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ED summons Kavitha to Delhi; Witch-hunting, says BRS

The BRS condemned the ED summons to Kavitha, calling it blatant misuse of central agencies against opposition parties and politically motivated witch-hunting File Photo Hyderabad: The Enforcement Directorate on Wednesday issued a summons to Bharat Rashtra Samithi MLC K Kavitha in connection with a money laundering case linked to alleged irregularities in the Delhi excise policy. Kavitha, according to a statement she issued here, was asked to depose on Thursday before the agency in the national capital. The MLC, who left for Delhi in the evening, has reportedly asked the ED to postpone the deposition to March 15 considering a dharna announced earlier by the Bharat Jagruthi led by her in Delhi and other appointments. The ED is however, yet to respond to…

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Delhi excise policy case: K Kavitha gets ED summons, seeks more time

 The Enforcement Directorate on Wednesday issued a summons to K Kavitha, Telangana chief minister K Chandrashekar Rao’s daughter, for her alleged involvement in the Delhi excise scam. Kavitha, who is a BRS legislative council member, has been asked to go to ED’s Delhi office for questioning on Thursday. However, said she will appear before ED on March 11. In a late night post on her official Twitter handle, Kavitha declared, “I will be appearing before the Enforcement Directorate in New Delhi on March 11, 2023.” The BRS leader landed at Delhi’s IGI airport from Hyderabad late in the evening. I will be appearing before the Enforcement Directorate in New Delhi on March 11, 2023. https://t.co/OjAuzJZytS— Kavitha Kalvakuntla (@RaoKavitha) March 8,…

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Delhi excise policy case: ED summons Telangana CM KCR’s daughter K Kavitha

Bharatiya Rashtriya Samiti (BRS) MLC Kavitha is learnt to be asked to depose before the investigators here at ED headquarters and record her statement. New Delhi: The Enforcement Directorate has summoned K Kavitha, daughter of Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao, on Thursday to record her statement in connection with its ongoing probe of the Delhi excise policy case, sources said. Bharatiya Rashtriya Samiti (BRS) MLC Kavitha is learnt to be asked to depose before the investigators here at ED headquarters and record her statement. Kavitha, who is a member of Telangana Legislative Council, was questioned by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) in the same case in December last year. ED, last year filed its first chargesheet in the case. The agency said it has…

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US moving Hyderabad Consular Services to Nanakramguda on March 20

US Consulate Hyderabad will begin consular services from its new and state-of-the-art Consulate building in Nanakramguda from March 20 Hyderabad: Starting March 20, the US Consulate Hyderabad will begin consular services from its new and state-of-the-art $340 million Consulate building in Nanakramguda here. The new consulate building represents a tangible investment in growing the US-India Strategic Partnership and the US Consulate General Hyderabad announced changes for Consular services. The services in the new Consulate will begin on March 20 at 8.30 am. The current operations at the Paigah Palace will cease at 12 noon on March 15 and the Consulate will be closed to the public from 12 noon on March 15 until 8.30 am on March 20. Visa applicants who have…

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Harish Rao calls upon women of Telangana to set examples for rest of India

Addressing the gathering after inaugurating a 5K run organised by She Teams Siddipet at the Government Degree College here on Wednesday morning, the Minister said Telangana had become a model for development and welfare for the rest of the country. Siddipet: Finance Minister T Harish Rao has called upon the women of Telangana to set an example for women in the rest of the country by making contributions in diverse fields. Addressing the gathering after inaugurating a 5K run organised by She Teams Siddipet at the Government Degree College here on Wednesday morning, the Minister said Telangana had become a model for development and welfare for the rest of the country. He called upon the women to follow the path of Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar…

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Will not be cowed down by ED summons, says MLC Kavitha

Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) MLC K Kavitha has also stated that as a law-abiding citizen, she would continue to fully cooperate with the investigation agencies probing into the Delhi excise policy case Hyderabad: In the wake of the summons issued by the Enforcement Directorate to appear before it in Delhi on March 9, BRS MLC K Kavitha on Wednesday declared that she would not get cowed down by the intimidation tactics of the BJP government at the Centre. She also stated that as a law-abiding citizen, she would continue to fully cooperate with the investigation agencies probing into the Delhi excise policy case. However, due to the Dharna and prefixed appointments, the BRS legislator has decided to seek legal opinions on the date of attending the ED…

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Cabinet meet on March 9 to review salaries, pension

 The crucial Cabinet meeting on March 9 is expected to take a decision to constitute a new pay revision commission (PRC) to revise salaries and pensions. Hyderabad: The crucial Cabinet meeting on March 9 — the first since December 10, 2022 — is expected to take a decision to constitute a new pay revision commission (PRC) to revise salaries and pensions for government employees and pensioners, as well as approve welfare schemes for various sections with an eye on the Assembly elections. The Cabinet meeting, which is being held against the backdrop of BRS president and Chief Minister K. Chandrashekar Rao’s plans to focus on the party expansion to other states after the Holi festival, is expected to approve the…

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BJP invokes transfers to win teachers votes

  BJP candidate AVN Reddy addressing a meeting of teachers in the city. HYDERABAD: The BJP has taken it upon itself to win the March 13 election to the Hyderabad-Ranga Reddy-Mahbubnagar districts teachers constituency in the Legislative Council. The Party’s national general secretary and in-charge of BJP Telangana’s organizational affairs, Sunil Bansal, met with senior party leaders from the three districts on Monday morning at the party’s city office. The BJP has chosen A. Venkata Narayan Reddy as its candidate. The March 13 election is for filling up the vacancy when sitting MLC Kattepalli Janardhan Reddy’s term ends on March 29. The BJP believes that there is a lot of resentment among teachers against the state government particularly in the light…

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KCR likely to nominate Challa, Tummala and Naveen Kumar as MLCs under MLAs’ quota

 Tummala Nageshwar Rao. Hyderabad: BRS president and Chief Minister K. Chandrashekar Rao is learnt to have finalised the candidature of Challa Venkatrami Reddy, Tummala Nageshwar Rao and Kurumaiahgari Naveen Rao for three Legislative Council seats from the MLAs quota. They are expected to be elected unopposed. The Election Commission of India issued poll notification for three MLC seats under MLAs’ quota on Monday The elections are being held to replace vacancies to be caused by the retirement of Alimineti Krishna Reddy, Vullolla Gangadhar Goud and Kurumaiahgari Naveen Kumar on March 29. Only Naveen Kumar, elected in a bypoll in May 2019, is expected to return to the Council. He had taken the place of Mynampalli Hanumantha Rao who was elected…

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HC suggested to file murder FIR against 10 cops in Disha rape encounter case

 The Sirpurkar Report faulted the police and concluded that the acts committed by the policemen were done in furtherance of a common intention to kill the suspects. HYDERABAD: Senior counsel Desai Prakash Reddy, who is the amicus curiae in the case of wrongful encounter of suspects in the Disha rape and murder case, on Monday suggested the Telangana High Court register an FIR of murder against the 10 police officers who took part in the encounter. Following the encounter on December 6, 2019, in which Mohammed Arif, Jollu Shiva, Jollu Naveen and Chintakunta Chennakesavul were killed, the High Court was flooded with petitions seeking a probe into the killings and levy of the murder charge on the cops. When the issue…

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