Naidu demanded the UPA government to involve the farmers as stake holders in SEZs by giving 15-20 per cent development land to those whose land was acquired for the zone.
Deputy Chief Minister N China Rajappa and a host of other ministers also took a holy dip on the occasion.
The hospitality groups are also looking at a different and 'genuine category' of well-heeled religious tourists.
The study also found that most GM foods did not disclose the fact on the label. "A few also made false claims of being GM-free," the study by CSE said.
Normal life remained paralysed for the second consecutive day in the 13 districts of the coastal Andhra and Rayalaseema regions of the state following the bandh call by Andhra Pradesh Non-Gazetted Officers and YSR Congress against the tabling of the Telangana bill in Lok Sabha.
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The Railway Minister Lalu Prasad on Saturday proposed to start 46 new trains in the Rail Budget for 2005-06.
The ladoo is traditionally auctioned every year.
The Telugu Desam Party has confirmed that its chief Chandrababu Naidu will be sworn in as the chief minister of Seemandhra on June 8. The swearing-in will take place six days after Telangana Rashtra Samithi supremo K Chandrasekhar Rao is sworn in as the chief minister of Telangana.
Fifteen Indian priests will perform rituals to sanctify the temple.
Some antique jewellery is displayed in a couple of museums in the world.
The latest updates from the Tamil film industry.
Election time forces candidates, friends and family to seek divine intervention.
The exchange has also ordered freezing of the entire promoter shareholding of these companies till further notice
A police constable of Tamil Nadu police was killed and a sub-inspector was seriously injured in an encounter between suspected terrorists and a police team in Puttur town, located near the Tamil Nadu border, in Chittoor district of Andhra Pradesh.
The deputy prime minister said National Democratic Front convener George Fernandes is consulting partners on the issue.
The jammer can disrupts all electronic signals.
Governor E S L Narasimhan administered the oath of office and secrecy to the 46-year-old leader, whose party emerged victorious in 151 seats in the 175-member strong state assembly.
Kanchi Shankaracharya Jayendra Saraswathi offered the crown costing Rs 1.5 crore.
Workers at a garment factory in Bahrain went on a rampage after an Indian tailor committed suicide, allegedly due to ill-treatment.
The CJI said that after being a judge for around two decades, he had a bank balance of Rs 6.80 lakh.
Here's a recap of events that occurred in India in the past 24 hours.
The incident occurred at the famous Lord Venkateswara temple in Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh.
The conciliation talks between UFBU and Indian Banks Association held in Mumbai moved a step ahead positively after the IBA offered a 9.5 per cent hike on pay slip cost and hold another round of talks on January 27, UFBU national Convenor M V Murali told PTI in Tirupati over phone.
Naidu said, 'I will dedicate my rebirth to the people who prayed for me and wished my speedy recovery.'
Out of 98 cities selected for the Rs 48,000 crore Smart Cities project, 24 are capital cities.
A committee has been set up to finalise the capital for the region, which will consult both Union government and both the new state governments. Vicky Nanjappa reports
Naramalli Sivaprasad's over-the-top style of protest has become a unique tool to generate attention at the national level.
'This was expected. Did you really expect a SIT formed by the Andhra government to find their cops guilty? It was a farce from the beginning.'
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