New Delhi: After the Indian Parliament’s lower house passed the bill for the creation of new state, the government is all set to pass the Andhra Pradesh Reorganisation Bill, 2014 in Rajya Sabha on Thursday. The upper house could not pass the bill yesterday as the government and the opposition were unable to reach any […]

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: Unfazed by vociferous protests, government today moved the controversial Telangana Bill for consideration and passage in the Lok Sabha. Home Minister Sushilkumar Shinde moved the Andhra Pradesh Reorganisation Bill 2014 for consideration even though ministers and MPs from Seemandhra region were in the Well opposing bifurcation of the state. Sixteen members from the […]

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, […]

New 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 secretariat held it is a money bill. Sources said the move comes after questions were raised over the constitutionality of […]

Hyderabad: The Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly on Thursday adopted a resolution moved by Chief Minister N Kiran Kumar Reddy rejecting the AP Reorganisation Bill. The passage of the resolution by voice vote was preceded by Legislative Assembly Speaker Nadendla Manohar’s announcement that the debate on the bifurcation bill has been completed. \Amid noisy scenes, the […]