Andhra MP files complaint against Ashis Nandy An MP from Karimnagar district in Andhra Pradesh today filed a complaint against eminent scholar Ashis Nandy, for making remarks alleged to be anti-Dalit at the Jaipur Literature Festival, police said. Karimnagar MP Ponnam Prabhakar on February 1 filed a complaint against Nandy at the Two Town police station here. ...  
01:22 PM, Feb 01, 2013

Three-year-old girl raped and murdered in AP A three-year-old girl was allegedly raped and murdered by a youth in Karimnagar on Tuesday, the police said. Accused Gore Rajesh, 21, a native of Kotha Kommu Gudem in Adilabad district, has been arrested, Deputy Superintendent of Police S Laxminarayana said. ...  
08:52 PM, Jan 22, 2013

AP: Teen harassed by teacher, commits suicide A teenaged girl committed suicide after being allegedly harassed by her school teacher in Karimnagar, the police said on Sunday. The 15-year-old girl was studying in class ninth at Zila Parishad High School at Perkapalli village. ...  
12:31 PM, Dec 09, 2012

AP: Man dies after setting himself ablaze A physically-challenged man died after he allegedly set himself afire over a family dispute at a busy square in the town, police said on Wednesday. ...  
10:42 AM, Nov 28, 2012

TRS meet to chalk out decision on Telangana
by IANS
Hyderabad: The Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) is holding a two-day brainstorming meet from Wednesday in Karimnagar to chalk out its future course of action to achieve its goal of a separate Telangana state. With the Congress-led United Progressive Alliance (UPA) dropping no hints of an early solution, the meeting is expected to take crucial decisions to intensify the Telangana movement and strengthen the party at the grassroots. The two-day session,...  
12:02 PM, Nov 07, 2012

AP: Pool dive leaves techie brain dead in US Hyderabad: A 30-year-old Telugu man has become brain dead on diving into a swimming pool and hitting the floor in his apartment complex at Greenville in South Carolina state of the USA. Suresh Medishetty, an IT professional, drowned in the pool on July 17 and was rescued by a neighbour. He was rushed to a hospital where doctors said that his brain had suffered irreparable damage. It is unclear if...  
03:55 PM, Jul 28, 2012

Andhra cops beating teen caught on camera Karimnagar/Hyderabad: A day after a sixteen-year-old boy was allegedly beaten up by the police in public view at Jagtial town in Karimnagar district of Andhra Pradesh, the state human rights commission on Wednesday directed the DGP to file a status report on the incident on March 7. "This incident appears to be barbaric and violates the human rights of the boy, who was dealt with unlawfully," SHRC Member (Non-Judicial) Kakumanu...  
05:01 AM, Mar 01, 2012

Andhra Pradesh: Youth beaten up by police Hyderabad: A 17-year-old boy was beaten up by policemen in Karimnagar in Andhra Pradesh for allegedly stealing petrol from village vehicles. What was even worse was that a policeman brandished his revolver at him. The boy and his accomplice were both caught by villagers and handed over to the police. While the accomplice escaped, the boy was beaten and even caned. The district SP has ordered an inquiry into the...  
03:14 PM, Feb 29, 2012

Kishenji cremated; Maoists call for 2-day bandh Karimnagar: The Communist Party of India (Maoist) on Sunday called for a two-day Bharat bandh on December 4 and 5, 2011 in protest of the encounter of top Maoist leader Malojula Koteswara Rao alias Kishenji who was cremated at his native place near Karimnagar. Alleging that Kishenji was murdered in a fake encounter, Abhay, the spokesperson of the Maoist Central Committee released a letter which was read out by the...  
08:28 PM, Nov 27, 2011

Andhra girl enacts Sholay scene
by IANS
A lovelorn girl perched on a water tank, threatening to jump if her paramour did not marry her on the spot. ...  
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