Lokeswara Rao

Greater Hyderabad municipal polls to be held with ballot papers, says Telangana EC

October 7, 2020

Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) elections will be conducted with ballot boxes and ballot papers given the prevailing Covid-19 situation, the Telangana State Election Commission (SEC) said on Tuesday. “Telangana SEC has decided to conduct the ensuing GHMC elections and other left-over ULBs (urban local body) polls with ballot boxes...

Andhra CM meets PM Modi, TDP questions his 10 Delhi trips in 17 months

October 7, 2020

Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y.S. Jaganmohan Reddy met Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the latter’s residence on Tuesday amid speculations of YSRCP joining NDA. During the 50-minute-long meeting, the two leaders are learned to have discussed several developmental aspects of Andhra Pradesh. Reddy has represented to the Prime Minister 17...

As Covid numbers rise, Telangana to follow strict pandemic rules during this festive season

October 6, 2020

As the Covid-19 cases in Telangana are on a steady decrease with less than 300 cases reported in Hyderabad, Telangana Health Minister Etela Rajendar said people should take all the precautions and follow the Covid-19 guidelines for the upcoming festive seasons like Batukamma and Dasara where people in thousands celebrate...

CM JAGAN TO MEET PM MODI TODAY AMID SPECULATION ABOUT YSRCP JOINING NDA

October 6, 2020

The YSR Congress Party chief and Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy will be meeting Prime Minister Narendra Modi at 10.30 am on Tuesday. This has triggered speculation about the YSRCP joining the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) at the Centre. According to sources, the Prime Minister is...

YSRCP indulging in vendetta politics: TDP

October 5, 2020

With municipal authorities demolishing the compound wall and toilet of Visakhapatnam former MP and city’s ex-Mayor Sabbam Hari, the TDP has described it as an action resulting from vendetta politics by the ruling YSRCP. The officials said that Sabbam Hari has encroached 12 ft of government land and constructed the...

Andhra Pradesh CM likely to meet PM Modi tomorrow

October 5, 2020

Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy is likely to meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi on 6 October. He is also said to have an appointment with Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman. He is scheduled to leave for Delhi on 5 October. Reddy has already met the Union Home Minister...

Chandrababu Naidu targets Jagan govt as miscreants vandalise TDP leader’s car

October 5, 2020

TDP chief N Chandrababu Naidu and party general secretary Nara Lokesh have expressed anger over the incident in which the car of the party spokesperson Kommareddy Pattabhi was vandalized by miscreants at his residence. Both the leaders blamed the Jagan government for such incidents. Naidu told the TDP leader to...

KCR writes to Centre as Telangana seeks complete control over dam on Krishna

October 5, 2020

Ahead of the Apex Council meeting on 6 October on the irrigation projects in Delhi, Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrasekhara Rao (KCR) has written a 14-page letter to Union Minister for Jal Shakti Gajendra Singh Shekhawat. He alleged that injustice has been meted out to Telangana in the allocation of...

On Gandhi Jayanti, row over renaming ‘Kasturba Govt Junior College’ after YSRCP MLA’s father

October 3, 2020

The move to change the name of ‘Kasturba Govt Junior College’ after ‘Grandhi Venkateshwara Rao’ who is the father of ruling YSRCP MLA Srinivas Grandhi has kicked up a controversy in Bhimavaram town in West Godavari district. This controversy follows a massive row over privatisation of historic MR college in...

ATROCITIES AGAINST DALITS IN ANDHRA ANGER TDP LEADERS

October 3, 2020

TDP general secretary and former minister Nara Lokesh accused the YSRCP government of trying to cover up the suspicious death of another Dalit youth Ajay, while in the excise police custody in Vijayawada. Lokesh alleged that the efforts were being made to cite ill health as the cause behind the...

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