Chiranjeevi Telangana tour from Siricilla

NCM commends Reddy for prompt action after violence in AP

Giving a clean chit to the Congress-ruled Andhra Pradesh over the recent communal clashes there, the National Commission for Minorities (NCM) has commended Chief Minister YS Rajasekhar Reddy for taking prompt action.
“The state authorities acted swiftly and efficiently to ensure the return of normalcy following the outbreak of violence,” the Commission said after its two [...]

PCC chief continues to remain mum on T-issue

Pradesh Congress Committee (PCC) president D Srinivas continues to remain tight-lipped over the controversial Telangana State issue. He is evading direct replies to queries on the issue.
The PCC chief, at a press conference here today, did not respond to a query on Union Minister and chairman of UPA committee on Telangana Pranab Mukherjee’s comment that [...]

Chiranjeevi’s party to support formation of Telangana

Chiranjeevi on Friday announced that his Praja Rajyam Party (PRP) would support the formation of separate Telangana State if the Centre came with such a proposal.

“It is for the Central government to take a decision on creation of Telangana State. If it comes up with such a proposal, our party will not be an obstacle at any cost,” he told a gathering in this Telangana town during his road show.

Garjana vows to unnerve Congress

The ‘Simha Garjana’ organised by late N T Ramarao at Vijayawada in 1994 was a huge success and the memory of the ‘Garjana’ still reverberates in the hearts of his fans.
Now his descendants want to recreate the roar in a bid to send a message to the ruling party in Guntur district that it would [...]

Congress has clarity on T, will come back to power: DS

Though the Congress is putting on a brave front that it would return to power with comfortable majority, the off the cuff remarks from the top leaders betray their inner apprehensions.
They are pining for good old days when the Congress had electoral alliances with the TRS and the two Communist parties. But they know that [...]

Devender Goud calls up CPI general secretary

After leaders of the Telugu Desam Party (TDP) and the Praja Rajyam Party (PRP), it was the turn of Nava Telangana Party (NTP) founder T Devender Goud to ‘interact’ with CPI general secretary A B Bardhan.
Goud called up the CPI general secretary, who was in the city to participate in the CPI’s State executive meeting.
Both [...]

Telangana issue: Sonia summons YSR

Chief Minister Dr Y S Rajasekhara Reddy was once again summoned to New Delhi on Wednesday by the UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi to discuss the Telangana issue.
With all other political parties specifying their stand and all of them supporting the demand for a separate Telangana state, the Congress is under tremendous pressure to make its [...]

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Free power for ryots under tatkal scheme

Reiterating his Government’s commitment to the welfare of the farmers, Chief Minister Y S Rajasekhara Reddy today announced that those drawing power for agricultural operations under tatkal scheme would get it free with immediate effect.
Launching the `Indiramma Sambaralu’ at Kaikaram village in Ungutur mandal nere here, Rajasekhara Reddy said that the Congress Government fulfilled [...]

Babu confident of securing majority seats

Banking on his own pre-poll surveys, Telugu Desam Party president N Chandrababu Naidu on Thrusday maintained that the situation was favourable for the party.
Addressing the State executive committee meeting of the party, Naidu, quoting a recent survey conducted for the party, told party leaders that the popularity of the Congress was declining in the [...]

Sorry, Rs 7-cr charge stands, says GS

The pot is still boiling despite Chief Minister Y S Rajasekhara Reddy’s efforts to broker peace between warring ministers JC Diwakar Reddy (Panchayat Raj) and GS Rao (Small Scale Industries).
Only Tuesday, the Chief Minister had summoned both the ministers and Finance Minister K Rosaiah, who heads a three-member ministerial panel formed to probe charges they [...]

Chiranjeevi’s Telangana promise: I won’t cheat you

Telugu superstar-turned-politician Chiranjeevi on Thursday hinted that his Praja Rajyam party would support the demand for separate statehood to the Telangana region.
Launching his ‘yatra’ in Telangana, Chiranjeevi said he would make an announcement on the issue before the end of his visit to the region.
The actor launched the second phase of his state-wide ‘yatra’ from [...]

Chiranjeevi’s ‘Praja Ankita Yatra’ in the Telangana region started

Praja Rajyam president Chiranjeevi’s ‘Praja Ankita Yatra’ in the Telangana region started off on a dull note due to a poor turnout, but the response improved as his motorcade rolled on to other places in the district on Thursday.
Belying the party leaders’ expectations, there was lukewarm response in Sircilla in contrast to the huge public [...]

