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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 govt decides to postpone Group-2 exam by state PSC to November

The Telangana government on Saturday night decided to postpone the Group-2 examination, which was scheduled to be conducted this month-end by the state Public Service Commission (PSC), to November. The decision was taken after Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao directed Chief Secretary A Santhi Kumari to consult with the Commission and reschedule the Group-2 exam to ensure that no inconvenience is caused to the aspirants, an official release said. The applicants to the Group-2 have requested the Commission to postpone the exam as several other competitive exams are also scheduled to be held this month. On Saturday, Telangana Jana Samiti (TJS) and other parties held protests demanding postponement of the exam as sought by the candidates.

India's first Agricultural Data Exchange (ADeX) launched in Hyderabad

The Telangana government also launched the Agriculture Data Management Framework (ADMF) - a framework for facilitating consent-based responsible data sharing

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

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

Telangana CM KCR to distribute Podu land documents to beneficiaries today

Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao on Friday will distribute Podu land (shift cultivation) documents to beneficiaries in Asifabad and also address a public meeting there, official sources said. Chandrasekhar Rao, also known as KCR, will reach the Komuram Bheem Asifabad district headquarters at 1 PM and unveil the statue of Gond martyr and Telangana fighter Komuram Bheem. After paying floral tributes to the statue, he will inaugurate District BRS Party office building and unveil a statue of Kotnak Bheem Rao and pay floral tributes The Chief Minister will inaugurate the District Police Office building complex and also Integrated District Offices complex and address employees. He will return to Hyderabad after addressing a public meeting. Rao had earlier said the state government will distribute four lakh acres of 'Podu' land titles to 1.5 lakh beneficiaries.

Telangana CM Chandrasekhar Rao leaves for visit to Solapur in Maharashtra

Ruling BRS president and Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao on Monday left for a visit to Solapur in Maharashtra. Rao, who was travelling by road in a massive convoy of about 600 vehicles, was accompanied by state ministers, MPs, MLCs, MLAs and party senior leaders, an official release said. During his two-day visit to Maharashtra, Rao would reportedly offer prayers at Lord Vitthal temple at Pandharpur town near Solapur and at Goddess Tulja Bhavani temple at Osmanabad and also attend an event where a popular leader from NCP would join the BRS. After renaming the TRS as BRS in December last year, Rao, also known as KCR, has been making efforts to strengthen the party in neighbouring Maharashtra. He has addressed public meetings at Nanded and other places in Maharashtra, highlighting his 'Telangana model' of development. Several activists and leaders from NCP and other parties in Maharashtra joined the BRS during the last six months.

Telangana spends Rs 12k-cr per year to give free power to farmers: CM KCR

Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao on Sunday said his government has been spending Rs 12,000 crore annually for providing free power to farmers in the state. Speaking at a public meeting here, the Chief Minister said the food processing industry will be a focus area after the Assembly polls in Telangana. "In order to strengthen the farming community and make agriculture a fruitful venture and see smiles on farmers' faces, the government is spending Rs 12,000 crore annually to provide free power to you (farmers)," Rao, also known as KCR, said. He cautioned the people not to entertain opposition parties stating that if they come to power, then BRS' flagship schemes like free power, 'Rythu Bandhu' financial aid for farmers and 'Dalit Bandhu' for Scheduled Caste members to start enterprises will all go away. "People should decide whether the party which will abolish these schemes should come into power or we (BRS) should continue," he said addressing the people at the ...

T'gana offers support to Odisha rescue, relief ops over train accident

The Telangana government on Saturday offerred support to the Odisha Government and the Railway authorities in rescue and relief operations relating to the ghastly railway accident that took place in Balasore district in Odisha. As per the directions of Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao, the government contacted the Odisha Government and the Railway authorities and conveyed its readiness to extend all support, an official release said. According to General Manager, South Central Railways Secunderabad, as of now, there are no passengers from Telangana among the injured or among casualties. However, State officials are in constant touch with Railways, the release added. Meanwhile, Rao expressed shock and grief over the death of several people in the tragic train accident in Odisha. He regretted that it was a most unfortunate incident and expressed his deepest condolences to the bereaved families. The Chief Minister requested the State and Union Governments to take steps to

Telangana Formation Day 2023: Details about India's youngest state

This year, Telangana residents will honour their cultural heritage by celebrating their Telangana formation day on June 2

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 ...

