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A contractor arrested for allegedly harassing a beneficiary’s husband under the Indiramma housing scheme escaped from police custody in Boath mandal, Adilabad. Kamble Satyanarayana fled to Maharashtra after being accused of poor-quality work and financial coercion
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A woman from Kota (K) village in Sonala mandal, Adilabad district, has accused a contractor of using substandard materials to build her house under the Indiramma housing scheme and then coercing her family to sign a promissory note for Rs 6.30 lakh.
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The Telangana government has extended the Indiramma Housing scheme to urban areas, allowing eligible poor families to construct G+1 homes on plots of at least 30 sq.m. Each beneficiary will receive Rs 5 lakh in four installments, with construction adhering to RCC slab norms and approved structural designs.
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An 18-month-old boy drowned after falling into a water-filled pit at an under-construction Indiramma house in Nadikudi, Dummugudem mandal. Despite CPR at the PHC, the boy could not be saved, and the police have registered a case
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Bellampalli MLA G Vinod is facing criticism from locals and Congress cadres for staying away from his constituency and neglecting poll promises. Party workers allege he is living mostly in Hyderabad, making people travel for grievances and causing resentment
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Jagtial town police arrested Pegadapalli Tahsildar Ravinder on Friday following a complaint of sexual harassment filed by a woman officer. The incident reportedly occurred during an enquiry related to Indiramma housing beneficiaries in Nukapalli.
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In a political blow to the Congress ahead of local body elections in Telangana, former Gadwal Municipal Chairman BS Keshav resigned from the party, accusing it of marginalising backward communities. He plans to join the BRS in the presence of KT Rama Rao, along with other local leaders.
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A man in Palamakula village of Siddipet district attempted self-immolation after being allegedly removed from the Indiramma housing scheme list at the last minute. Locals and officials intervened just in time to stop him and calm the situation.
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Launched with much fanfare by the Congress government, the scheme’s implementation appears to be faltering, leaving many beneficiaries struggling to continue construction
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Munugode MLA Komatireddy Rajgopal Reddy has criticised the Telangana government's Indiramma housing scheme, claiming that restrictive eligibility conditions are excluding deserving beneficiaries.
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BRS leader Y Sathish Reddy on Thursday accused the Congress government of corruption and political manipulation in the implementation of the Indiramma housing scheme. He claimed that houses were being allocated not to the deserving poor, but to individuals who paid bribes or had connections with Congress leaders.
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Animal Husbandry Minister Vakiti Srihari assured Indiramma housing scheme beneficiaries that payments would not be delayed, even vowing to sell his house and property if needed. He distributed sanction letters for 291 houses in Makthal on Friday
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Tension broke out in Manakondur as Congress and BRS cadres clashed verbally during a BRS protest over alleged Indiramma housing irregularities. Police controlled the situation and dispersed both groups, having deployed heavy force anticipating trouble
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The daily wage earner sought Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy’s intervention into the matter.
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The victim’s family members demanded the government to take action against the officials and Indiramma committee members responsible for omitting his name from the list.
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The eleventh Formation Day of Telangana State was celebrated with grandeur across the erstwhile Adilabad district on Monday
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The youth claimed local leaders have betrayed him after promising to sanction a housing unit under the Indiramma scheme.
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Says Congress leaders are allocating houses to their people by taking Rs 50,000 as bribe, setting aside eligible beneficiaries
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They feel building a house in 66 yards not sufficient; skyrocketing construction material prices also add to their woes
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Facing a widening fiscal gap, the government is reportedly leaning on Centrally Sponsored Schemes and adding loan components into key welfare programmes