Month: April 2007

The Andhra Pradesh government has decided to promulgate an ordinance to prohibit the propagation of other religions in Tirumala and other religious places of worship in the state. The State Cabinet, at its meeting on Friday, approved the proposal to promulgate an ordinance on the issue. The government, by an order, will notify such places […]

Seventeen new ministers were inducted into the Congress ministry in Andhra Pradesh on Thursday morning. Governor Rameshwar Thakur administered the oath of office and secrecy to the new ministers at a simple ceremony that began at 7.45 am and lasted 38 minutes. Chief Minister Dr Y S Rajasekhar Reddy, his cabinet colleagues, party MLAs and leaders […]

Telangana Rashtra Samithi members were suspended for the day on Monday for obstructing the proceedings of Andhra Pradesh legislative assembly. Trouble began as soon as the House assembled for the day. Speaker K R Suresh Reddy disallowed the adjournment notices given by Telugu Desam Party, Communist Party of India-Marxist and Communist Party of India on […]

The Andhra Pradesh legislative council has come into existence once again after a gap of 22 years. The council was abolished way back in 1985.  At a simple function at Raj Bhavan, Governor Rameshwar Thakur administered the oath of office to pro-tem legislative council chairman Puvvada Nageswara Rao on Monday morning. Soon after, the Governor […]