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Tamilisai’s assertive style may irk KCR

Unlike her predecessor E.S.L. Narasimhan, she will open the doors of the Raj Bhavan for the common public.   HYDERABAD: Newly appointed Telangana Governor Tamilisai Soundararajan...

Jagan sets up panel to decide fate of Amaravati

HYDERABAD: Amid concerns over the fate of Andhra Pradesh capital Amaravati, Chief Minister Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy has set up a five-member official committee...

Recession forces budget cut, government land to be on sale

HYDERABAD: Perhaps reflecting the impact of recession on public finances, Telangana became the first state in the country to cut its annual budget by...

KCR reinducts son, nephew; but dissidence surfaces

Move is meant to ‘contain’ the BJP which is trying to poach on TRS leaders.   HYDERABAD: Telangana Chief Minister K. Chandrasekhar Rao (KCR) has expanded...

Tamilisai’s posting as Telangana governor cheers up Opposition

Opposition parties were demanding Governor E.S.L. Narasimhan’s removal for long.   Hyderabad: Tamil Nadu BJP state president Tamilisai’s appointment as the second Governor of Telangana, replacing...

74-year-old births twins, sets world record

Hyderabad: A new world record has been set by a 74-year-old woman Yaramati Mangayamma who gave birth to twin daughters through the IVF process...

Telangana minister Etela’s comments spark row in TRS

Etela Rajender is among those likely to be dropped from KCR’s Cabinet.   Hyderabad: Telangana Medical and Health Minister Etela Rajender has emerged as a rallying...

Maoist-hit areas will get more cell towers, public work contracts

Home Minister Amit Shah stressed on the need to deal with the Maoist problem with an iron hand.     Hyderabad: More cell phone towers, better roads and...

Jagan plans to reduce Amaravati’s size, stature

A decision on this is expected after he gets the Centre’s nod.     Hyderabad: Amaravati will continue to be the capital city of Andhra Pradesh, but its...

Centre, Andhra do not agree on Polavaram

Ministry of Jal Shakti has expressed its disagreement over the Andhra government’s decision to scrap existing project tenders.       Hyderabad: The all-powerful Ministry of Jal Shakti of...

Row over Jerusalem ads on Tirumala tickets

There is a ban on any form of canvassing by non-Hindu religions in Tirupati and Tirumala.     Hyderabad: Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy is...

Confusion over Amaravati as AP capital

Municipal Administration Minister Botsa Satyanarayana said ‘Amarvati is not fit to be state capital.’     Hyderabad: A statement by Andhra Pradesh Municipal Administration Minister Botsa Satyanarayana has...

BJP challenges TRS in telangana

This growth of the party is being attributed to Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s charisma.     Hyderabad: Through sustained efforts in the last three months, the Bharatiya Janata...

Telangana Secretariat on pause mode

Hyderabad: It may be a month-long holiday for the Telangana Secretariat, which is currently being shifted to various buildings in Hyderabad. This shifting of premises...

Jagan initiates staggered prohibition

To begin with, the number of retail wine shops will be reduced by 20% from the coming excise year.     Hyderabad: Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y.S. Jagan...

Telugu states expect Assembly seats hike along with J&K

Hyderabad: The bifurcation of Jammu and Kashmir into two Union Territories—J&K and Ladakh—and the subsequent increase in Assembly seats comes as a boon to the...

Ikea to raise sourcing of local material to 50%

The Swedish home furnishing giant has been impressed by public response to its Hyderabad store.   Hyderabad :Impressed with the public response to its one-year-old Hyderabad...

Man gets death penalty for rape, murder of 9-month-old girl

The verdict was delivered within 50 days from the incident after a fast track court was set up.   Hyderabad: In one of the fastest trials,...

BJP banks on ‘17 September 1948’ for expansion in Telangana

Hyderabad: When Bharatiya Janata Party national president and Union Home Minister Amit Shah addresses a public meeting in Nizamabad city in Telangana on 17...

Jagan seeks investments from around the globe

Jagan said that he wasn’t against big business, but only against graft.   Hyderabad: Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy, who came to power...

Jagan sacks consultants appointed by Naidu for Amaravati

Around 70 consultants including international and domestic ones will stop all project-related work from 1 August.   Hyderabad: Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y. S. Jagan Mohan...

Cost of Polavaram dam all set to go up

Naidu government had awarded the project without open bids.   Hyderabad: In yet another decision that is likely to affect the interests of the infrastructure companies...

Murali may get to head BJP in Telangana

BJP taking advantage of the shrinking base of Congress and anti incumbency against TRS.   Hyderabad: Bharatiya Janata Party national general secretary P. Muralidhar Rao, who...

Nostalgic KCR showers Rs 200cr on native village

At one go, he granted the money to the villagers in the form of personal benefits.     Hyderabad: Perhaps no other Chief Minister in the country would...

Karnataka loss a blow for congress in AP, Telangana

‘Now the Congress has no funding source in the entire South’.     Hyderabad: The change of guard in Karnataka this week is going to hit the prospects...

