The crucial by polls in Kadapa and Pulivendula will be held tomorrow. The situation in Kadapa is tense and the election commission has pressed into service a large number of police personnel in all the places in the two constituencies.
DGP Aravinda Rao stated that all arrangements are in place to conduct polls in a free and fair manner. Additional police forces are being brought in from Tamil Nadu and Kerala to be deployed in Kadapa.
The congress party candidate DL Ravindra Reddy filed his nomination papers to the Kadapa parliamentary seat today.
DLR is a minister in the Kiran cabinet and a known detractor of YSR. DLR was literally forced to contest the polls after the congress party failed to find a suitable candidate to take on Jagan in Kadapa.
DLR is putting up a brave face and says that he will win in Kadapa.
Saikumar is the hero in ‘Police Story-II’ being produced by R.R. Movie Makers, is the sequal to the earlier film ‘Police Story’.
Produced by Venkat and directed by Thriller Manju, Police Story-II recently has its shooting at near by places of Kadapa town. Saikumar spoke to the press, “Police Story is a milestone in my career which made me a hero”.
This sequal is no inferior to the earlier film. This film maintains its distinction not only in the main plot but in the dialogue presentation and picturisation.
Shobraj, Rockline Venkatesh, Sana, Ramireddy, Raghubabu, G.V., P.J. Sharma and others are starring. Music by R.P. Patnaik, Presenter is K. Achireddy, Co-Producer is V. Suresh Reddy.
2012/5/19 6:47:28 Anantapur/Kadapa, May 19 (INN): In a ghastly road mishap, a Karnataka High Court judge was killed and three other members of his family suffered serious injuries here on Saturday.
According to police, the mishap occurred at around 11:30 am near Odulapalli village under Talupula police station limits in Anantapur when the car in which the judge, Justice Govindarajulu (56), was travelling along with his wife and two sons, turned turtle. The car driver is suspected to have lost control of the vehicle while the judge's family was proceeding from Bangalore to a relative’s house in Proddatur when the accident took place, between Kadiri and Pulivendula.
Justice Govindarajulu, his wife and sons were administered first aid in a private clinic in Pulivendula and rushed to the Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Medical Sciences Hospital in Kadapa in an ambulance. However, the Judge succumbed to injuries, while his wife and sons are said to be in a serious condition, according to Kadapa Superintendent of Police M K Sinha.
The just concluded by polls were by far the most interesting and bitterly contested by polls ever in the state. It is none other than the big separate Telangana issue that was the main reason behind the by polls. For KCR, these polls are a do or die battle. The future of KCR as well as that of the TRS hinges on the results of the by polls.
The exit polls have not exactly pleased KCR. Even the pre-poll surveys reported that the TRS was sure to lose some seats.
According to the exit poll results, the TRS may retain about 10 assembly seats from the 16 that it held before the by polls. Out of the four Lok Sabha seats, the TRS is ahead in two and neck and neck in the third seat. So here also, the TRS is set to lose one or two seats.
The ruling congress is expected to bag anywhere between three and four assembly seats and one Lok Sabha seat. Even the TDP is expected to romp home with two or three assembly seats and one Lok Sabha seat.
The counting will begin at 8.00 a.m. on Sunday and the results will be out in about two hours time, i.e.by 10.00 a.m. Till then the guessing game continues and the leaders are all tensed up.
2012/1/27 10:12:11 In a ghastly road mishap, three persons were killed on the spot and six others injured at Bakarapeta in Siddampeta mandal in Kadapa district on Friday.
According to police, the accident occurred when a jeep had a head-on collision with a tractor near Bakarapeta in the wee hours of Friday. The bodies have been shifted to the Government Hospital in Kadapa for post-mortem. The identities of the victims are yet to be ascertained. The condition of all the injured is stated to be serious.
According to police, the mishap took place due to negligent driving of jeep driver, against whom a case has already been registered. (INN)
2011/9/15 19:51:48 The Guntakal police on Thursday seized a lorry carrying cash of nearly Rs 4 crores at Hanuman Junction near Guntakal bypass road.
