Snakes in apartment raises false alarm in Hyderabad

Udumula Sudhakar Reddy

Fearing a situation like a horror movie ‘snakes on a plan’ locals at 

Kundanbagh raised a false alarm. After they complained to anti poaching squad of state forest department the sleuths took a search order from higher officials and searched the house thinking it as poachers den on Monday.Forester find nothing and the flat at Kundnabagh turned out to be that of one Mr. Varun a techie and a volunteer of Friends of Snakes Society. Wild life officials has cautioned the member not to keep the rescued snakes in residential locality and shift them immediately to rescue shelter.Mr Avinash Viswanathan Joint Secretary of Friends of Snakes Society says ,”Apartment residents or neighbours have seen Varun carrying the rescued snakes during nights. They complained to the forest officials telling that he is selling venom. The fact is that he is not involved in any such act. As it was late night as it is difficult to shift the snake to Sainikpuri shelter he kept them at his flat for one or two times previously. It was a false alarm. We also advised our member to shift the rescued snakes immediately to our shelter at Sainikpuri,”Chief Wild Life Warden Mr A V Joseph told Friends of Snakes Society not to take keep in residential localities. “When we went on some work to Aranya Bhavan we were informed about this precautionary measure. Our rescue home at a time can host ten different species of snakes and we observe them and release them into wild,”The society was also asked to submit regular reports on rescued snakes to the wild life wing. The government is yet to act on the application of the society to give some land for setting up a big shelter for snakes.There are several volunteers who are engineers, students and techies working in IT companies i the society. The calls that wild life control room receive are diverted to the society which attends them promptly. The society was formed by Mr RajKumar who died of cerebral malaria.

Mumbai terror victim families in Hyderabad say Kasab hanging delayed

Udumula Sudhakar Reddy

:Terrorist Ajmal Kasab's hanging brought joy to the
family members of Mumbai terror attack victims in the city. Out of
three from the State fallen to bullets and blasts in Mumbai in 2008
two are from Hyderabad and their much awaited agony seeking justice
ended on Wednesday morning when they heard ‘Kasab hanged’.
Ms Saroja Rao of Neredmet the mother of Taj Executive Chef Vijay Rao
Banja who was shot dead in the hotel on ill fated night says
,”"Justice is done at last but it would have been done much earlier,”
With tears in her eyes Saroja said ,”I still recall the day my son
died. Four years passed away. My grandson Rohan who is at Mumbai under
the care of Taj group has come here recently to see us. He wants to
help aged and widows,”
Vijay’s wife Fareeda died six months after Mumbai attack with cardiac
arrest in a state. It was a double tragedy for the family. Vijay was
47 when he died and served with Taj for more than two decades.
  Vijay's brother Vinod Rao Banja a property manager of a church
says,"I hope the hanging of Kasab will be a deterrence to other
terrorists. We feel sorry for all the innocent people who died. We
hope centre will here after take steps to act tough against
terrorists. Kasab’s hanging was a long due. Today morning my another
brother Vimal Bhanja a retired group captain from Bengaluru called me
and informed about the hanging of Kasab,”
Recalling the past he said ,’We were in touch with my brother on ill
fated night till 2.30 am. During the last call he made he said he will
not be able to talk to us as the situation is become serious. In the
morning we were told he was shot dead,”  Vijay’s family was given a
compensation of Rs 3 lakh by the State government and Rs 7 lakh by the
centre. “What is money for his family the only surviving member Rohan
when he lost both his parents,”
Another family member Shalini  a retired teacher of Stanley school
sister in law of Vijay says ,”We are happy with the hanging. It’s a
big lesson for such elements,” She said ,”we never thought Vijay would
die in the terror attack. Terrorism has to be eradicated totally from
the country so that no citizensuffer,”.
Another family of advocate and tax consultant Lakshmi Narayan Goyal 55
who died in car blast at Mumbai shifted their residence from
Bahadurpura to Banjara Hills MLA colony and maintaining low profile.
Mr N Sanjay a former employee with Goyal says "Several crores are
spent on Kasab unnecessarily. He would have been hanged long back. Any
how it is done at last. Goyal is survived by wife and four daughters.
He is an advocate dealing with Central Excise and Customs cases and
used to travel regularly to Mumbai and Bengaluru. His wife Meena Devi
is in Mumbai now. His daughters are in Gujarat and United States,”
Lakshmi Narayana’s youngest daughter, Shrushti Goel, was an employee
of Google, Hyderabad.
Lakshmi Narayana on the evening of November 26 informed the family
members that he missed Hussainsagar Express from CST and he would come
again on the next day. He was killed when he boarded a taxi to go to
his sister in law’s home when the car exploded in the blast near Vile
Parle. Ameena Begum, 20, of Nizamabad too had fallen prey to the
terrorists' bullets at the Chhatrapati Sivaji Terminus (CST) while
trying to protect her niece. Her father, Mr Abdul Rasheed, who also
sustained bullet injuries died later of sickness.

