POLITICS
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Oct- 2025 -19 October
India backs two-state solution for Palestine at NAM meeting
India reaffirmed its commitment to a negotiated two-state solution for Palestine at the NAM Ministerial Committee in Kampala. The country stressed support for Palestinian sovereignty, humanitarian aid, and constructive engagement with NAM partners to achieve lasting peace with Israel Kampala (Uganda): India has reaffirmed its longstanding commitment to a negotiated two-state solution to the Palestine issue, calling it the “only viable path” to achieve lasting peace and prosperity in the Middle East. Speaking at the meeting of the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) Ministerial Committee on Palestine in Uganda’s capital Kampala on Wednesday, Minister of State (MoS) for External Affairs Kirti Vardhan Singh said India remains steadfast in its support for the inalienable rights of the Palestinian people to self-determination, national independence and sovereignty.…
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17 October
State government takes fresh steps to set up airport in Peddapalli
The Telangana government has identified 591 acres in Anthargoan mandal for a Greenfield airport in Peddapalli. A pre-feasibility study by AAI has been sanctioned, reviving local hopes after Basanthnagar was deemed unsuitable due to terrain and IAF training restrictions Peddapalli: The proposal to establish an airport in Peddapalli district has once again come into focus with the State government taking fresh initiatives. The government has identified 591 acres of land in Anthargoan mandal and issued a Government Order (GO) sanctioning Rs.40.53 lakh to the Airports Authority of India (AAI) to carry out a pre-feasibility study. This has rekindled hopes among local residents for an airport. In the 1980s, Kesoram Cement Factory authorities had developed an airstrip at Basanthnagar by leasing government…
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17 October
Government teacher from Kothagudem saves lives through blood donation movement
J Balu, a government teacher from Kothagudem, leads the Young Indian Blood Donors Club, coordinating nationwide blood donations. With over 5,000 members, the club has donated 43,000 units and supports community service, free surgeries, and social welfare programmes Kothagudem: Setting an example of selfless community service, a government teacher in the district has been striving to save lives through blood donation during medical emergencies. Working as an SGT at MPPS, Penagadapa of Chunchupally mandal, J Balu, the founder president of Young Indian Blood Donors Club, is widely recognised for his blood donation initiatives. The club, operating in all States in the country, has over 5,000 active members. Speaking to Telangana Today, Balu said he realised the value of blood donation when…
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17 October
ACB arrests lineman red-handed for Rs 15,000 bribe in Nagarkurnool district
ACB officials caught TGSPDCL lineman Thota Nagendra red-handed in Nagarkurnool while accepting a Rs 15,000 bribe from a farmer to install a transformer. The bribe amount was recovered, and Nagendra was arrested and produced before the ACB Court in Hyderabad Hyderabad: The Anti-Corruption Bureau officials caught a lineman of TGSPDCL, working at Nagarkurnool district red handed when he demanded and accepted a bribe of Rs 15,000. The lineman, Thota Nagendra, working at Machinonipally village, Vangoor mandal of Nagarkurnool district, had demanded a bribe of Rs 15,000 from a man to install a transformer in his agricultural field. On a complaint, the ACB laid a trap and caught the lineman when he accepted the bribe on Tuesday. The amount recovered from him. A…
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17 October
Internal bickering among BJP leaders comes to the fore in Mancherial
During a condolence visit by BJP State president N Ramchander Rao in Vemanapalli, internal bickering surfaced between leaders Dr B Venkatesh Netha and Gomasa Srinivas. The altercation went viral, exposing factional differences within the BJP’s local unit in Mancherial. Mancherial: Internal bickering within the BJP surfaced during the visit of the party’s State president N Ramchander Rao to Vemanapalli mandal on Tuesday. Rao consoled the family members of BJP Vemanapalli mandal president Eta Madhukar, who died by suicide allegedly due to harassment by certain Congress leaders at Kothaguda village. He assured full support to the bereaved family and said a complaint had been lodged with the Ramagundam Commissioner of Police seeking action against the accused Congress leaders. During the interaction with…
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17 October
Congress shifts stance: To integrate Kaleshwaram’s Sundilla barrage into Pranahita-Chevella project
