The TRS needs to present a new vision and long-term solutions to agrarian distress, unemployment and Hyderabad-centric development. Kalvakuntla Chandrashekar Rao’s (KCR) sweeping victory in Telangana shows that the Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) chief has defeated the Congress at its own game of welfare populism. The declaration of the results of the state elections saw […]
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Will An Expensive Vaastu-Compliant ‘Secretariat And Assembly’ Strengthen KCR’s Regime?
Telangana CM K Chandrasekhar Rao laid the foundation stone for a new Assembly-secretariat complex in accordance with Vaastu. Good luck to KCR even as his state faces huge difficulties. Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao laid the foundation stone for a new secretariat to be built — reportedly at a cost of Rs 400 crore […]
Now, ‘Thullur’ Will Be The ‘New Capital Of Andhra Pradesh’ Instead Of Amaravati!
If the latest reports are any indication, YCP Government might prefer Thullur in Guntur District as the new capital of Andhra Pradesh instead of Amaravati chosen by the previous government. A10-feet Land was acquired from a Farmer for laying road to the residence of former CM Chandrababu Naidu in Undavalli. Now, YCP Government decided to […]
Can Smart Electricity Meters Re-Energise Telangana’s Crumbling Power Distribution Companies?
The dusty electricity meter that records household’s power consumption is acknowledged only once a month, when an agent from the power utility arrives to take the reading and generate a bill. The process is tedious, corruption-prone, and the distribution company has to invest heavily in the manpower required to read every meter, every month. This […]
Water Scarcity Worst-Hit In ‘Slums’, Still Unable To Get Sufficient ‘Drinking Water’ In Hyderabad
Summer season came and gone but the water scarcity still dominates Hyderabad. The worst-case are slum-dwellers. The KCR government promised safe drinking water, Mission Bhageeratha but till time nothing happened, everything remained in promises only. It’s 3 am at BS Maqtha, a densely populated slum in the heart of Hyderabad, just a stone’s throw away […]
Why Andhra Pradesh Rejected Chandrababu Naidu And Telugu Desam Party?
In Telugu speaking states the politician who suffered the biggest losses in 2019 elections was Andhra Pradesh’s three time Chief Minister, N Chandrababu Naidu. A series of political miscalculations led to the decimation of Naidu’s Telugu Desam Party in Assembly and Lok Sabha polls in Andhra Pradesh. To begin with, TDP left the National Democratic […]
Hyderabad’s ‘Water Mafia’ Exposed In 100 Crore Thriving Racket!
Without any meaningful supervision and control from the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) or the state government, Hyderabad’s water tanker mafia has been running an unhindered annual business of estimated Rs 100 crore plus. Unmetered supply by the GHMC to water tankers, daily theft of thousands of litres of filtered drinking water from the municipal […]
The ‘Fading Glory’ Of Congress Party In ‘Telugu States’
The series of elections in Telangana and Andhra Pradesh have not helped the respective State Congress parties to revive their fortunes. While in Andhra Pradesh the party made no efforts in the last five years to bounce back, in Telangana the fortunes of TPCC continues to plummet. It is slipping towards a rather highly embarrassing […]
Confusion Over Telangana Waqf Board Chairman’s Tenure
Deep confusion has cropped up on Telangana State Waqf Board (TSWB) as former Telangana Rashtra Samithi MLC Mohammed Saleem continues to occupy the seat of chairman of the Muslim endowments body. While activists and a section of the staff and board members opine that Saleem’s term as chairman is co-terminus with his membership of the […]
Who Should Bear The Cost Of ‘Shopping Bags’ — The Retailer Or The Shopper?
It’s a story that resonates with most shoppers. You buy it on a whim; and since it’s an unplanned purchase, you haven’t brought your shopping bag. This implies shelling out anywhere between Rs3 and Rs30 on the retailer’s carry bag, which displays the brand’s XL-sized logo. Here’s the conundrum: Can retailers charge you for those […]