Hyderabad: The Telangana High Court on Thursday ordered a stay on the implementation of Government Order (GO) MS No. 9, which proposed 42 per cent reservation for Backward Classes (BCs) in the upcoming local body elections. In its interim order, the court suspended the operation of the GO until further directions are issued. The bench…
Special Correspondent Hyderabad: Tension prevailed across Telangana on Thursday as police detained several Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) leaders, including the party’s working president K.T. Rama Rao and senior leader T. Harish Rao, ahead of the party’s planned ‘Chalo Bus Bhavan’ protest. The BRS had announced the agitation demanding the immediate rollback of the recent hike…
Amaravati: Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu on Wednesday congratulated Prime Minister Narendra Modi on completing 25 years in governance, calling his leadership visionary and inspiring. Naidu retweeted the prime minister’s post marking the milestone and commended his commitment to public service, recalling his journey from Gujarat chief minister to leading the nation. PM…
Machilipatnam (Andhra Pradesh): The Krishna district in Andhra Pradesh has bagged four Swachh Andhra Awards at the state level, an official said on Thursday. Addressing a press conference, District Collector D K Balaji highlighted Krishna district’s achievements under the Swachh Andhra Swarnandhra programme. The four awards bagged by the district include Cleanest Village Panchayat (Challapalli),…
Hyderabad: The state BJP today strongly condemned Congress leader Rahul Gandhi for repeatedly choosing foreign soil to malign India and its Constitutional institutions. Targeting the Narendra Modi government, Leader of the Opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi has said the biggest threat to India is the “attack on democracy”. At an interaction at EIA University…
Hyderabad: Senior Congress leader and former minister R Damodar Reddy died at a hospital here due to a kidney-related illness. He was 73. Damodar Reddy breathed his last at a super-speciality hospital here late on Wednesday, Congress party sources said. Reddy, who was battling health issues for several months, succumbed to his illness despite medical…
Amaravati: The Andhra Pradesh government has decided to clear pending bills of contactor amounting upto Rs 400 crore for the works they executed since 2014, said a government source. Contractors who executed works between 2014 and 2019, with project value below Rs 5 crore, will now receive payments, ending years of financial uncertainty and hardship,…
Hyderabad: An interstate drug peddling racket involved in transporting ganja from Malkangiri district of Odisha to Rajasthan via Hyderabad was busted here on Tuesday, police said. Contraband weighing 1,210 kg worth Rs 6.25 crore was seized, and one person was taken into custody in this connection, it said. Acting on credible information, police teams intercepted…
Hyderabad: The Art of Living Foundation’s three-day Navaratri Mahotsav in City, held under the divine guidance of Gurudev Sri Sri Ravi Shankar, concluded today with an atmosphere of devotion, cultural vibrance, and spiritual fulfillment. The celebration drew thousands of devotees from across Telangana who immersed themselves in rituals, chants, dance, and satsangs that blended tradition…
Hyderabad: Kondareddypally, the native village of Telangana Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy, has become South India’s “first fully solar-powered village,” under the state government’s green energy mission. Spread across Vangoor mandal in Nagarkurnool district, the project covers 514 houses and 11 government buildings, an official release said on Sunday. Currently, 480 houses are powered by…
