According to latest pre poll survey for 18 constituencies conducted by TV5-IDAP shows that YSR congress will sweep the by polls YSRCP leads with -14, TDP-2, TRS-1, Congress-1.
When you are pregnant, exposure to loud noises can raise the risk of hearing problems and other health issues not only for you, but also for your unborn baby. Loud noises can come from a variety of sources, including airplane engines, rock concerts, workplace-associated noise or a car radio played at a high volume. Avoiding loud noises doesn't necessarily mean sticking to a completely silent environment, however, since soft sounds actually might be beneficial to your unborn child.
Fetal Hearing
Your unborn baby's outer, inner and middle ear are well-developed by 24 weeks gestation. The cochlea has formed by this point, so the baby's ear can effectively transmit sounds to the brain for processing. Sometime between 27 and 30 weeks gestation, the fetus begins to respond to sounds from outside the womb.
Muffled Sounds
In most cases, even sounds that seem loud to you might be muffled in the womb. The walls of the uterus, and fat and muscle in the abdominal cavity all dampen sound waves and lower their volume before they reach your baby's ears. The amniotic fluid fills the inner ear, preventing the eardrum from amplifying sounds in the way it will once your baby is born and also dampens high-pitched noises; however, amniotic fluid actually amplifies low-pitched sounds slightly.
Impact of Loud Noises
Continuous exposure to sounds over about 90 to 100 decibels, about the level of a chainsaw, can raise your unborn baby's risk of hearing loss, according to What to Expect. It also can increase the chances of giving birth prematurely and of having a low-birth weight baby. Shorter occasional exposure to sounds in the 150 to 155 decibel range, the level next to a jet engine, can lead to similar problems. A sudden loud noise also can startle an unborn baby, causing increased activity shortly after the fetus hears the sound.
Considerations
While excessively loud sounds potentially can cause harm to your baby, softer sounds might provide some benefit. Exposure to pleasant music played at a level of 70 decibels or lower can soothe both mother and baby. Avoid discordant music at any volume, since animal studies have indicated changes in brain structure when fetuses are exposed to this kind of music, according to Baby Center. Because the impact of music on unborn human babies has not been well-studied, the full impact of sound on fetuses remains unknown.
Your baby can hear you --- even from inside your womb. From the sound of your voice, the gurgles of your digestion and your gasps of air to thunder, barking dogs and other loud, startling noises in your home, your baby can make sense of a lot of the outside world. Although some of the noise of is muffled by amniotic fluid, you should exercise as much caution as possible if you work or are frequently in a loud environment. The doctor will check your baby's hearing when she is born. However, you should play soothing music and sing to your developing baby. Your baby will remember the tune.
Hearing in Fetal Development
The bones and tissue that make up your baby's ears are in place by the 16th week of gestation. By 24 weeks, they're complete. Around this time, babies in utero can blink and be startled by stimulation. Perception of sound matures as your baby develops. Your baby will go from being startled by noise to be stimulated by them. Eventually he will be able to recognize and distinguish some of them. In addition, the volume of the sound required for your baby to hear and respond gets progressively lower until 42 weeks, when his hearing will be as keen as an adult's.
NOISES STARTLE AND SOOTHE
At some point during your second trimester, you'll begin to notice your baby's reacting to certain noises. When a familiar voice comes around, like Dad's or Grandma's, she may poke or kick, an indication she recognizes the voice. According to Dr. Sears, your baby may jump at the sudden onset of sound, so if you drop a pot or go to a concert, your baby should react at this stage of development. From six months onward, your baby's sense of awareness of the world outside the womb grows exponentially. This is because her brain cortex is developed enough for thinking. Dr. Sears says your baby has a discriminating ear at this point; she may kick violently in response to loud, thumping rock music but may be calmed by smooth, classical tunes.
Babies Make Sense of Noises
Dr. Sears says that not only can developing babies identify and respond to them, noises can be use used to teach your baby when to kick. The AskDrSears.com website cites research in which vibrators were placed on mothers' belly following a noise. The babies learned to kick in response to only the vibration. In other words, they learned to associate the noise with the sensation. In addition, researchers reporting in the September 1994 issue of "Archives of Disease in Childhood," your baby's growing sensitivity to sounds as he matures may promote language development later on.
Caution
Dr. Gerard M. DiLeo, an obstetrician and gynecologist writing on Babyzone.com, says most babies, even those exposed to Mardi Gras while in the womb, usually don't develop hearing problems as a result of being exposed to loud noises. However, he says, you should err on the side of caution and avoid prolonged exposure to loud noises. When your job demands it, your baby should be checked for noise-induced hearing loss. Sometimes, the hearing problems could develop later in childhood and repeated exposure to loud noise can affect your baby in other ways. According to the American Academy of Pediatrics, children who couldn't hear high frequencies between the ages of 4 and 10 have been reported; they were more likely to have been born to women who worked in places with loud noise. In addition, the academy reports some evidence that such exposure may be related to congenital anomalies, increased risk of pre-term delivery and low birth weight
It is quite a stunning turnaround from May 2004 to May 2012, when Sonia Gandhi campaigned shoulder to shoulder with the late Y.S. Rajasekhar Reddy in the 2004 Lok Sabha election to this week when the late YSR’s son was finally arrested over massive instances of financial irregularities during YSR’s rule in Andhra.
