Freedom fighter, Telangana leader Bapuji dead (Lead)
September 21st, 2012 - 8:09 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, Sep 21 (IANS) Eminent freedom fighter and a well-known figure in the Telangana movement, Konda Lakshman Bapuji died here Friday. He was 96.Bapuji, who was not keeping well for ... Read more...
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Indian electronic industry will need 2.8 mn professionals by 2020
August 18th, 2012 - 8:04 pm ICT by IANS
Kollam (Kerala), Aug 18 (IANS) The Indian electronic industry will require 2.8 million professionals at various levels by 2020, according to a top government official.J. Satyanarayana, secretary, department of electronics ... Read more...
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Patriotic fervour marks I-Day celebrations in Andhra
August 15th, 2012 - 5:06 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, Aug 15 (IANS) Patriotic fervour marked the 66th Independence Day celebrations across Andhra Pradesh.The main official celebration was held at Secunderabad Parade Grounds in the state capital where Chief ... Read more...
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Congress leader for legal aid to jailed former minister
July 8th, 2012 - 5:08 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, July 8 (IANS) Andhra Pradesh Congress chief Botsa Satyanarayana Sunday asked the government to extend legal aid to jailed former minister Mopidevi Venkatramna in YSR Congress Party leader Y.S. ... Read more...
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Minor fire in Hyderabad’s Jubilee Hall after Pranab visit
July 1st, 2012 - 6:07 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, July 1 (IANS) A minor fire broke out at the historic Jubilee Hall here Sunday, minutes after United Progressive Alliance (UPA) presidential candidate Pranab Mukherjee left the building, ... Read more...
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Pranab in Hyderabad to seek support
July 1st, 2012 - 1:26 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, July 1 (IANS) Presidential candidate of United Progressive Alliance (UPA) Pranab Mukherjee arrived here Sunday on a day-long visit to galvanize support for his candidature.Protest by a small ... Read more...
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Congress terms Andhra by-poll results ‘people’s mistake’
June 15th, 2012 - 11:07 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, June 15 (IANS) Shocked over its defeat in the by-elections, Andhra Pradesh's ruling Congress party described the results as an "emotional mistake committed by people".Reacting to the victory of ... Read more...
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Congress MP forecasts Jagan party’s sweep
June 12th, 2012 - 8:43 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, June 12 (IANS) The ruling Congress party in Andhra Pradesh may be confident of winning most of the 18 assembly seats that went to polls Tuesday but its ... Read more...
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Andhra legislators loyal to Jagan add to Congress woes
May 25th, 2012 - 6:06 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, May 25 (IANS) A day after the arrest of a cabinet minister, the ruling Congress in Andhra Pradesh received another jolt with a state legislator switching loyalty to YSR ... Read more...
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Congress shocked, opposition hails Andhra minister’s arrest
May 24th, 2012 - 9:09 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, May 24 (IANS) The arrest of Andhra Pradesh Excise Minister Mopidevi Venkatramna has shocked the ruling Congress party in the state while the opposition parties have welcomed it.YSR Congress ... Read more...
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Six firms keen to partner ONGC for Tripura fertilizer plant
April 12th, 2012 - 8:17 pm ICT by IANS
Agartala, April 12 (IANS) Six Indian firms have expressed their keenness to participate in the first gas-based fertilizer plant of the state-owned Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) in Tripura, ... Read more...
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Policies soon for engagement with social media, citizens
April 5th, 2012 - 6:34 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, April 5 (IANS) The union ministry of communications and information technology is drafting a policy for use of social media by various departments and another for engaging citizens ... Read more...
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India clocks $69.7 billion IT exports
April 5th, 2012 - 6:22 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, April 5 (IANS) IT exports from India totalled about $69.7 billion during financial year 2011-12.J. Satyanarayana, secretary, department of electronics and IT, said this to reporters on the sidelines ... Read more...
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Andhra official probing liquor scandal transferred
April 4th, 2012 - 1:50 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, April 4 (IANS) The Andhra Pradesh government has transferred a senior police officer who was probing the liquor pay-offs scandal allegedly involving some top politicians.Additional Director of Anti-Corruption Bureau ... Read more...
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Hyderabad police book PVR Mall owners
February 29th, 2012 - 7:36 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, Feb 29 (IANS) Hyderabad police Wednesday registered a case against the owners of PVR Malls on a complaint alleging that they cheated leading real estate developer DLF to the ... Read more...
