New Delhi: Pro-Telangana groups have called for a bandh on Monday after the state government clamped down on the agitation. Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) chief K Chandrashekhar Rao's son KT Rama Rao was arrested on Saturday and released on bail on Sunday. TRS MP Vijayashanti was also granted bail on Sunday. Andhra Pradesh state government also warned private schools of 'de-recognition' if they failed to function normally from Monday. Rao...
08:00 AM, Oct 16, 2011
Hyderabad: A crackdown was on Saturday launched against Telangana supporters in Andhra Pradesh. Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) chief K Chandrashekhar Rao's son KT Rama Rao and other protestors were detained by the police. This came after a rail roko led to more than 170 trains being cancelled. It was a tug of war between Telangana Joint Action Committee and the Andhra Pradesh government. While the determined protesters hogged limelight by...
07:40 PM, Oct 15, 2011
Hyderabad: Telangana Rashtra Samiti chief K Chandrasekhar Rao's son KT Rama Rao, his daughter and several other pro-Telangana activists were taken into preventive custody on Saturday ahead of the three-day rail roko campaign across the state. Some protesters have also been detained for trying to block the tracks at Hyderabad's Sitafal Mandi station. On Friday, the police vowed to take tough action against protestors who resorted to violence. Over 250...
08:24 AM, Oct 15, 2011
Hyderabad: The general strike in the Telangana region of Andhra Pradesh entered its 25th day on Friday as the impasse continued over the demand for a separate state. Government employees, teachers, workers in Singareni coal mines and Road Transport Corporation (RTC) have been continuing their strike to press the Central Government to initiate the formation of a separate Telangana state. With the Centre seeking more time to resolve the issue,...
01:38 PM, Oct 07, 2011
Hyderabad: The officials of Excise Department from the Telangana region are slated to join the agitation over the issue of separate statehood. The officials have decided to go on a two-day strike starting Wednesday, the 23rd day of the ongoing agitation that has crippled Andhra Pradesh. Liquor manufacturing is also likely to take a hit. According to reports, if the strike does not end, the hotel industry may suffer huge...
07:51 AM, Oct 05, 2011
New Delhi: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Monday failed to break the deadlock over the Telangana issue. The efforts by the Congress to buy time also suffered a jolt as activists and Telangana Rashtra Samithi said that they would intensify the stir. TRS chief K Chandrashekhar Rao rejected the Prime Minister's appeal to call off the agitation. Expressing dissatisfaction over his meeting with the Prime Minister, the TRS chief hinted...
07:51 AM, Oct 04, 2011
New Delhi: Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) chief K Chandrashekhar Rao has brought the agitation in Andhra Pradesh to the national capital, stepping up pressure on the Centre for the creation of the separate state. Rao is likely to meet Prime Minister Manmohan Singh over the issue on Monday, a day after he sat on a token fast at Rajghat on Gandhi Jayanti. On Sunday, Rao had ruled out any further...
07:33 AM, Oct 03, 2011
New Delhi: One of the many headaches for the Congress at the moment, the Telangana crisis is now threatening to take a new turn as protests entered their 20th day on Sunday. Stepping up the pressure was TRS Chief K Chandrashekhar Rao who sat on a token fast on Sunday at Rajghat. Rao was fasting at Rajghat for a separate state of Telangana on the day of Gandhi Jayanti. Since...
06:37 PM, Oct 02, 2011
New Delhi: Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) chief K Chandrashekhar Rao on Sunday sat on a protest fast at Rajghat as the agitation over separate statehood entered its 20th day. Addressing reporters at Rajghat, KCR said that he would not compromise till a separate state of Telangana was created. He pointed that the Congress had promised to accept the demand before elections, adding that the call for a Telangana state had...
01:29 PM, Oct 02, 2011
New Delhi: Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) chief K Chandrashekhar Rao on Sunday began a fast at Rajghat as a mark of protest over the crisis in Andhra Pradesh. KCR was accompanied by other TRS MLAs and representatives of employee unions. The Telangana leader is also likely to meet Central leaders in New Delhi. Meanwhile, Congress' Andhra Pradesh in-charge Ghulam Nabi Azad said on Sunday that consultations at national level were...