BJP demands legislation on separate Telangana

Accusing the Congress of creating more confusion on the issue of separate statehood for Telangana, BJP Andhra Pradesh unit today demanded it to bring a legislation in parliament on the issue.
Speaking to reporters here, BJP leader and former union minister Ch Vidyasagar Rao said if the Congress party is sincere for separate Telangana state, a [...]

I am into politics not for the sake of securing power : Chiru

In the public domain, Chiranjeevi had so far been beating around the bush over his political ambitions.
Within the four walls and amidst his close associates, Chiranjeevi, however, appears to be clearly stating that he has indeed marked the Chief Minister’s position as his target.
“I am into politics not for the sake of securing power [...]

Is Chiranjeevi eyeing CM chair?

A recent video footage in which actor-turned-politician Chiranjeevi interacts with youngsters has hinted that the neo-politician hopes for the Chief Minister’s post.
“People say I joined politics with some vested interest. I may say no, but everybody has some hope inside. However, I am unable to gauge what that hope is,” Chiranjeevi seen saying in the [...]

Chiranjeevi to spell party’s stand on Telangana soon

Chiranjeevi on Thursday virtually endorsed the demand for separate Telangana state, though he stopped short of announcing his party’s stand on the issue.
Kicking off the second leg of his mass-contact programme from this handloom hub in the Telangana heartland, the Praja Rajyam party founder said he understood the sentiments of the people and their desire.
“I [...]

Panel of scribes to probe sand scam

The Lok Satta and the Foundation for Democratic Reforms on Wednesday appointed a committee of journalists to conduct a preliminary public inquiry into the serious and specific allegations of corruption made by minister G Suryarao against his Cabinet colleague JC Diwakar Reddy.
Disclosing this at a media conference, Lok Satta Party president Jayaprakash Narayan said [...]

Chiranjeevi’s road shows from Oct 30

Actor-turned-politician Chiranjeevi embarked on his second leg of road shows on October 30 covering three districts in Telangana region, an event being keenly watched in political circles as Telangana statehood has emerged as a key issue ahead of the elections.
According to party spokesman P Prabhakar, the actor, who launched Praja Rajyam party in August, will [...]

CPI State leaders divided on poll tie-ups

Opinion was divided on poll alliances among the State leaders of the CPI whose crucial two-day State executive meeting began on Wednesday.
While some of district secretaries preferred alliance with Praja Rajyam Party, others wanted the party leadership to sail with the TDP.
The meeting, attended by CPI General Secretary AB Bardhan, remained inconclusive. However, CPI leaders [...]

Congress core group holds T session

Making Telangana a priorty issue, the core committee of the Congress on Wednesday discussed various options and permutations and combinations to resolve it keeping in mind the best interests of the party.
The meeting of the core committee, chaired by party president Sonia Gandhi, spent considerable time discussing threadbare the latest developments on the Andhra Pradesh [...]

Excitement builds up over T-report

Separate Telangana state fever is catching up with the Congress too.
With none other than Chief Minister Y S Rajasekhara Reddy stating at Delhi on Wednesday that the party would take a decision on Telangana at an appropriate time and that Pranab Mukherjee committee will submit its report on Telangana within 10 days, excitement is building [...]

Is This Chiranjeevi’s True Color?

Power and fame are strange bed fellows. They can change a person’s character completely. Praja Rajyam party chief and Mega Star Chiranjeevi is a changed man.
The change has been apparent after the launch of his party.
The perception of Chiranjeevi has always been that of a humble and magnanimous star. But now all that is changing, [...]

With third option failing in AP, CPM aligns with TDP

The Telugu Desam Party, which seemed to be facing the prospect of political isolation, can heave a sigh of relief: CPM has decided to
align with it. The CPM, which is in the process of preparing a non-Congress, non-BJP political lineup, said the TDP was critical component of its electoral alternative at the Centre. However, the [...]

Gollapalli sticks to graft charges against JC

The state government found itself in an embarrassing situation on Wednesday with small-scale industries minister Gollapalli Surya Rao reiterating that he stood by his allegations of corruption against panchayat raj minister J C Diwakar Reddy.
Despite finance minister K Rosaiah announcing on Tuesday that there was no truth in the allegations, Surya Rao said that he [...]

