People of the two Telugu states Telangana and Andhra Pradesh celebrated 'Hevalambi Nama Samvatsaram'with much fanfare yesterday in a religious and traditional manner. Everyone listened to the yearly predictions from the astrologers with great interest.
Pandit Santosh Kumar Sastry performed the new year almanac reading event held at Pragathi Bhavan on Ugadi in the presence of Telangana CM KCR and his cabinet colleagues. While most of the predictions came favourable to CM KCR and the ruling TRS party, couple of predictions kept them on tender hooks.
Astrologer predicted a slowdown in the information technology sec tor as well as a threat to a senior politician. Alamanac also predicted terror activity between October and December and also be prepared for cyclones between August and October.
CM KCR after hearing to the predictions asked home minister N Narsimha Reddy and city police commissioner M Mahender Reddy to be vigilant in the wake of `trouble' indicated in the Almanac towards year-end. He also requested people to be vigilant to thwart terror designs.
