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Liquor outlets to be shut for two days before polling

In Telangana, liquor outlets will be closed from Nov 28-30 due to Assembly elections. Cyberabad Police Commissioner has issued instructions to invoke Section 144 of CrPC from Nov 3-15, to ensure smooth filing of papers. Barricades and sand boxes will be erected near nomination centres for incident-free filing of papers.…

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Congress writes to President, Telangana Governor seeking CBI probe on Kaleshwaram

Congress seeks CBI probe into Kaleshwaram Lift Irrigation scheme failure. Letters sent to President, Governor to direct Centre to oversee repairs, safety of barrages. Request for inquiry into ₹80,000 crore loan money, illegal allotment of loans, audit of Kaleshwaram Corporation. Union Ministries of Home Affairs, Corporate Affairs, Power, NDSA to…

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NDSA report faults design, construction, operation and maintenance of Medigadda Barrage

Telangana govt. must urgently investigate sinking of piers in Medigadda Barrage of Kaleshwaram Project. NDSA panel found issues in planning, design, quality control, operation & maintenance. Gaps in secant pile formation, inadequate bearing capacity & failure of upstream secant piles led to failure. Annaram & Sundilla barrages also prone to…

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Asad keeps cards close to his chest

AIMIM retires two veteran leaders, fields two new candidates for 2023 Telangana Assembly Elections. Charminar and Nampally seats have Mir Zulfequar Ali and Mohammed Majid Hussain, respectively. Feroz Khan, Congress, contests Nampally against Jaffar Hussain Meraj, who is now fielded from Yakutpura. Meraj won 2014 polls by 17,600 votes, but…

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Don’t get confused with what parties say, judge them on track record: KCR

KCR urges Telangana voters to assess objectively & support party that best protects their interests. Cites Rythu Bandhu, Rythu Bima, Dalit Bandhu, 24x7 free power, hassle-free sale of produce, social security pension for beedi workers as achievements of BRS govt. Urges voters not to get confused by rival parties.

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YSR Telangana Party not to contest Nov 30 assembly polls, to support Cong

HYDERABAD: On Friday, YSR Telangana Party's president, Y S Sharmila, the daughter of the late Chief Minister of undivided Andhra Pradesh, Y S Rajasekhara Reddy, announced that her party would not participate in the state assembly polls scheduled for November 30.

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Nine years later, KCR still hasn’t fulfilled his promise to hike Muslim quota in Telangana

In July 2023, 40 representatives of the Muslim community came together to put forth a list of demands, ahead of the Telangana Assembly elections that are scheduled for November 30. Titled the Muslim Declaration 2023, the demands included, among other things, the implementation of 10-12 percent reservation for Muslims in…

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Telangana self-respect is our slogan, BJP Rajya Sabha MP K. Laxman

K. Laxman, BJP's OBC Morcha national president, is confident of the party's success in Telangana due to people's dissatisfaction with the ruling family's rule, scams and failed promises. He believes the BJP is the only alternative, with its corruption-free and dynasty-free rule, welfare for all and focus on development.

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Rx for recruitment: Telangana medical colleges in critical need of faculty

Telangana's Whitecoat Revolution plans to establish one medical college in each of 33 districts, with 26 operational & 8 to be inaugurated. Despite the increase in MBBS seats, there is a faculty shortage.

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KCR cautions people to be wary of Congress

K. Chandrasekhar Rao urges Telangana people to vote for BRS, citing its success in driving away drought and uniting the State. He warns against Congress, claiming it would hamper progress and destroy schemes like Rythu Bandhu, 24-hour free power, Dharani portal, and Dalit Bandhu. BRS has the heart to safeguard…

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KCR changed Kaleshwaram design to mint money, alleges former Maharashtra CM

Congress leaders attack BRS govt. over Kaleshwaram project; Chavan alleges re-branding to inflate cost & loot. Chowdary lashes out at CM for arrogance & gobbling up lands. Chavan says project unviable, left debt on people, not served farmers. Congress wave seen in Telangana, can't be stopped.

