Police arrest fasting M.Rajagopal, shift him to hospitalVIJAYAWADA - Congress leader and Member of Parliament M Rajagopal was arrested in Vijayawada and admitted to a hospital on Saturday after his condition started deteriorating. Anantapur auditorium gutted in mysterious fireANANTAPUR - A fire broke out inside the “Rail Kalyan Mandapam’ (Rail Welfare Hall) auditorium in Anantapur here on Friday (December 18). Chidambaram says people in Telengana felt neglectedNEW DELHI - : Union Home Minster P Chidambaram said here on Thursday that Telangana issue exposed how people felt neglected by the state government, despite having same language. Telangana Separate State To Come Soon, Declares New DelhiAndhra Pradesh- New Delhi has announced that the Telangana separate state is about to come soon. The decision has been taken after the state of Andhra Pradesh faced days of protests and strikes, and most importantly, the almost complete shutdown of the IT hub and biggest tourist spot of the state, Hyderabad. For the last month or so, the state has faced protests, resignations and strikes, topped by the 11 day hunger strike that was undertaken by K. Chandrasekara Rao, a leader of the pro-separation political party Telangana Rashtra Samiti. CBI probes illegal mining in Andhra involving ministerNEW DELHI - The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) Thursday began a probe into alleged illegal mining activities in the border areas of Andhra Pradesh and raided many offices of a mining company owned by Karnataka Tourism Minister G. Janardhana Reddy, and Bellary Iron Ore Pvt Ltd. Andhra Police arrests TRS chief, foils fast unto death planKARIMNAGAR - Andhra Pradesh Police arrested Telangana Rashtra Samiti (TRS) president K. Chandrasekhara Rao here on Sunday while he was on his way to Siddipet in Medak District. Telangana issue: TRS chief to go on indefinite hunger strikeMEDAK - The Telangana Rashtra Samiti (TRS) president, K Chandrashekhar Rao, will begin a fast unto death on Sunday at Siddipet in Medak district of Andhra Pradesh, pressing for statehood to Telangana region. Suspected ISI agents arrested from private hotel in TirupatiTIRUPATI - Octopus Commandos, the anti-terror wing in Andhra Pradesh, arrested four suspected ISI agents here on Thursday from a private hotel located on the Mangalam road on the outskirts of the temple town. Six infants die in Vijaywada hospitalVIJAYWADA - Six newborn babies died under mysterious circumstances at the infants’ ward of a state-run hospital here. Rural job scheme turning wage seekers into entrepreneursTIRUPATI - What is common between a small farmer whose son is studying medicine, a smuggler of valuable wood who gave up the illegal activity and an agricultural labourer who raised a loan to buy a buffalo? ‘Gandhian engineering’ vital for 21st century: MashelkarWARANGAL - What engineering stream would be most crucial for the 21st century? Electrical, aeronautical or computer engineering? None except Gandhian engineering, according to eminent scientist and National Innovation Foundation chief R.A. Mashelkar. Traffic on NH-7 comes to halt, as bridge caves in Andhra PradeshKURNOOL - Traffic on National Highway-7, linking the State capital Hyderabad with Bangalore in Karnataka, came to a complete halt on Saturday after a portion of the bridge in Andhra Pradesh’s Kurnool district caved in following unprecedented rain floods. Indian Air Force chopper rescues five teenagers from Andhra riverMEHBOOBNAGAR - In a miraculous rescue, an Indian Air Force (IAF) chopper has rescued five teenagers, who got stuck midstream in a river in Mehboobnagar of Andhra Pradesh. Baby elephant runs amok at Andhra Pradesh’s Tirupathi Balaji TempleTIRUPATHI - An elephant went berserk at the Tirupathi Balaji temple in Andhra Pradesh during a ceremonial procession on Monday night. NIT-Warangal to become university with medical, law courses tooWARANGAL - After serving as a premier engineering school for 50 years, the National Institute of Technology (NIT)-Warangal is set to become a full-fledged university that will offer a host of courses, including medicine, law as well as postgraduate degrees in humanities and business economics. Thousands participate in Dussera festivities at Tirumala templeTIRUPATI - The famed Venkateshwara Temple atop the Tirumala hills in Tirupati city of Andhra Pradesh hail the