AGITATION
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Is Left closer to TDP than YSR Congress? TV9 AP
The hunger strike over the issue of power taken by first by the Left parties, who were forcibly admitted to hospital, and then TDP leaders could well be start of a new political alliance in Andhra Pradesh. Even though YSR Congress looks to corner the Congress ...1:59
Byreddy for a Rayalaseema political party TV9 AP
Rayalaseema Parirakshana Samiti founder Byreddy Rajasekhar Reddy announced the need to form a new party devoted to the cause of creation of a separate Rayalaseema state. He said he would soon go on a 'tractor yatra'.1:06
Byreddy's tractor yatra for Rayalaseema TV9 AP
Rayalaseema Parirakshana Samiti founder Byreddy Rajasekhar Reddy said he will take out a tractor rally across Rayalaseema to create awareness among the people on the issue of creation of a separate Rayalaseema state. He said a decision on the dates will be tak...2:02
Farmers protest at Guntur chilli yard TV9 AP
Farmers at the Guntur chilli yard are protesting against a commission agent and his henchmen who allegedly beat up a farmer who had come to sell his produce at the yard.2:15
Sadak Bandh | SI dies in road accident TV9 AP
An SI from Warangal rural police, and posted to Mahabubnagar, as part of bandobast due to today's Sadak Bandh, called by the TJAC, died on duty when he was going in a jeep to reach site of an accident on the highway. SI Chinnappa died on the spot when their po...2:16
Villagers demand jobs from Hinduja power project TV9 AP
Locals blocked the road leading to the Hinduja power project in Visakhapatnam demanding jobs in the project. The villagers say the company has failed to honour its assurances on providing permanent jobs and frequently hired contractors for any work.1:11
Naam Tamilar party on hunger strike Captain News
The Naam Tamilar party in Gobichettipalayam organise a hunger strike in connection with the Sri Lankan war crimes issue. The party demanded that Mahinda Rajapakse be declared a war criminal and a separate Eelam be granted to the Tamils in Sri Lanka.1:51
EG power project | Protest against arrest TV9 AP
Villagers in East Godavari organised a rally demanding the release of their leader who had been organising them to protest against the setting up of a thermal power project in the district. Padala Venkatram Reddy was arrested by police who slapped cases agains...2:11
President consent sought for Plachimada Bill Media One TV
It has been two years since Kerala Assembly passed a bill to set up a Plachimada compensation claims tribunal. However, the bill has been stopped due to bureaucratic and political red tape. When it was sent to home ministry for consideration, the ministry sent...1:50
Don't travel on B'lore highway on Feb 24: TJAC TV9 AP
The Telangana Joint Action Committee has firmed up plans for the sadak bandh on the Hyderabad to Bangalore national highway on February 24 as part of its agitation for Telangana. The TJAC also asked people not travel on the route unless absolutely essential.0:14
Tenth anniversary of Muthanga agitation JAIHIND TV
Today is the tenth anniversary of the adivasi agitation in Muthanga, which claimed the lives of a tribal and a policeman. Ten years ago, on February 19, a month-long agitation by tribals, demanding allotment of free land to adivasis, took an ugly turn at Mutha...31:45
APNGO pitted against TNGO TV9 AP
They are both organisations of state government employees. And they are protesting for the same issues: creation of the 10th pay revision commission, health cards and pensions. But in the surcharged political atmosphere over the issue of Telangana, the Andhra ...1:22
Vizag court issues summons to KCR, Kodandaram TV9 AP
A Visakhapatnam court issues summons to the T-JAC chairman Kodandaram and KCR for their threat to block national highways next week as part of their agitation. The case was filed by a Samaikhyandhra activist. They have been asked to appear before the court on ...1:49
KCR launches movie on Telangana agitation TV9 AP
TRS chief KCR launched a new movie that seeks to capture the agitation for a separate Telangana state on celluloid. Gorantla Satyam, a film journalist, turns director with this movie on the Telangana agitation.1:04
Farmers protest against forest dept in Maniyara JAIHIND TV
Farmers at Maniyara in Pathanamthitta agitate against the forest department's refusal to grant permission to cut down trees in their own land. As the land is near a forest area, the department is denying permission to cut down trees. The police in fact registe...3:06
