Kiran Kumar Reddy Government

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  Truth vs Hype: The Myth of Land Acquisition

  This session of Parliament saw the government mulling changes to the Land Acquisition Act, specifically to do away with or dilute provisions that make acquiring land difficult. Pressure for amendments has come from state governments, and corporate India. A shortage of land is held to be a key factor in stalling industries from setting up business.

• President's Rule Revoked in Telangana

  President's Rule imposed in united Andhra Pradesh was revoked partially today to facilitate swearing in of a government in the newly-created Telangana headed by TRS chief K Chandrasekhar Rao.

• Public meeting venue of Kiran Kumar Reddy's new party changed

  The venue to announce the formation of former Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Kiran Kumar Reddy's new political party has been changed from a government college grounds citing Model Code of Conduct, sources said in Rajahmundry, Andhra Pradesh today.

• Supreme Court declines to stay formation of Telangana

  The Supreme Court on Friday declined to put on hold the bifurcation of Andhra Pradesh while issuing notice to the central government on a petition challenging the constitutional validity of the state reorganisation act.

• Breakthrough on Telangana as Congress-BJP strike deal

  The controversial bill which creates a Telangana state by bifurcating Andhra Pradesh has been tabled by the government in the Rajya Sabha. The Centre might yet be able to ensure the bill is passed by tomorrow, the last day of this session, as, sources said, the ruling Congress and main opposition party the BJP have reached an agreement after prolon...

• Telangana Bill has to wait another day in Rajya Sabha, PM reaches out to BJP

  A desperate government prepared for night-long deliberations with the BJP to make sure that a bill to create Telangana is passed in the Rajya Sabha tomorrow, after failing to push it through today. The bill was approved yesterday under controversial circumstances in the Lok Sabha, with live telecast cut off. The BJP wants a constitutional amendme...

• Telangana storm in Parliament; Kiran Kumar Reddy plans to resign tomorrow, say sources

  As the government worked to push its controversial Telangana plan to bifurcate Andhra Pradesh through the Lok Sabha, sources in Chief Minister Kiran Kumar Reddy's office have said that he plans to resign in protest tomorrow morning.

• For government's Telangana push in Parliament, heavy security, riot police, restricted entry

  The government today fought to push its Telangana bill through the Lok Sabha, in the face of loud protests in Parliament against the plan to divide Andhra Pradesh to create a new state, which led to repeated disruptions. The ruling Congress is determined to see its proposal through, even if it means passing the bill in chaos without a discussion, b...

• Telangana row: Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Kiran Kumar Reddy will resign, says minister

  With only four days left of the last Parliament session before national elections due by May, a desperate government is now reportedly working out how to push the controversial Telangana plan to bifurcate Andhra Pradesh through the Lok Sabha today. Without a discussion if it has to.

• Telangana Bill in Parliament today; Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Kiran Kumar Reddy may resign

  With only five days left of the last Parliament session before national elections due by May, a desperate government is now reportedly working out how to push the controversial Telangana Bill through the Lok Sabha on Tuesday, without a discussion if it has to.