The tallest statue in the state so far is the 54 feet statue of Gautam Budhha on the Rock of Gibralator. The distinction will now go to the statue of Annamayya.
The Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanam is installing the statue at the Thallapaka crossroads in Kadapa. The statue will be about 108 feet in height. The work will commence shortly and it will take about a year for the statue to come up.
BJP activists stop installation of NTR statue at VSKP
2008/5/28 6:33:06 The BJP Yuva Morcha activists stopped the unveiling of a statue of the late TDP founder NT Rama Rao in Visakhapatnam. The local TDP workers arranged a program on the occasion of NT Rama Rao’s birth anniversary and invited union minister and NT Rama Rao’s eldest daughter Purandrareshwari to unveil the statue.
But the BJP Yuva Sena objected to this. Their contention was that the statue was that of NT Rama Rao as Lord Krishna. The BJP leaders took objection to NTR being projected as God.
2011/3/8 0:06:20 Yesteryear great comedian late Rajababu’s statue will be unveiled on the banks of river Godavari at his home town Rajhamundry on 9th of April by Dasari Narayanarao. MAA (Movie Artists Association) president Murali Mohan has donated the amount for making a bronze statue. Rajababu’s statue will be placed beside his beloved friend late Shobanbabu statue. Rajababu’s sons who were in US will comedown to attend this function. Later, MAA will conduct a program ‘Hasya Swarnothswam’ in which 70 Telugu comedians will participate to pay rich tributes to the great comedian.
2012/4/15 5:27:34 Telangana Jagruthi president K Kavitha on Sunday ended her 48-hour-long hunger fast which she started on April 13 at Indira Park demanding installation of Dr B R Ambedkar's statue in the premises of State Legislative Assembly.
Talking to reporters after ending the fast, Kavitha said that the despite her 48-hours hunger fast the State Government did not respond to the demand of installation of Dr Ambedkar's statue. She said that the government should have made a specific announcement on Saturday on Dr Ambedkar's birth anniversary.
Kavitha said that the if the government fails to instal Dr Ambedkar's statue in the assembly premises by August 15, the Telagana Jagruthi would approach the Supreme Court seeking its intervention on the issue. She appealed to Chief Minister N Kiran Kumar to install the statue to enter history by installing the statue in his regime.
She thanked all the political parties for supporting her hunger fast. However, she also expressed regret over the criticism on her fast some leaders. (INN)
2011/10/6 5:57:29 Brara village in Haryana's Ambala district is in the Limca Book of Records for having erected the tallest effigy of demon-king Ravana at 175 feet in 2009. This time, as the effigy went up in smoke to mark Dusshera, it stood 10 feet taller at 185 feet.
The Ravana effigy, which took a few months to make at a cost of up to Rs.4 lakh, was loaded with several quintals of fireworks.
The effigy is erected with the efforts of a village club comprising of local youth and some philanthropists.
The village, 60 km from Chandigarh on the Ambala-Jagadhri highway, had first shot into fame in 2006 after it erected a 150-foot-tall Ravana.
"Artisans come specially from Uttar Pradesh to make the tallest Ravana. Simply making it stand requires several cranes and is a difficult job. But we are happy that our efforts have paid off and people like it," village Ramlila committee president and philanthropist Tejinder Singh said.
Hundreds of people from nearby villages and towns throng to the village to catch a glimpse of one of the tallest Ravanas in the country.
"The Ravana is so tall. It must have taken so much of effort and planning. Seeing it going up in smoke was really amazing. This also proves that evil may become as big or tall but it has to finish one day," village youth Surender said. (IANS)
2012/4/11 0:39:11 Telagana Jagruthi president K Kavitha would sit on a 48-hour hunger strike demanding installation of Dr BR Ambedkar statue in the premises of State Legislative Assembly.
