Unlike the very public outrage they express when KCR states the obvious about employee repatriation, Andhra media seems to be acting asleep when a major stakeholder in Hyderabad tore apart the claims of Andhra leaders over Hyderabad. Asaduddin Owaisi not just picked up individuals and called them names but dubbed the 50+ year rule of AP over Hyderabad as ‘loot’. Yet there is deafening silence from the 3 major dailies and the dozen odd news channels that lose no opportunity in attacking anyone who differs with their political view. The fact is that Owaisi’s view not just decimated the demands of some politicians to make Hyderabad a UT but put to permanent rest that GoM is considering ‘central rule’ over ...

The decade-old pestering problem of fluorosis came back into focus thanks to the 1-day Deeksha held last week by Telangana Development Forum (TDF) and Telangana Netizens Forum (TNF). Several eminent personalities from all walks of life have participated in the event which was a show of strength from Telangana civil society to tackle a dreaded menace that disrupted lakhs of lives. This effort seems to have bore fruit by triggering a meeting of speaker with the Collector of Nalgonda as well as Principal Secretaries of Rural Water Supply & Sanitation Dept. and Women,Child Dev & Social Welfare Dept – Vikas Raj & Neelam Sahani respectively. The meeting decided that a 10 member committee comprising of officers of all these departments ...

Putting all wild speculation to rest, Defense Minister Antony seems to have told Asaduddin Owaisi that he didn’t submit any such support which suggested Telangana share Hyderabad as joint capital with Andhra and share revenue with it for 10 years. “I have asked Antony about the committee’s reports in newspapers. He (Antony) has clearly stated that he has not given any such report,” the All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen leader told reporters in Delhi after a meeting with the GoM on Telangana in which Antony was also present. Obviously, after GoM was formed, Antony committee was wound up as it’s tasks are anyway being done by GoM. So it made sense that Antony would not submit a separate report when GoM ...

An interesting snap from Nizam’s era showing the Pahelwans!

Stage is set for the introduction of Telangana Bill in Parliament during its winter session commencing on December 5. The Cabinet Committee on Parliamentary Affairs (CCPA) which met under the chairmanship of Defence Minister A K Antony on Monday decided to hold the winter session of Parliament from December 5 to 20. The duration of the session has been kept short in view of Assembly elections in five States. Among other things, the Parliament session is likely to witness the introduction of historic Telangana Bill which would make the dream of 29th State of the country, a reality. Union Home Minister Sushil Kumar Shinde announced that the process of Telangana State formation would be completed at any cost before the ...