Sting on Chiranjeevi creates ripples in Praja Rajyam

A sting operation
showing Chiranjeevi of the Prajarajyam Party sharing his intimate views with IT professional recently sent the
fledgling party into a tizzy.
The nine-minute video clip of a closed-door meeting Chiranjeevi had with IT professionals was telecast by local news channels on Wednesday. The clip was also uploaded on the internet.
The video showed Chiranjeevi interacting with [...]

Chiranjeevi’s mass contact programme from Thursday

Actor-turned-politician Chiranjeevi will kick off the second leg of his mass contact programme from the Telangana heartland on Thursday.
The eight-day political yatra would cover the three Telangana districts of Karimnagar, Warangal and Khammam, party sources said.
Chiranjeevi would commence the road show from Siricilla in Karimnagar district, where scores of weavers ended their lives due to [...]

Congress Ministers fight over scam charges

The Congress government in Andhra Pradesh faced more embrassment Wednesday with a minister reiterating serious charges of corruption levelled against his cabinet colleague despite a ministerial committee giving the latter a clean chit.
Animal Husbandry Minister G. Surya Rao created a storm last week by alleging that Panchayat Raj Minister J.C. Diwakar Reddy had taken [...]

Muslims oppose formation of Telangana state

In a new twist to the vexed Telangana issue, Muslim politicians and organizations have now started opposing the formation of the new
state. On Wednesday morning, a team of Muslim leaders from the Congress left for New Delhi to persuade the party leadership that the formation of a new state would jeopardize the interests of [...]

Reddy Advices Industry, Not To Worry Over Financial Crisis

In the times of financial crisis, Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y S Rajasekhara Reddy, who seems to be quite confident that the economy would be back on track, recently advised the industry to not to get worried with the turmoil in the stock market.
Following the launch of foundation stone for the plant of Pennar Engineered [...]

Bardhan, Naidu discuss Third Front revival

The prospects of reviving the Third Front at the national level and of forming a grand alliance against the ruling Congress in Andhra Pradesh were discussed at a meeting here Wednesday between Communist Party of India (CPI) general secretary A.B. Bardhan and Telugu Desam Party (TDP) president N. Chandrababu Naidu.
CPI leaders D. Raja, S. Sudhakar [...]

‘PRP policies will be women-centric’

The Praja Rajyam party (PRP) will be women-centric and the manifesto will be prepared making women the focal point, its founder Chiranjeevi said on Sunday.
Addressing a conference organised by the PRP on `Women Empowerment’ here, he said that most of the problems being faced by the state can be solved by strengthening each family.
Expressing anguish [...]

Chiranjeevi’s first leg of AP tour a hit

If the crowd turnout is any indicator, actor-turned-politician Chiranjeevi’s first leg of Andhra Pradesh tour can be ranked as a “mega hit.” Chiranjeevi, who launched his Praja Rajyam Party on August 26, toured Srikakulam, Vizianagaram and Visakhapatnam districts in north coastal Andhra as part of his mass contact programme from October nine.
However, he had to [...]

Mega mania sweeps Vizag

It was people, people all the way. Megastar Chiranjeevi had a groundswell of support as his Praja Ankita Yatra passed through the dusty roads in the district on Tuesday.
His electrifying appeal vote for the eldest son of the State (meaning himself) drew countless numbers in Tagarapuvalasa, Anandapuram, Pendurthy, Sabbavaram, Chodavaram and Vaddadi. His [...]

Chiranjeevi’s Prajarajyam gets EC nod

The Election Commission on Thursday gave green signal to allot the name of Prajarajyam to the regional party founded by Chiranjeevi. Ac
cording to EC sources, a notification to this effect would soon be issued and the symbol would be allotted at the time of elections.
The registration of the party got delayed as an advocate from [...]

Chiranjeevi to take rest in Hyderabad

Praja Rajyam spokesperson Parakala Prabhakar on Thursday evening termed the Election Commission (ECI) according recognition as a State party a ‘forgeone conclusion’.
“We had filed all the documents as asked by the EC and we never had any doubts about getting recognition,” he said, adding the certificate would be sent in a day or two.
Meanwhile, party [...]

Srinivas loses to Rajasekhara Reddy in PCC

The new jumbo list of the Pradesh Congress Committee (PCC) office-bearers, comprising 15 vice-presidents and 20 general secretaries, clearly indicates that Chief Minister YS Rajasekhara Reddy has had an upper hand over PCC chief D Srinivas.
About 70 per cent of the members belong to the Rajasekhara Reddy camp.
This is sure to have an impact on [...]

