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TRS expels 13 rebel candidates
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Karimnagar
The Telengana Rashtra Samiti president K.Chandrasekarara Rao has announced the expulsion of 13 rebel TRS candidates who re in the poll fray in various segments of the region. They include the two who have filed their nominations along with the 'B'forms. After a daylong discussions with the party's senior leaders and holding parleys with Congress leaders on Thursday.
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CPI withdraws support to TRS
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Hyderabad
Irked by the decision of the TRS to field candidates against the left parties, the CPI has announced that it is withdrawing its support to the former in all the 42 Assembly and six Lok Sabha seats it is contesting. The CPI State secretary S.Sudhakara Reddy announced the decision while participating in a "meet the press" programme organized by the AP Union of Working Journalists.
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Revenue Secretary transferred
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Hyderabad
The State Government has transferred the Revenue Secretary D.C.Rosaiah since his wife is contesting the elections. This has been done at the instance of the Election commission.Mr.Rosaiah's wife; Revathi is contesting the Pedakurapadu Assembly seat in Guntur district as TDP candidate.
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Central Excise official held by CBI
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Visakhaptnam
The CBI officials caught a Superintendent of Central Excise, Guntur division on Thursday for accepting illegal gratification of Rs.3, 000/- from one Ravi Kumar of Ram Cellular Care Centre for not conducting raids on his shop.
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Congress and TRS efforts to contain rebel threat
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Nizamabad
The Congress and TRS leaders launched an elaborate exercise to contain the threat from rebels who had entered the fray in at least four Assembly segments. The Congress and TRS candidates entered the fray in Yellareddy and Kamareddy Assembly segments of Medak Parliamentary constituency despite the seat being given to a particular party as part of the seat sharing exercise.
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Congress nominee's papers rejected
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Tirupati
The Congress suffered a serious set back when the nomination of it official candidate, Shajahan for the Madanapalle Assembly constituency was today rejected by the Returning Officer in the scrutiny as the A Form did not bear the signature of the authorized office bearer of the party.
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ZP chief joins Congress
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Kurnool
The former Zilla Parishad chairman P.P.Nagireddy resigned from the Telugu Desam Party and joined the Congress in the presence of the Congress leaders.
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PCC member quits party post
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Kakinada
Dwarampudi Chandrasekharareddy, Kakinada town Congress president and PCC member has resigned from the party post in protest against the injustice done to him in not allotting the party ticket for Anaparty Constituency.
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BJP committed for smaller States
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Karimnagar
The Union Minister of State for Commerce and Industry Ch.Vidyasagararao has reiterated that all political parties he told while addressing a press conference on Thursday commit the BJP to constituting smaller states by evolving consensus
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