According to police, the lorry was heading towards Hyderabad from Bellary. The police have arrested persons who were carrying the cash. They have been identified as Venkatram Reddy from Kadapa and Eeshwar Reddy from Proddutur. The police have also seized the lorry.
The police chase and searched the lorry after they received an anonymous telephone call saying that it was transporting huge cash. Police suspect that the seized money might belong to former Karnataka minister Gali Janardhan Reddy who is presently in CBI’s custody.
The police have registered a case and further investigations are on. (INN)
2011/10/10 6:50:19 YSR Congress Party president and Kadapa MP YS Jagan Mohan Reddy on Monday slammed the State Government for registration of a case against him and other party workers for staging a dharna at Pulivendula Police Station on Sunday.
Talking to reporters at Gannavaram Airport, Jagan said that the case was registered basing on false charges of attacking the police station. He said in full public view, he staged a dharna before the Pulivendula PS to protest against the police torture of his party worker. However, the police, along with 68 others, have booked him for attacking the police station and damaging its furniture.
Jagan alleged that the government has been trying to foist false cases against him and his party workers in order to stop the increasing popularity of YSR Congress party. He said he would continue his struggle against the State Government's policies without any fear.
Jagan also announced that he would participate in dharna at the Kadapa district collectorate to protest against the power cuts for the agricultural sector. (INN)
2011/10/9 8:38:08 YS.Jagan Mohan Reddy accompanied by his followers has staged picket before Pulivendhula Police station in Kadapa on Sunday evening as the police have beaten his party worker Rehmatullah. He demands for the suspension of CI and SI and also demands for explanation from them. He accused the police are harassing his party workers.
2007/11/26 0:54:27 Kadapa already boasts of an airport. But the state government plans to build another airport in Kadapa. The land for the new airport is being acquired by the government at a breakneck speed.
The government plans to acquire bout 3,200 acres of land in Ambavaram near Jammalamadugu in Kadapa. Reports say that the contract for the construction of the airport is being awarded to G Janardhan Reddy of Brahmani steels.
2010/12/23 5:33:32 Former Kerala Chief Minister K.Karunkaran (93) died today in a private hospital in Trivendrum, Kerala. He was ailing with several health problems and has been undergoing treatment since last Friday. He was born in Kannor in Kerala on 5th July 1918. He served as Chief Minister of Kerala for four times and also worked as Union Industries Minister.
Reportedly based on Sathyaraj’s hugely successful Tamil flick Walter Vetrivel, Kerala Police which has Kalabhavan Mani in the lead role, is all set for to release by this month end.
Mani plays Inspector Sathyanath, who is a tough and rightful police officer. Swarnamalya plays the heroine and appears as a CBI officer.
Innocent, Archana, Madhu Warrier, Augustine and Lakshmi Sharma are also in the cast. The film is penned by Anwar Abdullah and is directed by Chandrasekharan. Newcomer Kailas Menon is the composer. Bangalore-based DKM Group is producing the film which is planned for an Easter release.
2008/4/16 8:05:13 The election commission has finally drawn up the schedule for the by polls to the seats vacated by the TRS and for Khairatabad where the vacancy has been caused by the untimely death of PJR. The polls will be held on May 29. The nomination process will commence from March 2. The results will be announced on June 1.
So it is going to be a 'really hot' summer this year. The congress party and the TDP have only something to gain but nothing much to lose. The polls are an acid test for KCR as the onus of getting all the MLAs and MPs who resigned recently elected once again rests on him. There is a strong resistance to some of the candidates from within the party.
The polling has come to an end in Kadapa. Jagan is seeking re-election from here. Kadapa record a polling of just 69.5 percent. This is far less than the 75.69 percent polling recorded in 2009.
The assembly segment wise break up of the polling is as follows:
2008/5/5 22:52:44 It is now Kadapa that is getting all the big projects and schemes. It is after all the home district of chief minister YS Rajashekar Reddy. The centre proposed to set up a world class university in the state and zeroed in on the port city of Visakhapatnam.
But chief minister YS Rajashekar Reddy has decided to bring it to Kadapa. The excuse given by the government officials is that the required 700 acres of land is hard to get in Visakhapatnam and hence the university should be set up at Kadapa.