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Andhra assembly adjourned again
February 15th, 2012 - 4:55 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, Feb 15 (IANS) The liquor mafia and the issue of Telangana saw the Andhra Pradesh assembly adjourned without any business as the opposition stalled proceedings for the ... Read more...
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Andhra excise ministers rules out resignation (Lead)
February 8th, 2012 - 9:07 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, Feb 8 (IANS) Under pressure to quit over bribery allegations, Andhra Pradesh Excise Minister Mopidevi Venkataramna Wednesday said he was ready to face any probe but refused to resign.The ... Read more...
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Andhra minister asked to quit over bribe charge
February 8th, 2012 - 6:45 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, Feb 8 (IANS) Andhra Pradesh Excise Minister Mopidevi Venkataramna is under pressure to resign following an allegation that he accepted a bribe of Rs.10 lakh from a liquor trader.A ... Read more...
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Three ministers inducted in Andhra cabinet (Lead)
February 6th, 2012 - 8:57 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, Feb 6 (IANS) The Andhra Pradesh cabinet was expanded Monday with the induction of three ministers.N. Uttam Kumar Reddy, Prasad Kumar and Kondru Murali were sworn-in as ministers ... Read more...
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Andhra ministers dare IAS officers to name corrupt
February 5th, 2012 - 8:37 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, Feb 5 (IANS) A day after IAS officers pointed fingers at them, cabinet ministers in Andhra Pradesh Sunday hit back at top bureaucrats daring them to name the corrupt ... Read more...
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Raids on liquor syndicates in Andhra
January 27th, 2012 - 1:52 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, Jan 27 (IANS) Andhra Pradesh's Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) Friday conducted simultaneous raids on liquor syndicates across the state.For the second time in a month, ACB officials raided offices and ... 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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Karnataka ombudsman raids homes of two IAS officers
December 27th, 2011 - 11:33 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, Dec 27 (IANS) Police attached to Karnataka Lokayukta (ombudsman) Tuesday raided residences of two Indian Administrative Service officers and claimed to have found unaccounted wealth amounting to about Rs.58 ... Read more...
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TDP demands sacking of Andhra ministers
December 20th, 2011 - 9:20 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, Dec 20 (IANS) The Telugu Desam Party (TDP) in Andhra Pradesh Tuesday demanded the sacking of ministers allegedly involved in the liquor syndicate.TDP chief N. Chandrababu Naidu questioned ... 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 leader continues fast for Telangana
November 8th, 2011 - 1:30 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, Nov 8 (IANS) Demanding separate statehood for Telangana, Congress leader and legislator Komatireddy Venkat Reddy continued his indefinite hunger strike for the eighth day Tuesday at a government-run ... Read more...
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‘Movement toward decision on Telangana after Eid’
October 31st, 2011 - 9:35 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 31 (IANS) Union Home Minister P. Chidambaram Monday gave an assurance that "a forward movement" on the Telangana statehood demand will be made after Eid-ul-Zuha on ... 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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Three legislators quit Congress, join TRS
October 30th, 2011 - 11:46 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, Oct 30 (IANS) In a setback for the ruling Congress in Andhra Pradesh, three of its legislators from the Telangana region Sunday quit the party and joined the ... Read more...
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South Indian producer Dasari Padma dies
October 28th, 2011 - 1:18 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, Oct 28 (IANS) Well-known south Indian producer Dasari Padma, wife of eminent Telugu filmmaker and former union minister of state Dasari Narayana Rao, died Friday after a brief illness. ... Read more...
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Four Andhra men killed in US car crash
October 24th, 2011 - 6:44 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, Oct 24 (IANS) Four Indians, all hailing from Andhra Pradesh, were killed in a car collision near Detroit in the United States early Sunday. A pall of gloom has ... Read more...
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Congress urges pro-Telangana protestors to end stir
October 23rd, 2011 - 10:37 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 23 (IANS) The Congress Sunday appealed to the leaders of the pro-Telangana agitation in Andhra Pradesh to call off their stir for a separate state in ... Read more...
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Telangana Congress MPs to surrender guards
October 19th, 2011 - 11:09 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, Oct 19 (IANS) Members of parliament of the ruling Congress from the Telangana region of Andhra Pradesh Wednesday decided to surrender their security guards to the state government ... Read more...
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TRS wins Banswada by-poll in Andhra
October 17th, 2011 - 1:57 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, Oct 17 (IANS) The Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) Monday won the by-election to the Banswada assembly seat in the Telangana region of Andhra Pradesh with a huge majority ... 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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