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    Telangana

    BRS flays Congress government’s new urea distribution policy

    BRS leader S Niranjan Reddy criticised the Congress government’s app-based urea distribution system, calling it flawed and anti-farmer. He alleged that the policy could worsen shortages, burden farmers with extra costs and create divisions among cultivators. Hyderabad: BRS leader and former Minister S Niranjan Reddy on Tuesday condemned the Congress government’s new app-based urea distribution system, accusing it of punishing genuine farmers and harbouring a grudge against tenant farmers. Reddy described the policy as a thoughtless move that could add to the urea crisis and said it may create a rift among farmers. Stating that the handling of urea distribution itself was faulty, he questioned why shortages persisted only under Congress rule. He argued that the policy, aligned with the Tenancy Act, appeared to be designed to sow discord between land-owning farmers and tenant farmers. “This could deter genuine farmers from leasing out their land, potentially leading to a conspiracy-like reduction in overall cultivation,”…
    Telangana

    GP Polls: Family face-offs in Kothagudem’s Julurpad attract attention

    Family rivalries have marked the final phase of gram panchayat elections in Julurpad mandal, with five members of one family contesting in Kothur village and another family face-off witnessed in Machinenipet panchayat. Kothagudem: Five members of a family of Kothur in Julurpad mandal were in the fray in the third and final phase of gram panchayat elections to be held on Wednesday in the district. Two persons, Akkula Pedda Ramulu, supported by CPI and his brother Akkula Narasimha Rao, supported by a BRS-Congress-TDP combine, are contesting for Kothur GP sarpanch seat after withdrawal of nominations. In the GP with eight wards and 893 voters, the sarpanch seat is reserved for ST (General). On the other hand, the mother of the above two contestants, Akkula Naramma, her second son, Akkula Chinna Ramulu and her grandson Rajesh have been contesting as the ward members in the GP. Similarly, a man, Lakavath Reddy, supported…
    Telangana

    Tiger movement in Kamareddy puts border villages in Medak on alert

    Forest officials in Medak have placed villages near the Kamareddy border on alert following renewed movement of a tiger in the neighbouring district. Awareness programmes were conducted, and farmers were advised to take precautions until the animal retreats into the forest Medak: With the movement of a tiger reported in the neighbouring Kamareddy district, forest officials in Medak have put residents of villages located close to the Kamareddy border on high alert. A forest team led by Forest Range Officer (FRO) Vidya Sagar visited Naskal, Nandagokul, Chelmada and other villages in the Ramayampet area on Tuesday and created awareness among farmers and local residents. A tiger was spotted in Kamareddy district about five months ago, in July this year. Forest officials had then said that the animal had strayed into the district from the Mancherial forest area, but disappeared soon after. Last Sunday, the tiger killed a couple of calves in…
    Telangana

    From ragpicker to ward member: Tribal woman creates history in Kothagudem

    A tribal woman from Kothagudem, who earned her livelihood by collecting waste, has been elected as a gram panchayat ward member. Backed by the BRS, her victory is being hailed as a symbol of social change. Kothagudem: From the daily routine of collecting trash and plastic waste and selling it to make a living, a tribal woman here is scripting history by getting elected as a gram panchayat ward member. Sriramula Triveni, a resident of Rudrampur, contested for the eleventh ward reserved for Scheduled Tribes in Rudrampur gram panchayat of Chunchupalli mandal with the support of the BRS. Much to her joy, the voters in the ward gave her a resounding victory as she got elected with a majority of 137 votes. With the aim of providing an opportunity to women from the most underprivileged sections of society, Chunchupalli mandal BRS president Gudelli Yakaaiah had fielded Triveni in the elections in…
    Telangana

    Gram Panchayat funds are constitutional rights, not Congress freebies: KTR

    BRS working president KT Rama Rao accused Congress MLAs of treating constitutional entitlements to gram panchayats as charity. Addressing newly elected local body representatives, he alleged misuse of power, poor governance and failure in welfare schemes under the Congress government Hyderabad: Calling Congress MLAs’ arrogant power-mongers, BRS working president KT Rama Rao on Tuesday charged that power had gone so much to their heads that they now dare to treat constitutional entitlements under government schemes as mere doles dispensed at their mercy. In a show of strength, he felicitated the newly elected sarpanchs, upa-sarpanchs and ward members from the Khanapur constituency at Telangana Bhavan. During the ceremony, he also extended a warm welcome to independent candidates who won the sarpanch elections by offering them the party’s pink scarves and officially inviting them to join the BRS fold. He accused the Congress party of arrogance and misuse of power. “Power has gone to the…
    Telangana

