Telangana Bill
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Telangana Bill: Stormy meeting between LS Speaker and BJP leaders
National | Feb 14, 2014, 09:08 AM ISTNew Delhi: The meeting of BJP leaders with Lok Sabha Speaker Meira Kumar over the Telangana Bill on Thursday generated heat as the opposition leaders were understood to have expressed their unhappiness over the manner
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YSR Congress calls for AP bandh tomorrow over Telangana bill
India | Feb 13, 2014, 09:32 PM ISTHyderabad: YSR Congress Party today called a general strike across Andhra Pradesh protesting the tabling of Telangana Bill in Lok Sabha terming it as a “mockery” of democracy.YSRCP president Y S Jaganmohan Reddy said his
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Advani says, Telangana bill be kept on hold, vote-on-account be passed
National | Feb 13, 2014, 01:46 PM ISTNew Delhi: Senior BJP leader Lal Krishna Advani today said the "chaotic conditions" prevailing inside Parliament were not conducive to pass the Telangana Bill, and government should get the vote-on-account passed and Parliament be adjourned
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Live reporting: National shame, as MP sprays pepper during Telangana Bill introduction
National | Feb 13, 2014, 10:20 PM ISTNew Delhi: Indian politics touched its nadir today when an expelled Congress MP used pepper spray inside the hallow precincts of Lok Sabha, triggering unprecedented clashes and leaving 16 MPs suspended for turning parliament into
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Congress MP threatens self-immolation if Telangana bill tabled
National | Feb 11, 2014, 04:33 PM ISTNew Delhi: Campaigning against bifurcation of Andhra Pradesh, a Congress MP from Seemandhra today threatened self-immolation in Lok Sabha if the government tables the Telangana bill.“I am going to immolate myself in the Well of
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Congress expels 6 Seemandhra MPs
India | Feb 11, 2014, 03:08 PM ISTNew Delhi: The Congress president Sonia Gandhi today expelled six MPs from Seemandhra region with immediate effect. They are: Sabbam Hari, G V Harsha Kumar, V Arun Kumar, L. Rajagopal, R. Sambasaiva Rao and A.
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President recommendation sought for introducing Telangana bill in Lok Sabha
India | Feb 11, 2014, 10:43 AM ISTNew Delhi: Contrary to earlier expectations, the Telangana bill will now be introduced in Lok Sabha first instead of Rajya Sabha with the government seeking a fresh recommendation from the President after the Upper House
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President Pranab Mukherjee gives nod to Telangana Bill
India | Feb 10, 2014, 11:22 PM ISTNew Delhi: President Pranab Mukherjee has given his nod to the Telangana Bill which is likely to be tabled in Parliament tomorrow.Home Ministry officials said tonight that the Andhra Pradesh Reorganisation Bill, which was approved
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Trinamool to oppose Telangana Bill in Parliament
National | Feb 10, 2014, 01:07 PM ISTKolkata: Trinamool Congress today said it would oppose in Parliament the Telangana Bill seeking to bifurcate Andhra Pradesh.“We are for united India and our party will oppose the Telangana Bill in Parliament,” party spokesperson Derek
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Trinamool to oppose Telangana Bill in Parliament
India | Feb 10, 2014, 12:35 PM ISTKolkata: Trinamool Congress today said it would oppose in Parliament the Telangana Bill seeking to bifurcate Andhra Pradesh."We are for united India and our party will oppose the Telangana Bill in Parliament," party spokesperson Derek
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Union cabinet clears Telangana bill
India | Feb 07, 2014, 09:57 PM ISTNew Delhi/Hyderabad: Taking another step for formation of separate Telangana state, the union cabinet Friday gave its nod for Andhra Pradesh reorganization bill, said official sources.The approval came at the two-hour long meeting held at
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SC refuses to stay tabling of Telangana Bill in Parliament
India | Feb 07, 2014, 04:42 PM ISTNew Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday refused to stay tabling of the Telangana bill in Parliament, saying it did not want to interfere at this stage. A bench comprising justices H L Dattu and
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President urged to refer Telangana Bill to SC
India | Feb 04, 2014, 11:19 AM ISTRajahmundry : The Seemandhra Lawyers'Joint Action Committee (JAC) sent a fax message to President Pranab Mukherjee today, urging him to refer the Andhra Pradesh Re-organisation Bill 2013 to the Supreme Court.“Since the Legislative Assembly and
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Government seeks cooperation for passing bills under Telangana shadow
National | Feb 04, 2014, 10:33 AM ISTNew Delhi: With the final session of the 15th Lok Sabha set to begin Wednesday, the UPA government Monday sought cooperation of opposition parties in passing anti-corruption legislation amid possibility of the Telangana issue again
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Telangana bill with all documents sent to Delhi
National | Feb 03, 2014, 01:37 PM ISTHyderabad: Andhra Pradesh State Reorganisation Bill 2013, which seeks to carve out a separate Telangana state, was Monday sent to the Centre along with the report on the debate in the legislature and also resolutions
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Kiran Reddy asks centre to respect 'people's will'
India | Jan 31, 2014, 06:51 AM ISTHyderabad: Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Kiran Kumar Reddy Thursday asked the central government to respect the will of the people of the state, which he claimed, is reflected in the resolution passed in the
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Telangana Bill: Naidu wriggled out of a tricky situation
National | Jan 30, 2014, 11:00 PM ISTHyderabad: Telugu Desam Party President N Chandrababu Naidu did not get an opportunity to express his views on the Telangana Bill in the Assembly but his MLAs feel this was a “blessing is disguise” for
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AP Legislature rejects Telangana Bill by voice vote amid high drama
India | Jan 30, 2014, 04:27 PM ISTHyderabad: In an embarrassment for the Congress, the Andhra Pradesh Legislature today turned down the Centre's proposal to bifurcate the state with both Houses adopting separate resolutions by voice vote rejecting the AP Reorganisation Bill-2013.Though
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Andhra Pradesh Assembly rejects Telangana Bill, adjourned sine die
India | Jan 30, 2014, 02:42 PM ISTHyderabad: In a major confrontation with the Centre, the Andhra Pradesh assembly today rejected the State Reorganisation Bill sent to it by the President of India for creation of a separate state of Telangana. The
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Andhra Pradesh legislature rejects Telangana bill, adjourned sine die
National | Jan 30, 2014, 11:16 PM ISTHyderabad: Both houses of the Andhra Pradesh legislature, by a voice vote Thursday, rejected the Andhra Pradesh Reorganisation Bill 2013 on creating a separate Telangana state but this may not deter the central government from