The T JAC has given a bandh call for Telangana on Friday in protest against the denial for permission to conduct a procession to pay tributes Telangana martyrs and for the Government’s decision not to allow its employees to go on strike for Telangana cause. TRS president K.Chandrashekar Rao has appealed the people to support the bandh tomorrow.
2008/6/4 11:25:27 Now don't get mislead by the heading. The TDP and TRS are not entering into an electoral alliance. The two parties have given a bandh call in protest against the hike in price of petro, diesel and cooking gas.
The TDP gave a bandh call for June 6. The TRS chief K Chandrashekar Rao also gave a bandh call for the same day, after he announced that he was taking back his resignation.
While the TRS will observe a bandh in Telangana, the TDP will observe a bandh all over the state. It now remains to be seen if the TRS and TDP will enforce the bandh together in the Telangana areas.
The BJP to has given a bandh call on June 6. But the BJP has made it clear that their bandh would be enforced separately and they will not have any sort of coordination with the TDP.
2012/3/26 1:31:08 In protest against Assembly Speaker Nadendla Manohar's refusal to allow the adjournment motion on suicides of students and resolution on Telangana issue, the Telangana Rashtra Samithi on Monday called for observing 'Telangana Bandh' on Tuesday. However, the TRS gave exemption to the Road Transport Corporation and students, who are attending their annual examination, from the bandh.
Meanwhile, a day after the suicide of MBA student Bojya Naik in Warangal, another person Raja Mouli, an auto-rickshaw driver, set himself ablaze in Hanmakonda. Later, he succumbed at the government hospital. This incident has triggered fresh wave of protest in the region.
The Telangana Political Joint Action Committee chairman Prof M Kodandaram, Osmania University Joint Action Committee, Congress Party, TDP Telangana Forum, BJP and Telangana Nagara Samithi have announced their total support to the bandh.
TRS Floor Leader Etala Rajender called upon all Telangana activists to participate actively in the bandh and make it a grand success. However, he advised the activists to exempt educational institutions from the bandh.
Independent MLA Nagam Janardhan Reddy asked the all parties and leaders to participate in the bandh. BJP floor leader E Lakshminarayana said that his party would extend full support to the bandh called by TRS. (INN)
The BJP sponsored bandh in the Telangana districts has affected the release of Venu Madhav's new film Premabhishekam' with a tagline 'Veediki Cancer Leedu'. Venu Madhv is also the producer of the film. He is playing the title role and the film is an all out comedy.
The film did not release due to the bandh. The film may hit the screen for the first show in the evening but it will be released at all places only tomorrow.
2012/2/22 8:08:09 The entire film industry including movie theaters across the country are observing one day bandh on Thursday (Feb.23rd) in protest against Center's decision of levying 10.3% service tax on the industry. The Film Federation of India has given a bandh call for tomorrow, which is unanimously agreed by all the industries in the country. So, more than 9000 theaters across the country and all the shooting and postproduction activities will be halted for one day on tomorrow. However, Multiplexes were spared from tomorrow's bandh.
The recent meeting held between FFI and Finance Minister Pranab Mukharji over withdrawing the 10.3% service tax on the industry was failed. So, FFI gives a bandh call for tomorrow.
FFI argues that the film industry in India is already passing through severe financial crisis and is unable sustain any load further. FFI president Vinod Lambha speaking to media has said "The only way to bear this additional load is to increase the ticket prices, which is already too much to bear with. During the years the production costs also multiplied to such a level that it brings the industry to its knees. At this critical situation instead of giving some support to the industry, the Government has served additional load on it, which we are condemning."
No permission for Yadireddy’s funeral procession, TPJAC calls for bandh on 22Jul
2011/7/21 9:56:19 Telangana Political Joint Action Committee has called for Telangana Bandh on July 22, ”for violation of Telangana Martyrs rights and for imposing Essential Services Maintenance Act on the Telangana employees, who are going for strike from August 1.”
According a statement released to media, the TPJAC called for Telangana Bandh in protest against government fascist attitude and for violating the employees’ rights.
The TPJAC’s allegation that the government has violated the rights of Telangana Martyrs came in light of reports that the state government has refused permission to take the body of Yadireddy, who committed suicide for the cause of Telangana in New Delhi, in a procession in Hyderabad.
The statement said that Telangana Rashtra Samiti, Telangana Congress, Telugu Desam Telangana Forum, Telangana People’s Front and breakaway group of Telugu Desam headed by Nagam Janardhan Reddy have extended full support to the Telangana Bandh.