07:40 AM, Oct 02, 2011
New Delhi: Living up to Home Minister P Chidambaram's assurance of finding a solution to the Telangana agitation, an all-party meeting was held in the capital on Saturday to discuss the issue. Congress' Andhra Pradesh in-charge Ghulam Nabi Azad whose report on the issue was found inconclusive, was present at the meet along with Defence Minister AK Antony and Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee, among others. Azad said that a second...
05:59 PM, Oct 01, 2011
New Delhi: The Telangana agitation has left all 10 districts of the Telangana region, including Hyderabad, paralysed over the last two weeks. TRS chief K Chandrashekar Rao, scheduled to arrive in New Delhi on Friday evening, will seek an appointment with the Prime Minister and the President over the weekend. The Congress state in-charge Ghulam Nabi Azad will submit his report on Telangana to the party. The Telangana political Joint...
07:13 AM, Sep 30, 2011
Hyderabad: With the movement for Telangana gathering steam, 32 MLAs from the region belonging to main opposition Telugu Desam Party (TDP) on Wednesday resigned from the state assembly. It is for the second time that the TDP MLAs have sought to quit their seats in the legislature to press for Telangana statehood after the Speaker rejected their resignations in July. The MLAs handed over their resignations to the Secretary of...
09:29 PM, Sep 28, 2011
Hyderabad: The industrial shutdown in Telangana entered its second day on Tuesday as the protests in the region continued even after 15 days. Workers of Public Sector Units, including BHEL and Ordnance Factory, and private sector majors like Aurobindo, Reddy Labs and Matrix will abstain from work. Meanwhile, a road roko agitation is also set to begin later on Tuesday, causing more inconvenience to the already stalled transport system around...
09:28 AM, Sep 27, 2011
Hyderabad: Almost two weeks into the agitation over Telangana, life has come to a virtual standstill in the 10 districts of the region and most parts of Hyderabad. The public transport remained paralysed, creating more problems for commuters on Monday morning. The only respite in the region was with regard to the power crisis, as the coal miners decided to return to work, bringing the situation under control. Meanwhile, several...
07:56 AM, Sep 26, 2011
Hyderabad: The 36-hour-long 'rail roko' agitation in Telangana region of Andhra Pradesh, called by the the Telangana political Joint Action Committee, ended on Sunday evening, bringing relief to hapless commuters. As a part of the 'Sakal Janula Samme' (general strike by all sections of society) for separate Telangana state, the JAC had enforced rail-blockade since yesterday morning. With the blockade coming to an end, South Central Railway (SCR) announced restoration...
08:54 PM, Sep 25, 2011
TRS MLA KT Rama Rao says that the inconvenience being caused by the Telangana agitation will lead to permanent benefits. ...
10:12 AM, Sep 25, 2011
Hyderabad: As the Telangana agitation entered the 13th day on Sunday, a 48-hour 'rail roko', that started on Saturday has crippled all 10 Telangana districts. 58 trains were cancelled, and many others were delayed, diverted or rescheduled. "The rail roko is causing a lot of trouble. I have had to stand in the Tatkal queue for a fresh ticket from 3 am onwards. There was a huge rush, I'm sure...
07:47 AM, Sep 25, 2011
The Telangana agitation entered its 12th day on Saturday, leaving Hyderabad virtually paralysed with both rail and road traffic stalled. As many as 58 trains were cancelled while the roadways buses were also stopped. ...
09:14 AM, Sep 24, 2011
Hyderabad: A 'Rail Roko' was kicked off in Andhra Pradesh as the Telangana agitation entered its 12th day on Saturday. As many as 58 trains were cancelled while 59 others were rescheduled by Saturday morning. Several other trains from outside the state, especially from Delhi to southern destinations are likely to be diverted or delayed. Apart from that, even the local MMTS services were suspended for 48 hours while a...
07:51 AM, Sep 24, 2011
