Syed Amin Jafri In Hyder

Stories by Syed Amin Jafri In Hyder

AP CM tells women's commission chairperson to quit

AP CM tells women's commission chairperson to quit

Rediff.com   14 Jul 2007

The chairperson and a member are at loggerheads and the chief minister sacks the chairperson.

Maoists on rampage in Visakhapatnam

Maoists on rampage in Visakhapatnam

Rediff.com   12 Jul 2007

A group of armed Maoists went on a rampage in the tribal area of Visakhapatnam district destroying public properties late on Wednesday night.

AP: Ordinance of 4 per cent Muslim

AP: Ordinance of 4 per cent Muslim

Rediff.com   9 Jul 2007

The Andhra Pradesh government has promulgated an ordinance providing four per cent reservation to 15 socially and educationally backward groups among Muslims in professional educational institutions and public employment.

Quota for Muslims: AP to promulgate ordinance

Quota for Muslims: AP to promulgate ordinance

Rediff.com   4 Jul 2007

This is the third time the Andhra Pradesh government has earmarked reservations for Muslims.

Largest gold donation at Tirupati temple

Largest gold donation at Tirupati temple

Rediff.com   3 Jul 2007

Balbir Singh Uppal, a Chandigarh-based industrialist, went for a darshan of Lord Venkateswara during the VIP break and soon after handed over seven pieces of puja items made of gold to TTD deputy executive officer G Balaramaiah.

MoU signed for US consulate in Hyderabad

MoU signed for US consulate in Hyderabad

Rediff.com   3 Jul 2007

"We have a long history of relations with people of this state. Many professionals from this state were settled in US decades ago and today they are successful and are important players in American life," Mulford pointed out.

Andhra jobs row: TRS protests

Andhra jobs row: TRS protests

Rediff.com   2 Jul 2007

The TRS is protesting against the government for not implementing the jobs-for-locals Government Order 610 before the deadline of June 30.

AP: Huge cache of explosives seized

AP: Huge cache of explosives seized

Rediff.com   29 Jun 2007

The seized explosive materials include 38,700 electric detonators, 1,950 gelatin sticks and 50 kg ammonium nitrate.

Kalam lauds India's prowess in space

Kalam lauds India's prowess in space

Rediff.com   29 Jun 2007

DRDO has goals to develop stealth aircrafts and long range reusable hypersonic cruise missiles.

AP CM wants UAE to consider immigrants' case

AP CM wants UAE to consider immigrants' case

Rediff.com   27 Jun 2007

Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Dr Y S Rajasekhar Reddy has urged the Ministry of External Affairs to request the government of United Arab Emirates to consider giving formal legal resident status to illegal immigrants from India

AP: Flood situation improves

AP: Flood situation improves

Rediff.com   24 Jun 2007

The death toll in the heavy rains has now been officially put at 32.

Andhra: Top Maoist leader killed

Andhra: Top Maoist leader killed

Rediff.com   23 Jun 2007

According to the police, CPI-Maoist central committee member Sande Rajamouli alias Prasad was killed in an exchange of fire with a special police party in the vicinity of Dharmavaram railway station at 10 pm.

Andhra Pradesh flood toll 41

Andhra Pradesh flood toll 41

Rediff.com   23 Jun 2007

The death toll due to heavy rains and flash floods caused by a deep depression in Andhra Pradesh has risen to 41 on Saturday morning, according to the official count.

Rains claim 28 lives in Andhra Pradesh

Rains claim 28 lives in Andhra Pradesh

Rediff.com   22 Jun 2007

As many as 15 persons lost their lives in Kurnool district.

AP: Fatwa against caste-based quota

AP: Fatwa against caste-based quota

Rediff.com   20 Jun 2007

The Muslim United Action Committee and other Muslim organisations on Wednesday issued a fatwa, opposing the Andhra Pradesh government's move to provide reservation to Muslims in education and government jobs.

ISI agent arrested in Hyderabad

ISI agent arrested in Hyderabad

Rediff.com   16 Jun 2007

Acting on a tip-off, the commissioner's special investigation cell arrested the accused on Friday near Secunderabad railway station while moving under suspicious circumstances with a travel bag.

AP bars propagating other faiths near shrines

AP bars propagating other faiths near shrines

Rediff.com   9 Jun 2007

The move comes against the backdrop of allegations over the growing activity of Christian missionaries in and around Tirumala, the popular hill shrine in the state.

8 regional parties launch new national front

8 regional parties launch new national front

Rediff.com   7 Jun 2007

Though the main agenda of the meeting is to decide the strategy on presidential election and the alternative economic agenda being proposed by TDP, talks will also cover the proposed Third Front.

Regional parties have role in natl politics: Naidu

Regional parties have role in natl politics: Naidu

Rediff.com   7 Jun 2007

The parties also vowed to "jointly and unitedly fight against political vendetta" against former chief ministers and their associates by their political rivals who are now in power.

GIT to establish campus in AP

GIT to establish campus in AP

Rediff.com   6 Jun 2007

The Georgia Institute of Technology has signed an MoU with the Andhra Pradesh State Government to set up an international campus in Hyderabad.