Andhra Pradesh bandh updates: Shutdown peaceful in Tirupati so far but devotees facing travel issues, say reports
Fp Staff • 7 years agoAuthorities in Andhra Pradesh have tightened the security in view of the shutdown called by the Left parties on Thursday to protest the injustice meted out to the state in the Union Budget 2018-19.
Kadlekai Parishe: The annual two-day fair when Bengaluru embraces its past with unbridled relish
Vedam Jaishankar • 8 years agoKadlekai Parishe (groundnut fair), the annual two-day fair which attracts close to a million visitors and hundreds of thousands of vendors from many parts of India is held on the one km stretch of wide road leading to the Bull Temple.
Telangana-Andhra bifurcation blues hit doctors, common man suffers
Gsradhakrishna • 9 years agoHyderabad is a hotbed of discontent. Bifurcation blues which have soured relations between Telangana and Andhra Pradesh have now hit government doctors.
Hyderabad: Why Telangana-Seemandhra are fighting
Dhiraj • 12 years agoThe fact is that Hyderabad is the real bone of contention between Seemandhra and Telangana. Seemanadhra is on fire because the residents of that 'new' state fear for their economic viability once the hub of economic activity, Hyderabad (located in the heart of Telangana), is lost.
Telangana CM meets PM, discusses household survey issue
Fp Archives • 11 years agoKeshava Rao asserted that the survey was conducted only to know the true facts on the ground against the backdrop of alleged excess ration cards.
Telangana household survey: Govt bows to pressure, removes divisive questions
Saye Sekhar • 11 years agoThe survey questionnaire did not have Questions 21, 22 and 23 in ‘Division-I’ which were meant to deal with eliciting information on nativity
KCR can even be Hitler's grandfather to stop injustice: Telangana CM
Fp Archives • 11 years ago"One says KCR is Hitler, another says KCR is dictator; KCR is definitely Hitler for thieves. I want to be Hitler for the corrupt. I don't feel shy. KCR is Hitler to stop injustice. I can even be Hitler's grandfather," Rao said at a press conference.
TDP MLA Kodela unanimously elected AP assembly Speaker
Fp Archives • 11 years agoVeteran legislator Kodela Sivaprasada Rao has been unanimously elected as the first Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of Andhra Pradesh post bifurcation.
Seemandhra does not meet norms for special category: Planning Commission
Fp Archives • 11 years agoThe residual Andhra Pradesh commonly known as Seemandhra cannot be accorded the status of special category under the current norms, said Planning Commission.
Chandrababu Naidu appointed the first CM of new Andhra Pradesh
Fp Archives • 11 years agoElaborate arrangements are being made for the swearing-in ceremony as over five lakh people are expected to attend.