Dussera festival with a colourful annual “Brahmotsavam” procession of the temple deities in golden chariots. India puts Oceansat-2, six European satellites in orbit (Roundup)SRIHARIKOTA - India consolidated its position as a leading global player in the space sector as it Wednesday launched its 16th remote-sensing satellite, the Rs.160-crore ($32 million) Oceansat-2, to study oceans and climate, along with six small European satellites on board a rocket that blasted off from here. Thousands of devotees converge at Tirupati for BrahmotsavamTIRUPATI - Thousands of devotees converged at the Tirumala Venkateswara Temple in Andhra Pradesh’s Tirupati hills on Wednesday to take part in the religious processions during the nine-day Tirumala Brahmotsavam. Switzerland hopes to launch more satellites from IndiaSRIHARIKOTA - Happy with the successful launch of its first satellite, Switzerland hopes to launch its second Cubesat, which is under development back home, also from the space port here. ISRO superstitious before rocket launch?SRIHARIKOTA - Scientists at the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) do not just rely on scientific calculations before a rocket launch - they also seek divine help. India launches Oceansat-2, six European satellites (Third Lead)SRIHARIKOTA - India Wednesday successfully launched its 16th remote-sensing satellite, the Rs.160-crore ($32 million) Oceansat-2, to study oceans and climate, and six small European satellites on board a rocket that blasted off from here. PSLV places seven satellites including Oceansat 2 in the orbitSRIHARIKOTA - The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) on Wednesday successfully launched seven satellites in 1,200 seconds with the help of its most trusted Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV- C-14) from the Sriharikota spaceport in Andhra Pradesh coast. India launches Oceansat-2, six European satellites (Second lead)SRIHARIKOTA - India Wednesday successfully launched its 16th remote-sensing satellite, Oceansat-2, to study oceans and climate, and six small Europeans satellites on board a rocket that blasted off from here. India launches remote-sensing satellite Oceansat2SRIHARIKOTA - India successfully launched its 16th remote-sensing satellite Oceansat-2 and six small Europeans satellites on board a rocket that blasted off from here at 11.51 a.m. Wednesday. India launches remote-sensing satelliteSRIHARIKOTA - India successfully launched its 16th remote-sensing satellite Oceansat-2 and six small European satellites on board a rocket that blasted off from here at 11.51 a.m. Wednesday. Black box of Reddy’s crashed chopper crash sent for investigationKURNOOL - The recovered black box of the bell 430 chopper, which crashed on Wednesday in Andhra Pradesh’s Nallamallah forest area and led to the death of Chief Minister Y S Rajasekhara Reddy, was handed over to the investigating agency on Saturday. Why Naidu, Chiranjeevi couldn’t attend YSR’s burialPULIVENDULA - Telugu Desam Party (TDP) president N. Chandrababu Naidu and actor-turned-politician Chiranjeevi could not attend the last rites of Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy Friday as they were caught in a massive traffic jam on the road leading to the late chief minister’s homestead. YSR laid to rest, Congress wants son as successor (Roundup)PULIVENDULA - Andhra Pradesh’s late chief minister Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy was buried here in his native Kadapa district Friday amid emotional scenes even as most leaders of the Congress party in the state demanded that his son Y.S. Jaganmohan Reddy be named his successor. From dust to dust - YSR laid to rest in homesteadPULIVVENDULA - The late Andhra Pradesh chief minister Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy was Friday buried at his homestead here, laid to eternal rest against the green hills in the place he loved the most with his family, friends and thousands of supporters watching tearfully. Bodies of YSR, four others airlifted from Kurnool air base to HyderabadKURNOOL - The highly charred and decomposed bodies of former Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy and four others were shifted to an Indian Air Force helicopter a short while ago, and the chopper has lifted off from the Kurnool air base for its onward journey to the state capital Hyderabad. |