Another Indian student stabbed in Britain, Krishna assures help (Lead)
February 11th, 2012 - 10:16 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad/New Delhi, Feb 11 (IANS) A 26-year-old student from Hyderabad was critically injured in an attack by unidentified assailants in London late Friday night. External Affairs Minister S.M. Krishna spoke ... Read more...
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Indian student attacked in London
February 11th, 2012 - 8:02 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, Feb 11 (IANS) A student from Hyderabad was critically injured in an attack by unidentified assailants in London late Friday night, his family members said here Saturday.Praveen Reddy, an ... Read more...
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Maoists caused major damage to India’s forests, says survey
February 7th, 2012 - 10:35 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 7 (IANS) While India has set an ambitious goal of increasing its forest cover to 33 percent by 2020, a Forest Survey of India report Tuesday found ... Read more...
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Andhra suspends home secretary arrested in Emaar case
February 2nd, 2012 - 12:44 am ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, Feb 1 (IANS) The Andhra Pradesh government Wednesday suspended Home Secretary B.P. Acharya, who has been arrested by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) in the Emaar-APIIC township scam.Two ... Read more...
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Andhra set to suspend top bureaucrat arrested in Emaar scam
January 31st, 2012 - 7:42 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, Jan 31 (IANS) The Andhra Pradesh government is set to suspend top Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer and home secretary B.P. Acharya, who was arrested by the CBI ... Read more...
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Supreme Court stays Kobad Ghandy’s bail (Lead)
January 27th, 2012 - 10:24 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 27 (IANS) The Supreme Court Friday suspended the Andhra Pradesh High Court order granting bail to Maoist leader Kobad Ghandy, accused of being involved in the Aug ... Read more...
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Violence rocks Yanam, workers kill company official (Second Lead)
January 27th, 2012 - 6:27 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, Jan 27 (IANS) A senior official of a ceramics company was Friday killed in an attack by workers after their leader died in police custody as large-scale violence rocked ... Read more...
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Workers kill company official in Yanam (Lead)
January 27th, 2012 - 4:28 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, Jan 27 (IANS) A senior official of a ceramics company was Friday killed in an attack by workers after their leader died in police custody as large-scale violence rocked ... Read more...
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Supreme Court suspends bail for Kobad Ghandy
January 27th, 2012 - 1:45 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 27 (IANS) The Supreme Court Friday suspended the Andhra Pradesh High Court order granting bail to Maoist leader Kobad Ghandy, accused of conspiracy in a bomb attack ... Read more...
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World-class Sports City to come up near Hyderabad (Lead)
January 13th, 2012 - 12:00 am ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, Jan 12 (IANS) The Yash Birla Group is to set up a world-class sports city near Hyderabad with an investment of Rs.2,000 crore. The group signed three MoUs with ... Read more...
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Yash Birla to develop sports university near Hyderabad
January 12th, 2012 - 8:02 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, Jan 12 (IANS) The Yash Birla Group will set up a world-class sports university near Hyderabad with an investment of Rs.2,000 crore.The university, spread across 450 acres within 100 ... Read more...
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Tortured for Mecca Masjid blast, money can’t heal their wounds
January 8th, 2012 - 12:26 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, Jan 8 (IANS) From a bank executive to a medical student to the imam of a mosque to an embroidery worker, everyone arrested on false charges of involvement in ... Read more...
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No loan granted for Amerind’s petroleum refinery: Exim Bank
January 7th, 2012 - 12:32 am ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, Jan 6 (IANS) The US Export Import Bank (Exim Bank) has only received a proposal for and not granted any loan for Amerind Petroleum Private Ltd's proposed petroleum refinery ... Read more...
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Compensation for Muslim youths tortured in blast case
January 6th, 2012 - 10:34 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, Jan 6 (IANS) In an unprecedented move, the Andhra Pradesh government Friday paid compensation to Muslim youths wrongly arrested and tortured by police in the 2007 Mecca Masjid blast ... Read more...
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Supreme Court seeks evidence against Ghandy (Lead)
January 4th, 2012 - 9:05 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 4 (IANS) The Supreme Court Wednesday asked the Andhra Pradesh government to prove that jailed Maoist leader Kobad Ghandy was involved in the killing of the deputy ... Read more...
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Andhra on alert as cyclone ‘Thane’ threatens coast (Lead)
December 27th, 2011 - 7:24 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, Dec 27 (IANS) An alert was sounded along the Andhra coast as a cyclonic storm formation in the Bay of Bengal is likely to intensify and hit the coast ... Read more...
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Chiranjeevi satisfied with inclusion in Congress panel
December 23rd, 2011 - 1:38 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, Dec 23 (IANS) Actor-turned-politician K. Chiranjeevi Friday said he was satisfied with his inclusion in the state Congress committee to ensure better coordination between the party and the Andhra ... Read more...
