Amaravati, Feb 15 (IANS) Financial assistance and expressions of support continued to pour in from various organisations and political parties for a Muslim vendor from Andhra Pradesh who was allegedly harassed by a group of individuals during the recent Medaram Jatara in neighbouring Telangana.The Minority Rights Protection Committee extended financial assistance of Rs 50,000 to Shaik Shaiksha Vali, the vendor from Kurnool district, who had travelled to the tribal fair to sell traditional sweets…
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Amaravati, Feb 15 (IANS) Andhra Pradesh minister for education and information technology Nara Lokesh has come out in support of a Muslim vendor who faced harassment by some YouTubers during the recent Medaram Jatara in Telangana.Lokesh reacted to the media reports about the harassment of Shaik Shaiksha Vali, the vendor from Kurnool, Andhra Pradesh.Shaik Shaiksha Vali was selling ‘Khoya bun’, a famous food from his region, during the tribal fair in Telangana’s Mulugu district.A group of Yo…
Hyderabad, Feb 5 (IANS) No gang-rape of a minor girl occurred during the recent Sammakka Saralamma Jatara, shows the preliminary inquiry by the National Commission for Women (NCW).The inquiry committee constituted by the NCW to probe the allegations arrived in Mulugu district of Telangana on Thursday afternoon.According to an official release by the state government, the inquiry committee headed by NCW member Delina Khongdup met Collector T. S. Divakara and Superintendent of Police Ramnath Kekan…
Hyderabad, Jan 18 (IANS) The Telangana Cabinet on Sunday gave its nod for conducting municipal elections in the state.The Cabinet meeting presided by Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy at Medaram in Mulugu district unanimously decided to conduct elections as early as possible to 116 municipalities and seven municipal corporations whose term has ended.The elections will be conducted for a total of 2,996 wards and divisions. Two days ago, reservation was finalised for various categories.For the first…