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- Dr. Suman K Kasturi The conventional belief is that a leader is different from a manager and a manager is different from a leader. Can the two go hand in hand in a person? Rarely, but it is not an absurdity. The Chief Minister of Telangana KCR is a good example for the same, in my opinion. In order to justify my argument that KCR is an unsurpassable leader with managerial qualities, I would like to provide the following working definitions of a manager and a leader in the opening. In general, a person responsible for controlling or administering an organization or group of staff is called amanager. Such a person is given that status upon getting recognised in terms ...

CM KCR unveiled his administration’s ideas for 2.5 Hours and listed out his priorities in various sectors, including irrigation, power and welfare, where he identified several lapses in the erstwhile combined State. He reminded his administration that all laws hitherto were framed in the context of erstwhile Andhra Pradesh.Tthe Chief Minister said new laws would be framed with a Telangana orientation. Addressing a day-long workshop and brainstorming session at Dr Marri Chenna Reddy HR Development Institute, which is aimed at giving a direction to the new state, the Chief Minister said he would himself get involved in the planning process in certain critical departments and asked his Cabinet colleagues to play their part in their respective departments. A large number of officials from every ...

The Circular (No. 12012/05/2014-SR) sent by the joint secretary in union home ministry to Mr Rajeev Sharma, chief secretary to the Telangana government, is as follows: Governor to get reports on law and order in city “In order to ensure that the provisions regarding the special responsibility of the Governor is implemented smoothly vis-a-vis the Government of Telangana, the following amendments to the state business transaction rules are proposed: (1) The Governor shall have power to call for any record or information or decision of the Council of Ministers or any authority relating to the responsibilities envisaged under Section 8 of the AP Reorganisation Act, 2014. The Commissioners of Police and the SP of Ranga Reddy district shall furnish periodical ...

After issues over Polavaram, Power PPAs, Water to Delta, the BJP and TDP combine in AP and in Centre are moving to hand the powers over law & order in Hyderabad and Cyberabad jurisdictions to the common governor. As per news from Delhi, the centre reportedly prepared this draft after AP CM Chandrababu Naidu gave it in writing to the Centre that the the law & order in Hyderabad should be maintained through the police forces of both AP & Telangana. Mr Naidu asked in his letter that all powers over law& order should be vested with the Governor and that the Commissioners of police should report directly to the Governor and not either of the State Governments. As per ...

Telangana Bhoodan Authority was constituted here on Saturday. The state government adapted Andhra Pradesh Bhoodan and Gramdhan Act, 1965 to the state of Telangana under Section 101 of the Andhra Pradesh Reorganisation Act, 2014. The government issues GO 11 and appointed principal secretary (Revenue) as authority to exercise the powers and discharge the duties of the Telangana Bhoodan Board. Immediately, 3500 files of the existing AP Bhoodan Yagna board have been moved from it’s present headquarters in Gandhi Bhawan to CCLA office. The files are now being studied to see where all the original land bank was and how much of it is occupied illegally. For instance, in Sheikpet, out of the original 50 acres, hardly 7 is left now, as ...