As protests against the plan to bifurcate Andhra Pradesh continued during the third day of the bandh in coastal Andhra and Rayalaseema regions, agitators in Nellore closed the gates of the Kandaleru reservoir of the Telugu Ganga project for the second consecutive day and stopped release of water to Chennai for some time before irrigation officials intervened and re-opened them.

GlaxoSmithKline Consumer Healthcare (GSKCH) today said it had temporarily suspended operations at its factory in the industrial estate of Dowlaiswaram in Andhra Pradesh, due to political unrest in the state after the Centre’s move to create a separate state of the Telangana region.

Life in parts of Andhra and Rayalaseema regions were affected on Friday in response to a daylong shutdown to protest the proposed division of Andhra Pradesh.

The Andhra Pradesh government today conceded a demand for discussion on the contentious Telangana issue in the Assembly, but rejected a plea for moving a resolution seeking creation of a separate state.

After the death of YS Rajashekhara Reddy in a helicopter crash, there were questions on who would become the Chief Minister and stay in the Cabinet.