Hyderabad: The ruling Congress in Andhra Pradesh plans to organise a convention of party leaders from the block level to gear up the party machinery for local body polls. The meeting would also discuss ways to spead numerous welfare schemes being implemented by the Centre and state governments, state Congress president Botsa Satyanarayana told reporters in Hyderabad on Tuesday.
Chief Minister N Kiran Kumar Reddy, several state ministers, AICC leader KB Krishnamurthy, who looks after the Congress affairs in Andhra Pradesh, would attend the meeting. Replying to a query, he said that he is not aware of the deadline set by three party MPs for Congress leadership to resolve the contentious Telangana issue by the month-end.
Those who have faith in the policies of the Congress would remain within the party, he said. Asked about resignations submitted by two state ministers after being chargesheeted in cases involving YSR Congress president Jaganmohan Reddy, he said the Chief Minister would take an appropriate decision on the matter....
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01:24 AM, May 22, 2013
In a dramatic development, Andhra Pradesh Home Minister P Sabita Reddy and Roads and Buildings Minister D Prasada Rao, who were named as accused in disproportionate assets case involving Kadapa MP YS Jaganmohan Reddy, late on Sunday night submitted their resignations to Chief Minister N Kiran Kumar Reddy. ...
11:30 PM, May 20, 2013
Hyderabad: In a dramatic development, Andhra Pradesh Home Minister P Sabita Reddy and Roads and Buildings Minister D Prasada Rao, who were named as accused in disproportionate assets case involving Kadapa MP YS Jaganmohan Reddy, late on Sunday night submitted their resignations to Chief Minister N Kiran Kumar Reddy. The two Cabinet ministers were summoned by the Chief Minister who met them for over an hour. With both the ministers...
08:22 AM, May 20, 2013
Hyderabad: The two Congress Cabinet ministers, accused in Jagan Reddy disproportionate assets case, submitted their resignations to Chief Minister N Kiran Kumar Reddy on Sunday night. Dharmana Prasad Rao and Andhra Pradesh Home Minister Sabitha Indra Reddy met Kiran Kumar on Sunday night, who briefed them about his meet with Sonia Gandhi and other leaders regarding the opposition's demand for their resignations. Both the ministers, who had served in the...
11:59 PM, May 19, 2013
New Delhi: Congress on Saturday said the issue of separate Telangana does not form part of the UPA's national agenda and it only concerned the state government- remarks which may cause consternation in Andhra Pradesh. "The issue does not form party of the national agenda of UPA. It definitely does not form part.... It concerns the state government", party spokesman PC Chacko told reporters at the AICC briefing. Chacko's remarks...
08:53 PM, May 18, 2013
New Delhi: The Delhi government on Wednesday set up a high-level committee to curb child trafficking in the state. An announcement in this regard was made by Kiran Walia, Minister of Social Welfare, Women and Child Development and Education, at a meeting convened by her at the Delhi Secretariat in which several other steps to curb the menace were also made public. Walia said immediate registration of an FIR in...
01:07 AM, May 16, 2013
New Delhi: Kiran Rao, in collaboration with UTV, has decided to release director Anand Gandhi's critically acclaimed film 'Ship of Theseus'. The film tells a story though three characters, a photographer, a monk and a stock broker. ...
01:01 PM, May 15, 2013
Kiran Bedi said that drinking in public places by girls and boys is unlawful after a policeman and a local woman were caught on camera slapping a young girl at Ghaziabad police station. The girl had been detained by the police after locals complained that she was found drinking with a man in a car. ...
07:10 PM, May 14, 2013
New Delhi: "My mother fought cancer for almost a decade and died at 56. She held out long enough to meet the first of her grandchildren and to hold them in her arms. But my other children will never have the chance to know her and experience how loving and gracious she was." This is the opening paragraph of Angelina Jolie's article in The New York Times under the caption...
05:18 PM, May 14, 2013
Chandigarh: Former IPS officer and social activist Kiran Bedi on Saturday alleged the growing interference of the Union government in the functioning of the CBI had turned the premier investigating agency into a "caged parrot". The Central government was also not enacting strong laws to enable the CBI function like an independent body, she told reporters in Chandigarh. "The CBI has turned into a caged parrot owing to growing interference...
02:52 AM, May 12, 2013
Mumbai: Filmmaker Kiran Rao has taken a new step to support young talent and launched her own banner called Kiran Rao. Rao refused to divulge more information. But a source close to her revealed: "Kiran Rao is very excited about her new venture. She always likes to be a part of creative process, especially if the content is good." Under the banner, Rao will present films that are important and...
03:37 PM, May 11, 2013
Mumbai: Director Kiran Rao, who is all set to return to direction again, insists she will have challenging and interesting women characters in her film. Kiran made her directorial debut in 2011 with 'Dhobi Ghat' and is quite excited about her next project. "I have started writing, it is a long process... let's see how it shapes up," Kiran said at an event last night. At a time when filmmakers...
10:26 AM, May 10, 2013
New Delhi: Kiran Rao first met Aamir Khan during a recce on a bus to Bhuj when the actor came and introduced himself. Her first impression of Khan was that he was quite normal, Rao told the Calcutta Times in a candid interview on Wednesday. But she was nervous kept her distance until she met him again during Dil Chahta Hai. Khan divorced his first wife Reena in 2003 and...
02:29 PM, May 08, 2013
Director V N Aditya who is noted for superhit films like 'Manasantha Nuvve' and Nagarjuna's 'Nenunnanu', is currently working on his upcoming film titled 'Park'. The film will feature Santhosh and Sarayu as the lead pair in the film. Ramesh Gogula and Hymavathi Gogula are jointly producing this movie under the banner of G V R Creations and Movies9 Entertainment. The film is presented by Srinivasa Raju. "We have finished...
06:01 PM, May 06, 2013
Hyderabad: Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Kiran Kumar Reddy on Sunday promised to shut down, in a phased manner, "belt shops" or illegal outlets of licensed liquor shops spread across the state. He made the announcement while addressing a public meeting at Eluru in West Godavari district when union Rural Development Minister Jairam Ramesh made a fervent appeal. Ramesh said the chief minister should take the initiative as the women...
04:47 AM, May 06, 2013
New Delhi: Indian prisoner Sarabjit's death in Pakistan was preventable, said former top police officer Kiran Bedi on Thursday. "Sarabjit's death inside Pakistan prison was preventable.Need to find out if r Counsulate in Lahore was regularly visiting him?," tweeted Bedi after Sarabjit Singh died in a Lahore hospital where he was admitted following a savage assault on him by fellow prisoners on April 26. Bedi also tweeted, "Human Rights Council...
10:59 AM, May 02, 2013
Mumbai: Filmmaker Kiran Rao feels her actor-husband Aamir Khan's passion and commitment for cinema has kept him alive in Bollywood for 25 years. "More than perfection, the defining quality is his passion towards cinema and art. He does all out of love. And that is why his commitment and performance has remained the same over the years and that's why he has been here," Kiran told reporters at the special...
12:47 PM, Apr 30, 2013
