The state cabinet has given the green signal for setting up a car factory by MLR Motors at Toopran in Medak district. The move will give a further fillip to the real estate activity around Hyderabad. The state cabinet has decided to allot 225 acres of land for the company at Rs 5 lakh per acre. The company will also get VAT and CST exemptions.
The MLR Motors has tied up with Italian giant Fiat for manufacturing cars in India. The state government will release a sum of Rs 50 crore as its share under the preferential quota in the venture.
2011/3/3 21:11:38 The raged factory workers of Pamex Steel Company in Titlagadh in Orissa, have burnt their General Manager alive. Factory workers were demanding for a raise in their salaries since last few weeks. But, they opined that, the Company Dy. General Manager Radhe Shyam Rai was simply ignoring their demands. Hence, the raged factory workers who were waiting outside the gate, when he was going out in his car for lunch, obstructed his vehicle and set fire to his car. Then, they flee away from the site. Security guards have tried to rescue him but he was burnt live sustaining 90% of burns. Police have filed a case and start investigation.
2012/2/1 0:56:14 The damage caused by the recent violence at Regency Ceramics factory in Yanam, near Pudducherry, has been pegged at Rs 150 crore.
Talking to media persons here today, Regency Ceramics Chairman and Managing Director G N Naidu said that the initial estimates carried out by the insurance companies suggested the loss to be approximately Rs 150 crore. “Final estimation is yet to be done and only then we will make a claim," he added.
He said that the decision with regard to the revival of the factory would be taken in the next 10 days as most of the employees were still in a traumatic condition after the incident.
“We are totally blank and have not decided on what will be the future of Regency. Our first priority will be setting right some of the educational institutions run by us,” he said.
He termed the violence and destruction of property in Yanam following closure of factory as pre-planned and said that the management had appealed to Pudducherry government to order a CBI probe. He said that this would reveal the real elements behind the whole episode.
Naidu said that he would go to Yanam once the CBI begins preliminary investigation. He said the factory had been suffering losses due to non-availability of gas supply. (INN)
2007/4/27 6:10:32 Jagan, the son of Chief Minister YS Rajashekara Reddy has finally got the 487 acres of land in Kadapa district for his cement factory. Jagan was the sole bidder in the open auction of th lands.
The administration fixed the offset price of Rs. 50,000 per acre but Jagans firm bid Rs. 1,00,000 lakh per acre and bagged the lands. With this he has put to rest the controversy over the cabinet decision allotting him lands for setting up a cement factory.
2007/7/16 11:38:23 Minister JC Divakar Reddy with his unwarranted comments has put the chief minister YS Rajashekara Reddy into trouble and avoidable embarrassment. JC Divakar Reddy reacting to the disclosure about the cement factory and leasing of mines given to his driver and domestic helps said that the factory was not benami. It was his as they were all like his family members! And he said that he held mining licenses for a long time. Even the CMs son YS Jagan Mohan Reddy also holds mining licenses he pointed out. This has not gone down very well with the CM. People close to the CM say that in order to justify his wrongdoing, did JC Divakar Reddy have to sling mud on the CM and his son? Some say that it was sheer blackmailing tactics by JC. He wants to show that if he is singled out for action then he would also expose the CM or so it seems.
2007/11/12 5:28:04 The TRS chief K Chandrashekar Rao stumped chief minister Y S Rajashekar Reddy over the Nizam Sugars Limited issue. The state government is now going ahead with privatizing the sugar factory. The sugar factory has vast tracts of land and some influential politicians and businessmen are eyeing this prime land.
KCR questioned the move and pointed out that Y S Rajasekar Reddy had written a strong letter to the then chief minter Chandra Babu Naidu opposing the privatization move. Now Y S Rajashekar Reddy is the chief minister. So how come he is now trying to do something which as the opposition leader, he had opposed vehemently in 2002.
CM YS Rajashekar Reddy today laid the foundation stone for the Brahmani Steel Factory. The factory ata cost of 20,000 crores is coming up on a land of about 10,761 acres at Vemaguntapalli in Jammalamadugu manadal. Speaking on the occasion the Cm said that the steel plant would be on par with the Visakhapatnam Steel Plant and would provide employment to the youth in the region.
