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  Goa lobbying with Centre for special status: Minister D'Souza

  Politics | July 30, 2018 16:03 IST

  Goa wants special status on the lines of Mizoram, Uttarakhand and Himachal Pradesh.

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  BJP took U-turn, violated principles of friendship and political morality: TDP

  July 24, 2018 16:33 IST

  Their sole aim is to destroy the TDP for their own expansion. That is why we parted ways with a heavy heart: TDP

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  After TDP exit from NDA, BJP ready to 'do more than special status' to Andhra Pradesh

  India | March 17, 2018 23:28 IST

  BJP National General Secretary Ram Madhav also said that the party will explain its efforts in the last four years to people of Andhra Pradesh.

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  Centre endlessly waiting for Andhra to revert on special package, says Jaitley

  Business | March 16, 2018 20:16 IST

  Jaitley said the modalities of giving the special package were agreed way back in September 2016 but the state government only in January this year suggested a change in route of receiving funds, to which the Centre agreed but has not heard from it.

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  AP special status: Chandrababu Naidu's Telugu Desam Party pulls out of NDA coalition

  Politics | March 16, 2018 10:25 IST

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  'Due to unavoidable circumstances we're stepping down, will continue to be partner of NDA': TDP

  Politics | March 08, 2018 10:36 IST

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  TDP demands special status for Andhra Pradesh, gives ultimatum to BJP

  Politics | March 07, 2018 11:30 IST

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  Rahul Gandhi supports special status demand for Andhra Pradesh, urges all parties to unite for justice

  Politics | February 09, 2018 15:46 IST

  "The Congress party supports the just demand of the people of Andhra Pradesh for special category status and speedy completion of the Polavaram project. It's time for all parties to unite on this issue and support this call for justice," he said.

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  SC seeks Centre's response on validity of Article 370 giving special status to J&K

  India | August 08, 2017 13:39 IST

  The Supreme Court today sought response from the Centre on a plea against a Delhi High Court order by which it had rejected a petition challenging validity of Article 370 of the Constitution giving special status to Jammu and Kashmir

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  JD(U) attacks BJP over denial of special status

  Politics | August 03, 2015 15:06 IST

  Patna:  The JD(U) today attacked the BJP as its government at the Centre has ruled out granting special category status to Bihar and provided only a special package instead."Prime Minister Narendra Modi during his election

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  Special status for Bihar to be key assembly poll plank

  Politics | August 01, 2015 17:33 IST

  Patna:  Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar's Janata Dal-United (JD-U) will rake up the issue of centre's denial of special status to the state as one of the top agendas to counter BJP in the upcoming state

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  No special category status for Bihar, says Centre in Lok Sabha

  Politics | July 31, 2015 21:39 IST

  New Delhi: Government today ruled out granting special category status to Bihar for increased central assistance, though there was a proposal to provide the state a special package."There is no proposal as of now to

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  Sonia Gandhi urges PM to grant special status to AP

  Politics | February 20, 2015 18:06 IST

  Hyderabad: Congress President Sonia Gandhi has written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi asking him to to ensure that Special Status is granted to the State of Andhra Pradesh.In a letter to the prime minister yesterday,

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  NDA doing 'politics' over special status to Bihar: Jitan Ram Manjhi

  Politics | December 01, 2014 16:16 IST

  Patna: With Union minister Ramvilas Paswan saying that special status to Bihar would be accorded only after NDA comes to power in the state, Chief Minister Jitan Ram Manjhi today charged the Centre with being

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  Special status can enable Bihar to contribute to national growth:Jitan Ram Manjhi

  India | June 22, 2014 18:31 IST

  Patna: Chief Minister Jitan Ram Manjhi today said he has urged the Narendra Modi government to accord special status to Bihar to enable the state to contribute to national growth.“During my meeting with the Prime

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  KCR meets PM, seeks special status for Telangana

  India | June 08, 2014 6:55 IST

  New Delhi/Hyderabad: Telangana Chief Minister K. Chandrasekhar Rao on Saturday met Prime Minister Narendra Modi in the national capital, and demanded special category status for his state.KCR, as the chief minister is popularly known, sought

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  Patnaik meets PM to seek special status for Odisha; evasive on alliance

  India | June 02, 2014 16:10 IST

  New Delhi: Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik today met Prime Minister Narendra Modi here and demanded special category status for his state as well as other assistance from the Centre but remained evasive on allying

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  Nitish holds 'Satyagraha', calls special status a prestige issue

  India | March 02, 2014 21:39 IST

  Patna: Seeking to make political capital out of the special status demand for Bihar ahead of Lok Sabha elections, Chief Minister Nitish Kumar today held a five-hour-long ‘Satyagraha' and urged the people to fight to

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  Nitish gives Bihar bandh call to protest special status denial

  India | February 21, 2014 16:44 IST

  Patna: Terming as “betrayal” the UPA government's decision to grant special category status to Seemandhra while ignoring a similar demand of Bihar, Chief Minister Nitish Kumar today gave a call for a statewide bandh on

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  Special status for Bihar: JD-U plans parliament stir

  India | February 18, 2014 8:25 IST

  Patna: Over two dozen MPs from Bihar's ruling Janata Dal-United (JD-U) will stage a dharna in parliament Tuesday demanding grant of special status to the state, JD-U state president Vashisht Narain Singh Monday said."JD-U MPs