Stating that it would truly be a &lsquo;people&rsquo;s newspaper&rsquo; to counter the &lsquo;pro-Andhra media&rsquo;, Telangana Rashtra Samithi president K Chandrasekhar Rao on Monday launched a new Telugu Daily, &lsquo;Namaste Telangana at the Ravindra Bharati in the presence of media luminaries.
KCR told the gathering that the new daily is aimed to effectively counter the &lsquo;distorted&rsquo; image of Telangana being presented by the existing newspapers in the state.&nbsp;He also promised that a new Urdu Daily, Adaab Telangana would be launched on August 2 this year, the first day of the Holy Month of Ramzan. &ldquo;Telugu and Urdu are the only Telangana languages and that is why there is a need to bring out an Urdu Daily for the people who speak that language,&rdquo; KCR stated.
&ldquo;Colonial Capitalists are misinterpreting the history of Telangana through their media. There is more to Telangana than the infamous Razakars. We aim to counter this distorted version through the newspaper,&rdquo; KCR said.
&ldquo;Namaste Telangana would give equal priority to the issues of Dalits and Minorities living in the Telangana region apart from the separate statehood agitation,&rdquo; he said.
The TRS chief also &lsquo;advised&rsquo; the editorial board of the new daily to mould it to become a &lsquo;truly people&rsquo;s newspaper.&rsquo;&nbsp;The main edition of the new daily was released by Eshwaramma, the mother of Srikanth Chary who had immolated himself over the separate statehood demand at LB Nagar, while the features edition was launched by P Mallaiah who had cornered Telugu Desam Party president N Chandrababu Naidu to make his stand on Telangana clear at Warangal.
The Sunday Magazine of the newspaper was launched by the widow of constable Krishnaiah who had committed suicide for Telangana.&nbsp;Speaking on the occasion, Telangana Political Join Action Committee convenor Kodandaram pointed out that there were different angles to the news story carried by the three main Telugu dailies on the No- Confidence Motion issue recently.
&ldquo;These differences reveal the status of the media in the state today,&rdquo; Prof Kodandaram said and added that the new daily would take a balanced approach and highlight the sentiments of the Telangana people.
Telangana ideologue Jayashanker lashed out at the existing media by alleging that information was being misinterpreted and facts concealed during the past five decades.
&ldquo;The newspapers have resorted to negative publicity on Telangana agitation and the media barons have poisoned the minds of the Seemandhra people against their Telangana counterparts,&rdquo; Mr Jayashankar charged.
&ldquo;Distorted stories that the fertile deltas of Krishna and Godavari would turn into deserts if Telangana was separate is such example of the poisoning of the Seemandhra people&rsquo;s minds,&rdquo; he said.
&ldquo;The existing newspapers have failed to highlight the insults subjected to the Telanganaites,&rdquo; Mr Jayashankar alleged and added that the new daily would be able to do justice to the people of the region.
Namasthe Telangana Editor Allam Narayana said that the daily would counter the sustained neglect of the state&rsquo;s culture, traditions and festivals.
Negative stories like the destruction of statues on Tank Bund during Million March have shown that the entire Telangana as a criminal society, Mr Narayana claimed, while pointing out that &lsquo;cultural destruction of the region during the past 50 years was neglected.
Mr Narayana denied that the new daily would be relegated to being a mouthpiece of KCR and the TRS. &ldquo;This is propaganda by the &lsquo;anti-Telangana forces,&rsquo; he said, adding that this was an attempt to finish off the daily in its nascent stages itself.
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General News

