Jagan challenges Congress to go for bypolls to 17 seats
December 6th, 2011 - 6:42 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, Dec 6 (IANS) A day after 17 rebel legislators openly came out in his support, YSR Congress party leader Y.S. Jaganmohan Reddy Tuesday challenged Andhra Pradesh's ruling Congress to ... Read more...
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Andhra assembly takes up debate on no-confidence motion
December 5th, 2011 - 12:07 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, Dec 5 (IANS) Debate on a no-confidence motion against the government in Andhra Pradesh began Monday morning in the assembly but the numbers favoured the ruling Congress.On the ... Read more...
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Chiranjeevi’s son engaged
December 2nd, 2011 - 12:01 am ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, Dec 1 (IANS) Young Telugu actor and son of actor-turned-politician Chiranjeevi, Ram Charan Teja was engaged to his long-time girlfriend Kamineni Upasana at a lavish ceremony held at a ... Read more...
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Andhra assembly session kicks off on stormy note
December 1st, 2011 - 12:07 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, Dec 1 (IANS) The winter session of the Andhra Pradesh legislative assembly began on a stormy note Thursday with the opposition Telugu Desam Party (TDP) stalling the proceedings, ... Read more...
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Andhra on high alert after Kishanji’s killing
November 25th, 2011 - 12:10 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, Nov 25 (IANS) Anticipating revenge attacks by Maoists in the wake of the killing of their top leader Kishanji in West Bengal, police in Andhra Pradesh have gone ... Read more...
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Kakru to head Andhra rights panel
November 22nd, 2011 - 10:45 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, Nov 22 (IANS) Former Andhra Pradesh High Court chief justice Nisar Ahmad Kakru will be the new chairman of state human rights commission, it was announced Tuesday.The decision was ... Read more...
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Chandrababu mulls appeal against order on CBI probe
November 16th, 2011 - 5:28 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, Nov 16 (IANS) Former Andhra Pradesh chief minister and Telugu Desam Party (TDP) president N. Chandrababu Naidu Wednesday discussed with party leaders a high court order directing the CBI ... Read more...
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Court orders CBI probe into Chandrababu Naidu’s assets
November 14th, 2011 - 11:04 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, Nov 14 (IANS) The Andhra Pradesh High Court Monday ordered preliminary investigations by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) and other agencies into the assets of former chief minister ... Read more...
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Court should have issued notice before ordering probe: Naidu
November 14th, 2011 - 10:25 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, Nov 14 (IANS) Former Andhra Pradesh chief minister N. Chandrababu Naidu Monday said the high court order of a probe into his assets without issuing a notice to him ... Read more...
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Quiz Naidu in illegal mining case, Jagan tells CBI
November 4th, 2011 - 6:07 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, Nov 4 (IANS) YSR Congress chief Y.S. Jaganmohan Reddy Friday urged the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) to question former Andhra Pradesh chief minister N. Chandrababu Naidu in the ... Read more...
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‘Dubai’ Prasad’s links with Naidu, YSR come under CBI scanner
November 4th, 2011 - 1:02 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, Nov 4 (IANS) The arrest of industrialist Koneru Rajendra Prasad in the Emaar-APIIC township scam has put his relationship with the who's who in Andhra Pradesh, including former chief ... Read more...
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Chandrababu Naidu kicks off padyatra for farmers
November 2nd, 2011 - 9:57 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, Nov 2 (IANS) Telugu Desam Party (TDP) chief N. Chandrababu Naidu Wednesday launched state-wide "padyatra" (foot march) to highlight the problems faced by Andhra Pradesh's farmers.The leader of opposition ... Read more...
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Andhra government not reduced to minority, says governor
October 31st, 2011 - 9:28 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi/Hyderabad, Oct 31 (IANS) The Andhra Pradesh governor Monday said the Congress government in the state has not been reduced to a minority and there is no need ... Read more...
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Congress top brass discuss Telangana, electoral reforms
October 29th, 2011 - 12:03 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 28 (IANS) With the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) backing statehood for Telangana, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Congress president Sonia Gandhi Friday discussed the festering political ... Read more...
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KCR threatens defamation case against TDP leaders
October 28th, 2011 - 9:05 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, Oct 28 (IANS) Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) chief K. Chandrasekhara Rao Friday threatened to file a defamation case against Telugu Desam Party (TDP) leaders for allegations that he ... Read more...
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YSR’s widow seeks probe into Naidu’s assets
October 18th, 2011 - 12:33 am ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, Oct 17 (IANS) Former Andhra Pradesh chief minister Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy's widow Y.S. Vijayalaxmi Monday filed a public interest litigation in the state high court seeking a probe by ... Read more...
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Peaceful polling for Telangana’s Banswada seat (Lead)
October 13th, 2011 - 7:11 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, Oct 13 (IANS) About 65 percent polling was recorded Thursday in the by-election to the Banswada assembly seat in the Telangana region of Andhra Pradesh, an election official ... Read more...
