Hyderabad, July 6 (IANS) Telangana’s minister for transport and backward classes welfare Ponnam Prabhakar on Monday demanded the BJP to apologise to people of the country for embezzlement of crores of rupees in Ayodhya Ram Mandir. He accused the BJP of using the name of god and ‘akshintalu’ (grains laced with turmeric) for politics.Talking to media persons, the Congress leader recalled that former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi laid the foundation stone for the construction of the Ram Janmabh…
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Hyderabad, July 5 (IANS) The Telangana government is committed to the construction of one lakh houses under the Indiramma scheme in Greater Hyderabad, said state minister Ponnam Prabhakar on Sunday. He stated that the Congress government’s goal is to realise the dream of owning a home for every poor family. He also gave an assurance that the poor will be provided houses in close areas where they have their livelihood.Minister for Transport and Backward Classes (BC), Ponnam Prabhakar, who is also…
Hyderabad, July 2 (IANS) Tension prevailed at BRS headquarters Telangana Bhavan here on Thursday as police detained former minister T. Harish Rao and other BRS leaders as they were heading to Gun Park for a debate with state ministers on the alleged irregularities in Gurukul residential school tenders.There was high political drama in Hyderabad as three ministers reached the Telangana Martyrs’ Memorial (Gun Park) for a debate with Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) leaders.However, police detained f…
Hyderabad, June 29 (IANS) Telangana Minister Ponnam Prabhakar on Monday ploughed the field and sowed seeds on the occasion of Eruvaka Purnima, which marks the beginning of the new agricultural season.The Minister for Transport and Backward Classes Welfare joined the farmers to sow seeds, thus inaugurating agricultural activities.Prabhakar participated in the activity in Kurella village of Koheda Mandal, Husnabad constituency, Siddipet district, thereby inaugurating kharif agricultural activities…
Amaravati, June 26 (IANS) Andhra Pradesh Governor S. Abdul Nazeer and Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu have said that Muharram inspires people to walk on the path of truth.In their messages on the occasion of ‘Youm-e-Ashoora’ or 10th Muharram, the Governor and the Chief Minister called for emulating the spirit of Muharram.“Muharram, the first month of the Islamic lunar calendar, holds a special place in the hearts of Muslims worldwide. Muharram commemorates the martyrdom of Hazrat Imam …
Hyderabad, June 25 (IANS) The Bonalu festival, which symbolises the unique culture of Telangana, will be held from July 16 to August 13. The Telangana government is making elaborate arrangements for conducting the festivities on grand scale in Hyderabad.The festival will commence on July 16 at Sri Jagadamba Mahankali Temple at the historic Golconda Fort.Endowments Minister Konda Surekha, who is currently visiting London, held a Zoom meeting with officials of various departments to review the arr…
Hyderabad, June 22 (IANS) A Telangana Road Transport Authority (RTA) official was killed when a speeding lorry ran over him during vehicle-checking in the state’s Jayashankar Bhupalapally district early on Monday, officials said.The incident occurred near Chelpuru in Ganapuram mandal as RTA officials were checking vehicles.A speeding lorry, laden with coal, lost control and hit Motor Vehicle Inspector (MVI) Venkanna, who, along with other employees, was checking the vehicles in front of the Dist…
Hyderabad, June 14 (IANS) Telangana Deputy Chief Minister Mallu Bhatti Vikramarka on Sunday described the Salar Jung Museum as the embodiment of Hyderabad’s soul and a living testament to religious harmony and secularism.He participated in the 75th anniversary celebrations of the Salar Jung Museum and the 137th birth anniversary of Salar Jung III Mir Yousuf Ali Khan, the man behind the world’s largest single-person collection of antiques and art.Telangana Governor Shiv Pratap Shukla, state Min…
Hyderabad, June 3 (IANS) Telangana sentiment is suddenly back at the centre stage of the state’s politics with Andhra Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister Pawan Kalyan’s comments stirring a row, drawing widespread condemnation from political parties and Telangana activists. The Jana Sena Party (JSP) leader’s press conference in Hyderabad on Wednesday was intended to clear the air after his party was denied permission to hold a public meeting earlier in the day to mark Telangana Formation Day and the de…
Hyderabad, June 1 (IANS) Telangana’s minister for transport and backward classes welfare Ponnam Prabhakar demanded that Andhra Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister Pawan Kalyan apologise to people of Telangana before organising a public meeting here. Reacting to reported plans of Pawan Kalyan’s Jana Sena to hold a public meeting titled ‘Nava Nirmana Sabha’ in Hyderabad, the minister said on Monday that the actor-politician should first apologise for what he called hurting Telangana’s self-respe…