POLITICS
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Sep- 2025 -18 September
Anganwadi teachers take to streets in Telangana, arrested; plan Chalo Secretariat on Sept 25
Anganwadi teachers in Telangana staged protests against the State’s move to set up pre-primary schools, fearing job loss and closure of centres. Arrested during demonstrations, they announced a Chalo Secretariat protest on September 25 to press their demands Hyderabad: Anganwadi teachers became the latest section in Telangana to hit the streets against the Congress government, ending up being arrested during a protest at Vikarabad on Monday. They are opposing the government’s move to establish pre-primary schools in government institutions, which they fear will deprive them of their livelihood. To intensify the stir, they have called for a Chalo Secretariat protest on September 25. The government launched 1,000 pre-primary schools this academic year, resulting in a decline in enrolment at Anganwadi centres. Teachers and helpers…
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18 September
Medak court sentences man to 20 years for rape of minor
A Medak court sentenced Thalari Mohan to 20 years’ imprisonment for raping an eight-year-old girl in 2020. The court ordered Rs 3 lakh compensation for the victim’s family Medak: A Medak court on Monday convicted a man for raping a minor and sentenced him to 20 years’ imprisonment along with a fine of Rs 5,000. The court also directed the District Legal Services Authority to pay Rs 3 lakh compensation to the victim’s family to help her overcome the trauma. According to Medak police, the convict, Thalari Mohan, a resident of a village in Pedda Shankarampet mandal, raped an eight-year-old girl from the same village in 2020. Following a complaint by the victim’s parents, police registered a case. After hearing the…
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18 September
Congress stole urea causing hardship to farmers, says Bandi Sanjay
Union Minister Bandi Sanjay accused the Congress government of diverting urea in Telangana, causing shortages for farmers. He also flagged off the Nagpur–Secunderabad Vande Bharat Express at Mancherial station Mancherial: Union Minister of State for Home Affairs Bandi Sanjay on Monday alleged that the Congress government was responsible for the shortage of urea in Telangana, accusing it of diverting fertiliser and inconveniencing farmers. He, along with Peddapalli MP G Vamshikrishna, flagged off the Nagpur–Secunderabad Vande Bharat Express (Train No 20102), which has now been given an additional stoppage at Mancherial railway station. Sanjay said the Centre had supplied 12 lakh metric tonnes of urea to Telangana during the current agricultural season. However, he alleged that the Congress had siphoned off 2.05…
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18 September
Parents ask State government to consider Telangana-born students as locals for MBBS admission
GO No 33 has left Telangana NEET aspirants from border districts ineligible for MBBS local quota admissions. Parents allege injustice, citing decades of residence and urging humanitarian relief for affected students Khammam: The GO No 33 issued by the Congress government has put the aspirations of scores of candidates from Khammam district seeking MBBS admission in the current academic year after qualifying in NEET in limbo. The GO, which specifies the local status criteria for admission into MBBS courses under the Competent Authority Quota (CAQ), has deprived local status to students who studied their intermediate in Andhra Pradesh. The parents of these students are running from pillar to post to get the issue resolved, but no one is addressing their grievances.…
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18 September
Gangaputra community protests with petrol bottles at Prajavani in Jagtial
Gangaputra community members staged a protest at Prajavani in Jagtial, alleging Mudiraj dominance in fisheries and inflated tank survey records. Police stopped them with petrol bottles; later, representatives submitted a memorandum Jagtial: Tense moments prevailed during the Prajavani programme on Monday when members of the Gangaputra community (fishermen) from Kondrikarla and Konaraopet of Metpalli mandal arrived carrying petrol bottles, demanding that the district administration resolve their grievances. Alert police personnel prevented them from entering the Integrated District Offices Complex (IDOC), where the programme was being held, and seized the bottles. Upset over the move, the community members staged a sit-in protest inside the office premises. Speaking at the protest, they alleged that though the Gangaputras had been dependent on fishing in…