    Asifabad: 16 Maoists nabbed during combing operations

    Sixteen Maoists, including nine women, were apprehended during a combing operation by Kumram Bheem Asifabad police in Sirpur (U) mandal. Acting on intelligence inputs, police intercepted the group, which had reportedly entered the district to surrender. Kumram Bheem Asifabad: As many as 16 banned Maoists were apprehended during a combing operation conducted by the district police in the forests of Sirpur (U) mandal on Monday night. With the Central and State governments recently focusing special attention on Maoists in the Chhattisgarh border region, the Maoists are reportedly shifting their bases. Acting on specific inputs from the Intelligence wing, a special party led by ASP S Chittaranjan combed the forests. The police nabbed the Maoists, including nine women and seven men, belonging to various cadres. The Maoists entered the district to surrender before the police by crossing the Pranahita river from Maharashtra. They reportedly took shelter in Sirpur (U) mandal centre before…
    Telangana

    Gram panchayat polls: BRS comes up with strong show in Adilabad region

    BRS-backed sarpanch candidates have performed strongly in Adilabad district local body polls, winning 224 villages across two phases. The party secured notable victories in Adilabad, Nirmal, Mancherial, and Kumram Bheem Asifabad districts, consolidating its presence in the region Adilabad: The BRS continued to put up a strong performance in the local body polls held in the first and second phases across the erstwhile Adilabad district. According to party leaders, BRS-backed sarpanch candidates won in 224 villages across the two phases of elections in the erstwhile Adilabad district, where polls have been conducted so far in 1,020 gram panchayats. The party registered victories in 121 villages in the first phase and 103 villages in the second phase across the four districts of Adilabad, Nirmal, Mancherial and Kumram Bheem Asifabad. In Adilabad district, as many as 47 BRS-supported sarpanch candidates won in the first phase, while 29 sarpanch candidates emerged victorious in the…
    Telangana

    Congress workers attack BRS cadre in Warangal’s Chennaraopet mandal

    An argument over the sarpanch election turned violent in Cheruvukommu thanda of Warangal’s Chennaraopet mandal as Congress and BRS workers clashed, leaving several injured. Police registered cases and deployed tight security ahead of polling. Warangal: An argument over the election of a sarpanch turned violent at Cheruvukommu thanda of Chennaraopet mandal in Warangal district as Congress workers attacked BRS workers. According to sources, a heated argument broke out between Congress and BRS party workers around 11 pm on Monday. The argument escalated over the debate on who would win the sarpanch election. The Congress workers, asserting that their party supporter would win the election, attacked BRS workers, who made the same claim, with sticks from the bonfire lit up by the locals for warmth. Then the BRS cadres also retaliated. In this clash, both BRS and Congress party workers sustained head injuries. The injured were shifted to a hospital in Narsampet…
    Telangana

    Congress activists attack sarpanch-elect candidate in Peddapalli

    Sarpanch-elect Ambothu Ravi Kumar was allegedly attacked by Congress activists in Anthergaon mandal of Peddapalli district while thanking voters after his victory. Police registered a case and launched an investigation following protests by supporters. PEDDAPALLI: Sarpanch-elect Ambothu Ravi Kumar was reportedly attacked by Congress activists in Anthergaon mandal on Monday night. Ravi Kumar had contested the Anthergaon sarpanch post as an independent candidate and won the seat in the second phase of Gram Panchayat elections held on Sunday. On Monday night, Ravi Kumar visited the village to thank voters for electing him, going door to door along with his supporters. While they were moving through the village, some Congress activists allegedly attacked them. Following the incident, Ravi Kumar and his followers staged a protest in the village at around 11 pm, demanding action against the accused. Based on a complaint, police registered a case and launched an investigation.
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     Strict action planned against overspeeding commercial vehicles

