Rajahmundry: Andhra Pradesh Minister of Minor Irrigation TG Venkatash on Sunday said Seemandhra region has witnessed a gradual rise in investment despite the recent Telangana agitation in the state. "There is every chance for development in Seemandhra...Due to the agitation, investment in the Telangana region has decreased while investment in Seemandhra region has increasing vastly. After taking all these aspects in coming years, Seemandhra will be developed in all aspects...
08:36 AM, Mar 12, 2012
Hyderabad: In an attempt to rejuvenate the Telangana agitation for a separate state, Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) MLAs will be undertaking padyatras in all districts starting Wednesday. The padyatras are slated to continue till November 21. This comes days after Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said that a decision on Telangana would be taken on the basis of consensus and nothing would be done in a hurry to avoid any trouble....
10:10 AM, Nov 16, 2011
New Delhi: The Supreme Court will examine a batch of PILs challenging the ongoing separate Telangana state agitation in Andhra Pradesh, where normal life has been 'paralysed' and over 500 cases of 'suicide' have been reported. A bench of Justice G S Singhvi and Justice Ranjana Prakash Desai asked petitioner P V Krishnaiah to furnish details of all the three PILs filed by him on the issue so that "if...
05:38 PM, Nov 07, 2011
New Delhi: Union Home Minister P Chidambaram on Monday said that a decision on the Telangana issue would take place after the Eid-ul-Zuha festival. According to the home minister, Congress in-charge of Andhra Pradesh, Ghulam Nabi Azad, had conveyed to different groups in the state that no movement was possible during the festival season. Azad's report on Telangana following his talks with Congress MLAs and MPs is already with the...
06:02 PM, Oct 31, 2011
HYDERABAD: At a time when the Telangana stir was at its peak, contrary to popular perception, there was a spurt in the number of foreign tourists to the city, in particular, to the heritage sites. According to the Department of Tourism, the number of foreign tourists to the top heritage sites in the city has doubled when compared to the last year. S Prabhakar, District Tourism Officer for Hyderabad and...
10:07 AM, Oct 29, 2011
Hyderabad: Over a month long strike by pro-Telangana government employees in Andhra Pradesh demanding a timeframe for the creation of a separate state was called off late on Monday evening following marathon discussions between the protestors and the government. The employees, on strike since September 13 as part of the 'Sakala Janula Samme' (strike by all sections) in support of a host of demands including a timeline for statehood to...
11:35 PM, Oct 24, 2011
New Delhi: Pro-Telangana groups have called for a bandh on Monday after the state government clamped down on the agitation. Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) chief K Chandrashekhar Rao's son KT Rama Rao was arrested on Saturday and released on bail on Sunday. TRS MP Vijayashanti was also granted bail on Sunday. Andhra Pradesh state government also warned private schools of 'de-recognition' if they failed to function normally from Monday. Rao...
08:00 AM, Oct 16, 2011
Hyderabad: A crackdown was on Saturday launched against Telangana supporters in Andhra Pradesh. Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) chief K Chandrashekhar Rao's son KT Rama Rao and other protestors were detained by the police. This came after a rail roko led to more than 170 trains being cancelled. It was a tug of war between Telangana Joint Action Committee and the Andhra Pradesh government. While the determined protesters hogged limelight by...
07:40 PM, Oct 15, 2011
Hyderabad: Telangana Rashtra Samiti chief K Chandrasekhar Rao's son KT Rama Rao, his daughter and several other pro-Telangana activists were taken into preventive custody on Saturday ahead of the three-day rail roko campaign across the state. Some protesters have also been detained for trying to block the tracks at Hyderabad's Sitafal Mandi station. On Friday, the police vowed to take tough action against protestors who resorted to violence. Over 250...
08:24 AM, Oct 15, 2011
Hyderabad: The general strike in the Telangana region of Andhra Pradesh entered its 25th day on Friday as the impasse continued over the demand for a separate state. Government employees, teachers, workers in Singareni coal mines and Road Transport Corporation (RTC) have been continuing their strike to press the Central Government to initiate the formation of a separate Telangana state. With the Centre seeking more time to resolve the issue,...
01:38 PM, Oct 07, 2011
Hyderabad: The officials of Excise Department from the Telangana region are slated to join the agitation over the issue of separate statehood. The officials have decided to go on a two-day strike starting Wednesday, the 23rd day of the ongoing agitation that has crippled Andhra Pradesh. Liquor manufacturing is also likely to take a hit. According to reports, if the strike does not end, the hotel industry may suffer huge...
07:51 AM, Oct 05, 2011
New Delhi: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Monday failed to break the deadlock over the Telangana issue. The efforts by the Congress to buy time also suffered a jolt as activists and Telangana Rashtra Samithi said that they would intensify the stir. TRS chief K Chandrashekhar Rao rejected the Prime Minister's appeal to call off the agitation. Expressing dissatisfaction over his meeting with the Prime Minister, the TRS chief hinted...
07:51 AM, Oct 04, 2011
New Delhi: Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) chief K Chandrashekhar Rao has brought the agitation in Andhra Pradesh to the national capital, stepping up pressure on the Centre for the creation of the separate state. Rao is likely to meet Prime Minister Manmohan Singh over the issue on Monday, a day after he sat on a token fast at Rajghat on Gandhi Jayanti. On Sunday, Rao had ruled out any further...
07:33 AM, Oct 03, 2011
New Delhi: One of the many headaches for the Congress at the moment, the Telangana crisis is now threatening to take a new turn as protests entered their 20th day on Sunday. Stepping up the pressure was TRS Chief K Chandrashekhar Rao who sat on a token fast on Sunday at Rajghat. Rao was fasting at Rajghat for a separate state of Telangana on the day of Gandhi Jayanti. Since...
06:37 PM, Oct 02, 2011
New Delhi: Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) chief K Chandrashekhar Rao on Sunday sat on a protest fast at Rajghat as the agitation over separate statehood entered its 20th day. Addressing reporters at Rajghat, KCR said that he would not compromise till a separate state of Telangana was created. He pointed that the Congress had promised to accept the demand before elections, adding that the call for a Telangana state had...
01:29 PM, Oct 02, 2011
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