Hyderabad: A central panel on dam safety has ripped into the Telangana government after sections of the Medigadda (Lakshmi) barrage (which diverts, rather than stores, water) sank into the Godavari River last month, making the structure “useless unless fully rehabilitated”. The barrage is part of the ruling Bharat Rashtra Samithi’s flagship ₹ 80,000 crore Kaleshwaram…
Hyderabad: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Thursday visited the Medigadda barrage of Kaleswaram project in Telangana, touted as the world’s largest multi-stage lift irrigation project, where cracks have developed in the pillars of the barrage. After inspecting the ‘damage’, Gandhi alleged that cracks have appeared in multiple pillars of the barrage due to shoddy construction. “Kaleshwaram…
Hyderabad: Dr. Shahida, Professor, Department of Women’s Education, Maulana Azad National Urdu University, has observed that the Women’s Reservation Bill cleared by the Parliament should not pave the way for the ‘home rule’ movement of the already established politicians and power-hungry forces in society. Addressing a well-attended webinar on ‘India’s Power-Sharing Politics: The Women Reservation…
Hyderabad: Taunting the BJP over its promise to make a backward caste leader as chief minister in Telangana, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday asked how can the saffron party do so when it is going to get only a meagre percentage of votes. Addressing a poll rally at Kalwakurthy in Telangana, he said BJP leaders…
New Delhi: Voicing concern over “privatisation of mines”, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday alleged that it was a violation of labour laws and it meant pushing the workers into “bonded” labour, as he shared a video of his recent interaction with workers of the Singareni Coal Mines in Telangana. In the video shared by…
Hyderabad: In a setback to the BJP ahead of the November 30 Assembly polls in Telangana, former MP G Vivek Venkataswamy resigned from the party and joined the Congress in the presence of AICC former president Rahul Gandhi here. In a letter to Telangana BJP chief G Kishan Reddy, Vivek, National Executive Board Member of BJ,…
Vijayawada: The Andhra Pradesh High Court on Tuesday granted interim bail to Telugu Desam Party chief and former chief minister Nara Chandrababu Naidu in the alleged scam in Andhra Pradesh Skill Development Corporation for four weeks. After reserving its judgment on Monday on his bail petition on grounds of deteriorating health, the High Court granted on…
Bhubaneswar: As the Visakhapatnam-Rayagada Passenger Special train jumped the track on Sunday evening in Andhra Pradesh, the six-year-old daughter of Dilip Kumar Patro fell from the upper berth but fortunately did not suffer any major injury. While recounting the horror of the train’s collision with Visakhapatnam-Palasa Passenger that left 14 people dead and 50 others injured,…
Kota: An AAP candidate for the upcoming Rajasthan Assembly polls was detained and booked by police for allegedly cheating some people in Hyderabad, Telangana. Dipesh Soni (32), a jewellery trader and resident of Panwar, got the AAP ticket to contest from Khanpur Assembly constituency in Jhalawar, Rajasthan. Station House Officer of Panwar police station Dinesh…
Visakhapatnam: Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy on Monday visited the train accident victims at the Vizianagaram Government General Hospital and enquired about their treatment and facilities. At least 14 persons died and 50 were injured when Palasa Passenger hit the Rayagada Passenger train from behind on the Howrah-Chennai line at Kantakapalli, about…
