Hyderabad: Former Andhra Pradesh Minister and Secunderabad Cantonment MLA P Shankar Rao on Wednesday surrendered before the police in connection with a dowry harassment case lodged by his daughter-in-law, and was subsequently released on bail.
Rao, who had secured anticipatory bail from the Sessions Court, surrendered before the Women Police Station (WPS) attached to Central Crime Station, and submitted two sureties of Rs 10,000 each as per the court's order. He was then granted bail, Inspector P Janakamma said.
He also filed an affidavit before the police stating that his passport was already deposited with CID in the Greenfields land encroachment case. The court had directed him to surrender his passport in the present case too.
Rao's daughter-in-law Vamsi Priya, in her complaint to WPS had said she was being harassed by her husband Shashank and his parents since her marriage in 2005. Shashank has already surrendered before police and got bail. ...
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03:26 AM, Jun 20, 2013
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01:23 AM, Jun 19, 2013
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06:29 PM, Jun 18, 2013
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10:50 PM, Jun 17, 2013
Hyderabad: Twenty two legislators belonging to TRS and BJP along with two Independent MLAs associated with them were on Monday suspended from the Andhra Pradesh Assembly for two days for constantly disrupting proceedings of the House on Telangana statehood issue. Of the total suspended members, 17 belonged to Telangana Rashtra Samiti (TRS), three to Bharatiya Janata Party and one Independent each associated with these parties. These members stayed put in...
02:36 PM, Jun 17, 2013
Hyderabad: Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Kiran Kumar Reddy on Monday directed senior officials of protocol department to contact Uttarakhand government for providing relief to pilgrims from the state who were stranded near Uttarkashi due to heavy rains in that state. The Uttarakhand officials in Dehradun were requested to provide all possible help to the pilgrims from AP, official sources said. The Uttarakhand officials informed that all efforts are being...
08:56 AM, Jun 17, 2013
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12:28 AM, Jun 15, 2013
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04:54 PM, Jun 14, 2013
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11:09 AM, Jun 14, 2013
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09:35 AM, Jun 14, 2013
Hyderabad: The battle lines are drawn as the apex body fighting for separate statehood to Telangana region is determined to defy prohibitory orders and go ahead with Friday's march to the assembly to press for its demand. Police in Hyderabad have gone on high alert, imposing orders banning meetings and rallies, closing flyovers and roads leading towards the assembly building in the heart of the city. The assembly has turned...
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03:26 AM, Jun 13, 2013
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10:06 PM, Jun 12, 2013
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12:26 PM, Jun 11, 2013
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02:55 AM, Jun 11, 2013
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12:32 AM, Jun 10, 2013
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