Telangana Movement

Opinion: why the demand for a separate Telangana is justified

The Government of India has delayed the process of formation of the Telangana state and its terrible cost is evident - human loss, economic damage and loss of credibility for the political decision making process. ...

12:23 PM, Feb 04, 2013

Form Telangana by New Year: Advani to Congress

by Press Trust of India

Nizamabad (AP): Playing up the Telangana issue, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader L K Advani on Wednesday accused the UPA government of going back on its promise and dragging the region into misery and asked it to shun its "indecisiveness" to make the statehood dream a reality by New Year. "I hope that in year 2012 this long held desire of the Telangana people will be met. By January 1,...

01:00 PM, Oct 19, 2011

Telangana joint action panel to meet today

by CNN-IBN

Hyderabad: The Telangana Joint Action Committee is slated to meet on Tuesday evening to decide on their future course of action. The strike on the other hand will continue with employees sitting in protest. Teachers, who had joined the protest earlier by carrying on with classes but refusing to accept salaries, have called off their strike. The decision came after negotiations with the government became a success. Meanwhile, the Telangana...

07:30 AM, Oct 18, 2011

Telangana stir hits railways, KTR detained

by CNN-IBN

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

Telangana stir: Rail, road services paralysed

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

Telangana stir: 8 trains cancelled, 22 diverted

by CNN-IBN

New Delhi: The agitation over the issue of Telangana has led to the cancellation or diversion of several trains in the Southern Railway. The railway has cancelled as many as eight trains and diverted 22 others because of the agitation. The trains that have been affected pass through Andhra Pradesh. Most of the affected trains have been diverted to the Konkan route. Some of the trains hit by the agitation...

04:00 PM, Sep 23, 2011

Andhra: Trains diverted due to Telangana stir

by Press Trust of India

Thiruvananthapuram: The Indian Railways have diverted or partially cancelled some trains passing through Andhra Pradesh because of agitation over Telangana. Train No 12625 Thiruvananthapuram Central-New Delhi Kerala express scheduled to leave Thiruvananthapuram at 11.15 am is diverted via Shoranur, Mangalore Jn, Madgaon, Panvel, Vadodra and Kota (Konkan route) on September 23 and 24 (Friday and Saturday) Train No 12626 New Delhi-Thiruvananthapuram Kerala express leaving New Delhi on September 23 and...

12:15 PM, Sep 23, 2011