HYDERABAD

Harish lashes out at Governor, remains silent on invite for Secretariat inauguration

Finance minister T. Harish Rao. HYDERABAD: Finance minister T. Harish Rao said on Thursday that the Constitution does not mandate a state government to invite the Governor for the inauguration of Secretariat, but remained silent on the issue of whether it had indeed invited Governor Tamilsai Soundararajan for the April 27 event. Energy minister G. Jagadish Reddy had claimed that the government had invited the Governor who had skipped the function, which Raj Bhavan strongly refuted.In an informal interaction with mediapersons at the BRS Legislature Party (BRSLP) office here, Harish Rao asked, Did Prime Minister Narendra Modi invite the President for the ground-breaking ceremony for the new Parliament? Did Modi invite the President for the flagging of Vande Bharat trains?” He…

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Viveka murder: Gangi Reddy to surrender in court

Gangi Reddy, who was listed as the A1 (main accused) in the case, was initially granted bail by a Kadapa court. While the CBI filed counters and sought a cancellation, to which Gangi Reddy also responded, with his counsel citing a lack of evidence with CBI for bail cancellation. ANANTAPUR: Erra Gangi Reddy, the prime accused in the murder of former minister Y.S. Vivekananda Reddy, is likely to surrender in the CBI court on Friday, sources said, after his bail was cancelled on a petition by the bureau alleging threats to witnesses and probe obstruction. Gangi Reddy, who was listed as the A1 (main accused) in the case, was initially granted bail by a Kadapa court. While the CBI filed…

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Palle Ravi Kumar appointed as chairman of TSTTCFCL

Palle Ravi Kumar. HYDERABAD: The government appointed noted journalists’ leader Palle Ravi Kumar Goud as chairman of the Telangana State Toddy Tapper Cooperative Finance Corporation Limited. Chief Secretary A. Santhi Kumari issued orders to this effect on Thursday. Ravi Kumar played a key role in the Telangana statehood agitation. As president of the Telangana Journalists Forum (TJF), he worked closely with then TRS president and now Chief Minister K. Chandrashekar Rao and played an active role in the agitation between 2001 and 2014. Ravi Kumar is working actively with the BRS in Munugode Assembly constituency. His wife Palle Kalyani is Chandur mandal president in Munugode constituency. His father, the late Palle Lingaiah. was a key participant in Telangana armed struggle. Hailing…

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BRS Delhi office a matter of pride for entire Telangana, says KTR

BRS Working president congratulated the party cadre on the occasion of the BRS office being inaugurated in New Delhi Hyderabad: Stating that entire country was hailing Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao’s leadership as a great administrator apart from being a great agitator, Industries Minister KT Rama Rao said the Bharat Rashtra Samithi’s (BRS) emergence at the national level was a historic necessity. The BRS Working president congratulated the party cadre on the occasion of the BRS office being inaugurated in New Delhi by Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao on Thursday. It was a matter of pride not just for the BRS party but for entire Telangana, he said. As a party, which was established for the cause of the Telangana movement and…

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Telangana to have 500 Basthi Dawakhanas by this June

Apart from the urban health centres, a total of 3206 Palle Dawakhanas would be fully functional across all parts of Telangana by the end of May, said Harish Rao. Arrangements would be made to have the Basthi Dawakhanas remain open on Sundays too if there is a need and demand. Hyderabad: To make quality primary healthcare services easily accessible to the poor in urban centres, the Telangana government is in the process of expanding the Basthi Dawakhanas initiative. By the end of June, all major and minor urban centres will have a total of 500 Basthi Dawakhanas in the State. The plan is to ensure there are 350 Basthi Dawakhanas covering all the areas under GHMC and neighboring districts of Medchal-Malkajgiri and Rangareddy districts and…

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Hyderabad: RTA special drive against tax defaulters

Some tax defaulters in Hyderabad have dues pending to the tune of Rs 1 lakh RTA official checking documents during a special drive. Hyderabad: The Regional Transport Authority (RTA) officials have decided to carry out special drives across the city and crack the whip on vehicles which have defaulted on their tax dues. Some defaulters were to have dues pending to the tune of Rs 1 lakh which has resulted in authorities sending them periodic reminders and intercepting vehicles on roads. RTA officials have found that approximately about 5,000 transport vehicles have defaulted on their tax dues across all the RTA offices in all zones in the city. As per RTA sources, defaulters owe RTA taxes and arrears in the range of Rs…

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Telangana’s Dalit Bandhu scheme transcends State borders

As many as 50 Dalit Bandhu units are operating in the neighbouring Andhra Pradesh while one beneficiary is operating his unit in Karnataka as wel Khammam: The Dalit Bandhu scheme is transcending borders, with a dalit family from Tamil Nadu enjoying the fruits of the scheme in Khammam, while there are other beneficiaries who are setting up their units in neighbouring States. The Rs 10 lakh capital assistance offered under the scheme was extended to the family from Tamil Nadu living at Chintakani mandal headquarters, enabling Kotha Sarojini, who used to work as a cook, to now operate a mobile eatery and make good earnings as well. Speaking to Telangana Today, Sarojini said she was earning around Rs 2000 to Rs 3000 a day…

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Kannada pride will defeat Modi in Karnataka, says Revanth

TPCC president A. Revanth Reddy addresses a public meeting during an election campaign in Balki in Karnataka.  Hyderabad: Recalling how Gujaratis supported Prime Minister Modi because he was a Gujarati, TPCC president A. Revanth Reddy urged Kannadigas to support AICC president Mallikarjun Kharge, calling him “the son of soil” and a tall leader of the party who worked hard for the people of Karnataka. During the Congress’s election campaign in Karnataka, Revanth Reddy asked party leaders to repay Kharge’s hard work and commitment by defeating the BJP and securing the Congress’ win.  He stated that the Centre is working hard to ensure Kharge loses the elections by abusing investigating agencies such as the ED and CBI, and asserted that the…

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Where did Rs 5 crore borrowed money gone, asks Bhatti

CLP leader Bhatti Vikramarka. HYDERABAD: The BRS government has failed to fulfil its pledge of delivering ‘Neellu, Nidhulu, and Niyamakalu (water, funds, and jobs),’ stated CLP leader Bhatti Vikramarka. Bhatti stated that the state government has not built a single multi-purpose project, international airport, or outer ring road, nor has it established large companies to employ people. He asked where the 5 lakh crores that the state government borrowed had gone. The state government has not repaired the Yadadri-Rajupeta road, which was built during the Congress government, and people are compelled to commute on potholed roads, he alleged. Further, Congress had designed the Tapasupalli project to supply Devadula waters to irrigate agricultural lands in Alair; this water was being diverted to…

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ISRO’s satellite material suppliers in Balanagar asked to move out

Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO). HYDERABAD: At least 60 industrialists, who send material to the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) for the manufacture of satellites from their units in Balanagar, were left in the lurch after the Medchal district industries department officials served memos requiring them to hand over to the government, the leased land on which their units were located in Phase-I of the Balanagar industrial area. Sources said that the government had purchased 47 acres of land from farmers in 1964 and entered into a 51-year lease agreement with 61 allottees to develop the area as an industrial hub. The allottees, who have a wealth of expertise in each of their fields, set up the infrastructure required to develop the…

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