Babu vows to close Coastal Corridor project

Opposing the manner in which the State Government has allotted lands to various companies for the Coastal Corridor project, Telugu Desam party (TDP) chief N Chandrababu Naidu today vowed to resume the lands and return them to farmers. He also assured that the GOs on the project would be scrapped.
Speaking at a massive dharna organised [...]

Ponnur MLA taken into custody

he police took Ponnur MLA Dhulipalla Narendra Kumar into custody at Domadugu in Medak district today following a clash between TDP workers and supporters of Esuramma, a rebel TDP councillor in Ponnur municipality.
Esuramma is supporting incumbent chairperson Ruth Rani against whom a no-trust motion was moved by Congress rebel group in the council.
Subsequently, Esuramma went [...]

Chiru advised to take a three-day rest

Megastar Chiranjeevi returned to the State capital on Thursday nursing a sore throat and running a mild temperature, a direct result of his highly successful, even if strenuous, tour of the north coastal districts.
Doctors, who examined the Praja Rajyam founder, advised him complete rest for at least 72 hours. Party leaders attributed his discomfort to [...]

TDP to stand by its Telangana promise

Unlike the Congress, the TDP will stand by its promise on Telangana statehood, party supremo N Chandrababu Naidu asserted here on Tuesday.
Participating in a demonstration christened, ‘Maha Dharna,’ against alleged corrpution in government and spiralling prices of essential commodities at Gajwel, he cautioned people against falling prey to the glib talk of the Congress and [...]

Naidu to expose ‘shady’ deals of Congress leaders

TDP president N Chandrababu Naidu said he would expose various scandals indulged in by the ruling party leaders, along with documentary proof from November 1 during the party’s ongoing campaign against corruption.
The party was committed to wage a relentless battle against projects which served no purpose other than filling coffers of Congress leaders and their [...]

Naidu targets government

TDP president N Chandrababu Naidu launched a scathing attack against the Congress Government for making the lives of farmers miserable by promoting Special Economic Zones (SEZs) in blatant violation of norms.
Lands measuring 0.5 to 2.5 acres were being either forcibly acquired from them or they were misled to part with their valuable lands for prices [...]

Party cadre will be consulted on poll tie-ups: KCR

Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) president K Chandrashekara Rao said that he will take a decision on poll alliances and selection of candidates in consultation with party workers in the coming days.
He called upon the party workers to start agitations by taking up peoples’ issues which would help defeat the ruling Congress in the next elections.
Addressing [...]

Left’s stand on poll tie-ups in November

The two Left parties - CPI and CPM - are likely to announce their stand on political alliances in the State in the last week of November and they will have seat adjustments with non-Congress and non-BJP parties in the next elections.
While the CPM Central leadership reserved its decision on alliances, the CPI is yet [...]

TDP opposes sub-panel on Kakinada port

he Telugu Desam Party (TDP) on Thursday objected to the constitution of a Cabinet subcommittee to look into the appeal by the Kakinada port management to reduce the royalty paid by them to the government.
Speaking to reporters here today, TDP spokesman MV Mysoora Reddy said director of the Kakinada port recently approached the government with [...]

TDP has decided to up the ante against the ruling Congress

With elections drawing closer, the Telugu Desam Party (TDP) has decided to up the ante against the ruling Congress and release documentary evidence on “the 100 scams’’ it said had surfaced during the YS Rajasekhara Reddyregime .
Beginning November 1, the TDP will release papers on one scam a day.
“We will place them before the people [...]

Politics of opportunity: An Andhra chapter

A week ago Telugu Desam’s Chandra Babu Naidu by lending support to Telengana proposal has become the latest example of politics of opportunity. He has ended up lending support to the Telengana proposal.
REGIONAL POLITICAL parties are playing an important role in the present Indian political scenario. Ranging from Mulayam’s Samajwadi to Karunanidhi’s DMK each and [...]

Don’t believe media reports of alliances: KCR

Telangana Rashtra Samiti (TRS) president K. Chandrasekhara Rao on Thursday asked party workers not to give credence to speculative reports in the media about the political allies that the TRS would sign up with, in the general elections.
At the valedictory of a two-day training programme for cadres from Adilabad, Hanamkonda and Mahbubabad Assembly constituencies, he [...]

