Telangana: Divided we stand

Telangana: Divided we stand N ow that the Srikrishna Committee on Telangana has completed its job, it is for the Union government and the political process to take a call on the situation in Andhra Pradesh. Although the committee talked about six options, four of them were set up by it as dummies to be shot down. The five-member body clearly put its weight behind the option of keeping the state united. However, it...
03:30 PM, Jan 21, 2011

Pressure from Telangana MPs, Cong in catch 22

Pressure from Telangana MPs, Cong in catch 22 New Delhi: After the Srikrishna report was released on Thursday, Congress MPs from Telangana are keeping the pressure on the party, threatening to resign if they don't get statehood. Congress finds itself in a bind over Telangana and has promised to act on the Srikrishna report within a fixed time frame. Within moments of the Srikrishna committee report being made public, Hyderabad, the epicentre of the Telangana agitation saw loud...
07:18 AM, Jan 07, 2011

United Andhra best option: Srikrishna report

United Andhra best option: Srikrishna report Hyderabad: Moments after the Srikrishna committee report went public the heat was felt in Hyderabad - the epicentre of the Telangana struggle. TRS which boycotted the meeting called by home minister Chidambaram in Delhi; refused to give the centre any time and demanded tabling of a Telangana bill in the budget session of parliament. K Chandrashekhar Rao, TRS leader said, "I honestly appeal to the Prime Minister of India -...
08:20 PM, Jan 06, 2011

Full text: Srikrishna report on Telangana

Full text: Srikrishna report on Telangana Complete text of the report submitted by the Committee for Consultations on the Situation in Andhra Pradesh headed by Justice BN Srikrishna (retd) former judge, Supreme Court of India. The members of the committee included: Prof Ranbir Singh, Vice Chancellor, National Law University, Delhi; Dr. Abusaleh Shariff, Chief Economist /Senior Fellow, National Council of Applied Economic Research, Delhi; and Prof Ravinder Kaur, Department of Humanities and Social Sciences, IIT, Delhi....
02:43 PM, Jan 06, 2011

Summary: Srikrishna report on Telangana

Summary: Srikrishna report on Telangana SUMMARY OF THE REPORT OF COMMITTEE FOR CONSULTATION ON THE SITUATION IN ANDHRA PRADESH Shri Justice B. N. Srikrishna report was submitted to the Government on 30.12.2010. The Terms of Reference of the Committee are enclosed. In its 461 pages Report (along with Volume II containing Appendices), the Committee has examined in great detail the following issues :- (i) Developments in Andhra Pradesh - A Historical Background (ii) Regional Economic...
01:53 PM, Jan 06, 2011

Congress braces for Telangana trouble

Congress braces for Telangana trouble New Delhi: As the Srikrishna report will be made public on Thursday, a wary Congress is leaving no stone unturned. As a pre-emptive measure, the party has asked its MPs to refrain from making any provocative statements. The Telangana Congress MPs have also been cautioned against making any threats to resign. Sources have told CNN-IBN that the Congress core group will meet on Thursday to decide on the road ahead...
10:15 AM, Jan 06, 2011

Telangana meet begins, report to be out today

Telangana meet begins, report to be out today New Delhi: The Centre will release the Srikrishna panel report on Telangana on Thursday. But the government's plans to seek views of political parties before releasing the report has met with strong opposition. The Telangana Rashtra Samiti, which has been at the forefront of the agitation for a separate state and the Telugu Desam are boycotting the all-party meeting called by the home minister. A fresh appeal by Home Minister...
06:58 AM, Jan 06, 2011

Telangana: Uttam, Sambasiva may represent Cong

Telangana: Uttam, Sambasiva may represent Cong Hyderabad: The ruling Congress is likely to be represented by its MLA N Uttam Kumar Reddy and MP K Sambasiva Rao in the meeting of eight political parties convened by the Centre on January 6 to discuss the Srikrishna committee report. "I met state Congress president D Srinivas. He told me that I may have to attend the meeting convened by the Centre. He asked me to be prepared for...
03:52 PM, Jan 03, 2011

PM reviews security situation in Telangana

PM reviews security situation in Telangana New Delhi: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh called a review meeting on Telangana on Wednesday PM to discuss the security issue in Andhra Pradesh and asses the situation in the state. With the Justice B N Srikrishna committee set to submit its report on Telangana on Friday, Manmohan Singh discussed the sensitive issue with top ministers and senior officials. The meeting was attended by Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee, Home Minister P...
11:29 AM, Dec 29, 2010

SC raps Madras HC advocates on lawyer protests report

SC raps Madras HC advocates on lawyer protests report HC Lawyers said remarks in lawyer-police clashes probe uncalled for. ...
02:55 AM, Mar 07, 2009

Cops rewarded | A planned, perfected pogrom

Cops rewarded | A planned, perfected pogrom Documents prove the Maharashtra govt never disciplined its police force. ...
09:55 PM, Aug 24, 2007

Vilasrao gives in, sets up courts for riot cases

Vilasrao gives in, sets up courts for riot cases Deshmukh is meeting human rights groups to discuss the issue. ...
04:10 PM, Aug 14, 2007

Srikrishna Report: Legal experts explore options

Srikrishna Report: Legal experts explore options A probe panel alone may delay giving justice to the victims, say legal experts. ...
11:37 AM, Aug 11, 2007

Sonia effect: Mumbai cops' riot role probed

Sonia effect: Mumbai cops' riot role probed Vilas Rao Deshmukh orders city police chief to get cracking. ...
11:10 PM, Aug 08, 2007
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