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Telangana polls are a do-or-die battle for a demoralised, divided Congress

The BJP's emergence as the strong opponent to BRS has pushed the Congress to the third place

Rift between KCR-led BRS govt and Telangana governor surfaces again

The differences between the BRS government and Raj Bhavan in Telangana came to fore once again on Thursday with Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao staying away from the Republic Day celebrations held at Raj Bhavan here. Soundararajan, who assumed office as Governor in 2019, has been accusing the state government of not adhering to protocol with regard to her office. Pointing to officials not observing protocol during her visits to districts, she has maintained that the office of Governor should be respected. However, the ruling BRS has denied the charge and said prior to her appointment as the Governor, she was president of BJP in Tamil Nadu, and was using the constitutional post to indulge in politics. Asked what the Constitution says about CM attending the Republic Day event and others, legal expert and former Central Information Commissioner Madabhushi Sridhar Acharyulu stated that these are conventions which need to be followed by all to maintain the dignity of the occasion. A

Telangana governor hoists national flag at Raj Bhavan on Republic Day

Telangana Governor Tamilisai Soundarajan hoisted the national flag at the Raj Bhavan here on Thursday on the occasion of Republic Day and Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao did not attend the event. Chief Secretary Santhi Kumar, DGP Anjani Kumar and other officials were present on the occasion. The Governor felicitated noted Telugu music director M M Keeravani whose song from the film 'RRR' won the Golden Globe award recently, lyricist Chandra Bose who penned the song, table tennis player Akula Sreeja, M Bala Latha who trains IAS aspirants, K Lokeswari (para-athletics) and Bhagwan Mahavir Vikalang Sahayata Samiti (NGO) on the occasion. The Telangana High Court on Wednesday directed the State government to conduct Republic Day celebrations in a grand manner, with a ceremonial parade, as per the instructions issued by the Central government. The high court passed the order after hearing a petition seeking a direction to the government to organise the parade as part of the ...

Telangana BJP chief slams CM Rao for not attending all-party meet on G20

Telangana BJP president Bandi Sanjay Kumar has likened the Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao-led government to the Nizam rule and claimed that his "autocratic" rule will soon end. At the BJP's state executive meeting in Mahabubnagar on Tuesday, Kumar criticised Rao for not attending the all-party meeting called by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on India's presidency of G20. "While he has ample time to pay tributes to the titular Nizam (who passed away last week) and offered condolences to his family members, he has no time to attend the all-party meeting organized by the prime minister for nation-building," Kumar said. Mukarram Jah, the titular eighth Nizam of the erstwhile princely state of Hyderabad passed away in Turkey on January 14. His last rites were conducted with full state honours on January 18. Kumar, termed KCR, as Rao is largely referred, "another Nizam" and said his "autocratic rule" will end soon. At the BJP's state executive meeting, he also said that India will bec

Left parties in Telangana felicitate daughter of Ernesto 'Che' Guevara

Left parties in Telangana on Sunday felicitated Aleida Guevara, daughter of Cuban revolutionary Ernesto 'Che' Guevara, who arrived here. Aleida along with her daughter Estefania Guevara were received at the airport by members of the Left parties. Aleida visited the office of Telangana state unit of the CPI where she was felicitated by the Communist leaders among others. At another event she was honoured by CPI(M) leaders. In the evening, Aleida addressed 'Cuba Solidarity Meeting' organised by the National Committee for Solidarity with Cuba, CPI and CPI(M). "The United States government created laws with an extra-continental character, with which it tries to prevent Cuba's trade with other people of the world. Despite this blockade, we continue to practice solidarity with all the people of the world," a release issued by the organisers, attributed to her as saying. Telangana High Court Judge Justice G Radha Rani, Senior BRS leader and vice-chairman of Telangana Planning Board B Vin

Budget session of Telangana Legislative Assembly to begin on February 3

The session of both the Assembly and the Council will commence at 12.10 pm on Friday, the Legislature Secretary V Narasimha Charyulu said

Telangana secures Rs 21,000 cr worth of investments during WEF in Davos

Telangana has attracted investments worth Rs 21,000 cr across various sectors during the recently concluded annual World Economic Forum (WEF) meeting at Davos in Switzerland, an official release said