Undavalli’s ultimatum to YSR govt on Margadarsi

Rajahmundry Congress MP Undavalli Aruna Kumar on Wednesday said he would not hesitate to drag the state government to court if it failed to take action against Margadarsi Financiers, which indulged in irregularities and mobilised deposits in violation of the Andhra Pradesh Chit Fund Act.
Addressing a crowded press conference, he said he would not be [...]

Jayasudha’s Satire On Chiranjeevi

“What is ’seva’? I think this is the word that is widely used this year. The word ’seva’ is being used by everyone. And ’seva’ cannot be restricted to selected things. Only blood donation and eye donation are not ’seva’. And waving hands for fans on birthday is not seva. ‘Seva’ is a feel that [...]

YSR’s stamp visible in new PCC list

The All-India Congress Committee on Thursday announced a 36-member executive of the Andhra Pradesh Congress Committee with more than 50 per cent representation to weaker sections, minorities and women.
Keeping in mind the crucial elections next year, the elaborate exercise jointly done by Chief Minister Y. S. Rajasekhara Reddy and the AP Congress Committee president D. [...]

TDP Yuva Garjana on November 5

Telegu Desam Party’s youth rally will now be held in Guntur on November 5. Though the party planned he `Yuva Garjana’ in Guntur on October 24, the programme has been postponed to November 5, as Balakrishna was busy with other programmes.
The Guntur TDP leaders also expressed their inability in making arrangements for October 24 and [...]

Time for Telangana, says BJP vice-president M Venkaiah Naidu

The sooner the State is bifurcated, the better for Andhra region. The delay in introducing a bill for separate Telangana will further hurt the sentiments of the people there, BJP vice-president M Venkaiah Naidu has said.
Speaking to mediapersons here on Wednesday, he said this was the right time for bifurcation of the State as all [...]

BJP state executive to meet on October 19

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) State executive committee will meet here on October 19.
It will discuss the political situation in the State and take several key decisions.
Up for discussion are the prospects of the party in Assembly and Lok Sabha elections and NDA prime ministerial candidate LK Advani’s Vijaya Sankalp Yatra in the city on [...]

Naidu`s “irresponsible” accusations on Nano flayed

Andhra Pradesh Major Industries Minister J Geeta Reddy on Friday alleged that it was the “irresponsible” utterances of Opposition leader N Chandrababu Naidu that kept the Tata Nano car plant away from the state.
On TDP chief Naidu’s reported allegation that Tata Motors decided against locating the small car plant in the state because the Congress [...]

Telangana leaders in Congress seek alternatives

With their political future at stake, desperate Telangana Congress leaders have apparently decided to strike a deal with new Telangana
advocate Telugu Desam Party and urge it to move a resolution in the assembly seeking granting of a separate state.
“The Telangana Congress leaders will support such a resolution moved by the TDP. Whether Telangana happens or [...]

Former TDP MP reaps harvest of trust vote

The UPA trust vote in July was not just about the nuclear deal, a deal reportedly struck by one member of the Parliament, Adikesavulu Naidu belonging to the Telugu Desam party then. It has now made him second, only to Lord Balaji in Tirupati.
Adikesavulu is the newly appointed Chairman of Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanam that manages [...]

Telangana: PCC chief differs with YSR’s view

APCC president D. Srinivas differed with the remark made by Chief Minister Y. S. Rajasekhara Reddy at the National Integration Council meeting in New Delhi that Muslims were opposed to creation of Telangana state.
At a press conference here on Wednesday, Mr. Srinivas also took exception to certain party leaders issuing statements on Telangana. In the [...]

Jayasudha joins Congress

Film actress Jayasudha and TDP leader Ramamuni Reddy joined the ruling Congress in the presence of PCC chief D Srinivas and Chief Minister YS Rajasekhara Reddy at Gandhi Bhavan here on wednesday. Both of them vowed to work for strengthening the party further.
Talking to media persons later, Jayasudha claimed that she was attracted towards the [...]

Sti Lanka Minister Milinda Moragoda meets Telugu Desam Party Leader Chandrababu Naidu

Minister of Tourism Mr. Milinda Moragoda met with leader of the opposition of Andhra Pradesh, Mr. Chandrababu Naidu in his office with the senior officials. Mr. Chandrababu Naidu is also the founder of Heritage Foods. He is currently the president of Telugu Desam Party, the second largest legislative party in Andhra Pradesh.Minister of Tourism [...]

TDP to give free power to ryots for 12 hours if voted to power

ccusing the Congress government of failing to provide quality free power to farmers as promised, TDP Chief N Chandrababu Naidu on Tuesday said his party would give uninterrupted free power for 12 hours if voted to power.
“They (Congress) came to power promising free power for seven hours. But they are not able to give quality [...]

