POLITICS
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Apr- 2025 -21 April
Farmer dies to electric fence intended to keep wild boars in Medak
Maktha Lakshmapur, Nagadhar Bethaiah, 55 came in touch with the electric fence placed around a paddy field to protect it from wild boars, died on the spot Medak: An electric fence placed around a paddy field to protect it from wild boars turned a death trap for a farmer at Maktha Lakshmapur in Pedda Shankarampet mandal on Sunday. According to the police, Nagadhar Bethaiah, 55, had placed electric fencing around his field to prevent the entry of wild boars into his field. However, he came in touch with the live electric wires accidentally while supplying irrigation water to his field. He died on the spot. The police have registered a case.
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21 April
Crop damage in Telangana: Kavitha slams Congress government for failing to respond to calamities
The BRS MLC pointed out that the State government had scant regard for the farmers hit by the untimely rains Khammam: Launching a scathing attack on the Congress government and Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy for their lack of action and accountability to pressing issues people were facing in the State, BRS leader and MLC K Kavitha on Sunday expressed her disappointment over the government’s failure to review the crop damage caused by hailstorms. During her tour in Khammam district, she pointed out that the government had scant regard for the farmers hit by the untimely rains, despite the fact that the district was being represented by a Deputy Chief Minister and two Ministers. Farmers across Telangana were grappling with soaked…
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21 April
Telangana: Siddipet mountaineer inscribes his name in the International Book of Records
Jatoth Vihanram figured in the record books for scaling Mount Patalsu and Gilman’s point on Mount Kilimanjaro at an age of 8 years and 5 months Siddipet: Siddipet boy Jatoth Vihanram, who climbed Mount Patalsu and Gilman’s point on Mount Kilimanjaro, inscribed his name in the International Book of Records for climbing the highest number of peaks at a young age of eight years and five months. Vihanram and his family members received the copy of records and a memento during a programme organised by the International Book of Records, in Amritsar on Sunday. Earlier, he also inscribed his name in the Indian Book of Records for his achievements.
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21 April
Cyberabad Traffic Police caught 218 persons for drunk driving
Of them, 176 were driving two-wheelers, 19 were auto drivers and 23 were driving cars Hyderabad: A weekend special drunk driving check by Cyberabad Traffic Police on Saturday led to the apprehension of 218 persons driving under the influence of alcohol. Of them, 176 were driving two-wheelers, 19 were auto drivers and 23 were driving cars. According to the Cyberabad Traffic Police, of the 218 offenders caught, 20 were found to have blood alcohol concentrations (BAC) ranging between 200 mg/100 ml and 300 mg/100 ml while 10 were caught with BAC ranging between 301 mg/100 ml to 500 mg/100 ml. All those caught are to be produced before the court. The traffic police cautioned that those driving under the influence of…
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21 April
YSRCP leader arrested for illegal trade and transportation of explosives
YSRCP leader Dasam Hanumantha Rao along with a driver have been arrested for illegal possession, transportation, and sale of explosives following police raids and authorities seized the explosives Bapatla (Andhra Pradesh): YSRCP leader Dasam Hanumantha Rao along with a driver have been arrested for illegal possession, transportation, and sale of explosives following police raids in the district on Sunday, police said. The police, while inspecting survey lands at Nagarajupalli village in Martur, found that Rao was operating an unlicensed explosives business under a false lease arrangement for profit. “A major cache of explosives was found, and the accused failed to produce any valid documents or licenses for the materials stored,” Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) Ramanjaneyulu told reporters. Authorities seized 625 kg…
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21 April
Chandrababu Naidu turns 75; TDP leaders hold grand celebrations across state
Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister and Telugu Desam Party’s national president N. Chandrababu Naidu turned 75 on Sunday. TDP party leaders and cadre hold grand celebrations across the state Amaravati: Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister and Telugu Desam Party‘s national president N. Chandrababu Naidu turned 75 on Sunday. His birthday was celebrated lavishly by the party cadres across the State. TDP leaders, workers and CM Naidu’s supporters participated in the celebrations held at various places in Andhra Pradesh and Telangana. They also visited temples to pray for their leader’s health and long life. The party leaders cut a 75-kg cake at TDP headquarters at Mangalagiri to celebrate CM Naidu’s birthday. TDP state president Palla Srinivasa Rao, Agriculture Minister Atchen Naidu and several senior leaders were present.…
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21 April
KT Rama Rao calls Congress, BJP as ‘enemies of Telangana’
BRS working president KT Rama Rao criticised the current Congress leadership under A Revanth Reddy for attempting to disrupt the progress initiated by the previous BRS government Hyderabad: Labeling both the Congress and BJP as “enemies of Telangana”, BRS working president KT Rama Rao on Sunday said both were making false promises and failing to deliver tangible results. He urged the people of Telangana to remain vigilant against misleading claims and to support leadership that prioritised the State’s progress and prosperity. Welcoming leaders from various political parties in the Attapur division of Rajendranagar constituency who joined the BRS at Telangana Bhavan, he highlighted the transformative initiatives undertaken by the previous BRS government, including flagship programmes like Rythu Bandhu. He emphasized how these schemes had positively impacted the lives of farmers, students and marginalised communities, reinforcing the party’s dedication to inclusive growth. While acknowledging the contributions of former Chief Ministers like YS Rajasekhara Reddy and N Chandrababu Naidu in erstwhile Andhra Pradesh, Rama Rao criticised the current Congress leadership under A Revanth Reddy for…
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21 April
Universities’ contract teaching staff stage protest demanding regularisation
Protesters demanded that the State government extend job security, besides providing basic, DA and HRA with an annual increment of three per cent Hyderabad: Demanding regularisation of contract teaching staff services in 12 universities, contract assistant professors staged a protest at the Osmania University administrative building here on Sunday, despite it being a holiday. The universities’ contract teaching staff state coordination committee had called for an indefinite strike, which entered its second day on Sunday. As the permission to erect a tent was allegedly denied by the varsity authorities, the teachers squatted on the ground at the university administrative building and continued their protest. Protesters demanded that the State government extend job security, besides providing basic, DA and HRA with an…
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21 April
National Women Commision chief urges Bengal govt to address grievances of riot-hit people
National Commission for Women (NCW) chairperson Vijaya Rahatkar called West Bengal government to act urgently to address the grievances of the riot-hit people of Murshidabad Riots, particularly women Kolkata: Calling upon the West Bengal government to act urgently to address the grievances of the riot-hit people of Murshidabad district, particularly women, National Commission for Women (NCW) chairperson Vijaya Rahatkar on Sunday said the panel is preparing a report which will be submitted soon to the Centre with copies to top state officials. Meeting reporters at a city hotel, Rahatkar said during the past two days she and other panel members came across many women, their families and children and the torture and suffering they faced was “beyond imagination, beyond words having left a deep scar…
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21 April
Kancha Gachibowli: Former bureaucrats ask for protection of forests, biodiversity
In a statement that has 67 signatories, the CCG said that though the Congress party in its manifesto for the 2024 elections reaffirmed its commitment to rapid, inclusive and sustainable development, and to protect its ecosystems, local communities, flora and fauna, was now acting in contradiction to this Hyderabad: A group of former and retired government officials, who have worked both with the Central and State governments, who have come together as the Constitutional Conduct Group (CCG) to speak out against violations of the Indian Constitution, has expressed dismay over the clearing of over 100 acres of forested land in Kancha Gachibowli using bulldozers, and asked all governments to ensure that forests and biodiversity across the country are protected and not…
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