In the T News Live show yesterday, CM KCR said the Delhi rulers have by force separated 7 mandals of Telangana and merged them into AP. He said it is a bitter reality now and not much can be done. With this, the curtains came down on the contentious issue. Earlier, while the TRS was claiming to go to court over procedural lapses in getting the amendment passed, they seem to have accepted the reality right after passage of the Polavaram ordinance. The State Government till now did not approach the supreme court on the issue. This is perhaps out of the realization that the NDA government is determined to make the amendment even if the court nullifies the amendment. A ...

Here are the videos of CM KCR’s Live show on T News channel on Thursday. We have earlier posted his answers to all questions he faced from viewers and intellectuals here. Part 1: Part 2: Part 3:

Telangana cabinet made 43 policy decisions in a marathon cabinet meet on Wednesday. Here is the video of CM’s press conference after the cabinet meet. Part 1:   Part 2:

Steel Authority of India Limited (SAIL) which has earlier declared it’s decision to establish a steel plant to tap Bayyaram iron ore, as we reported the news earlier, is reportedly already in discussions with Telangana government over the roadmap for setting up the plant. CM KCR disclosed this in a meeting with officials while discussing the formulation of an industrial policy tailored for Telangana. The steel plant reportedly has an initial investment of 30,000 Cr and will be set up on the borders of Warangal and Khammam district. With this, wishes of all those people who rallied for a steel plant in Bayyaram is coming true. It needs to be recollected that former CM YSR handed over the mining in Bayyaram ...

The Telangana government is planning to make Hyderabad a base for low-cost airlines by slashing sales taxes on airline fuel. Bringing down sales tax on Aviation Turbine Fuel (ATF) will encourage more airlines to set up base in Hyderabad, add more air connectivity, drive more economic activity and promote tourism in the state. The value-added tax on jet fuel currently stands at 16% and slashing it to 4% will make Telangana among the few Indian states to do so. States that reduced tax on jet fuel include Gujarat, Orissa, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh and West Bengal. The ATF slash could be clubbed with other promotion programs which would aim at increasing the aviation activity by encouraging the airlines’ throughput. Similar exercise in Bangalore ...