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T’gana Cong leaders told to be on alert against SIR voter deletions

T’gana Cong leaders told to be on alert against SIR voter deletions

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Hyderabad With the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls all set to commence in Telangana on Thursday, the ruling Congress in the state has sounded an alert to all its leaders and cadre at the ground level, asking them to be on toes to see that there is no large scale deletion of genuine voters. T’gana Cong leaders told to be on alert against SIR voter deletions Addressing the party functionaries through a zoom conference on Wednesday, chief minister A Revanth Reddy warned the party leaders against being complacent and showing negligence during the SIR exercise, set to commence on Thursday, “Leaders who fail to perform their responsibilities will be given 10 days to improve, failing which they will be replaced. They must ensure extensive awareness campaigns in villages with the support of sarpanches and grassroots workers,” the chief minister said. The virtual meeting was attended by Telangana Pradesh Congress Committee (TPCC) president Mahesh Kumar Goud, AICC in-charge for Telangana Meenakshi Natarajan, deputy chief minister Mallu Bhatti Vikramarka, AICC secretary Sachin Sawant, ministers, MLAs, …

Kavitha gets EC nod for T’gana Rakshana Sena

Kavitha gets EC nod for T’gana Rakshana Sena

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Former Telangana MP Kalvakuntla Kavitha’s newly-launched political party will be called ‘Telangana Rakshana Sena’, as opposed to the name — ‘Telangana Rashtra Sena’— she announced on April 25 during the party’s launch, according to Election Commission of India (ECI). Notably, the name that Kavitha announced was not among the five names proposed to the ECI seeking approval and registration. Kavitha gets EC nod for T’gana Rakshana Sena On Thursday, the Telangana Jagruthi president received a communication from the ECI approving the name of her newly-launched political party as ‘Telangana Rakshana Sena’ (TRS) for registration. In a letter released by Kavitha’s office, an ECI official asked her to issue public notifications in two national and two local newspapers each, informing about the party name approved by the poll body. “Those who have any objections to the proposed party name may send their objections in writing to the ECI within 30 days. Final approval of the party’s name will be subject to the decision on the objections, if any, received by the commission. Registration will occur only after …

Kavitha gets EC nod for T’gana Rakshana Sena

T’gana RTC strike ends, state accepts majority of demands| India News

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Employees of the Telangana State Road Transport Corporation (TGSRTC) on Saturday called off their three-day strike following marathon talks between the representatives of the employees’ joint action committee and the state government that ended in the wee hours. T’gana RTC strike ends, state accepts majority of demands The employees were back on the job from the first shift on Saturday with over 6,000 buses hitting the roads. RTC’s Joint Action Committe chairman E Venkanna told reporters that the negotiations with the group of ministers led by deputy chief minister Mallu Bhatti Vikramarka and official delegation led by TGSRTC chairman Y Nagi Reddy ended on a cordial note. “The state government agreed to the majority of our long-pending demands, including pay revision, declaration of elections to the recognised union, and merger of RTC with the state transport department,” Venkanna said. Vikarmaka said TGSRTC was part of the state government family. “It is deeply moving when a member of our family is lost,” he said, referring to the death of a 55-year-old driver Shankar Goud, a day …

Kavitha gets EC nod for T’gana Rakshana Sena

SCs, STs 3 times more backward than OCs/general: T’gana survey| India News

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The Socio, Economic, Educational, Employment, Political and Caste (SEEEPC) survey commissioned by the Telangana government last year has indicated the prevalence of small and fragmented landholdings, with 80% of the households falling under the small landholding category having less than five acres. SCs, STs 3 times more backward than OCs/general: T’gana survey The SEEEPC survey, completed in January 2025, was kept in public domain on Wednesday night, after state backward classes welfare minister Ponnam Prabhakar, along with chief secretary K Ramakrishna Rao released it to the media. “The survey, covering approximately 35.5 million individuals across 242 castes, was the first comprehensive door-to-door caste survey of its kind in independent India,” Prabhakar said. The survey was analysed by an independent experts’ working group (IEWG), led by jstice B Sudershan Reddy and convened by economist Praveen Chakravarty and the report was submitted to the government in July 2025. It was also released in the public domain simultaneously. The 178-page report of the experts panel disclosed that Scheduled Castes (SCs) have the highest proportion of small landholding households …

Kavitha gets EC nod for T’gana Rakshana Sena

T”gana CM to police| India News

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Hyderabad, In the wake of Maoist activities waning in Telangana, Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy has hinted that senior police officials should consider scaling down staff in the Greyhounds, a specialised commando force that deals with the Left-Wing Extremist problem. Purpose served, consider scaling down anti-Maoist commando force Greyhounds: T”gana CM to police Speaking at the ‘Telangana Police Retreat 2026’ event of the state police on Monday, Reddy said the 1,200 staff working in Greyhounds can be relocated to some other wings of the Police department. “You have 1,200 well-trained people in the Greyhounds. In the wake of combing and other activities coming down, they can be rearranged in some other places . If there are sanctioned posts for a particular purpose and when that purpose is resolved, what is the use of continuing that staff in that department?” Reddy has asked. Ahead of the March 31 deadline set by the Centre, as many as 130 Maoists, including some women cadre, surrendered before Revanth Reddy here on March 7. “Now there is no Telangana state …

