Congress flags to fly at half mast

September 3rd, 2009 NEW DELHI - The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Thursday expressed its deepest condolences on the death of Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y.S. Rajshekhara Reddy and four others in a helicopter crash on Wednesday.

September 3rd, 2009 NEW DELHI - Flags at the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) headquarters would be flying at half mast to mourn the death of Congress leader and Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy.

September 3rd, 2009 NEW DELHI - The Delhi government Thursday declared a two-day mourning in memory of Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy, who died in a helicopter crash.

September 3rd, 2009 NEW DELHI - Cutting across party lines, political leaders Thursday mourned the death of Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy, hailing him as a "man of determination, dynamism, charisma and conviction".

September 3rd, 2009 HYDERABAD/NEW DELHI - More than 24 hours after his helicopter exploded in the dark rain clouds over a dense forest, Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy and four others were Thursday declared killed, stunning not just his state but the entire country.

September 3rd, 2009 NEW DELHI/HYDERABAD - The tragic death of Andhara Pradesh Chief Minister Y.S.Rajasekhara Reddy and others on Thursday left the leaders of all political parties of the country shocked and grief-stricken. Political leaders beyond party lines on Thursday mourned the death of Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y.S.

September 3rd, 2009 Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister YSR Reddy has been killed in a helicopter crash and its official as Home Minister P. Chidambaram confirmed the death a while ago.

September 3rd, 2009 NEW DELHI - Describing Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy as a "tall leader of contemporary India", the union cabinet Thursday announced a state funeral for him and ordered the lowering of the national flag to half-mast at all state capitals.

September 3rd, 2009 NEW DELHI - Political leaders across the spectrum Thursday mourned the death of Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy, hailing him as a man of determination, charisma and conviction.

September 3rd, 2009 NEW DELHI - Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy will be given a state funeral Friday while the national flag will fly at half mast in Delhi and all state capitals Thursday and Friday, the government announced.

August 14th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Independence Day is only a day away but the usual fervour for tri-coloured flags is missing this time. Sales of miniature Indian flags at traffic signals and those meant to adorn desks and dashboards are down.

May 2nd, 2009 LUCKNOW - As many as 48 Congress workers were arrested for showing black flags to Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi during his visit to Firozabad district in Uttar Pradesh, an official said Saturday. 'The Congress activists Friday waived black flags at the Gujarat chief minister and shouted slogans against him as he landed in Firozabad for an election rally,' district police chief Chandra Prakash told IANS by phone.

April 6th, 2009 SILIGURI - Pro-Gorkhaland activists Monday greeted the Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) candidate for West Bengal's Darjeeling seat with black flags when he went to file his nomination for the Lok Sabha polls. Activists of the Gorkha Janamukti Morcha (GJM), which is fighting for a separate Gorkhaland carved out of Darjeeling and other areas of north Bengal, waved black flags with 'Go Back' written on them when CPI-M's Jibesh Sarkar arrived to file his nomination papers.

January 26th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Former president R. Venkataraman, who ushered in the country's first coalition government in 1989, died here Tuesday after a prolonged illness, officials said.

January 26th, 2009 NEW DELHI - India will observe seven-day state mourning as a mark of respect to former president R. Venkataraman who died here Tuesday, an official statement said.