The Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation has decided to install the statue of city's first Dalit mayor MR Shyam Rao as a tribute to his contribution for the city's development.
The statue will be installed at Masab Tank crossroads and a foundation stone for the same is likely to be laid on his death anniversary on September 23. Shyam Rao was the mayor of Hyderabad from 1963-64. Later, he was also the part of PV Narasimha Rao's cabinet from 1972-75 and held Sports portfolio. He was very active in the Congress party and was elevated to the post of PCC General Secretary in 1982 and was also the Hyderabad City Congress president.
Congress MLC MS Prabhakar is Shyam Rao's son. (INN)
2012/2/12 6:24:44 Telangana Jagruthi president K Kavitha on Sunday demanded that Speaker Nadendla Manohar announce the installation of Dr B R Ambedkar's statue in the premises of State Legislative Assembly.
Talking to reporters at her residence, Kavitha said that the decision to install Ambedkar's statue should be taken during the first meeting of Business Advisory Committee.
She also announced that the dalit organisations would launch massive hunger strike from March 4 at Indira Park if the Speaker fails to install Dr Ambedkar's statue in the assembly premises. Meanwhile, Telangana Political Joint Action Committee chairman Prof M Kodandaram announced JAC's support for the demand. (INN)
2012/1/26 14:05:51 Assembly Speaker Nadendla Manohar on Thursday assured the delegation of Dalit representatives that he would direct the State Government to install the statue of Dr B R Ambedkar Statue in the Legislative Assembly premises soon.
Addressing Dalits organizations and associations in the State, who came to his chambers to submit a memorandum, Speaker Nadendla Manohar said that he would make sincere efforts for the installation of Ambedkar's statue in the Assembly premises.
The delegation was led by Rural Development Minister D Manikya Vara Prasad. The Dalit leaders also condemned the desecration of five Ambedkar statues in Amalapuram in East Godavari district. They also appealed to the Speaker to direct the government to initiate stern action against those responsible for disfiguring the statues.
They urged Speaker to direct the government to reinstall the statues and take steps to bring normalcy in the region. (INN)
2011/12/19 17:02:40 Elections for the new GHMC Mayor and Deputy Mayor would be held on December 30.
The State Election Commission on Monday appointed Hyderabad district collector Natrajan Gulzar as the Returning Officer for the elections for coveted posts. The elections would be held at the Jubilee Hall through secret ballot.
The nomination, elections and declaration of results would be done on December 30 itself. As many as 150 GHMC corporators and 66 ex-officio members would exercise their franchise to elect the new Mayor and Deputy Mayor. The ex-officio members include five Lok Sabha MPs, 11 Rajya Sabha MPs, 25 MLAs and 25 MLCs. However, the co-option members would have no voting rights.
It may be mentioned that Banda Karthika Redddy resigned as the GHMC Mayor on December 5 to facilitate the election of MIM candidate for the post as a part of power sharing agreement between the Congress and MIM. Similarly, Deputy Mayor Jaffer Hussain Meraj submitted his resignation on Dec 16. The Mayor's resignation was accepted by the GHMC in a special general body meeting held on Dec 17.
Both the MIM and Congress are not likely to announce the names of their candidates for the posts till Dec 29. (INN)
2011/12/16 9:49:21 Deputy Mayor Jaffer Hussain Meraj will submit resignation from the post on Friday at 3 pm.
The resignation letter will be handed over GHMC Mayor Banda Karthika Chandra Reddy. The resignation is being submitted as a part of power sharing pact between the Congress and Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen wherein the parties will swap the Mayor and Deputy Mayor's post for two years.
It may be mentioned that Karthika Reddy has already submitted her resignation on December 5. The GHMC's Special General Body will be held on December 17 at 10.30 am to accept Mayor's resignation. This will be followed by an ordinary meeting at 11 am to confirm the resignation. After the acceptance of Mayor's resignation, the GHMC Commissioner will intimate the State Election Commission about the vacancy and later, the commission will issue a fresh notification for the election of a new GHMC Mayor and Deputy Mayor. The Hyderabad District Collector will be the Returning Officer for these elections.
