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KTR meets Kavitha at CBI headquarters

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The Delhi Rouse Avenue court granted a three-day CBI custody which will expire on Monday.

Published Date – 14 April 2024, 08:50 PM


KTR meets Kavitha at CBI headquarters


Hyderabad: BRS working president KT Rama Rao met his sister and MLC K Kavitha at the CBI headquarters in Delhi on Sunday.

He was accompanied by Kavitha’s husband Anil Kumar and advocate Mohit Rao. Kavitha is in the CBI custody following her arrest in connection with a corruption case linked to the alleged Delhi excise policy cas

The Delhi Rouse Avenue court granted a three-day CBI custody which will expire on Monday.

Her main bail petition is scheduled for hearing on April 16. As per the court orders, Rama Rao, Anil Kumar and advocate Mohit Rao interacted with Kavitha between 6 pm and 7 pm.

They reportedly discussed about her bail plea and further legal proceedings. Later, Rama Rao returned to Hyderabad.

Hyderabad

CM deceived farmers, says Kishan Reddy

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Addressing a press conference here on Sunday, Kishan Reddy said the Congress promised to implement all the six guarantees in 100 days, but it failed to do so.

Updated On – 14 April 2024, 08:01 PM


CM deceived farmers, says Kishan Reddy


Hyderabad: BJP State president G Kishan Reddy said Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy should stop criticising BJP and concentrate on implementation of six guarantees promised by his party leadership.

Addressing a press conference here on Sunday, Kishan Reddy said the Congress promised to implement all the six guarantees in 100 days, but it failed to do so. “CM has no moral right to criticise BJP’s manifesto. He should try to fulfil promises made by his party first and then comment on other parties,”he said.

Accusing Revanth Reddy of deceiving farmers, he said the Chief Minister promised to waive all the farm loans after coming to power, but so far nothing had been done in that direction. “CM provoked farmers to take loans from banks. Now the situation is such that neither the old loans have been cleared by the government nor the banks are giving new loans to the farmers. Farmers are under financial stress due to failure of the CM to waive farm loans,”he alleged.

Kishan Reddy said he would be holding a protest at the BJP party office on Monday demanding the State government to implement all the promises made to the farmers.

Hyderabad

BRS criticises BJP manifesto for lack of substance

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BRS senior leader and former Minister T Harish Rao highlighted ten key areas where the BJP’s manifesto fell short of addressing the needs of the people.

Published Date – 14 April 2024, 08:30 PM


BRS criticises BJP manifesto for lack of substance


Hyderabad: Criticising the BJP manifesto for the 2024 parliamentary elections, the BRS slammed it for being filled with mere sloganeering and lacking concrete promises.

BRS senior leader and former Minister T Harish Rao highlighted ten key areas where the BJP’s manifesto fell short of addressing the needs of the people.

In a statement on Sunday, Harish Rao stated that despite widespread demands for farmer loan waivers, the BJP manifesto remains silent on this crucial issue.

The manifesto was a disappointment for many States which were seeking national project status for construction of major irrigation projects with the Central funds in their respective States, he said.

“The manifesto overlooks demands for income tax exemptions for the middle class. The BJP fails to promise tax exemptions for workers and artisans, ignoring their contributions,” he said, pointing out that despite previous promises to create two crore jobs per year over last 10 years, the BJP had failed to implement it.

The party now offers no clarity on job creation, leaving the youth disappointed, he said.

The former Minister stated that the BJP manifesto also does not mention increasing reservations for backward classes, disregarding resolutions passed by several State Legislative Assemblies and Councils.

The demands for SCs and STs classification remain unaddressed, while no concrete assurance was given to increase the 50 per cent reservation limit for effective implementation of reservations on population basis.

Harish Rao said major cities like Hyderabad received no assurance for special grants, hindering their growth.

He reminded that six major cities like Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata, Chennai, Hyderabad and Bengaluru are economic growth engines for the country and need adequate financial support from the Centre to propel their growth to a higher level.

He also criticised the BJP for finding fault with the States offering welfare programmes to the marginalised sections terming them as ‘freebies’, but was now offering free ration rice, free housing and free healthcare among others in its manifesto.

Hyderabad

Tipper runs over two-wheeler rider in Medak

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He was on his way home after dropping off one of his relatives at the bus station when the tipper ran over him.

