Telangana students ransack exam centre at Osmania
September 5th, 2010 - 2:41 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, Sep 5 (IANS) Students protesting the conduct of the Andhra Pradesh Public Service Commission (APPSC) exam ransacked an exam centre at the Osmania University campus here Sunday, leaving three injured.
Tension ... Read more...
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Andhra gets new police chief
August 31st, 2010 - 8:34 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, Aug 31 (IANS) Senior police officer K. Aravind Rao, considered an expert in tackling Maoists, Tuesday assumed office as the Andhra Pradesh police chief.
He succeeded R.R. Girish Kumar, who retired Tuesday ... Read more...
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Three Maoists surrender in Warangal
August 29th, 2010 - 5:30 pm ICT by ANI
Warangal, Aug.29 (ANI): A Maoist couple and another rebel surrendered here on Saturday.They were wanted in connection with the assassination of the Andhra Pradesh Home Minister A. Madhava Reddy and police officer ... Read more...
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Godavari floods claim 13 lives in Andhra
August 9th, 2010 - 10:26 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, Aug 9 (IANS) The incessant rains and floods in Godavari river in Andhra Pradesh during the last four days have claimed 13 lives and damaged standing crops in over 30,000 hectares, ... Read more...
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Ballot papers in five Andhra by-polls, EVMs in other seven
July 12th, 2010 - 9:26 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, July 12 (IANS) The Election Commission Monday decided to use electronic voting machines (EVMs) in seven constituencies and ballot papers in five constituencies in the July 27 by-elections to 12 ... Read more...
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Congress announces eight candidates for Andhra by-polls
July 4th, 2010 - 8:29 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, July 4 (IANS) Andhra Pradesh Congress chief D. Srinivas will contest from the Nizamabad Urban assembly constituency in the July 27 by-elections.
The Congress Sunday announced candidates for eight assembly seats ... Read more...
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Maoist leaders gunned down in Andhra Pradesh
July 2nd, 2010 - 2:30 pm ICT by ANI
Hyderabad, July 2 (ANI): In a major blow, two Maoists leaders including their spokesperson Cherukuri Rajkumar alias Azad was killed in an encounter in Andhra Pradesh's Adilabad district early this morning.According to ... Read more...
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By-polls to 10 assembly seats in Telangana July 27
June 21st, 2010 - 10:54 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, June 21 (IANS) By-elections to 10 Assembly seats in the Telangana region of Andhra Pradesh will be held on July 27, while the Telangana Rashtra Samiti (TRS) has decided to ... Read more...
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Andhra Pradesh by-elections July 27
June 21st, 2010 - 9:20 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 21 (IANS) The Election Commission Monday announced by-elections for 10 assembly seats in Andhra Pradesh July 27.
While the date of issue of notification is July 2, the last date ... Read more...
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Maoists biggest internal threat to India: Pranab Mukherjee
May 30th, 2010 - 2:37 pm ICT by ANI
Gulbarga/ Bengaluru (Karnataka), May 30 (ANI): Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee has said that the Maoist menace is the biggest internal threat to the country."Of course, the Maoist menace and Naxalites ... Read more...
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Telangana activists call for shutdown against firing (Lead)
May 29th, 2010 - 1:17 am ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, May 28 (IANS) Andhra Pradesh will see two shut downs Saturday, one by supporters of Congress MP Y.S. Jaganmohan Reddy over his detention and another by Telangana supporters to condemn ... Read more...
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Jagan supporters, Telangana activists call for shutdowns
May 28th, 2010 - 9:18 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, May 28 (IANS) Andhra Pradesh will see two shut downs Saturday, one by supporters of Congress MP Y.S. Jaganmohan Reddy over his detention Friday and another to condemn the death ... Read more...
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Jagan plays Telangana card, one injured in firing (Roundup, superseding earlier story)
May 28th, 2010 - 9:17 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, May 28 (IANS) One man was critically injured in Andhra Pradesh Friday when violence broke out between supporters and opponents of Congress parliamentarian Y.S.Jaganmohan Reddy as he was taken into ... Read more...
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Jagan held ahead of yatra, one killed (Lead)
May 28th, 2010 - 6:31 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, May 28 (IANS) One man was killed in Andhra Pradesh Friday when violence broke out between supporters and opponents of Congress MP Y.S. Jaganmohan Reddy as the latter was taken ... Read more...
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Prisoner dies while trying to escape from jail
March 23rd, 2010 - 4:42 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, March 23 (IANS) An undertrial prisoner died Tuesday in an alleged attempt to escape from a jail in Andhra Pradesh's Warangal town.
The prisoner fell down from the wall of Warangal Central ... Read more...
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‘Missing’ Maoist leader’s mother moves rights commission
March 20th, 2010 - 10:07 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, March 20 (IANS) Mother of a top Maoist leader Azad Saturday approached Andhra Pradesh State Human Rights Commission seeking directions to police to produce him before a court.
Karuna, mother of Azad, ... Read more...
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New political party for Telangana planned
March 3rd, 2010 - 12:14 pm ICT by IANS
Ahmedabad, March 3 (IANS) Ravindra Naik, a former Andhra Pradesh MP, is in Gujarat to garner support for the formation of a new political party to spearhead the separate Telangana movement. ... Read more...
