New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday declined to entertain a PIL challenging the cabinet decision to bifurcate Andhra Pradesh to carve out a new state of Telangana. “We decline to entertain the petition. However, we clarify that the legal questions raised in the petition will be open for arguments at an appropriate stage in an appropriate writ petition,” said the apex court bench of Justice H.L. Dattu and Justice Madan B. Lokur. At the outset of the hearing, Justice Dattu told a batch of petitioners: “This is only a cabinet decision. This petition is premature. We don’t know the mind of state legislature or that of parliament on what they are going to do.” IANS

Here is a rare 1975 picture of legends of Telangana – ‘Prajakavi’ Kaloji Narayana Rao and PV Narasimha Rao. Along with them is Pamulaparthi Sadasiva Rao, the editor of Kakatiya Patrika, one of the earliest magazines in Telangana.

In context of the debate over safety and security for migrants in Hyderabad, here is an interesting article on the development Andhra culture of migrants - (published in Geetha Reddy (ed.), Emerging urban transformations. Multilayered cities and urban systems, International Geographical Union, Urban geography Commission, Hyderabad) Abstract Hyderabad is a multilayered city which has long served as a melting point for different cultures. However, the massive arrival of rich migrants from coastal Andhra after the formation of Andhra Pradesh has added a new cultural and economic layer which tends to impose itself on others, rather than merge harmoniously with them. Among these migrants, professionals and businessmen belonging to the Kamma caste form a dominant group. Because of their wealth and ...

Congress leaders from Telangana never seem to learn their lessons. After creating the problem in the first place by merging Telangana in 1956 with Andhra, they now want ‘credit’ for carving out Telangana State. While that can be common in politics what is uncommon is what Secunderbad MLA Shankar Rao demanding Telangana be renamed after Sonia Gandhi! Earlier, union minister Balaram Naik said the same. While they want to show their sycophancy, angry Telangana activists have better ideas for these leaders. That is to rename themselves and their family members as Soniamma Bhaktulu! That is easy to do as all they need to do is get a certificate of new name and publish a note in newspapers. After a 4 ...

Jaganmohan Reddy followed by Kirankumar Reddy and Telangana Congress leaders are all scheduled to visit Delhi in next 3 days for discussions and deliberations over Telangana as Shinde confirmed the bill would be placed in Winter Parliament session. While Jagan is set to meet BJP, CPM and CPI leaderships to press for ‘United AP’, CM Kirankumar Reddy is scheduled to meet GoM in a postponed trip. Telangana Congress leadership under the leadership of Union Minister S. Jaipal Reddy are set to meet top leaders in Congress over their apprehensions on status of Hyderabad that has become a subject of high speculation in last few weeks. As the Winter session is approaching, all parties are pressing the panic button and raising ...