No hangman in AP Jails : Kasab hanged

Udumula Sudhakar Reddy The central jails in the State have no hangman. The hanging execution apparatus is available only at Rajhmundry central jail. Officials said that there are no pardon applications of convicts to be executed pending from the state with the President of India. However there are a few cases of those who are convicted for capital punishment including one in central jail where the appeals are pending in higher courts. Jails Additional Inspector General Mr B Sunil Kumar said ,”we do not have a hangman post. As there no cases for pending execution after the clearance of higher courts we did not have any talari. Rajahmundry jail has hanging execution apparatus. In Cherlapally we didn’t opt for that as it costs Rs 50 lakh around,” Charlapally jail superintendent Mr K L Srinivas said ,”we have one prisoner facing capital punishment. He is from Bodhan in Nizamabad in connection with a  murder case. His case is pending appeal in AP High Court,” He added ,”there are only few cases one or two in each central jail convicted for capital punishment,”

Corruption in Hyderabad: CMS Study

Udumula Sudhakar Reddy
Municipal and police departments top in corruption perception index 
in the survey conducted in the city by Centre for Media Studies.

 The index says that 86 per cent of them had a perception that corruption increased in 
Municipal department  and 65 per cent experienced it where it is 84 perception in police 
department and 78 per cent experienced. CMS General Manager Ms Anita Medasani 
says,”CMS-India corruption study 2012 is the eighth round of study on corruption in 
public services which is one in nine cities along with Hyderabad. We have focussed more 
on lower level corruption where common man including those living in urban slums which 
lack basic amenities like drinking water, sewerage, sanitation and hygiene facilities. 
Hyderabad is the India’s sixth most populous urban area,”  Water supply, electricity, 
Public Distribution System, Health, Housing, Police and Municipal departments are 
considered for the survey.
She added 12 per cent of city’s area is covered by slums and 26 per cent of city’s 
population lives in these slum areas. “Hyderabad is put next to Goa and Bhubaneswar as 
far as perception of about corruption in public services during the last one year among 
the nine cities. Compared to 2008 the first hand experience of corruption in 2012 among 
slum dwellers in Hyderabad has gone up from 39 per cent to 58 per cent. Every second 
household in city interacted with seven public services were asked to pay bribe at least 
once during the year,” Anita said.
She added 22 per cent of them who couldn’t pay bribe were deprived of public services and 
almost three out of four ended up paying bribe to avail the services. “The minimum bribe 
amount is Rs 100 for a work in any department. With the police the experience of 
corruption is higher than the perception that ‘corruption has increased’.

AP to seek royalty for Brahma bull

By U Sudhakar Reddy

The AP Biodiversity Board wants to claim royalty for the Brahma or Brahman bull, a species taken from Ongole and being bred widely in Brazil, the US and Australia for the last 100 years. The bull, scientifically known as Bos indicus, is in great demand because it is known to be resistant to foot and mouth disease and for it tasty meat.

Biodiversity board chairman Dr R. Hampaiah who returned from Brazil after attending a conference on biodiversity, said steps are being initiated for breeders’ associations of countries using the Brahma bull to share benefits. Ironically, farmers from AP associated with an NGO, as well as from other parts of India, are going to the World Brahma Bull Congress in Panama in July to buy bulls bred abroad.

“An NGO called Ankush based in Himayatnagar has approached us for buying Brahma bulls from this congress and sought the permission of the animal husbandry department for importing the cattle,” said Dr Hampaiah. He added, “We have to apply for the geographical indicator (a WTO requirement to prove ethnicity) for the Ongole bull.” Ongole bulls are found in the geographical area between the Gundlakamma and Alluru rivers in Ongole and Kandukur mandals. “The Brahma cow gives 45 litres of milk a day. There are restaurants with Brahma bull beef on the menu in Brazil and the US. Under the AP Biodiversity Act, we have the right to claim royalty.”

