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Revanth Reddy fielding weak candidates in Lok Sabha polls to help BJP

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Stating that there was no drinking water scarcity in the BRS regime, Harish Rao said that people were facing troubles for drinking water within four months of the Congress party coming to power in the state.

Published Date – 12 April 2024, 09:13 PM


Revanth Reddy fielding weak candidates in Lok Sabha polls to help BJP

Harish Rao

Karimnagar:  Siddipet MLA and former Minister T Harish Rao alleged that Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy was fielding weak candidates in many Lok Sabha segments to help the victory of BJP aspirants. In order to weaken the BRS party, both Congress and BJP entered into a secret understanding. As part of their conspiracy, Revanth Reddy was fielding weak aspirants in many place, he alleged.

Similar formula was also being implemented in Karimnagar. That was why the selection of candidates for Karimnagar parliament segments was being delayed, Harish Rao said while addressing a corner meeting at Ramnagar, Karimangar town on Friday night.

Stating that there was no drinking water scarcity in the BRS regime, he said that people were facing troubles for drinking water within four months of the Congress party coming to power in the state.

On the other hand, standing crops withered due to lack of irrigable water. During his visit to Karimnagar, Chandrashekhar Rao asked the government to give Rs 500 bonus to farmers. However, Revanth Reddy responded irresponsibly. Being the CM, it was not proper on his part to make such comments.

Was Revanth Reddy even after becoming CM ever raised Jai Telangana slogan and paid tributes placing flowers at Telangana martyrs memorial statue? He questioned. Without Telangana and BRS chief and former Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao, there was no CM seat for Revanth Reddy.

Before elections, the congress party promised to implement six guarantees without 100 days. However, it failed to implement them even after four months. Congress cheated all sections of the people including farmers, pensioners, women, unemployed youth and others. Congress party, which failed to fulfill its promises even after four months, would go unchecked for the next four and half years if it was elected in MP elections. So, it was the right time to check the Congress party and strengthen BRS.

He and Karimnagar MLA Gangula Kamalakar would fight for the development of Karimnagar by grilling the government in the assembly. So, Karimnagar people should strengthen their hands by electing BRS candidate B Vinod Kumar in the parliament elections.

Hyderabad

Hyderabad: ABVP activists stage protest demanding closure of college during summer vacation

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The protesters alleged that the college management has been running classes despite the State government announcing the summer vacation for the junior colleges till May 31.

Published Date – 12 April 2024, 08:35 PM


Hyderabad: ABVP activists stage protest demanding closure of college during summer vacation


Hyderabad: Demanding closure of college during summer vacation, the Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) activists staged a protest at a commerce college in Kacheguda here on Friday.

The protesters alleged that the college management has been running classes despite the State government announcing the summer vacation for the junior colleges till May 31. A verbal spat ensued between the student activists and management as the former gained entry into the college premises.

Sensing trouble, the local police swung into action and tried to control the protesters, who wanted entry into classrooms. The protesters questioned both the police and management as to why the classes were being run when the government passed an order declaring summer vacation for the junior colleges.

“Despite the vacation announced by the government, the college management is unauthorizedly organizing classes for the intermediate students. Following the protest, the management closed the college. We will register a complaint with the TSBIE over the issue,” said Kamal Suresh, joint secretary ABVP Telangana.

Hyderabad

Watch: Women dump toddy, alcohol in two villages of Adilabad

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Expressing anger against the belt shops, the women went to the toddy outlets and belt shops in the two villages.

Updated On – 12 April 2024, 06:56 PM


Watch: Women dump toddy, alcohol in two villages of Adilabad


Adilabad: Adivasi women dumped toddy and wine sold through outlets demanding closure of belt shops at Pulsi (B) and Kosai villages in Talamadugu mandal on Thursday.

The incident went viral on social media on Friday.

Expressing anger against the belt shops, the women went to the toddy outlets and belt shops in the two villages. They brought out the bottles of toddy and liquor and poured the drinks on ground.

They said that while many villages were reeling under severe drinking water crisis and farmers were registering losses, the government was making youngsters addicted to liquor.

The agitating women said that lives of Adivasi youngsters were getting spoilt after getting addicted to consumption of alcohol and adulterated toddy due to easy availability of the drink in belt shops which sprouted in every street.

They cautioned that they would continue to damage the shops if officials did would not take steps to eradicate the menace.

Hyderabad

OU student leaders urge administration for closed campus

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The open campus, according to student leaders, damaged the academic environment and said some outsiders were engaging in anti-social activities on the campus.

Published Date – 12 April 2024, 08:38 PM


OU student leaders urge administration for closed campus


Hyderabad: AISF Osmania University Council student leaders wanted the varsity administration to go in for a closed campus at the earliest.

In this regard, students submitted a representation to university registrar Prof. P Laxminarayana. Welcoming move by the university to construct a link road from NCC gate to Adikmet flyover, students said the road would enable the varsity to restrict outsider vehicles entry into campus.