Nagam vs TRS | Nagam to set up new party TV9 AP
Nagam Janardhan Reddy hits back Telangana Rashtra Samiti leaders for suggesting he won his re-election from Nagar Kurnool seat because the TRS did not put up a candidate against him. Nagam, who is fighting the Telangana statehood battle along side TRS, shoots ...1:01
CM KKR is last 'kiran': Kodandaram TV9 AP
Chief Minister Kiran Kumar Reddy will be the last 'kiran' of the state, says Telangana Political JAC chairman Kodandaram. He was speaking at Shadnagar where the T-JAC is organsing a 'sadak bandh' on February 28 to block the national highway leading to Bangalor...3:10
TRS to be active in JAC TV9 AP
The TRS will henceforth play an active role in Telangana Political Joint Action Committee. Party chief KCR said in the protests and agitations organised by the JAC, TRS flags should figure prominently. TRS had recently participated whole-heartedly in the 'Sama...1:33
OU convocation | Governor not to attend TV9 AP
Osmania University students had threatened that they will disrupt the arrival of Governor ESL Narasimhan for the convocation function on the University campus. But at the last minute it came to be known that the Governor is not coming. The situation at the cam...3:24
OU convocation | Students to stop Governor TV9 AP
Osmania University today will see a clash between students and police. Only this time it over the students' warning not to allow Governor ESL Narasimhan inside the OU campus for the convocation ceremony of the University. The students opposition to the Governo...0:58
Contract teachers protest in Hyderabad TV9 AP
Contract teachers and lecturers staged an agitation near Ministers Quarters today demanding that their services be regularised. The agitation was led by B Krishnaiah, president of the state BC welfare union.3:01
Kodandaram to skip T-JAC's rasta roko TV9 AP
The T-JAC is organising a massive protest this month, but chairman Kodandaram won't be around. The Telangana Political JAC has chalked out three sets of agitation for the sake of separate Statehood. The first involves campaign in the constituencies of Telangan...6:29
Anti-Posco protesters to intensify agitations Times Now
Despite the violent crackdown by the Odisha police, anti-Posco steel plant protesters have threatened to intensify the agitations. The government, it appears, is in a haste to acquire land for the project. The crackdown on protesters, meanwhile, has drawn flak...2:32
TDP stays away from T, Samaikhyandhra TV9 AP
Andhra Pradesh is witnessing agitation for and against Telangana. But TDP party workers have chosen to remain neutral and instead devoting their energies to the cooperative elections. Ever since AICC general secretary Ghulam Nabi Azad's statement on the delay ...6:33
'Samara Deeksha': Overnight events TV9 AP
Over the entire night, leaders of the Telangana Political parties JAC, TRS and Telangana Congress leaders sat at Indira Park in Hyderabad as part of their 36-hour 'Samara Deeksha'. They listened to speeches and cultural programmes. JAC chairman Kodandaram said...5:26
Cong MPs heckled at 'Samara Deeksha' TV9 AP
The 36-hour 'Samara Deeksha' organised by the Telangana Political JAC at Indira Park saw tense moments on Sunday night when Telangana Congress MPs K Keshav Rao and Ponnam Prabhakar arrived at around 10 PM. Angry crowds stopped their cars. It took pleading from...27:44
Jai Andhra Rajahmundry meeting: PT 2 TV9 AP
Point by point, Vundavalli takes on the votaries of Telangana who claim injustice has been done to their region in all fields, be it education, sharing of waters of the Godavary or claims made by KCR. Using google maps and video recording of speeches made by K...34:01
Jai Andhra Rajahmundry meeting: PT 3 TV9 AP
Vundavalli pokes fun at KCR and blames him for the atmosphere of hate against the people of Andhra region. He uses video clippings from old speeches by KCR to expose him. In this third part of Vundavalli Aruna Kumar's speech at the Jai Andhra public meeting at...25:18
Jai Andhra Rajahmundry meeting: PT 1 TV9 AP
Rajahmundry has links with Hyderabad that goes back to the era of Nizams, says Vundavalli Aruna Kumar. The grand public meeting at Rajahmundry, initiative of MP Vundavalli Aruna Kumar, has begun. This video has visuals of the start of the meeting called to obs...1:48
TJAC's 'Samaradeeksha' on January 27 TV9 AP
