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The BJP which has been mysteriously silent on all major issues Telangana has been facing ever since it became a state, has now woke up and raised its voice, only to shoot itself in the foot. In a hurry to corner the TRS Govt, the BJP got several things wrong. While it could have acted like a much needed constructive opposition in the new state, clearly it’s heart is in catering to the agenda of andhra leadership. Otherwise why would it try tying up a welfare scheme like FAST scholarship with State’s brand ambassadorship? The BJP asked why Sania, born in Maharashtra and married to Pakistani, is declared brand ambassador and not a local? Don’t these BJP leaders know that Modi ...

There is a controversy about the comments made by MP Kavitha Kalvakuntla, regarding Telangana not being part of Indian union. Here are the original questions and answers that we are sharing for our readers to understand the context of the comments. While the right-wing is busy projecting what she said about Telangana not being part of Indian union prior to 1947-48 to paint her views as muslim appeasement, they conveniently skipped the part where she supported the uniform civil code! The comments were quoted in a transcribed article in a Indian Express article about 1st time MPs and the challenges they face. It’s a free-wheeling chat between 3 1st time MPs – Kavitha, Anupriya Patel and Pratap Sinha. The latter two belong to Apna Dal ...

The BJP on wednesday criticized  Telangana Government for appointing tennis star Sania Mirza its brand ambassador and giving her a grant, saying she is a non-local and “daughter-in-law” of Pakistan. K. Laxman, BJP’s floor leader, alleged that the ruling TRS did this to appease minorities in view of the coming elections to the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation(GHMC) and alleged that all actions of TRS in last 50 days of rule are to appease muslims. The BJP leaders opined that brand ambassador should have been a local and pointed out that Sania was born in Maharashtra and then came to Hyderabad in 1986, and chose to marry Pakistani cricketer Shoaib Malik in 2010. The newly elected floor leader hence thought Sania is ‘unfit’ for the honor ...

The logo & badge designed by Laxman Aley for Telangana police was officially approved by the chief minister K Chandrasekhar Rao and DGP Anurag Sharma. The Telangana police received as many as 2,000 logos, out of which, Laxman’s is finalised. We have posted earlier when the logo was finalized. “It was a very tough time for me to design the logo. I am sure the symbol will portray the bravery and sincerity that the force shows in maintaining the law and order and protecting people’s rights. the logo has the shape of a shield that evidently represents a warrior’s first line of defence. It also accentuates positive energy in action, understanding emotions of citizens, strong will power to make decisions ...

Telangana Government is embarking on an ambitious plan to set up a ‘Pharma City’ near Hyderabad in nearly 8,000 acres. The City will include industries as well as residential colony, and a power plant with 500 MW capacity will be set up adjacent to the pharma city to provide captive, dedicated and uninterrupted power supply to the industry, a press release from the chief minister’s office said today. “The required land, infrastructure facilities, communication facility, power supply, water supply etc. will be provided by the government…,” it said. The pharma city is expected to accommodate about five lakh employees besides their families in the residential colony touching about twenty lakh over a period,” the release quoted Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao as saying. The Chief Minister ...