Talking to reporters here on Wednesday, Kavitha said that the she would begin the 48-hour hunger strike from April 14 at Indira Park. She demanded that Ambedkar's statue be installed next to the Mahatma Gandhi's statue in the assembly premises. She said that all political parties have made representation to Speaker Nadendla Manohar requesting him to take steps for the installation of Ambedkar's statue. However, she said no action has been taken in this regard.
Kavitha also demanded that the State Government should install the statues of Telangana leaders like Kommaram Bhem at Tank Bund. Else, she warned that pro-Telangana activists would halt the re-installation of statues, damaged during Million March, at Tank Bund. She said that large-scale protests would be held across the region if the demands for installation of Ambedkar statue in assembly and Telangana leaders' statues at Tank Bund were not met. (INN)
2012/1/24 8:43:30 The statues of eminent personalities of the state are now become soft targets for the miscreant-mobs to express their ire over their rivals. We have seen how the situation turns worse in a matter of 24hours in Amalapuram with the demolition of Dr.Ambedkar's statues. As an indication of the mania spreading to other places, some miscreants in Ramapuram in Nalgonda district have damaged the statue of late NTR on yesterday night. Police starts investigating the case. TDP president Chandrababu said it is shameful to vandalize the statue of late NTR who made all the Telugu people proud of him. He demands an immediate action on the culprits.
2012/1/26 14:05:51 Assembly Speaker Nadendla Manohar on Thursday assured the delegation of Dalit representatives that he would direct the State Government to install the statue of Dr B R Ambedkar Statue in the Legislative Assembly premises soon.
Addressing Dalits organizations and associations in the State, who came to his chambers to submit a memorandum, Speaker Nadendla Manohar said that he would make sincere efforts for the installation of Ambedkar's statue in the Assembly premises.
The delegation was led by Rural Development Minister D Manikya Vara Prasad. The Dalit leaders also condemned the desecration of five Ambedkar statues in Amalapuram in East Godavari district. They also appealed to the Speaker to direct the government to initiate stern action against those responsible for disfiguring the statues.
They urged Speaker to direct the government to reinstall the statues and take steps to bring normalcy in the region. (INN)
2011/1/22 21:01:11 The unveiling late YSR statues all over the state are leading to tensions among the people who belong to Jagan’s camp and the others. The same thing happened now again, this time in Mydakur in Kadapa district.
A platform constructed by Jagan’s loyalists to erect late YSR’s statue at Tupalli junction in Mydakur was dismantled by R&B and Police on Saturday mid night. The concerned officials stated that, they did so because if the statue is erected in that particular location, it will be obstructing the road widening program.
However, Jagan’s followers have blamed Minister DL Ravindra Reddy for encouraging the R&B officials for dismantling the platform. They said that, the selected location of the statue doesn’t fall in the way but it’s beside a bus stop, where no road can be widened beyond it.
2012/2/6 4:59:07 The statue-vandalizing-mania is still continuing in the state. Some miscreants in Mallepalli village in Mehboob Nagar district have damaged the statue of father of Nation Mahatma Gandhiji on yesterday night. Police have registered a case and start hunt for the miscreants. We have seen our national leaders and gods were humiliated in foreign countries by using their images at improper places. Now, our people as if don't want to leave any chances to other countries are indulged in vandalizing the statues of great leaders of our nation, who sacrificed their lives for us. Let us condemn this practice.
TRS demands memorial park, statues for Jayashankar
2011/6/28 8:51:50 The Telangana Rashtra Samithi on Tuesday demanded that the state government construct a ‘memorial park’, apart from a bronze statue on the Tank Bund as a mark of respect to Telangana ideologue Professor Kothapalli Jayashankar who passed away last week.
Briefing media persons on the TRS’s Executive Committee meeting, party general secretary Madhusudhana Chary told media persons that the resolution demanding the memorial park in the city and bronze statue for Prof Jayashankar were adopted unanimously.
