Jagan supporters disrupt condolence meet, told to pipe down (Roundup)HYDERABAD/NEW DELHI - Amid growing chorus that he be named the next Andhra Pradesh chief minister, in succession to the late Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy, his son Y.S. Jaganmohan Reddy Sunday appealed to his shrill followers to wait for party president Sonia Gandhi’s decision, after they disrupted a Hyderabad condolence meeting for YSR. Andhra Pradesh interim cabinet formedHYDERABAD - All 34 ministers of the erstwhile Y.S Rajasekhara Reddy government in Andhra Pradesh took oath again here on Sunday to join in the interim government led by K.Rosaiah. Andhra ministers take oath afreshHYDERABAD - All the ministers in the Andhra Pradesh cabinet were Sunday evening sworn-in afresh on the advise of the state governor following the death of chief minister Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy Wednesday. YSR condolence meet disrupted by his son’s followersHYDERABAD - Stepping up their campaign, followers of Y.S. Jaganmohan Reddy, son of late chief minister Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy, Sunday disrupted a condolence meeting at the Congress party headquarters here with their demand that he be made the next chief minister. Andhra ministers to be sworn in afreshHYDERABAD - All 35 ministers in the Andhra Pradesh cabinet will take fresh oath Sunday evening on the advise of the state governor following the death of chief minister Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy Wednesday. YSR’s son appeals to supporters to obey Congress High commandHYDERABAD - The son of former Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy, Jaganmohan Reddy, on Sunday urged his supporters to obey the party high command’s directives on the succession issue in the state. YSR’s son urges followers to stay calmHYDERABAD - Y.S. Jaganmohan Reddy, son of late Andhra Pradesh chief minister Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy, Sunday appealed to his followers to be calm and maintain discipline, and said that Congress president Sonia Gandhi would soon decide on the leadership issue. Caretaker Andhra Cabinet to be sworn in at 4 p.m. Andhra Cabinet Update plus correction)HYDERABAD - A caretaker Andhra Pradesh cabinet will be sworn into office at 4 p.m. on Sunday. Earlier, it was reported that a 33-member state ministry had been administered oath of office by Governor N.D.Tiwari. YSR condolence meet disrupted by Jaganmohan Reddy’s supportersHYDERABAD - A meeting convened by the Congress party in Andhra Pradesh to condole the death of late chief minister Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy ended in utter chaos here Sunday as supporters of his son Y.S. Jaganmohan Reddy created a ruckus, demanding that he be made the next chief minister. K. Rosiaah sworn in as Andhra caretaker CM, 32 ministers take oathHYDERABAD - Senior Congress leader K. Rosaiah was on Sunday sworn into office as the catetaker Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh. Thirty-two ministers also took oath of office. But three ministers of the erstwhile Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy Cabinet refused to take oath out of a sense of loyalty to the late chief minister, who died in a helicopter crash on Wednesday. Probe begins into YSR helicopter crashHYDERABAD - Aviation and police authorities Saturday began a probe into the helicopter crash that killed Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy and four others Wednesday. Andhra Government assistance to air crash victimsHYDERABAD - The Andhra Pradesh Government on Saturday announced an immediate financial assistance of Rs 10 lakh each to the kin of pilots of the helicopter and security officers of Chief Minister Y.S. Rajashekhara Reddy, who died along in the tragic September 2 helicopter accident. Only death could end their friendshipHYDERABAD - It was late Andhra Pradesh chief minister Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy’s best friend who broke the news of his death to the leader’s shocked family. YSR’s helicopter had once landed on a roadHYDERABAD - Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy, who died in a helicopter crash Wednesday, had a narrow escape last year when the helicopter carrying him made an emergency landing on a road. Black Box of crashed Bell 430-chopper in which Andhra CM travelled foundHYDERABAD - The ‘Black Box or the flight voice recorder of the Bell 430-chopper which crashed on Wednesday on the Pavurala Gutta of Nallamallah forest area, killing Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y S Rajashekhara Reddy, had been found by the police. Andhra’s acting chief minister stays humbleHYDERABAD - Amid the battle for finding a successor to the late Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy, Andhra Pradesh’s caretaker Chief Minister K. Rosaiah Saturday said he would abide by the decision of the party’s central leadership on choosing a new leader in the state. Andhra Pradesh limps back to normalcyHYDERABAD - Andhra Pradesh Saturday began limping back to normalcy after remaining shut for two days following the unexpected death of Chief Minister Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy in a helicopter crash. Black box of YSR’s helicopter recoveredHYDERABAD - The black box of the ill-fated Bell 430 helicopter that crashed killing Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy and four others has been recovered, officials said Friday. Make YSR’s son the successor, Andhra cabinet urges Sonia GandhiHYDERABAD - The Andhra Pradesh cabinet has written to Congress president Sonia Gandhi urging her to make late Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy’s son Y.S. Jaganmohan Reddy the next chief minister of the state. YSR’s first-time MP son is a media baronHYDERABAD - Y.S. Jaganmohan Reddy, 37, who has emerged the front runner to succeed his father Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy as the Andhra Pradesh chief minister, is a media baron who runs popular the Telugu daily Sakshi and a television channel by the same name. Over 100 die after YSR’s death, son appeals for calm (Second Lead)HYDERABAD - As many as 122 people across Andhra Pradesh reportedly died of shock or committed suicide after the death of their chief minister Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy, prompting his MP son Y.S. Jaganmohan Reddy to appeal to the people to be stoic and brave. Idupulapaya Estate was always close to YSR’s heartHYDERABAD - Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy has been laid to rest at a place dear to his heart. Andhra Congress has no objection YSR’s son becoming chief minister: Chief WhipHYDERABAD - The Congress party’s Andhra Pradesh unit reportedly has no objection to Jaganmohan Reddy, the son of former Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y.S. Rajsekhara Reddy, becoming the next chief minister of the state, the party unit’s chief whip said on Friday. Unable to pay last respects to YSR, thousands disappointedHYDERABAD - Thousands of people were unable to pay their last respects to Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy and had to return disappointed from the L.B. Stadium where his body was kept for an hour. YSR death: Condolence messages of PM, Sonia GandhiHYDERABAD - Following are the messages Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, Congress chief Sonia Gandhi and party general secretary Rahul Gandhi wrote in the condolence book after paying homage to Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy: Chopper carrying YSR’s body arrives in KadapaHYDERABAD - The flag-draped and flower-bedecked coffin of former Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y.S. Rajsekhara Reddy arrived in his native village Pulivendula in Kadapa District by an Indian Air Force helicopter on Friday afternoon. Chopper carrying YSR’s body leaves for KadapaHYDERABAD - The flag-draped and flower-bedecked coffin of former Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y.S. Rajsekhara Reddy left for his native village Pulivendula in Kadapa District in an Indian Air Force helicopter on Friday afternoon. YSR’s body flown to native town in Kadapa for burialHYDERABAD - The body of Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy was flown Friday afternoon to Pulivendula, his native town in Kadapa district, for burial. YSR fans attempt suicide after hearing about chopper crashHYDERABAD - A number of admirers of the departed Andhra Chief Minister Y.S. Rajasekhar Reddy attempted to commit suicide after hearing the news of his death. YSR’s body leaves Hyderabad’s Lal Bahadur Shastri StadiumHYDERABAD - The flag-draped and flower-bedecked coffin of former Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y.S. Rajsekhara Reddy left the Lal Bahadur Shastri Stadium on Friday afternoon, hours after it was placed there for the general public and leaders to pay their last respects. |