The open campus, according to student leaders, damaged the academic environment and said some outsiders were engaging in anti-social activities on the campus.

“There are incidents of bike racing by outsiders besides some outsiders holding meetings on campus to settle their real estate issues. In view of all these issues, we want the administration to go in for a closed campus,” said Nelli Satya, Secretary AISF OU.

Hyderabad

BJP demands Telangana govt to make inquiry reports on Kaleshwaram public 

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In a statement BJP spokesperson NV Subhash said though the probe agencies had submitted their reports to the government, the government was neither taking action against the accused nor making the reports public.

Published Date – 12 April 2024, 08:26 PM


BJP demands Telangana govt to make inquiry reports on Kaleshwaram public 

NV Subhash

Hyderabad: The BJP has demanded that the State government make public the inquiry reports pertaining to Mission Bhagiratha, Kaleshwaram and phone tapping.

In a statement BJP spokesperson NV Subhash said though the probe agencies had submitted their reports to the government, the government was neither taking action against the accused nor making the reports public. ” Vigilance and Enforcement department and National Dam Safety Authority have submitted separate reports on the Kaleshwaram project. Why are these reports not being made public? Has the Congress and the BRS have come to an understanding to stall the probe?”he asked.

He wanted to know whether the State government would be fixing the responsibility for the alleged corruption in the previous government only on the officials or their political bosses would also be included in the chargesheets.

Hyderabad

Kothagudem police’s ‘Operation Cheyutha’ yielding good results, many Maoists surrender

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The surrendered naxals were identified as Vanjam Deva of Burugupadu of Cherla mandal, Kampelli Raj Kumar alias Ranjith of Gunneruvaram of Karimnagar district.

Published Date – 12 April 2024, 08:01 PM


Kothagudem police’s ‘Operation Cheyutha’ yielding good results, many Maoists surrender


Kothagudem: Operation Cheyutha programme being implemented by Kothagudem district police has been yielding good results as many naxals were surrendering to police.

Four Maoists surrendered to district police and CRPF 141bn, 81bn and CRPF South Zone field team as they were vexed with the ideology of the banned CPI (Maoist) party and could not bear the harassment of the top Maoist leaders, police said.

The surrendered naxals were identified as Vanjam Deva of Burugupadu of Cherla mandal, Kampelli Raj Kumar alias Ranjith of Gunneruvaram of Karimnagar district. Sodi Ganga alias Ashok and Kalma Deve Sukma district in Chhattisgarh State.

A counselling programme was conducted for the family members of underground Maoist cadres at Cherla police station in the district on Friday under the supervision of Superintendent of Police B Rohith Raju.

The SP said that the innocent people living in the agency areas were forced to join the Maoist party and they were engaged in illegal activities by the Maoist leaders for their existence and selfish interests.

The Maoists were obstructing development works being implemented by the State and Central governments. Due to small problems and reasons, many innocent people have left their families; joined the Maoist party and were facing many difficulties.

The district police would provide required support to the family members of Maoists through the Operation Cheyutha so that naxal cadres could join the mainstream of life, Rohith Raju said while appealing to naxals to surrender and get rewards from the government.

The SP handed over cash rewards to recently surrendered Maoists, Madivi Krishna of Errampadu village in Cherla mandal (Rs 4 lakh), Punem Adamaiah of Adavi Ramavaram in Gundala mandal (Rs 1 lakh) and Vetti Bima of Pentapadu in Sukma district (Rs 1 lakh)

Essential items were distributed to the families of Maoist cadres. Additional SP (Operations) T Sai Manohar, Bhadrachalam ASP Paritosh Pankaj, CRPF 51bn additional Commandant Sunil Kumar, 141bn CRPF assistant Commandant Raj Kumar, Cherla CI Raju Verma, Dumgudem CI B Ashok and Inspectors Srinivas, Ramesh, Ashok Reddy and Mutyam Ramesh were present.

Hyderabad

Paddy procurement: Realisation of targets unlikely

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Despite meticulous preparations ahead of the Rabi marketing season for paddy procurement, achieving the set targets seems improbable.

Published Date – 12 April 2024, 08:03 PM


Paddy procurement: Realisation of targets unlikely

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Hyderabad: Even as the procurement of paddy for the Rabi marketing season commenced with elaborate arrangements made in advance, the realisation of targets appear to be unlikely. The arrivals continued to be poor at a majority of the paddy purchase centres. It may not cross 50 lakh metric tonnes in the season, though the official machinery has been tasked with an ambitious target of 75.40 lakh metric tonnes. The situation owed largely to twin factors.

The growers of the grade A varieties moving paddy to the purchase centres are not many. They are turning to the private traders who have been offering much higher prices compared to the minimum support price. According to reports reaching from districts, at places such as Nelakondapalli and Madhira, grade -A varieties were offered at Rs 2,700 to Rs 2,800 per quintal.

The bulk of the stocks with the farmers had already been purchased by the traders and millers.