Tigers burn bright in AP, states census

By U Sudhakar Reddy

The tigers are roaring in different parts of the state, their numbers being significantly up, according to preliminary reports from the ongoing census of the big cats. The reports, based on camera traps and pugmarks, are coming in from different tiger reserves, sanctuaries and national parks to the state’s wildlife wing. Nagarjunasagar Srisailam Tiger Reserve (NSTR) alone has so far reported the presence of at least 78 tigers, including cubs. Wildlife officials at Atchampet division reported the presence of 17 tigers, a record of sorts.

These figures exclude Gundla Brahmeswaram Sanctuary. Significantly, while the Centre’s 2010 tiger census drew a blank in Khammam, the ongoing census has deduced the presence of three tigers at Kinnerasani sanctuary of Khammam from pugmarks. The presence of tiger has been found at Papikonda sanctuary, too. Meanwhile, a Gaur wild buffalo’s skeleton found in Chintapally forest area, on the state’s border with Odisha, has given officials hope of locating tigers there. “Only a tiger can kill a Gaur wild buffalo in the food chain, so we suspect the presence of a tiger in this area,” a wildlife official said.

The tiger census, which began on May 1, is going on across the state, barring Chintapally forest in Visakhapatnam, where Maoists have stepped up terror activities of late, according to officials. In Pocharam forest of Medak district, though no presence of tiger was found, wildlife officials found evidence of 12 panthers.

Chief wildlife warden S.V. Kumar said, “We are getting positive results. The consolidated report will be out by the last week of May. We have set up 90 pairs of camera traps in NSTR.” According to Mr Kumar, the camera traps in NSTR are set up in phase-4 monitoring in an area of 400 sq. km. They will be later shifted to other areas, and the monitoring will continue throughout the year in different forest areas. Chief conservator of forests (Project Tiger) A.K. Nayak said: “NSTR received an excellence award from the National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA) for effective human resources utilisation for 2010-11. NSTR took help of members of Chenchu primitive tribe for tiger protection and capacity building, besides training in-house staff.” Each monitoring camera costs Rs 18,000.

Kawal is now a tiger reserve

By U Sudhakar Reddy

in a significant step, the state government on Tuesday notified Kawal Wildlife Sanctuary as a tiger reserve despite serious objections from pro-Telangana political parties. The core area of the Kawal tiger reserve has been declared as 892 square kilometer with a buffer zone of 1123 sq. km which falls under Adilabad district. Approximately 21 habitations within the buffer zone are excluded from the tiger reserve.

The Telangana Joint Action Committee has taken a strong objection against the declaration of Kawal as a tiger reserve, stating that it would dislocate the people living in the area. Forest officials have stated that the apprehensions of the political parties and organisations are unfounded as none of the tribals like Gonds, Naikpods and Kollams will be dislocated.

The tiger reserve, notified under Section 38 V of Wildlife (protection) Act, has been demarcated after approval by National Tiger Conservation Authority. The AP Forest department has decided to post a field director of the rank of a conservator for the new sanctuary. A scheme seeking funds for the project is being sent to the Centre. This is the third sanctuary in the Gundla Brahmeswara Wildlife Sanctuary area to be declared as an extended core of the Nagarjunsagar-Srisailam . Special chief secretary to the government, K. Samuel issued the notification.

Experts appeal to panel against timber mafia

By U Sudhakar Reddy

City-based environmental activists has filed a complaint against the timber mafia before the Supreme Court Empowered Committee (CEC) on Monday. They are seeking a ban on the indiscriminate felling of trees like Neem that are in the exempted list. In their petition, the activists asked the CEC to direct the state-level committee not to issue licences to saw mills. The petition was filed in the light of the apparent nexus of the timber mafia and the forest officials who are allowing the felling of trees on patta land without transit permits.

The activists lead by M. Vishnuvardhan Reddy, of the Society for Wilderness and Wildlife Protection, met the CEC member secretary, Mr M.K. Jiwrajka, and submitted a detailed report on the indiscriminate felling of trees around Hyderabad, particularly in Medak district.

In the petition he said, “In September 2011, the state- level committee recommended issuing of permission to 13 new saw mills and the renewal of licences of 185 saw mills. If the licences are renewed, it will lead to both, legal and illegal, cutting of trees. The trees are being used to generate steam in industrial boilers.” The petitioner argued that a circular issued by the principal chief conservator of Forests, had set guidelines in May 2006 for felling trees. As per this an application has to be made to the DFO and a transit permit also has to be obtained.