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CBI gets time till Jan 15 to probe Maoist leader’s killing
December 12th, 2011 - 8:01 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 12 (IANS) The Supreme Court Monday granted the CBI time till Jan 15 next year for completing its probe into the alleged staged shootout killing of Maoist ... Read more...
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Ex-Andhra official jailed in illegal mining case
November 21st, 2011 - 1:58 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, Nov 21 (IANS) A special court dealing with CBI cases Monday sent a former Andhra Pradesh government official to judicial custody in an illegal mining case involving former Karnataka ... Read more...
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India’s largest kids film fest closes with a bang
November 20th, 2011 - 10:27 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, Nov 20 (IANS) The nation's biggest and one of the largest in the world, The Golden Elephant 17th International Children's Film Festival, came to a close Sunday amidst much ... Read more...
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IAS officer appears before CBI in mining case
November 20th, 2011 - 3:11 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, Nov 20 (IANS) Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer M.G.V.K. Bhanu Sunday appeared before the CBI in connection with an illegal mining case involving the Obulapuram Mining Company (OMC) of ... Read more...
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States ignoring PM’s anti-graft missive: Apex court (Lead)
November 17th, 2011 - 9:05 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 17 (IANS) The Supreme Court Thursday expressed concern over states ignoring the prime minister's missive asking them to provide infrastructure and set up special CBI courts ... Read more...
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Top Andhra official appears before CBI
November 17th, 2011 - 1:25 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, Nov 17 (IANS) A top bureaucrat of the Andhra Pradesh government Thursday appeared before the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) amid speculation that she may be arrested in the ... Read more...
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Ex-Andhra official held in illegal mining case
November 13th, 2011 - 5:20 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, Nov 13 (IANS) The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has arrested a former Andhra Pradesh government official in connection with the illegal mining case involving former Karnataka minister G. ... Read more...
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Decision on Telangana after consensus: PM
November 13th, 2011 - 12:03 am ICT by IANS
On board Air India One, Nov 12 (IANS) Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Saturday said a decision on the festering Telangana issue will be taken after evolving a consensus so ... Read more...
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Court notice on plea against Telangana agitation
November 11th, 2011 - 9:28 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 11 (IANS) The Supreme Court Friday issued notice to the Andhra Pradesh government and the Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) on two public suits complaining that normal ... Read more...
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Andhra declares 456 blocks drought-hit
October 29th, 2011 - 11:04 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, Oct 29 (IANS) The Andhra Pradesh government Saturday declared 456 mandals or blocks in 15 of the state's 23 districts as drought-affected in view of deficient rainfall.The state cabinet, ... Read more...
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Andhra allots 1,000 acres for Prism Cement plant
October 29th, 2011 - 9:52 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, Oct 29 (IANS) The Andhra Pradesh government Saturday decided to allot 1,000 acres of land to Prism Cement Limited for its cement plant in Kurnool district.The decision was taken ... Read more...
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Now CBI focuses on iron ore exports by Janardhana Reddy
October 27th, 2011 - 5:30 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, Oct 27 (IANS) The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), probing illegal mining by former Karnataka minister Gali Janardhana Reddy, is now focusing its attention on the export of iron ... Read more...
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Talks between government, Telangana employees fail
October 12th, 2011 - 4:57 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, Oct 12 (IANS) Talks between the Andhra Pradesh government and striking employees in Telangana region failed Wednesday with the latter putting forth a charter of demands as a ... Read more...
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Top Maoists seek NHRC clearance to donate bodies
October 7th, 2011 - 12:57 pm ICT by IANS
Patna, Oct 7 (IANS) Two top jailed Maoist leaders in Bihar have urged the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) to let them donate their bodies for medical research to a ... Read more...
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Telangana panel calls for militant struggle
September 23rd, 2011 - 10:27 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, Sep 23 (IANS) The Telangana Joint Action Committee (JAC) has asked people of the region to be prepared for militant struggle to achieve separate statehood from Andhra Pradesh.JAC ... Read more...
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Andhra not to pay striking Telangana employees
September 22nd, 2011 - 10:47 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, Sep 22 (IANS) With the general strike for a separate Telangana state intensifying on the 10th day, the Andhra Pradesh government Thursday decided to implement the no-work-no-pay rule.Over ... Read more...
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Two top Maoist leaders offer to donate their bodies
September 16th, 2011 - 2:53 pm ICT by IANS
Patna, Sep 16 (IANS) Two top jailed Maoist leaders in Bihar have offered to donate their bodies for medical research to a hospital in West Bengal, prison officials said Friday.The ... Read more...
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Mining baron Janardhana Reddy finally under arrest (News Analysis)
September 5th, 2011 - 4:05 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, Sep 5 (IANS) The law appears to have finally caught up with former Karnataka minister and mining baron Gali Janardhana Reddy, allegedly involved in illegal mining both ... Read more...
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