The Telangana JAC will hold a 'Samaradeeksha' on January 27 in Hyderabad as a 24-hour protest. JAC chairman Kodandaram said beyond that date if the Centre does not announce a decision on Telangana, then they will agitate against pro-Samaikhyandhra supporters.2:06
Vundavalli's public meeting at Rajahmundry TV9 AP
Vundavalli Kiran Kumar, Congress MP from Rajahmundry is holding a huge public meeting today to celebrate the Jai Andhra agitation's 40th anniversary. But the meeting has baffled people as it comes at a time when the state is grappling with the agitation by pro...3:49
Police use water cannons against BJP protesters Times Now
The police in Chandigarh resort to using water cannons against BJP supporters who participate in the protest against Home Minister Sushil Kumar Shinde. The protest, called by the main Opposition party has nationwide reach. The party members and supporters gath...17:25
BJP cadre gathers at Jantar Mantar in protest Times Now
The Bharatiya Janata Party launches its nationwide protests against Home Minister Sushilkumar Shinde's 'Hindu terror' remarks today. The party members and supporters gather at Jantar Mantar in open display of aggression. Reports suggest that Sushma Swaraj will...4:57
Samaikyandhra protest at Tirupati TV9 AP
Under the aegis of Samaikyandhra student JAC, students organise a protest rally at Tirupati. A unity committee was formed consisting of various groups to keep up the pressure on the Centre.3:04
KVP's house in Hyderabad gheraoed TV9 AP
Telangana Students' JAC and OU Students' JAC today gheraoed the house of KVP Ramachandra Rao on Banjara Hills, Road No 7. They were arrested well before they entered the apartment complex. KVP is one of the leading figures among the Congress Seemandhra leaders...0:53
Give us separate Rayalaseema too: Byreddy TV9 AP
Byreddy Rajasekhara Reddy, who formed the Rayalaseema Porata Samiti, for the cause of Rayalaseema region after resigning from the TDP, met Union Home Minister Sushil Kumar Shinde. He said he told him that should a separate Telangana state be granted, then Raya...1:28
BJP launches nationwide protest against Shinde Headlines Today
The Bharatiya Janata Party launches nationwide protests today against Home Minister Sushilkumar Shinde's 'Hindu terror' remarks. Meanwhile, the Congress has been distancing itself from Shinde and the remarks. Rajnath Singh, who took over as BJP's chief yesterd...7:44
Rajnath wants to bring back public trust in system Headlines Today
Top leaders of the Bharatiya Janata Party will lead the agitation against Home minister Sushil Kumar Shinde's remarks on 'Hindu terror'. The BJP launches nationwide protests today against Shinde's remarks. Meanwhile, the newly elected BJP president Rajnath Sin...2:25
Kamal Haasan hits out at extremist groups Headlines Today
After the release of Vishwaroopam was put on hold by the Tamil Nadu government in the wake of widespread agitations against the movie which allegedly shows Muslims in bad light, actor-director Kamal Haasan has reacted calling the protests 'cultural terrorism'....11:02
Azad statement | Seemandhra leaders start lobbying TV9 AP
Stunned by Ghulam Nabi Azad's statement that the decision on Telangana may not come before January 28, Congress Seemandhra leaders have decided to stay put in Delhi and re-start lobbying for the sake of keeping the State united. And they have got lucky today: ...4:01
Samaikyandhra bandh, rallies successful TV9 AP
The bandh called by the Samaikyandhra parties and groups on Wednesday saw a moderate response. Educational institutions and business establishment observed voluntary closure. KCR's effigy was burnt in Kadapa. In Vijayawada, students formed a human chain. In Ti...4:29
It's back to protests by T activists TV9 AP
It's back to protests over the issue of Telangana. Over the last few weeks the wait had been for the Centre to make its decision on Telangana by the end of a month - a deadline given by Home Minister Sushil Kumar Shinde. But now with confusing signals emanatin...2:27
Baru's book is like tissue paper: KKR TV9 AP
Congress' Telangana leader K Keshav Rao says he treats the book unveiled by journalist Sanjay Baru, which discusses the issue of Telangana, as toilet paper.4:12
CPI, CPM protest against current surcharge TV9 AP
The CPI and CPM launched a protest against the current surcharge and the proposal to hike the current charges. Similar protests were seen in Visakhapatnam and other cities. In Hyderabad the protesters tried to gherao the Collectorate.5:26
