Here is the press release of Home Ministry regarding the 2nd GoM meet on Telangana -

This is a really funny cartoon showing why Sonia must be loving Andhra State’s new map!

As a tribute to Maestro Illayaraja, Ace Tamil director Mysskin offered the background score of his latest flick ‘Onaiyum Aatukuttiyum’ (The Wolf and the Lamb) for free. The much acclaimed film with Illayaraja’s score is a huge box-office hit in Tamil Nadu. Ten BGM tracks that the maestro had composed for the chase thriller are available as mp3 downloads on the website of Mysskin’s production house Lone Wolf Productions: www.lonewolfproductions.in. Mysskin, who is widely known to be an ardent fan of Ilaiyaraaja, said he was so touched by the background music that he felt the need to share it with everyone. “I played the BGM score for a few of my friends, who are also Ilaiyaraaja fans,” he said in ...

In a rare international acclaim, State of Odisha won praise from World Bank for its disaster management. “The Odisha State Disaster Management Authority (OSDMA) and the Government of Odisha need to be given full credit for their unwavering commitment to disaster preparedness and risk mitigation,” the Bank said. Following the disaster in 1999, Odisha set up the OSDMA, the first state agency focused exclusively on disaster management in India. Many are wondering how many international agencies have praised Odisha for its preparedness and yet its CM Naveen Patnaik maintains a low profile. If only our Chandrababu were in that position, imagine what Eenadu and Andhrajyothy would have done! They have already made him ‘Hitechbabu’. After such a feat like Patnaik’s, ...

Amid the raging protests over Telangana issue, the GoM, set up to look into the bifurcation of Andhra Pradesh, will deliberate issues concerning sharing of river water, power, distribution of assets and boundaries at its second meeting here tomorrow. The high-powered ministerial panel will also look into the legal and administrative measures required to ensure that both Telangana and residuary state of Andhra Pradesh can function efficiently from Hyderabad as the common capital for 10 years. Following a directive of the GoM, various Central ministries and departments like Power and Water Resources have prepared status reports and these are expected to be submitted to the panel tomorrow. With the status papers, the GoM could set out the broad contours for ...