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Telangana’s district reorganisation in 2016 expanded the State from 10 districts to 31, with Mulugu and Narayanpet added in 2019 to take the total to 33. The article examines its administrative aims and links to economic and social development indicators.

BRS president and former chief minister K. Chandrashekhar Rao extended Bathukamma greetings to the people of Telangana on the opening day of the nine-day festival. He described Bathukamma as a reflection of Telangana’s culture, traditions and women’s self-respect.

BRS legal cell State panelist Gautam Prasad Nimburi lodged a complaint with Banjara Hills police over an alleged AI-morphed video targeting K Chandrashekhar Rao, KT Rama Rao and J Santosh Kumar, seeking an FIR, cyber-forensic probe and action against those responsible.

Three BRS supporters from Manthani completed a five-day padayatra to Erravelli and met BRS president K Chandrashekhar Rao, expressing their desire to see him return as Telangana Chief Minister. The youths said people they met during the march were dissatisfied with the Congress government.

The BRS has announced week-long celebrations from October 5 to commemorate 10 years of the creation of Siddipet district. Former minister T Harish Rao has called upon party leaders and cadre to organise various programmes, highlighting that the long-pending demand for a separate Siddipet district was fulfilled during the tenure of former chief minister K Chandrashekhar Rao.

BRS president K Chandrashekhar Rao recalled Mahatma Gandhi's ideals of peaceful democratic struggle on his birth anniversary and urged people to shun divisive politics. BRS leaders KT Rama Rao and T Harish Rao also paid tribute, highlighting Gandhi's message of truth and non-violence

BRS leaders from the erstwhile Karimnagar district criticised Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy over his Sircilla speech, alleging he focused on attacks against BRS leaders instead of development issues. They sought action on pending projects, weavers’ schemes and Dalit Bandhu funds.

Kalyana Lakshmi and Shaadi Mubarak, launched in 2014, have completed 12 years, evolving into major welfare schemes providing marriage assistance to poor families. The programmes have recorded 16.78 lakh beneficiaries, while their implementation and promised gold component remain political issues.

The BRS on Wednesday criticised Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy for allegedly using his Sircilla public meeting to target BRS president K Chandrashekhar Rao and working president KT Rama Rao instead of addressing issues concerning weavers, farmers and implementation of Congress poll promises.

Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy used his visit to Sircilla to launch a fresh attack on BRS chief K Chandrashekhar Rao and his family, alleging accumulation of vast wealth and ownership of properties in India and abroad.

BRS working president KT Rama Rao ruled out an alliance with the BJP and said K Chandrashekhar Rao would be the party's Chief Ministerial face in the next Telangana Assembly election. He also raised concerns over delimitation and electoral roll revision.

Former minister T Harish Rao unveiled Chakali Ilamma's statue in Gajwel and recalled her fight against landlords. He credited former Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao with officially celebrating her birth anniversary and highlighted BRS-era development works in Siddipet

BRS president K Chandrashekhar Rao paid tribute to Chakali Ailamma on her birth anniversary, recalling her role in the Telangana Armed Peasant Struggle. He said her spirit of democratic struggle and self-respect should inspire today’s youth and governance.

The Telangana government has constituted a four-member committee to investigate alleged land irregularities linked to 13 individuals, including several BRS leaders. The committee will examine alleged violations related to land ownership, prohibited category lands and encroachments, and submit reports to the government.

Former Warangal (West) MLA Dasyam Vinay Bhaskar was discharged from a private hospital after suffering injuries during an alleged police assault at MGM Hospital. Former Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao and several BRS leaders spoke to him and enquired about his health.

The Telangana government has approached Karnataka seeking 5,000 cusecs of Krishna water continuously for a month to meet irrigation and drinking water needs in the Palamuru region. The move follows demands by farmers and the BRS to protect standing crops.

BRS MLA G Jagadish Reddy dismissed Congress-led surveys of properties belonging to BRS leaders as a diversionary exercise. He questioned the use of public money for the surveys and urged the government to focus on irrigation water, power and farmers’ problems.

Farmers in Erravally village of Siddipet district opposed a revenue survey near K Chandrashekhar Rao’s agricultural lands on Thursday. They said more than 150 farmers had cultivated 388 acres of assigned land for decades and expressed apprehension that the government might take back the land.

BRS leader Sabitha Indra Reddy accused Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy of focusing on attacks against KCR and BRS leaders instead of people’s issues. She criticised his remarks on 22-A lands and alleged that BRS legislators were being targeted politically.

BRS working president KT Rama Rao challenged Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy to a judicial probe into the properties of both families, demanded an Assembly debate and accused the Congress government of diverting attention from failures and 22-A land controversy.