Hyderabad: With Parliament clearing the way for formation of Telangana state, the focus now shifts on identifying a new ‘capital’ for the (residuary) state of Andhra Pradesh. As per the Centre’s commitment, the new capital for Andhra Pradesh has to be identified within 45 days after Telangana state formally comes into being. Though Hyderabad will […]

Andhra Pradesh: Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Kiran Kumar Reddy will on Wednesday tender his resignation over the issue of bifurcation of the state. Three Andhra Pradesh ministers from Seemandhra resigned in protest on Tuesday. Reddy will address his last press conference as the AP CM at around 10:30 am. The CM will meet Governor […]

New Delhi: The government appears determined to push through the Telangana Bill in Parliament, despite clear opinion by two law officers that a constitutional amendment is required to create the new State by bifurcating Andhra Pradesh. After the oral opinion by the law officers, the government on Wednesday referred the matter to the Law Ministry, […]

Hyderabad: The Chittoor Police in Andhra Pradesh have busted a gang allegedly involved in 200 crimes, including murder and rape for almost three years. The police were investigating the murders of a constable and a home guard by the same gang in the Palamner forest area about six weeks ago. The gang operated across AP, […]

Bangalore: Twenty-six victims of the Bangalore-Nanded Express fire tragedy were asphyxiated in the locked AC compartment, a preliminary inquiry has indicated. Investigating authorities have not ruled out sabotage as well. The investigation by experts from an Andhra Pradesh forensic team, railway police and South Western Railway officials revealed that the passengers were first choked by […]

Hyderabad: One person has died as heavy rains continue to lash Andhra Pradesh since the last 24 hours. The rains have damaged crop in coastal districts. More than 80,000 hectares of crop are estimated to be damaged due to these incessant rain. According to the Met Department, a low pressure area over Bay of Bengal […]

Hyderabad: The ruling Congress party’s struggle to contain a mass resignation spree after its announcement of a separate Telangana state has shifted from Andhra Pradesh to New Delhi. Four Central ministers including Union Human Resource Development Minister Pallam Raju and Minister of State for Commerce Purandeswari have threatened to resign to protest the bifurcation of […]

New Delhi: Telangana, one of the three regions of Andhra Pradesh, will be carved out as India’s 29th state; the industrial hub of Hyderabad will be a common capital for the next 10 years, the Congress said today. The decision to create a Telangana state, a process that’s likely to take six months, was cleared […]

Hyderabad : The death toll in the heat wave that continues to grip Andhra Pradesh mounted to 524, officials said Sunday. The commissioner disaster management, who had Saturday put the toll at 294 since April 1, revised it to 524. The highest maximum temperature of 47 degrees Celsius was recorded Sunday at Tuni and Visakhpatnam. […]

Hyderabad : The Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) has threatened to intensify its stir for a separate state a day after Centre said that it needs more time to take a decision on granting statehood to Telangana. The Centre deferring a decision on Telangana statehood and skipping its own January 28 deadline has evoked sharp reactions […]