POLITICS
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Mar- 2025 -1 March
Revanth Reddy takes potshots at detractors in Congress
Says a few leaders propagating bad things over loudspeakers but discussing good things in closed rooms HYDERABAD: That all is not well in the ruling Congress party came into sharp focus again, when Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy took potshots at his detractors in the presence of AICC Telangana in-charge Meenakshi Natarajan here on Friday. Speaking at a party meeting at Gandhi Bhavan, Revanth Reddy used sarcasm to its best when he said good work [done by the Congress] was being shared in whispers, while the bad work, however, was being tomtommed on loudspeakers. “This should be the other way round”, he said eliciting laughs from other Congress leaders who included his cabinet colleagues, party associates and workers. In one year,…
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1 March
Kishan Reddy not committed towards Telangana’s development, charges Revanth Reddy
Says it is due to the Union Minister’s obstruction that Metro Rail expansion has been stalled HYDERABAD: Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy charged that Union Minister G Kishan Reddy was not committed towards Telangana’s development and accused him of obstructing projects to the State. It was due to Kishan Reddy’s obstruction that Metro Rail expansion has been stalled. When funds were being sought for Musi Riverfront development, the Union Minister was ridiculing, besides obstructing the project, the Chief Minister said at a press conference in Gandhi Bhavan on Friday. Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced approval for the 360-km Regional Ring Road (RRR). However, the project was not approved by the union cabinet till date. Though, tenders were floated for northern part…
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1 March
Telangana: Teacher booked in POCSO case for misbehaving with Class V girl student in Mancherial
The case was registered against Ramesh, headmaster of the school under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act based on a complaint received from the father of the girl studying Class V Mancherial: A headmaster from a government primary school was booked for allegedly misbehaving with a girl student at Jaggayyapet village in Bheemini mandal on Friday. Bheemini police said that a case was registered against Ramesh, headmaster of the school under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act based on a complaint received from the father of the girl studying Class V. Investigations were taken up. The parent alleged that the teacher harassed the girl for sexual favours, while touching private parts of the girl under…
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1 March
Two Tamil Nadu entities donate Rs 81 lakh to TTD’s medical charity
Cheques of Rs 70 lakh and Rs 11 lakh were given to TTD SV Pranadana Trust by two Chennai-based companies Tirupati: Sri Venkateswara Pranadana Trust, a medical charity associated with Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams received a donation of Rs 81 lakh from two Tamil Nadu entities. SV Pranadana Trust offers free medical treatment to poor patients afflicted with life threatening diseases related to the heart, brain, cancer and others, which otherwise are very expensive procedures. “Chennai-based company Access Health Care Private Limited has donated Rs 70 lakh to TTD SV Pranadana Trust. While another company from Tamil Nadu, Vara Future, donated Rs 11 lakh to the same Trust,” said a press release issued by the temple body. The cheques for these donations…
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1 March
No more quota for Andhra Pradesh students in Telangana colleges
The Telangana government issues order reserving majority seats to Telangana locals Hyderabad: Andhra Pradesh students will no longer have quota for admissions to various professional programmes, including engineering in Telangana colleges, from the forthcoming academic year. The Telangana government on Thursday issued orders reserving majority seats in professional programmes for Telangana locals only. As per the GO MS 15 issued by Education department Secretary Dr Yogita Rana, 85 per cent of the seats will be reserved in each course offered by the educational institutions in the State for local candidates of OU area (Telangana region). The remaining 15 per cent of seats will come under unreserved. However, candidates declared as locals of OU area are eligible for unreserved category seats. Further,…
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1 March
KRMB urges Telangana, AP to resolve water sharing issues amicably.
Remaining water in the common reservoirs of Srisailam and Nagarjuna Sagar should be used efficiently, advises the Board’s Chairman Hyderabad: After postponing its emergency meeting three times in less than a week, the Krishna River Management Board (KRMB) has finally succeeded in making officials of Telangana and Andhra Pradesh to take part in talks to address the critical issue of sharing the remaining water in the common reservoirs of Srisailam and Nagarjuna Sagar. The Board, expected to take a decisive role in determining the distribution of the approximately 60 TMC of water left in these reservoirs, chose instead to act in an advisory capacity. KRMB Chairman Atul Jain emphasised the importance of prioritising drinking water needs and urged both the States…
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1 March
Actor, YSRCP leader Posani Krishna Murali sent to 14-day judicial custody for remarks against Pawan Kalyan
The Railway Koduru court delivered its verdict around 5 a.m. after over seven hours of arguments from both sides. Posani, accused of inciting enmity between groups based on caste, was subsequently transferred to Kadapa jail. Amaravati: A court in Andhra Pradesh’s Annamayya district Friday sent actor and YSR Congress Party leader Posani Krishna Murali to judicial custody for 14 days for making derogatory comments against Deputy Chief Minister and actor Pawan Kalyan. The court in Railway Koduru pronounced its order around 5 a.m. after hearing the arguments from both sides for more than seven hours. Posani, who has been charged with promoting enmity between different groups on grounds of caste, was later shifted to Kadapa jail. Police arrested the 66-year-old from…
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1 March
Andhra Pradesh presents Rs 3.22 lakh cr Budget, big focus on BCs, education
Estimated revenue deficit is around Rs 33,185 crore and fiscal deficit is around Rs 79,926 crore Amaravati: The Andhra Pradesh government on Friday presented a Budget for over Rs 3.22 lakh crore for 2025-26 fiscal with an estimated revenue expenditure of Rs 2.51 lakh crore and capital expenditure of over Rs 40,000 crore. Finance Minister Payyavula Keshav while presenting the Budget in the State Assembly said the estimated revenue deficit is around Rs 33,185 crore (1.82 per cent of the GSDP) and the fiscal deficit is around Rs 79,926 crore (4.38 per cent of the GSDP). The Budget proposes Rs 47,456 crore for the BC component while school education got an allocation of Rs 31,805 crore for 2025-26. The Budget proposes…
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1 March
Ramzan to begin from Sunday in India as crescent moon not sighted
Usually the moon is seen in the Kutch area of Gujarat, but there was no news of sighting from there New Delhi: Ramzan will begin on Sunday in India as the crescent moon marking the start of the fasting month was not sighted anywhere in the country on Friday. Shahi Imam of Chandni Chowk’s Fatehpuri Mosque Maulana Mufti Mukarram Ahmed said Delhi-NCR was cloudy since morning, due to which the moon was not visible here. He said that many places, including Gujarat, Bihar, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh and Haryana were contacted, but sighting of the moon was not confirmed from anywhere. Ahmed said usually the moon is seen in the Kutch area of Gujarat, but there was no news of sighting from there…
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1 March
SLBC Tunnel Collpase: Stationed ambulances at Nagarkurnool indicate bodies being located
Reportedly, the bodies are being retrieved from the silt and debris accumulated in the tunnel and are likely to be shifted to Nagarkurnool District Hospital Hyderabad: The statining of the ambulances outside the Nagarkurnool Government hospital strenghthen the news that there are no survivors from the Srisailam Left Bank Canal (SLBC) tunnel collapse accident and that bodies have been found.. Reportedly, the bodies are being retrieved from the silt and debris accumulated in the tunnel and are likely to be shifted to Nagarkurnool District Hospital. According to reports, officials have arranged eight private ambulances from Hyderabad to take the deceased to their native places. Additonally, the ambulance drivers were also informed in advance that they would have to drive to the said states. However, there…
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