BJP President Rajnath Singh on Thursday condoled the lost of lives in Hyderabad blasts and demanded that the government conduct a thorough probe into the incident. "I express my condolences to the family members of those killed in the blast. This is a condemnable incident. I hope the government will take appropriate action to provide immediate and adequate relief to those injured in the blast," Singh said. ...
08:41 PM, Feb 21, 2013
Security was stepped up in the national capital on Thursday in the wake of the serial blasts in Hyderabad. A senior Delhi Police official said the personnel of the force have been alerted and they were keeping a tight vigil on the city. ...
08:31 PM, Feb 21, 2013
In major trouble for YSR Congress Chief Jagan Mohan Reddy, the Enforcement Directorate is slated to take over his property worth Rs 122 crore. The ED has even issued attachment orders for their immediate seizure. ...
06:53 PM, Feb 20, 2013
Seventeen people have died in Andhra Pradesh in the past two days due to heavy rainfall. The unseasonal rains have also wreaked havoc across most of the agricultural belt with Andhra Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh being the worst hit. ...
09:06 AM, Feb 18, 2013
As many as 17 people have lost their lives in the last two days in rain-related incidents in Andhra Pradesh, with heavy downpour causing extensive damage to crops, officials said on Sunday. Most of the deaths were after being struck by thunderbolts and due to electrocution, they said, adding that crops in 1,47,986 hectares have been damaged due to the heavy rains. ...
11:49 PM, Feb 17, 2013
Three people died in Andhra Pradesh after heavy rains lashed several parts of the state. The heavy downpour has damaged more than 20,000 hectares of standing crops in several districts. ...
03:25 PM, Feb 17, 2013
After spending 38 days in a local prison, All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen legislator Akbaruddin Owaisi, who is facing charges of sedition and waging war against the nation for his "hate speech", was released on bail on Saturday. Owaisi had been granted bail by two separate courts in Nirmal and Nizamabad on Friday, where cases had been registered against him. ...
06:54 PM, Feb 16, 2013
A local court on Friday granted bail to MIM legislator Akbaruddin Owaisi in connection with a hate speech case registered against him. The First Additional District Magistrate (ADM) court in Nizamabad town allowed the bail plea of Owaisi on the condition that he would cooperate with the investigation officer. ...
04:17 PM, Feb 15, 2013
In a relief to the citizens of Andhra Pradesh capital, the deadline for linkage of LPG cylinders on subsidy with Aadhaar has been extended till March 15. With the oil companies earlier deciding to make Aadhaar linkage compulsory for availing LPG cylinder on subsidy, a mad rush was witnessed for Aadhar enrolment. ...
03:40 AM, Feb 15, 2013
Saffron activists on Thursday held demonstrations in Andhra Pradesh and forced young men and women who celebrated Valentine's Day to get 'married'. The activists forcefully married young couples when they were spotted together in public places in Hyderabad and across the state. ...
11:09 PM, Feb 14, 2013
Sahabuddin was well supported by Bodavarapu Sudhakar (2/39) and P Vijay Kumar (2/51). ...
05:38 PM, Feb 14, 2013
Telugu Desam Party (TDP) leader N Chandrababu Naidu suffered minor injuries when a makeshift dais collapsed while he was garlanding a statue in Guntur district Thursday, a party leader has said. The incident took place at Kolakaluru village in Guntur district during Naidu's 'padyatra' (march). ...
03:46 PM, Feb 14, 2013
Leader of the Congress party on Wednesday lodged a complaint with the police that a morphed photograph of Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Kiran Kumar Reddy has been uploaded on a social networking website. ...
10:57 PM, Feb 13, 2013
A woman and her daughter were stabbed to death by three men in Nellore in Andhra Pradesh on Wednesday. Two of the accused are students and one is a minor. ...
01:25 PM, Feb 13, 2013
In a move towards ensuring women's safety, the Andhra Pradesh government on Monday decided to set up one all-woman police station in every district of the state. It was decided to open two to four women police stations in the state capital, besides one or two such stations in cities like Visakhapatnam, Vijayawada, Kurnool, Guntur, Warangal and Tirupati. ...
04:27 AM, Feb 12, 2013
Union Minister Manish Tewari on Saturday appealed the leaders in Andhra Pradesh to "observe forbearance" as the Congress high command will come out with a decision on Telangana issue soon. The statement from Tewari, who landed here this afternoon, came state Congress chief Botsa Satyanarayana left for New Delhi on Saturday to discuss the Telangana statehood issue with the party high command. ...
03:58 AM, Feb 10, 2013
Amid tight security, Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa and his wife Shiranthi on Saturday offered worship at the famous hill shrine of Lord Venkateswara near Tirupati. Rajapaksa was in the temple for about 40 minutes. ...
12:22 PM, Feb 09, 2013
The Congress core group is expected to meet on Friday evening and likely to continue discussions on the Telengana issue. On Monday, Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Kiran Kumar Reddy met UPA Chairperson Sonia Gandhi in Delhi even as fresh protests broke out in the state after the government failed to meet its January 28 deadline on a decision. ...
10:26 AM, Feb 08, 2013
Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Kiran Kumar Reddy on Thursday said he has requested the Centre to take a "quick decision" on the contentious Telangana statehood issue. Replying to questions about his recent trip to New Delhi, he said he had provided "necessary information" to the Centre on the statehood issue while interacting with the top central leadership, including Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Congress President Sonia Gandhi. ...
10:45 PM, Feb 07, 2013
Over 100 people were injured when villagers opposing a proposed power plant at Bikkavolu in East Godavari district of Andhra Pradesh clashed with police during the public hearing near in Kakinada on Wednesday, police said. ...
02:06 AM, Feb 07, 2013
