Daily News Gallery - DEC 30

Pawan Kalyan Warning @ Nampally, Bheemraobada, Hyderabad

Pawan Kalyan serious Attack on Congress

Chandrababu at rangareddy Janachitanya yatra

M.S. Chakravarthi, PRP new convener?

Former Mayor M.S. Chakravarthi is going to be new Convener of Praja Rajyam Party East Godavari district. The official announcement has to be made by Central office in Hyderabad in a day or two.
According to highly placed sources, the core committee has taken a decision to give a chance to the Schedule Caste leader as [...]

Congress prepares pitch to woo youth

In an attempt to attract youth to the party, Andhra Pradesh Youth Congress (APYC) is organising Rajiv Gandhi Memorial district-level cricket tourney from January 7.
One team from each constituency will compete with the rival teams in the 20:20 format from January 7 to 14.
Interestingly the youth wing has decided to name these teams after [...]

A.P. parties hail High Court verdict on road shows

The Andhra Pradesh High Court’s order lifting the stay on the conduct of road shows by political parties evoked a mixed response.
Welcoming the ruling, all the political parties concurred with the High Court’s observation that the inconvenience caused to the common man and traffic be minimised. The Bharatiya Janata Party and the Lok Satta Party, [...]

DRC turns down resolution for separate Telangana

Minister for Roads and Buildings and Adilabad district in charge T. Jeevan Reddy on Tuesday turned down the proposal for moving a resolution in favour of separate Telangana made by Zilla Parishad Chairman Rathod Ramesh. He said the issue should be taken up at a much higher level than the District Review Committee.
Presiding over [...]

YSR promises more water to Anantapur

Chief Minister Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy on Tuesday promised the people of drought-prone Anantapur district of additional surplus Krishna water to irrigate another 8 lakh acres in the district, provided they reposed their faith in the Congress in the coming elections.
Speaking at a public meeting before dedicating N. Srirami Reddy Drinking Water Scheme (NSRDWS) to people [...]

Politicians weigh ‘Andhra pride’

Barring the state Bharatiya Janata party (BJP), which on Tuesday demanded a CBI enquiry into the affairs of Satyam Computer Services
and the two Maytas companies, all political parties appear to have been suddenly bitten by the ‘Andhra pride’ bug.
As a result, none of them want to comment or take a stand on the controversy triggered [...]

Ban on road shows not necessary

A Division Bench of the Andhra Pradesh High Court comprising Chief Justice A.R. Dave and Justice R. Subhash Reddy on Tuesday made it clear that its earlier interim orders prohibiting road shows were not necessary as the Director General of Police’s guidelines were now in place.
This means relief to political parties from the ban orders [...]

ZP chief caught in ‘wild’ controversy

Zilla Parishad chairperson Lakavat Dhanvanti is caught in a `wild’ controversy. Following news reports that Dhanvanti was allegedly rearing a fawn in her house, the Forest officials raided her house, two days ago.
But failing to spot the young deer, they questioned her.
Dhanvanti told that the fawn was presented to her and that she had returned [...]

Koneru denies role of grand-children in case

Minister for Municipal Administration, Koneru Ranga Rao, today, held the first ever press conference to deny the involvement of his grand- children in the infamous Ayesha murder case. Ayesha’s parents had accused the involvement of the Minister’s relatives in the case.
The Minister, who was accompanied by Vijayawada MP, Lagadapati Rajagopal and former MLA Jaleel Khan, [...]

Babu promises to reduce prices of LPG

One more freebie dropped from the Telugu Desam Party’s kitty. TDP president N Chandrababu Naidu today announced that the prices of cooking gas refills would be halved, if TDP is voted to power.
Addressing a huge meeting organised here as part of Jana Chaitanya Sabhalu, Naidu said alleged that the Congress, which promised to reduce the [...]

YSR announces more sops for Self-Help Groups

Chief Minister YS Rajasekhara Reddy announced more? sops to the Self-Help Groups (SHGs).