The new Mayor will be from the MIM while the Deputy Mayor's post will be occupied by a Congress corporator. (INN)
2011/12/28 17:22:21 The elections of Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation's second Mayor and Deputy Mayor have been postponed to January 3.
Earlier, the elections were scheduled to be held on December 30. Further, the election's venue too has been changed from the Jubilee Hall to the GHMC's Council Hall at Tank Bund.
The process for the elections of GHMC second and city's 24th Mayor and 25th Deputy Mayor would begin at 11 am with the filing of nominations. At about 11.30 am, elections would take place through a voice vote or 'Division', if required. Hyderabad District Collector Natrajan Gulzar is the Returning Officer for these elections.
As part of power-sharing agreement, the MIM will contest for the Mayor's post while the Congress will field its candidate for the Deputy Mayor's post.
As many as 150 GHMC corporators and 66 ex-officio members would exercise their franchise to elect the new Mayor and Deputy Mayor. The ex-officio members include five Lok Sabha MPs, 11 Rajya Sabha MPs, 25 MLAs and 25 MLCs. However, the co-option members would have no voting rights.
It may be mentioned that Banda Karthika Redddy resigned as the GHMC Mayor on December 5 to facilitate the election of MIM candidate for the post as a part of power sharing agreement between the Congress and MIM. Similarly, Deputy Mayor Jaffer Hussain Meraj submitted his resignation on Dec 16. The Mayor's resignation was accepted by the GHMC in a special general body meeting held on Dec 17. (INN)
2011/8/22 10:37:05 Prominent personalities of the city participated in the Iftar Party hosted by the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) at City Convention Centre at Nampally here on Monday.
GHMC Mayor Bhandaru Karthika reddy, GHMC commissioner M T Krishna Babu, Deputy Mayor Jaffer Hussain Meraj and Additional commissioner S Alim Basha welcomed the dignitaries. Several politicians, officials and media personalities were among the guests.
The long list of guests included Congress MLC MS Prabhakar, MIM MLC Syed Ameen Ul-Hasan Jafferi, Engineering-in-chief R Dhansingh, TDP GHMC floor leader Singi reddy Srinivas reddy, GHMC Congress floor leader K Venkatesh, GHMC MIM Floor leader Md Nasiruddin, corporators and other officials. (INN)
Install Ambedkar's statue in Assembly premises: Shankar rao
2012/2/23 2:11:30 Former minister Dr P Shankar Rao on Thursday demanded the installation of Dr B R Ambedkar's statue in the premises of State Legislative Assembly.
Raising the issue during Zero Hour in the House, Dr Shankar Rao said that the government immediate steps be taken to install Ambedkar's statue in assembly premises. He also demanded that the government take stern action against those involved in the incidents of desecration of Ambedkar's statues that were reported in the last few weeks.
Major Industries Minister Dr J Geetha Reddy assured Dr Rao that she would refer the issue to the concerned minister. (INN)
Cong wants Karthika Reddy to continue as GHMC Mayor
2011/11/25 14:32:20 The Congress party on Friday asked the Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen to allow GHMC Mayor Banda Karthika Reddy to continue on her post for one more year.
As per the power sharing agreement the Congress and MIM had after the GHMC elections, Karthika Reddy will have to relinquish her post on December 4 on the completion of two years to facilitate the election of MIM candidate as the next GHMC Mayor. Likewise, Deputy Mayor Jaffer Hussain Meraj will quit the post which will be filled with a Congress candidate. The parties will again swap the posts after two years.
Pradesh Congress Committee president Botsa Satyanarayana on Friday had a meeting with MIM floor leader Akbaruddin Owaisi asking him to postpone the post-swapping agreement for one year. Later, talking to media persons Botsa said that the Congress party has sought the extension of Karthika Reddy's tenure for one more year to complete the pending works in the GHMC. He said he would also discuss the issue with Chief Minister N Kiran Kumar Reddy and GHMC Congress president and Minister Danam Nagender.
