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Nalgonda: Agriculture Minister Singireddy Niranjan Reddy on Wednesday dared the Congress and the BJP to announce a national-level farmers declaration promising Rythu Bandhu, Rythu Bhima and 24 hours free power supply to the agriculture sector. Speaking at a workshop on preparation for Vanakalam season here, Niranjan Reddy said that Congress and BJP were considering Telangana […]

Hyderabad: With an eye on next year’s Assembly polls in Telangana, the BJP will hold its national executive meeting in Hyderabad in the first week of July. BJP’s central leadership has decided to hold the key meeting on July 2 and 3 in the city, party sources said. The meeting of the key-decision making body […]

Patna: Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Wednesday said his government will undertake a “socio-economic survey of all castes and communities” in the state, following the Centre’s reluctance to conduct a caste census nationally. Talking to reporters here after chairing an all-party meeting, Kumar said the necessary cabinet clearance for the mammoth exercise will be […]

Rajanna Sircilla: Ghambiraopet major gram panchayat sarpanch and BJP district vice-president, Katakam Sridhar Panthulu on Wednesday resigned from the BJP party due to personal reasons. Besides party primary membership, he also resigned to vice-president post. Sridhar Panthulu sent his resignation letter to BJP state president Bandi Sanjay Kumar and district president Pratapa Ramakrishna. He also […]

Hyderabad: The political heat generated by Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao’s foray into national politics seems to have unnerved the BJP government at the Centre which on Monday announced that it would officially celebrate “Telangana Formation Day” in New Delhi on June 2. The Ministry of Culture-organised celebrations, to be held at Dr Ambedkar International […]

Hyderabad: Telangana’s sound policies on power and irrigation coupled with effective implementation have had major spin-off effect on the ground water levels across the State that has been found to be critical for sustained agriculture practice. Not only has the youngest State in the country managed to pull off what was considered impossible by ensuring […]

Patna: Political strategist-turned-politician Prashant Kishor on Tuesday asserted that he will not associate with the Congress in future. “This is the party responsible for breaking my track record of winning. It is not improving and even it may drown me. Hence, I will never work with the Congress again,” Kishor said with folded hands at […]

Ahmedabad: Patidar Anamat Andolan Samiti (PAAS) convener and former Gujarat Congress working president Hardik Patel will join the BJP on Thursday. Confirming the development, BJP spokesman Bharat Dangar said that Patel, along with his supporters, will join the saffron party in the presence of the party state president C.R.Patil and former Deputy Chief Minister Nitin […]

Hyderabad: Innovative schemes and political will to excel have been at the core of the TRS government’s administration in Telangana, and this has manifested time and again in the State setting benchmarks in various fields for others to follow. The government’s stress on rural development through its path-breaking programmes such as Palle Pragathi, a brainchild […]

Hyderabad: MLC K Kavitha on Monday questioned the BJP-led NDA government at the Centre as to when will the discrimination towards Telangana end. She demanded to know when will the BJP government release the pending dues amounting to Rs 7,000 crores to the State. Ahead of the Modi government completing eight years in power at […]

Hyderabad: Union Tourism Minister G Kishan Reddy stated that after BJP came to power at the Centre, there were no terror attacks or bomb blasts in the country. “Prior to BJP Government, there used to be communal riots and terror attacks. All such incidents have decreased due to effective policing,” he said at a press […]

Karimnagar: Telangana State Planning Board Vice-Chairman B Vinod Kumar advised political parties against provoking people in the name of religion. Instead, he felt that the parties should work for the development. “Following a particular religion is an individual’s choice. Others have nothing to do with the individual’s belief. Minorities are also nationals of this country. […]

Hyderabad: A complaint was made against BJP spokesperson Nupur Sharma for her alleged remarks on Prophet Mohammad during a television show on Friday. A delegation of the Mushtarika Majlis-E- Amal lodged the complaint with Hyderabad Police Commissioner C V Anand. The complaint stated that Nupur Sharma hurt the sentiments of Muslims with her derogatory remarks […]

Hyderabad: Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s allegations that development had taken a backseat in Telangana once again illustrate the desperate attempts by the BJP government at the Centre to discredit a State administration which has scripted a growth story that is being viewed as a model for others in the country to follow. Facts and figures […]

Hyderabad: A day after Prime Minister Narenda Modi addressed BJP workers and leaders at Begumpet airport, a war of words has broken out between the TRS and BJP leaders. Reacting to the TRS Ministers’ remarks that the Prime Minister did not give any assurance on sanctioning projects or release of funds to Telangana, union Tourism […]

Warangal/Hanamkonda: Minister for Labour and Employment Ch Malla Reddy said that he had prayed to Goddess Bhadrakali to make Chief Minister K Chandashekar Rao the Prime Minister of India for the development of the nation. “K Chandrashekar Rao will visit the Bhadrakali temple on the forthcoming Dasara and embark on the journey to play a […]

Hyderabad: Maintaining a strategic silence on State Government’s repeated appeals to sanction rightful projects and funds to Telangana, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday made a vain bid to project the State in poor light, especially in terms of development. This was even at a time, when Central Government agencies and organisations ranked Telangana as […]

Hyderabad: Launching a scathing attack on Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS), Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday called for liberating Telangana from family rule and appeasement. Addressing BJP leaders and workers at Begumpet Airport, he said dynastic politics and family-centric parties are the biggest enemy of democracy and youth of the country. He appealed to people […]

Visakhapatnam: State BJP president Somu Veerraju has blamed the YSR Congress Party government in the state for the riot and arson in Amalapuram on Tuesday. Talking to reporters here on Wednesday, he felt that the attitude of Chief Minister YS Jaganmohan Reddy was responsible for a `war-like’ situation there. Referring to the murder of the […]

Warangal: With the BJP joining the chorus demanding repeal of the GO 80 A, the agitation against the land pooling by the Kakatiya Urban Development Authority (KUDA) seems to have taken a complete political colour. And the Joint Action Committee (JAC) formed against the land pooling by farmers led by one Budde Peddanna is slowly […]