Syed Amin Jafri In Hyder

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Singapore: Favoured travel destination for Indians

Singapore: Favoured travel destination for Indians

Rediff.com   1 Feb 2008

The report ranks cities based on the number of hotel room nights booked online on Travelocity India

Denied leave, CRPF jawan kills DIG

Denied leave, CRPF jawan kills DIG

Rediff.com   31 Jan 2008

The jawan reportedly told the police that he shot at the official, as he was frustrated over denial of leave to him.

CPI to support separate Telangana

CPI to support separate Telangana

Rediff.com   29 Jan 2008

The CPI said if the Congress-led United Progressive Alliance government introduces a bill or a resolution in the Parliament for formation of Telangana state, the party would support it.

Chiranjeevi apologises for attack on Rajasekhar

Chiranjeevi apologises for attack on Rajasekhar

Rediff.com   28 Jan 2008

'Anyone can voice his protest if his feelings are hurt by the remarks of someone else. But it is wrong to resort to physical attacks,' Chiranjeevi says.

Chiranjeevi fans attack Telugu actor Rajasekhar

Chiranjeevi fans attack Telugu actor Rajasekhar

Rediff.com   28 Jan 2008

Telugu star Rajasekhar had passed some comments over the Superstar, and fans demanded an apology.

Sania tricolour case: Court asks for report

Sania tricolour case: Court asks for report

Rediff.com   25 Jan 2008

The third additional district magistrate's court in Tirupati has directed the District Superintendent of Police T V Sashidhar Reddy to conduct an inquiry into allegations that tennis star Sania Mirza had shown disrespect to the national flag.

UNPA against small states: Mulayam

UNPA against small states: Mulayam

Rediff.com   20 Jan 2008

United National Progressive Alliance chairman and Samajwadi Party president Mulayam Singh Yadav on Sunday said that the alliance was against 'further division" of the country to form smaller states.

Govt mulls formation of Comm for bifurcation of AP

Govt mulls formation of Comm for bifurcation of AP

Rediff.com   9 Jan 2008

All India Congress Committee General Secretary and in-charge of Andhra Pradesh affairs Veerappa Moily on Wednesday said that the United Progressive Alliance government. is considering the formation of the second States Reorganisation Commission to look into the demand for a separate Telangana state and Vidarbha state.

Don't fall into film stars' trap: Mayawati in AP

Don't fall into film stars' trap: Mayawati in AP

Rediff.com   6 Jan 2008

Bahujan Samaj Party leader and Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati on Sunday warned the people of Andhra Pradesh not to fall into the traps of film stars harbouring political ambitions in the name of social service.

Education in focus for 11th Plan

Education in focus for 11th Plan

Rediff.com   3 Jan 2008

In his speech, PM Manmohan Singh revealed education to be in focus for the 11th five year plan. The plan will mark an increase in spendings on education.

6 dead, 12 hurt in Andhra temple stampede

6 dead, 12 hurt in Andhra temple stampede

Rediff.com   3 Jan 2008

Five persons, including two children and as many women, were killed and 10 others injured in a stampede near Kanakadurga Temple at Vijayawada in Andhra Pradesh on Thursday.

Turtle carcasses washed ashore in AP

Turtle carcasses washed ashore in AP

Rediff.com   2 Jan 2008

Environmentalists suspect that the cause of death of these endangered turtles could be sea pollution and mechanised fishing activity.

Congress leader P Janardhan Reddy dead

Congress leader P Janardhan Reddy dead

Rediff.com   28 Dec 2007

Janardhan Reddy, who was popularly known as PJR, was on his way from his residence at Gaganmahal to Greater Hyderabad Congress Committee meeting at Jewel Gardens in Secunderabad when he suffered a cardiac arrest and collapsed in his car.

Nandita Das' <i>In Such Times</i> runs into troubl

Nandita Das' In Such Times runs into troubl

Rediff.com   25 Dec 2007

The crew of the film, which stars actress Shabana Azmi, reached the Dargah Barhane Shah graveyard in Santoshnagar area on Monday and dug up a fake grave for the shoot. Local residents spotted the film crew and raised objections against shooting at the graveyard. When the locals asked the unit members whether they had obtained permission from the Andhra Pradesh state Wakf Board to shoot in the graveyard, they claimed that they had done so.They failed to produce the documents.

Abu Salem brought to Hyderabad in passport case

Abu Salem brought to Hyderabad in passport case

Rediff.com   20 Dec 2007

Underworld don Abu Salem, who is facing a criminal case for obtaining a passport under a fake name from the Hyderabad regional passport office, was brought to the city on Wednesday.

Prized Naxal catch by AP cops in Kerala

Prized Naxal catch by AP cops in Kerala

Rediff.com   18 Dec 2007

Though Andhra Pradesh police has not confirmed the arrest of Sattanna so far, Revolutionary Writer Association founder Varavara Rao alleged that the Maoist leader was taken into custody by a special police party from Angamaly in Ernakulam district in Kerala on a specific tip-off.

AP: Govt plans ordinance to protect medicos

AP: Govt plans ordinance to protect medicos

Rediff.com   17 Dec 2007

Doctors paralysed the functioning of teaching hospitals across Andhra Pradesh on Monday even as the state cabinet decided to promulgate an ordinance seeking stringent punishment for attacks on them.

Andhra CM placates dissident leader MSR

Andhra CM placates dissident leader MSR

Rediff.com   5 Dec 2007

Rao said his pro-Telangana utterances had nothing to do with his present appointment and claimed that his focus would now be to ensure that the RTC functioned as a viable public sector undertaking.

Andhra Pradesh plans tech university

Andhra Pradesh plans tech university

Rediff.com   1 Dec 2007

The Andhra Pradesh government has decided to establish Rajiv Gandhi University of Knowledge Technologies to take up integrated educational programmes with broad-based professional education, including soft skills, at par with the best universities of the world.

AP: Speaker adjourns Assembly to teach unruly MLAs

AP: Speaker adjourns Assembly to teach unruly MLAs

Rediff.com   14 Nov 2007

The errant TDP members stormed into the well of the House and continued to shout slogans near the podium in spite of repeated appeals by the Speaker to resume their seats. Raising his voice, the Speaker thundered "Enough is enough. Please go back to your seats. What tamasha is this? You are only making a mockery of democracy," before adjourning the House.