However, sources say that Akbaruddin Owaisi has refused the proposal and asked Botsa to take steps for the election of MIM candidate for the post by December 4. (INN)
2012/2/25 8:04:52 Hyderabad, Feb 25 (INN): GHMC Mayor Mohammad Majid Hussain has ordered enquiry into the allegations of corruption against several GHMC officials of Town Planning Wing including one Additional Commissioner.
The orders were issued during the 8th general body meeting of the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation held at the GHMC Headquarters here on Saturday.
The officials against whom the probe has been ordered includes Addl Commissioner (Planning) K Dhananjay Reddy, Additional Chief City Planner V Narendera Rao, Assistant City Planner (Circle-4) MA Sattar and other senior officials. Raising the issue, MBT corporator Amjadullah Khan Khaled alleged that the officials have been ignoring the illegal constructions in the Azampura division. Further, the officials took no action in connection with nearly 3,000 encroachments in the Musi River. He alleged that the officials have been collecting bribe to remain mute spectator to illegal constructions.
MIM's Mir Wajahat Ali Khan alleged that there were several irregularities in the installation of telecom towers in the GHMC limits and demanded a detailed enquiry.
Following these allegations, the Mayor directed GHMC Commissioner MT Krishna Babu to enquire into the allegations and take necessary action.
2011/12/17 7:53:25 The Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation in a special meeting held on Saturday accepted the resignation of Mayor Banda Karthika Chandra Reddy.
Although the Mayor has submitted her resignation on December 5, it was formally accepted by the GHMC in a special meeting on Saturday. In her 14-minute long speech, Karthika Reddy listed out her achievements in the last two years as the first GHMC Mayor. She claimed that initiatives including Citizen Services Centres, Indira Mahila Bhavans, Vikasam, plastin ban, Green Hyderabad, eco-colours for Holi, eco-Ganesha, Call Centres, house numbering, hoarding free city, parks for handicapped and slum free city were her brain child. She hoped that the GHMC would continue these programmes.
Karthika Reddy said that during her two-year tenure, the corporation has passed 218 resolutions related to developmental works in the GHMC limits and the Standing Committee passed 1,031 resolutions. She said she was able to introduce reforms in several wings of the GHMC. She also advised the GHMC to fill the vacant posts in the corporation.
In her last speech as the Mayor, she praised Chief Minister N Kiran Kumar Reddy for taking up 100-days programme for the beautification of Hyderabad. She hoped that the second phase of 100-day programme too would be successful.
Besides thanking Congress president Sonia Gandhi and other party leaders, she thanked Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen president Asaduddin Owaisi for their support. She also thanked the officials for extending their support to her.
Deputy Mayor Jaffer Hussain Meraj, who submitted his resignation on Friday, also addressed the corporation and thanked all the corporators for their support.
The floor leaders - K Venkateshwar of Congress, Md Nazeeruddin of MIM, Singireddy Srinivas Reddy of Telugu Desam Party and Bangari Prakash of BJP also spoke.
GHMC Commissioner MT Krishna Babu is now likely to write to the State Election Commission to begin the process for the election of new GHMC Mayor and Deputy Mayor. (INN)
2011/12/5 14:29:41 Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation Mayor Bandaru Karthika Chandra Reddy on Monday tendered resignation from the post.
Karthika Reddy handed over her resignation letter to GHMC Commissioner MT Krishna Babu at 3 pm paving the way for the election of new GHMC Mayor. The resignation will now be placed before the GHMC's General Council, which is scheduled to meet on December 17, for acceptance.
Later talking to reporters, a visibly upset Karthika Reddy expressed satisfaction over her two year tenure as the GHMC Mayor. She said that the GHMC's Standing Committee passed 951 resolutions to take up developmental works worth Rs 1400 crore in the GHMC limits. She said about Rs 122 crore have been spent for the construction of 1,312 CC and BT roads. As many as 49 traffic junctions were upgraded and 40,000 Self Help Groups were formed at a cost of Rs 300 crore. She said that plastic ban, construction of night shelters, Mahila Bhavan, Road under Bridges and Sports Complex were among her other achievements.