A commercial airport on a stretch of about 4,000 acres would also come up soon at Ambavaram. This would be the second airport in Kadapa district. The CM said that the works are likely to be completed by 2011. He said that would come back as CM once again.
Sri Lakshmi Prasanna Pictures had a big history of producing over 50 films in Telugu. Now the unit is expanding its wings and entering into other entertainment-related firms. As part of it, it had started '24 Frames Factory' at Novotel. Hero Balakrishna inaugurated the office on July 20. The CEO of '24 Frames Factory' Vishnuvardhan Babu welcomed the guests.
Later, Balakrishna says, 'Our family has a close rapport with Mohanbabu's family. I can say that he is very lucky. Vishnu is continuing his legacy as an artiste and at the same time is getting ready to take the reins of '24 Frames Factory'. Vishnu, is not just an actor, but had several other qualities and specialities. Time has come to bring out all his talents. Electronic media has several benefits with the firms like '24 Frames Factory'.
Likewise, the unit would be very helpful to the film industry. In fact, story boards would help a lot for a film. I myself prepared such story boards for my personal film. They will give an idea to the director to decide which shot to be made at what length. I wish this '24 Frames Factory' would cater to all the needs of the film industry.' Mohanbabu says, 'Once NTR said anything could be achieved with hard work and dedication.
My son had started this organization to provide all the necessary facilities for TV, radio, mobile communications and Internet. I wish he would achieve his goal. Already Vishnu is heading 'Think Smart' and it is running successfully. I am proud of my son.' Vishnu says, 'Ours is the first film organization which had come forward to provide services to mobiles. We are planning to bring out an animation film on our organisation's chairman Mohanbabu by 2009.' Later a cake was cut to mark the completion of 100 days of 'Dhee' film.
All the others who spoke on the occasion wished a success to Vishnu.' K Raghavendra Rao, Ramesh Prasad, P Kiran, Bapineedu, Sarat Maraar, B Gopal, Sreenu Vaitla, Prasara Bharati former CEO and TTD channel chief executive KS Sharma, Aswin Padmanabhan, Bellamkonda Suresh, Giribabu, Haibabu, Mallidi Satyanarayana Reddy, Raviprakash, Mutthu and others attended the programme.
P Vishnuvardhan Reddy is ready to step into the shoes of his late father P Janardhan Reddy. Vishnu as he is popularly known stepped out in public for the first time after his fathers demise. He went to attend a condolence meeting for his father at the meter factory.
PJR started his career at the meter factory. The workers and the people in the surrounding areas received Vishnu warmly. Vishnu assured everyone that he would be available to the people round the clock just like his late father. Anyone can call him up at 98480 43043 24x7 for help
Driver and servant promoters of 570 crore cement factory!
2007/7/13 5:02:37
Minister JC Divakar is alleged to have used his personal staff as the promoters of a 570 crore cement factory. His car driver Subbarayudu, household staff Basha, Silash and others are the directors of a cement company that is to roll out at Konuppulpadu near Tadipathri.
All of them are front names and the company actually belongs to JC Divakar Reddy and he holds it in benami names. The government has also given 1,625 acres of sandstone quarry on lease to the Trishul Cement company.
2011/12/2 11:18:35 Communist Party of India MLA Gunda Mallesh on Friday demanded that the State Government direct the sugar factories to purchase sugarcane from farmers at the price fixed by the government.
Talking to media persons at Assembly media point, Gunda Mallesh said that despite the government fixing the price at Rs 2500 per tonne, the factory managements are paying lower prices to the farmers. Stating that the farmers were in a piquant situation, he appealed thegovernment to take steps for buying the sugarcane by issuing stringent directions to factory managements. He said stringent action should be taken against the factory managements who do not fall in line.
Mallesh also demanded that the government take all steps for helping the cotton farmers and announce minimum support price for their produce. He said the government should focus its attention in the House on the problems being faced by the people.
Another CPI MLA Sambasiva Rao asked as to why the government was afraid of facing No Confidence Motion in the House. He alleged that Speaker Nadendla Manohar was trying to protect the government by not allowing the discussion on No Confidence Motion in the session. He also pressed for Telangana resolution in the assembly.