No eco-clearance for Vizag cluster

By U Sudhakar Reddy

The ministry of forest and environment has refused to lift the moratorium on environmental clearance to set up new projects in the Visakhapatnam industrial cluster. In January 2010, the Centre ruled that projects meant for critically polluted areas and industrial clusters, as identified by the Central Pollution Control Board, would not be considered for environmental clearance. The Pollution Control Board prepares time-bound action plans during the period of moratorium to improve the quality of environment in these industrial clusters.

Following action plans submitted in 25 industrial clusters, including Patancheru-Bollarum industrial cluster, the Centre lifted the ban in October 2010. But the moratorium on 18 other industrial clusters identified as critically polluted, including Visakhapatnam, was extended up to March 31 in 2010. The ministry has now extended the ban in these 18 clusters till further notice. The ministry has also sought a report from the CPCB on progress of implementation of the action plans in these industrial clusters.

Jharkhand poachers on prowl in AP tiger reserve

By U Sudhakar Reddy

A gang of Jharkhand poachers is on the prowl in Nagarjunasagar-Srisa-ilam Tiger reserve to trap tigers. One of the gangsters was arrested by the forest officials and a hunt is on for 13 other team members. The National Wildlife Crime Control Bureau says five such gangs are operating in the country.

An official said, “One of the gangsters who came to poach tigers was caught. The others are absconding. There are several gangs including the Pardhi, Katni and Bauria gangs that are active. The Pardhi gang was caught a few years ago in Nagarjunasagar reserve.” Forest officials have launched a combing operation in the Nallamala forests. Markapuram divisional forest officer C. Saravanan said on Wednesday that a gang of 14 members from Kathrangarh of Jhark-hand had entered the forests to hunt for tigers. He added that during vigil, their staff noticed the group wandering and arrested one Parmeshwar Munda.

He added that during investigation Munda had revealed that 14 members were divided into two gangs to enter the Nallamala forest from the Srisailam side. Meanwhile, in Kurnool, two animal hunters fled from Chinnamanupenta area in Rudravaram forest range limits in Kurnool district on Wednesday. The forest officials recovered a country-made gun and bullets from the spot.

No Naxals, yet forest cover down

By U Sudhakar Reddy

Contradicting the claims of the Centre which blame the Naxals for the loss of forest cover, the latest report of the AP forest department says that around 130 sq. km. of forests have vanished in a year.

The state report says that the loss of forest cover is due to encroachments. “Maoists and other Naxal groups have been cleared out of the state’s forests. They have been restricted to the state’s borders with Odisha and Chhattisg-arh. The forest cover is declining though there are no naxals,” said a forest official.

The State of Forest report, 2011 says that there is degradation of forests from higher canopy density class to a lower density in 130.95 sq. km in a year. The report claims that a positive change has been seen in 23.64 sq km in the same period. “By removing the positive cover, the loss is fixed at 104.97 sq. km. Out of this, 56.73 sq. km. is lost due to fresh encroachments and balance 48.24 sq. km. due to plantations, harvesting of matured plantations and to some extent diversion of forest land for non-forestry purposes. The net loss of forest cover during one year is 56.73 sq. km, mainly due to encroachment

Bt brinjal in bio-piracy row

By U Sudhakar Reddy

The controversy surrounding Bt brinjal, the first genetically modified food crop developed in India, has turned murkier with the National Biodiversity Authority planning to launch prosecution against a seed company for alleged bio-piracy. The National Bio-diversity Authority, which regulates matters pertaining to biodiversity protection, conservation and use in India, will lodge a complaint against the alleged violators of the Biological Diversity Act for “bio-piracy in promoting Bt brinjal”.

The commercial launch of Bt brinjal has already been kept in abeyance by the Central government following concerns over health, biological and other issues. According to information provided to the Environment Support Group (ESG) in response to a Right to Information query, the NBA admitted that the “matter was under advanced stage of lodging a complaint”. The filing of the complaint against this serious environmental crime assumes launching of criminal prosecution against the violators.

Leo F. Saldanha, coordinator/trustee of the Environment Support Group had filed a complaint accusing, the world’s largest agritech company, Monsanto, along with its Indian partner, Mahyco, and several government institutions, of accessing over 16 varieties of brinjal endemic to India in comprehensive violation of the Biological Diversity Act while promoting the commercial release of transgenic Bt brinjal.