Addressing the SHG members of the north Telangana districts at Ambedkar stadium here today, he said that Arogya Sri programmes would be extended to the differently-abled persons.

Stating that interest-free loans would be advanced to children of the SHG members going abroad for pursuing higher studies, the Chief Minister said that the Pavala Vaddi Scheme was of great help to women.

He said that every SHG member should save Re 1 daily for Rs 365 days and the Government would contribute Rs 365 as its share for pension benefits of the SHG members. He said the SHGs were serving as a bridge between the government and people in implementing the various welfare schemes.

TD to welcome 2009 by lighting candles

Telugu Desam Party (TDP) will welcome the new year — 2009 — in a novel way. The TDP cadre, along with the public, will light candles across the State at 6.30 pm on December 31.
The candle light celebration welcoming the new year is intended to put an end to the ‘dark days’ of the Congress [...]

Big Fish scam or fisheries dept lapses?

Terms and references fixed by the government for Justice I Panduranga Rao Commission to inquire into the multi-crore scam in the engineering wing of the Fisheries Department are vague, if one goes by the official communique.
Even the time given to the Commission to complete the probe was not mentioned and Express was orally informed by [...]

Gali, Radha feared they mightn’t get ticket again : YSR

Gali Muddukrishnama Naidu, Vangaveeti Radhakrishna and some others have left the Congress fearing that they may not be fielded by the party in the next elections, Chief Minister YS Rajasekhara Reddy has said.
Participating in a TV programme today, Reddy said the services of some senior leaders would be utilised for party work.
He accused the Opposition [...]

Praja Rajyam criticises Naidu

Irked by the criticism levelled by other parties that Praja Rajyam was founded and run by an actor, party spokespersons Kotagiri Vidyadhara Rao and C. Ramachandraiah on Tuesday dared the Telugu Desam Party president N. Chandrababu Naidu to launch a party of his own without people from the film industry.
At a press conference, the two [...]

State failed in stalling Babli

The TDP and Left parties’ leaders have launched a scathing attack against the State government for failing to take measures to stop Babli and other irrigation projects across the river Godavari in neighbouring Maharashtra.
Addressing a joint press conference here on Tuesday, TDP district president L Ramana, CPI district secretary Marri Venkat Swamy, CPI (M) leader [...]

Chiru’s snub shatters BJP’s Andhra dreams

The BJP’s hopes of seeking a bigger toehold in southern state of Andhra Pradesh received a big jolt here on Monday when the fledgling
Praja Rajyam, the political party floated by popular film star Chiranjeevi, ruled out the possibility of joining hands with it.
“We’re ready to form an alliance with all secular parties,’’ Mr Chiranjeevi told [...]

Keep youth engaged, Govt tells officials

Rajiv Udyoga Sri now has a different objective.
Keep the youth below 30 fully engaged till the next election. The Government wants to wean away the youth from looking at Chiranjeevi as the next messiah and Rajvi Udyoga Sri has to take up the assignment.
According to officials, they have received instructions from their bosses in Hyderabad [...]

Bury Cong if you want Telangana: KCR

Telangana Rashtra Samithi president K Chandrasekhar Rao today called upon the students to bury the Congress for good in the next Assembly elections as it was the main hurdle for the formation of a separate State.
Addressing a largely attended Telangana Vidyardhi Garjana at Nizam College grounds here, the TRS chief wanted the youths and students [...]

TRS yet to decide on alliances

As the Telangana Rashtra Samiti still keeping the cards close to its chest on alliances, the Praja Rajyam is pinning hopes on the possible truck with it.
The party is sending signals to the TRS that it is willing to have an alliance with it. Although the informal meetings between the two party leaders stopped for [...]

Congress To Go With Vijayashanti

The Telangana votes more or less seem to be a deciding factor in the coming assembly elections. Anybody who wins gets a substantial number of seats here is likely to be the next CM it is believed.
Based on the present scenario the TRS and the communists have a hold in these areas apart from the [...]

