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Amid mounting criticism by TDP and BJP that the technical bids for the Rs 4,714-crore Polavaram Indirasagar Project were cornered by contractors allegedly close to Telangana Rashtra Samithi president K Chandrasekhar Rao, the TRS chief has written a letter to chief minister N Kiran Kumar Reddy urging the government to cancel the tenders forthwith and put a halt to the construction as advised by the Union government till the matter is adjudicated by the Supreme Court.
Polavaram: KCR tells CM to cancel all bids
Accusing former chief minister Y S Rajasekhara Reddy of grounding the project works in great haste, Rao in his three-page letter on Sunday stated that he had been opposing the project right from the beginning itself. "The project was grounded in great haste by your predecessor, violating all laws of the land namely Environment Act 1986, Forest Act 1980, PESA Act 1996 and the Bachawat award. I requested the government to look for alternatives as the project was submerging extensive tracts of scheduled areas of AP, Orissa and Chhattisgarh, displacing 73,000 STs of which 60,770 are from the state," he observed.
Telangana Telugu Desam Forum has blamed the TRS president K. Chandrasekhar Rao for “dilution” of the movement for separate Statehood when it was at its peak.
Mr N. Kiran Kumar Reddy, reminding the latter about his objections regarding Polavaram “right from the commencement of the project” and urged that construction should be halted as advised by the Centre till the Supreme Court took a decision on the matte
In a statement, Forum leader, Motkupalli Narasimhulu said Mr. Rao owed an apology to the people of Telangana for letting them down badly. While full credit goes to government employees of the region for selflessly continuing the strike for 42 long days, Mr. Rao would go down as a “traitor” of the movement. Unfortunately political leaders of the region could not match the employees' determination.
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By going to Delhi for lobbying for an irrigation project contract, the TRS chief did what former Chief Minister M. Channa Reddy did in the past. If the latter was responsible for the sacrifice of 400 people, the former is to be blamed for the loss of 600 students who had committed suicide.

Lady GaGa Will Perform best in india

The Indian capital is set to get a taste of F1 glitz and glamour this weekend as India hosts its first Formula One Grand Prix, with parties and events featuring global A-listers organised in New Delhi.
The "Born This Way" singer, who appeared as her male alter ego during MTV's Video Music Awards in August, will perform for the first time in India in front of guests invited by the club co-owner and Bollywood actor Arjun Rampal.

Earlier this year, in an interview with Indian chat show host Simi Garewal, Lady Gaga said she would like to soak up the local culture by taking an Indian cooking class.

Also making their debut in India is heavy metal band Metallica as part of F1 Rocks, which adds an extra dash of glamour by inviting top bands to perform at some of the races.

The cheapest ticket to attend the inaugural Indian Grand Prix at the new Buddh International Circuit is 2,500 rupees (about $50). That is a bit expensive for most Indians, but affordable for the country's growing middle class and its expanding disposal incomes.

But for the after-parties that are open to all, including one that will feature a DJ set by British eighties star Boy George, locals will have to fork out at least 15,000 rupees (around $300) -- a month's salary in some Delhi households.

Bollywood stars like Shah Rukh Kahn and Hrithik Roshan are expected to be in attendance and could be joined by Hollywood big-wigs. Local media reports said Tom Cruise had been invited.
As BIC readies to witness history, the Indians would be going all out to cheer their own team, Force India. And, star cricketer Sachin Tendulkar is no exception to it.
t a press conference held in New Delhi earlier today, the 25-year-old Grammy-winning singer said that she was looking forward to seeing more of India, "I am extremely grateful to the people for welcoming me here," she said. "The sights in India are beautiful but most beautiful are the people. I can't wait to come back here and see more of my fans."

Wearing orange and green highlights in her hair, Gaga seemed really excited about her performance. "I am going to perform some of my collaborations with Indian DJs. My outfit is going to be a hybrid of my vision and the Indian vision. I have modernised it a bit. There will be some surprises. I am very excited for you to see my show."
"It's an incredible feeling. Being a motor sport fan, I always wanted GP to take place in India and wonderful for all the Indians who actually go there and witness F1 race. I am rooting for Force India. First comes India, then the rest. I have, as a driver, always liked Michael Schumacher, but when India is participating, it's India first," Tendulkar said in a TV interview.
At the luxury 60-acre (25-ha) resort near the track where celebrities and F1 drivers like Michael Schumacher will be staying, last-minute preparations were being made to ensure quirky requests are met, including one from Formula One management headed by Bernie Ecclestone to have elephants available for guests to ride.

With around 100,000 fans set to pack the stands, the atmosphere should be electric at the $400 million circuit just outside Delhi.