The Executive Committee also decided to push the state government to rename the Ekashila Park in Hanmakonda, where Prof Jayashankar’s body was kept for public darshan, after the Telangana ideologue. Besides this, the TRS also demanded that the state government install a bronze statue of Prof Jayashankar in the same park.
The meeting decided to appeal the state government to introduce a chapter on the life of Prof Jayashankar in the high school textbooks. Besides this, the TRS will also install bronze statue at Telangana Bhavan.
The party’s state executive committee meeting was chaired by party president K Chandrasekhar Rao.(INN)
Kavita begins hunger fast for Dr Ambedkar's statue
2012/4/13 8:34:19 Demanding installation of constitutional architect Dr B R Ambedkar's statue in the premises of State Legislative Assembly, Telangana Jagruti president K Kavita on Friday launched a 48-hour hunger strike at Indira Park.
Talking to media persons after starting the hunger strike, Kavita appealed to Speaker Nadendla Manohar and Deputy Chief Minister Damodar Rajanarasimha to take steps for establishing Ambedkar's statue beside the statue of Mahatma Gandhi. She said that the installation of Ambedkar's statue would uphold the respect towards law making institutions among the legislators.
Kavitha said that the Dalits and Backward Classes communities have been enjoying the benefits in educational institutions and in employment due to reservation provided by Dr Ambedkar in the constitution. She demanded that the government announce decision on establishing the statue by Saturday on the occasion of Dr Ambedkar's birthday.
Kavitha warned that she would intensify her agitation if government did not take a favourable decision on it.
Meanwhile, YSR Congress party dalit unit members and Lok Satta party expressed solidarity with Kavita’s hunger fast. (INN)
Dr Shankar Rao wants Ambedkar's statue in Assembly premises
2012/2/23 1:53:49 Hydreabad, Feb 23 (INN): Former minister Dr P Shankar Rao on Thursday demanded the installation of Dr B R Ambedkar's statue in the premises of State Legislative Assembly.
Raising the issue during Zero Hour in the House, Dr Shankar Rao said that the government immediate steps be taken to install Ambedkar's statue in assembly premises. He also demanded that the government take stern action against those involved in the incidents of desecration of Ambedkar's statues that were reported in the last few weeks.
Major Industries Minister Dr J Geetha Reddy assured Dr Rao that she would refer the issue to the concerned minister.
2011/9/23 7:30:57 Tension prevailed in Buddaraopeta of Warangal district on Friday when some Telangana activists desecrated the statue of late chief minister YS Rajasekhara Reddy.
According to police, some Telangana activists damaged YSR's statue in Buddaraopeta of Khanapur mandal and raised slogans calling him as an enemy of Telangana. It may be mentioned that the TDP MLAs became the target of T-activists across Warangal district on Friday. However, it was for the first time that the activists damaged YSR's statue that was installed after his death about two years ago.
A similar incident was reported from Nalgonda on Friday. At Devarkonda crossroads, some Telangana activists set ablaze a bronze statue of Rajasekhara Reddy. Some activists poured petrol and set the statue on fire.
Police have registered cases and are investigating. (INN)
Install Ambedkar's statue in Assembly premises: Shankar rao
2012/2/23 2:11:30 Former minister Dr P Shankar Rao on Thursday demanded the installation of Dr B R Ambedkar's statue in the premises of State Legislative Assembly.
Raising the issue during Zero Hour in the House, Dr Shankar Rao said that the government immediate steps be taken to install Ambedkar's statue in assembly premises. He also demanded that the government take stern action against those involved in the incidents of desecration of Ambedkar's statues that were reported in the last few weeks.
Major Industries Minister Dr J Geetha Reddy assured Dr Rao that she would refer the issue to the concerned minister. (INN)
Motkupalli hails Kavitha's fast for Ambedkar's statue
2012/4/14 6:33:15 Senior Telugu Desam Party leader and MLA Motkupalli Narasimhulu on Saturday hailed Telangana Jagruthi president K Kavitha for observing 48 hours hunger fast demanding installation of Dr B R Ambedkar's statue in the Assembly premises.
