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Telangana elections 2023: Cong to accept applications at payment of Rs 50K

Karnataka unit Congress charged Rs 2 lakh from the aspiring candidates of the general category while it charged Rs 1 lakh from SC/ST applicants in the Assembly polls held earlier in May

As elections approach, BRS prepares for massive rally in Warangal on Oct 16

People aware of the news said that the event is likely to draw people in large numbers going in the range of one million to one and a half million

Telangana Assembly Elections 2023: BRS candidates make claims for tickets

The leaders are making claims based on their photographs with the CM and BRS president KCR, his son and IT minister, K T Rama Rao, KCR's daughter MLC K Kavitha, and other top BRS leaders

T Venkata Rao considering a return to BRS as ruling party offers ticket

Tellam Venkata Rao wants to contest from Bhadrachalam constituency and has claimed that BRS is offering him a ticket from the seat, while he has no clarity on this from his current party, Congress

Independent India's desired goals yet to be achieved, says Telangana CM

Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao on Tuesday said though the 75 year-old independent India's progress was laudable, the desired goals are yet to be reached. Though there are abundant natural resources, and hardworking people available in the country, ideal utilization of resources was not taking place due to inefficiency of the rulers and ideological bankruptcy, he said in his Independence Day speech after hoisting the national flag at the historic Golconda Fort. People are suffering unnecessarily despite having resources. The CM further said that the poverty of Dalits, Adivasis, minority and backward classes was yet to be eradicated. Rao paid tributes to the fallen soldiers by laying a wreath at the Army War Memorial in Secunderabad Parade Grounds, an official release said.

Telangana elections 2023: BRS launches social media campaign against BJP

BRS has released a special booklet and CD titled "100 Lies of BJP". The booklet talks about the failures of the BJP in Telangana and in the center at large

Telangana elections: BRS working on unemployment allowance to lure youth

The government is working on specifying the eligibility criteria to accept applications from unemployed youth with regard to age limit, educational qualification etc

K Kavitha to contest for Nizamabad Lok Sabha constituency against D Arvind

Kalvakuntla Kavitha, the Telangana CM's daughter, lost the Nizamabad Lok Sabha seat elections in 2019 against BJP's Dharmapuri Arvind

KTR opens Centre of Excellence to support farmers, preserve farm produce

The initiative for promoting sustainable cooling innovation and accelerating the deployment of energy-efficient refrigeration for food and vaccine supply chains was a first in the country, KTR said

Telangana Assembly elections: KCR may roll out schemes from next week

CM KCR will begin his state tour across districts and distribute schemes in the run-up to the assembly elections

Raut calls BRS B-team of BJP; KCR dubs party as a team of farmers, Dalits

Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao's visit to Maharashtra's pilgrimage town of Pandharpur on Tuesday drew a sharp reaction from Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Sanjay Raut, who called the former's Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) a B-team of the BJP. Addressing a rally in Sarkoli village, some 20 km from Pandharpur, Rao countered the charge asserting that they are a team of farmers, marginalised communities, minorities and Dalits and wondered why there is a hue and cry over his party's efforts to expand its base in the neighbouring state. Rao, also popular as KCR, and his cabinet colleagues arrived in Pandharpur on Monday in a motorcade with 600 vehicles. He offered prayers at the Vitthal Rukmini temple in the town on Tuesday, ahead of Ashadhi Ekadashi on June 29. Talking to reporters here, Raut said BRS has no other intention in Maharashtra other than trying to hurt the prospects of the Maha Vikas Aghadi, comprising the Shiv Sena (UBT), Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) and Congress,

Telangana CM on 2-day Maharashtra tour from June 26, to visit temple towns

Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrashekar Rao will visit Pandharpur and Tuljapur temple towns during his two-day visit to Maharashtra starting from Monday, a functionary of the Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) said. The BRS has been trying to make inroads into Maharashtra ahead of the state Assembly polls due next year. Rao, popularly known as 'KCR', will arrive at Omerga in Osmanabad district on Monday and will then leave for Solapur. On Tuesday, he will visit the Lord Vitthal temple in Pandharpur town of Solapur and offer prayers to the deity, the BRS functionary said. The CM will also attend a locally arranged programme in Sarkoli village of Solapur. Rao will later depart for Tuljapur in Osmanabad, where he will visit the famous Tulja Bhavani temple on Tuesday afternoon, he said. On June 15, BRS president Rao inaugurated his party's first office in Maharashtra at Nagpur as part of his ambitious plan to increase the organisation's footprint outside his home state. He had expressed

Telangana CM to launch 'podu' land pattas distribution on June 30

Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao will launch the distribution of 'podu' (shifting cultivation) land pattas for tribals on June 30. While Rao would kick off the distribution at the district headquarters town of Asifabad, state ministers and MLAs would distribute pattas to the beneficiaries in their respective assembly constituencies and districts. During his visit, KCR would inaugurate the newly-constructed Kumuram Bheem Asifabad District Integrated Collectorate Complex and district Superintendent of Police office on June 30, an official release said on Saturday. The state government had earlier announced the pattas distribution programme from June 24. However, it had to be postponed to June 30 due to unavoidable reasons, it said. The government has decided to take up the pattas distribution from June 30 in view of the visit of a team of Election Commission to the state on June 23 and 24 and the Bakrid festival on June 29, the release added.