Karthika Reddy resigned to honour the power-sharing pact between Congress and Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen wherein the Mayor's post will be occupied by the MIM candidate while the Deputy Mayor's post will go to Congress. Sources say that Deputy Mayor Jaffer Hussain Meraj will submit his resignation on Dec 16 to facilitate the election of Congress candidate on the post.
Once the GHMC council accepts Mayor's resignation, the State Election Commission will announce the schedule for the election of new GHMC Mayor. Hyderabad district collector will be the Returning Officer for the Mayor's election.
Reacting to Mayor's resignation, the Telugu Desam Party and Bharatiya Janata Party said that Karthika Reddy did not make any significant to the city's development during her two year tenure. TDP GHMC floor leader Singireddy Srinivas Reddy said that Karthika Reddy has failed to get adequate funds from the State and the Central Government for city's development. BJP floor leader Bangaru Prakash said that many initiatives that the Mayor quotes as her achievement have failed see the light of the day. (INN)
2011/6/16 10:46:11 The Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation has sanctioned Rs 10 lakh for repair works in graveyards and mosques in view of the forthcoming Holy Nights of Shab-e-Meraj and Shab-e-Baraat.
Mayor Banda Kartika Reddy said that the sanctioned amount would be used to take up repair works on High-Mast lights, Mini Mast lights, sanitation in and around mosques and graveyards. Temporary lighting would also be provided in some graveyards and mosques, the Mayor said.
Addressing a Press Conference in her Chambers on Thursday, Ms Karthika Reddy, along with Deputy Mayor Jaffar Hussain and other Corporators told media persons that the GHMC is making all necessary arrangements to the convenience of around 15 lakh population for offering their prayers. She also said that GHMC will consider any specific request made for the occasion.
Earlier, the Mayor held a meeting with Chief Engineer R Dhan Singh, AC (Health and Sanitation S Aleem Basha and AC (Electrical) D Jayaraj Kennedy, for making necessary arrangements in and around Mosques and Grave Yards.(INN)
2012/4/11 8:14:54 Deviating from its core focus of maintaining cleanliness in the city, the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) will now act as a placement agency for private companies.
In a surprising decision taken during its meeting held on Wednesday, the GHMC Standing Committee has decided to conduct monthly job melas in each of the five zones in the GHMC limits from this month onwards. Briefing the media about the decision, GHMC Mayor Mohammad Majid Hussain said that the GHMC aims to recruit about 20,000 people through these job melas.
This month, through job melas in South Zone the GHMC plans to recruit 2,220 people for 10 companies. They are Apollo, Hetero, Global Innovcsource, Subhagruha, DTC, Reliance Communications, APR World, Vertex, The Mobile Store and GI Group. However, these companies will recruit staff on the positions of Phama Assistant, Customer Service Executives, Marketing or Business Development Executives and the qualification required for the candidates vary from 10th Class to degree.
The Mayor did not clarify as to who will bear the cost of these job melas. Usually, the private companies make payments to the placement agencies for such recruitments. However, the GHMC has not clarified whether it would receive similar payments from the companies for conducting monthly job melas. (INN)
Install Ambedkar statue in Assembly premises: Babu
2012/1/27 14:34:50 Telugu Desam president N Chandrababu Naidu has appealed to Assembly Speaker Nadendla Manohar to use his office to install a bronze statue of Dr B R Ambedkar in the premises of State Legislative Assembly.
In a letter written to the Speaker on Friday, Naidu said that Dr Ambedkar's statue should be installed in the assembly building as a mark of respect for his contribution towards the constitution and for empowering the lives of depressed classes by providing reservation in jobs and education.
The TDP chief said that his party has been has favoured Bharat Ratna for Dr Ambedkar and has built Ambedkar Bhavans in all districts during the TDP's regime.
Expressing serious concern over the desecration of Ambedkar statues by some anti-social elements in Amalapuram, Naidu demanded that the government initiate stringent action against the guilty and take steps to ensure that such incidents do not recur. (INN)
Ambedkar's statue in Assembly premises soon: Dy Speaker
2012/4/14 6:37:51 State Legislative Assembly Deputy Speaker Mallu Bhatti Vikramarka said that the government has taken a decision to install constitutional architect Dr B R Ambedkar's statue in the Assembly premises.
