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Deputy Chief Minister and Finance Minister Mallu Bhatti Vikramarka directed officials to focus on increasing revenue collections without giving scope for any leakages.

The appointment letters that the Congress government handed out so far were for only vacancies that the previous government notified and completed the recruitment process.

Bhatti Vikramarka assured that even drenched and germinated paddy would also be purchased by the State government at the Minimum Support Price.

The Deputy Chief Minister claimed that in the last two days, the peak demand crossed over 4000 MW and the consumption crossed over 90 million units.

Coming down heavily on the BRS, he said within 100 days after being elected, the Congress government had fulfilled the assurances made to the people to the best possible extent.

But the MP continued her tirade. As the brawl was going on the ministers Vikramarka, Ponguleti Srinivas Reddy and Tummala Nageswara Rao remained spectators.

The Chief Warden had made an announcement that Osmania University hostels and messes would be closed from May 1 to May 31 due to shortage of drinking water and electricity on Monday.

Earlier, BRS working president and former Minister KT Rama Rao also highlighted the increasing power cuts across the State.

Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy and Deputy Chief Minister Mallu Bhatti Vikramarka were holding talks with Left parties and seeking their support in the Lok Sabha elections.

Apart from seeking support in Bhongir and other Lok Sabha constituencies, the Congress party has put forth a few other political proposals before the CPM leaders, the Chief Minister said after the meeting.

According to power officials, several trees were uprooted and about 22 electric poles were damaged in the rain that was accompanied by heavy winds in the city.

After speaking extensively on diverse issues, State finances, power sector, current political situation, the Deputy Chief Minister answered a volley of questions during the two-hour programme.

The State government set in motion the exercise to prepare modalities for implementing key agriculture schemes like Rythu Bharosa, crop insurance scheme and waiver of crop loans upto Rs.2 lakh obtained by farmers.

The selection of the Congress Khammam Lok Sabha candidate has turned out to be an unending saga with a new name coming up for consideration for the ticket every few days.

The vehicle was stopped for a while and the driver was roughed up by the police.

He was accompanied by Deputy Chief Minister Mallu Bhatti Vikramarka, Minister and Congress Central Election Committee member N Uttam Kumar Reddy, and AICC Telangana in-charge Deepa Das Munshi.

Though there were reports that the flight made an emergency landing, officials denied it and said the take-off was delayed due to a technical snag.

Deputy CM Mallu Bhatti Vikramarka wanted bankers to prioritise loans to agriculture, housing and education in the upcoming financial year

Laying the foundation stone for revival of Redlekunta lift irrigation scheme in Kodad assembly constituency, the deputy chief minister said that the State government was committed to extend the benefits of six guarantees to all eligible people in the State

In an open outburst against Deputy Chief Minister Mallu Bhatti Vikramarka, former MP V Hanumanth Rao on Sunday alleged that Bhatti Vikramarka was opposing a ticket to him to contest from Khammam.