The TPJAC called upon students, employees and Telangana activists to participate actively in the bandh and make it a grand success.(INN)
2007/11/20 4:21:08 After staging a sit in the Assembly premises last night, the TDP has now decided to take the agitation on to the streets. The TDP has backed the agitation call given by Raithu Porata Samithi. The party will observe a state wide bandh on Wednesday to protest against the paltry hike of 50 rupees in MSP. The TDP wants the government to immediately announce 1,000 rupees as MSP for paddy.
All commercial establishments and services in Mahabubnagar district have remained shut on Friday following a bandh call given by the district Telangana Joint Action Committee.
The JAC has given a call for bandh call demanding lifting of cases booked against those participating agitations in connection with the on-going Sakala Janula Samme demanding statehood for Telangana region. The JAC has also demanded immediate release of Telangana activists from the districts who were arrested by the police.
Besides commercial establishments, all educational institutions and petrol bunks too remained closed on Friday. However, the general traffic was not affected due to the bandh. Meanwhile, the Yoga Samithi and Palamulu Walker took out a rally demanding withdrawal of cases booked against Telangana activists.
Police have intensified the security in the entire districts in view of the bandh. (INN)
2007/11/21 10:05:51 The bandh call given by the farmer associations received mixed respnse. Political parties like the TDP, BJP, Communists and others backed the bandh. RTC buses were off the roads in many districts. While the bandh had a poor impact in the twin cities, in some districts, business and transport came to a stand still. The bandh call was given to demand MSP for paddy.
2008/6/4 7:19:25 The back in the saddle TRS chief K Chandrashekar Rao has given a bandh call in protest against the hike in petro, diesel and cooking gas prices. The union cabinet hiked the prices of Petrol by 5 rupees a litre, Diesel by 3 rupees a litre and cooking gas by 50 rupees a cylinder. KCR asked the people of Telangana to observe a bandh in Telangana over the petro hike on June 6.
Despite the announcement by the Center of its decision to delete the 14F clause from the Presidential Order, Telangana Students JAC leaders supported by TRS, TTDP and ‘T’ Government employees have preferred to go ahead with their Telangana bandh on Wednesday. They said they will not believe the paper statements of the politicians in this regard instead they need Presidential orders abolishing the 14F clause. Otherwise, the bandh will be observed and they will not allow the Government to conduct the SI Exams scheduled for 13th of August.
On the other hand TRS president K.Chandrashekar Rao’s daughter Kavita has asked the pro Samaikyandhra people to quit the Telangana if they don’t want to support Telangana agitations. She has also released a poster in this regard.
TRS and TTDP leaders have asked the people of Telangana to make the bandh successful and also ask them to participate ‘All people strike’ to be started from 17th of August.
2012/1/7 3:23:45 OU JAC gives bandh call to all the educational institutions on Saturday in protest against the attacks on Telangana activists during Chandrababu's Raitu Pada Yatra in Warangal district.
2011/9/17 7:36:57 All auto-rickshaws in the twin cities of Hyderabad and Secunderabad will go off the roads from Sunday midnight.
Protesting against the increase in petrol prices and also to express solidarity with the employees’ general strike, the Telangana Auto Workers Joint Action Committee have called for 48 hours `Auto Bandh’ from September 18 midnight. Talking to media persons at Telangana Bhavan, TRS labour wing president L Roop Singh said the JAC has unanimously taken a decision to observe 48 hour Auto Bandh.
Roop Singh called upon the auto drivers in other Telangana districts to participate widely in bandh expressing solidarity to Telangana agitation. He appealed to transport authorities to increase the minimum fares of auto to Rs 20 and per kilometer as Rs 10.
If the government failed to take decision favourably on their demand, the auto drivers would intensify their agitation, he said. The drivers of goods and transport auto-rickshaws would also participate in the bandh.
Meanwhile, the state government is trying to make alternative arrangements in view of the auto bandh. (INN)
2011/9/29 8:05:58 The Telangana Political Joint Action Committee has called for Hyderabad Bandh on Friday as part of Sakala Janula Samme, or the people's general strike, demanding statehood for Telangana region.
The City Police has made elaborate security arrangements to ensure that the law and order is maintained. Police Commissioner AK Khan warned of serious action if anyone indulged in violence.
Director General of Police V Dinesh Reddy has asked the people of the twin cities not to be apprehensive of Hyderabad Bandh.
Talking to media persons after inaugurating a newly constructed building for Musheerabad police station, the DGP said the police department has taken all measures to ensure that the bandh remains peaceful. He recalled that the general strike observed by employees has not witnessed any untoward incidents so far in 10 Telangana districts.
Dinesh Reddy also warned of stringent action against anti-social elements who want to destroy properties during the bandh.
Meanwhile, the South Central Railway has cancelled all MMTS following Hyderabad bandh call from 6 am to 12 pm between Secunderabad-Faluknama and Secunderabad-Lingampally and in other routes. (INN)
2011/8/3 9:09:02 The Telangana Students Joint Action Committee on Wednesday announced that it has postponed its earlier call of a Telangana bandh from August 5 to August 8.
