Seven Congress MPs from Telangana on Monday threatened to resign from the party as the protests intensified. The MPs said they will send in their resignations to Congress president Sonia Gandhi on Tuesday. If they do resign, it would make the UPA's position in Parliament even more precarious. ...
05:16 PM, Jan 28, 2013
As protests continued in Hyderabad for the second day in demand for separate statehood for Telangana, Bharatiya Janata Party spokesperson Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi on Monday said that if voted to power, his party would form Telanagna state within 24 hours of forming the government. The government had earlier promised to announce a decision on Telangana issue on January 28 but on Sunday it said that it still needed time to...
02:39 PM, Jan 28, 2013
The Telangana stir has intensified on Monday with activists and police clashing at Indira Park in Hyderabad. The Ranga Reddy district court has now admitted a petition against former home minister P Chidambaram and Home Minister Sushil Kumar Shinde accusing them of cheating the people of Telangana with their statements. The court has directed the police to register a case. ...
02:23 PM, Jan 28, 2013
The Telangana stir intensified on Monday as angry Protestors clashed with the police at the Indira Park in Hyderabad, which has become the nerve centre of the pro-Telangana protests, with the Telangana Rashtra Samiti (TRS) leading a 36-hour relay strike. Agitating protestors also broke barricades. ...
11:33 AM, Jan 28, 2013
Stepping up the pressure on the government over the Telangana statehood issue, TRS MLA Harish Rao said that in the coming days they will intensify their agitation. Rao also said that they will ask pro-Telangana leaders in the Andhra Pradesh cabinet to quit. ...
10:21 AM, Jan 28, 2013
After the government has said that it needs more time to decide on the Telangana statehood issue, strong reactions are coming from pro-Telangana Congress leaders. Speaking to CNN-IBN, Madhu Yashki Goud said that the demand for Telangana is not the same as the demand for other states. He said that he is hopeful that party president Sonia Gandhi will be able to convince the government to take a decision on ...
08:29 AM, Jan 28, 2013
Pro-Telangana activists are upset with yet another delay on the statehood issue and have threatened to intensify the protests in Hyderabad. This came after the Centre deferred the Telangana decision once again on Sunday. After a meeting of top Congress leaders, Home Minister Sushil Kumar Shinde issued a statement saying the consultation process is still on and a final decision cannot be reached now. ...
07:41 AM, Jan 28, 2013
Mild tension prevailed at Indira Park here tonight when a group of pro-Telangana activists gheraoed three Congress leaders of the region and allegedly pelted stones at their vehicles. A group of pro-Telangana activists raised slogans against Congress MPs - Ponnam Prabhakar and G Vinod - as well as senior party leader K Keshava Rao when they went to Indira Park to express solidarity with protesters staging a 36-hour 'samaradeeksha' protest...
01:51 AM, Jan 28, 2013
Pro-Telangana leaders lashed out sharply against Centre's postponing of taking a decision on Telangana statehood. "It is disappointing for us. It is pressure from some MPs who are working for the YSR party. They are masterminding and putting pressure on high command," Congress MP Madhu Yashki Goud said. ...
11:10 PM, Jan 27, 2013
Opposition parties in Andhra Pradesh on Sunday accused the Centre of "betrayal" on the Telangana issue and threatened to intensify their agitation for a separate state. Some Congress leaders were also critical of the statements made by Home Minister Sushil Kumar Shinde and AICC general secretary Ghulam Nabi Azad that the "consultation process" on Telangana statehood would continue and a final decision on it may take a little more time....
10:10 PM, Jan 27, 2013
Ghulam Nabi Azad, Congress incharge of Andhra Pradesh's political affairs, said that the UPA Government needs more time to decide on the issue of separate statehood. ...
09:57 PM, Jan 27, 2013
A decision on the contentious Telangana statehood demand will be delayed further with the Government and the Congress on Sunday stating that a "little more time" is needed to arrive at a final decision on the issue. ...
06:17 PM, Jan 27, 2013
Hyderabad was tense on Sunday following incidents of violence over the Telangana separate statehood issue. While stone-pelting was reported outside Osmania University, police fired teargas shells to ward off a students' march to Raj Bhawan. ...
03:16 PM, Jan 27, 2013
Police fired teargas shells on the campus of Osmania University here on January 27 to stop pro-Telangana students from taking out a rally, an official said. Tension prevailed on the campus as the police and paramilitary forces swung into action to disperse students pelting stones at them. Student leaders alleged that a few students were injured in police baton charge. Police sealed all the gates of the campus to prevent...
02:51 PM, Jan 27, 2013
Government sources on Sunday said that all options were "still open" on the issue of the Telangana separate statehood. The sources said that senior Congress leaders were likely to hold a meeting in the evening on Sunday. The meeting will be attended by Home Minister Sushil Kumar Shinde, Ghulam Nabi Azad and Vayalar Ravi, the said. ...
02:13 PM, Jan 27, 2013
In a bid to mount pressure on the Centre over the Telangana separate statehood issue, Telangana Rashtra Samithi leader KT Rama Rao on Sunday morning courted arrest while the Telangana Joint Action Committee said that they would go ahead with its 36-hour hunger strike, despite a ban. Police had denied permission to TJAC for the strike. ...
11:48 AM, Jan 27, 2013
In another twist to the Telangana tangle, Ghulam Nabi Azad, Congress incharge of Andhra Pradesh's political affairs, hinted on Wednesday night of a delay in deciding on the issue of separate statehood. Congress leaders from the region, who were hopeful of a quick decision, are now finding it hard to save face. ...
08:10 AM, Jan 27, 2013
Agitations related to the demand for separate Telangana state have prompted the US State Department to caution its citizens in Hyderabad to be careful till February 4. A statement issued by the Consulate General of USA in Hyderabad said there could be also demonstrations/protests on the arrest of Owaisi brothers of MIM, that may lead to disturbances. ...
04:43 AM, Jan 27, 2013
With the Centre's deadline on the issue of Telangana approaching, Congress top brass, including Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and party chief Sonia Gandhi, held one more round of talks on the issue Saturday evening. ...
09:54 PM, Jan 26, 2013
The Congress is divided over bifurcating Andhra Pradesh and creating a new state of Telangana. Several party leaders have questioned the timing and need for creating Telangana, sources say. So where does the statehood issues currently stand? Political analyst and 'Vaartha' bureau chief R Rajagopalan joined IBNLive readers for an interaction on the Telangana impasse. ...
06:47 PM, Jan 25, 2013