Paddy production is likely register a substantial drop because of the drought conditions in the command of a majority of the irrigation projects. The farmers who sunk new bore wells to raise paddy in different districts under the Nagarjuna Sagar project, despite an officially declared crop holiday, suffered huge losses, with a big drop in the ground water table too. Under other projects such as Sriramsagar and Nizamsagar, irrigation support could not be extended because of the poor storage levels in the projects.

The overall Rabi projects for paddy output would be 14 to 15 lakh tonnes less compared to the 1.20 crore metric tonnes achieved during Rabi-2023. Many Rabi farmers have abandoned their crops failing to ensure last single wetting that would have helped bail out in a big way. Officials are also of the view that many of the paddy purchase centres being opened in the state may draw a blank. Though the state government had decided to open 7,149 purchase centers, the requirement could be far less.

Hyderabad

Karimnagar RTC begins to accept orders for Bhadrachalam ‘Thalambralu’

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Devotees can book thalambralu for home delivery till April 18 by paying Rs 151 at all cargo services, bus stations and marketing agents.

Published Date – 12 April 2024, 07:01 PM


Karimnagar RTC begins to accept orders for Bhadrachalam ‘Thalambralu’


Karimnagar: The TSRTC Karimnagar region has begun to accept orders for kalyanam ‘Thalambralu’ of the celestial wedding of Sri Seetharamachara Swamy temple in Bhadrachalam. The celestial wedding of the presiding deities will be held on Srirama navami on April 17. Devotees can book thalambralu for home delivery till April 18 by paying Rs 151 at all cargo services, bus stations and marketing agents. Pilgrims can also book through the website www.tsrtclogistics.in. The district collecdtor Pamela Satpathy inaugurated the booking by ordering talambralu on Friday.

Hyderabad

New bridge across Godavari at Bhadrachalam to open for traffic by Sri Rama Navami

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The bridge construction, which spanned over nine long years, neared completion with minor works pending.

Published Date – 12 April 2024, 07:46 PM


New bridge across Godavari at Bhadrachalam to open for traffic by Sri Rama Navami

District administration planned to open the second high level bridge across river Godavari at Bhadrachalam for vehicular traffic by Sri Rama Navami.

Kothagudem: Good news to residents of erstwhile Khammam district residents, especially the devotees attending Bhadradri Brahmotsavams.

The district administration has planned to open the second high level bridge across river Godavari at Bhadrachalam for vehicular traffic by Sri Rama Navami. The bridge construction, which spanned over nine long years, neared completion with minor works pending.

Speaking to Telangana Today, district Collector Dr. Priyanka Ala informed that as large numbers of devotees are expected to attend Sri Rama Navami celebrations at Sri Seetha Ramachandra Swamy Devasthanam it is decided to allow vehicular traffic on the new bridge.

She said that the laying of bitumen layer on the bridge and approach roads has been completed. The railing work of footpaths would be completed soon. The official inauguration of the bridge would take place after the parliament elections are over.

The second bridge was proposed to be built to ease the traffic flow on National Highway 30, a vital road link that connects Telangana, Andhra Pradesh, Odisha and Chhattisgarh States as the traffic congestion increased due to increased vehicular flow over the years on the old bridge.

The new bridge, built adjacent to the existing one, is 1.20 kilometres in length and 12 metres in width with 37 piers. The length and number of piers of the new bridge are the same as the old one with a significant addition of wide foot paths on either sides of the bridge.

The new bridge construction was taken by a north Indian company Rajdeep Buildcon Private Limited with an initial estimated cost of Rs 80 crore on engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) basis.

As the agency failed to execute the project as per the schedule National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) gave extensions to the agency several times to complete the project. It took nearly nine years for the agency to complete the project.

It may be noted that the existing high level bridge across the river was constructed in a five year period from 1960 to 1965 with an expenditure of Rs 70 lakh after the foundation was laid on December 16, 1959 by the then AP Chief Minister, Dr. N Sanjeeva Reddy.

Hyderabad

KCR nominates Sudhir Kumar as BRS candidate for Warangal MP seat

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Sudhir Kumar who worked in the Telangana agitation for separate statehood since 2001, has been a loyal party activist.

Published Date – 12 April 2024, 07:30 PM


KCR nominates Sudhir Kumar as BRS candidate for Warangal MP seat

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Hyderabad: BRS president K Chandrashekhar Rao announced Dr Marepalli Sudhir Kumar as the party candidate from Warangal parliamentary constituency in the ensuing Lok Sabha elections. Sudhir Kumar who a resident of Hanamkonda district, is currently serving as the Zilla Parishad chairman. He hails from the Madiga community.

Sudhir Kumar who worked in the Telangana agitation for separate statehood since 2001, has been a loyal party activist. After discussing with the party leaders from erstwhile Warangal district, Chandrashekhar Rao finalised his name which received unanimous support from the party cadre.

Earlier, BRS nominated Dr Kadiyam Kavya, daughter of former Minister and Station Ghanpur MLA Kadiyam Srihari. However, the father-daughter duo quit the party and joined the Congress.