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One policeman killed, two terrorists nabbed in gunbattle with AP, TN police in Chittoor
India | Oct 05, 2013, 05:18 PM ISTChennai/Hyderabad: In a pre-dawn swoop on a house in Puthur of Chittoor district on AP-Tamil Nadu border, a joint team of Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu police today nabbed two suspect terrorists who had a
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Seemandhra Congress leaders to stay put, wait for Assembly confrontation
India | Oct 04, 2013, 05:47 PM ISTHyderabad: Congress leaders from coastal Andhra and Rayalaseema regions of Andhra Pradesh have decided not to resign and instead exercise the “only option” left to prevent bifurcation—defeat the resolution on the subject in the Assembly,
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30 smugglers held in Andhra, 7 tonne red sanders seized
India | Sep 15, 2013, 08:12 PM ISTHyderabad: As many as 30 red sander smugglers, mostly from Tamil Nadu, were today arrested in Chittoor district of Andhra Pradesh and 201 logs of the precious wood weighing 7 tonne, worth over Rs 2
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No president's rule in Andhra says Shinde
India | Sep 07, 2013, 10:00 PM ISTNew Delhi: There will be no imposition of president's rule in Andhra Pradesh in the wake of protests in parts of the state over decision to form Telangana, Home Minister Sushilkumar Shinde said on Saturday.Answering
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Two more Andhra ministers quit over Telangana
India | Aug 12, 2013, 06:42 PM ISTHyderabad: Andhra Pradesh Health Minister Kondru Murali Mohan and Forest Minister Satrucharla Vijayarama Raju today resigned from their posts protesting the proposed bifurcation of the state.With this, the total number of ministers who resigned in
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Cong leaders adopt three resolutions on Telangana; seek CM's resignation
India | Aug 04, 2013, 07:46 AM ISTHyderabad, Aug 4: Defiant Congress leaders from Andhra and Rayalaseema regions ignored the party high command's directive to withdraw their resignations and upped their ante tonight by adopting three resolutions one of which demanded reconsideration
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Andhra welcomes SC order on medical courses
India | Jul 18, 2013, 04:36 PM ISTHyderabad, July 18: The Andhra Pradesh government Thursday welcomed the Supreme Court order setting aside a Medical Council of India (MCI) notification mandating common National Entrance Eligibility Test (NEET) both for undergraduate and postgraduate medical
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Protests erupt in Andhra Pradesh over Telangana issue
India | Jul 04, 2013, 03:54 PM ISTHyderabad, July 4: With the Congress party hinting at an early decision on the Telangana issue, protests began in Rayalaseema and coastal Andhra regions of Andhra Pradesh, also called Seemandhra, opposing any move to divide
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271 pilgrims return to Andhra by three special aircraft
India | Jun 27, 2013, 07:50 AM ISTHyderabad, June 27: Three special aircraft arranged one by Andhra Pradesh government and two by the main opposition Telugu Desam Party (TDP) -- brought 271 pilgrims from Dehra Dun Wednesday night.While 221 passengers reached Hyderabad
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Lakhs appear for medical, engineering exam in Andhra
India | May 10, 2013, 12:08 PM ISTHyderabad, May 10: Engineering, Agriculture and Medical Common Entrance Test (EAMCET) for admission to engineering and medical colleges in Andhra Pradesh began amid tight security arrangements across the state Friday morning.In all, 3,96,143 candidates are
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Andhra minister's remark on Jagan sparks furore
India | Apr 13, 2013, 07:13 PM ISTHyderabad, Apr 13: An Andhra Pradesh minister's remark calling for hanging of jailed MP Y.S. Jaganmohan Reddy has sparked a furore with the latter's YSR Congress party Saturday staging protests against him across the state.YSR
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Opposition shutdown in Andhra hits normal life
India | Apr 09, 2013, 10:36 AM ISTHyderabad, Apr 9: Normal life in Andhra Pradesh was hit Tuesday as opposition parties in the state called for a shutdown to protest the hike in electricity tariff.Buses of the state-owned Andhra Pradesh State Road
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Top Maoist leader Sudershan arrested in Andhra
India | Mar 24, 2013, 09:24 AM ISTHyderabad, Mar 24: Top Maoist leader Sudershan was Saturday arrested in Andhra Pradesh's Khammam district bordering Chhattisgarh, police said.Sudershan alias Sriramulu Srinivas, a member of the central committee of the Communist Party of India-Maoist, was
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Azhar wants to forget the past, High Court rejects life ban by BCCI
Cricket | Nov 08, 2012, 07:00 PM ISTHyderabad, Nov 8: After the Andhra Pradesh High Court Thursday overturned the life ban imposed on him, former India cricket captain Mohammad Azharuddin said he is "a relieved man" and does not want to dwell
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Andhra, Washington State sign statement to promote ties
World | Oct 03, 2012, 11:03 PM ISTHyderabad, Oct 3: Washington State and Andhra Pradesh Wednesday signed a “joint statement of interest” to promote collaboration in business, trade, culture and education.Washington Governor Christine Gregoire and Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Kiran Kumar
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Congress In A Fix Over Andhra Rebels
National | May 31, 2011, 07:59 PM ISTHyderabad, May 31: The Congress high command is unable to take a decision on the rebel MLAs in Andhra Pradesh even as the state unit is looking towards it for guidance.The high command is unable
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PM, Sonia Lead Thousands In Paying Homage To Sathya Sai
India | Apr 26, 2011, 08:14 PM ISTPuttaparthi (AP), Apr 26: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and UPA Chairperson Sonia Gandhi today led thousands of people in paying homage to Sri Sathya Sai Baba here this evening.Both the leaders stood in silence in
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Andhra: YSR's Brother Likely To Get Cabinet Berth
National | Nov 29, 2010, 08:08 AM ISTNew Delhi: Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Kiran Kumar Reddy is expected to induct late chief minister Y S Rajashekhara Reddy's brother Vivekananda Reddy in his cabinet, sources said. The chief minister met Sonia Gandhi and
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Five Judges In Andhra Suspended For Copying In Exam
India | Aug 26, 2010, 02:02 PM ISTThe Andhra Pradesh High Court on Wednesday ordered the suspension of five judges who were caught cheating during the first-year Master of Law (LLM) examination in Warangal, reports Mail Today newspaper. The judges, along with
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Cong Admits Division In Andhra Unit Over Telangana Issue
National | Jan 06, 2010, 08:57 PM ISTEven as the Centre grapples with finding a solution to the vexed issue of Telangana, Congress on Wednesday virtually admitted that there was a division in the Andhra Pradesh unit of the party over it.