T issue: Seemandhra leaders meet Vayalar Ravi TV9 AP
Congress' Seemandhra leaders, number about 20, and including MPs and MLAs met general secretary Vyalar Ravi in Delhi to bring to his notice the popular sentiment for keeping Andhra Pradesh united. It was the same Vayalar who had disparaged the earlier movement...23:02
T issue: Should there be a referendum in Hyderabad TV9 AP
It is a debate over the future of Hyderabad. Should people of Hyderabad be allowed a referendum to decide what the future of the city will be in the event of the creation of a Telangana state. This is the debate in the studio between TRS leader Nayani Narasimh...28:48
Telangana and the future of Hyderabad: Debate TV9 AP
Danam Nagendar wants Hyderabad's interests to be protected in case the state is divided. KCR said he has no objection to a referendum on the future of Hyderabad. Palvai Goverdhan Reddy calls Danam a mad fellow, saying it is impossible to assume Hyderabad can b...2:01
Vayalar is aware of Seemandhra reaction: Ghanta TV9 AP
Congress minister Ghanta Srinivas Rao says the Congress general secretary Vayalar Ravi is very much aware of the reaction of Seemandhra leaders to any move to make a pro-Telangana favourable declaration. He was suggesting essentially that Seemandhra Congress l...0:49
Ghanta is aiming for CM's chair: Harish Rao TV9 AP
TRS leader T Harish Rao says Congress Ministers who are at the forefront of the movements to keep the State united are posturing for effect. He accused Minister Ghanta Srinivas Rao of making strident statements on Telangana, all in a bid to be seen as a prospe...1:08
Seemandhra meeting in Hyd: TGV on resolution TV9 AP
Congress minister TG Venkatesh speaks to media after the end of the meeting of Seemaandhra leaders in Hyderabad today. Venkatesh said the meeting adopted an unanimous resolution of demanding from the Centre that the state stay united. But there were difference...4:24
Seemaandhra meeting: Shailajanath on resolutions TV9 AP
Congress Seemaandhra leaders met today at MLA Quarters in Hyderabad. Congress MLAs, MLCs and MPS were present. Minister Shailajanath read out the short resolutions decided at the meeting. Reading out in English, Shailajanath said nothing short of united Andhra...1:50
Seemaandhra meeting: Malladi makes a point TV9 AP
Malladi Vishnu makes a point about relative support for Telangana issue and how a decision to divide the state doesn't benefit the Congress. He says the Congress party won in the Ramachandrapuram and Amalapuram by-elections due to the Congress indecision on Te...4:44
Seemandhra MLAs, MPs to meet in Hyd today TV9 AP
Seemandhra MLAs and MLCs are meeting in Hyderabad's MLA Quarters today to discuss the fallout of any decision that the Centre may take by the end of this month on the issue of Telangana. The TRS has threatened to disrupt the meeting. The Telangana JAC says it ...48:16
Decision on T heats up AP politics: Debate TV9 AP
It is a decision that is the most eagerly awaited in the recent history of Andhra Pradesh. The Centre will make its stand clear on Telangana by the end of this month. It will decide if the State will be divided, with ramifications for the people, resources sha...5:42
Ghanta asked to shut up by Chiranjeevi? TV9 AP
Minister and business magnate Ghanta Srinivas has emerged as one of the most vocal supporters of Andhra Pradesh staying united. He has declared that he would be the first to resign should the Centre grant a separate Telangana state. But his sudden cancellation...7:46
'Jagan fomenting communal trouble using MIM' TV9 AP
TRS leader KT Rama Rao says YSR Congress president Jagan Mohan Reddy, like his father, has always been an opponent of Telangana, and reminds people that YSR had called in goondas from Rayalaseema to create communal violence in Hyderabad during Chenna Reddy's t...1:19
'Condemn hate speeches against religions, regions' TV9 AP
YSR Congress party has been accused of being the mastermind of the recent statements of MIM MLA Akbaruddin Owaisi that attacked the Hindu religious sentiments. Mysoora Reddy, the YSRCP spokesperson formally says he condemns the speech made by Akbaruddin and al...2:30
Rayapati's house gheraoed TV9 AP
Guntur MP Rayapati Sambasiva Rao's house was gheraoed by activists of Samaikyaandhra. They wanted him to make clear his stand and that of the Congress party on the necessity of a united Andhra Pradesh. The students raised slogans and sat on dharna outside his ...0:43