    Hyderabad authorities raised concerns over private buses and heavy  vehicles violating safety norms by tampering with speed governors and overspeeding. The Transport Department plans stricter enforcement, including triple penalties,  vehicle seizure, and permit cancellations to curb accidents and ensure compliance Hyderabad: Rising accidents involving private buses and heavy goods vehicles have raised serious concerns over their fitness and safety compliance. Police and Transport Department officials have concluded that most recent accidents were caused by rash driving and overspeeding more particularly by tampering the ‘speed governors’. Although speed governors are mandatory, many vehicle operators are allegedly removing them after fitness certification and driving at dangerous speeds. The Transport Department is preparing to further tighten enforcement. Officials warned that heavy vehicles such as tippers found carrying loads beyond permissible limits will be seized, drivers’ licences will be cancelled, and permits will also be revoked in cases of repeated violations. During inspections, officials found that while the Motor  Vehicles Act…

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      3 December
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      Five arrested in Karimnagar for attempting to sell seven-day-old baby

      Karimnagar Town-II police arrested five people, including a lactating mother, for attempting to sell a seven-day-old baby for Rs. 5 lakh. The mother, Sheelam Saisree from Visakhapatnam, was allegedly persuaded by her friends Abhinav and Hina to sell the child due to financial distress. Karimnagar: The Karimnagar Town-II police arrested five persons, including a lactating mother, for attempting to sell a seven-day-old baby in Karimnagar. According to police, Sheelam Saisree, a woman from Visakhapatnam in Andhra Pradesh, had been living separately from her husband due to marital disputes. During her pregnancy, her friends from Hyderabad, Abhinav and Hina, provided her accommodations. She gave birth to a baby boy at Gandhi Hospital, Hyderabad on November 14. Taking advantage of her financial distress, Abhinav and Hina…

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    • 3 December
      168

      Harish Rao questions Revanth Reddy govt over delay in retired employees’ benefits

      Senior BRS leader T Harish Rao accused the Revanth Reddy government of delaying retirement benefits to thousands of former employees and teachers, causing financial and mental distress. He said massive project bills were cleared quickly while retirees struggled for basic dues Hyderabad: Voicing grave concern over the plight of retired employees of the State government, senior BRS leader and former Minister T Harish Rao on Saturday said the attitude of the government towards those who had served the State for 30 years and more as ‘inhuman, unethical, and tyrannical’. Launching a blistering attack on the Congress government led by Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy, he said the government was deliberately delaying retirement benefits to thousands of retired government employees and teachers, pushing many into…

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    • 3 December
      170

      Gram Panchayat polls: Telangana govt issues new GO with revised reservation criteria

      The Telangana government has issued new reservation guidelines for Gram Panchayat elections through GO Ms 46, ensuring quotas stay within the 50% limit. The High Court will resume hearing the matter on Monday, with the election schedule likely on November 25 or 26 Hyderabad: The State government, which is gearing up for the Gram Panchayat elections, on Saturday issued guidelines on reservations for Scheduled Caste, Scheduled Tribe and Backward Class communities, ensuring that the quota does not exceed the 50 per cent ceiling mandated by the Supreme Court. In this regard, GO Ms 46 was issued on Saturday after the Dedicated Commission submitted its report on reservations to the government on Thursday. The report, however, has not yet been made public. At…

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    • 3 December
      177

      New mother, infant die at RIMS-Adilabad, kin blame doctors for negligence

      A 26-year-old mother and her newborn died at RIMS Adilabad, with family alleging medical negligence. Hospital director cites cardiomyopathy, says an inquiry is underway, and assures action against doctors if found negligent, while measures to improve safe deliveries are being strengthened. Adilabad: A new mother and her infant died due to alleged negligence of doctors at the Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Medical Sciences (RIMS), Adilabad, on Friday. Family members said that Chikram Rukmabai (26) from Shanthapur in Gudihathnoor mandal delivered a baby boy at the institute on Thursday. The infant reportedly developed some illness and died by midnight after his condition deteriorated. The mother also died early on Friday morning, with relatives alleging that she fell from her bed. Rukmabai’s husband,…

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    • 3 December
      182

      KTR provides blankets to students at Siricilla welfare hostel

      BRS Working President KT Rama Rao extended relief to Gurukul Residential School students in Sircilla district by distributing blankets under the “Gift A Smile” initiative. The move followed reports of students struggling with cold weather due to inadequate bedding. Hyderabad: BRS Working President and former Minister KT Rama Rao brought much-needed relief to students facing a biting cold without adequate blankets at the Gurukul Residential School hostel in Sircilla district. Under the “Gift A Smile” initiative, he ensured the distribution of high-quality blankets to every student of the Gurukul hostel on Friday evening. The gesture came after reports emerged that students at the hostel were struggling to cope with the falling temperatures due to the absence of sufficient blankets.

