It is still early days for the KCR-led government in the newly carved-out  Telangana state, but one has to admit it has found its feet. Trashed by Congress leaders in the election campaign as agitators who lack administrative skills, KCR and his team have succeeded in conveying the message that they are no novices when it comes to running the government. For a party brought to power by people who were sold varied dreams, the task is truly gigantic, and like Narendra Modi at the national level, KCR too does not enjoy the luxury of a honeymoon and he is as conscious of that as anyone else. Officials are emerging out of review meetings with a clear perception that the ...

The battle unfolding in the Telugu-speaking world, in which some Hyderabad-based channels are baiting the leaders and people of Telangana, is a long-running one. There are over 17 news channels in the Telugu market. Some 14 of them are backed by coastal Andhra/ Rayalaseema money, which comes with distinct caste affiliations, and openly ally themselves with parties opposed to the formation of Telangana. Many of these channels have been waging a no-holds-barred political battle against the Telangana movement since December 2009. Channels like ETV, ABN-Andhrajyothi, TV9 and NTV have supported the voices demanding a united Andhra Pradesh. They have often used aggressive tactics like cherry-picking statements of Telangana leaders to create panic among employees from coastal Andhra who have settled ...

The face-off, since last week, between the Telangana Assembly and a section of the Seemandhra media which has apparently not reconciled itself to the birth of the new state has raised vital legal issues. The new Assembly passed a resolution on June 14, authorising speaker Madhusudanachary to take stern action against the news channel TV9. The Speaker referred the issue to a special committee (in the absence of a Privileges Committee). If the Assembly were to imprison or reprimand media persons, as some have demanded, for the derogatory and contemptuous reporting of the swearing-in of its MLAs by the Seemandhra owned TV9, the new state’s legislative history would begin with a confrontation between a constitutional Estate and the Fourth Estate. ...

స్వయంకృతాపరాధము… టివి9, ఎబిన్ ల ప్రసారాల నిలిపివేతపై  ఆశించినంతగ  మేధావుల  నుండి స్పందన రానందుకు  ఎబిన్ అధినేత, రాధాక్రిష్ణ ఖిన్నుడైనట్టున్నారు. ఇదేనా ప్రజాస్వామ్య  తెలంగాణ?  ఇందుకేనా తెలంగాణ కోసం పోరాడింది?   అని తన బాధను లోకం బాధగ చెప్పే ప్రయత్నం చేసినా, పెద్ధగ ఫలితం కల్గినట్టులేదు. అయినా, ప్రజాస్వామ్య పరిరక్షనకు మీరెంతగా పాటుపడిందీ…,  పిడికెడు  గుత్తేదార్ల  కొమ్ముకాస్తు,  కోట్లాది  ప్రజల అశలపై ఎట్లా  నీళ్ళు చల్లడానికి ప్రయత్నించిందీ…, తెలంగాణ వాదమే లేదనీ, తెలంగాణ  రానే రాదనీ,  రెచ్చగొట్టి,  వందల విద్యార్థుల  ఆత్మ హత్యలకు ఎట్లా    కారణమైందీ…,  ఇంకా ఏ మేధావి   మరవలేదు. అవి ఇప్పట్లో మరిచేవి కావు. నిజానికి, ఈ చైతన్యం మీ చలవే!. నాలుగున్నరేల్ల క్రితం  తెలంగాణ ప్రకటించబడినపుడు,  ప్రజాస్వామ్యమంటె ఏమిటో, అందులో మీడియా పాత్ర  ఎట్లుండాలో, మీరు గనక చూపించక పోయుంటె, ఒక సగటు మనిషికి ఈ రాజకీయలు అర్థం అయ్యేవి కావు, తన వాడెవడో…, తనతోనే ఉండి గోతులు తీసే వాడెవొడో…   తెలిసేదీ కాదు. ఆయినా ఇప్పుడు బాదపడి ఏం  లాభం రాధాక్రిష్ణ  గారు, మహానది లాంటి తెలంగాణ ఉద్యమంలో,  ఏ ...

-Video Removed Due To TV9′s Copyright Claim- There is an uproar in Telangana on the TV9′s program called bullet news after it’s latest episode said unspeakable things about KCR & members of 1st Telangana assembly. TV9 just like other Andhra channels like ABN have been trying to discredit Telangana Govt over the promises it has to keep, even before it decided anything on how to implement those. In the process, TV9 not just went on to say KCR backtracked on the housing scheme but said he should watch his face in a mirror, a disgusting comment, just like the Andhra filmmaker RGV tweeted a day earlier. While many in Telangana are shocked by the unsavory comments on their Chief Minister, ...