Jaleel back in Cong

Overcoming all hurdles created by his detractors in the City Congress, former MLA Jaleel Khan, who recently quit Telugu Desam, rejoined the party here on Tuesday. He took party membership from City Congress president Pyla Somi Naidu at Andhra Ratna Bhavan. Alongwith him, 460 workers from Praja Rajyam party and 160 workers from Telugu Desam [...]

KCR rebukes MIM’s anti-Telangana stand

Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) president K Chandrashekar Rao, for the first time, has strongly criticised the Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (MIM) for the latter’s opposition to the formation of Telangana State. Rao alleged that the MIM leaders had taken the stand to please Chief Minister Y S Rajashekara Reddy and gain political mileage.
It was reported that the [...]

Devender Goud questions Babu’s commitment

Nava Telangana Praja Party president (NTPP) T Devender Goud has questioned the committment of Telugu Desam Party supremo N Chandrababu Naidu to the Telangana issue.
He challenged Naidu saying if the TDP had any commitment to the bifurcation of the State, the latter should lead an all-party delegation demanding the Centre to declare a separate Telangana [...]

SR raps Naidu on Telengana issue

Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y S Rajasekhara Reddy on Tuesday launched a scathing attack on his archrival and TDP chief N Chandrababu Naidu for changing his stand on Telengana, saying the latter was desperate to return to power and hence the support for bifurcation of the state.
Reddy said he could not “rush through” the process [...]

Rajnikant to step into Politics?

Chennai, Spurred by reports of a dip in his popularity, Tamil thespian Rajnikant has shortened his ‘Robot’ shooting stint abroad and returned home Saturday.
The star is scheduled to prepare for a series of meetings with the organisers of his fan clubs, All India Rajnikant Fans’ Association president satyanarayana said in a pressnote.
Sources close to Rajnikant’s [...]

Lok Satta not averse to alliance in AP: Narayan

Bureaucrat-turned-politician Jayaprakash Narayan on Wednesday said his Lok Satta Party is not averse to electoral alliances in Andhra Pradesh but asserted that the prospective ally should “practically” display its commitment to clean politics.
“We are not not averse to alliances. But we will have alliance with only those parties which would not buy votes by offering [...]

Chiru brings wealth to ignored weavers of Hyd village

Sircilla is a village near Hyderabad that witnessed as many as 45 suicides in the last 9 months, but it got noticed by rest of the country only after actor-politician Chiranjeevi visited it recently Since then there has been a stream of political visitors to this village .

“Its only after Chiranjeevi went there the entire [...]

State yatra to begin from Ichhapuram from October 9 coinciding with Dasara

Praja Rajyam Party (PRP) founder Chiranjeevi will kickstart his visit to the districts from October 9 coinciding with Dasara from Ichapuram in Srikakulam district.
Disclosing this to reporters here on Wednesday, party spokespersons Mithra and P Prabhakar said that Chiranjeevi will tour Srikakulam, Vizianagaram and Visakhapatnam districts for eight to nine days in the first phase.
Several [...]

Development should begin from villages: Chiranjeevi

Asserting that the “cosmetic progress” seen in big cities cannot be real development, actor-turned-politician Chiranjeevi said development in its true sense should begin from the villages.
In a veiled criticism of the Congress government in Andhra Pradesh, Chiranjeevi wondered why the decentralisation of powers to Panchayats, as envisaged by late Rajiv Gandhi, has not happened for [...]

Chiranjeevi camp reacts to criticism against blood bank

The Chiranjeevi camp has for the first time reacted to criticism against the blood bank being run by the Chiranjeevi Charitable Trust.
While Chiranjeevi, in his inimitable style tried to brush aside the criticism saying it only confirmed that we were doing well, his younger brother and film star Pavan Kalyan lashed out at the critics [...]

CM launches goldcovering work at temple

Chief Minister YS Rajasekhara Reddy launched the work on goldcovering of Ananda Nilayam of Venkateswara temple on Tirumala on Wednesday.
He received, on behalf of Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams (TTD), the first donation of 20 kg of gold for the purpose from Karnataka Bhakta Mandali in front of Srivari temple.
He also received a golden Suryaprabha vahanam from [...]

TD all set to pour out pro-T utterances?