Yerran criticises government’s moves

The Telugu Desam Party has criticised Chief Minister Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy’s decision to appoint disqualified Member of Parliament Manda Jagannadham as the Special representative of the State in New Delhi.
Recalling that another Member of Parliament D.K. Adikesavulu Naidu, who defied the TDP whip, and voted for the Indo-US nuclear deal was given posting as TTD [...]

Manda replaces Mallu Ravi as State’s representative in Delhi

Manda Jagannadham, disqualified from the Lok Sabha for defying TDP whip and voting in favour of the UPA Government during the trust vote, has been rewarded by Chief Minister Y S Rajasekhara Reddy.
He will be the State government’s Representative in New Delhi, replacing Mallu Ravi.
For sacrificing his present position, Ravi has been made the Chief [...]

Chiranjeevi Press Meet After Meeting EC in New Delhi On Party Symbol

Yerram naidu comments on darmana prasadarao

Revanth reddy opinion on Road shows

Daily News Gallery - DEC 29

TDP, Left justify their coming together

The TDP and the Left parties had come together only to fight the government on issues of public interest and the unity moves that commenced with their campaign against corruption culminated in the alliance, said the leaders of the three parties here on Monday.
Addressing a “Rajakiya Sammelanam” here they pledged their support for the cause [...]

Protests mar YSR’s visit

The visit of Chief Minister Y. S. Rajasekhara Reddy to Karimnagar on Monday was marred by arrest of opposition leaders, obstruction of his convoy and caning of demonstrators by police.
Though the police made tight security arrangements, the opposition parties managed to obstruct the Chief Minister’s programme in protest against the failure of the State government [...]

Chiru to tour Nellore soon

Praja Rajyam announced on Monday announced that party president Chiranjeevi would tour Nellore district from January 4 and 7, 2009.
According to the schedule, Mr. Chiranjeevi will start his tour from Sullurpet on January 4 and address meetings in Nayudupet, Chilamannur, Venkatagiri, Chennur and Gudur. He will cover Podalakur, Kasumur, Muttukuru, Nellore, Kovur, Buchireddypalem, Atmakur, Vijnamur [...]

Ready to take on Balakrishna: Purandeswari

Union Minister of State for Human Resource Daggubati Purandeswari has thrown back the gauntlet against her younger brother and movie star Nandamuri Balakrishna by saying here on Monday that she is ready to contest against him, if the Congress high command decides so. It might be reminded that Mr. Bala Krishna has said in Rajahmundry [...]

Lead the movement, KCR tells students

TRS president K Chandrasekhar Rao on Monday called upon the students to participate in the movement for Telangana in a big way and
create awareness about the importance of achieving a separate state.

Participating in the Telangana Rastra Samithi ‘Vidyarthi Garjana’ meeting at Nizam college grounds here, Rao said that it was high time that all Telangana people unite to achieve a seperate state.
The student community has the responsibility to lead the movement, he said, and added that the only solution to achieving Telangana was by defeating the ruling Congress in the coming elections.

Andhra High Court lifts ban on roadshows

Andhra Pradesh High Court on Tuesday lifted the ban on roadshows by political parties as part of their election campaign in the state.
The High Court disposed off a public interest writ petition that questioned the authority of police regulating the roadshows organized by political parties.
The roadshows were banned following the inconvenience they caused to general [...]

BJP in Andhra Pradesh to launch mass contact programmes

Senior BJP leader L K Advani and Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi would be the prominent faces of the party during its”mass contact”programme in Andhra Pradesh to be launched next year, keeping in mind the assembly and Lok Sabha elections scheduled in [...]

CPM slams ‘neglect’ of Muslims by CM

CPM Rajya Sabha member P Madhu charged chief minister Y S Rajasekhara Reddy with systematically neglecting the Muslim minority in
providing employment opportunities.
In a letter to the chief minister recently, Madhu listed out a series of instances where he said injustice was meted out to the minorities. The government had given permission to colleges like New [...]