Published Date – 14 April 2024, 08:03 PM


Tipper runs over two-wheeler rider in Medak


Medak: A tipper ran over a two-wheeler rider near Medak bus station on Sunday. The victim died on the spot. The victim was Mohd Salman (35), a resident of Narsikhed in Medak town.

He was on his way home after dropping off one of his relatives at the bus station when the tipper ran over him.

The body was shifted to the Government Hospital in Medak for postmortem. A case was registered.

Hyderabad

Telangana tennis player Laxmi records easy victory

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Laxmi defeated Statemate Nirali Bahadur Padaniya 6-1, 6-2 to progress into the next round of the competition.

Published Date – 14 April 2024, 08:12 PM


Telangana tennis player Laxmi records easy victory

Laxmi defeated Statemate Nirali Bahadur Padaniya 6-1, 6-2 to progress into the next round of the competition.

Hyderabad: Telangana tennis player Dandu Siri Laxmi secured a comfortable win in the singles final qualifying round of the FNCC All India Women’s 5 LAC Prize Money Tennis Tournament at Film Nagar Cultural Centre, Hyderabad on Sunday.

Laxmi defeated Statemate Nirali Bahadur Padaniya 6-1, 6-2 to progress into the next round of the competition.

Results: Singles: Final Qualifying Round: Dandu Siri Laxmi (TS) bt Nirali Bahadur Padaniya (TS) 6-1, 6-2; Riya Sachdeva (2) (DL) bt Vitula V(15) (TN) 6-2,6-2; Ira Shrenik Shah bt Diya Malik (TS) 6-3, 6-2; N Harshini (4) (TN) bt Chinttapalli Naga Laxmi Sarvani (9) (AP) 6-0, 6-2; Aakruti Narayan Sonkusare (16)(MH) bt Hasini Yadav Davunaboina (TS) 6-4, 6-1; Rishitha Basireddy (TS) bt Magogyna Madasu(AP) 6-3, 6-3; Majgaine Kundali (14) (UK) bt Aarthi Muniyan (7) (TN) 6-4, 6-4; Jani Vidhi Nimesh (12) (GJ) bt Ayushi Singh (8) (BR) 6-0, 6-3.

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Judicial panel writes letters to officials involved in power projects, PPA

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The panel informed that it had finalised the Terms of Reference of the inquiry for inviting public views of the persons and organisations in connection with the matter under the probe.

Published Date – 14 April 2024, 07:52 PM


Judicial panel writes letters to officials involved in power projects, PPA


Hyderabad: The Judicial Panel headed by Justice L Narasimha Reddy to probe the alleged irregularities in the power sector during the previous government on Sunday wrote letters to officials involved in the decision making of Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) with Chhattisgarh government and Bhadradri and power sector asking them to put forward their version and roles played by them in these projects.

The panel informed that it had finalised the Terms of Reference of the inquiry for inviting public views of the persons and organisations in connection with the matter under the probe.

The State government has asked the panel to submit its report within 100 days. The panel is probing the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed between Telangana and Chhattisgarh governments to supply 1000 MW of power to Telangana and the details pertaining to the award of contract for Bhadradri and Yadadri Thermal Power Stations.

The panel held its first meeting on April 7 under the chairmanship of Justice Narasimha Reddy and collected information with regard to the three issues.

Principal Secretary (Energy) SAM Rizvi and senior officials of TS Transco & Genco and energy department officials attended the meeting.

Hyderabad

Harish Rao inspects arrangements for KCR’s meeting

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The people of Telangana were waiting to teach a lesson to the Congress in the Lok Sabha elections.

Published Date – 14 April 2024, 07:47 PM


Harish Rao inspects arrangements for KCR’s meeting

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Sangareddy: Former Minister T Harish Rao called upon BRS cadre to make Leader of Opposition and BRS president K Chandrashekhar Rao’s public meeting a huge success.

Rao inspected the meeting venue at Sulthanpur village in Andole mandal where Chandrashekhar Rao will address a public meeting of Sangareddy and Zaheerabad Lok Sabha constituencies on April 16.

He reviewed the arrangements with Sangareddy MLA Chintha Prabhakar, former Andole MLA Chanti Kranthi Kiran, BRS Zaheerabad candidate Gali Anil Kumar and other BRS leaders.

Earlier, he held another meeting with the Zaheerabad party cadre in Zaheerabad. Speaking on the occasion, Harish Rao said the people of Telangana have started realising the difference between Chandrashekhar Rao and Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy’s rule as Congress had failed to implement its election promises.

The people of Telangana were waiting to teach a lesson to the Congress in the Lok Sabha elections.