CPM MLA Julakanti Ranga Reddy demanded that Speaker Nadendla Manohar permit discussions on the No Confidence Motion. (INN)
2011/11/19 3:42:21 (IANS) Officials of Food and Drugs Administration and police Friday busted a private company in this Maharashtra city allegedly making sub-standard sauces, noodles and other popular fast food items using rotten raw material, a police official said.
A team of Nagpur Rural Police, crime branch and FDA officials swooped on the factory, Universal Products Ltd, and found huge stocks of rotten vegetables, chemicals, synthetic colours, adulterated materials and flavours used to make the fast food items.
According to investigating officer Prakash Hake of Kuhi Police Station, there was a strong stench of rotten vegetables, which were being used as the main raw material for manufacturing the fake "tomato sauce", besides chilli, chilli soya and other types of sauces and noodles.
The sub-standard sauces were sold under the brand name of 'Tim Sauces' in Nagpur and surrounding districts, he said.
"These sauces were sold in huge quantities to wayside eateries, dhabas and small hotels at cheaper rates compared to branded varieties. Though the bottles were labeled tomato sauce, there was not a single tomato in the factory premises. We have seized the raw materials worth around Rs.2 million," Hake told IANS.
He said that two senior officials of the company - with an annual turnover running into several crores of rupees per annum - have been detained even as the raids continued the whole day.
The factory is situated in an industrial zone under the jurisdiction of Kuhi Police Station, around 45 km from Nagpur city.
Hake said samples of the sauces, chemicals, synthetic colours and flavours, noodles and other stuff have been sent for chemical analysis.
As a precautionary measure, the FDA is also planning to seize unsold stocks of the sauces that have been off-loaded in the markets, he added.
Unlike previous railway budgets this year Railway Minister Mamta Benarjee has sanctioned few more trains to Andhra Pradesh state.
Express Services: 1.Visakhapatnam to Secunderabad- Dhuranto Express 2.Visakhapatnam to Koraput- Inter city Express 3.Howrah to Visakhapatnam-Express train 4.Tirupati to Amaravati- Express train 5.Howrah to Tirupati-Express train 6. Secunderabad to Pune-Satabdhi Express 7.Five Sub-urban trains for Hyderabad
Passenger Trains: Tirupati to Guntakal Kachiguda to Nadikudi Falaknuma to Medchal Miryalaguda to Kachiguda Secunderabad to Nizamabad
Double-decker trains (a/c) Mumabai and Ahemedabad- 2Nos. Jaipur-Delhi and Ahmedabad-Mumbai
Shatabdi trains: Pune-Secunderabad, Jaipur- Agra and Ludhiana-Delhi routes
The 'Go India' smart card ticket project will be launched this year.
One of the highlights of the budget was the introduction of over 200 new routes, especially for the North-East. Another special addition is the introduction of
As many as 442 stations are to be completed and 584 upgraded by 2012 and new railway line capacities are to be increased to 700 km, she said.
Banerjee announced that the first coach from the new rail factory at Rae Bareli will roll out in the next three months. Also, there is a plan to set up a rail industrial park in Nandigram and a metro coach factory in Kolkata. A coach factory is also planned to come up at Singur as is a track-machine industry in Uluberia.
A locomotive centre is to come up in Manipur's Imphal. Railways to set up a bridge factory in J&K considering need for large number of bridges on railway projects in the state, Banerjee said.
As many as 16,000 ex-servicemen will be inducted by March in the Railways for the first time. A 700 MW gas-based power plant will be set up at Thakurli in Maharashtra, she said.
2012/2/1 5:10:56 The Regency Ceramics factory in Yanam, which suffered a huge loss with its workers setting fire and damaging the factory and its valuable equipment worth several crores, has declared lockout of the factory. Around 6000 employees are going to loose their jobs and several hundreds of families who depends on it will also loose their income source. Regency Ceramics General Manager declared the lockout of the company today.
Although the company is yet to estimate the extent of damage and loss, the initial reports from its insurance companies have estimated the damage to be about Rs 150 crore. The company has an insurance cover of about Rs 500 crore. The company has been suffering losses during the last six quarters, especially as the Yanam unit has been operating at 50 to 60 per cent of its capacity of about 40,000 sq.m per day. “We are totally blank and confused even today. Management representatives are yet to reach Yanam and most of our senior employees cannot be contacted, as they are still in the grip of fear,” the company's CMD, Mr G.N. Naidu, told newspersons here on Tuesday. Mr. Naidu doubts the involvement of some external forces in the riots. Amalapuram MP Harsha Kumar is acting as the honorary president of workers' union of the company.
