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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CBI launches massive searches in Jagan, Emaar cases
August 18th, 2011 - 9:43 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, Aug 18 (IANS) In one of its biggest operations, the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) Thursday conducted searches in seven cities across India in cases of alleged amassing of ... Read more...
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CBI books Jagan, Emaar under anti-corruption act
August 18th, 2011 - 8:30 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 18 (IANS) The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has registered a case against Lok Sabha MP Y.S. Jaganmohan Reddy for allegedly amassing huge wealth disproportionate to his ... Read more...
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Some 45 million Indians rose above $1.25 a day: Report
August 18th, 2011 - 1:41 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Aug 18 (IANS) Nearly nine million Indian households, or 45 million individuals, saw their incomes rise above the threshold of $1.25 a day, or Rs.56, in the two decades ... Read more...
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Andhra promises more jobs to youth
August 15th, 2011 - 4:08 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, Aug 15 (IANS) The Andhra Pradesh government would provide 100,000 jobs to the youth, Chief Minister N. Kiran Kumar Reddy announced Monday.Addressing the main official function to ... Read more...
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Andhra Pradesh likely to clear ‘Aarakshan’
August 13th, 2011 - 1:06 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 13 (IANS) The Andhra Pradesh government is likely to give a clean-chit to Prakash Jha's "Aarakshan" and the screening of the film will start from Saturday, ... Read more...
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Telangana employees reject invitation for talks
August 11th, 2011 - 6:27 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, Aug 11 (IANS) Government employees in Telangana Thursday rejected the Andhra Pradesh government's invitation for talks over their proposed indefinite strike from Aug 17 to demand creation of ... Read more...
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Andhra Pradesh extends ban on CPI (Maoist)
August 9th, 2011 - 4:04 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, Aug 9 (IANS) The Andhra Pradesh government Tuesday extended for another year the ban on the Communist Party of India (Maoist) and six of its frontal organisations, officials said.The ... Read more...
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Defence ministry objects to gas project in Andhra
August 8th, 2011 - 11:54 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 8 (IANS) The defence ministry has objected to a gas project in the Krishna-Godavari basin of Andhra Pradesh, as it comes under a missile test range, Defence ... Read more...
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Student bodies call 48-hour Telangana shutdown
August 6th, 2011 - 5:56 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, Aug 6 (IANS) The Joint Action Committee (JAC), spearheading the movement for a separate Telangana, Saturday called a 48-hour shutdown on Aug 13-14 if the Andhra Pradesh ... Read more...
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US consulate gets land for permanent facility in Hyderabad
July 22nd, 2011 - 6:30 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, July 22 (IANS) The Andhra Pradesh government has allotted 12 acres of land in the financial district of Gachibowli for a permanent facility of the United States consulate.An agreement ... Read more...
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Telangana leader slaps Andhra Bhavan official (Lead)
July 21st, 2011 - 10:37 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi/Hyderabad, July 21 (IANS) A day after a man committed suicide in New Delhi in support of a separate Telangana, a Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) leader Thursday ... Read more...
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Ishrat Jahan case: Fourth chief named for probe team
July 19th, 2011 - 11:11 pm ICT by IANS
Gandhinagar/New Delhi, July 19 (IANS) The Gujarat High Court Tuesday appointed a new head - the fourth - of the special investigation team it has set up to probe the ... Read more...
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Apex court declines to hear plea on Telangana
July 15th, 2011 - 11:16 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 15 (IANS) The Supreme Court Friday declined to entertain a petition seeking stay on any government action on the report of Justice B.N. Srikrishna Committee on ... Read more...
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Sathya Sai trust submits report to Andhra government
July 11th, 2011 - 10:15 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, July 11 (IANS) The Sri Sathya Sai Central Trust, which manages the affairs of late Sathya Sai Baba's spiritual empire, Monday submitted a detailed report to the Andhra Pradesh ... Read more...
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We will never accept Srikrishna report on Telangana: Andhra MP
July 9th, 2011 - 12:44 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 8 (IANS) Congress's Madhu Goud Yaskhi, who is among the MPs who have tendered their resignations to press for a separate Telangana state, said Friday that ... Read more...
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Sathya Sai trust yet to submit report to government
July 5th, 2011 - 5:22 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, July 5 (IANS) The Sri Sathya Sai Central Trust is yet to submit a report to the Andhra Pradesh government on its functioning even as police intensified its probe ... Read more...
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Andhra ignores Telangana objections over police test
June 27th, 2011 - 11:13 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, June 27 (IANS) Ignoring objections from Telangana groups, the Andhra Pradesh government Monday made it clear that it would go ahead with the recruitment of sub-inspectors of police ... Read more...
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Sathya Sai Trust issued notice, cops grill another member
June 27th, 2011 - 8:55 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, June 27 (IANS) The Andhra Pradesh government Monday served a notice on the Sathya Sai Central Trust, seeking a detailed report on its activities, revenues and assets while police ... Read more...
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Sathya Sai trustee seeks time for police questioning
June 23rd, 2011 - 5:50 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, June 23 (IANS) Sathya Sai Central Trust member R.J. Ratnakar has sought time till Saturday to appear before police regarding the seizure of huge amount of cash being transported ... Read more...
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Andhra seeks report from Sathya Sai trust
June 23rd, 2011 - 12:42 am ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, June 22 (IANS) The Andhra Pradesh government Wednesday night decided to seek a report from the Sathya Sai Central Trust on the allegations of financial lapses against its members ... Read more...
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Andhra proposes non-banking finance body for self-help groups
June 21st, 2011 - 11:11 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, June 21 (IANS) In an attempt to protect women's self-help groups (SHGs) from exploitation by micro-finance institutions (MFIs), the Andhra Pradesh government proposes to set up a non-banking finance ... Read more...
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National policy on environmental impact assessment soon: Ramesh
June 21st, 2011 - 10:58 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, June 21 (IANS) A national policy on environmental impact assessment of industrial projects coming up in ecologically sensitive areas will be announced in two to three months, Environment and ... Read more...
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Police seize Rs.35 lakh from Sai trust’s car
June 19th, 2011 - 3:54 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, June 19 (IANS) Police in Andhra Pradesh's Anantapur district Sunday seized Rs.35.5 lakh from a car belonging to the Sathya Sai Central Trust that manages the spiritual empire ... Read more...
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Naidu challenges Jagan to show his strength
May 27th, 2011 - 6:10 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, May 27 (IANS) Telugu Desam Party (TDP) chief N. Chandrababu Naidu Friday challenged YSR Congress party leader Y.S. Jaganmohan Reddy to submit to the governor a list of Congress ... Read more...
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Protests in Andhra over petrol price hike
May 15th, 2011 - 7:04 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, May 15 (IANS) Opposition parties in Andhra Pradesh held protests across the state Sunday to demand a rollback of the hike in petrol prices.The Telugu Desam Party (TDP), ... Read more...
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