The bandh call was in protest against conducting of Sub-Inspectors recruitment examination by the state government without deleting Clause 14 F from the Presidential Orders.
Students JAC convener G Kishore made the announcement regarding the postponement of the bandh date after discussions with Telangana Political Joint Action Committee Chairman M Kodandaram at state Bharatiya Janata Party Office in Nampally.
Mr Kishore said that the round-table conference scheduled to be held on August 4 to discuss the controversial clause would now be held on August 5 with all-party leaders.
He said the students JAC leaders would meet Chief Minister N Kiran Kumar Reddy on August 6 and submit a memorandum demanding postponement of SIs Recruitment Examination till the deletion of Clause 14 F from the Presidential Orders.
“If the Chief Minister does not take a favourable decision and goes ahead with SIs recruitment examination, the Students JAC members would go ahead with their Telangana bandh on August 8,” Mr Kishore said.
"The government should not conduct the examination without deleting the Clause 14 F from the Presidential Order of 1975. If he (the Chief Minister) still wants to go ahead with it, Telangana will witness another shut down on August 8," he warned.
He appealed to all sections of society to support the bandh on August 8.(INN)
2011/9/18 5:50:45 The proposed 48-hour long auto-rickshaw bandh from Sunday midnight has been deferred to September 24 (Friday).
Addressing a press conference at Telangana Bhavan here on Sunday, TRS Labour wing president L Roop Singh said that the bandh was postponed in view of RTC employees participating in the general strike from Monday onwards. He said that since examinations are going on in several schools and colleges, the student community would face lot of hardship of both the RTC buses and auto-rickshaws goes off the road. Therefore, the 48-hour bandh will now start from September 24 midnight.
Roop Singh said that thousands of auto-rickshaw drivers would participate in rallies and dharnas on September 24 demanding statehood for Telangana. An auto-rickshaw rally will be organised on September 25 which will culminate into a public meeting. (INN)
2011/8/9 9:11:06 Osmania University Students Joint Action Committee on Tuesday stated that they would go ahead with their Telangana Bandh on August 10 despite Prime Minister Manmohan Singh discussing the demand of deleting the controversial Clause 14 F at a meeting of the Cabinet Sub-Committee on Political Affairs.
Osmania University Students Joint Action Committee president Pidamarthi Ravi said the JAC would observe Telangana Bandh on August 10 until the President gives her assent to the demand.
Mr Ravi told media persons that the JAC would withdraw the Telangana bandh call when the President’s Office makes an official announcement in this regard.
He called upon all college students to actively participate in the bandh and make it a grand success.
Meanwhile the Jai Andhra Agitation Committee convener Sunkara Krishna Murthy condemned reports that the Centre has agreed to the demand of deleting the controversial clause and said it would cause great injustice to Seemandhra people.
Mr Krishna Murthy termed the Centre’s decision as unwarranted and hasty and called for a Seemandhra bandh on Wednesday.
He called upon all university students in Seemandhra regions to make bandh a grand success.
However, a formal announcement is yet to emerge from the Centre that it has agreed to recommend the deletion of the controversial clause to the President.(INN)
2012/3/24 9:00:20 While, the Telangana leaders are indulged in power politics, the hot blooded innocent students of Telangana are sacrificing their lives for Telangana cause. Although, there were no such incidents reported these days, it repeats with a student named Bojya Naik committing suicide at Hanmakonda Arts College on Saturday.
Bojya Naik is pursuing his MBA from New Science College in Hanmakonda. He commits suicide by setting fire to himself in the college campus. Naik, who is actively participating in Telangana agitations is said to be frustrated with Union Government's inaction over Telangana, even after the by-elections in the state gave a clear verdict on Telangana issue.
It is learnt that, when he commits suicide there was no one around the place. He was noticed only after a while when he was burnt more than 90%. He was rushed to MGM Hospital in Hanmakonda, but died in the hospital.
Kakateeya University Students JAC has given bandh call for Telangana tomorrow (Sunday). As usually, the leaders who rushed to the spot blame the Government for its inaction over Telangana after paying tributes to deceased.
2010/11/19 7:25:42 Bowing to the pressures of ‘T-JAC’ student’s agitations, Home Minister Sabita Indra Reddy has decided to post pone the written exams of Sub Inspector recruitment. The Government also has approved her decision. While, OU and pro Telangana leaders and people welcome her decision, it ignites fire in the rest of the state. Andhra and Rayalaseema Students JAC and the political leaders have condemned the Government’s decision to post pone the exams and severely criticized for its coward ness. They demand the Home Minister Sabita Intra Reddy to step down. They also gave a call for bandh tomorrow to all the educational institutes in Andhra and Rayalaseema regions, in protest against the Government’s decision.