PM Modi praises Bandi Sanjay, says all states should learn from him

Telangana BJP chief Bandi Sanjay was the centre of attraction at BJP National Executive PM Narendra Modi praised the Praja Sangram Yatra and asked all the states to learn from his journey

Telangana wants freedom from nepotism: Union Minister G Kishan Reddy

'The party which will bring that change and freedom from Nepotism is the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)'

Telangana seeks funds in Union Budget for various industrial projects

Telangana's Minister for Industries and IT, K T Rama Rao, said that the upcoming Union Budget 2023-24 is the right occasion for the Centre to show its commitment to the development of the state

Telangana: BRS to unveil national agenda at first public meeting on Jan 18

Telangana's ruling party has started making arrangements for massive mobilisation of people for the meeting, the first after TRS rechristened itself as BRS to foray into national politics

Telangana IT exports grow over 3-fold to Rs 1.83 trn in 8 years: Rama Rao

The number of employees in the IT sector in Telangana grew from 3.23 lakh in 2014 to 8.7 lakh in 2022 while IT exports rose from Rs 57,000 crore to Rs 1.83 lakh crore during the same period, IT Minister K T Rama Rao said here on Monday. Rama Rao who participated in an interactive session with IT industry leaders, organised by Hyderabad Software Enterprises Association (HYSEA) credited the outcomes achieved over the last eight years to the department concerned and the industry, an official release said. Citing Nasscom's report, the Minister said that out of the 4.5 lakh jobs created in the IT sector in India last year, 1.5 lakh or one-third of the total jobs were added by Hyderabad leaving behind Bengaluru which created 1.46 lakh jobs. "The number of employees or employers who are looking at Hyderabad is growing. I sincerely believe that this is just the beginning," the Minister said. Speaking about the two million jobs that are expected to be created in India in the coming years

BRS for India, journey of million km begins with single step: KCR

The installed power capacity of India he said is 400,000 megawatts including solar power, hydropower, and thermal power. But the country never utilised more than 200,000 megawatts, KCR said

With foot already in door, BJP expands booth-level footprint in Telangana

A recent by-election loss does not mean the party has no strategy for the southern state, writes Radhika Ramaseshan

Cybercrime up by 57% in Telangana during 2022: DGP Mahender Reddy

The overall crime rate in Telangana increased by 4.44 percent during 2022

Murmu calls for keeping culture alive during address in Telangana

President Droupadi Murmu on Wednesday emphasised the need to keep 'our culture, traditions and customs alive', saying 'it would also help to preserve our heritage'

Rahul didn't visit Narasimha Rao's statue due to security reasons: Goud

A day after PV Narasimha Rao's grandson NV Subhash alleged that Rahul Gandhi "deliberately" did not pay tributes to the former prime minister in Hyderabad, Congress leader Mahesh Goud defends Gandhi

Covid mock drill held in Telangana hospitals as cases jump, says official

Telangana is fully geared up to tackle any situation with regard to COVID-19, Dr Ramesh Reddy, Director of Medical Education said on Tuesday. Speaking to reporters, Reddy said Covid mock drill to check infrastructure and preparedness to combat in case there is any spike in coronavirus cases has been conducted across all teaching, private, district, area and community hospitals in the state. "Telangana registers Covid cases hardly in single digit. There are no hospital admissions. There is nothing to worry. But we have to take precautions. We are fully geared up to tackle any situation. The state has not reported any case of BF.7 variant," he said. The mock drill started at state-owned Gandhi Hospital and Medical College in the morning. He said Gandhi Hospital, a COVID-19 nodal facility has genome sequencing centre and as when any new variant is detected, tracing and subsequent action will be initiated. Replying to a query, the official said the state has created over 28,000 oxyge

Telangana CM-led BRS assets up by 66% during 2021-22, shows ECI data

The statement also shows that the party's balance with scheduled banks for more than 12 months maturity period was Rs 451 crore in 2021-22 against Rs 256 crore in 2020-21

50 new super luxury buses purchased by TSRTC flagged off in Telangana

The corporation has plans to add a total 1,016 more buses worth Rs 392 crore to its fleet in the current financial year