Company Vice President Chandra Shekar Rao and workers' union leader Murali have lost their lives during the riots.
The company has demanded a CBI enquiry into the incident, terming the attacks on its assets as a “pre-planned” one.
2012/5/18 7:13:35 Hyderabad, May 18 (INN): Communist Party of India state secretary K Narayana on Friday sought Union Overseas Affairs Minister Vayalar Ravi’s intervention to help the workers from the State who are now stranded in Angola of West Africa.
Talking to media persons after emerging out of meeting with Vayalar Ravi, Narayana said that he has appealed to Ravi to provide all assistance to labourers working in Angola. He said that Ravi has responded positively to his appeal and assured him that he would take all steps to bring them home.
Stating that about 1,500 workers are working for a cement factory in Angola, he said that the management of factory ordered police to fire at them indiscriminately when the employees demanded payment of salaries. Stating that the employees' financial position was pathetic, he said that they were yet to receive their salaries from last January.
Stating that about 250 workers hail from North Andhra region, he appealed to Ravi to make all arrangements to bring them back home as their family members were worried about them. He appealed to Ravi to use his highest office to prevail upon Angola Government and bring back the AP labourers safely to their native places.
Actor Mohan Babu has now set his eyes on the small screen. No, he is not doing any show for the small screen. He is eying the huge potential in the TV industry. His Lakshmi Prasanna Pictures has rolled out a production house that will churn out various content for the electronic media.
The production house named 24 Frames Factory was inaugurated by Balakrishna on Sunday.. The production house will offer content like game shows, reality shows, film news, serials and even small budget films. Vishnu is setting up a animation training academy cum studio VFX studios. The studio will train students in animation as well as handle works for their 24 Frames Factory as well as outside work.
The twin studios with the state of the facilities will offer pre-production, production and post-production facilities. Popular director K Raghavrendra Rao is doing a weekly dhow for 24 Frames and he is also in the process a doing a daily show. So get set for some quality entertainment programmes on the telly.
2012/3/22 6:10:48 As many as 32 MLAs raised different issues of public importance during the Zero Hour in the State Legislative Assembly on Thursday.
MIM MLA Virasat Rasool Khan alleged that some organised gangs have been selling drugs near the premises of city schools. He said that some instances of cocaine concealed in chocolates being sold to school children have come to light. He said by arresting some foreign students and Tollywood actors, the City Police was trying to given an impression it was acting tough against drug dealers. He demanded that the government take stern action to stop sale of drugs in the city.
Secunderabad MLA Jayasudha demanded construction of a new building for Chilkalguda Municipal Market. MIM floor leader Akbaruddin Owaisi demanded that the government provide infrastructure for the new building of Unani Hospital at Charminar. BJP MLA G Kishan Reddy asked the government to forumlate a sub-plan for the welfare of SCs and STs in the State. TRS MLA Vinay Bhaskar requested the State Government to take up the issue of Railway Coach Factory at Qazipet with the Centre. He said the factory was announced in 2009-10, but no steps were taken to start the same.
Ministers - Ponnala Lakshmaiah, K Parathasarathy and Kanna Lakshmi Narayana replied on behalf of the government and assured the MLAs that the issue they raised would be referred to the ministers concerned. (INN)
Left parties demand judicial probe into Yanam violence
2012/1/29 12:24:07 The left parties' leaders on Sunday demanded that the Pudducherry Government order judicial probe into the conditions that led to violence after the closure of Regency Ceramics factory in Yanam.
Communist Party of India (Marxist) state general secretary Ch Narsinga Rao, CPI MLC Jalli Wilson and East Godavari district secretary Subba Rao on Sunday called upon Puducherry district Collector SB Deepak Kumar appealing him to order judicial probe with a sitting judge of the High Court into the incident. “The probe must expose the real perpetrators behind the violence and mass destruction,” they said.
The left leaders also urged the Collector to make efforts for reopening of factory by holding a meeting with the employees and management in a cordial atmosphere. They said that the police should not resort to arrests and make efforts to resolve the disputes between the employees and management peacefully. They feared that problem would get intensified further, if the police resort to arrests at this critical stage.