Talking to media persons after garlanding the statue of Dr Ambedkar at Tank Bund to mark his 122nd birth anniversary, Motkupalli Narasimhulu said, “this is for the first time that a person from TRS president K Chandrasekhar Rao’s family was sitting in the hunger fast for the cause of installing Dr Ambedkar’s statue.” He also expressed his solidarity for Kavitha's fast.
Stating that TDP president N Chandrababu Naidu has repeatedly demanded installation of Dr Ambedkar's statue, he said that leaders of all political parties have been mounting pressure on the government to take a favourable decision on the issue. At least now the government should respond and take steps for installing Ambedkar's statue soon in the assembly premises, he demanded. (INN)
Just a few days remain when Shah Rukh Khan ’s wax statue at London’s Madame Tussauds museum will be unveiled.
Experts from the museum have already met the Bollywood star and taken precise measurements of his physical features, his face and his hair.
Work on the statue is said to be underway and the wax figure is expected to be completed by the end of March.
Reports have it that a special ceremony has been planned at Madame Tussauds on April 3 for the unveiling of the statue by SRK himself. SRK will reportedly fly to London from Malaysia, where he will be for an awards function.
It is learnt that a red carpet will be rolled out for the superstar at the museum. Plans are also afoot to close the Baker Street for traffic for sometime so that SRK’s fans in London can interact with him before the unveiling of the statue.
Sources are quoted as saying that SRK is expected to appear at the unveiling ceremony in a very stylish way.
Shah Rukh will be the third Bollywood celebrity to have a wax statue at Madame Tussaud’s after Amitabh Bachchan and Aishwarya Rai
Karimnagar police prevents Kavitha from unveiling statue
2012/2/26 3:02:19 Karimnagar, Feb 26 (INN): Telangana Jagruti president K Kavitha was taken into custody by the Karimnagar police on Sunday while she was proceeding to a village to unveil the statue of tribal leadeer Kommaram Bheem.
Kavitha was arrested near Chittakani in Kataram mandal. She was scheduled to go Yemenpalli near Manthan of Karimnagar district. Police said that the statue was installed without permission and therefore, its unveiling was disallowed by the police.
Kollywood was never fussy about the height of the heroines, probably because the heroes are not any taller. Gone are those days and the gen-next clan of heroes Arya and Vishal are tall and the demand for heroines to match their height is on the increase. Debutant girl of Balachandar’s upcoming ‘Poi’ seems to fit the bill perfectly thanks to her 5’ 6” height.
Vimala Raman – the Australian of Indian ethnicity – makes her debut with the veteran Balachander’s Poi.
She is currently defined as the tallest lead lady Tamil cinema has ever seen. Owing to her half-Tamil blood – her mother hails from Coimbatore – she speaks – or rather chimes – in Tamil. She was into modeling before Balachander spotted her for his Poi, which is being produced by Prakashraj’s duet movies.
She has grabbed enough attention from the media already for her height and good looks. Though the height factor could work wonders in the long run, the success of Poi is pivotal for the kick off of her career. Since it was Balachander who spotted her, Kollywood can expect another promising newcomer
2012/2/12 6:24:44 Telangana Jagruthi president K Kavitha on Sunday demanded that Speaker Nadendla Manohar announce the installation of Dr B R Ambedkar's statue in the premises of State Legislative Assembly.
Talking to reporters at her residence, Kavitha said that the decision to install Ambedkar's statue should be taken during the first meeting of Business Advisory Committee.
She also announced that the dalit organisations would launch massive hunger strike from March 4 at Indira Park if the Speaker fails to install Dr Ambedkar's statue in the assembly premises. Meanwhile, Telangana Political Joint Action Committee chairman Prof M Kodandaram announced JAC's support for the demand. (INN)
2011/6/9 9:40:03 Minister for Labour Danam Nagender on Thursday stated that the newly appointed Pradesh Congress Committee president Botsa Satyanarayana will assume charge on June 11.
