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Hyderabad: The BJP seems to be completely at sea when it comes to taking on the TRS in the October 30 by-election to the Huzarabad Assembly constituency. That there is total bankruptcy of ideas in the so-called national party is evident from the moves its local leadership has made in the run-up to the bypoll. […]

Hyderabad: TRS working president and IT Minister KT Rama Rao said that freedom of expression had become a right to abuse in politics and this was unfortunate. Speaking to select media persons at Telangana Bhavan, the Minister, citing political disturbances in neighbouring Andhra Pradesh and the recent arrest of Union Minister Narayan Rane for his […]

Huzurabad: Finance Minister T Harish Rao challenged the Union Minister G Kishan Reddy for a debate on taxes being imposed on diesel and petrol by the Central government.“I am ready to come anywhere in my capacity as the State’s Finance Minister for a debate on the issue,” he said while addressing a press conference here […]

Huzurabad: Police had to intervene and calm down frenzied workers of the BJP and the TRS who indulged in heavy slogan shouting and jostling during the visit of BJP candidate Eatala Rajendar and Union Minister G Kishan Reddy in Sirsedu village on Friday. Noisy scenes were witnessed as the BJP workers raised slogans against the […]

Huzurabad: Union Tourism Minister G Kishan Reddy on Friday said the Central government introduced various schemes to help poor people in the country. From extending subsidies on fertilizers and urea to giving free rice to the poor people till Diwali in view of the Covid pandemic, Prime Minister Narendra Modi was leaving no stone unturned […]

Huzurabad: BC Welfare Association national president R Krishnaiah on Thursday said the BJP government at the Centre was against BC communities. BC reservations, which were implemented right from Mandal Commission, have been opposed by the BJP which was also against the implementation of reservations in legislative bodies and caste census, he said. “When we met […]

Hyderabad: BJP MP Dharmapuri Arvind on Tuesday said the Congress had become a party of jokers these days in the State. Referring to remarks made by Congress leaders against the BJP, he wondered whether the Congress party still existed in the State. Interacting with media persons here, he refuted the allegations that the BJP was […]

Hyderabad: TRS working president and MA&UD Minister KT Rama Rao on Tuesday accused the BJP and Congress of colluding for Huzurabad Assembly constituency by-election on October 30. The Congress had fielded a dummy candidate to benefit BJP candidate Eatala Rajender, he said, and dared TPCC president A Revanth Reddy to prove him wrong by ensuring […]

Hyderabad: Buddhavanam Project Special Officer Mallepalli Laxmaiah on Monday slammed the State BJP unit for appealing to the Election Commission to defer the implementation of Dalit Bandhu scheme in Huzurabad constituency. “This is an anti-Dalit initiative by the BJP with a politically-driven agenda. I sincerely appeal to the Election Commission to reconsider its decision of […]

Hyderabad: TPCC president A Revanth Reddy on Monday predicted that Assembly elections in the State would be held six months before completion of the TRS government’s current term. Speaking to media persons here on Monday, Revanth Reddy charged that along with Gujarat government, Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao would go for early polls at the […]

Hyderabad: Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao welcomed senior Dalit leader Motkupalli Narsimhulu into the ruling Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) at a programme held in Telangana Bhavan here. He recalled their long association and termed their friendship as ‘beyond politics’. Narsimhulu, who had served in politics for more than three decades, had worked in Telugu Desam […]

Karimnagar: The State government’s new pension policy that will facilitate people who have crossed 57 years of age also to avail the monthly Rs 2,016 pension, would be implemented within the next couple of months, said Finance Minister T Harish Rao on Monday. “All arrangements have been made by the government machinery for the implementation […]

Huzurabad: Congress leader and Telangana affairs in-charge Manickam Tagore on Monday alleged that the money amassed in illegal ways was being distributed in Huzurabad Assembly constituency to lure voters. Addressing the media here, he said the Election Commission of India has lost its credibility as a neutral organisation since it was “supporting TRS and BJP […]

Karimnagar: Finance Minister T Harish Rao has challenged the BJP to take Huzurabad bypoll as a referendum on seven years rule of both the BJP at the Centre and the TRS at the State levels. “We will take the Huzurabad by-election as a referendum for the seven year rule of both the BJP-led Union government […]

Karimnagar: Huzurabad police on Monday registered a case against BJP candidate for the Assembly bypoll Eatala Rajender for conducting a meeting in the town violating Election Commission of India’s norms and Covid protocol. The case was registered under section 188 IPC and section 51(b) of the Disaster Management Act 2005. Rajender held a street corner […]

Huzurabad: BJP candidate for Huzurabad Assembly by-poll Eatala Rajender said it was “a fight between Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao’s arrogance and people’s self-respect.” “Many politicians are under the impression that people will support them and cast their votes as directed by them but that is not going to be the case,” he said, campaigning […]

Karimnagar: A total of 61 candidates have filed their nominations for the Huzurabad by-polls. As of Friday night, the Returning Officer has received 92 sets of nominations from the contesting candidates. The nomination process, which started on October 1, witnessed heavy turnout on the last day. Since Friday was the last day to file nominations […]

Hyderabad: Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao on Thursday tore into the opposition allegations of lack of development in Telangana, and lobbed the ball back into their court stating that both the national parties – Congress and BJP – were adept at infringing on the rights and powers of States. “From the Congress government under Indira […]

Karimnagar: Welfare Minister Koppula Eshwar, describing Telangana Dalit Bandhu as a model for the entire nation, said on Thursday that no government in the history of the nation had thought of implementing such a scheme for Dalit empowerment. “For the first time, Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao introduced the scheme to improve the living conditions […]

Kakinada: The voting process in the no-confidence motion moved against the Kakinada Municipal Corporation Mayor Sunkara Pavani and Deputy Mayor-1 Sattibabu, both belonging to the Telugu Desam Party, was completed on Tuesday and the result was kept reserved following the court order. A majority of the TDP Corporators were said to have ignored the party […]