21 Jagan loyalists to vote against Congress government
December 3rd, 2011 - 6:25 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, Dec 3 (IANS) As many as 21 legislators loyal to YSR Congress party chief Y.S. Jaganmohan Reddy will vote against the Congress government during the no-confidence motion in ... 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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Telangana party plans to stall parliament
November 21st, 2011 - 8:33 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, Nov 21 (IANS) Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) chief K. Chandrasekhar Rao Monday said his party along with the Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) would stall parliament on the Telangana ... Read more...
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Speaker rejects resignation of 12 Telangana MPs
November 15th, 2011 - 10:59 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 15 (IANS) Lok Sabha Speaker Meira Kumar Tuesday rejected the resignations of MPs from Telangana region, including eight from the Congress and that of Telangana Rashtra ... Read more...
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PM’s statement shocked Telangana people, says Congress MP
November 13th, 2011 - 7:01 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, Nov 13 (IANS) A Congress member of parliament from Telangana Sunday said Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's statement on a separate Telangana state has shocked the people of the ... 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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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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‘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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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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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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Vijayashanti participates in Advani’s yatra
October 19th, 2011 - 11:17 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, Oct 19 (IANS) In a development that triggered speculation in political circles, Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) leader and Member of Parliament Vijayashanti Wednesday received Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) ... Read more...
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As ‘people’s strike’ weakens, Congress faces Telangana groups’ ire
October 18th, 2011 - 7:37 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, Oct 18 (IANS) Leaders of the ruling Congress party Tuesday faced the ire of groups fighting for separate Telangana state for their reluctance to join the "people's strike", ... 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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Telangana MP sent to jail
October 16th, 2011 - 12:12 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, Oct 16 (IANS) An MP and two Andhra Pradesh legislators from Telangana were Sunday sent to jail for participating in 'rail blockade', which entered the second day Sunday ... Read more...
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Telangana shutdown called for Monday
October 15th, 2011 - 11:41 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, Oct 15 (IANS) The Telangana Joint Action Committee (JAC) has called for a shutdown in Telangana Monday to protest large-scale arrests and "police excesses" during the first day ... 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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Telangana leaders booked for provocative statements
October 11th, 2011 - 11:57 am ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, Oct 11 (IANS) Three Telangana leaders, including Telangana Rastra Samithi (TRS) chief K. Chandrasekhar Rao, were Tuesday booked for making provocative statements.Police have also booked Telangana employees' Joint ... Read more...
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Cracks in Telangana movement, some back to work
October 10th, 2011 - 7:04 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, Oct 10 (IANS) Cracks are appearing in the "people's strike" for a separate Telangana state with a section of employees of the Road Transport Corporation (RTC) Monday calling ... Read more...
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Telangana leaders heading for Singareni mines held
October 9th, 2011 - 6:11 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, Oct 9 (IANS) Police Sunday arrested Telangana leaders while heading to Singareni mines in Andhra Pradesh's Khammam district to express solidarity with the miners who are on strike ... Read more...
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On 22nd day, no end in sight to Telangana strike
October 4th, 2011 - 7:22 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, Oct 4 (IANS) With the centre not giving any assurance on carving a separate Telangana state out of Andhra Pradesh, the indefinite 'people's strike' in the region ... Read more...
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PM meets Congress MPs from Telangana, to meet TRS chief
October 3rd, 2011 - 8:06 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 3 (IANS) With the movement for a separate Telangana intensifying, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Monday met a delegation of Congress MPs and legislators from the Andhra ... Read more...
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Telangana activists damage buses coming from Andhra
October 3rd, 2011 - 7:45 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, Oct 3 (IANS) Pro-Telangana activists Monday forcibly stopped vehicles moving from coastal Andhra towards Hyderabad and hurled stones at private buses, damaging at least 20 of them in ... Read more...
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Need more consultation on Telangana: Azad
October 3rd, 2011 - 4:12 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 3 (IANS) Congress leader Ghulam Nabi Azad Monday said more consultations were required before a decision could be taken on creating a separate state of Telangana.Azad, ... Read more...
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Rao stages sit-in for Telangana at Rajghat
October 2nd, 2011 - 11:51 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 2 (IANS) Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) chief K. Chandrasekhar Rao Sunday held a sit-in at Rajghat here in support of his demand for the creation of ... Read more...
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TRS offers to share Hyderabad as capital for few years
September 29th, 2011 - 9:37 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, Sep 29 (IANS) Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) Thursday made it clear that Telangana state without Hyderabad as its capital is unacceptable to it but offered to share the ... Read more...
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Telangana protests: Siege at Congress ministers’ homes
September 29th, 2011 - 4:43 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, Sep 29 (IANS) Demanding their resignations, Telangana protestors Thursday laid siege to the residences of Congress ministers and legislators in the region while the "people's strike" continued for ... 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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No newspapers for Hyderabad as hawkers join Telangana stir
September 29th, 2011 - 12:13 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, Sep 29 (IANS) The twin cities of Hyderabad and Secunderabad in Andhra Pradesh Thursday went without newspapers as hawkers joined the ongoing general strike for a separate Telangana ... 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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Centre must intervene before violence erupts: KCR’s son
September 28th, 2011 - 1:47 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, Sep 28 (IANS) Shortly before being detained by police in Hyderabad during a protest, Telangana Rashtra Samiti (TRS) leader K.T. Rama Rao warned the central and state governments ... Read more...
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Telangana groups to lay siege to Hyderabad in October
September 28th, 2011 - 1:38 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, Sep 28 (IANS) Telangana groups fighting for separate statehood to the region plan to lay siege to Hyderabad in the second week of October, a top leader of ... Read more...
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Andhra MP, Telangana leaders arrested in Hyderabad
September 27th, 2011 - 7:32 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, Sep 27 (IANS) Police Tuesday arrested Congress MP from Vijayawada L. Rajagopal and Telangana leaders from the office of the transport commissioner here to avert a clash.Tension grew ... Read more...
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