Man kicks wife to death allegedly for delivering baby girl

Written by J Sam Daniel Stalin, Edited by Samira Shaikh | Updated: July 27, 2012 13:46 IST

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Coimbatore (Tamil Nadu): In what appears to be a case of gender bias, a young woman in Coimbatore was killed by her husband allegedly for giving birth to a baby girl for the second time. 

According to the victim's family members, twenty-year-old Nagadevi delivered a girl baby 40 days ago. This allegedly resulted in her daily harassment by her husband, Pandiarajan, a driver. 

The couple, who reportedly fell in love and married, already have a one-year-old girl child; but the man wanted a baby boy. On Wednesday, the husband, who is known to be an alcoholic, allegedly kicked the young mother in her stomach. The injury resulted in bleeding and she died in hospital yesterday. 

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Police have arrested her husband of murder and her mother-in-law on charges of abetting murder. The new born girl and her sister Aishwarya are now under the care of their aunt Manjula Devi. 

The family says they would fight for justice. Manjula says, "This has happened when Chief Minister Jayalalithaa has launched the cradle baby scheme to save the girl child. We need justice". 
  

Study finds Lead in Patancheru battery units affect male fertility

U Sudhakar Reddy
Toxicology lab of Osmania University College for Women study on the 
semen mobility of workers at Patancheru battery manufacturing units found that lead is 
causing infertility among them. Researchers say Lead compound interferes with the 
testicular function, inducing its activity and also by exerting its effect on sperm DNA, 
leading to fragmentation. Study also found that antioxidant treatment with Vitamin C may 
offer   protection against the DNA damage, which is a major cause of male infertility.
The research paper was titled ”Clinical Relevance of Vitamin C Among Lead-Exposed 
Infertile Men” Ms K Vani , M Kurakula , Syed R and Alharbi K was published by National 
Centre for Biotechnology Information of US.

In the study the researchers targeted 120 male workers occupationally exposed to lead 
from a battery-manufacturing industry situated at the Patancheru industrial area in the 
city outskirts to to see the impact of lead on testicular dysfunction with reference to 
infertility.
“Further, the study was designed to see effect of an antioxidant in the form of vitamin 
C, administered at the dose of 1000 mg per day for five consecutive days in a week for 3 
months,”
Researchers collected the blood samples and semen samples were collected from 120 men in 
the study group exposed to lead, and 120 healthy human beings, who have no history of 
exposures to chemicals, with their consent. The workers are aged from 25 to 55 years. The 
conventional semen analysis and the measure of sperm DNA fragmentation were done. After 
vitamin C administration industrial workers showed increased in sperm mobility and total 
count and decreased in abnormal sperms.

Deccani Breed sheep 'Gongodi's are back, locals act as gene keepers

U Sudhakar Reddy
The threatened species of Deccani breed sheep conservation is taken 
up as a community initiative on scientific basis in the State where local shepherds are 
acting as gene keepers. Deccani Breed was known for its black wool and its gene pool has 
been affected by cross breeding with various other indigenous.  With the revival efforts 
of the pure breed in Medak district in the State and in Maharasthra the  making of 
traditional 'gongadi'(blanket) with the deccani sheep wool is again catching up and city  
residents showing interest to buy the small size Gognadis.
The deccan breed is found in four states in AP, Karnataka, Maharasthra and parts of North 
Tamilnadu in the Deccan plateau. Ms. S Ashalatha a conservationist from an organization 
Anthra working in Medak says ,”shepherds selected the breed over the years for its 
tolerance to drought, fodder and water shortages, capacity to migrate long distances and 
ability to endure large variations in diurnal temperatures. The wool has traditionally 
been spun into yarn by women and woven by men into blankets known as gongadi. Now with 
city residents are asking for small sized Gongadis so that they can use them 
conveniently. The market for the special wool blankets of Deccani sheep is now showing a 
positive sign,”
The Deccani breed was losing its traits as it was rapidly out-crossed with other 
non-wool, primarily, meat-sheep breeds like the Red Nellore. The coarse wool was out the 
market after it was flooded with cheaper imported wool products. AP has been loosing 
several indigenous live stock like Ongole bull which is now popular as Brahman bull in 
America and Europe and Malaysia.
 According veterinary scientist and Anthra director Ms Sagari R Ramdas the collapse of 
the local wool market was a consequence of imports of cheap wool from Australia and 
Europe. This has also resulted in loss of Deccani breed.,
The shepherds are trained to identify the best breed among the local livestock and they 
use them for  breeding purpose. Breeding festivals are also conducted for Deccan breed 
sheep to bring back the pure breed again.
 Ms. Sagari Ramdas says,” we are mobilising local communities to conserve the local 
Deccani sheep breed and Osmanabadi goat breed, native to the Deccan plateau. In Andhra 
Pradesh, about 400 pastoralist and agro-pastoralist families spread across 24 villages in 
Hathnura, Jinnaram, Narasapur, Narayankhed and Shivampet mandals of Medak district are 
involved in the project.  It revealed that Hathnura, Jinnaram, Narasapur, Shivampet along 
with Veldurthy in Medak district are amongst the handful of remaining geographic 
locations in the state which continue to have significant numbers  of the total sheep 
population of ‘pure Deccani breed population’.
Special exhibitions are being conducted in the city to ensure that a market is available 
for the sale of gongodis. K Rajini a lecturer resident of Banjara Hills says ,"these wool 
blankets are good and keep warm. The imported ones and those available now are not that 
efficient,"

