Hyderabad, April 12 (IANS) BRS working president K. T. Rama Rao plans to undertake a statewide padayatra in Telangana next year to focus on public issues, as part of efforts to reconnect with the people and strengthen the party organisation. While admitting that a gap had developed between the party and the people during its decade in power, he said steps would be taken to bridge it through direct engagement, including the proposed padayatra.He exuded confidence that the BRS would stage a strong…
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New Delhi, March 19 (IANS) The Delhi High Court, on Thursday, directed the Election Commission of India (ECI) to expeditiously decide an application filed by a former Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) leader K. Kavitha seeking registration of her proposed political outfit ‘Telangana Praja Jagruti’. A single-judge bench of Justice Amit Bansal passed the direction while dealing with a writ petition moved by K. Kavitha in her capacity as President of the proposed party, alleging inaction on the part of …
Hyderabad, March 18 (IANS) Opposition BRS legislators staged a protest near Telangana Assembly on Wednesday demanding payment of the Minimum Support Price (MSP) for maize farmers in the state.Holding maize cobs in their hands, BRS MLAs and MLCs gathered at Telangana Martyrs’ Memorial Gun Park before marching to the Assembly.Led by BRS deputy leader in the Assembly T. Harish Rao, the BRS legislators raised slogans, demanding the government to open centres to procure maize and ensure payment of …
Hyderabad, March 12 (IANS) The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Thursday served notice to Telangana Jagruthi leader K. Kavitha in connection with the hearing of the Delhi excise policy case in the Delhi High Court.A team of CBI officials personally handed over the notice of the High Court, informing her about the hearing of the CBI’s petition on March 16.Kavitha has been informed that she is at liberty to argue anything against the petition on the date fixed or any other date to which …
Hyderabad, Feb 17 (IANS) Telangana’s ruling Congress on Tuesday captured power in seven more municipalities while the main opposition BRS took control of one urban local body.Elections to Chairpersons and Vice-Chairpersons in three municipalities were postponed again due to a lack of quorum and clashes between Congress and Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) cadres.Elections to the posts of Chairpersons and Vice-Chairpersons could not be held on Monday due to various reasons, including violence.Chaos…
Hyderabad, Feb 16 (IANS) Elections to chairpersons and vice-chairpersons of 11 municipalities in Telangana were postponed on Monday as both the ruling Congress and main opposition BRS accused each other of resorting to undemocratic means to capture power in the urban local bodies.Elections in Yellandu, Sultanabad, Ibrahimpatnam, Kagaznagar, Ketanapally, Khanapur, Zaheerabad, Inderesham, Dornakal, Jjangaon and Thorrur have been postponed by the election authorities.Elections to 116…
Hyderabad, Feb 13 (IANS) Telangana BJP president N. Ramchander Rao claimed on Friday that the results of municipal elections made it clear that the political landscape of Telangana is undergoing a decisive shift. Reacting to the results of the elections for 116 municipalities and seven corporations, he stated that the saffron wave is marching ahead in Telangana“BRS is gone: A party that once dominated urban local bodies has witnessed a dramatic collapse. From a towering 1,341 wards earlier, it…
Hyderabad, Feb 13 (IANS) Telangana’s ruling Congress party has won nearly 60 per cent of urban local bodies, the results show on Friday night.The Congress party captured power in 64 out of 116 municipalities and three out of seven corporations.Main Opposition Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) bagged 13 municipalities, while Forward Block captured one urban local body.There were no clear winners in 38 municipalities. This triggered camp politics by both Congress and BRS to lure independents and othe…
Hyderabad, Feb 9 (IANS) Campaigning for municipal elections in Telangana came to an end on Monday.Polling in seven municipal corporations and 116 municipalities will be held on Wednesday (February 11).A total of 12,930 candidates are in the fray for 2,996 wards in the 123 urban local bodies.As many as 52.43 lakh voters are eligible to cast their votes in the municipal elections. They comprise 25.62 lakh men, 26.80 lakh women and 640 others.The State Election Commission has set up 8,203 polling c…
Hyderabad, Feb 5 (IANS) Alleging a secret understanding between BRS and BJP for the municipal elections, Telangana Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy on Thursday alleged that the BJP is taking ‘protection money’ to shield BRS leaders in various scams. He challenged the BJP government at the Centre to arrest former Chief Minister K. Chandrasekhar Rao (KCR) and his son K. T. Rama Rao (KTR) in the Kaleshwaram and Formula E race cases, respectively.Addressing a public meeting as part of the Congres…