Talking to media persons after garlanding the portrait of Dr Ambedkar at Assembly Committee Hall to mark his 122nd birth anniversary, Vikramarka said that the government, in principle, has decided to install the Ambedkar's statue in the Assembly premises. However, the government has to identify the exact location for installing the statue. He said that the government would take a decision on this after consulting all-party leaders soon.
Meanwhile, the leaders of all political parties paid rich tributes to Dr Ambedkar and recalled his services for the nation.
Pradesh Congress Committee president Botsa Satyanarayana, Labour Minister Danam Nagender and Marketing Minister M Mukesh Goud, Rajya Sabha member K Chiranjeevi and Lok Satta president Jayaprakash Narayan were also present in the programme. (INN)
2011/12/3 15:59:24 Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation Mayor Banda Karthika Chandra Reddy will resign from her post on Sunday.
The decision was taken in a meeting held at Gandhi Bhavan here on Saturday. The hour long meeting chaired by Pradesh Congress Committee president Botsa Satyanarayana was attended by Ministers J Geetha Reddy, Danam Nagender, P Sabitha Indira Reddy, M Mukesh Goud, city MLAs and other leaders. The Mayor herself was present in the meeting. The Congress party has decided to honour the power-sharing pact it had with Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen and asked Karthika Reddy to submit her resignation on Sunday.
As per the deal the Congress and the All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen had in 2009 after the GHMC polls, the Congress candidate would hold the Mayor's post while the Deputy Mayor's post was given to the MIM corporator. The parties had then decided to would swap and retain the new posts for the next two years. The same swapping of posts would happen in the last year of GHMC's term.
Mayor Karthika Reddy tried in vain with Chief Minister N Kiran Kumar Reddy and other Congress leaders to stay on the post for one more year. The MIM was keen on enforcement of post-poll deal with the Congress. The MIM wanted its candidate to be elected to the post of GHMC Mayor while vacating the Deputy Mayor's post for the Congress party.
Several MIM corporators are lobbying hard to become the next GHMC Mayor. The strong contenders for the post include present Deputy Mayor Jaffer Hussain Meraj, former Mayor Mir Zulfeqar Ali, ex-chairman of Standing Committee Mohammad Nazeeruddin and Malakpet MLA Ahmed Balala's younger brother and Pathergatti corporator Mohsin Balala.
Similarly, the Congress party too has many contenders for Mayor and Deputy Mayor's posts. They include Minister Mukesh Goud's brother Madhu Goud, GHMC floor leader K Venkatesh, Harshvardhan Reddy and Sunita Prakash Goud.
However, the election of new Mayor might take place only after two weeks. The GHMC Council will have to accept Karthika Reddy's resignation and hold fresh elections for the posts of Mayor and Deputy Mayor. (INN)
2011/10/21 7:41:13 Intense lobbying by GHMC Mayor Banda Kartikha Reddy seeking an extension of her term for one more year appears to have been successful.
According to sources, the Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen has agreed to allow Kartikha Reddy to continue on her posts for another six months. Similarly, Deputy Mayor Jaffer Hussain Meraj of MIM will continue on his post. The swapping of Mayor and Deputy Mayor's posts between the Congress and MIM would happen in May 2012, instead of December this year.
As per the original agreement the parties had after the elections of Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation, the Congress and MIM would share the Mayor and Deputy Mayor's posts on rotation basis. The Congress and MIM was to hold the Mayor and Deputy Mayor's posts respectively for the first two years and the last year in five year term of the GHMC.
However, following change in political conditions both the parties have reportedly agreed to share the posts for two-and-a-half years each. Sources say that as per the fresh understanding, both the parties will continue on their posts and the swapping will take place in the month of May next year. Although the Congress will lose six months of its stake on the Mayor's posts, it will able to avoid a major crisis in the city Congress. Similarly, the MIM is happy that instead of two years it will be able to hold the post for an additional six months.
