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Mumbai NEARBY CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC A splash of colour BJP’s Biren Singh stakes claim to form govt. in Manipur Yeleru canal repair Ibobi Singh inally quits after keeping everyone in suspense through the day works apace VISAKHAPATNAM Shiv Sahay Singh Work on repairs to Yeleru Imphal Left Main Canal, one of the The Bharatiya Janata Party major sources of water (BJP) on Monday put forward supply to the city, is going on the name of N. Biren Singh briskly with about half the time of the scheduled as the next Chief Minister of month’s closure over. Manipur. The decision was taken at a meeting of BJP le- VISAKHAPATNAM Ī PAGE 3 gislators in the presence of DDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD two Central ministers, Piy- ush Goyal and Prakash Congress plea to Javadekar, at a hotel in President Imphal. VIJAYAWADA The journalist-turned- The Andhra Pradesh Congress politician and MLA from the Committee (APCC) has Fun and frolic: Youngsters at a rain dance event held as part of the Holi celebrations at Heingang constituency is appealed to President Pranab a hotel in Visakhapatnam on Monday. K.R. DEEPAK (REPORT ON PAGE 2) considered one of the most Mukherjee to intervene and prominent faces of the BJP in ensure that the Congress is invited to form governments Manipur. He had left the in Manipur and Goa. APCC Congress in October 2016 president N. Raghuveera Parrikar to be sworn in and joined the BJP. Reddy said that as per tradition the single largest Meets Governor party should be invited by the Immediately after being elec- Governor. Goa Chief Minister today ted as the leader of the BJP ANDHRA PRADESH legislature party, Mr. Biren Ī PAGE 4 Singh met Governor Najma Prominent face: N. Biren Singh, left, is greeted by Union Minister and BJP’s Manipur in-charge DDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD Coalition partners may get most of the Cabinet berths Heptulla, staking his claim to Prakash Javadekar in Imphal on Monday. RITU RAJ KONWAR form the first BJP govern- ‘Drop aqua food park’ Prakash Kamat According to a Raj Bhavan Finance and Home portfo- ment in Manipur. cent Assembly poll, has wit- the lone Independent MLA On Monday also, the sus- VIJAYAWADA Panaji communiqué issued here lios. Preliminary talks about “This is a huge challenge. nessed high political drama Ashad Uddin and the switch- pense continued with re- Leaders of the YSR Congress, Bharatiya Janata Party late on Sunday evening, Mr. portfolio allocation with our I left the Congress because of in the past two days. While ing of sides by Congress MLA ports that Mr. Ibobi Singh Congress and the Left parties leader Manohar Parrikar, Parrikar had been asked to partners were conducted by misgovernance. I assure the the Congress has emerged as T. Shyamkumar has tilted the was not resigning. Earlier have, in a letter to Governor E.S.L. Narasimhan and Chief who on Monday morning prove his majority by con- Nitin Gadkariji. The finer de- people that our team will the single largest party with balance in favour of the BJP. Ms. Heptulla said: “I told the Minister N. Chandrababu resigned as Defence Minis- vening a session of the As- tails are being worked out by bring good governance to 28 MLAs in the 60-member The only Trinamool Con- CM that first you resign then Naidu, sought the Godavari ter, will be sworn in Chief sembly within 15 days of tak- Mr. Parrikar himself in con- the people of Manipur,” the Assembly, three short of ma- gress MLA T. Robindro has only I can start the process Mega Aqua Food Park in West Minister of Goa at 5.15 p.m. ing oath. sultation with other party BJP leader said. jority, the BJP got 21 seats. also offered to support the of government formation.” Godavari district be stalled in on Tuesday. BJP sources reiterated leaders,” a senior leader said Within hours of the devel- The BJP has the support of 4 BJP. After the BJP leadership Mr. Ibobi Singh even held a the interest of the farmers Mr. Parrikar, along with here that a majority of the on Monday. opments at the BJP camp, MLAs each from the Naga met the Governor, along press conference stating that and the general public. members of his Cabinet, will Cabinet berths are expected Chief Minister Okram Ibobi People’s Front (NPF) and the with representatives of other he had ample time and ANDHRA PRADESH be sworn in by Governor to be offered to the coalition JAITLEY TO LOOK AFTER Singh visited Raj Bhavan and National