Ten killed in road mishap in Andhra Pradesh

Press Trust of India | Monday May 6, 2013, Hyderabad

At least ten people were killed and four others got injured when a lorry in which they were travelling overturned in Prakasam district of Andhra Pradesh today, police said.

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Will Jagan Mohan Reddy get bail? Supreme Court to decide today

Edited by Amit Chaturvedi | Monday May 6, 2013, New Delhi

The Supreme Court will today decide whether politician Jagan Mohan Reddy should be granted bail. Mr Reddy was arrested in Hyderabad for alleged corruption and has been in jail for nearly a year.

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Telugu actor Ram Charan in a roadside tiff

Indo-Asian News Service | Monday May 6, 2013, Hyderabad

Telugu actor Ram Charan on Sunday allegedly got manhandled by two people for not making way for him at a traffic signal in Hyderabad. A case has been registered against the actor at the Banjara Hills police station.

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Crores flow, but no water for farmers in Andhra Pradesh

Written by Uma Sudhir | Sunday May 5, 2013, Hyderabad

At a time when farmers are driven to suicides because there is no water, in the Warangal district of Andhra Pradesh at least Rs 10,000 crore have been spent on a lift irrigation project that after 10 years still lies idle most of the year. Hardly three months in a year, after the rains, there is water inflow and even that can be lifted and supplied only if the water level at intake point is 74 metres and if power is available.

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Andhra Pradesh sets up state security commission

Indo-Asian News Service | Saturday May 4, 2013, Hyderabad

Andhra Pradesh on Saturday constituted six-member state security commission to promote efficient, transparent and accountable performance of police.

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Girl allegedly raped by boyfriend, his friends; accused also threaten to circulate her MMS

Reported by Uma Sudhir, Edited by Amit Chaturvedi | Saturday May 4, 2013, Guntur (Andhra Pradesh)

A 19-year-old college student in Andhra Pradesh's Guntur district has alleged that she is being blackmailed by four college students, two of who raped her a few weeks ago and filmed the sexual attack on a cellphone.

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Sex ratio in Andhra Pradesh improved since 2001

Press Trust of India | Friday May 3, 2013, Hyderabad

Surfacing among the top five performing states in terms of sex ratio, Andhra Pradesh has recorded 993 women per 1000 men in 2011 census compared to 978 women in 2001.

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Power supply situation in Andhra Pradesh may improve from October

Press Trust of India | Thursday May 2, 2013, Hyderabad

The power supply situation in Andhra Pradesh may improve from October and efforts were on to tackle the situation effectively till then, officials said.

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Man allegedly sets mother on fire after she refuses him Rs 10

Press Trust of India | Wednesday May 1, 2013, Rajahmundry

25-year-old man today allegedly set ablaze his mother when she refused to give him Rs 10 to purchase an item in East Godavari district of Andhra Pradesh, police said.

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Rallies across Andhra Pradesh on May Day

Press Trust of India | Wednesday May 1, 2013, Hyderabad

Rallies, meetings and hoisting of flags marked the May Day celebrations in Hyderabad and across Andhra Pradesh today.

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