POLITICS
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May- 2025 -7 May
Resign if you cannot run government, KTR tells Revanth Reddy
Terms Congress regime intellectually bankrupt, morally decayed; warns ruling party leaders against tarnishing Telangana’s reputation to cover up their failures Hyderabad: In a strong rebuttal to Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy’s remarks on Telangana being financially bankrupt and unable to raise loans, BRS working president KT Rama Rao demanded for his resignation if he was unable to run the State. He charged the Congress government with deliberately portraying Telangana as bankrupt to avoid fulfilling its electoral promises. Speaking to media at Telangana Bhavan on Tuesday, Rama Rao said Revanth Reddy had exposed himself as the most incompetent and inefficient Chief Minister in India. He reminded that no Chief Minister in the country’s history had made such defeatist statements about their own…
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7 May
Abandoned police station turns library, beckons job aspirants in Telangana’s Asifabad
Once a strong bastion of Maoists, it is now a source of knowledge and jobs for tribal youngsters who are still deprived of access to such facilities Kumram Bheem Asifabad: An abandoned police station in the Tiryani mandal headquarters, once a strong bastion of Maoists, has become a source of knowledge and jobs for tribal youngsters who are still deprived of access to such facilities. Thanks to the novel initiative of Asifabad Additional Superintendent of Police Sriramoju Chitharanjan, who is the driving force behind the unusual conversion of the police station into a library. The Tiryani police station was abandoned after a claymore mine planted by Maoists was found in 1995. The derelict building has now been converted into a library.…
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7 May
Kothagudem residents reeling under severe shortage of drinking water
With water taps running dry for the past eight days the residents are forced to depend on a meagre supply of water which the municipality made to the residents through water tankers Kothagudem: The residents in Kothagudem Municipality are reeling under severe shortage of drinking water due to alleged negligence of municipal officials. With water taps running dry for the past eight days the residents are forced to depend on a meagre supply of water which the municipality made to the residents through water tankers. But not all the municipal wards are fortunate enough to get water through the tankers. The residents are complaining that water tankers are being sent to a few municipal wards while leaving out the majority of wards. There…
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7 May
Five years after losing four limbs, Sangareddy boy scores 86 percent in Class 10
Barely five years after everyone thought he would never even see school again, 16-year-old Madhu Kumar surprised everyone with his awe inspiring journey Sangareddy: Barely five years after everyone thought he would never even see school again, 16-year-old Madhu Kumar surprised everyone with his awe inspiring journey.A resident of Kamkole in Munipally mandal, Madhu Kumar was almost on his deathbed five years ago after he suffered a serious electric shock. Madhu, son of Tuljaram, who runs a puncture shop close to the highway, had accidentally touched a live overhead electric line when he wielded an iron rod in a playful mood and suffered an electric shock. The incident happened on September 15, 2019 when Madhu was in Class 5. When they…
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7 May
Telangana sees massive jump in lung transplants post-Covid
The massive jump in lung transplants is a clear indication of the long-term impact of the Covid virus on lungs, pulmonologists in Hyderabad point out Hyderabad: The Covid-19 pandemic is long gone but Telangana continues to remain under its shadow! Post-Covid, the health care system in Telangana State has witnessed a massive jump in lung transplants, a clear indication of the long-term damage the pandemic has inflicted on the lungs of individuals. Before the Covid pandemic, between 2013 and 2019, Telangana State witnessed just 23 lung transplants. In stark contrast, within a short time span of just over four years, between 2020 and 2025(up to March), transplant centres in Telangana State have performed a record 341 lung transplants. The massive jump…
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7 May
Gali Janardhan Reddy sentenced to seven years jail in illegal mining case
Special CBI court acquits ex-minister Sabitha Indra Reddy and former bureaucrat B Krupanandam in the case; imposes Rs 1 lakh fine on Obulapuram Mining Company Hyderabad: A special CBI court here on Tuesday convicted former Karnataka minister and MLA Gali Janardhan Reddy and three others in the Obulapuram Mining Company (OMC) illegal mining case. The court sentenced them to seven years’ imprisonment and imposed a fine of Rs 10,000 on each. Reddy was named accused number two. The court imposed a Rs 1 lakh fine on the company. Soon after the judgment, the CBI took Reddy and others into custody. The CBI court delivered the judgement nearly 14 years after the CBI had filed a charge sheet against Reddy and others…
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7 May
Spotted deer killed by stray dogs in Mancherial
Locals said that a 2-year-old spotted deer was found dead with neck injuries caused when the dogs attacked it Mancherial: A spotted deer was killed, allegedly by stray dogs, on the outskirts of Bellampalli town on Tuesday. Locals said that a 2-year-old spotted deer was found dead with neck injuries caused when the dogs attacked it. The deer might have ventured into peripherals of the town to quench its thirst. However, it was chased and killed by the stray dogs. Locals said that deer often enter the edges of the town only to be attacked by stray dogs at regular intervals.
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7 May
Telangana: ACB arrests SCCL employee in Kothagudem
The accused, Annaboina Rajeshwar Rao, who has been collecting money from gullible employees who applied for transfers and medical invalidation to get their work done, was arrested by ACB sleuths Kothagudem: ACB sleuths have arrested an SCCL employee on the charges of collecting huge amounts of cash promising jobs and transfers in the company. Speaking to the media, Khammam ACB range DSP Y Ramesh here on Tuesday informed that the accused Annaboina Rajeshwar Rao, who works as a driver in the company, was taken into custody and questioned. He would be produced before the third additional sessions judge for SPE and ACB cases, Warangal on Wednesday. The DSP informed that the accused for the past three years has been collecting money from gullible employees…
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7 May
Telangana: Backpain forces 25-year-old woman to end life in Mancherial
Unable to bear severe backpain Gurijala Anusha, 25, hanged herself in Hajipur. Depressed despite treatment, she took the extreme step Mancherial: A married woman allegedly hanged herself to death as she was unable to bear severe backpain in Hajipur mandal centre early on Tuesday morning. Police said that Gurijala Anusha (25), wife of Rakesh from old Mancherial, was found hanging at her parents’ place. Anusha was diagnosed with lower backpain two years back. She consulted a doctor and had treatment for the disease. However, she was depressed after being unable to bear the pain. She was staying with her parents for two months. She resorted to the extreme step when her parents were asleep around 4 am. She had a son…
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7 May
Telangana police put on alert amid rising tensions with Pakistan
In the current scenario, with the wide use of internet and social media platforms, the role of the cyber security wings of the police is crucial to deal with misinformation to thwart plans to foment trouble through social media channels. Hyderabad: Amid tensions building up with neighbouring Pakistan following the Pahalgam massacre, the State police have been put on alert to neutralize any internal security threats. Situation in the State is being closely monitoring by involving all the security wings of the Telangana police. In the current scenario, with the wide use of internet and social media platforms, the role of the cyber security wings of the police is crucial to deal with misinformation to thwart plans to foment trouble through…
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