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  1. 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...

  2. 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...

  3. `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”....

  4. Why Karnataka is Gowda’s own country

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    / June 23, 2012 / Leave a comment
    Yet another wicket has fallen in Karnataka. This time, Law and Urban Development minister Suresh Kumar. And the charges, pretty familiar. Suresh Kumar was accused of securing allotment of residential sites through his family members (mother and daughter), in violation of rules. Kumar decided to resign on moral grounds, besides...

  5. Kerala Airways to connect Kerala with the Gulf?

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    / June 23, 2012 / Leave a comment
    After Malayalees in the Gulf bore the brunt of the Air India strike by having to pay through their nose to buy tickets on private airlines during the summer, the Kerala government has once again mooted the idea of `Kerala Airways’. Another proposal to make the Gulf closer to home...

  6. Jaya hikes NREGA wages in Tamilnadu

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    / June 23, 2012 / Leave a comment
    Workers under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act in Tamilnadu will now receive 13 rupees more per  day as wages. The Jayalalithaa government has hiked employment daily wages from Rs 119 a day to Rs 132. The hike is expected to benefit more then 25 lakh workers under...

  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. Vikram’s `I’ with Shankar

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    / June 23, 2012 / Leave a comment
    Director Shankar and actor Vikram are teaming up once again, after `Anniyan’ in 2005. Their next project is interestingly titled the Tamil alphabet `I’, which it is explained, means beauty, King, Guru, Astonishment and vulnerability. The film will also star Samantha, Santhanam and Malayalam actor Suresh Gopi. A R Rahman...

  9. 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...

  10. 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...

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