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A suspected blast that damaged a check dam on the Manair river in Jammikunta has sparked intense political exchanges between the Congress and the BRS. Irrigation officials suspect foul play, and the opposition has demanded a judicial inquiry into the incident

In a setback to the Congress party ahead of gram panchayat elections, 200 workers led by former sarpanch Alugula Satyanarayana of Pedda Shankarampet joined the BRS in Medak district. Mahila Congress district president Bhavani Narsimha Chary also defected, along with other leaders, in the presence of former Minister T Harish Rao.

Sangareddy MLA and BRS district president Chintha Prabhakar accused the Congress Party of attempting to erase the imprint of former Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao from Telangana. Speaking at the Deeksha Diwas programme, he highlighted Rao’s leadership in the Statehood movement and his decade-long governance.

The GHMC Head Office in Hyderabad has completed beautification works, including a new fountain at its eastern entrance. Statues of Mahatma Gandhi, Dr B R Ambedkar and YSR were relocated after years of delay. The fountain will be unveiled Tuesday

BRS working president KT Rama Rao condemned post-poll violence in Jubilee Hills, vowing to protect party workers. He visited assaulted activist Rakesh and defeated candidate Maganti Sunitha Gopinath, while accusing Congress of using goonda tactics, bogus votes, and money distribution

Congress candidate Naveen Yadav won the Jubilee Hills by-poll with a 24,711 vote margin after ten rounds of counting. BRS candidate Maganti Sunitha put up strong resistance in earlier rounds. The Returning Officer issued the election certificate at Yousufguda on Friday.

BRS candidate Maganti Sunitha alleged widespread rigging, intimidation and rowdyism by the Congress in the Jubilee Hills bypoll, claiming the election was undemocratic and that the BRS had a moral victory. She also accused Congress supporters of ragging BRS agents during counting

Tension flared in Hyderabad’s Yousufguda area on Tuesday evening when BRS leaders, including MLA P Kaushik Reddy and candidate Maganti Sunitha, staged a protest alleging fraudulent voting by Congress supporters. The protest erupted after reports of non-local women allegedly camping at a function hall to cast bogus votes.

Polling began sluggishly in Jubilee Hills bypolls amid chilly weather, with low voter turnout at several booths. Tension flared at Borabanda’s Booth No. 337 as BRS alleged Congress workers campaigned inside wearing party-symbol T-shirts, prompting a police complaint.

BJP MP Nishikant Dubey said Revanth Reddy’s remarks on Muslims prove the Congress party’s focus on minority appeasement. The Telangana CM’s comments have drawn criticism from BRS and Muslim groups, who termed them insulting and demanded an apology.

BRS urged the Election Commission to deploy Central forces and take direct control of security in the Jubilee Hills bypoll, alleging large-scale rigging, fake voter IDs and intimidation by the ruling Congress. The party also sought CCTV monitoring and special observers.

BRS leaders strongly condemned the alleged assault on Unemployed JAC members by Congress activists during the Jubilee Hills byelection campaign. They accused the Congress government of suppressing peaceful protests and warned that Chief Minister Revanth Reddy’s tactics would lead to public outrage.

Many voters in Jubilee Hills are leaning towards BRS candidate Maganti Sunitha, recalling the welfare initiatives of late MLA Maganti Gopinath. While some cite Aasara pensions and timely PDS supplies, a few remain undecided ahead of the bye-election

The BJP has intensified its Jubilee Hills by-election campaign with Union Minister G Kishan Reddy leading door-to-door outreach. He criticised the BRS and Congress for alleged failures and urged voters to support BJP candidate Lankala Deepak Reddy for overall development

A complaint by Excise Minister Jupally Krishna Rao against IAS officer SAM Rizvi has exposed widening tensions between Congress ministers and bureaucrats in Telangana. Ministers allege negligence and protocol breaches, while the IAS Officers’ Association maintains silence on the issue

Educationist and food connoisseur Mahbub Alam Khan urged the Congress government to take strict action against land grabbers who allegedly encroached upon the Erragadda graveyard in Hyderabad. He said encroachments have blocked the main entrance and sought HYDRAA’s intervention to clear them

BRS working president KT Rama Rao demanded immediate formation of a welfare board for auto drivers in Telangana. He highlighted pending payments, discontinued insurance schemes, and economic distress, urging the Congress government to act and support the 8 to 8.5 lakh drivers

BRS leader Y Satish Reddy demanded that the Election Commission revoke Congress leader Naveen Yadav’s voting rights for allegedly distributing voter ID cards in Jubilee Hills. He warned that such violations could set a dangerous precedent ahead of elections

BRS leader Banoth Ravi, alias Army Ravi, attempted suicide in Khammam alleging harassment by Congress leaders and police. In a selfie video, he accused Minister Ponguleti Srinivas Reddy’s followers and police officials of plotting to kill him and filing false cases.

Telangana’s 42% BC reservation row has left both Congress and BJP politically vulnerable. Congress faces delays due to presidential assent and Supreme Court scrutiny, while BJP’s criticism failed to resonate, highlighting uncertainty ahead of local body elections.