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Telangana Assembly dissolved eight months before completion of full term

Governor requests KCR to continue as caretaker till new arrangements are made; CM to hold press meet to explain reasons for the move

Telangana Assembly dissolved eight months before the expiry of its term

KCR and his ministers will remain in office for the time being

KCR calls Rahul Gandhi 'country's biggest buffon', Cong 'Telangana's enemy

Rao made it clear that the TRS would go it alone in the assembly elections and asserted it will win more than 100 of the state's 119 seats

Telangana Cabinet recommends dissolution of the state assembly

Rao met Governor ESL Narasimhan after Cabinet meeting

Telangana: Identity conflicts simmer in the state's underbelly

The trouble between the Adivasi Gonds and Lambadas is a manifestation of how tribal politics is acquiring new shapes through the creation of Telangana

Telangana assembly passes bill to increase quotas for STs, Muslims

BS ReporterHyderabad, 16 April: The state legislative assembly on Sunday passed the Telangana Reservations Bill, which seeks to enhance the quota under BC-E category to 12 percent from the existing 4 percent for Muslim community and ST reservations to 10 percent from the present 7.5 percent in jobs and education.The state government headed by chief minister K Chandrasekhara Rao has introduced the bill in the session, which was specially convened to clear the new reservations bill after it was approved by the state cabinet a couple of days ago. The assembly also approved the the Goods and Services Taxes(GST) Act enacted by the Indian ParliamentCountering the opposition from Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) members against providing reservations to people based on religion, chief minister Rao said the government was only increasing the quota under the BC-E category which is meant for the backward communities within Muslims. Rao said he was hopeful of Government of India's support for the ...

Telangana to hike Muslim quota to 12% from 4%

Decision was taken by state cabinet at a meeting chaired by Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao

Telangana to bring new reservation act to include Muslims, raise ST quota

CM KCR says move is necessitated due to change in social composition of population post bifurcation

Telangana concludes last phase of Rs 17,000-cr farm loan waiver

Hyderabad, 12 April: Even as the recently elected BJP government in Uttar Pradesh prepares to implement the farm loan waiver to keep its election promise, the Telangana government has issued orders for release of the full and final trache of Rs 4,000 crore to banks towards a similar loan waiver scheme costing Rs 17,000 crore to the state exchequer.Though states repaying bank loans of farmers did not begin with the country's youngest state, the state government, however, was among the first to innovatively execute the scheme through a staggered payment mode as a state budget can not handle such a huge financial burden in one go.Both Telangana Rashtra Samithi(TRS) and Telugu Desam Party(TDP) went to elections by promising the farm loan waiver among other things to electorate in 2014 just ahead of the formal bifurcation of the undivided Andhra Pradesh and emerged victorious in Telangana and the truncated AP respectively.Telangana government had identified 3.6 million beneficiaries for .

Telangana to buy 8 mn sheep to boost incomes of traditional communities

Hyderabad, 11 April: In a strategy to use the traditional rural occupations as a means to improve the incomes of people dependent on those professions, Telangana government has chalked out a massive programme of procuring 8 million sheep for distribution among Yadav and Kuruma communities in the state.The government is going to spend a whopping Rs 5,000 crore on this programme, which would be implemented just in two years with first phase roll-out some time in June, 2017. Under the programme the government would distribute 4 lakh units, each unit comprising of 20 sheep and one ram to individuals aged 18 years and above for rearing to earn by multiplying their number. The government will give 75 percent subsidy on each unit costing Rs 1,25 lakh while the beneficiary has to contribute Rs 31,250 on his part. Unlike the past schemes, this programme is being implemented without any bank linkage, meaning the government as well as the beneficiary will have to make their contributions ...

BJP eyes surge in Telangana, to go it alone in 2019 polls

Party is preparing for 2019 Lok Sabha polls, and Assembly elections, which it expects to be pre-term

Telangana Assembly to pass two bills to enhance reservation for STs, Muslims

State CM assures house his govt will enhance quota to Muslims and STs to 12% each

Telangana govt builds houses for MLAs, each costing around Rs 1 cr

It has evoked sharp response from opposition which termed it a criminal waste of public money

Telangana joins UDAY scheme, discoms to get Rs 890 cr interest relief

Under UDAY scheme, state govt will take over 75% of the discoms' total debt of Rs 11,897 cr

CM Chandrasekhar Rao launches housing scheme for two villages in Telangana

Erravalli and Narsannapet will be developed as cashless villages

Telangana is poised to be the State of 21st century: State commerce minister

Telangana pitches itself as favourable destination for investment at International trade fair

Telangana-AP face-off on asset-sharing continues

Most of the assets in question are located in Hyderabad

KCR leads Telangana's surge to the top

Newly-formed state has in a short span of time become an investor-friendly destination

Telangana government expects stress on state finances

Telangana is expected to get Rs 13,995 crore as its share in Central taxes for the current financial year.

Another Telangana-Andhra row, but this time over buildings

The two Telugu states have already locked horns on sharing river waters and distributing assets of various institutions