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- proper noun Andhra was a state in
India between 1953 and 1956 formed from Madras Presidency. It is later merged with Telangana and formed asAndhra Pradesh .
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In some cases they successfully contested and formed governments (like NTR and his Telugu Desam Party in Andhra Pradesh) or were voted/nominated to the Indian Parliament.
Global Voices in English » Celebrity Power in Indian Elections 2009
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Indira Sagar Polavaram multipurpose irrigation project would be built on river Godavari in Andhra Pradesh with cost of around Rs 10,150 crore.
Orissa files suit in SC over Andhra's Pollavaram project 2009
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"With the mines in Andhra Pradesh, Reddy readily enjoyed [Congress leader and two-time Andhra Pradesh chief minister] Y.S.R. Reddy's patronage," says Ganesh.
The Bellary Minefield Prince Mathews Thomas 2010
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Telugu actor Chiranjeevi launched a new political party in Andhra Pradesh, while Bollywood actor Sanjay Dutt failed to get nominated because of his criminal record in the 1993 Mumbai blast.
Global Voices in English » Celebrity Power in Indian Elections 2009
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"With the mines in Andhra Pradesh, Reddy readily enjoyed [Congress leader and two-time Andhra Pradesh chief minister] Y.S.R. Reddy's patronage," says Ganesh.
The Bellary Minefield Prince Mathews Thomas 2010
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The crisis threatens microfinance not only in Andhra Pradesh, but nationwide, as the Reserve Bank of India moves toward removing the priority sector designation that has fueled the sector's growth (by making it advantageous for banks to lend to MFIs).
Elisabeth Rhyne: On Microfinance: Who's to Blame for the Crisis in Andhra Pradesh? Elisabeth Rhyne 2010
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The results: founder domination, a pattern that affects each of the big three MFIs in Andhra Pradesh and leads to a lack of checks on decisions by managers, and the entrance of pure commercial players like Sequoia Capital India with their over-emphasis on fast growth.
Elisabeth Rhyne: On Microfinance: Who's to Blame for the Crisis in Andhra Pradesh? Elisabeth Rhyne 2010
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The results: founder domination, a pattern that affects each of the big three MFIs in Andhra Pradesh and leads to a lack of checks on decisions by managers, and the entrance of pure commercial players like Sequoia Capital India with their over-emphasis on fast growth.
Elisabeth Rhyne: On Microfinance: Who's to Blame for the Crisis in Andhra Pradesh? Elisabeth Rhyne 2010
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The crisis threatens microfinance not only in Andhra Pradesh, but nationwide, as the Reserve Bank of India moves toward removing the priority sector designation that has fueled the sector's growth (by making it advantageous for banks to lend to MFIs).
Elisabeth Rhyne: On Microfinance: Who's to Blame for the Crisis in Andhra Pradesh? Elisabeth Rhyne 2010
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At the Buddhist shrine of Gadaladeniya, I saw stone carvings based on the style of the Hindu empire of Vijayanagar in Andhra Pradesh, in southern India.
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