Although this decision is yet to be announced officially, the same has been conveyed to prominent corporators of both the parties. They have been asked to continue regular functioning as there would be no change in the Mayor and Deputy Mayor for the next six months.
Meanwhile, the members of GHMC's Standing Committee on Friday had an informal meeting and decided to constitute 15 sub-committee with each dealing with specific subjects like sanitation, street lights, town planning and health. The sub-committees will be chaired by members of Standing Committee. This is for the first time that sub-committees have been formed in the GHMC and the move is aimed at pleasing all the GHMC corporators. (INN)
"I adore him as a an artiste. But I hate him as a human being". That was the exact expression used by Shivaji Raja, charcter artiste at a press conference called by him at old FNCC Club premises a few years ago. He called for the press conference to precisely nail comedian Bramhanandam on some issues. After a few days the comedians in Tollywood came together under the leadership of AVS, they together accused Bramhanandam of belittling several artistes and insulting small actors in the industry.
The major issue raked up was about the funds collected by Bramhanandam to install a statue of all time great comedian Relangi at a place in Film Nagar.
As this washing of dirty linen between comedians continued, some wise man approached Dasari for help.
Dasari then called for a meeting to sort out matters. At the meeting Brahmanandam, brought the bust size statue of Relangi to show that he was sincere in his desire to install the statue. And he would utilize all the funds collected for the purpose.
This drama took place 8-10 years ago. The funny part of the story begins now. Where is the statue? Has it been installed somewhere secretly?
If the statue has not been installed where are the funds? Has everybody concerned forgotten all about the fund collection and Relangi statue installation. Is there at least a part of the fund still left?
The chief minister Y S Rajashkear Reddy had publicly stated that the government would consider favorably any proposal made by the family of late P Janardhan Reddy for a suitable memorial for him in the twin cities. YS asked the family members to discus the issue and suggest a suitable place for the memorial.
Senior congress leader and Rajya Sabha MP V Hanumahta Rao has suggested to the chief minister to install as statue of PJR opposite IMAX on the necklace road. The chief minister assured him that the government would consider the proposal and take a decision after due consultations and also after a taking legal opinion.
It is ironic that the proposal to install his statue near IMAX has been made. PJR had been fighting all along that IMAX has been built violating all norms and it has also been built on the Husian Sagar lakebed.
The TRS has demanded the government to install a statue of the late professor Jayashankar.
The TRS has asked the government to set up a grand and befitting memorial for the professor in Hyderabad. The TRS also wants the Ekasila Park in Warangal to be named after Jayashankar.
Telangana Jagruthi president K Kavitha on Sunday demanded that Speaker Nadendla Manohar announce the installation of Dr B R Ambedkar's statue in the premises of State Legislative Assembly.
Assembly Speaker Nadendla Manohar on Thursday assured the delegation of Dalit representatives that he would direct the State Government to install the statue of Dr B R Ambedkar Statue in the Legislative Assembly premises soon.
Elections for the new GHMC Mayor and Deputy Mayor would be held on December 30.
Deputy Mayor Jaffer Hussain Meraj will submit resignation from the post on Friday at 3 pm.
Former minister Dr P Shankar Rao on Thursday demanded the installation of Dr B R Ambedkar's statue in the premises of State Legislative Assembly.
The Congress party on Friday asked the Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen to allow GHMC Mayor Banda Karthika Reddy to continue on her post for one more year.
The Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation in a special meeting held on Saturday accepted the resignation of Mayor Banda Karthika Chandra Reddy.
Deviating from its core focus of maintaining cleanliness in the city, the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) will now act as a placement agency for private companies.
Telugu Desam president N Chandrababu Naidu has appealed to Assembly Speaker Nadendla Manohar to use his office to install a bronze statue of Dr B R Ambedkar in the premises of State Legislative Assembly.
State Legislative Assembly Deputy Speaker Mallu Bhatti Vikramarka said that the government has taken a decision to install constitutional architect Dr B R Ambedkar's statue in the Assembly premises.
Intense lobbying by GHMC Mayor Banda Kartikha Reddy seeking an extension of her term for one more year appears to have been successful.
