NEW DELHI: The Centre is set to give a final push to the formation of Telangana after the end of the monsoon session of Parliament on Friday, with Union Cabinet’s decision to divide Andhra Pradesh opening the door for a flurry of action on the fraught issue. Sources said the Cabinet will attest the Congress decision by formally deciding on a proposal from the home ministry for creation of the new state. It will be accompanied by the constitution of a group of ministers, likely to be headed by defence minister A K Antony, to draft the legislation for statehood. Also, the Cabinet will forward a resolution to the Andhra Pradesh assembly seeking its nod. The assembly assent is not mandatory and Congress is firm on going ...

అసలు తెలంగాణా పై ఈ సీమంధ్ర ఉద్యోగుల పెత్తనం ఎట్లా మొదలు అయ్యింది? వీళ్ళు ఎంతగా దోచుకుంటే, దోచుకునే అవకాశం ఉంటె, ఇంత పిచ్చి గ తెలంగాణా ని అడ్డుకోవడానికి ప్రయత్నం చెస్థరు..ఆర్ధమ్ చేసుకోవాలి అంటే ఈ ఆర్టికల్ చదవండి -

The Centre is all set to move on a special package for Seemandhra, which includes extending tax concessions such as those provided to hilly states, a special grant for backward areas of the state and a political assurance on law enforcement by bringing it directly under the governor.   Bandh halts Andhra, Jagan to fast, 6 ministers quit While these issues will be deliberated in detail by the Group of Ministers established to work out details of splitting the state, sources said a broad legal framework has already been prepared based on political consultation within the Congress as well as between the party and the government.   According to this, a single governor will be appointed for 10 years for both Telangana and Seemandhra, by ...

NEW DELHI: Accusing TRS of creating a feeling of insecurity among Seemandhrapeople, a senior Congress leader fromTelangana today assured protection for settlers in Telangana region. “If TRS chose to issue such statements that people of Seemandhra or employees should move away, let me state it very emphatically that we in Telangana will not allow this to happen at any cost,” said M. Shashidhar Reddy, MLA from Hyderabad told reporters here. “Such provocative statements viewed in conjunction with several statements from the same circles in the past triggered large scale fear among Seemandhra people migrated to Telangana, in general, and Hyderabad, in particular,” said the leader, who is son offormer Chief Minister ofAndhra Pradesh late Channa Reddy. Reddy, who is also the Vice Chairman of National Disaster ...

Even after Telangana becomes a state and de-merges from AP, the residuary Andhra Pradesh will continue its name as per leaked part of cabinet note. That would be interesting because prior to merger with Telangana, the same region was known as Andhra State. However, after so many years it may not be practical to revert to the old name of Andhra as there are more aggressive Rayalaseema sensibilities now and as a result the region is generally referred as Seemandhra in media. Hence the name of AP is practical.