Andhra: Slain leader's son wins by-poll

Congress candidate Chittem Ramamohan Reddy on Tuesday won the Makthal constituency by-poll in the Andhra Pradesh assembly. Reddy trounced his nearest rival by 40,124 votes.The election was......

PM assures help in tackling Naxalites

The Andhra Pradesh government is contemplating re-imposing the ban on Communist Party of India-Maoist even as Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh assured all help to the state in tackling the Naxalite......

How the Sarkar works in Maoist areas

'I am here to look after people's needs.''I am not bothered about who is a Maoist or who is not.'Rediff.com's Prasanna D Zore and Uttam Ghosh meet government officials and villagers in Cherpal in......