Baby for Sale : Woman 'repents' says she wants baby back

U Sudhakar Reddy
 The woman who sold her baby boy for Rs 30,000 asked the women and 
child welfare department officials to give back her child. However officials who 
counseled her on Wednesday wanted to double check her credentials and takes action 
regarding it.
Medak district women and child welfare officer Ms Y Shailaja says,”we counseled the 
biological mother of the boy Nagesh and as well as the couple who brought her. The infant 
is in our safe custody at our Sisugruha and he is being taken care well. During the 
counseling mother Yasodha alias Yesamma told us that she wants to take back the boy. 
However we are inquiring with the locals to find out the genuineness of her claim. We 
will take decision after we get the report,”
She added,”the woman was divorced and due to poverty she couldn’t raise the two children. 
She is living with her parents,” The woman also claimed that she sold the child for the 
medical expenses of her father.
Intrestingly the officials do not know whether the mother and baby are enrolled with the 
Anganwadi centre of ICDS( Integrated Child Development Services) project which provides 
nutritious food.
“I have to check whether she is enrolled with Anganwadi centre,” said Shailaja. n the 
bond executed on Rs 10 stamp one of the clause is that Yasodha shall repay Rs 1.5 lakh 
cash to buyer K Venati if she demands the son back.
 Medak district Child Welfare Committee convenor Ms K Shiva Kumar says ,”there is no role 
of men in this episode. Yasodha is actually not staying in Kowdipally she is there at 
Armoor. The buyer family was staying that they lose money if they hand over the boy back. 
They are rural woman and do not have legal awareness. It’s a crime to sell or buy the 
babies”
She added that this is the second incident in Kowdipally area . “ This is a very 
unfortunate incident. Earlier a similar transaction took place among the relatives in the 
same mandal. We intervened at right time and stopped it. There is a need to conduct a 
special drive in this area to create awareness,” She said ,”It is a fit case to book FIR 
as per law but both are ignorant illiterates and we have to take a decision after getting 
a report,”
Meanwhile local MP Ms Vijaya Shanti blamed the local officials for the episode and asked 
the government to take measures.

Baby for sale: Woman sells her male baby for Rs 30,000( 600 US dollars)

Udumula Sudhakar Reddy

The woman Yasodhamma and he 11 months boy Nagesh

A woman has sold her 11 months old male baby for Rs 30,000 to a 
childless couple in Kowdipally of Medak district in the city fringes. The woman 
identified K Yasodha alias Yesamma 25 and the buyer Mr. K Venkati of a neighboring 
village struck a sale consideration agreement on stamp paper regarding the transaction.
The issue came into limelight when Yasodha demanded Rs 20,000 more from Venkati after a 
week on Tuesday and village elders intervened to resolve it amicably. As they failed to 
do so one of the village elders informed the Kowdipaly police of Toopran sub division.
Kowdipally sub inspector of police Mr. T Kiran Kumar said ,”the sale of the boy, Nagesh, 
took place a week ago. After we came to know about the incident we visited the village 
and conducting inquiry. The infant was handed over to Women and Child welfare officials 
and was shifted to child care centre at Sanga Reddy on Tuesday,” Yasodha was called to 
the police station and cops questioned her regarding the sale.
Police said Yasodha separated from her husband four years ago and second child is 11 
months old. “We are trying to trace out the child’s father.  She is staying with her 
parents. In the written agreement with buyers she told that she is selling her child as 
she is unable to raise him.  The buyer Venkati had brought us some documents where he 
claimed that he was trying to legally adopt some other child from State women and child 
welfare department. He also paid Rs 100 as Demand draft. As the process is on Yasodha 
approached him and offered to sell the infant Nagesh. Unaware of legal consequence he 
agreed as it is a quick process,” said SI Kiran Kumar.
Yasodha and as well as Venkati of Velamakanne village are daily workers and also depend 
on NREG scheme. Venkati also owns a small piece of land which he cultivates.
The woman Yasodha claimed,” I sold the baby for my father’s medical expenditure. My 
father is suffering with sever throat ulcers. With the money I have spent Rs 10,000 on 
the medicines of my father and remaining amount of Rs 20,000 is with my brother,”
The SI of police said,”Yasodha is not giving answers properly. We are yet to cross check 
her version on treatment. We don’t know whether the family has an Arogyasri insurance 
card. But her family is poor and work as laborers in fields,”
He added,”In the past few years we haven’t heard this kind of incident of sale of the 
baby in this part of Medak,”