Larsen & Toubro expects to win Rs 2-trillion order from Centre in FY24

The company ended the financial year 2022-23 with record orders of Rs 4 trillion

Amara Raja launches gigafactory in Telangana to produce lithium ion battery

This new facility in Telangana by Amara Raja plans to create employment opportunities for nearly 4,500 people and a similar number of indirect jobs

Undeterred by price hike, liquor sales at nearly 400 mn cases in FY23

Whisky continued to register the biggest numbers and accounted for around 75 per cent of overall spirits demand

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

Unseasonal rains causing damage to standing, harvested crops in Telangana

Heavy rainfall lashed Telangana resulting in damage of standing and harvested crops at several places. According to the 'Daily Weather Report of Telangana State' (at 0830 hours on Wednesday), issued by the Met Centre of IMD here, heavy rainfall occurred at a few places in Medchal-Malkajgiri and Narayanpet districts and at isolated places in Jangaon, Khammam, Kamareddy, Medak and other districts of the State on Tuesday. Rain also occurred at most places across Telangana, it said. Mirdoddi in Siddipet district received 10 cms of rain, followed by Mominpet in Vikarabad district and Bhuvanagiri (both 9 cms). The rainfall caused damage to standing and harvested crops, including paddy, maize and red chillies in Khammam, Warangal and other districts. Ruling BRS Working President and State Municipal Administration Minister K T Rama Rao said in a release that the State government would stand by farmers whose crops were damaged due to unseasonal rains. Rama Rao, son of Chief Minister K ...

BRS will from govt at Centre after 2024 general elections: CM KCR

: Exuding confidence that BRS was going to form the government at the Centre after the 2024 Lok Sabha Polls, Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao on Friday said that the Dalit Bandhu scheme would be implemented across the country after the party came to power. The Dalit Bandu scheme, launched in 2021 offers Rs 10 lakh to Scheduled Caste families as a 100 per cent grant to start a business. The funds given under the direct benefit transfer scheme need not be repaid. Addressing a public meeting after unveiling a 125 ft-tall statue of BR Ambedkar here, KCR said the BRS party was getting a tremendous response from Maharashtra and was expecting a similar reaction from West Bengal, Bihar and Uttar Pradesh. I will tell you certain things. In this 2024 Parliament elections, the next government is ours, ours and ours. Some of our enemies may not be able to digest this. But one spark is enough to light, he said. Rao unveiled the Ambedkar statue here on Friday, the birth anniversary

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Telangana state Budget pegs Rs 2.9 trillion expenditure for 2023-24

Telangana Finance Minister T Harish Rao on Monday introduced the State Budget in the Assembly with any expenditure outlay of Rs 2,90,396 crore for 2023-24. Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao's brainchild Dalit Bandhu scheme was allotted Rs Rs 17,700 crore. The scheme provides financial assistance at the rate of Rs 10 lakh per beneficiary to take up any business of his or her choice. In the Budget, an amount of Rs 36,750 crore is proposed as Special Development Fund for Scheduled Castes while the Medical and Health Department gets Rs 12,161 crore. Providing statistics, Harish Rao said Telangana's share in the country's GDP grew to 4.89 per cent in 2020-21 from 4.1 per cent in 2014-15. The per capita income of Telangana is estimated to increase from Rs 1,12,162 in 2013-14 to Rs 3,17,115 in 2022-23, he said. The Budget allotted Rs 2,11,685 crore towards Revenue Expenditure and Rs 37,525 crore for Capital Expenditure.