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  1. Vizag, a city of poles?!

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    / July 6, 2012 / Leave a comment
    The Greater Visakhapatnam Municipal Corporation (GVMC) officials have been instructed to plant 1 lakh trees in Vizag city. This is highly commendable. As is clear from any Google satellite image of Vizag, almost all the greenery in Vizag is only within compounds such as Railways, Andhra University, HPCL Quarters, Harbour...

  2. YSRC vs CBI : No winners in this match

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    / June 29, 2012 / 2 Comments
    The developments concerning the CBI Joint Director V V Lakshminarayana and the leakage of his Call Data Records (CDR) are most unfortunate. As an officer, he has immense credibility in neutral circles and is seen as a person who is actively pursuing the case. This episode has cast shadows and...

  3. `Dollar’ all powerful, Seshadri gets 4th extension

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    / June 26, 2012 / Leave a comment
    He has easily been the most famous face in Tirumala, after Lord Venkateswara. Tales of his clout are legendary and Pala Seshadri, more popularly known as `Dollar’ Seshadri, proved that once again. He got an unprecedented 4th extension as officer on special duty for another two years. This despite a...

  4. When Naidu flew off the handle for a flyover

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    / June 26, 2012 / 1 Comment
    Just what’s wrong with Chandrababu Naidu? That’s the question everyone is asking after his `maha dharna’ in Vijayawada on Monday. Naidu was demanding the construction of a flyover near the Kanakadurga temple in the city to reduce traffic congestion. A former CM of Andhra Pradesh agitating for a flyover, begs...

  5. Prohibition in Tirupati?

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    / June 25, 2012 / Leave a comment
    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...

  6. `Shakuni’ makes all the right moves

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    / June 23, 2012 / Leave a comment
    “Shakuni” is an interesting title of Karthi Sivakumar’s new film, named after the most interesting character in Mahabharata. Despite being a dubbed film (“Saguni” in Tamil), it was marketed well by Telugu producer Bellamkonda Suresh and generated quite a buzz before other big releases lined up like “Eega” and “Julai”....

  7. Chiru doubts Cong return to power in 2014

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    / June 23, 2012 / Leave a comment
    Marriage festivities of his son, actor Ram Charan over, Chiranjeevi donned the role of a politician once again. And fretted and fumed over the Congress performance in the byelections. The party won just 2 of the 18 assembly seats and also lost the Nellore Lok Sabha seat by a huge...

  8. Jagan’s party targets CBI’s Lakshminarayana

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    / June 22, 2012 / 3 Comments
    The YSR Congress has decided to go for the jugular. And its target is CBI joint director V V Lakshminarayana, who is heading the probe into Jaganmohan Reddy’s disproportionate assets case. Disclosing the call details of mobile phones used by the Lakshminarayana, which showed several phone calls made to crime...

  9. AP govt awards Rs 50 lakh to Saina

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    / June 22, 2012 / Leave a comment
    The Andhra Pradesh government has announced a Rs 50 lakh incentive – the highest so far – to badminton champ Saina Nehwal for her three titles in 2012. The cash award comes just five weeks ahead of the London Olympics where Saina is a serious medal prospect for India. Saina...

  10. Inception 2.0 in the times of Jagan

    Posted by pragnya vadam
    / June 19, 2012 / 2 Comments
    Assuming that Jagan becomes the chief minister of Andhra Pradesh with a new capital, after the state of Telangana is formed, how would his new cabinet, the new state and new capital be? I believe his new capital would be somewhere close to Pulivendula and Idupulapaya. A new airport would...

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