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Telangana Tangle: PM Words Comfort T Cong Leaders

A 11-member delegation, including ministers K Jana Reddy, J Geeta Reddy, D K Aruna, MPs Madhu Yashki, V Hanumanth Rao, K Keshava Rao and G Vivek, and MLC P Sudhakar Reddy, met the Prime Minister Dr. Maanmohan singh on Monday at 12.30 pm

Sakala Janula Samme: Protestors Damage Buses

The ongoing Sakala Janula Samme has entered day 21 today - 3 October 2011. The main leaders from TRS, TJAC and T Employees Associations are in Delhi to appraise the Central Leaders about the actual situation going on in Telangana for the past three weeks.

Sakala Janula Samme: T Ministers Called to Delhi For Talks

All Telangana ministers have been asked to rush to Delhi on Monday by Telangana Congress Steering Committee chairman K Jana Reddy.The move is to make common cause with TRS chief K Chandrasekhar Rao and TJAC chairman Prof M Kodandaram who are in the national capital and on mouna deeksha at Raj Ghat for Telangana. Earlier, Jana Reddy along with another chairman of the steering committee K Keshava Rao met KCR and Kodandaram and they are understood to have discussed ways to bring pressure on the party high command to speed up the process of creation of a Telangana state.

Sakala Janula Samme:Buses Stopped From Entering Telangana

Hundreds of passengers were stranded Monday as buses coming from coastal Andhra towards Hyderabad were stopped at the border of the Telangana region in view of threats from groups fighting for a separate Telangana state.

Except TRS, Everyone Seems Undecided on Telangana

The Sakala Janula Samme or 'people's general strike' is still going on unabated in Telangana region of A P since it started on 13 September 2011. While the strike demanding carving out a separate Telangana state is being spearheaded by Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) and Telangana Political Joint Action Committee (TJAC), the other political parties in the state are still yet to arrive at a consensus for bifurcation of the State.

Sakala Janula Samme: Hyderabad Bandh Peaceful

The Hyderabad Bandh call given by Telangana political Joint Action Committee (JAC) on day 18 of the ongoing Sakala Janula Samme went on peacefully. There was lukewarm response to the bandh, particularly in areas dominated by Congress and MIM, while it was total in areas where BJP and TRS have a strong presence. Though shops, business establishments, theatres and petrol bunks remained shut in most parts of the city during the first few hours, near normalcy was restored by 4pm.

Azad Meets Sonia Over Telangana Issue

As the people's general strike or sakala janula samme in Telangana reached day 18 today - 30 September 2011 - the AICC general secretary and state party affairs in-charge Gulam Nabi Azad met the UPA chairperson Mrs. Sonia Gandhi with his report on Telangana issue.

KCR, Other Leaders Leaving For Delhi Today

On the day 18 of the Sakala Janula Samme today - 30 September 2011, the TJAC called Hyderabad Bandh is continuing peacefully with no ontoward incidents reported so far. The bandh, though partially affected normal life in the city, has been considered a successful one.  

Sakala Janula Samme: Day 18 - Hyderabad Bandh

This is the first since Sakala Janula Samme, started on 13 September, that the TJAC has called a shutdown only in Hyderabad. As the strike by various sections of people has already affected normal life in nine other districts, the JAC is focusing on Hyderabad, where a large number of people from Andhra and Rayalaseema regions live.

Azad Report on Telangana: It's Advantage TRS!

As the Sakala Janula Samme enters day 18 today and public life in Telangana region comes to a standstill with APSRTC, Singareni Colleries and all most all employees' associations continuing in strike, now all eyes are on the report prepared by the Andhra Pradesh party affairs in-charge Ghulam Nabi Azad on the separate state issue.  

KCR Offers to Share Hyderabad With Seemandhra

Speaking at Telangana Bhavan on Thursday - 29 September 2011, the day 17 of the ongoing 'Sakala Janula Samme', Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) chief K Chandrasekhar Rao said that Telangana state without Hyderabad as its capital is unacceptable, but other proposed states if any, can use it as joint capital till they make their own arrangements.  

Sakala Janula Samme: 29 September - No Newspapers

As the Sakala Janula Samme enters day 17 today, 29 September 2011, the twin cities of Hyderabad and Secunderabad went without newspapers as hawkers joined the ongoing general strike for a separate Telangana state. No newspapers could reach the readers as the hawkers stayed away from distribution of papers. English, Telugu, Urdu and Hindi newspapers were missing from bookshops and newspaper stands across the state capital.  

Sakala Janula Samme: Day 16 - 28 September 2011 - Updates

On day 16 of the ongoing Sakala Janula Samme, TRS and TJAC leaders created some emotionally charged scenes like they did yesterday. They started squarely blamed that the Kiran Kumar government is hatching conspiracy to crush the peaceful Telangana agitation.

Telangana Students Announce 'Andhra go Back' Campaign

The Telangana Vidyarthi Aikya Vedika, a joint action committee for Telangana statehood, announced that people from Andhra region who have settled in Hyderabad will be targeted starting from 6 October. Chanting 'Go Back Andhra" slogans, Osmania University students demanded that the settlers from Andhra region should leave Hyderabad.  

Sakala Janula Samme: Day 16 - 28 September, 2011

The ongoing Sakala Janula Samme that has reached day 16, today, is getting more intensified with dharnas and road blocks all over the Telangana region. Telangana leaders are angry with the chief minister and some Central leaders for commenting that the Telangana agitation lacks intensity.