Cauvery delta farmers' strike enters third day Captain News
The villagers and farmers of the Cauvery delta regions, namely Thiruvarur, Thanjavur and Nagapattinam have begun an agitation that has entered its third day. Their demand - announce that the Cauvery delta has been drought-hit and give adequate financial compen...2:03
Despite outrage women continue to be vulnerable Headlines Today
The widespread outrage against the increase in crimes against women appear to have caused no effect as such crimes are only on the rise. Here are four stories from different parts of India that reveal that the plight of women in India continue to be the same d...3:37
TDP's T stand leads to desertions TV9 AP
Years ago, when the TDP had not yet given a clear pro-Telangana stand, many TDP leaders from Telangana had quit the party and joined the TRS. Now, a week after TDP's green signal to Telangana at last week's all-party meeting, there are a few leaders ready to j...3:03
Stand on Telangana enthuses Naidu's supporters TV9 AP
The assent to Telangana given by the TDP at the all-party meeting in Delhi last week has buoyed support for TDP chief Chandrababu Naidu's yatra in Telangana region. His 'Vastunna Mee Kosam' padyatra in Warangal has been well-received, with a political JAC's Ga...3:38
T-JAC to plan agitations at Delhi TV9 AP
With Home Minister Sushil Kumar Shinde saying that the Centre would take a decision in a month on the issue of Telangana, political parties are now jostling for space to keep up the pressure on the UPA government. At the diary launch of Telangana NGOs, a galax...2:47
We're hopeful, say Samaikyaandhra JAC TV9 AP
As soon as the news of the all-party meeting on the issue of Telangana got over in Delhi, Samaikyaandhra JAC members met in Vijayawada. The Samaikya Andhra JAC and other formations standing for a united Andhra Pradesh and say that they will ask people of Seema...6:20
T all-party meeting: Samaikhyandhra agitation TV9 AP
The agitation for creation of a separate Telangana state has set off counter agitations in the Seemandhra regions. Protagonists of separation of the Rayalaseema region are demanding an independent state. Samaikhyandhra leaders prefer to stay united. This story...9:15
Police lathicharge Ramdev supporters Aaj Tak
In scenes similar to those from that from India Gate, police lathicharged at supporters of Ramdev at Jantar Mantar. Ramdev and retired army chief General VK Singh had been protesting along with other agitators at Jantar Mantar on Sunday. The reason for the lat...39:47
Police lob tear gas shells at agitators Times Now
As the peaceful demonstrations at India Gate turned violent when barricades at Rail Bhavan and India Gate were broken, the police resort to water cannons and tear gas shelling to control the crowd. While the women protesters demand their safety on the roads of...36:38
Approach roads to India Gate closed Times Now
As the police tries to enforce the clampdown at India Gate, all approach roads to the monument have been closed to traffic. The protests, however, continue peacefully at India Gate and Rail Bhavan separately. However, sources say that the two groups of protest...10:13
Sheila chides police on rude action Headlines Today
While protesters continue to lay siege at India Gate, Delhi chief minister has appealed to the citizens to maintain calm and take out peaceful protests. At the same time, she has appealed to the Delhi Police to be more sensitive towards the matter and not reso...7:57
Sheila appeals for calm protests Aaj Tak
While protesters continue to lay siege at India Gate, Delhi chief minister has appealed to the citizens to maintain calm and take out peaceful protests. At the same time, she has appealed to the Delhi Police to be more sensitive towards the matter and not reso...15:48
Jantar Mantar becomes out of bounds too Aaj Tak
Jantar Mantar, too, will be out of bounds for the protesters as the Delhi government enforces a complete clampdown on demonstrations. Sources say that even parts of south Delhi have been closed off to demonstrations as the Delhi Police begins to round up prote...8:12
Protesters told to move to Jantar Mantar Aaj Tak
The government has permitted the protesters to demonstrate in front of Jantar Mantar, as the police impose Section 144 in the New Delhi district. However, the protesters have been refusing to move from India Gate, crawling underneath the buses meant to transpo...2:07
Police intensifies crackdown on protesters JAIHIND TV