‘Roadshow’ case filed against Chiru

The police have filed a case against Prajarajyam party president Chiranjeevi for conducting a roadshow at Siddipet during his Praja Ankita Sabha
tour to Medak district. Sources said a suo motu case was filed against Chiranjeevi and six other PRP leaders for the `roadshow’ on December 24 in violation of the AP High Court’s directive on [...]

Third front has not talked about PM candidate: Gowda

The third front, led by the Left and some other secular parties, had not broached the issue of the front’s prime ministerial candidate at any of its meetings so far. “Yes. It is so [not convened] in my honest opinion,” Janata Dal (Secular) president Deve Gowda told journalists here.
The former Prime Minister, who was on [...]

Role of ‘persons in authority’ to be probed

The Commission of Inquiry into the irregularities in awarding contracts to Fisheries Executive Engineer V. Suryanarayana has been asked to inquire whether any ‘persons in authority’ illegally influenced or “used illegal methods” in allocation of works for pecuniary gains.
The probe to be headed by Justice I. Panduranga Rao, retired High Court judge, has been [...]

YSR govt helping the rich: Chiru

The Rajasekhara Reddy Government instead of improving the lives of the poor people is helping the rich. It is gifting projects works and mining rights to those in whom it is interested,’’ Praja Rajyam Party chief Chiranjeevi said. As part of his second leg of Praja Ankita Sabhas in Rangareddy district today he addressed meetings [...]

Chiranjeevi meets EC over symbol issue

Telugu superstar and the chief of newly formed Prajarajyam party Chiranjeevi met the Election Commission on Monday seeking a common symbol for his party.
Chiranjeevi submitted a memorandum to the Commission and requested amending the concerned rules. As per the rule for recognition of state political party, the party has to secure six per cent votes [...]

Disqualified TDP MP appointed Cong govt’s special rep in Delhi

Y S Rajasekhara Reddy government today rewarded disqualified Telugu Desam Party MP Manda Jagannatham, who had violated party whip and voted the for UPA government in confidence vote, by appointing him as the Andhra Pradesh government&aposs special representative in New Delhi.
Jagannatham was disqualified by Lok Sabha [...]

2008: All in the family in Andhra Pradesh

It is the elusive dream of any ambitious Congress leader - complete a full five year term in office as chief minister. On December 21, Dr.Y. S. Rajasekhara Reddy achieved a major distinction when he set an impressive record as the longest serving chief minister in a single term in Andhra Pradesh.
He completed four years, [...]

No alliance with BJP for Lok Sabha polls, says Chiranjeevi

Chiranjeevi on Monday ruled out an alliance between his newly formed political outfit Praja Rajyam and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in his home state Andhra Pradesh for the coming Lok Sabha elections.
“We are ready to form an alliance with all secular parties,” Chiranjeevi told reporters after his meeting with Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) N. [...]

PRP making personal accusations: TDP

Taking serious exception to Praja Rajyam Party leaders for their unsavory remarks against Telugu Desam Party president, the TDP today said Chiranjeevi was filling the `dirty waters’ (read leaders rejected by other parties) in a `new bottle’ (read PRP). Was this the change Chiranjeevi wanted to usher in politics?, the TDP asked.
Speaking to reporters here [...]

Low turnout worry PRP leaders

With a mixed response from the people in the Telangana districts for the Praja Ankita Sabhas, the Praja Rajyam Party leaders are raking their brains and are clueless about the reasons behind it. Barring a few meetings which were well attended, the other meetings were sparsely attended leaving a question mark on the new mass [...]