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By-poll on in Telangana’s Banswada seat
October 13th, 2011 - 12:06 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, Oct 13 (IANS) Polling began Thursday amid tight security for the by-election to the Banswada assembly seat in the Telangana region of Andhra Pradesh.The by-poll, fought on the ... Read more...
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TDP MLA resigns, joins TRS
September 29th, 2011 - 1:13 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, Sep 29 (IANS) The Telugu Desam Party (TDP) has received another setback with one of its legislators resigning from the party and joining the Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS), ... Read more...
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Telangana celebrates liberation day amid tension, arrests
September 17th, 2011 - 2:33 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, Sep 17 (IANS) Tension gripped parts of Telangana region of Andhra Pradesh Saturday as pro-Telangana activists forcibly tried to unfurl national flags atop government buildings to mark the ... Read more...
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No question of rejoining Congress: Jagan
September 6th, 2011 - 10:41 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 6 (IANS) YSR Congress chief Jaganmohan Reddy Tuesday said he will never rejoin the Congress or align with the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).However, he was willing ... Read more...
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Congress, TDP hail Janardhana Reddy’s arrest
September 5th, 2011 - 7:43 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, Sep 5 (IANS) Ruling and opposition parties in Andhra Pradesh Monday welcomed the arrest of former Karnataka minister and mining baron Gali Janardhana Reddy by the Central Bureau of ... Read more...
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Under attack, Chandrababu declares assets
September 2nd, 2011 - 9:40 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, Sep 2 (IANS) Under attack from foes and allies, Telugu Desam Party (TDP) chief and former Andhra Pradesh chief minister N. Chandrababu Naidu Friday declared his and his ... Read more...
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Left, non-NDA parties call all-India protest against graft
August 20th, 2011 - 12:16 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 19 (IANS) The Left and some other non-National Democratic Alliance (NDA) parties Friday accused the government of not taking serious steps to curb high level corruption and ... Read more...
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Andhra continues protests to support Hazare (Lead)
August 17th, 2011 - 6:52 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, Aug 17 (IANS) For the second consecutive day Wednesday, Andhra Pradesh witnessed protests across cities and towns in support of Gandhian activist Anna Hazare, lodged in New Delhi's Tihar ... Read more...
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Andhra continues protests to support Hazare
August 17th, 2011 - 3:22 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, Aug 17 (IANS) For the second consecutive day Wednesday, Andhra Pradesh witnessed protests across cities and towns in support of Gandhian actvist Anna Hazare, lodged in New Delhi's ... Read more...
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Hundreds march in Hyderabad for Anna Hazare
August 16th, 2011 - 4:55 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, Aug 16 (IANS) Hundreds of people led by Telugu Desam Party (TDP) president N. Chandrababu Naidu marched in Hyderabad Tuesday to protest Anna Hazare's arrest in Delhi while rallies ... Read more...
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YSR Congress avoids taking clear stand on Telangana (Lead)
July 9th, 2011 - 6:42 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, July 9 (IANS) Without taking a clear stand on whether it supports or opposes the demand for a separate Telangana state, the YSR Congress Party Saturday said ... Read more...
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Telangana echoes at YSR Congress plenary
July 9th, 2011 - 1:25 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, July 9 (IANS) The Telangana issue dominated the proceedings of the plenary of YSR Congress party Saturday in Andhra Pradesh's Kadapa district with party workers from the region ... Read more...
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Consensus eludes all-party meet on Lokpal bill (Second Lead)
July 3rd, 2011 - 11:16 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 3 (IANS) An all-party meeting on the Lokpal bill ended Sunday evening with no breakthrough on the contentious issue of including the prime minister within the ... Read more...
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Rebel TDP legislators begin fast for unity on Telangana
July 3rd, 2011 - 2:38 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, July 3 (IANS) Four rebel legislators of Telugu Desam Party (TDP) from the Telangana region Sunday began a two-day fast for unity among parties and leaders fighting for ... Read more...
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Protests across Andhra Pradesh against fuel price hike
June 25th, 2011 - 7:45 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, June 25 (IANS) The hike in prices of diesel, cooking gas and kerosene evoked a strong reaction in Andhra Pradesh with opposition parties Saturday staging protests across the ... Read more...
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Andhra assembly adjourns, TDP fumes as trust move is ignored
June 4th, 2011 - 6:48 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, June 4 (IANS) The Andhra Pradesh assembly was Saturday adjourned without taking up no-confidence motion moved by Telugu Desam Party (TDP) against the state's Congress government. The main opposition ... Read more...
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TDP to submit fresh notice for no-trust motion
June 3rd, 2011 - 6:33 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, June 3 (IANS) The main opposition Telugu Desam Party (TDP) in Andhra Pradesh will Saturday give a fresh notice for no-confidence motion against the state Congress government as the ... Read more...
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TDP to move no trust motion against Andhra government (Lead)
June 2nd, 2011 - 6:49 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, June 2 (IANS) The main opposition Telugu Desam Party (TDP) in Andhra Pradesh Thursday decided to move a no confidence motion against the state's Congress government.TDP chief N. ... Read more...
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