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Elections may have prompted KCR to speak about conditions in A.P., says Sajjala Ramakrishna Reddy

Elections may have prompted KCR to speak about conditions in A.P., says Sajjala Ramakrishna Reddy. We will not utter a word on the affairs of neighbouring States, the Adviser (Public Affairs) says, and claims that Telangana Chief Minister is appreciative of the pension disbursal mechanism in Andhra Pradesh. The YSRCP’s…

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YSRCP govt. ignored plights of drought-hit farmers in Andhra Pradesh, alleges TDP leader

AP govt declared drought-hit mandals a day after deadline expired, neglecting farmers' hardship. TDP MLA Narendra Kumar said govt failed to mobilize funds & allocate funds for relief. No report submitted to Centre, while Telangana & Karnataka declared mandals & pegged losses.

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Road fatalities jump 45.8% in Telangana between 2018 and 2022

Telangana: Accidents down, fatalities up. Number of accidents in Telangana dropped from 22,230 in 2018 to 21,619 in 2022, but fatalities rose from 2,064 to 3,010, a 45.8% jump in 5 yrs. 2-wheeler riders had worst of it with 44.5% of fatalities, followed by pedestrians (19.5%). Hyderabad saw 323 fatalities…

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Telangana records lowest monthly rainfall in last 58 years, in October

Telangana's Oct. rainfall lowest in 58 yrs; El Nino likely cause. Global 'El Nino' likely cause of Telangana's lowest monthly rainfall in 58 yrs. Meteorologists say suppressed Easterly winds from Bay of Bengal could have led to weak rainfall. Rainfall deficit takes overall rainfall since June to Oct. to 86.8…

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Rahul Gandhi visits ‘sunken pillars’ at Medigadda barrage of Kaleshwaram project

Ahead of Telangana Assembly elections, Congress Rahul Gandhi alleged that the Kaleshwaram project turned into an ATM for Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) president K. Chandrashekar Rao and his family.

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Police unearth liquor dump on A.P.-Telangana border

Police unearth liquor dump in Nandigama, NTR District. On tip-off, team led by ACP and CI Haneesh raid Anasagaram village outskirts and recover 90 NDPL of Telangana and 10 liquor bottles of AP. B. Nagamani dug tunnel and stored liquor stock. Police investigating sources and smugglers from neighbouring State.

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Field strong BRS candidate from Goshamahal, civil society members urge KCR, KTR

Civil society urges BRS to field strong candidate to uphold Hyderabad's secular fabric & oppose hate speech. Amoomat Society founder Khalida Parveen appeals to Telangana CM & ministers to announce a strong candidate from Goshamahal. ASEEM office bearer Masood calls on BRS to disprove notion of understanding with BJP &…

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Dalit Bandhu reflective of BRS govt.’s commitment to socio-economic empowerment of Dalits: KCR

BRS govt committed to emancipate Dalits from poverty & promote entrepreneurship. CM KCR slams Congress & BJP for using Dalits as vote banks. Dalit Bandhu scheme launched in Huzurabad on pilot basis, extended to 4 districts. Scheme to be implemented in Sattupalli soon. BRS govt distributed land pattas to 15,107…

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KCR’s ‘loot’ will be taken back and given to people: Rahul Gandhi

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October signs off with a rain bounty for Kerala

Kerala has received 1% excess rainfall during October at a time when Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh and Telangana together experienced the sixth driest October in the past 123 years.

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BJP is sure to win as it has people’s support, says Eatala Rajender

Telangana BJP election campaign chairman Eatala Rajender claims people are ready to vote out BRS govt. due to Kaleshwaram project & two-bedroom housing scheme. Union Minister G. Kishan Reddy inducted Congress leader B. Subash Reddy into BJP. BJP is only alternative to KCR & will fulfill TS people's hopes &…

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Andhra Pradesh CID attaches properties of accused persons, companies in FiberNet scam case

Andhra Pradesh CID attaches properties of accused persons, companies in FiberNet scam case. The properties are spread over the municipal corporations of Guntur and Visakhapatnam in Andhra Pradesh and Hyderabad in Telangana; the AP CID lists former Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu as A-25 in the case.

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