Hyderabad: The strength of the Andhra Pradesh assembly was reduced by 15 members after nine Congress and six TDP MLAs were disqualified for voting in favour of the no-confidence motion against Chief Minister Kiran Kumar Reddy in March. Most of these MLAs have turned out to be loyalists of YSR Congress President Jagan Mohan Reddy. But sources said their plans to affect bypolls in their constituencies may have failed since...
07:08 PM, Jun 08, 2013
A day after two blasts in Hyderabad killed 16 people and injured 117 others, Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Kiran Kumar Reddy on Friday took the responsibility of the attack, conceding that the state police was caught off guard. ...
04:30 PM, Feb 22, 2013
With the deadline for the Centre's decision on the vexatious Telangana statehood issue approaching fast, the war of words between leaders of Telangana and Andhra-Rayalaseema regions has escalated. While Andhra-Rayalaseema leaders are brushing aside their Telangana counterparts' claims on "signals" of formation of a new state as "mere speculation," the latter aver that the former are in a state of "desperation" as Telangana state would become a reality soon. ...
06:08 PM, Jan 16, 2013
Andhra Pradesh today asked the Centre to increase the number of wage days under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Gurantee Scheme (MGNREGS) from the present 150 to 200 to benefit non-farm labour and marginalised sections of the society. In his speech at the National Development Council meeting which was read out by Finance Minister Anam Ramanarayana Reddy, Chief Minister Kiran Kumar Reddy emphasised the need for synchronising MGNREGS with...
04:13 PM, Dec 27, 2012
Directed by Omkar, 'Genius' is a message-oriented film, it's being produced by Dasari Kiran Kumar. ...
03:36 PM, Dec 10, 2012
Produced by Dasari Kiran Kumar,'Genius' promises to be a message oriented film. ...
12:22 PM, Dec 10, 2012
The death of Suman has left many celebrities and well-wishers of Ramoji Rao's family shattered. Several political leaders, including N Kiran Kumar Reddy and N Chandrababu Naidu, have paid homage to Suman's dead body in the last 24 hours. Tamil Nadu Governor K Rosaiah and Gujarath Chief Minister Narendra Modi also mourned. Among them was Chiranjeevi, who said that Suman's death was indigestible for him. "Suman had a place of...
05:27 PM, Sep 08, 2012
Kathmandu: It was a disappointing final game for the Nepal team as well as the home fans who saw their team succumb to a morale-crushing 0-3 thrashing at the hands of Turkmenistan on Monday in the AFC Challenge Cup. An already eliminated and dispirited Nepali side succumbed to their third successive defeat as they were soundly beaten by Turkmenistan, much to the disappointment of the home fans. The Nepali supporters...
12:44 PM, Mar 13, 2012
New Delhi: There is a big difference between the Indian and the Hollywood producers when it comes to making a film on real incidents. The idea of making an objective film gets easily replaced by the notion of making money at the box office. Eventually the film ends up becoming a uselessly sensational piece. Of course Raj Kumar Gupta made a sensible film 'No One Killed Jessica' but such examples...
05:16 PM, Feb 28, 2012
Hyderabad: A new coalition government has emerged in Andhra Pradesh with the induction of two legislators of the Praja Rajyam Party into the N Kiran Kumar Reddy Cabinet in Hyderabad on Thursday. State Governor ESL Narasimhan administered the oath of office and secrecy to Ganta Srinivasa Rao, a member of the Legislative Assembly, and C Ramachandraiah, a member of the Legislative Council, at a function in the Raj Bhavan. With...
12:41 PM, Jan 19, 2012
Hyderabad: The debate on the no-confidence motion in the Andhra Pradesh Assembly on Monday witnessed an acrimonious verbal duel between Chief Minister N Kiran Kumar Reddy and Leader of Opposition N Chandrababu Naidu who said the government has become a "big joke" in the public. Naidu initiated the debate on the no-trust motion, moved by his Telugu Desam Party (TDP), and started listing out the "failures" of the Congress government...
02:45 PM, Dec 05, 2011
Hyderabad: From a hesitant start as the Chief Minister to going through a turbulent year plagued with separate statehood agitations, internal political divisions and frequent mass resignations, the Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Kiran Kumar Reddy has finally touched the one-year milestone. Even as concerns rise of Congress's declining popularity and strength, here's the Chief Minister, in a freewheeling interview, talking about how Cong's rule shall continue unabated in the state, ...
04:29 PM, Nov 25, 2011
Hyderabad: From a hesitant start as the Chief Minister to going through a turbulent year plagued with separate statehood agitations, internal political divisions and frequent mass resignations, the Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Kiran Kumar Reddy has finally touched the one-year milestone. Even as concerns rise of Congress's declining popularity and strength, here's the Chief Minister, in a freewheeling interview, talking about how Cong's rule shall continue unabated in the state,...
04:29 PM, Nov 25, 2011
Rajahmundry: Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Kiran Kumar Reddy on Wednesday said that 1.16 lakh jobs will be provided by the state government by the year end. Speaking at a public meeting at Rajahmundry, he said, "We are making all efforts to provide some 1.16 lakh government jobs to the eligible candidates by the end of this December." In addition, one lakh jobs will be provided under Rajiv Yuvakiran scheme....
11:06 PM, Nov 02, 2011