Earlier, they inspected the places where the violence and destruction took place and also enquired about the health condition of employees who were injured in the violence and police firing. (INN)
Vivek complains to PM on non-utilisation of SC, ST funds
2012/4/18 8:18:17 Hyderabad, April 18 (INN): Peddapalli MP G Vivek on Wednesday stated that he had lodged a complaint with Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh and Planning Commission Deputy Chairman Montek Singh Ahluwalia over the non-utilisation of funds meant for SC/ST welfare.
Talking to media persons at former Rajya sabha member K Kesava Rao’s residence, Vivek said that he had submitted a memorandum to the Prime Minister and Planning Commission Deputy Chairman seeking their intervention to ensure proper utilisation of SC/ST welfare funds. He said he has brought to their notice the diversion of funds allotted for the SC/STs welfare for other programmes. “I brought this to notice of Prime Minister as Chief Minister N Kiran Kumar Reddy did not responded favourably over the issue,” he said.
Vivek said that he had appealed to the Prime Minister to make a strong act to use the SC/ST sub-plan funds for their welfare. Apart from this, he urged the Prime Minister to appoint a nodal officer to monitor the utilization of funds. He said that both the Prime minister and Ahluwalia responded favourably to his demand and assured to look into issue.
The Peddapalli MP said that the Central cabinet has approved the release Rs 5, 500 crore to open defunct fertilizer factory in Ramagundam in the State. However, the Board for Industrial and Finance Reconstruction have been delaying the matter, he alleged. He urged the Centre to intervene in this issue and take steps to open the factory as early as possible.
After the legal wrangle following his decision to remake Sholay filmmaker Ram Gopal Varma is now facing another legal tussle for his soon to be released film Nishabd.
The Delhi High Court has issued a notice to Varma's RGV Film Factory for copyright infringement.
Bengali filmmaker Jahar Kanungo claims that he retains the copyright to the title Nishabd for 10 years since his Bengali film of the same title released in 2005.
After hearing preliminary arguments, Justice A K Sikri asked Varma, RGV Film Factory, Adlabs Films Ltd and Super Cassettees Ltd to file their replies to the allegations in the petition by March 23.
However, the Central Board of Film Certification had cleared the name for the film in June 2005, said the petition.
Kanungos film has received the best feature film award at Osian's Cinefan Festival Asian Film in July 2005, second prize at International Film Festival, Bangladesh in March 2006 and 'Coup De Coeur Guimet Award' at Vesoul International Festival of Asian Award.
The film was produced with financial aid under the scheme 'Fonds Sud Cinema' from the French government released in November 2002.
Kanungo has sought direction of the court to stop the release of the Bachchan starrer, which is due for release this month.
Hyderabad is home to Charminar and Hitech city besides several other unique things. Now Hyderabad bags another unique distinction.
The world's cheapest Tablet PC 'Akash' priced at around Rs.2,5000 are being made in Hyderabad. The parts are being imported from China and Korea and assembled at the factory at Medchal near Hyderabad.
The raged factory workers of Pamex Steel Company in Titlagadh in Orissa, have burnt their General Manager alive. Factory workers were demanding for a raise in their salaries since last few weeks. But, they opined that, the Company Dy. General Manager Radhe Shyam Rai was simply ignoring their demands. Hence, the raged factory workers who were waiting outside the gate, when he was going out in his car for lunch, obstructed his vehicle and set fire to his car. Then, they flee away from the site. Security guards have tried to rescue him but he was burnt live sustaining 90% of burns. Police have filed a case and start investigation.
Communist Party of India MLA Gunda Mallesh on Friday demanded that the State Government direct the sugar factories to purchase sugarcane from farmers at the price fixed by the government.
The Regency Ceramics factory in Yanam, which suffered a huge loss with its workers setting fire and damaging the factory and its valuable equipment worth several crores, has declared lockout of the factory. Around 6000 employees are going to loose their jobs and several hundreds of families who depends on it will also loose their income source. Regency Ceramics General Manager declared the lockout of the company today.
The left parties' leaders on Sunday demanded that the Pudducherry Government order judicial probe into the conditions that led to violence after the closure of Regency Ceramics factory in Yanam.
