources say that many youngsters in Hyderabad have booked their tickets in trains and buses on the evening of 13th Jan to go their native places in Andhara, Seema Naizam. That means they wish to go only after watching ‘Businessman’ in the city.
We have to wait and see how the film reaches the expectations of audience.
Source : http://www.greatandhra.com/viewnews.php?id=34891&cat=1&scat=4
Jagan to go ahead with T-fast, as TRS silent
Decks have more or less been cleared for the 48-hour deeksha of YSR Congress party president Y S Jaganmohan Reddy at Armoor in Nizamabad district from Tuesday.
So far, there has been no action plan announced by the Telangana Rashtra Samithi or the Telangana Joint Action Committee so far, though both the organizations have declared that they would strongly oppose Jagan’s programme. Unlike in the case of Telugu Desam Party president N Chandrababu Naidu’s Rythu Poraata Baata in Warangal district, there have been no threats and no aggressive talk from the local TRS leaders. The police, too, have not been resorting to any preventive arrests of the Telangana leaders fearing that there would be violence from them.
So, it is obvious that there would not be any hurdles for Jagan’s Telangana tour. At the most, the Telangana groups might resort to token protests here and there and court arrest, but there may not be any large scale violent protests as was witnessed in Naidu’s tour.
If at all there is any trouble, it will be from the Telangana TDP activists who might take up protests across the Nizamabad district tom embarrass Jagan.
Source: http://www.greatandhra.com/viewnews.php?id=34878&cat=15&scat=16
Thota kotti cheppina Balayya @ Vijayawada
Though TDP chief Chandrababu Naidu planned to field Balakrishna in the 2009 elections, he changed his mind and used him as a star campaigner instead. "I have campaigned for the TDP in several elections. But this time, I will contest the elections too," Balakrishna told reporters..
Asked whether any other member of the NTR family would contest in the 2014 elections, Balakrishna said: “We are not forcing anyone.” To the question for which seat he would contest, the actor said, “I will contest any Assembly seat as directed by the party." However, sources said that that Balakrishna may opt for the Hindupur seat, once represented in the Assembly by his father NTR.
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