Namaste Telangana launched

Newly elected Speaker of the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly on Monday sought to bring in a revolutionary change in the way proceedings are conducted inside the House by setting a December-end deadline for a &lsquo;paperless Assembly.&rsquo;
In his first official meeting with the Assembly staff, Manohar, who is also presently the Chairman of the Legislature Committee on Wildlife Protection and Environment, said that the staff must ensure that his dream of turning the House into the country&rsquo;s first &lsquo;Paperless Assembly&rsquo; by December end turns into a reality.
&ldquo;My aim is to enhance the confidence of the people in the House. By January, the Legislators will be briefed on how to bring the people&rsquo;s issues to the notice of the House. The MLAs would also be trained in the paperless Assembly initiative, Mr Manohar said.
The Speaker also told the staff that the revolutionary changes in the functioning of the House will not be limited to inside the Assembly Hall.
He told the staff that their pending allowances for the extra hours that they had put in during the Budget Session would be cleared. &ldquo;I would affix my signature to that file first,&rdquo; Mr Manohar said, adding that vacant posts would also be filled.
&ldquo;I urge you to bring to my notice any problems being faced by you. I will do my very best to find solutions for them,&rdquo; the Speaker said.
The Speaker had visited the Centre for Good Governance on May 30, 2011 along with the Legislative Committee to study the IT needs for Legislators.
He had requested the Director General to prepare AP Legislature website which presents the information on the AP Legislature for the access of citizens and a system enabling the Legislators to know the status of pending petitions at any given point of time.
When asked to comment on the No Confidence Motion notice given by the Telugu Desam Party, Mr Manohar said that it was not brought to his table yet.
&ldquo;I will take a decision when it comes to my notice,&rdquo; he said.
Mr Manohar also said that the notices issued against various MLAs for their disqualifications would be studied and action taken according to existing rules and regulations.

Speaker aims to revolutionise House, Paperless Assembly by year-end

As the talks between Ramdev Baba and Central Government broke down, Police swooped down on Baba yesterday midnight detaining him. Police attacked Ramlila Maidan late yesterday night where Baba was holding his protest with 20,000 strong activists. Baba was demanding immediate action to bring back black money stashed in foreign tax havens. &nbsp;
After the attack, Police arrested Ramdev at 4.15 AM and is shifted back to Ashram in Haridwar and the ground is evacuated. Some reports said that Baba was hiding in a saree of his female devotee when he was arrested. Home Secretary GK Pillai said, &lsquo;Baba was non-cooperative early. He asked us for some time. Then he jumped off the stage to hide in crowds.&rsquo; Of course that was funny act from Ramdev Baba who normally stays fit to do any kind of comic stunts. Hiding in a saree or jumping in to crowds&hellip;really silly to hear. That is comedy Ramdev for you folks.

Ramdev Baba hiding in a Saree!?

Ever since the photo of Suresh Raina with bookie Deepak Naraini alias Balaji is published in news papers, there was too much of post mortem on India&rsquo;s stand in captain who is presently in West Indies. Upset with new reports, Suresh Raina from Trinidad rubbished all the rumors of his alleged links with any bookmaker.&nbsp;
&lsquo;There are so many people who get clicked with me. I can&rsquo;t really know about each of them. All I can say is that I went with my manager to Shirdi and that&rsquo;s about it,&rsquo; Raina said. How can a person who is unknown to Raina can hold his arm that too under the tight security cover in Shirdi. &nbsp;The man in circle is not that simple as he is booked already two times in betting and rape case. Well, is Raina trying to save Balaji?

Suresh Raina trying to save the bookie

Indian cricket team&rsquo;s stand in captain Suresh Raina is on a swing in Indian news channels from last three days after his visit to Shirdi. He is attracting all eyeballs for two wrong reasons. First, it is the presence of Union Heavy Industries Minister Praful Patel&rsquo;s daughter Poorna with him and second is (see the above picture) Raina spotted with the man in white shirt holding his arm. Name of that man is Deepak Naraini alias Balaji, a notorious bookie arrested in 2002 and 2008 on betting and rape cases.
Raina is acting as a temporary stand in captain for Indian cricket Squad in West Indies. Appearance of Poorna (IPL Hospitality Manager) might not trouble Raina for a long time but days before going to West Indies, observing a bookie besides captain smells something wrong for this young man. Just and wait see, how Raina&rsquo;s match with these two work?

Namaste Telangana launched

Speaker aims to revolutionise House, Paperless Assembly by year-end

Speaker aims to revolutionise House, Paperless Assembly by year-end

Speaker aims to revolutionise House, Paperless Assembly by year-end

Ramdev Baba hiding in a Saree!?

Ramdev Baba hiding in a Saree!?

Ramdev Baba hiding in a Saree!?

Suresh Raina trying to save the bookie

Suresh Raina trying to save the bookie

Suresh Raina trying to save the bookie

Raina in Love with Girl & Bookie

Raina in Love with Girl & Bookie