People’s Party parties, Mr. Ibobi Singh met would resign in a day or two. Ī PAGE 4 Mridula Sinha at the Raj partners. DEFENCE; CONGRESS MOVES tendered his resignation. (NPP) and one from the Lok the Governor late on Sunday DDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD Bhavan, said sources in the “The details are still being SUPREME COURT Ī PAGE 10 Manipur, which gave a Janshakti Party (LJP). How- night and staked claim to CONTINUED ON Ī PAGE 10 Goa government here. worked out. We will retain ‘IT’S A POWER GRAB’ Ī PAGE 10 fractured mandate in the re- ever, the disappearance of form the government. U.P. AND AWAY Ī EDITORIAL Cases against Bid on ex-MLA: All Tearful farewell to Bhuma Nagi Reddy Temblor Jagan: Orders rattles reserved accused acquitted A host of leaders, including CM, attend the cremation Addanki M.V. Subramanyam Legal Correspondent ALLAGADDA (KURNOOL DT.) Special Correspondent Hyderabad A gang tried to kill C.K. Babu in 2007 The mortal remains of ONGOLE Justice A. Shankarnarayana Staff Reporter While Mr. Babu escaped Nandyal MLA Bhuma Nagi Panic-stricken people of the Hyderabad High CHITTOOR unhurt, the shoot-out resul- Reddy were on Monday rushed out of their houses Court reserved orders in The Ninth Additional Ses- ted in the death a municipal evening consigned to the- in Pammidipadu, cases filed seeking quash- sions Court on Monday ac- official, who was reportedly flames with official honours Ravinuthala and other vil- ing of criminal cases re- quitted all the 13 accused in there to meet Mr. Babu. An- at Shobha Nagi Reddy Ghat lages in Korisapadu man- gistered against YSRCP a 2007 case of attempt to other attacker, identified as here, named after his wife dal of the Addanki-Ongole leaders who visited Gov- murder on the former Chit- Raja, who was injured in the whose last rites were per- region after household art- ernment hospital to see the toor MLA C.K. Jayachandra leg, fled. formed in 2014. icles changed their places injured after the road acci- Reddy alias C.K. Babu, after Taking the episode as a Police personnel carried in the early hours of dent near Penuganchiprolu a decade-long trial. backlash to the 2005 at- rifles by lowering them Monday. in Krishna district, on Feb- On February 9, 2007 tempt to murder on Katari while Nagi Reddy’s body was Final journey: The funeral procession of Bhuma Nagi Reddy at Allagadda inKurnool district The earthquake of 3.5 ruary 28. around 9 a.m., a gang carry- Mohan, the police then re- taken in a cortege decked on Monday. U. SUBRAMANYAM magnitude was recorded 19 The judge heard argu- ing lethal weapons barged gistered criminal cases atop a flower-bedecked km southeast of the Ad- ments on behalf of Y.S. into a club beside the Pala- against Katari Mohan, his truck amidst drum beats as Lokesh, Union Minister Y. Reddy and Kollu Ravindra, leader. All the shops and es- danki Seismic Station at Jagan Mohan Reddy and maner Road in Chittoor nephew Chandrasekhar thousands of party activists, Sujana Chowdary, Deputy TDP State president K. Kala tablishments, hotels, educa- 2.43 a.m., National Geo- Jogi Ramesh and others town, allegedly to kill Mr. alias Chintu (now prime ac- his followers and a large Chief Ministers N. Chinara- Venkata Rao, several MLAs, tional institutions and offices physical Research Institute seeking to quash the crim- Babu. cused in the double murder number of people followed it jappa and K.E. Krish- former Ministers, former were closed in the town. Su- (NGRI) officials said. Its epi- inal proceedings registered After gunning down his of mayor Anuradha and her from his residence at namurthy, Legislative Coun- MLAs, and a host of party perintendent of Police A. centre was located 15.721N against them by the Nandi- gunman, the gang members spouse Katari Mohan), and Allagadda. The body was cil Chairman A. Chakrapani, leaders took part in the last Ravikrishna and police per- latitude and 80.090E lon- gama police. entered a room in the club, 13 others, including Katari wrapped in a national flag Assembly Speaker Kodela journey. sonnel made elaborate ban- gitude. It occurred at a They said they went to where Mr. Babu and his fol- Praveen (slain Katari and police personnel gave a Sivaprasada Rao, Kurnool dobust arrangements and depth of 3 km, they added. console the families and lowers were having break- couple’s son). gun salute and blew the MP Butta Renuka, Ministers Cabinet berth for barricaded the road leading Some houses in the vil- sought details from doctors fast.