TRS chief K Chandra Shekar Rao claims that the state will go to elections early next year. KCR predicted that there world be snap polls to the state assembly in March 2008. Elections are due only in 2009 but even some congressmen do not rule out advancement of polls in the state.
2011/9/1 9:14:39 Sensing that the Speaker Nadendla Manohar might accept the resignations submitted by 26 pro-Jagan MLAs, the Congress party has begun the hunt for candidates for the likely by-polls.
Sources close to PCC President Botsa Satyanarayana told INN that the process of short-listing suitable candidates for each constituency has been initiated. However, unlike regular trend the party is not finding many aspirants in almost all the constituencies. In many cases, the aspirants lack the potential to contest and win the elections. During his recent tour to Vizianagaram, Visakhapatham and East Godavari districts that concluded on Thursday, Botsa had detailed deliberations with the district leaders and reportedly asked them to find suitable candidates.
However, the differences within the Congress party, especially with those belonging to erstwhile Praja Rajyam Party have worsened the situation. The ex-PRP leaders say that the Congress should give them ticket as a reward of merger, whereas, the Congress leaders insist that they must be awarded for loyalty. However, sources say, the leaders in the both the categories lack enough potential to counter the pro-Jagan wave that prevails in the Rayalaseema and coastal Andhra region.
The Congress is keen on winning a majority of seats, if not all, in the by-elections to save its prestige. Any mistake in the selection of candidates would not only empower Jagan Mohan Reddy, but it would change the contours of politics for future elections. Any gain in the by-polls would be termed as a victory for YSR Congress and heavy loss for the Congress party. Since the stakes are very high for the Congress, the party is trying to play both safe and aggressively.
The by-polls would also be viewed as mini-election or a rehearsal for the 2014 general elections. Twenty nine MLAs, including the three who had earlier resigned from Telangana, hailed from 13 districts. Of them, 26 MLAs represent assembly constituencies in Guntur, Srikakulam, Kurnool, West Godavari, Nellore, Anantapur, Kadapa, East Godavari, Chittoor and Prakasam. Among others, Konda Surekha is from Warangal, K Jayasudha from Secunderabad and Sunitha is from Khammam district. Therefore, irrespective of their outcome, the by-polls would provide an opportunity for the YSR Congress to make and strengthen its base in 13 districts or almsot half of entire Andhra Pradesh.
The by-polls would also test the leadership qualities of both, the Chief Minister N Kiran Kumar Reddy and PCC President Botsa Satyanarayana, as they would be spearheading the election campaign for the first time. Presently, the Congress party also lacks a charismatic leader. Both Kiran Kumar Reddy and Botsa are not crowd pullers. However, they might use Chiranjeevi to some extent, especially in the coastal areas. But after his party PRP's merger with the Congress, his political charisma might not work during by-polls. On the other side, after his victory in the Kadapa by-polls Jagan has proved to be a crowd-puller and holds a charismatic image compared to present Congress leaders.
The Congress party is now banking on two possibilities to win the by-polls - suitable candidates for each constituency and Jagan Mohan Reddy's arrest by the CBI in the disproportionate case. If Jagan is behind the bars and going by the magnitude of allegations that the CBI has levelled against him in the FIR, it might take a longer time for him to come out of prison. Therefore, the Congress would be primarily looking at defeating a new-born party which would also remain headless during the crucial by-polls. (INN)
Roja is now a star campaigner for the YSR Congress party. Roja is campaigning for Jagan and Vijayamma and she is drawing huge crowds everywhere.
Roja tried to move around in a tractor to become more visible but the police asked her to step down as there is no permission for it. The police later seized the tractor.
YSR Congress Party president and Kadapa MP YS Jagan Mohan Reddy on Monday slammed the State Government for registration of a case against him and other party workers for staging a dharna at Pulivendula Police Station on Sunday.
YS.Jagan Mohan Reddy accompanied by his followers has staged picket before Pulivendhula Police station in Kadapa on Sunday evening as the police have beaten his party worker Rehmatullah. He demands for the suspension of CI and SI and also demands for explanation from them. He accused the police are harassing his party workers. 
