Andhra minister gets additional NRI portfolio

October 7th, 2009 HYDERABAD - Tightening his grip over administration, Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister K. Rosaiah Wednesday removed controversial police officer S.S.P.

October 5th, 2009 HYDERABAD - Physicians from Andhra Pradesh practising in North America have announced an aid of $10,000 for relief operations in the flood-hit areas in the state. Andhra Physicians of North America (APNA) has announced the aid for flood relief, according to state Minister for Roads and Buildings G.Aruna Kumari, who is currently visiting the United States.

October 3rd, 2009 HYDERABAD - Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister K.Rosaiah on Saturday said that the floodwaters, caused by heavy downpour for the last three days, have started receding slowly in Andhra Pradesh. "Fortunately it (flood) is declining, not very heavily but slowly it is declining and it's giving a ray of hope.

September 4th, 2009 HYDERABAD - Following are the messages Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, Congress chief Sonia Gandhi and party general secretary Rahul Gandhi wrote in the condolence book after paying homage to Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh: In the sad and most untimely demise of Dr.

September 3rd, 2009 HYDERABAD - Senior Congressman and Finance Minister in the Late Y.S.Rajasekhara Reddy's Government, Konnijiti Rosaiah has been appointed as the caretaker Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh. Seventy-seven -year-old Rosaiah was overseeing the search operation for Chief Minster Reddy.

September 3rd, 2009 HYDERABAD - Andhra Pradesh Governor N.D. Tewari on Thursday described the tragic death of Chief Minister Y.S.

September 3rd, 2009 HYDERABAD - Andhra Pradesh Finance Minister K. Rosaiah Thursday took oath as the state's caretaker chief minister.

September 2nd, 2009 HYDERABAD - Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy has been killed, official sources confirmed Thursday, more than 24 hours after his helicopter went missing in a densely forested area of the state.

July 15th, 2009 HYDERABAD - The Andhra Pradesh cabinet Wednesday approved a proposal for setting up an industrial park in the coastal district of Visakhapatnam and allotted over 300 acres of land for the project. The state cabinet, at a meeting chaired by Chief Minister Y.S.

May 26th, 2009 HYDERABAD - P. Sabita Indra Reddy was Tuesday chosen by Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y.S.

May 20th, 2009 HYDERABAD - Dr. Yaduguri Sandinti Rajasekhara Reddy, popularly known as YSR, was sworn-in as Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister for the second consecutive term at the sprawling Lal Bahadur Stadium here on Wednesday.

April 7th, 2009 HYDERABAD - The Andhra Pradesh Congress Committee (APCC) on Tuesday expelled 40 rebels for six years, after they filed their nomination papers as independents for the Andhra Pradesh Assembly elections. APCC General Secretary Anand Bhaskar said these 40 rebel candidates have been expelled with immediate affect.

March 21st, 2009 HYDERABAD - The Andhra Pradesh Government on Friday forwarded the names of three Police officers to the Election Commission for it to name the State's new Director General of Police (DGP). The names were forwarded after the Election Commission had ordered the transfer of current DGP S.

March 11th, 2009 HYDERABAD - Election authorities Wednesday issued notice to Andhra Pradesh Agriculture Minister N. Raghuveera Reddy for allegedly violating the model code of conduct.

March 3rd, 2009 HYDERABAD - All political parties in Andhra Pradesh have welcomed the Election Commission's decision to hold two-phase polling in the state for both the Lok Sabha and the state assembly. Andhra Pradesh will go to the polls April 16 and 23.