House panel should probe all land deals, demands YSR Congress
February 11th, 2012 - 9:48 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, Feb 11 (IANS) The YSR Congress Saturday urged the Andhra Pradesh assembly speaker to broaden the terms of reference of the house committee set up recently to go into ... Read more...
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Andhra to bring transparency in public services: Governor
January 26th, 2012 - 5:34 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, Jan 26 (IANS) Andhra Pradesh Governor E.S.L. Narasimhan Thursday said the state government was committed to transparency and accountability in public services."As part of this effort, the government is ... Read more...
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Rebel Congress members refuse to meet Andhra speaker
January 18th, 2012 - 11:06 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, Jan 18 (IANS) A group of 17 legislators loyal to YSR Congress Party have refused to appear before Andhra Pradesh assembly Speaker N. Manohar in response to his notices, ... Read more...
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Maoists ask Andhra legislators to oppose bauxite mining
January 11th, 2012 - 2:24 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, Jan 11 (IANS) Maoists Wednesday urged legislators in Andhra Pradesh to pass a resolution opposing the proposed bauxite mining in tribal areas.The banned Communist Party of India-Maoist has put ... Read more...
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New year revellers, beware of infected alcometers
December 30th, 2011 - 6:48 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 30 (IANS) It will be a double whammy for drunken Delhiites taking to the wheel this New Years' eve. Apart from stringent fines including imprisonment, one may ... Read more...
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Congress rebels meet Andhra speaker for disqualification
December 26th, 2011 - 10:59 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, Dec 26 (IANS) By-elections to several assembly constituencies in Andhra Pradesh appear imminent as 16 rebel legislators of the ruling Congress party Monday met the assembly speaker and urged ... Read more...
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Disqualify 16 rebel Andhra legislators: Congress
December 12th, 2011 - 10:29 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, Dec 12 (IANS) Andhra Pradesh's ruling Congress Monday sought the disqualification of 16 rebel legislators who voted against the government during the no-confidence motion moved by the opposition ... Read more...
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Congress to seek disqualification of 17 Andhra rebels
December 10th, 2011 - 5:58 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, Dec 10 (IANS) The Congress Saturday decided to initiate disqualification proceedings against 17 rebel legislators in Andhra Pradesh for violating the party whip during a no-confidence motion in ... Read more...
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No-trust motion defeated in Andhra assembly
December 6th, 2011 - 5:03 am ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, Dec 6 (IANS) The opposition sponsored no-confidence motion against the Congress government in Andhra Pradesh was defeated by a huge margin in the state assembly late Monday night.After ... Read more...
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Kannada film ‘Paagal’ is sheer absurdity (IANS Movie Review - Rating: *1/2)
December 4th, 2011 - 6:03 pm ICT by IANS
Producer: Muralidhar, Writer and Director: P.N. Sathya, Music: V Manohar, Cinematography:Niranjan Babu, Cast: PN Sathya, Pooja Gandhi, Thulasi Sivamani, Bullet Prakash, Indrajith Lankesh, Harish Rai, Mico Nagaraj, Biradar and others, Rating: ... Read more...
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Andhra assembly adjourned for second day without business
December 2nd, 2011 - 2:24 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, Dec 2 (IANS) For the second consecutive day, the Andhra Pradesh assembly was adjourned without transacting any business as the opposition Telugu Desam Party (TDP) and Telangana Rashtra ... 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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TDP to move no-trust motion in Andhra assembly
November 30th, 2011 - 4:41 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, Nov 30 (IANS) A no-confidence motion against the Congress government and the Telangana issue are likely to dominate the brief winter session of the Andhra Pradesh assembly beginning ... Read more...
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Andhra speaker rejects resignations of 61 lawmakers
November 28th, 2011 - 11:31 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, Nov 28 (IANS) Andhra Pradesh assembly Speaker N. Manohar Monday accepted resignations of four lawmakers from the Telangana region but rejected resignations of 61 other legislators, including those ... 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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Mayawati crosses first hurdle, what next? (News Analysis)
November 22nd, 2011 - 11:39 am ICT by IANS
Agra, Nov 22 (IANS) With the Uttar Pradesh assembly passing a resolution amid bedlam, Chief Minister and Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) leader Mayawati has crossed the first hurdle on ... Read more...
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Sonia Gandhi assures Chiranjeevi of suitable post
November 16th, 2011 - 6:07 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi/Hyderabad, Nov 16 (IANS) Actor-turned-politician K. Chiranjeevi Wednesday said Congress president Sonia Gandhi had promised suitable posts and responsibilities for him and other leaders of the erstwwhile Praja ... Read more...
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Andhra speaker accepts resignations of two TDP members
November 13th, 2011 - 12:22 am ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, Nov 12 (IANS) Andhra Pradesh assembly Speaker N. Manohar Saturday accepted resignations of two lawmakers, both rebels of opposition Telugu Desam Party (TDP).In a move ahead of the ... Read more...
