Telangana

It was ridiculous on the part of the CM to enjoy cricket match while farmers were committing suicides, Rama Rao alleged while participating in Rythu Deeksha held at Sircilla Telangan bhavan in Sircilla on Saturday.

Due to lack of sufficient irrigation water and quality power supply, farmers in desperation to save their standing crops are hitting the borewell drilling agencies and winding machines repair stalls.

He was speaking at a protest staged by the party at the Roads and Building department's guest house here on Saturday.

From April 13 to 16 rituals related to Sri Rama Navami would be performed.

This could have been utilised for filling as many as 19 reservoirs under the project. He also wondered why the State representatives had abstained from the three-member committee meeting of the KRMB two days ago.

BRS Working President KT Rama Rao accused the Congress of preaching one thing while doing the exact opposite by welcoming BRS MLAs into their party while allowing them to retain their posts.

Khammam MP Nama Nageswara Rao, Rajya Sabha member Vaddiraju Ravichandra and ex-MLA Sandra Venkata Veeraiah and others took in the deeksha held in Kallur as support for the farmer.

Telangana’s anti-naxal forces Greyhounds and Bijapur police jointly conducted an anti-Naxal operation,

According to officials, the training of panchayat secretaries in Kamareddy district was completed two days ago and the training would be imparted in Nizamabad district in a week's time.

The BJP has called on Governor CP Radhakrishnan to request a report from the State government regarding the alleged phone tapping incidents that occurred during the previous administration.

Addressing party workers on the occasion of BJP foundation day at the party State office on Saturday, Kishan Reddy alleged that the Chief Minister was giving more priority to poaching MLAs and leaders from rival parties than implementing the guarantees.

The advisory released amid heatwave alert issued for the State by India Meteorological Dept Hyderabad (IMD-H) lists out the Dos and Don’ts for the citizens.

IMD has forecast heatwave conditions for Sunday in isolated pockets of Khammam, Mahabubnagar, Nagarkurnool, Wanaparthy, Narayanpet, and Jogulamba Gadwal districts.

Forest officials, in a statement, said that the wild tusker entered the forests of Aheri range in neighboring Maharashtra after crossing Pranahita river at Jilleda village in Penchikalpet mandal on Saturday morning.

"The incident occurred in the Pujari Kanker forest along the interstate border while a team of Greyhounds, Telangana's elite anti-Naxal force, was conducting an operation," he stated.

The incident occurred when a soil-laden tipper overturned and fell on two-wheeler on the victims were traveling at Bornapalli.

Citing the hardships being faced by farmers across the State due to lack of irrigation water and quality power supply, the BRS president said it was much more than a natural calamity, and was a man-made and government-made calamity.

Kawal Tiger Reserve Field Director S Shantharam, in a press statement, said the elephant was currently in the waters of Pranahita river by crossing the two villages around 8 pm.

The Mid Manair was filled to the brim and unfortunately today sported a deserted look due to the Congress government’s inefficiency, said Leader of Opposition and BRS president K Chandrashekhar Rao.

The Former Minister has demanded the government to release three DAs immediately by obtaining the permission from Election Commission.

While actor-turned politician Kangana Ranaut referred to Netaji Subash Chandra Bose as the first PM of India, Tamil Nadu BJP president Annamalai mentioned Mahatma Gandhi was Prime Minister.

The government did not clear dues of Rs 351.52 crore pertaining to Bathukamma saree orders to TESCO.

The team collected samples of the different chemicals found on the site at Chandpur village in Hathnoora mandal on Friday.

Vinay (21), who lived at Danavaigudem in Khammam city and his co-worker Ajay Thakur of Uttar Pradesh were said to have purchased two two-wheelers through a finance company.