Month: March 2014

The Telangana Congress seemed to be desperately trying for alliances with other parties for the ensuing elections, though outwardly it is proclaiming that it would go it alone in the electoral battle.
This could be gauged from the comments of the TPCC president Ponnala Laxmaiah, who while stating that the Congress was strong enough to win on its own in the Telangana region, had also observed that the party’s doors are open for an alliance with the TRS. However, he said the question of forging an alliance should come from the TRS.

Telangana Pradesh Congress Committee president Ponnala Lakshmaiah today said their doors are open for talks with the Telangana Rashtra Samithi for forging an electoral alliance.

TRS senior leader and Siddipet MLA T. Harish Rao here on Friday made it clear that there was no question of his party having a truck with Congress for the ensuing general elections.
Speaking to mediapersons, Harish Rao alleged that the Congress leaders were playing “mind game” with the TRS in the name of having electoral alliance with his party in order to mislead the people of the new State. Stating that TRS would go it alone in all the elections in the State, he said the ways for forging an alliance with Congress remained closed.

APSRTC is providing online reservation facility for various destinations from various places across the state and also interstate places. The following details of seats of A/C and Non A/C are being made available for passengers to avail on major routes in advance on Mar 29. The details are – Bengaluru A/C will have 1,049, Non A/C 3,017, Chennai A/C 686, Non A/C 140, Hyderabad A/C 4,730, Non A/C 35,259, Tirupati A/C 1,208, Non A/C 2,375, Vijayawada A/C 2,578, Non A/C 19,284, Visakhapatnam A/C 939, Non A/C 8,569, Pune 168, Non A/C 494 and Shirdi A/C 60 and Non A/C 136. (NSS)

Karimnagar Congress MP Ponnam Prabhakar today lambasted actor and Jana Sena Chief Pawan Kalyan for needlessly targeting the Congress and supporting the BJP in the run up to the elections.

Congress senior leader and MP V Hanumanth Rao today lambasted the BJP for promoting Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi as its Prime Ministerial candidate.

Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) politburo member Syed Ibrahim has resigned from the party.
Upset over the party denying him a ticket from Mahbubnagar Assembly constituency, Ibrahim tendered his resignation from the party. The seat was given to Telangana Gazetted Officers (TGO) association president Srinivas Goud.
Earlier, Ibrahim unsuccessfully contested from Mahbubnagar Assembly seat in a bye-election and BJP candidate Srinivas Reddy had won. (NSS)

BJP national leader Prakash Javadekar today said there was no clarity on electoral tie-up with the TDP so far.
Javadekar, who has been deputed by party’s central leadership to finalize an alliance with the TDP, said there were different kinds of newsreports in the media on this issue.

TRS president K. Chandrasekhara Rao here on Friday mixed “sacred” soil of Telangana in his native Mothe village in Nizamabad district amidst chanting of Vedic mantras.
Carrying the “sacred” soil on his head, KCR arrived in Mothe village, bowed and kissed the soil before mixing it in the soil amidst chanting of mantras in fulfillment of his 14-year old vow. Speaking on the occasion, KCR said whenever he faced hurdles during the agitation, he used to touch the sacred soil and go ahead with confidence.

Congress MLA of Malkajgiri Akula Rajendar on Friday joined the TRS. Party supremo K. Chandrasekhara Rao welcomed Rajendar into his party by presenting party scarf to him.
Speaking on the occasion, Rajendar said he had decided to join the TRS party as he strongly felt that the TRS alone would rebuild backward Telangana State. (NSS)