Jagan plays down 75% jobs quota bill as industry goes into panic mode

Hyderabad: The Andhra Pradesh Assembly has passed an AP Employment of Local Candidates in Industries/Factories Bill 2019, providing 75% reservation to local residents, this week....

AP’s changed Priorities Push World Bank out of Amaravati

AP’s Jagan government prefers a compact capital city, unlike the grandiose plans of the previous Naidu regime.   Hyderabad: The World Bank, which is in talks...

Jagan will brief Centre on move to review power purchase agreements

Hyderabad: Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy, who waded into a controversy on reviewing around 88 power purchase agreements (PPAs) signed by...

Jagan will set up judicial panel for audit of public projects

Hyderabad: Perhaps in a first of its kind in the country, the Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy government in Andhra Pradesh will set up a...

President to greet Chandrayaan-2 team

Hyderabad: President Ram Nath Kovind will greet the team of scientists and officers of the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) that is behind the launch...

Andhra budget names 9 schemes after YSR

Hyderabad: As many as nine schemes in the Andhra Pradesh budget for 2019-20 that was presented in the Legislative Assembly on Friday were named after...

TRS Rajya Sabha member will ‘associate’ with BJP in Upper House

Sources said that D. Srinivas won’t formally join BJP at present, but will work for the party in Parliament. His son became a BJP...

Jagan says no to LS Deputy Speaker post

CM Jagan Mohan Reddy wants to pursue his demand for a special category status for Andhra Pradesh.     Hyderabad: Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister and YSR Congress president...

TRS, YSR Congress MPs to protest against Union budget

Hyderabad: Disappointed over allocations to Telangana and Andhra Pradesh in the Union Budget 2019-20 presented by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, MPs belonging TRS and...

Amit Shah sets eyes on Telangana

Hyderabad: BJP president and Union Home Minister Amit Shah has set his eyes on capturing political power in Telangana by the next Assembly elections...

Jagan’s probe into Naidu’s ‘graft’ to delay AP projects

TDP has termed the setting up of the Cabinet probe panel as a witch-hunt.   Hyderabad: Chief Minister Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy’s move to set up...

KCR’s new secretariat plans draw flak

Hyderabad: Telangana Chief Minister K. Chandrasekhar Rao (KCR)’s plans to demolish the existing Secretariat and build a new one with an outlay of Rs...

Jagan, KCR to end enmity between Andhra, Telangana

From now on, they will solve issues through talks and negotiation.   Hyderabad: Gone are the days of enmity and bitterness between Telangana and Andhra Pradesh,...

Jagan orders demolition of Naidu’s riverside house

Naidu is likely to move the courts, turning the issue into a bigger row.   Hyderabad: A fresh political battle is erupting in Andhra Pradesh between...

Jagan’s uncle is new Tirupati chief, will review temple gold deposits

Hyderabad: Former MP from Ongole in Andhra Pradesh, Y.V. Subba Reddy, 59, took over as the new chairman of the world’s richest Hindu temple,...

TDP suffers a shock as four of its RS MPs join BJP

Hyderabad: Reeling under a severe electoral drubbing, the Telugu Desam Party (TDP) suffered a major jolt this week as four out of six of...

KCR, Jagan to solve all inter-state disputes

Hyderabad: After five years of bitterness and acrimony, Telangana and Andhra Pradesh will now solve all inter-state disputes in a give-and-take approach and amicable...

Jagan not averse to Lok Sabha Deputy Speaker post for party

Hyderabad: Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy is believed to be ready to consider a proposal from the Bharatiya Janata Party on...

Failing to get PM appointment, KCR skips Niti Aayog meet

KCR wanted to invite PM to the Kaleswaram irrigation project’s inauguration.   Hyderabad: Telangana Chief Minister K. Chandrasekhar Rao (KCR) stayed away from the Niti Aayog...

Congress defector MLAs ready for bypolls

The defectors blame the party leadership both at the state and national levels for their decision to quit Congress and join TRS.   Hyderabad: The Congress...

PM to visit Tirumala today

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be visiting Lord Balaji atop Tirumala Hills on Sunday evening. He will arrive at Tirupati from Sri Lanka at...

MIM is opposition as Congress vanishes

Ironically, MIM is an unofficial ally of TRS and has emerged as the biggest Opposition party for the first time.   Woes of the Congress are...

Ajeya Kallam takes charge as principal adviser to Andhra CM

Jagan will have two more key officials, D.G. Sawan as DGP and Stephen Ravindra as Intelligence IG.   Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy’s...

A woman among Andhra’s five Deputy CMs

Another woman gets the Home portfolio in Jagan’s Cabinet.   Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy on Saturday formed his Cabinet with 25 members,...

After LS setback, KCR for good ties with PM

He will abandon efforts to put together a federal front.   Hyderabad: Rattled by his party’s defeat in seven out of Telangana’s 17 Lok Sabha constutuencies,...

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