EC declares panchayat polls in Telangana conclude peacefully
Hyderabad, Dec.18 (RAHNUMA): The State Election Commission (EC) on Thursday announced that panchayat elections across Telangana concluded peacefully. In a statement, the Election Commission informed that no major untoward incidents occurred anywhere, and security arrangements were effectively implemented. With the election process completed, the election code in force across the state was lifted from 5 […]
Changing MGNREGA name is an insult to Gandhi: Ponguleti
Hyderabad, Dec.18 (RAHNUMA): Minister for Revenue, Housing, Information, and Public Relations Ponguleti Srinivas Reddy said that removing Mahatma Gandhi’s name from the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme is an insult to him. The Minister said the removal of Gandhi’s name is a shameful act. In a statement released on Thursday, Ponguleti criticised that […]
BJP slams police action, demands recount in Jagtial Panchayat poll row
Hyderabad, Dec.18 (RAHNUMA): Telangana BJP president N. Ramchander Rao strongly condemned alleged irregularities during the third phase of Gram Panchayat election counting at Paidipalle village in Velgatoor mandal of Jagtial district. Rao alleged that votes from another ballot were not counted, resulting in the BJP-backed candidate Jakkula Mamatha Sekhar losing by a narrow margin of […]
Be remembered not merely as officers, but as public servants: Bhatti
Hyderabad, Dec.18 (RAHNUMA): Deputy Chief Minister Bhatti Vikramarka stated that civil servants truly do justice to their stature only when people remember them not just as officers, but as public servants. He was speaking as the Chief Guest at the valedictory ceremony organised on Thursday at the Marri Channa Reddy Human Resource Development Centre […]
CONG SECURES 66% VICTORY IN PANCHAYAT ELECTIONS: CM REVANTH REDDY
Hyderabad, Dec.18 (RAHNUMA): Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy on Thursday declared that the Congress party had achieved a spectacular victory in the recently concluded three-phase Panchayat elections in Telangana, calling the outcome a clear verdict on his government’s two-year rule. Speaking to the media at his residence in Jubilee Hills along with several state ministers, […]
Telangana CM Revanth Reddy dares KCR to debate on river water allocation
Hyderabad, Dec 18 (IANS) Telangana Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy on Thursday dared his predecessor and the BRS president K. Chandrasekhar Rao to a debate on the ‘injustice’ meted out to Telangana in the allocation and utilisation of Krishna and Godavari waters during the 10-year rule of BRS. The Chief Minister stated that the government […]
Telangana constitutes new SIT to probe phone tapping case
Hyderabad, Dec 18 (IANS) Telangana Police on Thursday constituted a new Special Investigation Team (SIT) under the overall supervision of Hyderabad Police Commissioner V. C. Sajjanar to probe the alleged phone tapping during the previous BRS regime Director General of Police (DGP) B. Shivadhar Reddy issued an order, constituting the nine-member SIT. Ramagundam Police Commissioner […]
Congress-backed candidates win over 53 pc Gram Panchayats in Telangana
Hyderabad, Dec 18 (IANS) Telangana’s ruling party Congress has bagged over 53 per cent of Sarpanch posts in the Gram Panchayat elections held in three phases. The party continued its dominance in the final phase held on Wednesday (December 17) to secure a clear majority. Out of 4,159 Gram Panchayats notified for the third phase […]
Congress holds state‑wide protests in Telangana over National Herald case
Hyderabad, Dec 18 (IANS) Tension prevailed at the Congress party headquarters at Gandhi Bhavan here on Thursday as the party leaders tried to march towards the BJP office as part of its protest over the National Herald Case. All India Congress Committee (AICC) ICC in-charge Meenakshi Natrjan, Telangana Pradesh Congress Committee (TPCC) president Mahesh Kumar […]
RBI Guv calls on Telangana CM, praises state’s economic policies
Hyderabad, Dec 18 (IANS) Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Governor Sanjay Malhotra, on Thursday, called on Telangana Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy and appreciated the economic policies being implemented by the state government. The RBI Governor, who is Hyderabad to attend the RBI Board meeting, had a courtesy call on the Chief Minister at his […]