Paracetamol overdose a major clinical problem

CDSCO to restrict Paracetamol prescription

By U Sudhakar Reddy

The Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation has decided to curtail the prescription of paracetamol, which causes liver failure. The state drug control authorities have been directed by the Centre to reduce the paracetamol content in the prescription of drugs with a rider that it could be phased out in a period of next three years. Paracetamol overdose is a major clinical problem, causing a sudden hepatic failure. In its directive, the CDSCO has stated that the state licensing authorities may permit the lowering of the contents of paracetamol to 325 mg in the already approved formulations. A warning will be provided on the label of all products containing paracetamol.

However, Dr G.N. Singh, Drug Controller-General of India, said the renewals of product permission on the existing formulations mi-ght continue to be granted while ensuring that the manufacturers complied with the requirements. R. Uday Bhaskar, All India Drug Controllers Fe-deration secretary-general, explained: “The paracetamol tablets sold separately are up to limit of 650mg and in combination it is up to 400mg. In the circular issued, it is mentioned that the limiting of contents of paracetamol to 325mg can be done over the next three years. The irony here is why is so much time being given to the pharmaceutical companies to limit the contents?”

The Centre has exempted the fixed-dose combination containing paracetamol manufactured for export. Dr Ramesh Reddy, ex-vice-chairman of AP Medical Council, said a prolonged usage would cause liver damage. He said: “It is generally taken to relieve pain.”

Cops release manual on Maoist Guerrilla tactics

By Sudhakar Reddy Udumula

Maoists have added to chilly powder, snares, bamboo sticks, camouflaged pits and traditional weapons in their arsenal to set booby traps to defend themselves against attacks by police parties and other pro-police groups, such as the Salwa Judum. This has been highlighted in the Central Military Commission of Maoists’ book on guerrilla tactics that was republished recently by AP police for distribution to security forces across the country.

An intelligence official from the state police said, “Police forces from other states and Central paramilitary forces do not have much knowledge about the booby traps laid by the Maoists. The AP police has seized their documents regarding guerrilla warfare from various encounter sites and formulated a manual. The Maoists are using simple techniques and also teaching these to people’s militia and tribals on the Andhra-Odisha Border, Dandakaranya in Chhattisgarh and other infested areas.”

One of the techniques involves keeping chilly powder packets on the roofs of the house and in clothes. When security forces burn down the houses, the pungent smoke leaves their eyes burning, driving them away. Bamboo sticks placed on the roof emit a sound like gun powder exploding and the police, suspecting that the enemy has opened fire, tend to retreat.

“The snare and noose, put for wild animals in the tribal areas, can be set up on the tracks used by police forces. A big pit can be dug up in the centre of the village entry points and it has to be camouflaged to make it look like any other place. When vehicles or police personnel enter the village, they will fall in it. They should be filled with thorns and other sharp objects. Small pits should also be dug up. To prevent cattle and children walking into these pits, they should place obstacles, which should be removed when they receive information about the enemy approaching,” said the Maoists’ documents.

The police manual, published on the basis of the Maoists’ documents, contains ambush techniques and how to carry out a mine-proof vehicle explosion.

South India tops in suicides : NCRB

By Udumula Sudhakar Reddy

Four southern states — Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala, Tamil Nadu and Maharashtra — account for 50.2 per cent of suicides reported in the country in 2011.