The BJP, which was in power for a decade at the Centre, had done nothing for Telangana, he said, adding that the BRS would fight for the people of Telangana in the Lok Sabha.

Hyderabad

Stage set for emergency pumping from Nagarajuna Sagar

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The Hyderabad Metropolitan Water Supply and Sewerage Board has made arrangements well in advance for emergency pumping of water from the project.

Published Date – 14 April 2024, 07:41 PM


Stage set for emergency pumping from Nagarajuna Sagar


Hyderabad: With the water levels touching 509 feet, one feet below the Minimum Draw Down Level in the Nagarjuna Sagar Project, moves are afoot for commencing emergency pumping from the project on Monday.

The pumping operations are being taken up from the critical threshold level to meet the drinking water needs of Hyderabad.

The existing approach channel would not support drawls from the project with the water level plummeting below the MDDL of 510 ft.

The Hyderabad Metropolitan Water Supply and Sewerage Board has made arrangements well in advance for emergency pumping of water from the project. Officials said the process of installation of the pumps was in progress.

Two pumps would be put into operation for the purpose immediately and two more would be installed subsequently to augment the drawls. About 800 cusecs were of water was being given from the project for supporting the water supply in Hyderabad.

The government had planned to extract water from the project reaching up to the depth of 500 ft this time.

The River Management Board, which reviewed the situation, at its recent meeting allotted 8.5 tmc of water to the State to meet the drinking water needs during the upcoming summer.

The state would require some 1.6 tmc of water per month to support the supply system in Hyderabad and its adjoining pockets.

The situation is expected to worsen further by May 5 in the absence of any emergency releases from upstream sources. Water levels in the Srisailam project also had fallen below the MDDL of 834 ft.

The officials of the State government are in touch with Karnataka seeking releases from Narayanpur dam. Arrangements were being made for drawing water from the Singur project also.

Emergency pumping from Yellampalli reservoir would be taken up on May 1, they added while exuding confidence the needs of the Mission Bhagiratha would also be met by all means.

Hyderabad

Congress govt is working for contractors, not farmers: Koppula Eshwar

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He along with former Bellampalli MLA Durgam Chinnaiah attended a meeting of the cadres belonging to the BRS held in Bellampalli on Sunday.

Published Date – 14 April 2024, 07:29 PM


Congress govt is working for contractors, not farmers: Koppula Eshwar

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Mancherial: BRS nominee for Peddapalli Parliament Constituency Koppula Eshwar alleged that the Congress was working for contractors, but not farmers.

He along with former Bellampalli MLA Durgam Chinnaiah attended a meeting of the cadres belonging to the BRS held in Bellampalli on Sunday.

Eshwar said that scores of farmers ended life in the regime of the Congress, while the farming sector prospered in the rule of BRS. He accused the party of duping auto-rickshaw drivers and women by not fulfilling poll promises.

He charged that it paid Rs 7,200 earmarked for Rythu Bandhu scheme, to contractors.

The former Dharmpur MLA said that people would teach a lesson to the Congress by casting their votes in support of nominees fielded by BRS.

He stated that BRS supremo created 1,100 residential schools apart from transforming the agriculture sector by introducing innovative schemes such as Rythu Bandhu and Rythu Bheema.

The candidate further said that the Congress cheated the electors by not keeping poll promises. He regretted that people were reeling under a severe drinking water crisis due to an inefficiency of the state government.

He criticised the government for imposing erratic outages in supply of power. He added the villages underwent unprecedented growth on many fronts in the governance of BRS.

Hyderabad

Two booked for illegal finance business in Mancherial

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Ramagundam Commissioner of Police M Srinivasulu said that Mande Satyam and Avula Sathyavathi were booked for organising unauthorised finance business in Luxettipet town.

Published Date – 14 April 2024, 07:13 PM


Two booked for illegal finance business in Mancherial

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Mancherial: Two persons belonging to Luxettipet town were booked for allegedly operating an illegal finance business and for charging hefty rates of interest.

Sixty-two promissory notes worth Rs 26.65 lakh and 38 bond papers were seized from their possession.

Ramagundam Commissioner of Police M Srinivasulu said that Mande Satyam and Avula Sathyavathi were booked for organising unauthorised finance business in Luxettipet town. Satyam and Sathyavathi were found to be operating the business when police conducted raids on their houses.

Luxettipet Sub-Inspector Chandrakumar and Dandepalli SI Swarup Raj were present.