Telangana

Three Congress MPs from Telangana give ultimatum to party

Press Trust of India | Sunday May 19, 2013

Three Congress MPs from Telangana region today said they would not hesitate to quit if the party leadership does not take a decision on statehood issue by May 30.

Senior TDP leader Kadiyam Srihari quits party

Press Trust of India | Saturday May 11, 2013

Senior TDP leader and politburo member Kadiyam Srihari today quit the party expressing displeasure over a host of issues, including the party's ambivalent stand on the Telangana statehood issue.

Congress MPs end agitation on Telangana issue

Press Trust of India | Wednesday May 1, 2013

Five Congress MPs today ended their 48-hour agitation inside the Parliament complex demanding statehood for Telangana.

Five Congress MPs from Telangana on 48-hour sit-in at Parliament gate

Sunetra Choudhury | Monday April 29, 2013

They have tried everything - from boycotting Parliament, to threatening to resign, to even making tearful pleas. But having achieved little success, Congress MPs from Telengana are now trying something new. Five of them are spending the night on the ...

Congress seeks disqualification of nine rebel MLAs in Andhra Pradesh

Indo- Asian News Service | Saturday March 23, 2013

The ruling Congress party in Andhra Pradesh has sought disqualification of nine of its legislators who voted in favour of the no confidence motion tabled by the Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) last week.

Media reports say IPL teams want Chennai axed as venue

NDTVCricket | Saturday March 23, 2013

There have been instances where a venue has been changed due to a political crisis. In 2010, at the height of the Telangana crisis in Andhra Pradesh, the IPL governing council had moved matches out of Hyderabad.

Lok Sabha adjourned for the day over Telangana, Sri Lanka

Press Trust of India | Friday March 22, 2013

Lok Sabha was adjourned for the day today after it failed to transact any business for the third consecutive day following uproar over the Sri Lankan Tamils issue.

Arrests of Telangana leaders rock Andhra Pradesh assembly

Indo-Asian News Service | Friday March 22, 2013

The arrest of top Telangana leaders during a road blockade rocked the Andhra Pradesh assembly with the Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) stalling the proceedings and ultimately forcing the house to be adjourned for the day.

Uproar over Sri Lanka issue disrupts Parliament on last day of session

Press Trust of India | Friday March 22, 2013

Parliament was adjourned till noon today after uproar by members over issues of ethnic Tamils in Sri Lanka and alleged police atrocities against pro-Telangana activists in Andhra Pradesh.

Telangana stir disrupts traffic along NH7, hundreds arrested

Press Trust of India | Thursday March 21, 2013

Over 1,100 pro-Telangana activists including leaders of TRS and TJAC were taken into preventive custody at various places in the region during the 'Sadak Bandh' (road blockade) agitation along the Hyderabad-Bangalore highway (NH-7) today.

Pro-Telangana parties to hold protest tomorrow

Press Trust of India | Wednesday March 20, 2013

Pro-Telangana parties and organisations would enforce a 'sadak bandh' (road blockade) on the Hyderabad-Bangalore highway tomorrow though police has denied permission for the protest.

Congress govt in Andhra Pradesh wins no-confidence motion

Edited by Ashish Mukherjee | Saturday March 16, 2013

The Congress government in Andhra Pradesh led by Kiran Kumar Reddy late last night won a no-confidence motion moved by the Telangana Rashtra Samithi or TRS and supported by other opposition parties, including Jagan Mohan Reddy's YSR Congress.

No-trust vote tonight against Congress in Andhra Pradesh

Uma Sudhir | Friday March 15, 2013

The Congress government in Andhra Pradesh will have to prove its strength tonight. A no-trust motion has been moved by the Telangana Rashtra Samithi or TRS, and is being supported by other major opposition parties like the BJP and Jagan Mohan Reddy's...

Telangana Rashtra Samithi stalls Andhra Pradesh assembly over Telangana issue

Indo-Asian News Service | Thursday March 14, 2013

The Andhra Pradesh assembly was adjourned for the day on Thursday without transacting any business as the Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) stalled the house, demanding a resolution to the Telangana issue by carving out a separate state.

Telangana Rashtra Samithi, YSR Congress submit notices for no-confidence motion

Indo-Asian News Service | Thursday March 14, 2013

The Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) and YSR Congress party on Thursday gave separate notices for moving no-confidence motions in the assembly against the state Congress government.