Union Law Minister Salman Khurshid has said that the Centre is not trying to delay a resolution to the Telangana issue, but trying to find a middle path on the matter. "It's not that we're dragging our feet or procrastinating. We're trying to find a middle ground so that in future, there are no problems or lasting biterness," he said. Hyderabad was brought to a complete standstill on Sunday after ...
12:33 PM, Oct 01, 2012
Hyderabad: Several educational institutions in Telangana region, including Hyderabad, have shut down on Monday following a bandh call by pro-Telangana groups. Telangana student unions including Osmania University Students Joint Action Committee gave a bandh call on Monday, protesting the alleged high-handedness of police during the 'Telangana March' in support of the separate statehood demand on Sunday. State Road Transport Corporation said it had not cancelled bus services, but rescheduled them...
11:38 AM, Oct 01, 2012
Hyderabad: Hyderabad will be hosting India's first United Nations Conference on Biodiversity on Monday. Tight security arrangements are in place for the summit as it comes a day after the Telangana march that took a violent turn on Sunday with protesters going on a rampage, destroying media vans and public transport vehicles. Hyderabad Police Commissioner Anurag Sharma assured that there will be no compromise on the security to the 19-day...
08:24 AM, Oct 01, 2012
Hyderabad: The Congress sources on Sunday evening said that the party will "definitely" decide on Telangana issue by October. This comes after activists held a march in Hyderabad demanding a separate state - Telangana. Raising slogans of 'Jai Telangana' amid the beating of drums and singing songs by Telangana artists, men, women and children from various sections asked the central government to make Telangana a separate state. The march, however,...
11:41 PM, Sep 30, 2012
Hyderabad: Almost one lakh people took to the streets in Hyderabad on Sunday to press for their demand of a separate state " Telangana. They clashed with police, broke barriers and tried to enter prohibited areas as police lathicharged them, lobbed tear gas shells and used water cannons to disperse the crowds. Many private, police vehicles and OB vans were damaged in the violence and all regional news channels were...
11:23 PM, Sep 30, 2012
Hyderabad: 11.36 pm: The Telangana Joint Action Committee (JAC) had to call off their protest rally because of rains. The pro-Telangana group announced that it will continue with its protest programs like hunger strikes etc from October 2 onwards. The activists will meet on Monday to plan their further course of action. 10.26 pm: Decision on Telangana definitely this month, says Congress sources. 10.11 pm: Twenty to 25 policemen injured...
05:20 PM, Sep 30, 2012
Hyderabad: 4.39 pm: Incidents of violence reported around Hussain Sagar lake area in Hyderabad. Police lathicharged, used tear gas and water canon to disperse unruly mob. A few media vans also reported to have been damaged by the protesters. 3.00 pm: Huge crowds present at protest venue. Security arrangements tight. Paramilitary forces on standby. 2.48 pm: Telangana leader P Govardhana Reddy slams the Andhra Pradesh government for halting trains from...
11:11 AM, Sep 30, 2012
Hyderabad: Bowing to the pressure from pro-Telangana groups, the Andhra Pradesh government on Friday night decided to allow the Telangana march in the city on Sunday. After several rounds of talks between ministers from Telangana and leaders of Telangana Joint Action Committee (JAC), Chief Minister N Kiran Kumar Reddy agreed to give permission for the march but with certain conditions. The JAC has been allowed to conduct the march on...
09:18 PM, Sep 28, 2012
Hyderabad: With barely two days left for the Telangana march, pro-Telangana groups and the Andhra Pradesh government are heading for a confrontation. After refusing permission for the September 30 march, police have started rounding up pro-Telangana activists in the region. Those arrested Thursday include a Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) legislator in Nizamabad district. Police have also stepped up security in the city and checking of vehicles entering the state capital....
03:20 PM, Sep 28, 2012
Hyderabad: Under pressure from pro-Telangana groups, Andhra Pradesh cabinet ministers from the Telangana region on Thursday met and decided to call on Chief Minister N Kiran Kumar Reddy to seek permission to take out a march on Sunday. The decision to carve out a separate Telangana was put on hold in December 2009 following protests. On Sunday, marchers will seek to revive the momentum for the formation of Telangana state....
01:49 PM, Sep 27, 2012
Hyderabad: A delegation of pro-Telangana organisations on Monday appealed to the Andhra Pradesh government to allow proposed 'Telangana March' on September 30 in Hyderabad demanding statehood for the region, asserting that it will be held in a "peaceful" manner. In a letter addressed to President Pranab Mukherjee, representatives of eminent citizens of Hyderabad, Telangana Development Forum and Senior Citizens Association appealed that democratic rights of the 40 million Telangana people...
03:47 PM, Sep 24, 2012
BJP state president G Kishan Reddy speaks on Telangana Movement, Telangana March, etc in an interview to Express. Q) What is your view on the Telangana Joint Action Committees call for Telangana March in the city on September 30? A) The TJAC has decided the programme without consulting its political constituents. However, the BJP has extended its solidarity and decided to take part in the programme. BJP leaders of the...
01:27 PM, Sep 24, 2012
Hyderabad: The September 30 Telangana March called by the Telangana Joint Action Committee (TJAC) may not get full throttle support from the Telangana Rashtra Samiti (TRS), what with the differences between TRS chief K Chandrasekhara Rao and TJAC chairman Prof M Kodandaram reaching a flash point. TRS leader B Vinod, while referring to the Telangana March, said on Wednesday that TJAC and TRS were two different entities and therefore the...
10:41 AM, Aug 09, 2012
