If the reports from the camp of Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu are to be believed, the new capital in Tullur area of Guntur district is unlikely to materialize before 2019.
The State government acquired 997 acres of farmland to enable the Tatas to build their plant there. Due to subsequent local and political opposition, the project went into limbo.
Even if the TRS were to join the NDA and indulge in one-upmanship against Naidu, the latter would probably have to continue in the NDA for various reasons, primary among them being the new capital region.
'Temper' is riding high at the box-office and the collections are phenomenal in every area. Yesterday, we have reported that Puri Jagannath got a call from Mahesh Babu and the 'Pokiri' actor congratulated his director for delivering such a strong film.
The Telangana Rashtra Samiti's overtures to BJP has raised hackles of another 'Telugu ally', the TDP.
That the Telangana Rashtra Samithi president and Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao is moving closer to the Bharatiya Janata Party was evident from the way he chose to celebrate his 61st birthday in the company of BJP leaders on Tuesday.
Perhaps for the first time, Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu has had the courtesy to wish another leader, particularly his political rival, on the latter’s birthday.
Former MP from Amalapuram G V Harsh Kumar on Tuesday accused both the Congress and BJP of being responsible for bifurcation of the State in such a manner which caused great damage to AP.
One of the significant electoral promises that propelled Chandrababu Naidu to power in Andhra Pradesh was the one related to the loan waiver.
Everything is normal and Andhra Pradesh and Telangana are headed for yet another confrontation. This time it is over the division of employees.
Usually, it is said that if two people spend enough time with each other, they tend to simulate each other. After the arrest of Deccan Chronicle chairman Venkatarami Reddy and MD Vinayak Reddy, the media is full of stories dissecting various angles.
Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrashekhara Rao met Narendra Modi in Delhi amid speculation that his daughter K Kavitha may be inducted into the Union Council of Ministers. According to top sources in BJP, this could happen in April.
Deputy CLP leader in Legislative Council Mohammed Ali Shabbir on Monday dubbed K Chandrashekar Rao as 'U-turn Chief Minister' who frequently changes his 'words' and 'colours'.
The first and most important quality one needs to have in order to be a successful politician is 'absolutely no shame'. Our Union Minister, Venkayya Naidu is a living example.
With YSRCP opting out of the polls as a mark of respect, the Congress Party was the sole contestant in the fray in the Tirupati by-election which was necessitated by the unfortunate demise of TDP MLA, Venkata Ramana.
