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  1. Kerala won’t be high before 5 pm

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    / September 28, 2012 /
    Kerala going in for an image change? The Kerala High court has ruled that no liquor will be sold before 5 pm in bars and hotels. for a state, known for its high consumption of liquor, the order means drinking during day time is a crime. The court said that the...

  2. Prohibition in Tirupati?

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    / June 25, 2012 /
    The demand for total prohibition in the temple town of Tirupati has become the latest political weapon with newly elected MLA Karunakar Reddy of the YSR Congress sitting on a fast over the issue. Reddy who was TTD chairman during Y S Rajasekhara Reddy’s regime said, “Let us wash the...

  3. New Excise policy is as flawed

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    / June 19, 2012 /
    The Andhra Pradesh government has announced the new Excise policy for the current year, replacing the unhealthy auction method by fixing a license fee and by introducing a system of lots being drawn to select the licensees. In the Scheduled Areas, the new policy apparently proposes licenses being given only...

  4. An opportunity for Kiran to do a KKR

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    / May 28, 2012 / 1 Comment
    I don’t think cricketer-turned-politician Kiran Kumar Reddy would have found the time to catch the finals of the IPL last night. If nothing else, he can take heart from the fact that a KKR – Kolkata Knight Riders – had triumphed. Will KKR win the Andhra Pradesh Political League as...

  5. A Kiran of hope in the fight against liquor mafia

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    / April 16, 2012 / 2 Comments
    If Kiran Kumar Reddy claims he is inspired by Shahrukh Khan in `Baazigar’, I would be inclined to believe him. Because `kuch paane ke liye kuch khona padta hai‘. Kiran lost round one of the battle to Andhra Pradesh Congress chief Botsa Satyanarayana when he was reportedly armtwisted to transfer...

  6. Katju is being generous. I think 98% of Indians are fools

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    / April 9, 2012 / 1 Comment
    Trust Justice Markandey Katju to hit the nail squarely in the head. Writing in today’s Indian Express - it of the coup-that-was-not-a-coup story infamy – Justice Katju, chairman of the Press Council of India, said he was of the considered opinion that 90% of Indians were fools. He cited our...

  7. Who runs Andhra Pradesh? Hic !

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    / April 6, 2012 / 2 Comments
    The chief of the Special Investigation Team probing the liquor scam, K Srinivas Reddy, is at sea. Literally because he is now IG of the Coastal Security Wing. For all practical purposes, worse than a loopline posting, where the 1994 batch IPS officer can spend all day sitting by the...

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    / April 6, 2012 /
    Ever since the government of Andhra Pradesh promoted and moved out SIT chief investigating the liquor scam, K Srinivas Reddy to the virtually defunct post of IG, Coastal security wing, the 1994 batch IPS officer has become the symbol of the fight against corruption in the state. Now the social...

  9. Kiran buys peace with Botsa, transfers cop

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    / April 5, 2012 /
    Prodded by Ghulam Nabi Azad, Andhra Pradesh chief minister Kiran Kumar Reddy and PCC chief Botsa Satyanarayana have decided to smoke the peace pipe. Atleast for now. Their rift was seen as one of the reasons why the Congress government in the state is in a state of limbo. And...

  10. Kiran vs Botsa

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    / April 3, 2012 /
    Source : AP News Live The letter said to be written by Botsa Satyanarayana to Congress Party chief Sonia Gandhi against Chief Minister Kiran Kumar Reddy has completely exposed the chinks in the ruling party’s armour. The PCC chief’s letter was dashed off to Delhi on March 30, but was...

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