"k-chandrashekhar-rao"

Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy alleged that though engineers and expert committees said a barrage at Tummidihatti was the best option and not Medigadda

BRS leader Perka Madhu performed Annadhanam at the Government Hospital, Siddipet for patients and their attendants

Speaking on the occasion MLC Tata Madhusudan stated that Chandrashekhar Rao was credited with achieving separate Telangana through a long struggle

A 70 kg cake baked specially for the occasion was cut by Rama Rao in the presence of Rajya Sabha member K Keshav Rao, Mayor Gadwal Vijayalakshmi, former ministers Mohd Mahmood Ali, Talasani Srinivas Yadav and V Srinivas Goud.

Led by Mukhra (K) sarpanch G Meenakshi, residents performed ksheerabhisekam to a life-size flex poster of Chandrashekhar Rao in farms and hailed him for lighting up their lives by extending innovative schemes.

If need be, the session can be extended for a couple of days to facilitate the legislative process, he said in the Assembly, also pointing out that the BRS was the only party to demand that the union government establish an OBC Welfare Ministry in the union cabinet.

The party is organising fruits distribution in hospitals, blood donation camps, special prayers in various temples, mosques, churches and gurudwaras and other social service activities

KCR finalised Ravichandra's candidature after discussing with party senior leaders on Wednesday. Ravichandra will file his nomination papers on Thursday

The commotion began when Revanth Reddy repeatedly used derogatory language to speak about Chandrashekhar Rao, forcing the BRS members to walk into the well of the house to lodge their protest with the Speaker

Taking part in the discussion on the annual financial statement on the Vote on Account budget in the Assembly on Wednesday, Srihari said the data tabled by the State government in the assembly clearly states that the State had witnessed tremendous growth in all the sectors under the leadership of the then Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao during the last 10 years.

Taking part in the discussion on the Budget, BRS member Kadiyam Srihari accused former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi of crushing the Telangana movement during 1969.

Bandi Sanjay, who is a member of the parliament should talk carefully and people would disbelieve him if he made such statements, said Vinod Kumar

A large number of people from erstwhile Nalgonda, Mahabubnagar and Khammam districts attended the public meeting of the Bharat Rashtra Samithi here demanding protection of the share of Telangana in Krishna river water

If required, the Revenue Recovery Act would be invoked to recover damages suffered in execution of the projects, said Revanth Reddy

Demanding the Congress government to lead an all-party delegation to the Centre to pressurise it for allocation of Krishna river waters to Telangana within the next six months, KCR said he would not allow any injustice to Telangana at any cost

Speaking in the Assembly ahead of the visit of Ministers and MLAs to the Medigadda barrage, Revanth Reddy said Irrigation Minister N Uttam Kumar Reddy would table the White Paper containing all the details of irrigation projects in the House.

In the permission copy, which was issued to BRS district president Ravindra Kumar, the police has mentioned 10 conditions as well, under the provisions of the Indian Penal Code and other relevant acts

In a statement, Chandrashekhar Rao thanked the Centre and also Prime Minister Narendra Modi for accepting the long pending demand of the BRS to confer Bharat Ratna on Narasimha Rao, in recognition of his contribution to the nation.

Later, a portrait of the former Prime Minister was also unveiled at the State Assembly.

Surabhi Vani Devi, daughter of former Prime Minister P V Narasimha Rao and an MLC from BRS, expressed gratitude towards Prime Minister Narendra Modi for awarding her father the Bharat Ratna, the highest civilian honor, welcoming the decision by the center.