TDP, CPI, CPM Leaders in Nalgonda

Chandrababu naidu Participated In Dharna Against To Demolition Of Houses

Case against Congress leaders for ‘road show’

Trouble is brewing for the APCC following the registration of a case by the Tirupati police against senior Congress leaders like Veerappa Moily, Tirupati MP Chintha Mohan, legislator M. Venkatramana and TTD Trust Board Chairman D.K. Adikesavulu for participating in a ‘road show’ in Tirupati on Sunday.
The Congress heavyweights took out a huge procession through [...]

Congress human chain mark foundation day

Daily News Gallery - DEC 28

APCC chief complains to YSR against Nagender

Andhra Pradesh Congress Committee president D. Srinivas is said to have lodged a complaint with Chief Minister Y. S. Rajasekhara Reddy over the style of functioning of the Greater Hyderabad Congress Committee chief Danam Nagender.
Caught unawares by the political storm raised by demolition of Bhimraobada slum adjoining Gandhi Bhavan, Mr. Srinivas is believed to have [...]

Work unitedly: TDP, CPI (M) and CPI

The Telugu Desam Party (TDP), Communist Party of India (Marxist) and the Communist Party of India (CPI) on Sunday came together on a single platform during the political unit meeting organised here. Leaders gave a call for working unitedly for the purpose of defeating the Congress party in the next elections.
The meeting that saw a [...]

Rosaiah inaugurates ‘Indiramma’ houses

Finance Minister K. Rosaiah on Sunday said the government constructed 60 lakh houses under the Indiramma programme in the State.
Inaugurating 81 houses constructed at Desaipet in his Chirala constituency, Mr. Rosaiah thanked Nimmagadda foundation for helping the beneficiaries complete their houses by granting Rs. 20,000 each. The government was sanctioning Rs. 31,250 and providing a [...]

‘State promoting lawlessness’

Praja Rajyam Party president K. Chiranjeevi flayed the government for its ‘continued neglect’ of the interests of the poor and the downtrodden, while simultaneously pandering to the rich and promoting ‘lawlessness’.
Addressing a moderately-attended public meeting on the concluding day of his ‘Praja Ankita Yatra’ in the district, he urged people to re-think around the time [...]

TDP, Left favour common agenda

‘Rajakeeya Sammelan’ (political convention) of the TDP-Left combine has decided to chalk-out common agenda to defeat the Congress both at the Centre and in the State; at the same time preventing the Bharateeya Janata Party from coming to power in New Delhi.
P. Ashok Gajapathi Raju, Ambica Krishna and Y. Ramana Murty (all TDP), Ch. [...]

Praja Rajyam hopes to win majority on its own

Praja Rajyam (PR) spokesperson P. Mitra on Sunday asserted that the party was in a position to get a comfortable majority on its own in the coming elections and there would be no need for alliance with any other party. He made it clear that there would be no truck with the Bharatiya Janata Party [...]

Congress human chain all over State. Human chains mark foundation day

Chief Minister Y. S. Rajasekhara Reddy has appealed to the people of the State to give a verdict in favour of the Congress in the next general elections so as to continue the developmental and welfare programmes.

“Congress alone can give a stable government to the people at Centre and the State,” Dr. Reddy said, while addressing party workers who formed a human chain organised by the AP Congress Committee to coincide with its 123rd foundation day celebrations here on Sunday.

Dr. Reddy said cadres should work for bringing back the party to power in the elections to be held in April or May next.

Glowing tributes paid to PJR

Glowing tributes were paid to former Congress MLA P. Janardhan Reddy on his first death anniversary on Sunday.

Chief Minister Y. S. Rajasekhara Reddy and other senior Congress leaders led the party in paying tributes to the departed leader. Dr. Reddy unveiled a statue of Janardhan Reddy at the Khairatabad junction.

Divorce with UPA, new tie-ups for third front keeps Left busy

It was an eventful year for the Left parties capping over four years of love-hate relationship with Congress-led UPA coalition with which they severed ties on the Indo-US nuclear deal.
The Left parties received a serious setback when their long-trusted ally, the Samajwadi Party, switched sides to back the UPA on the deal.
The confidence vote was [...]

