Pallam Raju backs AP CM over Telangana Bill move

Last Updated: Tuesday, January 28, 2014, 01:03

Union Minister and Congress leader M M Pallam Raju on Monday came out in support of Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Kiran Kumar Reddy, whose act of moving a resolution in the Assembly seeking to return the Telangana Bill to the Centre has triggered a controversy.

50 crore youth to be imparted job skills by 2025: Minister

Last Updated: Tuesday, January 28, 2014, 00:56

Union HRD Minister M M Pallam Raju today said 50 crore youth will be trained and provided employment opportunities in different sectors by the end of 2025.

Rs 90,000 crore RUSA plan to be implemented soon: Raju

Last Updated: Saturday, January 4, 2014, 00:32

Union Minister for Human Resources Development MM Pallam Raju said Rs 90,000 crore Rashtriya Ucchatar Shiksha Abihyan (RUSA) plan will be implemented for development of education sector in country.

Shortage of six lakh teachers in the country: Pallam Raju

Last Updated: Saturday, December 7, 2013, 14:00

There is a shortage of six lakh teachers in the country and initiatives are being taken to fill the gap as the focus is to provide quality education, Union Human Resource Development Minister MM Pallam Raju on Saturday said.

Andhra division: Continuing in office at PM`s insistence, says Pallam Raju

Last Updated: Monday, November 25, 2013, 14:49

Union HRD Minister MM Pallam Raju said he is continuing in office at the insistence of PM Manmohan Singh and maintained that "there is a limit beyond which he cannot resist" creation of Telangana.

Interests of all AP regions must be protected: MM Pallam Raju

Last Updated: Friday, November 22, 2013, 19:48

Union HRD Minister MM Pallam Raju on Friday urged the Central government to protect interests of all regions of the state as the process of bifurcation of the state was in progress.

Union Ministers from Andhra Pradesh fight over Hyderabad

Last Updated: Monday, November 18, 2013, 23:21

Hyderabad was the bone of contention at a meeting union ministers from Seemandhra and Telangana had with the Group of Ministers here on Monday on bifurcation of Andhra Pradesh while another central minister from the state suggested Visakhapatnam as Seemandhra`s capital.

Raju attends official engagement after long spell of absence

Last Updated: Wednesday, November 6, 2013, 14:11

HRD Minister MM Pallam Raju, who had tendered his resignation to protest against the Union Cabinet`s decision to create a separate state of Telangana, on Wednesday attended an official engagement here along with top officials of his Ministry, ending a long spell of absence.

Pallam Raju skips Cabinet meeting

Last Updated: Tuesday, October 8, 2013, 16:11

HRD Minister MM Pallam Raju, who has tendered his resignation over the Telangana issue, skipped the Union Cabinet meeting.

Pallam Raju`s presence in CABE meeting mired in uncertainty

Last Updated: Monday, October 7, 2013, 21:57

Presence of HRD Minister MM Pallam Raju at Central Advisory Board of Education (CABE) meeting here on October 10 is mired in uncertainty as he has submitted his resignation and refused to join office.

Narendra Modi to watch dance festival in Delhi on Sunday

Last Updated: Saturday, September 28, 2013, 16:57

BJP`s Prime Ministerial candidate Narendra Modi will take time off his busy schedule to watch dance festival here on Sunday in which three top contemporary Indian classical dancers are participating.

HRD ministry creates extra seats in NIT after software glitch

Last Updated: Wednesday, August 28, 2013, 15:13

Sources said HRD Minister MM Pallam Raju exercised his powers to create the additional seats. The special provision is only for this academic year (2013-14).