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Loyal T Congress MLAs Get 'Fortuner'

With 3 of its MLAs (One of them is a former minister) switching over to TRS party, the Congress leadership started damage control operations by gifting highend SUVs to young Telangana Congress MLAs to see that they too do not jump the fence.

KCR Forecasts End of Congress in Telangana

"Days have gone when people used to speculate that Telangana Rashtra Samithi would ultimately merge with the Congress party. Now the time has taken turn for the Congress to merge with the TRS," says TRS chief K Chandrasekhar Rao.

Congress Core Group Discusses Telangana Issue

After BJP's senior leader L K Advani declared his party's support to the separate statehood a week ago, the Congress core group met for the first time to discuss the contentious T-issue and electoral reforms. Sources said the meeting that lasted for one-and-a-half hours deliberated at length over the Telangana imbroglio, over which almost all parties in Andhra Pradesh are sharply divided on regional lines.

Ministerial Berths Lure Back T Congress MLAs

Around fifteen Congress MLAs from the Telangana region, said to be aspiring for ministerial berths in the upcoming cabinet reshuffle, met at a hotel in Hyderabad on Friday. Critical of their seniors and the steering committee of the Telangana Congress, they have decided not to antagonize the party leadership in New Delhi and chief minister N Kiran Kumar Reddy. They decided to go slow on the Telangana movement in the hope that they would find a place in the cabinet in the reshuffle that is expected soon.  

Kodandaram, Swamy Goud May go on Indefinite Fast

There has been a widespread criticism that the Sakala Janula Samme has been brought to an abrupt end without receiving any concrete assurance from the Centre. Even some of the employees unions who participated in the 42 day long strike have alleged that the employees JAC has mortgaged the Telangana movement by calling off the strike without any reason.  

Sakala Janula Samme: TEJAC Leaders Under Fire

The reasons behind TEJAC withdrawing Sakala Janula Samme have come to fore finally. Though the TEJAC leaders were vehement in saying that they are calling off the 42 day long strike keeping in view the hardships it is causing to the general public, but the real reasons seem to be entirely different.

Sakala Janula Samme Called Off

The 42 day long Sakala Janula Samme or the people's strike by pro-Telangana government employees in Andhra Pradesh demanding creation of a separate state, was called off late Monday evening following marathon discussions between the agitators and the government.

Sakala Janula Samme: CM Meeting Telangana Leaders

Andhra Pradesh chief minister Kiran Kumar Reddy's meeting with leaders of Telangana Employees Joint Action Committee (TEJAC) is taking place today (24 October 2011). The meeting is being attended by chairperson M Kodandaram, Telangana Rashtra Samithi president K Chandrasekhara Rao (KCR) and representatives of different unions. The meeting holds significance because it will decide on the future of the strike.  

Employees Under Pressure From Their Families: TJAC

Even as Sakala Janula Samme demanding carving out of a separate Telangana state completes 39 days, the 'restless' employees want their leaders to end the stir immediately. The reason for employees restlessness is said to be pressure from their families. Apart from this, a section of the employees have started building pressure on the JAC to immediately call of the strike fearing action by the respective departments.

T-protagonists Try to Storm Kodandaram Residence

Alleging that Telangana Joint Action Committee (TJAC) convenor prof. M kodandaram is trying to dilute the Telangana agitation, a posse of T-protagonists tried to storm his residence at Tarnaka in Hyderabad on Friday.

T-Cong MPs to Complain Against Chief Minister

The Telangana Congress MPs K Kesava Rao, Ponnam Prabhakar, Madhu Yashki Goud and S. Rajaiah left for Delhi on Thursday to talk to the central Congress leaders and bring pressure on them to announce a road map on Telangana.  

T-Congress to Observe Great Betrayal Day

T-Congress to Observe Great Betrayal DayThe miffed Telangana Congress leaders, particularly the MPs, have decided to organise a meeting on October 22 in Hyderabad and call for boycotting the AP State Formation Day celebrations on 1 November and observe a "Great Betrayal Day" in order to register protest against the delay by the Centre on Telangana demand.

PM Finally Talks About Resolving Telangana Tangle

Without revealing possible time frame for resolving the contentious Telangana tangle, the Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh said that resolving the crisis would 'take some time'. He said this while interacting with mediapersons on Wednesday on a flight back to India after attending the India-Brazil-South Africa (IBSA) summit in Pretoria, South Africa.

Suspend Sakala Janula Samme: Jana Reddy, KK Appeal

Telangana Congress Steering Committee chairmen - Panchayatiraj minister K Jana Reddy and Rajya Sabha MP K Kesava Rao on Wednesday issued a joint appeal to leaders in the Telangana region to suspend their Telangana agitation "for a brief period".  

Telangana Tangle: KCR to go on Indefinite Fast Again

The ongoing Sakala Janula Samme in Telangana region is slowing down with several of the participant employees associations calling of the strike. Invariably, this has led the TJAC convenor M Kodandaram and TRS chief K Chandrasekhar Rao to look for other alternatives to keep the separate state flame burning. As part of the newfound strategy, KCR son and Sircilla MLA K T Ramarao has announced that the TRS chief will go on an indefinite fast demanding statehood for the region. However, the time and date for the proposed fast would be decided later.