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      179

      Bhadrachalam gearing up for Vaikunta Ekadasi celebrations

      Sri Seetha Ramachandra Swamy Devasthanam, Bhadrachalam, will host Vaikunta Ekadasi celebrations from December 20 to January 16. Rituals include Pagalpattu, Teppotsavam, Rapattu, Vilasotsavams, and Vishwaroopaseva, alongside boat rides and stalls showcasing tribal cuisine Kothagudem: Rituals related to Vaikunta Ekadasi celebrations are scheduled to commence at Sri Seetha Ramachandra Swamy Devasthanam in Bhadrachalam on December 20. The festivities will start with ‘Pagalpattu’ rituals from December 20 and conclude on December 29 with the Teppotsavam in River Godavari. Vaikunta Ekadasi Uttara Dwara Darshanam will take place on December 30, following which ‘Rapattu’ rituals will start and conclude on January 9, 2026, which also marks the conclusion of Ekadasi celebrations. Vilasotsavam rituals will commence on January 10 and Vishwaroopaseva will take place on January…

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    • 3 December
      177

      Former minister Harish Rao demands DEO recruitment, lauds Siddipet science fair

      Former Minister T Harish Rao has urged the government to expedite recruitment of district educational officers, pointing out that only three districts currently have regular DEOs. Speaking at a science fair in Siddipet, he praised students for presenting 1,853 projects, many on par with BTech innovations. Siddipet: Former Minister T Harish Rao has demanded that the government take up the recruitment of the district educational officers (DEO) since only three districts had regular DEOs out of 33 in the state. Addressing the teachers and students at the district science fair at Girls High School here on Friday, Rao said that the administration of schools has gone haywire due to the absence of DEOs. Talking about teachers’ issues, the former minister said that the implementation of…

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    • 3 December
      183

      Khammam man, 13 associates held in illegal lucky draw case

      A growing trend of selling houses and plots through lucky draws in Telangana has taken a darker turn in Khammam. Police arrested Alasyam Vinay Kumar and 13 associates for running an unauthorised lottery scheme, offering a plot as a prize without permission. Khammam: Selling houses and house plots through lucky draw has become the latest trend in Telangana as individuals raffle their property amid the slump in real estate sales across the State. It might be noted that such incidents were reported at Huzurnagar in Suryapet district, Choutuppal in Yadadri-Bhongir district, in Nalgonda town, Narsampet in Warangal district and other places with land owners hitting jackpots through lottery ticket sales. An individual Shankar of Shankarpally in Sangareddy district even won a…

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    • 3 December
      197

      CRPF targets Maoist-free state by March 2026

      CRPF Director General Gyanendra Pratap Singh visited the newly established Tadapala FOB in Bastar, reviewing post–Operation Black Forest progress. He interacted with jawans, reaffirmed the 2026 anti-Maoist deadline, and spent the night at the base to boost troop morale Raipur/Jagdalpur: In a powerful display of leadership and solidarity, Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) Director General (DG) Gyanendra Pratap Singh visited the newly established Tadapala Forward Operating Base (FOB) in the dense forests of Chhattisgarh’s Bastar region on Friday, reaffirming the security force’s determination to eradicate Maoist influence. The Tadapala FOB, set up in the aftermath of the landmark ‘Operation Black Forest’ earlier this year, stands as a symbol of security forces’ dominance in the once-impenetrable Karregutta hills along the Chhattisgarh-Telangana border.…

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    • 3 December
      187

      President Droupadi Murmu offers prayers at Tirupati temple 

      President Droupadi Murmu offered prayers at the Tirumala Sri Venkateswara temple, accompanied by Andhra Pradesh CM Chandrababu Naidu and officials. She received traditional honours, including Sesha Vastram and Veda Ashirvachanam, following visits to Sri Varaha Swamy and Sri Padmavathi temples Tirupati: President Droupadi Murmu offered prayers at Lord Venkateswara Swamy temple here in Tirumala on Friday. The President first visited Sri Varaha Swamy temple before proceeding to the Maha Dwaram of the Tirumala shrine, where she was received by Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams (TTD) Chairman BR Naidu and other officials. “The President offered prayers at the hill shrine of Sri Venkateswara Swamy along with her family members and entourage,” said an official release from the temple body. Accompanied by priests, the President…

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