Pressure is mounting on the ruling Congress in Andhra Pradesh to spell out its stand clearly on the contentious Telangana statehood issue ahead of the all-party meeting convened by the Centre on December 28. Not only the opposition parties, but the party leaders particularly from Telangana region are vociferous in their demand that the Congress should first make its stand clear before seeking opinion of others. ...
03:41 AM, Dec 26, 2012
Hyderabad: Protests in all three regions of Andhra Pradesh on Sunday marked the third anniversary of the central government's announcement to initiate the process of forming a separate state of Telangana. While parties fighting for a Telangana state took out rallies in Hyderabad and nine other districts of the region, demanding the central government fulfill its word, some groups in parts of Seemandhra (Rayalaseema and Andhra regions) observed a black...
09:27 AM, Dec 10, 2012
Hyderabad: The central government's decision to convene an all-party meeting on Telangana issue later in December has triggered war of words between the two major political parties in Andhra Pradesh with the Congress rejecting the TDP's demand to spell out its stand. The main opposition Telugu Desam Party (TDP) on Friday asked the ruling Congress to spell out its stand before the all-party meeting convened by union Home Minister Sushil...
04:48 AM, Dec 08, 2012
Hyderabad: Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Kiran Kumar Reddy tonight hailed the pro-FDI vote in Lok Sabha and said his state is expected to secure foreign investment worth Rs 500 crore in retail business. "The state is expected to secure foreign direct investment to the tune of Rs 500 crore in retail business. FDI in retail will help consumers and farmers to a great extent. Farmers are sure to get...
11:33 PM, Dec 05, 2012
Hyderabad: The Centre's decision to convene a meeting of political parties of Andhra Pradesh on December 28 to discuss the Telangana issue evoked a mixed response in the state. Panchayat Raj Minister K Jana Reddy, who leads Telangana Congress leaders in their campaign for statehood, hoped the meet will lead to the formation of Telangana state. "All Congress leaders from Telangana worked with unity and coordination. They worked as per...
11:24 PM, Dec 05, 2012
New Delhi: As a revolt appeared to be brewing among Congress MPs from Telangana ahead of voting on FDI in retail issue, the Government has convened on December 28 a meeting of political parties of Andhra Pradesh on separate statehood issue. Home Minister Sushil Kumar Shinde said that he has given the assurance to MPs from the Telangana region who met him earlier in the day. The move appears to...
04:50 PM, Dec 05, 2012
New Delhi: Keeping Congress on tenterhooks on their strategy during the crucial FDI vote on Wednesday, eight party MPs from Telangana region in Andhra Pradesh on Tuesday boycotted a meeting called by party floor leaders in Parliament to seek their assurances on participation in the debate. The MPs, who have been openly protesting against the Congress and the UPA Government on the non-decision over contentious Telangana statehood demand, also kept...
12:19 PM, Dec 04, 2012
Hyderabad: Members of Parliament belonging to Congress party from Telangana have set December 9 as the deadline for the party leadership to make an announcement for separate statehood to the region. The MPs announced their decision late on Sunday night after a meeting at the residence of Manda Jagannatham in Hyderabad. Besides Jagannatham, Madhu Yaskhi, G Vivek and three other MPs attended the meeting. Senior leader and former MP K...
12:32 AM, Nov 26, 2012
Hyderabad: Senior Congress leader K Keshav Rao, who has been vocal in his campaign for separate statehood, on Wednesday, said that pro-Telangana forces should join hands in their fight for the common cause. "All pro-Telangana forces should come together in the fight for achieving separate statehood," he told reporters after meeting TRS president K Chandrasekhar Rao in Hyderabad. Rao, a former state Congress president and an ex-member of Rajya Sabha,...
