Telangana Unrest

Union minister Venkaiah Naidu today said implementation of reservations on the basis of religion may result in social unrest in the country and "lead to creation of another Pakistan".

West Bengal Governor MK Narayanan blamed the decision to create a separate Telangana for the current unrest in Darjeeling Hills following the Gorkha Janmukti Morcha (GJM) intensifying its separatist movement.

Stepping up the agitation for the introduction of a bill for the formation of Telangana state, activists of Telangana Rashtra Samiti, Bhartiya Janata Party, and several other organisations staged road blockades across the region today.Road traffic was badly affected in various towns and villages in the region, as the Telangana supporters blocked tr...

On the New Year's Eve, a day after the Srikrishna Committee on Telangana had submitted its report to the Union government, Venkataiah hanged himself to death. His borewells and crops had repeatedly failed, debts mounted and hope had perished."I have five children. The borewell failed. We have more than 3-4 lakh rupees in debt,'' said  Chandrak...

The software lobby Nasscom today expressed concern over developments in Andhra Pradesh in the wake of Justice Srikrishna Committee report over Telangana issue and cautioned that prolonged unrest might hamper business and could lead to jobs being moved to other states.     "Andhra Pradesh has made a huge investment in its infrast...

The Indian Premier League's opening match was shifted from Hyderabad to Mumbai owing to the political unrest in Andhra Pradesh over the Telangana issue.

The US Consulate in Hyderabad on Wednesday said a decision on continuing the current travel advisory to Americans on travelling to Andhra Pradesh in the wake of the unrest over Telangana would be taken by the month-end.

Union minister Venkaiah Naidu today said implementation of reservations on the basis of religion may result in social unrest in the country and "lead to creation of another Pakistan".

West Bengal Governor MK Narayanan blamed the decision to create a separate Telangana for the current unrest in Darjeeling Hills following the Gorkha Janmukti Morcha (GJM) intensifying its separatist movement.

Stepping up the agitation for the introduction of a bill for the formation of Telangana state, activists of Telangana Rashtra Samiti, Bhartiya Janata Party, and several other organisations staged road blockades across the region today.Road traffic was badly affected in various towns and villages in the region, as the Telangana supporters blocked tr...

On the New Year's Eve, a day after the Srikrishna Committee on Telangana had submitted its report to the Union government, Venkataiah hanged himself to death. His borewells and crops had repeatedly failed, debts mounted and hope had perished."I have five children. The borewell failed. We have more than 3-4 lakh rupees in debt,'' said  Chandrak...

The software lobby Nasscom today expressed concern over developments in Andhra Pradesh in the wake of Justice Srikrishna Committee report over Telangana issue and cautioned that prolonged unrest might hamper business and could lead to jobs being moved to other states.     "Andhra Pradesh has made a huge investment in its infrast...

The Indian Premier League's opening match was shifted from Hyderabad to Mumbai owing to the political unrest in Andhra Pradesh over the Telangana issue.

The US Consulate in Hyderabad on Wednesday said a decision on continuing the current travel advisory to Americans on travelling to Andhra Pradesh in the wake of the unrest over Telangana would be taken by the month-end.