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RML nursing students on strike after spat with principal
November 12th, 2011 - 11:14 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 12 (IANS) Nearly 200 students from the Ram Manohar Lohia (RML) Hospital's nursing college were on strike Saturday after a spat between the college's students and principal."After ... Read more...
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Gurpurab celebrations conclude at Nankana Sahib
November 11th, 2011 - 5:38 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Nov 11 (IANS) The three-day celebrations of the 542nd birth anniversary of Guru Nanak, the Sikh religion's founder, have concluded at the Gurdwara Janamsthan in Pakistan, Geo News reported ... Read more...
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A nostalgia trip for Nepal PM in India
October 19th, 2011 - 10:11 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 19 (IANS) It will be a time for nostalgia and camaraderie when Nepal's Prime Minister Baburam Bhattarai Thursday meets his old college mates from Jawaharlal Nehru ... Read more...
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Goa speaker wants crack-down on illegal mining
October 7th, 2011 - 4:02 pm ICT by IANS
Panaji, Oct 7 (IANS) Goa Speaker Pratapsingh Rane, who has sought "time" to read an explosive Public Accounts Committee (PAC) report of the assembly, which has pegged Goa's mining ... Read more...
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Telangana legislators removed from assembly building
October 2nd, 2011 - 12:59 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, Oct 2 (IANS) Police forcibly removed four legislators from the chamber of the deputy speaker at the Andhra Pradesh assembly building late Saturday, ending a nearly nine-hour-long episode.The ... Read more...
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Telangana legislators on protest in speaker’s chamber
October 2nd, 2011 - 12:41 am ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, Oct 1 (IANS) In an unprecedented development, four legislators from Telangana region carried on a sit-in inside the speaker's chamber at the Andhra Pradesh assembly till late Saturday ... Read more...
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32 TDP legislators resign for Telangana state
September 28th, 2011 - 9:22 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, Sep 28 (IANS) A total of 32 legislators of Telugu Desam Party (TDP) from Telangana Wednesday submitted their resignations to press the demand for separate statehood to the ... Read more...
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Lalit Modi’s plea for independent probe rejected
September 26th, 2011 - 9:29 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 26 (IANS) The Supreme Court Monday dismissed a petition by former Indian Premier League (IPL) commissioner Lalit Modi seeking an independent inquiry into the allegations of financial ... Read more...
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TDP Telangana legislators ready to quit again
September 22nd, 2011 - 5:23 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, Sep 22 (IANS) Telugu Desam Party (TDP) legislators from Telangana region Thursday said they were ready to resign Sep 28 for a separate state and asked their counterparts ... Read more...
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Sanjay Jagdale to be BCCI secretary, Ajay Shirkey treasurer
September 18th, 2011 - 7:55 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Sep 18 (IANS) Madhya Pradesh's Sanjay Jagdale will take over as secretary of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) at the 82nd Annual General Meeting here ... Read more...
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Delhi blast: One more dies, toll rises to 15
September 17th, 2011 - 3:36 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 17 (IANS) Another victim of the Delhi High Court blast died of injuries Saturday, taking up the toll to 15.Rattan Lal Shroff, 58, injured in the Sep ... Read more...
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Delhi High Court blast toll rises to 14
September 15th, 2011 - 10:49 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 15 (IANS) The Delhi High Court blast toll rose to 14 with another victim succumbing to his injuries early Thursday, a doctor said.Mridul Buxi died around 4 ... Read more...
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Wounded in body and mind, but coping with terror (Week after Delhi High Court blast)
September 14th, 2011 - 2:10 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 14 (IANS) Pellets pierced their bodies. One, a 60-year-old, had to let his leg be amputated but hasn't shed a tear. Another, much younger and with shrapnel ... Read more...
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Two legislators loyal to Jagan resign for Telangana
September 13th, 2011 - 7:56 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, Sep 13 (IANS) Two more legislators from Andhra's Telangana region Tuesday submitted their resignations to demand separate Telangana state. Both the women legislators belong to the ruling Congress ... Read more...
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The wounded son… and a mother who waits (Week after Delhi High Court blast)
September 13th, 2011 - 5:50 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 13 (IANS) It was a blast that was literally deafening... a flash of terror that changed his life forever. Almost a week after the Delhi High Court ... Read more...
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RML Hospital’s unsung heroes in Delhi blast
September 10th, 2011 - 7:36 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 10 (IANS) They are the unsung heroes of the Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital (RML) and their worth came to the fore when Delhi High Court blast victims ... Read more...
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Living with shrapnels and nails that may never come out
September 10th, 2011 - 3:58 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 10 (IANS) Tarsem Singh bitterly looks at his heavily-bandaged thighs whenever he comes out of long spells of unconsciousness at the capital city's Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital. ... Read more...
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