It would be naive to view YS Jagan’s arrest as a local phenomenon in Andhra. Since YSR’s death, the Congress has seen unprecedented turmoil leading to a split in the party and dog fights across factions within and outside the party. But we must not miss the significance of Andhra Pradesh in general and Y.S. Rajasekhar Reddy in particular, to the Sonia Gandhi lead Congress’ path to power.
It is a matter of public record that in both 2004 and 2009 Andhra Pradesh sent the largest number of Congress MPs. What is however not a matter of public record is the extent to which the Y.S. Rajasekhar Reddy reign may have funded the Congress’ election campaigns in successive elections – allegations on this have been in the air for several years now.
Given the widespread nature of the alleged financial irregularities that have now been reported in connection with the late Y.S. Rajasekhar Reddy’s family and the nexus with a spectrum of Crony Businessmen, the question needs to be asked what did 10 Janpath know and why did it look away all these years, till Y.S. Jagan started to pose an existential threat to the Congress in AP ? The TNN piece on Sonia Gandhi’s strategy from 20th May 2012 needs to be read in this regard
It’s the Congress’s last gambit. Faced with the prospect of a rout in the upcoming byelections that could begin the process of party’s disintegration in Andhra Pradesh, Sonia Gandhi has given the signal for an all-out assault to save the party in its last citadel. The strategy has two prongs: a go ahead to the CBI to expedite its investigations in theJagan assets case without sparing anyone, and to rein in Congressmen who are showing signs of pulling in all directions.
As a result, the CBI now has begun treading a rapier sharp course. The agency has been told that ‘no-holds-barred’ is their mission target. For the time being, nobody, no minister or no civil servant needs to be spared. Home minister P Chidambaram, without interfering in the activities of CBI, is now overseeing this part of the operation. Sonia’s political secretary Ahmed Patel has been told to oversee the other part of the operation – to ensure that rebel Congressmen fall in line – at least for the time being and that they fan out to canvass for votes for the official party candidates where the bypolls are being held
It is evident that the Congress has hit the self destruct button in Andhra, but how long before the taint extends all the way from Lotus Pond to Janpath Road ?
Hyderabad: Jagan Mohan Reddy, chief of the YSR Congress, has been arrested by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) in connection with a disproportionate assets case against him. The arrest came after three days of interrogation at Hyderabad's Dilkusha Guest House, where Mr Reddy will be held tonight.
A CBI spokesperson said the agency had arrested Mr Reddy at 7.15 pm. Mr Reddy's wife Bharathi, mother Vijaylakshmi and sister Sharmila sat on dharna outside the guest house in protest against his arrest, but were taken away by the police. Mr Reddy's party has called for a state-wide bandh on Monday. "YS Rajasekhara Reddy (Jagan's father) won 33 Lok Sabha seats for Congress in 2009. Publicly YSR declared he would work to make Rahul Gandhi Prime Minister in 2014. So her (Sonia Gandhi) son should become PM and my son should suffer in jail," questioned Mr Reddy's mother.
Soon after his arrest, Mr Reddy reportedly told party leaders who had come to meet him that his supporters must be calm and not resort to any violence keeping in view the by-elections to 18 seats on June 12. The YSR Congress is contesting all 18 seats.
"It is a Congress-TDP conspiracy to arrest Jagan. We will peacefully protest against his arrest. Jagan's mother will lead the agitation," Ambati Rambabu, YSR Congress spokesperson said after Mr Reddy's arrest. Political commentators say Mr Reddy's arrest and an emotive appeal from his mother might just turn into an electoral advantage for him in the by-elections.
The government fears violence and security is high all over Andhra Pradesh. There are prohibitory orders in place in Mr Reddy's district Kadapa and in several other places in the state. Many YSR Congress leaders have reportedly been placed under virtual house arrest and are not being allowed out. Hyderabad Police Commissioner Anurag Sharma has said that the security situation is under control.
In Vijaywada, YSR Congress leaders and workers staged dharnas at different places in the city and threatened to call for bandh in the city on Monday. Tension prevailed in the city following Jagan's arrest and some of the YSR Congress party leaders were picked up as a precautionary measure, police said.
Mr Reddy, who is the Lok Sabha MP from Kadapa, was denied anticipatory bail by the Andhra Pradesh High Court on May 25.
PTI has quoted CBI officials as saying that Mr Reddy was questioned for three consecutive days and that his answers to certain investments made by a few companies to Sakshi Television and Jagriti publications, owned by him, were not convincing. "Some routing of funds have been detected from tax havens like Mauritius and Isle of Mann, indicating that there were quid pro quo investments in his TV channel and publication by some companies which were given land in the much sought after Andhra Pradesh Industrial Development Park," the CBI officials were quoted as saying.