"Formula One is finally coming to India," said media worker Dalariti Nongpiur, 28, who paid 6,500 rupees for a ticket. "To actually hear that sound, to feel the heat of the track. I can't believe that it's actually going to happen and I'm all excited about it."
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Fans are soaking up the buzz and local media has gone into overdrive this week with wall-to-wall F1 coverage.
Lady GaGa Will Perform best in india.she says the best perform in india after all events .
"I'm looking forward to seeing the whole thing, the extravaganza," said Hasan Malik, 27, who is flying in from Mumbai to attend.

But not everyone is as enthusiastic and many of Delhi's 16.8 million

Indian Grand Prix: Hamilton fastest in opening practice

McLaren driver Lewis Hamilton set the fastest time in Friday's opening practice for the inaugural Formula One Indian Grand Prix, edging out the two Red Bull drivers.



amilton's time of 1 minute, 26.836 seconds around the Buddh International circuit was half a second quicker than world champion Sebastian Vettel, with Mark Webber close up in third.
Rock group Metallica and pop star Lady Gaga are among those booked to perform during the weekend as India welcomes Formula One for the first time at the $400 million Buddh International Circuit on the periphery of the Indian capital.

Organizers are hoping the event runs smoothly to justify the huge costs in a country with a poor gross domestic product per capita of only $1,477.

But as India looks to bury the bad memories of the organizational chaos at last year's Commonwealth Games, there have been hitches already at the Grand Prix, including frequent power failures and the suspension of Friday's first practice session because of a dog on the track.

Ticket sales, however, have been encouraging despite the cost of $50, which is beyond many people's means in India.

"People here are fanatic, crazy about racing," McLaren driver Lewis Hamilton told reporters ahead of the event. "You'd think they are more enthusiastic about cricket, but honestly I feel they are as enthusiastic about car racing."
Fernando Alonso suffered a power-drive failure in his Ferrari and was the major casualty of the opening session, although many drivers ran off the track as they struggled for grip on the dusty circuit and tested the limits as they familiarized themselves with the layout.

Embattled Blackburn boss eyes Cup run

Under-fire Blackburn manager Steve Kean believes his club are capable of mounting a successful League Cup run after they downed Newcastle to reach the quarter-finals.

The Rovers boss, who has faced mounting calls to resign this season with Rovers rooted to the bottom of the Premier League standings, insists his team is capable of going all the way to Wembley.

"Why not - and I said that to the players before the game," Kean said after watching his side down Newcastle 4-3 in extra time.

"There's teams that have fancied it in the competition in years gone by and prospered and we fancy it. It also creates competition for places in the team in the league and we will give it a good go."

"We hope we get a nice draw now but we showed we wanted to get a victory in this match and would not let anything affect us."

Blackburn will need to defy the odds to reach Wembley with the final knockout rounds of the competition promising to be one of the most competitive in years.

The big five of Manchester United, Manchester City, Arsenal, Chelsea and Liverpool all remain in the competition with Rovers, with Championship sides Crystal Palace and Cardiff completing the last eight.

The draw for the quarter-finals takes place on Saturday.

Advani escapes bomb attack in Madurai

Senior BJP leader L K Advani escaped an alleged attempt on his life in Madurai on Friday morning. A crude pipe bomb planted under a bridge in a village near Madurai in Tamil Nadu was detected after a tip off by a villager and defused.

Advani was scheduled to cross the bridge at Alampatti near Thirumangalam, about 25 kilometres from Madurai to reach Srivilliputhur in Virudhunagar district. The leader, who is on Jan Chetna Yatra changed his route and reached Sriviliputhur from where he is set to travel to Shencottah in Tamil Nadu - Kerala border. The bomb has been defused.

Police said the six feet long pipe hidden under a low level bridge across a stream in Alampatti was made of poly vinyl chloride (PVC).

It was stuffed with explosives and connected to a wire linked to battery kept about half-a-kilometer away near a palm tree in a deserted place, a senior police official said. M Selvaraj (49), a villager spotted the wire around 6 am when he went to the place to answer nature's call and informed the village elders, who in turn alerted the police.
The detection of the crude bomb on the route of Advani has come as a major intelligence failure. This is the third incident of crude bomb being found in Madurai this year alone and fourth incident in the last two years. Strangely, the police have not made any headway in cracking the cases and arresting the culprits in any of the incidents. The recent incident was on September 29 when a crude bomb was found planted inside a government bus. Even at that time the blast was averted as a state transport corporation employee spotted the explosive and informed the police. In May last a similar bomb exploded in a dust bin near the crowded Mattuthavani bus stand.