AP accounted for 11.1 per cent of overall suicides. The suicide rate for men is almost double that for women.

The National Crime Records Bureau suicide data for India reveals that at least 13 people end their lives every day due to failure of love affairs and 7 people end their lives due to failure in examinations. Most suicides are due to family problems, illness, poverty, and dowry disputes.

In AP it is bankruptcy and sudden change in the economic condition that is driving large numbers of people to end their lives. The most disturbing is the finding that a large number of those who chose to end their lives are below the age of 29.

S. Suresh Reddy, a child rights activist says, “There is tremendous pressure on children and youth from both schools and parents to perform very well in exams. This is driving them to end their lives if they fail. Youngsters also tend to end their lives if a love affair fails.” He says counselling centres must be set up in colleges and schools.

The suicide clock released by NCRB reveals that for every hour, 16 suicides are reported in the country and every day, 372 suicides are reported, out of which 242 are of males and 131 are of female.

In Andhra Pradesh, around 15,077 persons ended their lives in 2011 due to various reasons. There were 1.35 lakh suicides countrywide.

YS Bharathi Reddy: Every heart beats for YSR

Kadapa MP YS Jagan Mohan Reddy's wife Y S Bharathi Reddy spoke to reporters after YSRCP victory in bypolls. In first person.... “Ya It’s a big day for us for a small party. We just started an year ago the indications are that it’s going to be a good day for us. Even on the day when he was taken into custody we were going on fasting or dharna..He told us this election is very crucial for us. With this election we will be showing the country how injustice is done in Andhra. So he told us let go of everything else and focus on elections. we have gone there to meet him,”
“I am not much of a political person . Seriously don’t know what happens on political  
front. I will not be coming up front into politics. I am very sure God will bring him 
out. God is with us people are with us.The People who loved my father in law. Jagan used 
to tell Every heart beats for his father. Jagan used to tell As long as their love and 
affection and god’s blessing are with me I will do well no matter what happens and I will 
rise up,” 
:This morning when I thought of our strength. Today Jagan is not here. He is in custody. 
My father in law is not here.  Its me my mother in law and sister in law and three women. 
Sometimes it is little scary. We don’t know how things go on,”
She wished Jagan was here for the day.

Brahma Bull is Ongole Bull, Andhra to claim royalty

Udumula Sudhakar Reddy 

AP Biodiversity board is now claiming royalty for ‘Brahma or Brahman’ 
bull an Ongole bull taken and bred widely in Brazil, United States and Australia.
The bull, scientifically known as Bos indicus, has great demand as it is known to have 
resistance to foot and mouth disease and for 'delicious beef'.  The biodiversity Board 
chairman Dr R Hampaiah who returned to city from Brazil after attending a conference on 
Biodiversity said that steps are being initiated for access benefit sharing from the 
breeders associations of countries using the Ongole or Bhrama bull.
Ironically farmers from AP associated with an NGO and other parts of India are now going 
to 'World Brahma Bull Congress' in Panama for buying the brahma bulls to be held from 
July 1 to 8. “An NGO called Ankush based in Himayatnagar has approached us for buying 
Brahma bulls from this congress and sought the permission of animal husbandry department 
for importing the cattle,”
He added,”we have to apply for geographical indicator for Ongole Bull apart from Red 
Sanders and KPVulli(krishnapuram vulli, onion, near Mydukur). The Brahma cow gives 45 
litres of milk a day. There are several restaurants with Brahma bull beef on their menu 
in Brazil and United States. The bulls are auctioned in the congress. Even they are 
admitting that it is Ongole bull originally. They may have improved the breed 
genetically. Under the act we have right to claim roayality,”
The Ongole bullers are first found in the geographical area between Gundlakamma and 
Alluru rivers in the Ongole and Kandukur mandals .
“The Brazilians are regularly approaching local Ongole bull farmers to maintain the 
originality of the breed. Its American off-breed "The Brahman Bull" has to maintain the 
pure bloodlines of the Ongole bull. Though the first bull has gone in 1900s they are 
still taking the bulls from here now. In auction they earn millions of dollars by selling 
Brahma or Bhraman bull,” said Mr Hampaiah."..Good Ongole sires from villages of the breeding area are being bought by Latin 
Americans and taken away from the breeding area, while their semen is frozen and 
unofficially shipped out to Latin America. These sires will never return to the area 
again,," said M Narendranath a farmer and secretary of Ongole cattle improvement society 
in his paper published by Food and Agricultural organisation of United Nations.