05:04 AM, Nov 22, 2012
New Delhi: Union Home Minister Sushil Kumar Sushil on Saturday said that discussion with concerned parties over the Telangana statehood issue has been completed. Shinde said an all-party meeting over the issue is likely to be held before or after the Winter Session of Parliament. The Congress-led UPA government is under a lot of pressure with the Telangana Rashtra Samithi threatening to intensify its agitation for Telangana. TRS president K...
05:07 PM, Nov 10, 2012
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
Hyderabad: Frustrated over the delay in formation of a separate Telangana state, an Osmania University student committed suicide, leading to tension in the campus on Wednesday. V Santosh, a degree student of a college in the city, hung himself from a tree in front of Arts College in Osmania University, which has been witnessing violent protests by students for last three years demanding separate statehood to Telangana. The student, hailing...
11:15 AM, Nov 07, 2012
Jilla Venkata Narayana, the father of music director Chakri, breathed his last today morning. The musician is currently in Hong Kong, working for his up-and-coming movies, and he is expected to arrive in the country very soon. Narayana was recently seen in the films like 'Gopi Gopika Godavari' and 'Jai Bolo Telangana'. Earlier in his life, he worked as a school teacher and also sang a few songs in the...
02:50 PM, Nov 02, 2012
Hyderabad: Amid protests by Telangana supporters in the region, the Andhra Pradesh Formation Day was being celebrated across the state on Thursday. Chief Minister N Kiran Kumar Reddy unfurled the National Flag and presided over the main function organised at the NTR stadium in Hyderabad on Thursday morning. Highlighting the numerous welfare schemes being implemented by his government, he said the endeavour is to eliminate poverty and ensure progress in...
01:38 PM, Nov 01, 2012
Hyderabad: Breaking his silence, Telangana Rashtra Samithi chief K Chandrasekhara Rao on Tuesday warned of a "war" for a separate state of Telangana. "If the centre delivers Telangana state, there will be celebrations, otherwise there will be war," he said. The TRS would be holding its two-day conclave at Karimnagar November 5-6 to chalk out the future course of action over the demand to carve a Telangana state out of...
02:39 AM, Oct 31, 2012
New Delhi: The new Manmohan Singh team, which is expected to pull the UPA out of troubled waters following allegations of massive corruption, ineffective governance and policy paralysis, is already facing tough questions over its credibility. While Salman Khurshid, who has been facing allegations of siphoning off funds for the differently-abled has been elevated to the External Affairs Minister, other new ministers like K Rahman Khan and Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury...
02:38 PM, Oct 29, 2012
New Delhi: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's new team assumed charge on Monday after 22 ministers, including 17 new faces, were sworn in the biggest reshuffle of Council of Ministers on Sunday. The new ministers are expected to give a firm push to the reforms agenda and help counter the government's image of being soft on corruption. The young brigade in the Council of Ministers is close to Rahul Gandhi even...
12:43 PM, Oct 29, 2012
Hyderabad: The biggest representation statewise in the Cabinet reshuffle on Sunday was perhaps from Andhra Pradesh. Five new faces have been inducted into the Cabinet including two from the Telangana region. Meanwhile, Pallam Raju, who has been the minister of state for defence since 2006, has been elevated to the cabinet rank. The question is whether this move was to placate the demands of a separate statehood. For the state...
09:38 AM, Oct 29, 2012
New Delhi: A trade union leader, Sarvey Sathyanarayana, who was on Sunday sworn in as a Minister of State, has always been at the forefront of agitations and protests when it came to supporting the cause of workers and quit government service to take a plunge in politics. Fifty-eight-year-old Sathyanarayana, who is serving his second term as a Member of Parliament, was elected to Lok Sabha for the first time...
08:22 PM, Oct 28, 2012
New Delhi: From a humble police constable to a first time MP from Telangana and now at the centrestage as a Union Minister of State, Porika Balram Naik has come a long way and is being rewarded for his discipline and loyalty to the Congress High Command. One of the few MPs who did not go against the views of the Congress on the contentious Telangana statehood demand, 48-year-old Naik...
06:39 PM, Oct 28, 2012