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18 September
PM Modi to inaugurate Purnea Airport; First flight to Ahmedabad
Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurates Purnea Airport and launches development projects worth Rs 36,000 crore across Bihar, boosting connectivity, power, housing, and employment, with the first flight to Ahmedabad and later Kolkata. Patna: Prime Minister Narendra Modi is set to inaugurate the Purnea Airport on Monday, along with launching and laying the foundation stone of development projects worth nearly Rs 36,000 crore across Bihar. The first commercial flight will take off from Purnea to Ahmedabad and later in the day to Kolkata. Booking of tickets for both flights has already been completed. Future expansion will link Purnea with Delhi, Hyderabad, Bengaluru, and Mumbai, boosting connectivity for the Seemanchal and Kosi regions. Besides the airport, the PM will also inaugurate the…
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18 September
SC refuses to stay entire waqf law, stalls certain provisions
The Supreme Court refused to stay the Waqf law but halted specific provisions, including restrictions on who can create waqf and government authority to resolve disputes. It upheld constitutional presumption while awaiting detailed judgment on the Waqf (Amendment) Act, 2025 New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday refused to stay the Waqf law, saying there was a “presumption” of constitutionality in its favour, but stalled the operation of certain provisions, including the one which said only those who are practising Islam for the last five years can create a waqf. Pronouncing an interim order, a bench comprising Chief Justice B R Gavai and Justice Augustine George Masih said, “We have considered prima facie challenge to each of the sections and found…
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18 September
Yet another major blow to CPI (Maoist), Central Committee Member killed in Jharkhand
CPI (Maoist) Central Committee member Sahadev Soren, carrying a Rs 1 crore bounty, was killed in Jharkhand along with two associates. His death comes five days after fellow CCM Modem Balakrishna was eliminated in Chhattisgarh, further depleting the Maoist top brass. Hyderabad: Just five days after Modem Balakrishna, a Central Committee Member (CCM) of the CPI (Maoist) was shot dead in a gun battle with security forces in Ghariaband of Chhattisgarh, yet another CCM Sahadev Soren was killed in an exchange of fire in Karando locality in Jharkhand on Monday morning. Reports said Sahadev Soren, one of the 14 members of the top decision maming body of the CPI (Maoist) was killed along with two of his comrades. He carried a…
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18 September
Senior Finance Ministry official killed, wife injured after BMW hits motorcycle in Delhi
Deputy Secretary Navjot Singh of the Finance Ministry died after a BMW hit his motorcycle near Delhi Cantt; his wife was critically injured. Police filed FIR under BNS sections, probe underway. New Delhi: A senior official of the Union Ministry of Finance died, and his wife was seriously injured after their motorcycle was hit by a BMW car near the Delhi Cantt metro station, police said, adding that a case has been registered under the relevant sections. The victim, Navjot Singh, who was serving as Deputy Secretary in the Department of Economic Affairs under the Ministry of Finance, was returning home from Bangla Sahib Gurudwara on his bike when the accident occurred on Sunday evening. His wife, Sandeep Kaur, who…
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18 September
His brilliance left indelible mark: PM Modi’s tribute to Sir M Visvesvaraya on Engineers’ Day
PM Modi, Amit Shah, and J P Nadda paid tribute to Bharat Ratna Sir M Visvesvaraya on Engineers’ Day, praising his contributions and highlighting the role of engineers in building a Viksit Bharat. New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday paid homage to Sir Mokshagundam Visvesvaraya on his birth anniversary, observed nationwide as Engineers’ Day, and lauded his extraordinary contributions that shaped India’s engineering landscape. He also acknowledged the vital role of engineers in driving innovation across diverse sectors and their efforts in building a “Viksit Bharat.” In a post on X, the Prime Minister wrote, “Today, on Engineers’ Day, I pay homage to Sir M Visvesvaraya, whose brilliance left an indelible mark on India’s engineering landscape. I extend…
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