Talking to media persons after reviewing the arrangements with PCC office bearers at Gandhi Bhavan, Mr Nagender said the PCC chief would be taken in a procession from Katta Mysamma Temple near Assembly to Gandhi Bhavan.
He said Mr Satyanarayana would garland former chief minister YS Rajasekhara Reddy’s statue at Punjagutta, former prime minister Indira Gandhi’s statue in Necklace Road, Dr BR Ambedkar statue at Tank Bund and Babu Jagjivan Ram’s statue at Basheer Bagh Press Club before proceeding to Gandhi Bhavan in a procession.
Yesteryear great comedian late Rajababu’s statue will be unveiled on the banks of river Godavari at his home town Rajhamundry on 9th of April by Dasari Narayanarao. MAA (Movie Artists Association) president Murali Mohan has donated the amount for making a bronze statue. Rajababu’s statue will be placed beside his beloved friend late Shobanbabu statue. Rajababu’s sons who were in US will comedown to attend this function. Later, MAA will conduct a program ‘Hasya Swarnothswam’ in which 70 Telugu comedians will participate to pay rich tributes to the great comedian. 
Telangana Jagruthi president K Kavitha on Sunday ended her 48-hour-long hunger fast which she started on April 13 at Indira Park demanding installation of Dr B R Ambedkar's statue in the premises of State Legislative Assembly.
Brara village in Haryana's Ambala district is in the Limca Book of Records for having erected the tallest effigy of demon-king Ravana at 175 feet in 2009. This time, as the effigy went up in smoke to mark Dusshera, it stood 10 feet taller at 185 feet.
Telagana Jagruthi president K Kavitha would sit on a 48-hour hunger strike demanding installation of Dr BR Ambedkar statue in the premises of State Legislative Assembly.
The statues of eminent personalities of the state are now become soft targets for the miscreant-mobs to express their ire over their rivals. We have seen how the situation turns worse in a matter of 24hours in Amalapuram with the demolition of Dr.Ambedkar's statues. As an indication of the mania spreading to other places, some miscreants in Ramapuram in Nalgonda district have damaged the statue of late NTR on yesterday night. Police starts investigating the case. TDP president Chandrababu said it is shameful to vandalize the statue of late NTR who made all the Telugu people proud of him. He demands an immediate action on the culprits.
Assembly Speaker Nadendla Manohar on Thursday assured the delegation of Dalit representatives that he would direct the State Government to install the statue of Dr B R Ambedkar Statue in the Legislative Assembly premises soon.
The statue-vandalizing-mania is still continuing in the state. Some miscreants in Mallepalli village in Mehboob Nagar district have damaged the statue of father of Nation Mahatma Gandhiji on yesterday night. Police have registered a case and start hunt for the miscreants. We have seen our national leaders and gods were humiliated in foreign countries by using their images at improper places. Now, our people as if don't want to leave any chances to other countries are indulged in vandalizing the statues of great leaders of our nation, who sacrificed their lives for us. Let us condemn this practice.
Tension prevailed in Buddaraopeta of Warangal district on Friday when some Telangana activists desecrated the statue of late chief minister YS Rajasekhara Reddy.
Former minister Dr P Shankar Rao on Thursday demanded the installation of Dr B R Ambedkar's statue in the premises of State Legislative Assembly.
Senior Telugu Desam Party leader and MLA Motkupalli Narasimhulu on Saturday hailed Telangana Jagruthi president K Kavitha for observing 48 hours hunger fast demanding installation of Dr B R Ambedkar's statue in the Assembly premises.
Telangana Jagruthi president K Kavitha on Sunday demanded that Speaker Nadendla Manohar announce the installation of Dr B R Ambedkar's statue in the premises of State Legislative Assembly.
