“Sonia meet will surpass Chiru’s gathering�
Sep 06 2008
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hindu
HYDERABAD: AICC secretary Iqbal Singh has said that the gathering for AICC president Sonia Gandhi’s public meeting at Anantapur on Anantapur would surpass the crowd that attended the launch of the new party by actor Chiranjeevi in ...
New member for BJP national executive
Sep 06 2008
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hindu
HYDERABAD: National BJP president Rajnath Singh has appointed V. Rama Rao, former Sikkim Governor, as a national executive member, a press release issued by the party said . Mr. Rao will attend the executive committee meeting to be held in ...
Steps to expedite transport of bodies of Dubai fire victims
Sep 06 2008
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hindu
HYDERABAD: Power Minister Mohd. Ali Shabbir assured agitated members in the Assembly on Friday that the government would take steps to expedite bringing back bodies of ten persons from the State who were killed in a Dubai fire accident ...
YSR to review arrangements for Tungabhadra Pushkaram
Sep 06 2008
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hindu
KURNOOL: A delegation of elected representatives and officials from Kurnool district would meet Chief Minister Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy on Tunghabhadra Pushkaram arrangements on Saturday. The meeting was arranged at Hyderabad upon the invitation ...
High-cost surgeries in Arogyasri next
Sep 06 2008
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hindu
HYDERABAD: Chief Minister Y. S. Rajasekhara Reddy on Friday hinted at inclusion of high-cost surgeries like knee and hip joint replacement in the next phase of the Rajiv Arogyasri programme. Clarifying doubts of the MLAs and MLCs at a ...
KCR for Army help in socio-economic survey
Sep 05 2008
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hindu
HYDERABAD: Telangana Rashtra Samiti (TRS) president K. Chandrasekhar Rao on Thursday said that he had proposed to use the services of military for socio-economic survey of people in separate Telangana. He would also declare holiday for ...
Youth hit by bullet from firing range, dies
Sep 05 2008
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hindu
HYDERABAD: Ramesh Babu, 27, who came from Ongole to city for Railway Recruitment Board test coaching, died on Wednesday after he a bullet from military firing range hit him at Barsapet tank in Alwal, the police said on Thursday. The ...
Chiru’s presence at a wedding sparks row
Sep 05 2008
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hindu
HYDERABAD: Praja Rajyam president Chiranjeevi found himself in the midst of a controversy after he attended the wedding of Chetan, son of Katti Padma Rao, his party colleague and well-known Dalit writer. The film star-turned-politician ...
Ex-Mayor to join Praja Rajyam
Sep 05 2008
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hindu
VIJAYAWADA: Former Mayor Tadi Sakuntala, who recently resigned from the Communist Party of India (CPI), will be joining the Praja Rajyam Party (PRP) in the presence of its founder Chiranjeevi at 11 a.m. on Friday in Hyderabad. Ms. ...
Etala re-elected TRS district president
Sep 05 2008
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hindu
KARIMNAGAR: TRS floor leader in the Assembly Etala Rajender has been re-elected as the Telangana Rashtra Samthi district president for the second consecutive period on Thursday. At the party district review meeting in Hyderabad, TRS ...
YSR hits out at Naidu
Sep 05 2008
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hindu
HYDERABAD: Chief Minister Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy launched a scathing attack against the Leader of Opposition N. Chandrababu Naidu in the Assembly on Thursday and accused him of talking ‘as he likes’ for political ...
VCs pick up 46 p.c. stake in Pressmart
Sep 05 2008
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thehindubusinessline
HYDERABAD: Draper Fisher Juvetson (DFJ) and NEA IndoUS Ventures, two venture capital funds, have picked up a stake of 46 per cent in Pressmart Media Ltd. by investing $6 million (Rs. 25 crore), a multi channel digital delivery provider. ...
Dr. Reddy’s enters dermatology segment
Sep 05 2008
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thehindubusinessline
HYDERABAD: Dr. Reddy’s Laboratories has announced a licensing and distribution agreement with Cosmederm Technologies, a U.S.-based specialty pharmaceutical company focused on dermatology and aesthetic medicine. ...
Old cars in 16 cities to be phased out
Sep 04 2008
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rediff
Mumbai, Pune and Sholapur in Maharashtra, Hyderabad, Ahmedabad, Agra and Jodhpur are among 16 cities in the country brought under the scanner to effect air quality management plan that includes phasing out of old vehicles, improved check on vehicl...
TDP president defends truck with other parties
Sep 03 2008
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hindu
HYDERABAD: Telugu Desam Party president, N. Chandrababu Naidu has defended the party’s efforts to forge alliances with other parties for the next assembly elections. Commenting on Chief Minister Y. S. Rajasekhara Reddy’s ...
Hassle-free power supply for festivals
Sep 03 2008
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hindu
HYDERABAD: Energy Minister Mohd. Ali Shabbir has directed the distribution companies (Discoms) and the APTransco to hold coordination meetings to ensure hassle-free power supply during the festival season. Admitting that lack of coordination ...
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