Delhi Police have cracked down heavily on the protesters who have braved the low temperatures to agitate at India Gate. The police had invoked Section 144 in the New Delhi district to prevent the congregation of protesters, but they have defied the rule and ha...3:10
PM to Home Min: Make Delhiites feel safe Aaj Tak
Even as the protests at India Gate intensify, sources say that Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has written to Home Minister Sushil Kumar Shinde to ensure that residents in Delhi feel safe in the city. The protesters, however, have criticised Home Minister's comm...8:58
Protesters ask: Will govt call for swift action? Aaj Tak
As the protests at India Gate intensify, the demonstrators demand that the government and politicians should now be answerable to them and the increasing crime against women. The massive crowd that gathered near India Gate have been demanding justice for the g...2:15
Protests force Home min to cancel IB meet Aaj Tak
Home Minister Sushil Kumar Shinde has called off an Intelligence Bureau meeting in the wake of the intensifying protests at India Gate. Sources say that Shinde will be monitoring the situation from his residence, as the angry wave of protests sweeps across the...8:55
Protests all across India against Delhi gangrape Aaj Tak
The protest at India Gate is not the only scene of angry agitation against the brutal gangrape of a 23-year-old girl in Delhi. Demonstrations demanding safety for women have been happening in Lucknow, Bhopal, Jaipur, Bangalore and Hyderabad simultaneously. At ...3:23
Kavuri becomes a rebel TV9 AP
As MP for nine terms, he was a respected elder in the Lok Sabha, known for giving his insights into various issues on the floor of the House. But after he sent in his resignation from the House, and from the Congress party for being overlooked for post of a Ca...4:02
CPM gheraos sub-collector's office TV9 AP
CPM activists led by BV Raghuvulu organised an agitation against inflation and policies of UPA government that have hit the poor. They gheraoed the sub-collector's office in Vijayawada. Many activists, include women, were injured in the melee, with some of the...1:06
Retd General leads farmers in Parliament gherao Times Now
Retired Army General VK Singh is heading a protest march against the government in New Delhi, even as thousands of farmers flock at Jantar Mantar. The General, who turned activist after his retirement, will lead a Parliament gherao agitation by sugarcane farme...1:27
Ex-Army Chief declares war on government Headlines Today
Former Army Chief, General VK Singh, is all set to declare a war against the UPA government. The General, who turned activist after his retirement, will lead a Parliament gherao agitation by sugarcane farmers. The protest has been organised by the Rashtra Kisa...3:20
TRS's new round of agitations from Nov 29 TV9 AP
The TRS has begun its mobilisation for the year-end round of agitations for the cause of Telangana. And so November 29, the third anniversaryof KCR's fast-unto-death programme, the party would observe as 'Deeksha Diwas', while December 9, the day when Union Ho...1:55
Nurses' strike over JAIHIND TV
The 15-day-old stir by nurses at Thrissur has come to a conclusion following further discussions mediated by the High Court of Kerala. It was only after the sixth round of talks brokered by the Mediation Cell of the High Court that the striking nurses decided ...1:36
BJP protest outside Sheila's house India TV
The Delhi BJP led by Vijay Goel today organised a protest outside the house of the Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit. The BJP's demand was the enhancement of subsidised domestic LPG cylinders from the current six to nine per year.23:18
30 Nimishalu 30 Varthalu | 8 PM, Nov 17, 2012 TV9 AP
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Maha farmers' agitation justified? | Nov 14, 2012 Times Now
Sugarcane farmers in Maharashtra have been protesting, demanding better prices for their produce. Even as the protests turned violent, government has been dismissing the demands of these farmers, alleging that the representatives of these farmers have vested i...1:25
Congress cheated me, Telangana: KCR Times Now
Telangana Rashtra Samiti chief K Chandrashekar Rao says Congress attempted to broker the issue and said they would give into the demand if TRS merged with Congress. Rao said the Congress cheated him and thus he would launch a more intensive agitation for a sep...44:22
Cong, YSRCP, TDP our enemies: KCR