Let engineers work: BJP leader KV Reddy hits out at Telangana CM KCR

Hitting out at Telangana CM for taking credit for 24-hour free electricity to farmers, BJP leader Konda Vishweshwar Reddy said that the ground reality is different

Telangana govt to distribute 'podu' land 'pattas' from June 24 to 30

The Telangana government on Tuesday decided to distribute 'podu' (shifting agriculture) land 'pattas' to tribal farmers from June 24 to 30. Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao, who held a meeting with officials on 'podu' lands, state formation day celebrations and other issues, directed them to extend the 'Rythu Bandhu' farm investment support scheme to those who receive the 'podu' land 'pattas' (land certificates providing certain rights). During the meeting, the Chief Minister also decided to conduct a conference of district Collectors on May 25 to deliberate on the state formation day celebrations, an official release said. The State government has already announced that the formation day celebrations would be held for 21 days from June 2 on a grand scale. Telangana State came into existence on June 2, 2014. In another decision, the release said, the State government would take up distribution of house sites in villages to eligible beneficiaries in view of the ...

Foundation laid for 400ft Hare Krishna Heritage Tower in Hyderabad

Telangana Chief Minister K. Chandrasekhar Rao on Monday laid the foundation for the Hare Krishna Heritage Tower in Hyderabad.

Telangana to buy every grain of paddy damaged due to unseasonal rains: CM

Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao on Tuesday assured farmers that the state government would procure every grain of paddy damaged due to unseasonal rains witnessed over the last few days. He told the farmers not to worry about paddy that got wet due to the rains. The Chief Minister made it clear that the state government would pay equal price to the damaged paddy as it is paid for normal ones during the procurement process, an official release said. Rao, who held a meeting with ministers and officials, directed the agriculture department to study what policies should be adopted in future so that 'yasangi' (summer) paddy harvesting can be completed before March in view of the unseasonal rains. He asked the department to take appropriate measures to sensitise the farmers in this direction. The Chief Minister also suggested to the farmers to postpone harvesting for another three to four days in view of rains continuing in the state, it said.

All-round development symbolises Telangana's reconstruction, says CM KCR

He said the political adversaries who criticise the state government should also open their eyes and see the progress Telangana has achieved in these nine years

Telangana: Maharashtra Shiv Sena leader Dilip Gore joins BRS, KCR welcomes

Maharashtra Shiv Sena leader Dilip Gore here on Wednesday joined the Bharat Rashtra Samithi in the presence of Chief Minister and BRS president K Chandrashekhar Rao.KCR formally welcomed Shiv Sena Beed district president Gore into the BRS by offering him the party scarf.On Sunday, the Vice president of the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) in Maharashtra Syed Abdul Khadeer Maulana joined the BRS.While on Saturday, over 150 leaders from Shetkari Sangathana led by its State Youth president Sudhir Sudhakarrao Bindu joined the BRS.On Wednesday, BRS leaders staged a protest outside Hanumakonda District Court against Telangana Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) chief Bandi Sanjay while he was bought to produce before the magistrate.Telangana BJP president Sanjay was detained post-midnight on Wednesday from his residence in Karimnagar ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to the state.The police have registered a case under sections 420 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC), 4(A), 6 TS Public ...

KCR's BRS to back Janata Dal (Secular) in Karnataka Assembly elections

Describing the Janata Dal (Secular) a "natural ally", the Bharat Rashtra Samithi has decided to throw its weight fully behind the former Prime Minister H D Deve Gowda-led party in the coming Assembly elections in Karnataka, BRS sources said on Sunday. Telangana's governing party was earlier weighing its option of fielding its candidates in some districts bordering Telangana in Kalyana-Karnataka (earlier known as Hyderabad-Karnataka) as part of its strategy to expand nationally but that plan is no longer on the table now. "JD(S) is our natural ally and we will go with the party. We want to ensure that the JD(S) is successful in the elections", a senior leader of BRS, headed by Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao. also known as KCR, told PTI. Sources said KCR would definitely campaign for JD(S) candidates, particularly in segments where "Telugu-speaking people are densely populated", as a BRS leader put it. Assembly elections are due in Karnataka by May. JD(S) leader and .