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Senior Cong leader files complaint against Vijayvargiya on Agniveer remark

Senior Congress leader and former Rajya Sabha member V Hanumanth Rao filed a complaint against BJP leader Kailash Vijayvargiya for his remark to employ Agniveers for security at the party office

Rs 8,052 cr worth road works underway in Hyderabad: Telangana Minister KTR

Rama Rao said about 30 per cent of the SRDP works are over and the rest of them are in various stages even as they are expected to be completed by next year

Centre should withdraw plan to sell assets worth Rs 40,000 cr in Telangana

In a letter to Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, KTR said, instead of selling the assets, the Central Government should explore the possibilities of reviving and strengthening the PSUs

Telangana: Active cases zoom past 2,000-mark with 236 fresh infections

No fresh fatality occurred due to the infection in the state and the death toll continued to be 4,111

Centre must drop plans to sell assets worth Rs 40,000 cr in Telangana: KTR

The central government's plans to sell PSUs are nothing but making a mockery of state government's rights, he said in the letter

Congress is left with only history but no future: Telangana minister KTR

Telangana Minister for IT and Industries KT Rama Rao said lashed out at Congress and said that it had ruined the state and the entire country

KCR announces Rs 25 lakh for kin of youth killed in Agnipath protest

The Telengana government on Friday announced Rs 25 lakh ex-gratia for the family of the youth who died in railway police firing at Secunderabad railway station during the protest against Agnipath

Anti-Agnipath stir indicator of unemployment crisis in India: K T Rama Rao

With protests against the Centre's new 'Agnipath' scheme for recruitment of defence personnel turning violent in several parts of the country, Telangana Minister for IT and Industries K T Rama Rao on Friday said the stir indicates the unemployment problem in the country. "The violent protests against #AgniveerScheme is an eye-opener & acute indicator of the magnitude of unemployment crisis in the country Pehle Desh ke Kisan Ke Saath ??????? Aur Ab Desh ke Jawan Ke Saath ??????? From One Rank - One Pension to proposed No Rank - No Pension!," Rama Rao, known as KTR, tweeted. The Ministry of Defence had on Tuesday unveiled the Agnipath scheme which is a pan-India merit-based recruitment scheme for enrolling soldiers, airmen and sailors. Under the scheme, young persons will be provided an opportunity to serve in the armed forces as "Agniveer" for a period of four years, including training period.

Telugu compulsory for class 1 to 10 of CBSE, ICSE, IB schools in Telangana

The Telangana government has mandated Telugu as second language for students of CBSE, ICSE, IB and other board-affiliated schools from Class 1 to 10 beginning this academic year

Rajesh Exports will invest $3 bn to set up India's first e-display plant

Jeweller Rajesh Exports has agreed to invest $3 billion in Telangana state to set up the country's first electronic-display plant, the state government said late on Sunday

Telangana NRIs, other states hail KCR's decision to enter national politics

Several NRIs from Telangana and other states have welcomed Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao's decision of foraying into national politics

India's first display fab to be established in Telangana worth Rs 24,000 cr

The Telangana government signed an MoU with Karnataka-based Elest for the proposed fabrication unit which will manufacture next generation displays for smartphones, tablet computers, and laptops

Situation under control in Telangana after tension over social media post

The situation was brought under control by police after there were tensions over a social media post, informed the police on Saturday

Telangana BJP president under house observation over protest on fare hike

Bharatiya Janata Party's Telangana President Bandi Sanjay Kumar has been put under house observation on Friday over a protest against Road Transport Corporation (RTC) fare hike in the state

'Are you promoting rapes?' BJP MP questions silence of Telangana ministers

After as many as five rape cases involving minors were reported within a week in Hyderabad, BJP MP Arvind Dharmapuri on Wednesday questioned the "silence" of CM KCR and Minister KT Rama Rao

BJP to work for good governance, ending dynastic misrule in Telangana: Modi

BJP has so far been unable to make much gains in south India outside Karnataka, but its recent show in Telangana has infused the party with hope of ensuring a strong presence in another southern state

Division of Telangana done in such a way that it led to bitterness: Shah

Home Minister Amit Shah on Thursday asserted that the Narendra Modi government has never meted out step-motherly treatment to any state and his party has always supported the formation of Telangana.

KCR fires fresh salvo against Centre, says Telangana discriminated

Centre is conspiring to weaken the states financially, Rao alleged while Rahul Gandhi said Telangana was born out of people's aspirations for a better future, but it has suffered from 'misgovernance'

BJP to hold its 2-day national executive in Hyderabad from July 2

As the BJP is working to emerge as the main challenger to the TRS in Telangana, the party is holding its key body meet in Hyderabad, the sources said.

Telangana attracts investments worth Rs 2.34 trillion in 8 years

Telangana has attracted investments to the tune of over Rs 2.34 lakh crore since the formation of the state in 2014, an official report said