BJP finalises names for 12 Lok Sabha seats

The Bharatiya Janata Party on Sunday finalised its first list of candidates for 12 Lok Sabha seats in the ensuing general elections
even as the party’s national spokesman Prakash Javdekar denied approaching any party or vice-versa regarding electoral alliances.
The list includes Ch Vidyasagar Rao (Karimnagar), N Indrasena Reddy (Malkajgiri), Badaru Dattatreya (Secunderabad), Baddam Bal Reddy (Chevella), [...]

Corrupt babus back with a bang

How serious the state government
is in combating corruption in its ranks is displayed by the fact that the AP Administrative Tribunal
recently directed the state to promote 25 officials who were facing charges of corruption, on the grounds that the enquiry against them is taking years to complete.
“It is very simple. Once an official is caught, [...]

Bhimraobada residents seek help of Chandrababu Naidu

A day after their eviction, residents of a slum here today sought the help of TDP Chief N Chandrababu Naidu for their rehabilitation.

The residents of Bhimraobada, which was demolished yesterday to pave way for the construction of the office of ruling Congress, met Naidu at the TDP office and narrated their plight.

Muslims meet presses for Telangana State

People from different walks of life and organisations have come together to press for a separate Telangana state and give a thrust to the movement.
Muslims and non-muslim intellectuals including teachers, advocates, employees and senior citizens who had taken part in the 1969 Telangana movement, participated in today’s meeting, The Speakers at the meet including Kakatiya [...]

Common man shining in AP, claims CM

The Y S Rajasekhara Reddy-led Congress government on Sunday claimed that the “common man is really shining” in Andhra Pradesh, thanks to a slew of welfare measures initiated by it.
Chief Minister Y S Rajasekhara Reddy on Sunday reviewed the impact of the global economic recession with the state’s economic advisor D A Somayajulu and concluded [...]

TDP wants farmers to set up SEZs: Babu

Telugu Desam party, if voted to power, will set up special economic zones with the participation of farmers, party president N Chandrababu Naidu has said.
Speaking to reporters here today, Naidu assured that all the land forcibly acquired by the Congress Government for SEZs would be returned to farmers.
The TDP would support the victims of SEZs [...]

Telangana State welcome, says Praja Rajyam

The Praja Rajyam will welcome formation of Telangana state if the Centre decides on it.
Party’s political spokesmen C Ramachandraih and Tammineni Sitaram told reporters here that the PRP would readily respond and state its stand if the Pranab Mukherji Committee on Telangana sought its opinion. It was for the Centre to initiate proceedings, they said. [...]

Third Front calls upon TRS to join it

The leaders of the Third Front called upon the TRS to join them in ending the Congress rule, which they alleged, was abetting corruption.
The leaders of the TDP, CPI and CPM held Political Concurrence at Pothireddypalli in the district today.
The Opposition leaders lambasted the Congress for the spurt in corruption and illegal acts in the [...]

Eviction evokes violent protests

Though the residents of Bhim Rao Bada were given an alternative site at Afzal Sagar area near Aghapura, about 96 families refused to vacate stating that they would shift to a better place.
The residents, largely from the lower-middle class and daily wage earners, were in for a rude shock when a large contingent of police [...]

Daily News Gallery - DEC 27

Outrage over demolition of Bhimraobada slum

Chandrababu with media regarding Bhimraobada incident

Praja Rajyam ticket aspirants mounting pressure on the leadership

Aspirants for the Praja Rajyam Party ticket have started mounting pressure and have even gone to the extent of threatening to quit the party if they did not promise tickets or posts. However, the party leaders are trying their best to solve the stating that nothing would happen if they quit.
Mr. Nagendra Babu, brother of [...]

