Polavaram

Telangana shutdown against Polavaram bill begins on peaceful note

Telangana is facing a day-long bandh on Saturday called in protest against the passage in Lok Sabha of the Polavaram Bill.

Telangana: Leaders call for state shutdown against Polavaram bill

The Telangana Joint Action Committee (TJAC) and the communist parties have called for Telangana shutdown on Saturday to protest passage of Polavaram bill.

Govt will go ahead with decision to construct Polavaram dam: Venkaiah

There is no looking back on the Polavaram irrigation project in Andhra Pradesh and the government will stick to its decision to construct the dam.

Sonia asks Modi to fulfill promises made by UPA to Seemandhra

The Congress President promised all cooperation to the Modi government in implementing these commitments.

Odisha CM Patnaik meets Modi seeking special status, will he join govt?

Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Monday met Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi and demanded special category status for his state as well as other assistance from the Centre but remained evasive on allying with NDA.

Polavaram dam: TRS unhappy with ordinance, Telangana shut down

Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) and Telugu Dasam Party (TDP) have been crossing swords over the ambitious Polavaram dam project. Telangana, meanwhile, faces a large scale shut down which has severely affected normalcy in the state.

Telangana shuts down in protest against transfer of 205 villages

The day-long shutdown called by Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) president K. Chandrasekhar Rao on Thursday protesting the Centre's ordinance to hand over 200 villages of Telangana to Andhra Pradesh for Polavaram irrigation project, affected normal life.

Cabinet clears Polavaram ordinance, TRS calls for bandh

The Cabinet cleared the Polavaram Irrigation Project Ordinance on Tuesday which merged seven mandals of Telanagana into Seemandhra. TRS chief K Chandrasekhar Rao called for bandh.

AP multi-purpose project could submerge over 250 villages: Natarajan

She said the Polavaram project is likely to cause submergence of 29 villages in West Godavari district, 42 villages in East Godavari district and 205 villages in Khammam district.