POLITICS
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Mar- 2025 -11 March
Telangana: Officials draw flak for reducing width of traffic island in Mancherial
The island was renovated as part of beautification of important junctions in the town, spending Rs 1.40 crore in 2024 Mancherial: Officials of the municipality drew flak for reducing the width of an traffic island at IB Chowk here on Monday. The island was renovated as part of beautification of important junctions in the town, spending Rs 1.40 crore in 2024. It was one of the four islands developed by the municipality. However, officials of the civic body trimmed the width using an earthmover citing that it was contributing to road accidents. Cadres of BRS led by former Mancherial MLA N Diwakar Rao staged a sit-in at the island opposing the demolition of the island. Rao found fault with the officials…
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11 March
Harish Rao blames Revanth Reddy for Telangana’s water crisis
Says instead of owning up his government’s failure to secure and pump water, the Chief Minister is trying to shift the blame onto the nature Warangal: Former Minister and senior BRS leader T Harish Rao blamed Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy for the water crisis in Telangana far ahead of summer season. He said due to inefficiency of the Congress government, crops ready for harvesting were withering away in the absence of irrigation water supply. Instead of owning up his government’s failure to secure and pump water, the Chief Minister was trying to shift the blame onto the nature. “This is not a drought caused by nature, but a drought brought by Revanth Reddy,” he said, questioning why crops thrived under…
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11 March
Four students injured as school bus falls into paddy field in Telangana’s Siddipet
Eyewitnesses say rash and negligent driving resulted in accident at Kondengala Gutta in Chinna Kodur mandal Siddipet: Four schoolchildren sustained injuries as a private school bus fell into a roadside paddy field at Kondengala Gutta in Chinna Kodur mandal. The driver had already dropped most of the students when the accident occurred on Monday evening. Eyewitnesses said rash and negligent driving resulted in the accident. The parents filed a complaint at Chinna Kodur police station. The injured children were rushed to the government hospital in Siddipet and their condition is said to be stable.
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11 March
Telangana cops bag medals in All India Police Kabaddi Cluster
Win four silver and five bronze in the All India Police Kabaddi Cluster HYDERABAD: Telangana Police put up a fine show winning four silver and five bronze in the All India Police Kabaddi Cluster (kabaddi, kho kho, fencing, gymnastics) sports meet held in Jalandhar (Punjab). Fencers SR Arjun Anand (Intelligence), G Omkarnath ( PS Shalibanda), K Sathish Kumar (ACP Office, Chikkadapally), Y Raghavendra (PS Abids) have won a silver medal in men’s epee event while G Spandana (Cyber Crimes), G. Ambica (Cyber Crimes), Shaik. Fouzia W(PS Rural, Bhongir) has won bronze in women’s foil team event. Shaik Fouzia also won the individual bronze in fencing foil event while B Mounica (RSI), bagged an individual bronze in gymnastics floor event. Dr Jitender,…
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11 March
Telangana: Farmer tries to set self ablaze at Rangareddy Collectorate
Jangaiah was among a few other farmers who reached the Collectorate to stage a protest demanding fair compensation for their lands HYDERABAD: Tension prevailed at Rangareddy Collectorate on Monday when a farmer Jangaiah, accusing the government of taking away his land without any compensation, doused himself with petrol and tried to immolate himself. However, the police personnel stationed at the Collectorate stopped Jangaiah and brought the situation under control. Along with Jangaiah, a few other farmers from Raviryala reached the Collectorate to stage a protest and demand fair compensation for their lands. They said the government was laying 350 feet roads to the Future City from their lands without offering any compensation. The farmers demanded that the government offer land for…
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11 March
Launch indefinite hunger strike in Delhi to secure 42 per cent BC reservations, KTR dares Revanth Reddy
Accuses Congress, BJP of exploiting the backward classes as a vote bank while avoiding constitutional amendments to enhance BC quotas Hyderabad: Expressing skepticism about Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy’s commitment to backward classes (BCs) reservations, BRS working president KT Rama Rao challenged him to prove his sincerity by launching an indefinite hunger strike in Delhi until 42 per cent BC reservation was secured. He was confident that Telangana’s BC youth would ensure that the Chief Minister did not back out once he sat on a hunger strike. “If he truly cares about BCs, let him fight in Delhi, not just make empty promises in Telangana,” he said, charging both the Congress and the BJP with exploiting BCs as a vote bank while deliberately avoiding constitutional…
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11 March
Online gaming claims life of BSc agriculture student in Telangana’s Mannempalli
Villagers said Nikhil had got addicted to online gaming and lost a huge amount of money Karimnagar: Online gaming claimed the life of a BSc agriculture student here on Monday. According to the police, Sirikonda Nikhil (22) died by suicide by jumping into an agricultural well in Mannempalli of Thimmapur mandal. Villagers said Nikhil, who was studying BSc agriculture third year in Hyderabad, had got addicted to online gaming and lost a huge amount of money. He had also borrowed money from others to play online games. Knowing about Nikhil’s debts, his parents reportedly paid Rs 4 lakh and kept him along with them. On Monday, he left home on the pretext of appearing for exams in Hyderabad but was found…
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10 March
Telangana MLC polls: CPI names Nellikanti Satyam as candidate under MLA quota
Nellikanti Satyam to file his nomination at 10 am on Monday after Communist Party of India announces his name HYDERABAD: The Communist Party of India (CPI) State unit has announced Nellikanti Satyam as its candidate for the MLC elections under the MLA quota. He will be filing his nomination at 10 am on Monday. Communist Party of India MLA and State Secretary K Sambasiva Rao made the announcement late on Sunday evening. The Communist Party of India State unit had a long meeting in the city to finalize the candidates as Chada Venkat Reddy and Takkelapally Srinivas were also among the contenders. However, the party leaders finalised the candidature of Nellikanti Satyam.
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10 March
Karimnagar district officials perform wedding of orphan woman
Public representatives and philanthropists attend the wedding performed on a grand scale following Hindu traditions KARIMNAGAR: The district administration has set a new tradition by performing the marriage of an orphan woman with the support of officials, public representatives, and philanthropists. The wedding ceremony was performed on a grand scale following Hindu traditions. While Collector Pamela Satpathy and Manakondur MLA Kavvampally Satyanarayana completed the wedding ceremony acting as elders, the entire district administration attended the marriage and blessed the couple. Kalabharathi became a platform for the rare event held under the aegis of the Women Development and Child Welfare Department on Sunday. Pooja (Mounika) along with her three sisters joined Karimnagar Balasadanam after the death of their parents in 2017. She…
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10 March
Revanth Reddy announces Rs 1 crore to build ‘Bhavan’ for Maharashtra weavers
CM declares that the amount will be sanctioned by the Telangana government for the construction of Markendeya Bhavan in Solapur HYDERABAD: Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy, who once criticised former Chief Minister K Chandrashekar Rao for offering ex gratia to farmers in other States, has now announced Rs 1 crore for the construction of a Markendeya Bhavan in Solapur in Maharashtra. The Chief Minister was critical of the BRS supremo for announcing Rs 3 lakh as ex gratia to farmers who lost their lives while protesting against the Union government’s farm laws in the past. He had raised objections over Telangana funds and taxes being used for Punjab farmers. However, contradicting his own stance, Revanth Reddy on Sunday declared that Rs.1…
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