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BRS MLC Dasoju Sravan has written an open letter to Telangana CM A Revanth Reddy, accusing him of contemptuous remarks against the judiciary, demanding an apology and written assurance not to repeat such comments, calling them an insult to advocates and citizens’ rights

K.T. Rama Rao’s warnings about phone tapping and the Congress-BJP nexus have gained traction after CM Revanth Reddy admitted surveillance and BJP MP CM Ramesh’s firm won a major contract linked to a controversial land deal. Congress faces unrest and mounting opposition attacks.

A midnight tree-clearing operation at PJTAU’s botanical garden sparked student protests, drawing parallels to the Kancha Gachibowli deforestation row. Students alleged mass felling ahead of a plantation drive, while the university claimed only harmful species were removed.

CM Revanth Reddy reaffirmed Telangana’s commitment to establishing an IT park in disputed Kancha Gachibowli lands, vowing legal action if necessary.

Former Minister T Harish Rao has written to SEBI seeking a probe into a Rs 10,000 crore loan allegedly raised by mortgaging forest land in Kancha Gachibowli through TGIIC, citing SEBI violations and misuse of Telangana’s natural resources

The tardy and slow pace of implementation of the Forest Rights Act, enacted 17 years ago, reflects the unchanged colonial mindset and hegemony of the bureaucracy, especially the district administration

AICC Telangana incharge holds meetings with MLAs, senior leaders from erstwhile Adilabad, Karimnagar and Nizamabad districts, while Chief Minister suddenly hosts dinner meeting for Ministers at his residence on the same day

BRS whip KP Vivekanand welcomes Supreme Court's observations on felling of trees, points to the report submitted by Central Empowered Committee confirming that disputed land had forest characteristics

The committee has also issued strong corrective measures

The BRS working president termed the attempt to sell Kancha Gachibowli land as an act of corruption and betrayal, involving Rs 10,000 crore scam. He said the Congress government deploying bulldozers over a long weekend to circumvent oversight and destroy green cover is a clear violation of environmental laws.

Relocation of wildlife ruled out, setting up enclosures a viable option, says a forest official

AICC incharge Meenakshi Natarajan directs State leadership to take steps for appointment of party’s village, mandal, district committees by next month

Instead, the Congress MP gives a speech on democratic politics that has fundamentally changed across the globe, and says the rules that applied a decade ago do not apply anymore

Khairatabad MLA  Danam Nagender said  that he was expecting the BRS public meeting on Sunday at Warangal would be a grand success as people were curious to listen to BRS president K Chandrashekhar Rao

Smita Sabharwa, senior IAS officer gave a detailed statement to the Gachibowli police over the reposting of an AI-generated image on Kancha Gachibowli Issue

Legal experts, environmentalists, civil society accuse BJP government of double standards

Considering the current situation, it would take at least five to six years for trees to come up and improve green cover, officials said

Nagarkurnool MP Mallu Ravi  said Congress government would shift the University of Hyderabad to the proposed Fourth City and establish an IT Park in 400 acres at Kancha Gachibowli

Also claiming that the Congress party accorded top priority to environment conservation, TPCC president Mahesh Kumar Goud said the State govt would adhere to the Supreme Court directions on the Kancha Gachibowli issue

As per the CEC's observations during a recent site inspection, TGIIC sought Consent for Establishment (CFE) from the Telangana Pollution Control Board for only 122.63 acres out of the total 400-acre land parcel. The committee suspected this was a deliberate attempt to bypass a comprehensive Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA).