Telangana Protesters

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  More Protests In Hyderabad Over Suspended BJP MLA's Prophet Remarks

  A huge crowd of protesters gathered in Hyderabad late last night demanding action against T Raja Singh, the suspended BJP MLA out on bail after being arrested for his alleged derogatory remarks on Prophet Muhammad.

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  Telangana BJP To Meet President As Transport Strike Intensifies

  Rallying behind TSRTC employees who are on strike since the last 25 days, Telangana BJP has decided to approach President Ram Nath Kovind against the "alleged apathy" and "indifference" of K Chandrashekar Rao government towards the plight of RTC employees and their demands.

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  50,000 Cabs Go Off Telangana Roads As Transport Strike Enters Day 15

  In the biggest protest since the employees of the Telangana State Road Transport Corporation (TSRTC) called for a strike against the KCR government on October 5, a statewide shutdown was observed by the TSRTC staff today, disrupting transportation across Hyderabad and 32 other districts. More than 50,000 cabs across the state are also off the road ...

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  As KCR Gifts Gold To Gods, Crackdown On Jobs Protest In Hyderabad

  Around 3 am on Wednesday morning, the police in Hyderabad swooped down on activists who had planned a protest over unemployment in Telangana, India's newest state. Later in the morning, Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao was seen at a temple in neighbouring Andhra Pradesh, offering an eye-popping array of gold ornaments worth crores to "thank" the ...

• Curfew lifted for 12 hours in Vizianagaram

  Authorities today relaxed curfew for 12 hours in trouble-hit Vizianagaram city of Andhra Pradesh.

• Telangana protests: Seemandhra in emergency mode, power crisis cripples hospitals, trains

  Andhra Pradesh is battling a severe power crisis that has emerged as the biggest fallout of protests against a new Telangana state. The indefinite protests by over 30,000 power sector employees from the Seemandhra region has led to massive power outages, affecting hospitals and train services.

• Telangana: Power crisis in Vijayawada, curfew in Vizianagaram

  After two days of protests, it's a calmer Sunday for the Seemandhra region of Andhra Pradesh. The 13 districts of Seemandhra, as the Rayalaseema and coastal Andhra regions are jointly called, witnessed total shutdown over the last two days following the 48-hour strike called by anti-Telangana protesters against the cabinet decision to carve out a s...

• YS Vijayamma to undertake indefinite fast in Guntur in Andhra Pradesh

  YSR Congress Party honorary president YS Vijayalakshmi will begin her indefinite fast in Guntur on Monday to protest Centre's decision to carve out separate Telangana from Andhra Pradesh, party sources said in Vijaywada in Andhra Pradesh on Sunday.

• Transport, administration remain paralyzed in Seemandhra

  Road transport and state administration remained paralyzed in Seemandhra regions of Andhra Pradesh as the transport workers and government employees continued their strike for the fifth day on Saturday.

• During protests, Andhra Pradesh MP faints in Parliament

  A parliamentarian from Andhra Pradesh today fainted the Rajya Sabha while animatedly protesting against the Centre's decision to bifurcate his state.

• Pro-Telangana activists stage protests in Hyderabad, court arrest

  Telangana Rashtra Samithi MLA K T Rama Rao and other leaders and activists of different pro-Telangana organisations were today taken in custody when they attempted to participate in the 'Samara Deeksha' protest at Indira Park here.

• Protests in Telangana mark Andhra Pradesh formation day

  The 56th formation day of Andhra Pradesh was marked by protests and black flag demonstrations in Telangana with almost all ministers from the region staying away from the celebrations.

• Telangana crisis: Bandh today, rail roko called off

  Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS)-led groups have cancelled the rail roko planned for today and instead opted for a full-fledged bandh in the Telangana districts.

• Telangana bandh called on Monday, bus strike withdrawn

  The Telangana Joint Action Committee (JAC) has called for a bandh in the region on Monday in support of the demand for creation of a separate state even as employees of the State Road Transport Corporation announced withdrawal of their strike "temporarily".

• Congress MPs join 3-day 'rail roko' in Telangana; over 100 trains cancelled, many diverted

  An already crippled Telangana region of Andhra Pradesh is all set for another 'rail roko' agitation, this time with the Congress MPs from the region joining the protest for a separate statehood demand.