TDP confident of winning Aluru, Allagadda ZPTCs

Telugu Desam Party district president Byreddy Rajasekhar Reddy exuded confidence that the party would win the ZPTC seats at Aluru and Allagadda to which by-election was being conducted on December 30.
The byelection necessitated by the death of member at Allagadda and resignation of Masala Eeranna at Aluru.
Talking to reporters here on Saturday, Mr. Rajasekhar Reddy [...]

CPI to contest 40 Assembly and six Parliament seats

CPI floor leader Chada Venkat Reddy has said the party would contest 40 Assembly and six Parliament seats in the next election. However, it considered to share some with TRS if the latter came forward for an alliance.
Talking to reporters here on Friday, he accused the Congress government of having no control over the administration. [...]

Praja Rajyam hits back at Telugu Desam

The Praja Rajyam claims that Telugu Desam leaders were heckling it every stage as they were jittery about its growing popularity.
Addressing a press conference here on Saturday, senior PR leaders C. Ramachandraiah and Tammineni Sitaram took exception to the TDP’s allegation that their party had ditched the slogan of social justice and lacked clarity [...]

Praja Rajyam chief calls for futuristic urban planning

Praja Rajyam president K. Chiranjeevi on Saturday criticised the State government for poor urban planning and accused those in power of not keeping in mind the interests of the teeming lakhs who migrated to the State capital in search of jobs.
Addressing a well-attended ‘Praja Ankita Sabha’ at Kushaiguda on the outskirts, his third since Friday [...]

Opposition parties urge TRS to join hands with them

The opposition parties on Saturday urged the Telangana Rashtra Samiti (TRS) to join hands with them to prevent split of votes in the next general elections.
Participating in the ‘political conference’ held here, CPM floor leader Nomula Narasimhaiah, CPI State secretariat member K. Rama Krishna, former Ministers Chikkala Ramachandra Rao and Babu Mohan made this request [...]

Internal squabbles tarnishing image of PRP: Nagababu

The Praja Rajyam party (PRP) has got a groundswell of support from the people but it should avoid scoring a self-goal in order to defeat Congress and TDP in the ensuing elections. The party has all plus points but internal squabbles were taking their toll. It would be foolish for PRP to expect to put [...]

High drama at police station

It was a day of high-voltage drama at Saifabad police station where TDP president N. Chandrababu Naidu, was detained for more than three hours along with leaders of other political parties who were arrested in connection with Bhimraobada controversy.
The police station premises provided a meeting point for the political party workers, as hundreds of TDP [...]

Naidu turns belligerent with police

Telugu Desam president N. Chandrababu Naidu, became a rallying point for residents of Bhimraobada slum which was demolished by district authorities on Saturday. ‘Chandrababu sangarsh karo hum tumhare saath hain’ slogans rented the air as he went about making a detailed examination of the razed dwellings.
Mr. Naidu moved into dust and rubble and urged the [...]

Pawan Kalyan behind bars

In the Nampally area in Hyderabad, Pawan Kalyan was arrested on the charge for creating a blockade. The popular actor and member of Chiranjeevi’s Praja Rajyam Party, is also the president of the youth wing Yuva Rajyam.
The state government of AP in a measure to eradicate the rising slum areas in Bheemrao Vada, near Nampally, [...]

Naidu, Bandaru held for protesting against demolition drive

Cutting across party lines opposition leaders including TDP, TRS and BJP protested against the eviction of over 100 residents near Congress headquarters from the Bhimraowada locality at Nampally area.
Tension prevailed in Bhimraowada locality near Gandhi Bhavan over the eviction of the residents last night, [...]

Outrage over demolition of Bhimraobada slum. Eviction turns into political issue

In a pre-dawn swoop, the district authorities razed the Bhimraobada slum next to Gandhi Bhavan, paving way for construction of Indira Bhavan, the city office of the Congress party. The swift action caught the residents, who were fast asleep, unawares. As the bleary-eyed slum dwellers tried to comprehend what was happening, three JCB machines set about flattening their homes.