The Telugu Desam Party (TDP) will announce its pro-Telangana stand any day after the first week of this month.
Though the party was expected to spell out its position on October 2, plans were deferred as party president N Chandrababu Naidu is on Thursday launching an “agitation against corruption” in Adilabad district.
When asked at a media [...]

BJP MLA calls on Vijayashanti

Thalli Telangana Party president Vijayashanti held a luncheon meeting with BJP legislator G. Kishan Reddy at her residence here on Monday.
Vijayashanti told The Hindu later that they discussed the need for all parties struggling for separate Telangana to come together. She expressed surprise at the BJP, which had adopted a resolution in favour of statehood, [...]

CPI(M)-TRS truck ‘to beat’ Congress

Setting aside their conflicting stand on separate statehood, the Communist Party of India (Marxist) and the Telangana Rashtra Samiti (TRS) have decided to join hands to work for the Congress party’s defeat in the next elections.
CPI (M) State secretary B.V. Raghavulu and TRS president K. Chandrasekhar Rao said on Tuesday that the ideological differences between [...]

3 TRS activists held for Lanco attack

Police on Wednesday arrested three TRS activists who allegedly pelted stones on Lanco’s corporate office in Jubilee Hills.
According to deputy commissioner of police (DCP), west zone, C Ravi Verma, acting on specific information, a special team of the city police intercepted the four-wheeler in which the trio were returning to the city at Hospet in [...]

Andhra Pradesh: Congress left with no pre-poll partner

Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy has realised the face that the Congress party was left with no pre-poll alliance this time as agaisnt its successful management of getting support of both Left and TRS parties with pre-poll pace.
He announced that the Congress will go alone in the ensuing Assembly election and contest all the 294 seats. He [...]

Mega snub to Naidu, TRS MLAs prefer Chiru

The gradual drift of the TRS chief K Chandrasekhara Rao towards the TDP has drawn sharp criticism from at least five of the seven sitti
ng TRS legislators and even the separate Telangana movement’s patriarch Prof Jaya Shankar.
With two legislators T Harish Rao and Etala Rajender announcing that the party was not averse to having a [...]

Yuva Garjana rally on Oct 24 in Guntur

With the main focus on corruption, the Telugu Desam Party (TDP) will organise ‘Yuva Garjana,’ a youth rally in Guntur on October 24.
All the five film stars of NTR family - Harikrishna, Balakrishna, NTR Jr, Kalyanram and Taraka Ratna - are likely to attend the rally.
TDP chief N Chandrababu Naidu will launch party’s campaign against [...]

Chiranjeevi’s party membership drive on

Actor-turned-politician Chiranjeevi on Thursday launched the membership drive of his party Praja Rajyam by symbolically offering the fi
rst membership to a mentally challenged person.
Chiranjeevi took the second membership after registering Balakrishna as the first member of the party.
The actor offered the third membership to Sobha Nagireddy, a former legislator, who quit the TDP to join [...]

TDP challenges CM to visit Yellampalli irrigation project site

Telugu Desam Party on Thursday challenged Chief Minister Y S Rajasekhara Reddy to visit the Yellampalli irrigation project site and respond to the pleas of the project-affected people.
This (Congress) government is so shameless that it has foisted cases against people who lost their land and livelihood and sought compensation, TDP chief N Chandrababu Naidu said [...]

Moily meets YSR, DS to finalise PCC executive

AICC general secretary in-charge of Andhra Pradesh affairs M Veerappa Moily on Tuesday held consultations with chief minister Rajasekha
ra Reddy and PCC chief D Srinivas on the finalisation of PCC executive.
Moily, who was in Hyderabad to attend the funeral of MIM leader Sultan Salahuddin Owaisi, met the two leaders at the Lake View Guest House [...]

YSR to begin interaction with cadres from today

In the light of the changing political scenario in the State, Chief Minister YS Rajasekhara Reddy has stressed the need to strengthen the Congress at the grassroots, especially in Assembly constituencies represented by Opposition parties.
Accordingly, he has decided to hold segment-wise review meetings with the cadres from Thursday.
Rajasekhara Reddy, for whom the Chevella Assembly segment [...]

Allu Ramalingaiah’s 86th Birth Anniversary

Padma Sri awardee for the best comedy only next to Relangi and an eminent character artist Late Sri Allu Ramalingaiah (1922-2004), is well known for his special mark of serving the humour quotient. Today, the 1st of October is the great artist’s 86th Birth Anniversary.
Fondly called as Allu, he began his film career in 1953 [...]

