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  Concerns of Seemandhra region should be addressed first: BJP

  Politics | February 18, 2014 6:46 IST

  New Delhi: With the Telangana Bill likely to be taken up for consideration in the Lok Sabha today, BJP tonight made it clear that it will press for a discussion on the crucial legislation as

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  Telangana: Union ministers from Seemandhra meet Advani

  India | February 17, 2014 12:18 IST

  New Delhi: Some Union ministers from Seemandhra region of Andhra Pradesh today met L K Advani seeking BJP's support for a package for the region following the decision to create a separate Telangana state.  The

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  Shutdown in Seemandhra hits normal life

  India | January 03, 2014 11:56 IST

  Hyderabad: A shutdown is being observed Friday in Rayalaseema and coastal Andhra regions of Andhra Pradesh to oppose bifurcation of the state.On a day when the state assembly resumed its winter session to debate the

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  Digvijay Singh's effigies burnt to oppose his visit to AP

  India | December 11, 2013 21:45 IST

  Hyderabad: All India Congress Committee (AICC) General Secretary and in-charge of party affairs for Andhra Pradesh, Digvijay Singh's visit to Hyderabad tomorrow, was opposed here today by Andhra Pradesh state government employees supporting a “united”

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  Seemandhra Congress MPs seek President intervention on Telangana issue

  India | December 11, 2013 20:49 IST

  New Delhi: A delegation of rebel Congress MPs from Seemandhra who gave a notice to move a no-confidence motion against the UPA government today sought President Pranab Mukherjee's intervention in preventing the division of Andhra

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  Action likely against Congress MPs for no-confidence notice

  India | December 10, 2013 16:38 IST

  New Delhi: Congress is likely to crack the whip on six of its MPs from Seemandhra for giving notice for no-confidence motion against the government to protest against creation of Telangana.“They (MPs) are from a

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  Public has already expressed no-confidence against Centre: Mamata

  Politics | December 10, 2013 15:56 IST

  New Delhi: Trinamool chief Mamata Banerjee today said the public has already expressed “no-confidence” against the Centre and there was no need for bringing a motion against it in this regard.The West Bengal Chief Minister

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  Telangana row: Congress MPs give notice for no confidence motion

  India | December 09, 2013 16:26 IST

  New Delhi: In more problems for Congress on Telangana issue, six party MPs from Seemandhra region today gave notice for moving a no-confidence motion against the Manmohan Singh government.The members—R Sambasiva Rao, Sabbam Hari, V

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  Telangana Row: Shutdown continues in Seemandhra for second day

  India | December 07, 2013 14:25 IST

  Hyderabad: Shutdown continued for the second day Saturday in Rayalaseema and coastal regions of Andhra Pradesh against the central government's decision to bifurcate the state by carving out separate Telangana state.Shops, business establishments, educational institutions

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  Telangana Bill: Seemandhra put on high alert

  India | December 06, 2013 8:56 IST

  Hyderabad: A general alert was sounded in Hyderabad and 13 districts of Seemandhra (Rayalaseema and coastal Andhra) as the central cabinet approved the draft Andhra Pradesh Reorganisation Bill on the bifurcation of the state by

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  YSR Congress calls Seemandhra shutdown today

  Politics | December 06, 2013 12:48 IST

  Hyderabad: YSR Congress has called for a shutdown today to protest the union cabinet's decision to bifurcate Andhra Pradesh by carving out separate Telangana state.Without naming Seemandhra (Rayalaseema and coastal Andhra), YSR Congress president Y.S.

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  Security being increased across Seemandhra

  India | December 05, 2013 22:29 IST

  Hyderabad: Security is being beefed up in the Seemandhra region (coastal Andhra and Rayalaseema) of Andhra Pradesh amid reports that the Union Cabinet may take a decision on the issue of bifurcation of the state

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  Andhra Pradesh CM says he will strive hard to keep Andhra Pradesh 'united'

  Politics | November 15, 2013 19:16 IST

  Chodavaram (AP): Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Kiran Kumar Reddy said here today that he would strive hard to keep Andhra Pradesh “united”, at a public grievances and mass contact programme here today.  “I will

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  Union ministers meet PM demanding 'justice' for Seemandhra

  India | November 11, 2013 17:12 IST

  New Delhi: A section of Union ministers from Andhra Pradesh today met Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to convey concerns arising out of bifurcation of Andhra Pradesh and demanded justice for Seemandhra people.  “We met the

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  HRD Ministry okays IIT, IIM, 3 central universities for Seemandhra

  India | November 05, 2013 23:53 IST

  New Delhi: The HRD Ministry has given its nod for an IIT, an IIM and three central universities among other institutes for the Seemandhra region which has witnessed widespread resentment over the Centre's decision to

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  GoM on Telangana begins work, Seemandhra limping back to normalcy

  India | October 12, 2013 7:21 IST

  New Delhi/Hyderabad: The ministerial panel set up to work out modalities for formation of a separate Telangana held its first meeting Friday while Seemandhra started limping back to normalcy with electricity employees resuming work and

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  Congress Appeals to People of Seemandhra to Quit Agitation

  Politics | October 08, 2013 20:04 IST

  New Delhi: With protests in Seemandhra against Centre's decision to bifurcate Andhra Pradesh, Congress today appealed to people in the region to give up their agitation so that a solution that benefits both sides could

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  Seemandhra: Curfew in Vizianagaram but agitators not deterred

  India | October 06, 2013 17:49 IST

  Visakhapatnam/Hyderabad: Defying shoot at sight orders and a curfew, anti-bifurcation agitators today hit the streets in Vizianagaram town and other parts of the district and clashed with police.Police fired rubber bullets at Kothapeta area on

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  Jaipal proposes Seemandhra-Telangana pact to defuse tension

  India | October 05, 2013 21:59 IST

  Hyderabad: Looking to allay apprehensions over the proposed bifurcation of Andhra Pradesh, Union Minister S Jaipal Reddy has suggested that an agreement could be signed between the people of Seemandhra and the Telangana regions to

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  Anti-Telangana protests in Andhra Pradesh turn violent

  India | October 05, 2013 9:58 IST

  Kadapa/Vizianagaram: After 65 days, the peaceful agitation opposing bifurcation of Andhra Pradesh took a violent turn on Friday as agitators of political parties and Samakhyarashtra Parirakshana Samathi attacked central government offices in Kadapa, Jagan Mohan's