And for the next few hours it was utter chaos. The residents did not even have time to take out their belongings with all the protests and pleas falling on deaf ears. As the city folks elsewhere began yet another day, the Bhimraobada residents found themselves on the roads - literally.

Srikanth’s new association with Chiranjeevi

Srikanth debuted himself as a director with the youthful entertainer ‘Kotha Bangaru Lokam’ starring Varun Sandesh and Swetha Prasad. He got a name after the movie’s decent run even though it was made on a small budget. Those who wonder if his next movie is going to cast Chiranjeevi, you are all in for a [...]

YSR uses private jet

It is not uncommon for Chief Minister Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy to travel by helicopter to different destinations in the State to attend official and non-official programmes. But, on Saturday, he opted to fly by a private jet to attend a private function within the State.
The occasion was the wedding of the daughter of Cooperation Minister [...]

JD (S), AIADMK, Left parties to hold meeting in New Delhi

A meeting of leaders of political parties, including the Left, Janata Dal (Secular) and All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam, is likely to take place in New Delhi next month, H.D. Deve Gowda, JD (S) president and former Prime Minister, said on Saturday.
Emerging from a 90-minute-long meeting with AIADMK general secretary Jayalalithaa at her Poes [...]

Expedite construction of houses under Indiramma scheme: YSR

Chief Minister Y S Rajasekhara Reddy today asked officials to expedite construction work of houses at various stages built up under the Indiramma scheme.
He also wanted the Housing Department to hand over the plots to the individual beneficiaries where land acquisitions were completed [...]

Realty slowdown hits AP govt’s infra plans

The slowdown in the real estate sector has become a serious challenge to the YS Rajasekhara Reddy government in Andhra Pradesh. It has now threatened to take a toll on the Rs 1.3 lakh crore-programme to build 30 major and 18 medium irrigation projects. CNBC-TV18’s Vishwanath Pilla and Arvind Sukumar report.
The Andhra Pradesh government seems [...]

TDP-Left combine determined to defeat Congress

Telugu Desam Party (TDP) president N Chandrababu Naidu today averred that the Third Front would come to power at the national level.
He hinted that Bahujan Samajwadi Party (BSP) of Mayawati too would join the Front.
Addressing the first jointmeeting of the TDP, CPM and CPI workers here today, Naidu said that CPM and CPI general [...]

Chiranjeevi flays Govt for woes of Hyderabadis

The Government is making life a hell for the citizens of Hyderabad by neglecting the infrastructure and other basic facilities, PRP president Chiranjeevi has alleged.

Addressing meetings at Kukatpally and Qutbullapur here today on the second leg of his Praja Ankita Sabha in Rangareddy district, Chiranjeevi critisised the Government for its failure in making the life for the citizens easy.

HC tells govt not to move further

The AP High Court on Saturday directed the state government not to proceed further on the issue of Bhimrao Wada slum and appointed an advocate to study the ground realities and return to it by January 19.
Bhimrao Wada land was sold to the Congress by the state government to expand the party’s headquarters, Gandhi [...]

Patil hails Andhra’s achievements in SHG movement

President Pratibha Patil today hailed Andhra Pradesh for its unique achievements in Self-Help Group movement.
“It is a silent socio-economic revolution of women and other states should emulate it,” Patil said in an interaction with Chief Minister Y S Rajasekhar Reddy, after her arrival here as [...]

VHR toes DS line, wants Cong to ally with TRS

Toeing the line of State Congress (PCC) president D.Srinivas, senior Congress leader and Rajya Sabha member V Hanumanth Rao has advocated Congress- TRS alliance to fight the next elections.
Talking with reporters at Gandhi Bhavan here today, Rao said the Congress would stand to gain if it forged an alliance with the TRS. Such an alliance [...]

Fight Between Congres & PRP on Ranga anniversary

Pawan Starts PRP NRI Wing

TDP Sammelanam in Krishna District