Even after having several bitter experiences, it seems the Government doesn’t learn lessons from the past. Can’t our politicians, leaders, Ministers, and of course the concerned officials predict the consequences of their decisions? If can, did they all want to create unrest in the state with their thoughtless decisions? If can’t, why were they paid and enjoying the power?
Ever since, the Telangana agitation begins the pro Telangana leaders, politicians and parties are virtually running a parallel Government in the state. Every other day they find some reason to create havoc in the capital, yet Government helplessly watches them go wild. The un mindful decisions of the Government turn a powerful weapons for the irresponsible leaders of the state. Either, pro Telangana leaders or leaders of the rest of the state always there in full preparedness to fight out the Government’s any decisions. Hence, the Government should have learnt that before taking any decision it would have guessed the consequences also.
Now, it’s Andhra and Seema student’s turn to create unrest in the peaceful region. Who should be blamed for these developments?
2011/2/21 20:31:09 The two day bandh call given by Telangana political JAC for Telangana bandh proved to be a deadly blow for the beleaguered film industry, which suffered a set back with internal strikes until last few weeks ago. All the small and big film shootings came to a grinding halt in the twin cities.
Especially, the much awaited Jr.NTR’s ‘Shakti’ and Pawan Kalyan’s ‘Teen Maar’ which are nearing its completion has to stop its works due to this two day bandh. Tollywood film producer’s council has decided to halt all the film shootings during these two days to avert untoward incidents. This bandh call also effects the operations of film Labs and dubbing studios. Movie lovers express their grief over these inevitable developments, which they fear may result in delay of their beloved hero’s films releases.
2011/2/22 10:34:07 Around 2,000 pro-Telangana agitators were taken into custody on Tuesday after they indulged in violent protests on the first day of the two-day bandh called in the region on the statehood issue, the police said.
The shutdown has been called by the Telangana Joint Action Committee (JAC), which comprises of political parties and people's organisations, to demand the introduction of Telangana Bill in the ongoing budget session of Parliament.
However, the situation in the 10 Telangana districts and the Andhra Pradesh capital was by and large peaceful, they claimed.
With a view to prevent disturbance and maintain law and order, 1,978 persons were taken into custody, police said.
Some private educational institutions, hotels, shops, business establishments and petrol pumps remained closed in the city.
In Hyderabad, stone pelting pro-Telangana students clashed with police on the Osmania University campus. The in-charge Vice-Chancellor of the university DN Reddy appealed for restraint and calm.
Police used teargas shells to disperse the students throwing stones on Osmania University Police Station, Deputy Commissioner of Police (East Zone) Y Gangadhar said.
At least 120 pro-Telangana activists, including members of the ABVP and Telangana Joint Action Committee (JAC) Convener M Kodandaram, were arrested when they took out rallies in support of the bandh, he said.
Students of the Nizam College in Basheerbagh area also threw stones on policemen. Sixteen protesters were taken into custody, another police officer said.
Meanwhile, TRS President K Chandrasekhar Rao condemned the arrest of JAC Convener Kodandaram, who was later released.
The JAC and TRS said the shutdown was a success as people voluntarily participated in the protests.
Kodandaram asked the bandh supporters to organise community kitchen tomorrow at the places where they hold protests as part of the shutdown.
The Telangana supporters should cook food and eat together wherever they held protests, he said.
TRS Politburo member K Jagadiswar Reddy appealed to the people to participate in the shutdown on Wednesday also.
The T JAC has given a bandh call for Telangana on Friday in protest against the denial for permission to conduct a procession to pay tributes Telangana martyrs and for the Government’s decision not to allow its employees to go on strike for Telangana cause. TRS president K.Chandrashekar Rao has appealed the people to support the bandh tomorrow.
On the other hand TRS president K.Chandrashekar Rao’s daughter Kavita has asked the pro Samaikyandhra people to quit the Telangana if they don’t want to support Telangana agitations. She has also released a poster in this regard. 
All auto-rickshaws in the twin cities of Hyderabad and Secunderabad will go off the roads from Sunday midnight.
Bowing to the pressures of ‘T-JAC’ student’s agitations, Home Minister Sabita Indra Reddy has decided to post pone the written exams of Sub Inspector recruitment. The Government also has approved her decision. While, OU and pro Telangana leaders and people welcome her decision, it ignites fire in the rest of the state. Andhra and Rayalaseema Students JAC and the political leaders have condemned the Government’s decision to post pone the exams and severely criticized for its coward ness. They demand the Home Minister Sabita Intra Reddy to step down. They also gave a call for bandh tomorrow to all the educational institutes in Andhra and Rayalaseema regions, in protest against the Government’s decision.