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Railways to set up 522 hospitals, diagnostic centres
February 24th, 2010 - 5:02 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 24 (IANS) To bring health benefits to tens of thousands of people, the railways ministry has joined hands with the health ministry to set up 522 hospitals and ... Read more...
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Telangana supporters attack CPI legislator
February 21st, 2010 - 9:37 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, Feb 21 (IANS) Pro-Telangana activists Sunday attacked Communist Party of India (CPI) legislator J.Ranga Reddy, demanding his resignation over Telangana issue. He suffered mild injuries in the attack.
The protesters pelted ... Read more...
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Pro-Telangana protests intensify, Hyderabad under seize
February 20th, 2010 - 1:51 pm ICT by ANI
Hyderabad, Feb. 20 (ANI): Pro-Telangana students have started protest rallies outside the Osmania University campus on Saturday, even as heavy security measures have been imposed across Andhra Pradesh to prevent any ... Read more...
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Telangana shuts down to protest Srikrishna panel guidelines
February 13th, 2010 - 10:48 am ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, Feb 13 (IANS) A day-long shutdown began in Hyderabad and nine other districts of Telangana region Saturday in response to a call by the Joint Action Committee (JAC) of students ... Read more...
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Students JAC calls for Telangana shutdown
February 12th, 2010 - 3:45 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, Feb 12 (IANS) The Joint Action Committee (JAC) of Osmania University students Friday called for Telangana shutdown Saturday to protest the terms of reference of the Srikrishna panel, ... Read more...
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Andhra Muslims demand constitutional amendment for quota
February 9th, 2010 - 4:46 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, Feb 9 (IANS) Many Muslim groups in Andhra Pradesh staged protests Tuesday, mounting pressure on the state government to press for a constitutional amendment in higher education and jobs, a ... Read more...
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Community kitchens come up on roads for Telangana
February 4th, 2010 - 7:20 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, Feb 4 (IANS) Pro-Telangana activists Thursday displayed their unity for the cause of a separate statehood by organising community kitchens, mass meals, cultural programmes and games on two highways in ... Read more...
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Shutdown paralyses Telangana, thousands protest on streets (Lead)
December 30th, 2009 - 8:23 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, Dec 30 (IANS) Normal life came to a standstill in Hyderabad and nine other districts of Andhra Pradesh's Telangana region Wednesday as the daylong shutdown called by the all-party Joint ... Read more...
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Maoists trying to regroup in Andhra: Police chief
December 30th, 2009 - 5:44 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, Dec 30 (IANS) Maoists are trying to resurface in Andhra Pradesh in a big way, the state police chief warned Wednesday but assured that police were keeping "utmost guard and vigil".
Director ... Read more...
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Shutdown paralyses Telangana
December 30th, 2009 - 1:21 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, Dec 30 (IANS) Normal life came to a grinding halt in Hyderabad and nine other districts of Telangana Wednesday as the day-long shutdown called by all-party Joint Action Committee (JAC), ... Read more...
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IIT-Kharagpur best technology school in India: Survey
December 27th, 2009 - 6:19 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 27 (IANS) The premier Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Kharagpur is the best technology school in the country followed by IIT-Delhi, revealed a new survey released Sunday.
The survey that ... Read more...
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Protests continue in Telangana, no shutdown on Christmas
December 25th, 2009 - 1:31 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, Dec 25 (IANS) The Telangana region remained relatively peaceful Friday though protests continued for the second consecutive day against the central government's move to put on hold the process of ... Read more...
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Telangana tense, BJP calls for shutdown (Lead)
December 23rd, 2009 - 11:23 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, Dec 23 (IANS) Tension prevailed in Andhra Pradesh's Telangana region as protests broke out at several places against the central government's "u-turn" on the issue of separate statehood for the ... Read more...
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Telangana tense as students clash with police
December 23rd, 2009 - 9:34 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, Dec 23 (IANS) Tension prevailed in Andhra Pradesh's Warangal town Wednesday as pro-Telangana students clashed with the police and laid siege to the offices of the Congress and Telugu Desam ... Read more...
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TDP leaders launch ‘bus yatra’ against Telangana
December 18th, 2009 - 4:40 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, Dec 18 (IANS) Even as Telugu Desam Party (TDP) chief N. Chandrababu Naidu remains in a dilemma on the separate Telangana issue, his party legislators for coastal Andhra and Rayalaseema ... Read more...
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Telangana issue: Chiranjeevi to sit on fast against Telangana
December 16th, 2009 - 5:08 pm ICT by ANI
Hyderabad, Dec 16 (ANI): The Centre's go ahead to initiate the process for the formation of the Telangana State has stirred up a hornet's nest. After Telangana Rashtra Samiti's chief K ... Read more...
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Film of Chiranjeevi’s son disrupted in Telangana
December 16th, 2009 - 5:06 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, Dec 16 (IANS) Angry over actor-turned-politician K. Chiranjeevi's volte-face on the issue of separate statehood to Telangana region, the Telangana Rashtra Samiti (TRS) and other groups Wednesday stopped screening of ... Read more...
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Telangana issue: Chiranjeevi’s PRP splits
December 16th, 2009 - 3:50 pm ICT by ANI
Hyderabad, Dec 16 (ANI): The Centre's nod to initiate the process for the formation of the Telangana State, now seems to have split actor-turned politician Chiranjeevi's Praja Rajyam Party (PRP).Chiranjeevi was ... Read more...
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