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The Philippines has expressed interest in importing high-quality rice and paddy from Telangana to meet its growing foodgrain demand, estimated at two million metric tonnes for the coming year. During discussions in Delhi, Agriculture Minister Francisco P. Tiu Laurel Jr. met Telangana's Civil Supplies Minister N. Uttam Kumar Reddy to explore export opportunities.

Dubbak MLA Kotha Prabhakar Reddy criticised the Congress government for halting irrigation works under KLIP and Irkode scheme. He demanded the Irrigation Minister fast-track the project to benefit 21 villages depending on water from the Mallanna Sagar reservoir

Irrigation Minister N. Uttam Kumar Reddy reaffirmed Telangana's opposition to Andhra Pradesh's proposed Banakacherla project, labeling it illegal and a breach of water-sharing agreements.

Former MLA Sunke Ravishankar warned of protests during Ministers’ visits in Karimnagar, alleging the Congress government ignored farmers’ demand for irrigation water. He urged the government to release water to save withering paddy crops and fill key reservoirs

Roads and Buildings Minister Komatireddy Venkat Reddy walked out of Begumpet airport after Irrigation Minister N Uttam Kumar Reddy arrived an hour late for their scheduled helicopter trip to Nagarjuna Sagar. The incident reignites tensions between the two senior ministers.

Reports of surveillance on Telangana Ministers have triggered unrest in the Congress-led government, with Chief Minister Revanth Reddy facing allegations of monitoring colleagues. The growing bond between senior leaders from Nalgonda has further intensified speculation and power struggles within the Cabinet

BRS leader K T Rama Rao accused CM Revanth Reddy of tapping phones of his Cabinet colleagues and striking secret deals with AP CM Chandrababu Naidu. He criticised the Congress for failing on its promises and challenged Revanth to take a lie detector test

Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy will meet Union Jal Shakti Minister CR Patil on July 16 to demand Telangana’s rightful share of Krishna-Godavari river waters and seek urgent clearances for stalled irrigation projects, dam safety, and inter-state water dispute resolutions

Revanth Reddy said the State government was ready to consider Chandrashekhar Rao’s experience and suggestions if they were genuinely beneficial to Telangana.

The Priyadarshini Jurala Project on the Krishna river faces serious structural issues, including leaking gates, erosion, and overloaded traffic. Despite repeated NDSA warnings, a proposed bridge remains unbuilt, leaving the irrigation lifeline of southern Telangana vulnerable during flood season

Union Minister for Jal Shakti said several Telangana projects were still awaiting Central approvals, while Andhra Pradesh’s projects seem to be fast-tracked.

Telangana is set to resume work on the SLBC tunnel with help from Indian Army and BRO experts. High-tech surveys using Danish equipment and LiDAR will begin July 12, following a fatal collapse in February that halted the project

Uttam Kumar Reddy expressed concerns about Telangana’s water rights and the regional impact of the proposed project.

Over four lakh fine paddy farmers in Telangana are facing financial hardship as the promised Rs. 500 per quintal bonus remains unpaid for the Rabi 2025 season.

Irrigation Minister N Uttam Kumar Reddy stated that Telangana had produced the highest quantity of paddy in the Yasangi season, with the Centre recognizing Telangana as the highest paddy-producing state in the country

Deadlines for the Congress government in Telangana are apparently not meant to be met. Take the distribution of new ration (smart) cards. Initially, the assurance given was they would be distributed from January. Now, even that deadline stands little chance of being met

The senior BRS leader asked whether any Congress legislator was ready for such a debate in the Assembly, amid the repeated criticism from the party leaders against the former CM for not attending the Assembly

The helicopter carrying the ministers landed in the college grounds, stirring up dust and with its impact damaging a few stalls of the nearly 150 stalls at the venue apart from the welcome arches set up at the ground

The CM is learnt to have discussed a few aspects on the issues with his cabinet colleagues. The focus was on how to counter the opposition parties’ narrative and win people’s confidence over the issue, sources suggest

The officials made a vain attempt to force them to lift the paddy stock and vacate the place immediately to facilitate construction of a helipad for the visit of Civil Supplies Minister N Uttam Kumar Reddy