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Telangana goes to polls on Wednesday for 2,996 wards across 123 urban local bodies amid tight security. With Congress and BRS locked in a keen contest, the results will decide control of key municipal corporations and municipalities.

LED streetlights in several municipalities have gone defunct following the expiry of EESL maintenance contracts, triggering public complaints ahead of civic polls. Financial constraints, manpower shortages and pending government dues have worsened maintenance issues across urban local bodies.

BRS working president K.T. Rama Rao accused the Congress government of betraying farmers and youth by failing to fulfil its election promises while campaigning in Tandur. He urged voters to back BRS candidates in the municipal elections to ensure accountability.

The Telangana School Education department will conduct the Model Schools Admission Test 2026 on April 19 for admissions to Class VI and vacant seats in Classes VII to X across 194 schools. Online applications can be submitted till February 28.

Singer-songwriter Anuv Jain performed to a packed audience in Hyderabad as part of the India leg of his Dastakhat World Tour. The concert featured popular songs and drew music lovers in large numbers, highlighting the city’s growing appetite for live music events.

BRS working president KT Rama Rao said Telangana’s agricultural transformation under former Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao has turned the State into a hub for migrant farm labour, driven by assured irrigation and farmer support schemes.

The Telangana State Board of Technical Education and Training will introduce 10 new industry-driven diploma programmes in government polytechnics from 2026–27, adding over 2,280 seats and focusing on job-oriented education for Class X students.

App-based transport workers linked to Ola, Uber, Rapido and Porter will observe an All-India “breakdown” on Saturday, protesting falling incomes and alleged exploitation. Unions demand minimum base fares and stricter regulation under the Motor Vehicle Aggregator Guidelines, 2025.

Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy continued his denigrating language against political rivals during a public meeting in Nizamabad. He accused BJP MPs of failing to secure funds and projects for Telangana.

After a gap of two financial years, the Central government has approved the release of Rs.259.36 crore under the 15th Finance Commission to gram panchayats in Telangana following the completion of Gram Panchayat elections, officials said.

A Telangana media delegation led by the Press Information Bureau visited the Central Institute of Freshwater Aquaculture in Bhubaneswar during an official Odisha tour. Scientists briefed the team on research initiatives, fish breeding practices and sustainable aquaculture technologies

The Economic Survey 2025-26 has recommended a 17-hour ban on advertisements promoting ultra-processed food to curb rising childhood obesity. It also proposed higher taxes, stricter food labelling norms and regulatory measures to reduce consumption and protect public health

A 30-year-old woman died while undergoing treatment after allegedly attempting suicide by consuming pesticides along with her two children at their Rekurthy residence in Karimnagar. The children remain in serious condition, and the police have launched an investigation

Suspense continues over the selection of mayor and deputy mayor candidates for the newly formed Mancherial Municipal Corporation, with Congress, BJP and BRS yet to announce names. The mayor post is reserved for BC (General), triggering intense lobbying among aspirants ahead of the polls.

The All India Majlis e Ittehadul Muslimeen has launched its campaign for the municipal polls across the State, with party president Asaduddin Owaisi leading outreach programmes. The party is banking on its past electoral performance in Telangana, Maharashtra and Bihar

BRS candidate Kothapally Srikanth has announced cash assistance for marriages, funerals and pensions in Sangareddy’s Ward No.16. Releasing his manifesto, he also promised CC cameras, welfare schemes and development works if elected in 2026.

Burglars who broke into a liquor shop at Chityala town fled with just two beer bottles and Rs.20,000 in cash, leaving behind a fully stocked store. Police are examining CCTV footage to identify the offenders.

Protests erupted across Telangana as BRS cadres demonstrated against the SIT summoning party president and former Chief Minister K. Chandrashekhar Rao in the alleged phone-tapping case, alleging political vendetta by the Congress government.

The annual three-day Gandhari Maisamma jatara began at Gandhari Khilla in Mancherial on Saturday. Members of the Rodda clan of the Naikpod community are performing rituals and cultural programmes, with a Praja Darbar planned on the final day

Telangana’s only Monkey Rehabilitation Centre in Nirmal is battling fund shortages and staff constraints even as it handles a rising caseload from multiple districts, prompting officials to seek more centres and stronger institutional support to tackle the monkey menace.