Jagan Mohan Reddy arrived at the guest house, the CBI's camp, this morning, as he had on Friday and Saturday, surrounded by supporters. In an apparent show of strength, he brought along Congress MP Sabbam Hari and Congress MLAs Nani and Ranga Rao. His close associate and financial advisor and accused number two in the case, Vijay Sai Reddy, had arrived a little before him along with Jagan Reddy's lawyer Ashok Reddy.
The YSR Congress chief has accused the ruling Congress and the main opposition Telugu Desam Party (TDP) of wanting to "eliminate the third force" in Andhra Pradesh, and of wanting to postpone the June by-elections. While he was being interrogated over the last three days, hectic political activity was taking place behind-the-scenes. The YSR Congress party says several Congress and TDP MLAs have got in touch with it and are ready to jump ship.
Yesterday, Venkata Sujay Krishna, Congress MLA from Bobbili joined the YSR Congress. Ranga Rao has also said he has joined the YSR Congress party.
Mr Reddy is the son of former Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister YS Rajasekhara Reddy, who died in a helicopter crash in 2009. After his father's death he split with the Congress and formed his own party, the YSR Congress.
The CBI alleges that while YSR was in office, he conspired with other ministers to influence entrepreneurs to invest in his son's companies; in return, they were granted licences and other permissions required for their businesses.
The CBI inquiry into Mr Reddy's business empire and the source of its funds was ordered by the Andhra Pradesh High Court in August 2011.
The corruption case against Mr Reddy could affect not just his political fortunes, but that of several other leaders from the party who quit the Congress in a huff. One of those leaders, a minister named M Venkatramana, was arrested after seven hours of interrogation on Wednesday. Mr Venkatramana has been remanded to judicial custody till June 7. Five other Congress ministers are also being studied for possible collusion.
Minister Mopidevi reported sick this morning and was shifted to Care Hospital.
The Central Bureau of Investigation's decision to freeze bank accounts linked to the son of late Andhra Pradesh leader YS Rajasekhara Reddyhas the potential to backfire on the ruling Congress in the state, observers said. With byelections in 18 assembly constituencies due next month, the CBI's move will hardly leave Jagan Mohan Reddy cash-starved. But it may stoke sympathy for Reddy, who broke away from the Congress to form his own party which he claims is the inheritor of Rajasekhara Reddy's legacy.
On Tuesday, the CBI froze the accounts of Jagan's media entities with the Oriental Bank of Commerce and State Bank of India as part of its investigations into the wealth of the Kadapa MP and head of the YSR Congress party.
Jagan, who was campaigning at Anantapur, seemed unfazed by the CBI action and said he was prepared for such a development.
Meanwhile, the Sakshi Group of companies, owned by Jaganmohan Reddy, filed a petition on Wednesday challenging CBI's move.
Jagati Publications, which publishes Telugu daily Sakshi and Indira Television, which runs the 24-hour Telugu news channel Sakshi, urged a CBI court to defreeze their bank accounts. The petition alleged that the CBI action had endangered the livelihood of 20,000 employees.
The court directed the CBI to file a counter and adjourned the hearing to Thursday.
CBI, whose probe is at the instance of the Andhra Pradesh High Court, has accused Jagan of amassing wealth by leveraging his father's position as chief minister to raise money from industrialists in a political favours-for-equity quid pro quo. He denies the accusation.
A Congress leader loyal to Jagan said on condition of anonymity that the cabinet which issued orders that supposedly helped Jagan amass cannot be left untouched by the investigation.
"The problem with the Congress is that it is trying to propagate a very obnoxious theory that YS Rajasekhara Reddy is honest but Jagan is corrupt. And that all the Congress ministers are honest but the 26 government orders issued by the cabinet are tainted. This thesis is unable to convince the people and CBI's actions will only boomerang on the Congress which will lose heavily in the by-polls," he said.
If Jagan wins the majority of seats in the bypolls, the Congress government in the state will be in trouble and that's the reason it wants to take swift action against Jagan, he added.
In addition to Jagan, Aurobindo Pharma, Hetero Drugs and Trident Technologies are among the 13 who have been named as accused.
Nageswar, the independent legislator, said that the CBI probe will not have an adverse impact on the political prospects of Jagan.
"People don't think there was no corruption during YSR's time. People acknowledge the fact that there was massive corruption. But people are not morally outraged and ask 'Who is not corrupt?'"
According to G Haragopal, a former head of the political science department at Hyderabad Central University, there is a widespread goodwill for Rajasekhara Reddy because of the welfare programmes he started.
"Farmers and rural population feel that YSR had given them a lot of relief. Since there is no other strong leader filling up the vacuum, people may opt for Jagan and they view the CBI probe as revenge by Congress for rebelling against it."
N Jaya Prakash Narayan, president of Lok Satta party, strongly supported the actions of CBI against Jagan, which according to him were in the direction of strengthening democracy.
