Setback for Congress: Telangana Bill rejected

Hyderabad, Jan 30: In a major setback for Congress-led UPA government and Sonia Gandhi, Andhra Pradesh assembly on Thursday, Jan 30 rejected the much anticipated Telangana Bill. Chief Minister Kiran Kumar Reddy played a crucial role in spoiling Congress's dream ahead of Lok Sabha election 2014. The state assembly rejected the bill by voice vote. The assembly also passed a resolution moved by the CM rejecting the AP Reorganisation Bill. Following this, the Assembly was adjourned sine die.

The CM earlier on Wednesday threatened to quit politics if the Andhra Pradesh Reorganisation Bill, 2013, is tabled in Parliament in its current form. Reddy was quoted as saying, "The Bill is incomprehensive and incomplete. What the Centre has sent us cannot be accepted by anybody. Even then, if the Centre tables it in Parliament, I will quit my post and quit politics."

Continuing his statement, the CM also added, "The Union home ministry cheated us on the Telangana Bill. It is the responsibility of the home ministry to check the Bill and ensure that it is in proper order before sending it to the Assembly. I am not asking them to correct flaws, but am opposing the Bill."

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16-yr-old girl murdered by youth in Andhra, rape suspected

Hyderabad, Dec 31, 2012 (IANS) --- In yet another shocking incident, a 16-year-old girl was murdered by a youth in Andhra Pradesh's Ranga Reddy district. She was suspected to have been raped by the accused before killing her.

The girl, a student of Class 10, was found hanging from a tree Sunday evening in a farm in Dasarlapally village in Ranga Reddy district, about 100 km from here.

According to police, the girl, a student of a school at Kandukur, came to the village on a holiday and went to the field for some work. A few hours later, her body was found hanging from a mango tree.

A police officer said they found a 16-year-old youth in unconscious state nearby.

Police arrested U. Naresh, who allegedly attempted to rape the girl. When she resisted, he brutally assaulted her and hanged her from the tree.

The body was sent for autopsy. The police said they were investigating if the girl was raped before being killed.

The latest incident came even as four incidents of rapes and attempts to rape were reported from different parts of the state in last two days.

A police constable and a Village Administrative Officer (VAO) in Krishna district were booked on charges of raping women in two different incidents.

In another incident, a six-year-old girl was molested by a man in Prakasam district.

In the fourth incident, a police constable tried to kidnap a 16-year-old girl in Nalgonda district with an intention to rape her. Locals foiled the cop's attempt and handed him over to police.