HYDERABAD: With the Lok Sabha passing the bill for bifurcation of Andhra Pradesh on Tuesday, decks have been cleared for formation of Telangana as 29th state in India. Following are the major events in the history of Telangana since 1948:

1948: Indian Army annexes princely state of Hyderabad, which comprised different regions including Telangana.

1950: Telangana became Hyderabad State.

1952: First elections held in Hyderabad State.

Nov 1, 1956: Telangana merged with Andhra State, which was carved out of Madras State, to form Andhra Pradesh, a united state for Telugu-speaking people.

1969: 'Jai Telangana' movement for separate statehood to Telangana began. Over 300 people killed in police firing.

1972: 'Jai Andhra' movement began in coastal Andhra for separate Andhra State.

1975: Presidential order issued to implement Six Point Formula, providing some safeguards to Telangana.

1997: BJP supported demand for Telangana state; in 1998 election, it promised 'one vote two states'.

2001: K Chandrasekhara Rao floated Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) to revive Telangana movement.

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A closed gate restricts access to Delta Queen riverboat hotel Monday as it is docked at the shore near Coolidge Park on the Tennessee River.

The Delta Queen is dead in the water, its bar closed, its decks manned by plumbers and carpenters who are working against time as the clock ticks down toward the boat's last month in Chattanooga.

The bitter winter cold, which played havoc with plumbing all over the Scenic City in January and February, took a gruesome toll on the floating hotel. Single-digit temperatures split pipes and ruined historic wood trim on all decks of the 87-year-old landmark, which was named a National Treasure by the National Trust in September 2013.

"The boat was never built to sustain cold weather for that long of a period of time," said Leah Ann Ingram, general manager of the Delta Queen, which since 1927 has logged more than two million miles and carried half a million passengers.

With the 2008 expiration of the Delta Queen's Congressional exemption to a Coast Guard rule that forbids boats with wooden structures from carrying more than 50 passengers on overnight trips, the floating hotel has remained moored in front of Coolidge Park in Chattanooga in what have become unfriendly waters.

Chattanooga Mayor Andy Berke sought to boot the boat shortly after he took office in 2013 for nonpayment of rent and to clean up the shoreline, according to a spokesman, but the city has periodically extended the lease in response to requests from Delta Queen owner Xanterra Parks and Resorts.

There's no way to predict how long it will take to repair the Queen or how much it will cost, Ingram said, because of the difficulty involved in repairing a historic structure, and because crews are still running into damage.

Simply finding the leaks in the first place was a challenge. Ingram had to track down the Delta Queen's former captain, who previously oversaw the installation of the boat's sprinkler system in the 1990s, to help isolate and fix broken pipes and damaged panels on the boat. That alone took three weeks.

Even today, workers -- including craftsmen brought in to recreate the historic tongue-in-groove wood design that prevailed just before the Great Depression -- continue to find leaks and other issues, she said, which pushes back the completion date and pushes up repair costs.

"It could be next week, it could be two weeks, it could be a month. It just depends on what the crew finds," Ingram said.

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Publication Date : 17-02-2014

Superstar disc jockeys (DJs) are the new rock stars. That is one reason there are more DJ-ing courses offered in Singapore than in years past

Student Lucas Lee, 15, signed up for DJ lessons last July at Pop Trash at Peninsula Shopping Centre, and attends a class once every couple of weeks. "I play the drums, keyboards, trumpet and guitar, and I've always liked music. One day, I walked by the school and decided to sign up. Right now, I'm experimenting with deep house and electronica music."

Veteran DJ Ash Narayan, 43, who started DJ school Pop Trash in 2002, says: "It's a bit of a trend - being a DJ is like being the new rock star. I mean, you have people such as Grammy-winning English music producer Jamie XX and even British rock band Radiohead's Thom Yorke who are also DJ-ing."

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CHHAPRA: Decks have been cleared for construction of a thematic park showing rise and fall of different civilizations at Chirand in Saran district.

Atul Verma, director, archaeological wing, department of art, culture and youth affairs, Bihar government, on Saturday said, "Land for this purpose has been acquired and the government has also sanctioned funds for this work." He was addressing a seminar on 'Saran ke Itihaas mein Chirand ka mahatwa' organized under the aegis of Chrand Vikas Parishad. Narrating the story of start of excavation at this place by the then drector V S Verma, he said initially the local people objected to the excavation work but allowed it after they were convinced.

"Without the cooperation of local people such works can't be taken up," said Atul Verma and added this excavation has changed the old concept that civilization existed only in hilly areas not in planes. He said the materials collected from here have proved the existence of Neolithic civilization in Gangetic plains during which bone-made tools were considered important. They are kept at the Patna Museum for exhibition. He said the state government has decided to organize 'Chirand Mahotsava' after a few months but such seminar would be organized every year with the help of Chirand Vikas Parishad. He also commented on the unauthorized construction in the protected area and said, "Such constructions would not only be demolished but those who have allowed it would be taken to task."

Unfair means at Inter exam: More than 40 examinees were expelled from Intermediate examination in Saran district on Saturday. Two invigilators, who were found helping some examinees, were also relieved from invigilation work. Intermediate examinations began at 47 centres at Chhapra for about 70,000 examinees, three centres at Marhoura for about 4,500 examinees and at five centres at Sonepur for about 6,500 examinees on Saturday. One of the examinees at Jaglal Rai centre was taken into custody as he was found playing the role of 'Munna Bhai'. He was identified as Karan Kumar and was taking examination in place of Sunil Kumar Sah.

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