T’gana Cong leaders told to be on alert against SIR voter deletions

SC upholds HC’s clean chit to T’gana CM in SC/ST case| India News

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The Supreme Court on Monday upheld an order of the Telangana high court closing a criminal case against state chief minister A Revanth Reddy under SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act 1989 finding no prima facie ground to sustain the allegations. SC upholds HC’s clean chit to T’gana CM in SC/ST case A bench headed by Chief Justice of India (CJI) Surya Kant passed the order on a petition filed by the complainant N Peddi Raju who approached the top court challenging the dismissal of the case by the high court in July 2025. “We read in between lines, how these political battles take place,” observed the bench, also comprising justices Joymalya Bagchi and Vipul M Nautiyal observing that the view taken by the high court was both “possible and plausible” as the allegations were inferential in nature with no material to establish the role of the present CM. The criminal case was registered in 2016 by Raju, the director of SC Housing Society in Razole who accused Revanth Reddy, his brother Kodanda Reddy among others …

SC gives T’gana Speaker three more weeks to decide on disqualification pleas against BRS MLAs| India News

SC gives T’gana Speaker three more weeks to decide on disqualification pleas against BRS MLAs| India News

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The Supreme Court on Friday extended the time accorded to the Telangana assembly Speaker to decide on the disqualification petitions against two out of the 10 rebel Bharat Rashtra Samiti (BRS) legislators by three weeks, failing which it cautioned of initiating contempt proceedings. SC gives T’gana Speaker three more weeks to decide on disqualification pleas against BRS MLAs A bench of justices Sanjay Karol and AG Masih said, “List after three weeks. We expect the Speaker to positively take a decision, failing which we will proceed with contempt.” The order came in a bunch of petitions by BRS leaders, including a contempt petition filed by KT Rama Rao, the working president of BRS, who alleged that the Speaker was in contempt for violating the three-month deadline for deciding on the disqualification pleas set by the top court’s July 31 order last year. When the matter was heard last on January 16, the court had granted two weeks to the Speaker to decide on three of the pending disqualification pleas. Senior advocate Abhishek Manu Singhvi, appearing for …

SC gives T’gana Speaker three more weeks to decide on disqualification pleas against BRS MLAs| India News

T’gana HC declines plea against ticket price hike for latest Chiranjeevi-starrer| India News

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The Telangana high court on Saturday refused to entertain a house motion petition by advocate Vijay Gopal seeking a cancellation of the hike to ticket prices for the film Mana Sankara Varaprasad Garu, starring actor Chiranjeevi, scheduled for release on January 12, said lawyers familiar with court proceedings. T’gana HC declines plea against ticket price hike for latest Chiranjeevi-starrer They added that the high court asked the advocate to file a fresh petition on January 19, after the Sankranti festival. The development came a day after the high court cancelled a similar hike in ticket prices for Prabhas-starrer Raja Saab, and also reprimanded the state government over a lack of consistent policy frameworks on film ticket prices and allowing hikes on a film-to-film basis. The court expressed displeasure over the state’s approach, questioning whether such repeated relaxations serve public interest and cautioning the government against converting cinema into a luxury On Friday, the state government issued orders allowing a special paid premiere show for Mana Shankara Varaprasad Garu between 8 pm and 10 pm on …

Actor Sivaji appears before T’gana Women’s Commission over “inappropriate” remarks, tenders apology

Actor Sivaji appears before T’gana Women’s Commission over “inappropriate” remarks, tenders apology

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Hyderabad, Telugu actor Sivaji on Saturday appeared before the Telangana State Commission for Women here after being summoned for an inquiry in connection with his “inappropriate” remarks at a film event. Actor Sivaji appears before T’gana Women’s Commission over “inappropriate” remarks, tenders apology During the inquiry, he tendered an apology for his remarks on women and admitted his mistake, a release from the Commission said. “He stated that he was withdrawing his comments in their entirety and assured that hereafter he would speak about and behave towards women with dignity and respect,” it said. During the inquiry, Chairperson of the Telangana State Women’s Commission, Nerella Sharada, questioned him on how one could justify harassment by attributing it to women’s attire. Earlier, Sivaji, in a video posted on ‘X’ on December 23, admitted to having used two “unparliamentary” words inadvertently during his speech and apologized for the same. Sivaji made the remarks at an event of the film ‘Dhandora’ on December 22. Taking the case on its own, the Commission had recently directed him to appear …

Congress govt in T’gana completes 2 years in power

Congress govt in T’gana completes 2 years in power

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The Congress government in Telangana, led by chief minister A Revanth Reddy, completes two years on Sunday, braving administrative challenges, financial constraints, judicial hurdles and political rumblings. When the Congress came to power in Telangana in December 2023, it dislodged the nine-and-a-half-year rule of the Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS), led by K Chandrashekar Rao (KCR). (ANI) When the Congress came to power in Telangana in December 2023, dislodging the nine-and-a-half-year rule of the Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS), led by K Chandrashekar Rao (KCR), there were not many hopes that it would survive for long; for, the party had secured a razor-thin margin, winning 64 seats in the 119-member state assembly—only four above the majority mark. Being a relatively new entrant into the Congress, Revanth Reddy had to handle political heavyweights within the party like N Uttam Kumar Reddy, Komatireddy Venkat Reddy and Mallu Bhatti Vikramarka. Yet, he managed to stabilise his government within months, thanks to firm backing from the Congress high command. In an obvious bid to prevent any dramatic collapse, Revanth Reddy managed …