Lokeswara Rao

Accused of taking bribes, ex-Tehsildar hangs himself in Telangana jail

October 15, 2020

In a sensational move, Telangana’s former Tahsildhar E.B. Nagaraju (47) who was arrested by the Anti Corruption Bureau (ACB) for accepting a bribe of Rs 1.10 crore a few months ago, was found hanging from a window grill in his barrack in Chanchalguda central prison, Hyderabad on Wednesday. It is...

Petition filed in SC to remove Jagan as Andhra Pradesh CM

October 15, 2020

Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y.S. Jaganmohan Reddy’s letter has created flutters in the Supreme court who alleged irregularities by Justice N.V. Ramana, a sitting judge of the Supreme Court, and next in line to become the Chief Justice of India. After the Delhi High Court Bar Association took serious objection...

Rains wreak havoc in Andhra, Telangana, death toll crosses 20

October 15, 2020

Heavy rains caused massive destruction in Andhra Pradesh and Telangana, as more than 20 people lost their lives, with 15 people dying in Hyderabad alone. At least seven also died in Andhra Pradesh. The incessant rainfall also led to widespread waterlogging and the inundation of many low-lying areas in the...

Heavy rainfall in Andhra Pradesh, Telangana leaves eight dead

October 14, 2020

At least 8 people died due to heavy rains in Andhra and Telangana. The leader of the opposition Chandrababu Naidu’s home on the banks of River Krishna in Amaravathi was also gushed under floodwater. A woman was killed when the car in which she was travelling with her son and...

Man sets Andhra nurse on fire for rejecting his advances

October 14, 2020

Despite the government reiterating commitment to women safety, there is no let-up in crimes against women in Andhra Pradesh. In another such gruesome crime, a woman died after a man burnt her alive after she rejected his advances in Vijayawada. The woman, who died, was a nurse by profession. Agitated...

Telangana Assembly passes bill providing 50% reservation for women in GHMC body

October 14, 2020

An amendment bill, providing 50 per cent reservation for women in the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC), was passed on Tuesday by the Telangana Legislative assembly. The assembly, which met for a day, passed the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (Amendment) Bill, 2020, providing for the reservation and three other amendment...

Two dead, five injured due to heavy rainfall in Hyderabad

October 13, 2020

The deep depression in the Bay of Bengal has caused heavy rainfall in North coastal and Godavari districts of Andhra Pradesh and some parts of Telangana especially in the city of Hyderabad on Monday. A house in the old city of Hyderabad collapsed due to heavy rain and two women...

Andhra Pradesh: Amaravati protest against 3 capitals completes 300 days

October 13, 2020

Protests for ‘One State One Capital’ have completed 300 days on Monday as farmers’ protests intensified across the Amaravati region. The farmers marched against the trifurcation of the capital as proposed by Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Jagan Mohan Reddy. Reddy has proposed to have three state capitals, i.e. executive capital...

CM KCR’s daughter Kavitha elected to Telangana Legislative Council

October 13, 2020

Telangana Rashtra Samithi president and chief minister K Chandrasekhar Rao’s daughter Kalvakuntla Kavitha on Monday returned to active politics by winning the by-elections to the legislative council with a thumping majority. Kavitha was away from active politics ever since she lost parliamentary elections from Nizamabad in May 2019. TRS candidate...

Andhra HC orders CBI probe into defamatory remarks against judiciary

October 13, 2020

The Andhra Pradesh High Court on Monday ordered a probe by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) into the abusive posts on social media and alleged derogatory remarks against the state judiciary. Notice was issued to 49 leaders and activists of the state’s ruling YSR Congress Party and the agency...

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