Chiranjeevi’s party not in hurry to forge alliances

Telugu superstar Chiranjeevi’s Praja Rajyam party is not in a hurry to forge alliances but would rather prefer to wait till the actor-turned-politician completes the first round of road shows, set to begin next week.
“While we are not averse to electoral tie-ups, we are also not running after any party for alliance,” the party sources [...]

Hyderabad bids tearful farewell to Owaisi (Lead)

Thousands of people Tuesday bid a tearful adieu to veteran Muslim leader and president of Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (MIM) Sultan Salahuddin Owaisi, who died here last night.Many were seen crying inconsolably as the senior parliamentarian was laid to rest with full state honours in his family graveyard near Darussalam, the MIM headquarters in the Aghapura neighbourhood.
Earlier, [...]

Chiru, KCR inching closer?

A new permutation among political parties might be in the offing. Chiranjeevi’s Praja Rajyam and K Chandrasekhar Rao’s TRS are fast closing the gap. They might turn up buddies in the end as the combination might be to the advantage of both the parties.
For TRS, Chiranjeevi is always a better bet compared to TDP becasue [...]

CPI hails TRS-CPM talks

CPI State secretary K Narayana on Tuesday welcomed the negotiations initiated by Telangana Rastra Samiti president K Chandrasekhara Rao with CPM state secretary BV Raghavulu.
Narayana was here to call on Chintapally MLA and CPI leader G Demudu who was admitted to a hospital late last night after he complained of chest pain following a public [...]

Chandrababu’s strategic switch

The Telugu Desam Party (TDP) is poised for a switch in strategy on the contentious issue of separate Telangana plaguing the party. The turnaround is likely to be made public when the party chief N Chandrababu Naidu hits the road on the second round of his ‘Mee Kosam Yatra’ beginning October 2.
Currently, the party is [...]

Chiru likely to hit the roads soon

The D-Day seems to have arrived.
Praja Rajyam Party chief Chiranjeevi is going to hit the roads. In all likelihood, the film actor will begin his mass contact programme any day between Oct 1 and 3.
Chiranjeevi’s tour raises the curtain on his headlong jump into the midst of the people. Till now, he has been making [...]

TDP’s T tune only to topple Cong: BJP

Taking a dig at the Telugu Desam for joining the ‘T’ chorus, the Bharatiya Janata Party has said the TDP and the Congress are
chanting Telangana mantra only to woo the electorate with an eye on the 2009 elections.
Taking potshots at TDP president Chandrababu Naidu, state BJP president Bandaru Dattatreya said Naidu, who had been opposing [...]

Describing TDP leader N Chandrababu Naidu’s decision to launch an agitation on ‘corruption’

TheE TDP’s core committee on Telangana elicited opinions of the State committee leaders for the second day on Sunday.
Around 30 members expressed their views before the committee. According to sources, a majority of them told the panel that they would have no objection if the party took a pro-Telangana stand.
The committee will also take the [...]

Babu’s anti-graft stir is joke of the decade: Congress

Describing TDP leader N Chandrababu Naidu’s decision to launch an agitation on ‘corruption’ on Gandhi Jayanthi (October 2) as ‘joke of the decade’, the Congress Legislature Party (CLP) on Tuesday flayed the Opposition leader holding him responsible for several scams like Yeleru, power purchase agreements, fake stamps and food-for-work programme that took place during the [...]

Raghavulu talkesTelangana with KCR

Telangana Rashtra Samiti (TRS) seems be on a shopping spree.
Its chief K Chandrasekhara Rao is apparently looking for a good bargain and is holding talks with all the Opposition parties for zeroing in on the best buy.
Rao, who does not settle for anything less than separate Telangana, on Tuesday held talks with CPM State secretary [...]

‘TDP to decided on Telangana issue soon’

Telugu Desam Party president N Chandrababu Naidu said they would soon take a stand on separate Telangana issue.
“The five-member Core Committee of the TDP has completed its work and will soon give me the feedback. After discussing the issue with the Core Committee, we shall announce our stand,” Naidu told reporters here today upon his [...]

Efforts are on to forge third front: N Chandrababu Naidu

Efforts to forge a third alternative of both the Congress and the BJP would continue despite some recent setbacks, Telugu Desam Party p
resident N Chandrababu Naidu said on Wednesday.
“We want a strong alternative of the Congress and the BJP. We have formed the UNPA but some parties like the AIADMK and Samajwadi Party have left [...]