Hyderabad: The furore triggered by the defection of a BRS MLA may force Telangana’s ruling Congress to go slow on poaching opposition legislators. After senior Congress leader T. Jeevan Reddy openly voiced his unhappiness over the party admitting Bharat Rashtra Samithi MLA M. Sanjay Kumar into the party, Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy and his loyalists…
Narsaraopet (AP): Andhra Pradesh Police on Wednesday arrested YSRCP leader P Ramakrishna Reddy after the high court dismissed his anticipatory bail plea in a case over his alleged attack on a TDP polling agent who questioned him for smashing an EVM. On polling day May 13, former Macherla MLA Ramakrishna Reddy barged into polling station…
New Delhi: Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy has appealed to Defence Minister Rajnath Singh to transfer 2,450 acres of defence land to the Telangana Government for widening roads and other civic infrastructure projects in Hyderabad. The Chief Minister met with Rajnath Singh in Delhi on Monday. During the meeting, the Chief Minister highlighted that 2,462…
Vijayawada: A delegation of Telugu film producers called on Andhra Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister Pawan Kalyan here on Monday to discuss the issues plaguing the industry. Film producer A Aravind noted that Kalyan, who is also an actor, promised to look into the issues raised by them. “Kalyan assured that he will talk to CM…
Hyderabad: Several student activists were detained after they attempted to barge into Union minister for coal and mines G Kishan Reddy’s residence near Kacheguda on Saturday morning, June 22. The students, led by NSUI state president Venkat Balmoor, held a protest and attempted to lay siege on the minister’s house after they were reportedly denied permission…
Amaravati: YSRCP’s under construction central party office at Tadepalli was demolished based on a complaint lodged by a TDP leader that it was being allegedly built illegally on Irrigation Department land, said the party on Saturday. The complaint was lodged with the commissioners of the Capital Region Development Authority (CRDA) and Mangalagiri Tadepalli Municipal Corporation (MTMC)…
Amaravati: TDP’s Narsipatnam MLA C Ayyannapatrudu was elected unanimously as the Speaker of the 16th Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly on Saturday. Addressing the Assembly, Pro-tem Speaker and TDP’s Rajahmundry Rural MLA G Butchaiah Chowdary said that Janasena chief Pawan Kalyan, TDP general secretary Nara Lokesh and BJP’s Staya Kumar Yadava made three proposals on behalf of…
Hyderabad: Police opened fire in the air after a four-member gang tried to attack them here, police said on Saturday. The incident happened under Chilkalguda police station on the intervening night of Friday and Saturday when the gang tried to snatch a mobile phone from one of the personnel involved in the decoy operation. According…
Amaravati: The maiden session of the 16th Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly began on Friday with 172 newly-elected legislators taking the oath of office. According to an official source, 172 MLAs were administered oath by Pro-tem Speaker and TDP legislator G Butchaiah Chowdary. The session commenced at 9:45 am in the Assembly Hall located at Velagapudi,…
Hyderabad: Union Minister for Coal and Mines G Kishan Reddy will launch the 10th round of commercial coal mines auction in Hyderabad on June 21. The Sravanapalli block in Telangana will be among the blocks going under the hammer. Friday’s event will be the first major activity of the Coal Ministry in Telangana after Kishan…