The Telangana Congress government has decided to integrate the Sundilla barrage from Kaleshwaram Lift Irrigation Project with Pranahita-Chevella. The hybrid model aims to reuse existing infrastructure, cut costs, reduce energy use, and accelerate irrigation benefits for multiple districts Hyderabad: After a two-year-long hostile campaign discrediting the Kaleshwaram Lift Irrigation Project (KLIP), the Congress government has now shifted its stance and decided to rely on the Sundilla barrage, a critical component of KLIP, to fast-track the implementation of the Pranahita-Chevella project in a hybrid mode. It is set to realign its irrigation initiative, the Pranahita-Chevella project, with key infrastructure of the Kaleshwaram scheme. The Sundilla barrage has now emerged as indispensable infrastructure, whether upstream or downstream of the Yellampalli reservoir. This move is driven by both…
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17 October
SIT searches houses linked to YSRCP MP in Rs 3,200 crore liquor scam
The Andhra Pradesh SIT conducted searches at multiple properties linked to YSRCP MP Peddireddy Midhun Reddy in connection with the Rs 3,200 crore liquor scam. The probe has revealed large-scale kickbacks during 2019–24, allegedly involving top political leader Hyderabad: The Special Investigation Team (SIT) of Andhra Pradesh, which is probing the alleged liquor scam, on Tuesday conducted searches at the premises of YSR Congress Party’s floor leader in Lok Sabha, Peddireddy Midhun Reddy. SIT officials conducted searches at the houses of the Rajampet MP in Hyderabad, Tirupati, and Bengaluru. In Hyderabad, the SIT searched the houses of YSRCP MP in Prashasan Nagar and Gayatri Hills, Yousufguda. His office in the Kondapur area was also searched by the SIT officials. Midhun Reddy…
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17 October
‘Inauspicious’ days cause dip in wine shop license applications in Adilabad
Applications for wine shop licences have declined sharply in the erstwhile Adilabad district, with many traders waiting for auspicious timings to apply. Officials expect a rise before the October 18 deadline despite higher fees and initial hesitation among new entrants Adilabad: The wait for auspicious timings has led to a sharp fall in applications for wine shop licences in the erstwhile Adilabad district, even though the liquor trade continues to be a lucrative business. Excise and Prohibition officials said only 259 applications had been received for 192 shops till October 14, as against 5,376 applications received across Adilabad, Nirmal, Kumram Bheem Asifabad and Mancherial districts during the 2023–25 licensing period. They attributed the poor response to applicants waiting for a favourable…
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17 October
BRS demands apology from Congress Ministers for remarks against Maganti Sunitha
The BRS condemned Ministers Thummala Nageswara Rao and Ponnam Prabhakar for their remarks against Maganti Sunitha, the Jubilee Hills bypoll candidate. Party leaders V Srinivas Goud and Tata Madhu demanded apologies, calling the statements insulting to women and politically motivated. Hyderabad: The Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) on Tuesday strongly condemned the insensitive and derogatory remarks made by Ministers Thummala Nageswara Rao and Ponnam Prabhakar against Maganti Sunitha, the party’s Jubilee Hills bypoll candidate and wife of the late MLA Maganti Gopinath. The party leaders demanded immediate apologies from the Ministers. Reacting to the remarks, former Minister V Srinivas Goud criticised them for lacking moral and human values. “Thummala Nageswara Rao should be ashamed of himself. If Rajiv Gandhi’s family could campaign after his death, why cannot Sunitha’s…
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17 October
BRS slams Ponnam, Thummala over ‘insensitive’ remarks on Maganti Sunitha
BC Welfare Minister Ponnam Prabhakar and Agriculture Minister Thummala Nageswara Rao face criticism for accusing BRS candidate Maganti Sunitha of feigning grief to gain sympathy votes in Jubilee Hills. BRS leaders demand unconditional apologies for the “insensitive and derogatory” comments Hyderabad: The Jubilee Hills election campaign hit a new low on Tuesday after BC Welfare Minister Ponnam Prabhakar made controversial remarks against BRS candidate Maganti Sunitha, accusing her of ‘enacting dramas’ and shedding ‘fake tears’ to seek sympathy votes. The Minister’s comments, made while addressing party workers at Yousufguda, drew strong criticism from political opponents and the public alike, with many calling his remarks indecent and insensitive. Prabhakar, while initially saying he sympathised with Sunitha over the death of her husband and sitting MLA…
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