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Andhra Opposition protests against power tariff hike

Hyderabad: Opposition parties in Andhra Pradesh have decided to go ahead with their statewide shutdown on April 9 despite the government providing some relief from the steep hike in electricity tariff announced last week. Bowing to pressure from the opposition and also a section of its own leaders, the Congress government exempted consumers using 200 units or less a month from the tariff hike. However, the latest relief from the...

Andhra Speaker admits no-trust motion by TRS, YSRCP

Andhra Pradesh Assembly Speaker N Manohar on Friday admitted the notices for no-confidence motion given by Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) and Jagan Mohan Reddy-led YSR Congress Party against the Congress-led state government. ...

TRS meet to chalk out decision on Telangana

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,...

AP: Fissures in Telangana camp out in the open

Hyderabad: At a time when the movement for a separate Telangana state appears to be entering a decisive phase, the differences among its protagonists have come out in the open. The Telangana Joint Action Committee (JAC) and the Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) are at loggerheads, a fact that became clear during the Telangana march here last Sunday. The supporters of a separate state within the ruling Congress too have divided...

Telangana: TRS wants more talks with Congress

Hyderabad: After camping in New Delhi for 23 days, Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) chief K Chandrasekhara Rao returned to Hyderabad on Wednesday with the hope that the final round of talks with the Congress leadership would be held soon on the Telangana issue. Under criticism from other pro-Telangana groups for his failure to extract a firm assurance from the Congress on the formation of a Telangana state, KCR, as Chandrasekhara...

Telangana issue again rocks Andhra Pradesh Assembly

Hyderabad: The Telangana issue rocked the Andhra Pradesh state assembly for the second consecutive day on Tuesday with Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) stalling the proceedings, demanding a resolution for carving out a separate state. Speaker N. Manohar adjourned the house for half-an-hour amid noisy scenes and heated arguments among members. He later held a meeting with floor leaders of all parties but it failed to end the deadlock as TRS,...

Azad under pressure to prolong Telangana talks?

Hyderabad: Political parties in the state are waiting with interest to know what the two leaders, who have different political hues but are close friends, will do to clear the clouds of political uncertainty in the state. The buddies are AICC general secretary and Union health minister Ghulam Nabi Azad and Telangana Rashtra Samiti chief K Chandrasekhar Rao. The TRS chief is building pressure on the Centre by camping in...

AP: TRS chief expects Telangana resolution this month

Hyderabad: Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) chief K. Chandrasekhara Rao on Wednesday exuded confidence that the Telangana issue would be solved this month. "The Telangana issue will definitely be solved this month. There is no doubt about it," he remarked, before leaving for New Delhi along with other leaders amid intensified efforts in the national capital to seek immediate steps for the formation of a separate Telangana state. KCR, as the...

Telangana announcement in 15 days?

Hyderabad: The TRS leadership is confident that the Centre will make an announcement on Telangana in the next 15 days. Party chief K Chandrasekhara Rao's supporters claim that the Congress leadership has dropped subtle hints to him to this effect. But the TDP is very sceptical about the Congress making any statement on state's bifurcation. It is under the impression that the Congress will raise the curtain on another round...

TSR supporters attack convoy of Jagan's mother

Hyderabad: Stones were pelted allegedly by the Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) supporters at the convoy of Jagan Reddy's mother Vijayamma as she made her way to the textile town of Sirisilla. She, however, managed to fast for weavers' problems in Andhra Pradesh's Telangana region amidst violent protests by the TRS. The TRS has been threatening to disrupt her agitation till Jagan takes a stand on the Telangana issue and the...

AP: TRS, TDP cosying up again to each other?

Hyderabad: Politics is dynamic and keeps changing. And, in politics there are no permanent enemies or friends. This seems true in the case of the TDP and TRS. The strong rivals in the Telangana region _ Telugu Desam and Telangana Rashtra Samiti _ are preparing to work together if the recent political developments are any indication. Interestingly, both the arch rivals may join hands on the Telangana issue which separated...

Bypolls: Cong wins in Gujarat, K'taka, routed in AP

New Delhi: The bypoll results conducted in 12 seats - seven in Andhra Pradesh and one each in Gujarat, Karnataka, Kerala, Tamil Nadu and Odisha - were a mixed bag for the national political parties. While the Congress won in BJP strongholds of Gujarat and Karnataka, it drew a blank in Andhra Pradesh. The Congress-led UDF won the seat in Kerala, while the BJP managed to win in only one...

AP bypolls: TRS wins 4 seats, Cong draws a blank

Hyderabad: The ruling Congress on Wednesday drew a blank in Andhra Pradesh bypolls as TRS candidates won four seats, while TRS backed independent, YSR Congress and the BJP won one seats each in the bypoll to seven assembly constituencies in the state. The by-elections to seven assembly seats - Station Ghanpur, Kamareddy, Adilabad, Kollapur, Nagarkurnool, Kovur and Mehabubnagar - six of them in Telangana region, were held on Sunday. The...

AP bypolls: TRS leads in 4 seats, Cong trails

Hyderabad: The congress is heading towards a rout in Andhra Pradesh bypolls as TRS candidates were leading in four seats, while YSR Congress nominee was leading in one seat in the bypoll to seven assembly constituencies in Andhra Pradesh, counting for which is underway on Wednesday. According to initial trends, TRS candidates were leading in Station Ghanpur, Kamareddy, Adilabad and Kollapur seats, while Independent candidate and former TDP leader Nagam...

Telangana decision after Eid: Chidambaram

New Delhi: Union Home Minister P Chidambaram on Monday said that a decision on the Telangana issue would take place after the Eid-ul-Zuha festival. According to the home minister, Congress in-charge of Andhra Pradesh, Ghulam Nabi Azad, had conveyed to different groups in the state that no movement was possible during the festival season. Azad's report on Telangana following his talks with Congress MLAs and MPs is already with the...