The latest stories — each one links to the report it came from.
Top stories
Village youth and residents of Mutyampet in Jagtial district on Tuesday felicitated Telangana Shivaji Sena district president Busa Madhu and Vakiti Tirupati Reddy, who has been newly appointed BJYM district secretary. The two leaders thanked those who made the felicitation programme a success. They also said they hoped the cooperation and support extended by the youth and residents of the village would continue in the same manner.
About 300 Muslim minority families from Nizam Vali Colony in Kadiri town of Sri Sathya Sai district quit the YSRCP and joined the Telugu Desam Party. The families belong to the old 15th ward, now the 18th ward. At an event held at the MLA's office under ward incharge Hyder Ali, MLA Kandikunta Venkata Prasad draped them with party scarves. He said he would ensure respect for all who joined and work to resolve their problems.
State Home and Disaster Management Minister Vangalapudi Anita will visit Parchur on the 8th of this month, party functionaries told a press conference at the Parchur mandal Telugu Desam Party office. Along with Parchur MLA Eluri Sambasiva Rao, she will lay foundation stones and inaugurate development works worth crores of rupees. A meeting with leaders and workers was held on arrangements. Mandal president Kolla Srinivasa Rao urged large participation.
Telangana Revenue and Housing Minister Ponguleti Srinivasa Reddy said Indiramma housing towers taken up as a pilot project under CURE would be completed and keys handed to beneficiaries within a year. He laid the foundation stone at Gajularamaram in Kutbullapur constituency, Medchal Malkajgiri district, on Tuesday along with Minister Sridhar Babu and MLA K.P. Vivekanand. Contractors finishing a month early get Rs 45 lakh and two months early Rs 90 lakh. Of over 7,000 applicants, 5,218 were eligible; 480 were picked by lottery in the first phase.
A 75-foot cutout of Prime Minister Narendra Modi was unveiled in Tirupati on Tuesday. A 'Modi Jatara' programme, planned to run for 75 hours with the aim of a Guinness Book of World Records entry, was launched at the SV Tarakarama grounds in the city. One thousand Vedic scholars performed special pujas and offered blessings under Matangi Peetham head Nandagiri Swami. BJP district president Samanchi Srinivas, SC Morcha state president P. Suresh and former Srikalahasti temple chairman Kola Anand attended.
State Minister Ponguleti Srinivas Reddy said the people's government's aim is to deliver welfare and development benefits to every doorstep. On Sunday, at his residence near Sri Sri Circle in Khammam, he distributed cheques worth Rs 1,02,51,000 to 216 beneficiaries from Khammam Rural and Yedulapuram municipality areas. Of these, 51 beneficiaries in Khammam Rural mandal received Kalyana Lakshmi cheques, while 70 in Yedulapuram municipality and 95 in Khammam Rural mandal got CMRF cheques. He said the government stands by every poor family in distress.
The graduates' MLC election in the combined Khammam, Nalgonda and Warangal districts is not an ordinary election but will decide who speaks for graduates in the Legislative Council, BJP state executive member Rukma Rao said. He was chief guest at a district workshop held Friday at the BJP Khammam district office, chaired by district president Nelluri Koteswara Rao. He said recruitment, filling of vacancies, exam transparency and skill training must be raised continuously, and urged every eligible graduate to register as a voter.
Ten Congress party workers from Peddanagaram village in Narsimhulapet mandal of Mahabubabad district joined the BRS in the presence of former minister DS Redya Naik. The workers said they were switching parties as they were unhappy with the Congress government's policies. Redya Naik alleged that the Congress government had deceived people in the name of six guarantees. He advised BRS workers to work in coordination at the village level, and welcomed the entrants by draping shawls on them.
Khammam District Collector Divakara TS said in a statement on Tuesday that a fresh voters list is being prepared for the Warangal-Khammam-Nalgonda graduates' constituency on Election Commission of India directions. Those who graduated by October 31, 2023 are eligible, with November 1, 2026 as the qualifying date. The exercise follows a Legislative Council vacancy in March 2027. Form-18 can be filed online or with the AERO; the last date is November 6. The draft roll will be published November 25 and the final roll December 30.
Usha has been appointed joint convener of the BJP Endowment Cell for Hyderabad Central district. The appointment letter was handed over to her in the presence of the party's state endowment cell convener A Surya Prakash, state joint convener D Shivaprasad and state co-convener Niranjan Desai. Hyderabad Central district convener Pochala Prasad, co-convener Thota Mallikarjuna and district co-convener Santosh congratulated her. Usha said she would work for the protection of Sanatana Dharma and temples.
YSRCP MP Mithun Reddy was met as a courtesy by former 23rd ward councillor Girija Sai Shekhar Reddy and party leader Devata Satish at Tattivaripalli Junction during his Madanapalle tour. They accorded him a warm welcome, honoured him with a shawl and presented a bouquet, and discussed several issues. Girija Sai Shekhar Reddy said meeting the MP was a matter of joy, and that they would work in coordination with leaders and workers to strengthen the party in the 23rd ward, remain accessible to people and help resolve their problems.
Andhra Pradesh Tourism Minister Kandula Lakshmi Durgesh said municipality, ZPTC, MPTC and panchayat elections will be held one after another in October and November, with the notification to be issued in October. If the process is not completed by November, the state risks losing 16th Finance Commission funds due from the Centre, he said. Durgesh laid the foundation for 417 km of roads worth Rs 28.89 crore in Nidadavolu constituency, East Godavari district, urging voters to elect alliance candidates so that development and welfare reach the grassroots.
Minister Ponguleti Srinivasa Reddy said steps are being taken to complete the land survey in every village within one and a half years, with a Bhudhaar number allotted to each land parcel. He reviewed land issues with collectors and officials of the erstwhile Adilabad districts at Nirmal on Monday, along with in-charge Minister Jupally Krishna Rao. He said the last survey was held 125 years ago and disputes persist, and directed transparent surveys and coordination between revenue and forest departments in tribal areas. He said the goal is Indiramma houses for all eligible poor, making Telangana hut-free.
YSRCP state youth joint secretary Kishore Reddy paid a courtesy call on Rajampet MP Midhun Reddy at the YSRCP party office in Madanapalle. They discussed problems in Thamballapalle constituency, strengthening the party and the upcoming local body elections. Kishore Reddy said he brought the constituency people's problems to the MP's notice. Strategies for the party's success in the elections and coordination among leaders and workers were also discussed. He said the constituency would be strengthened further under MLA Dwarakanatha Reddy.
Former MLA Biyyapu Madhusudan Reddy called on every party worker to work collectively for a YSRCP victory in the coming local body elections. A mandal extended-level meeting was held under his chairmanship at the party office in Srikalahasti town, where ID cards were distributed to leaders and workers. He said party ranks need not fear any threats from the coalition government and assured them of his support. Electing YS Jagan Mohan Reddy as Chief Minister in 2029 is the goal, he said.
The CPM announced a rally and public meeting in Markapuram on the 7th of this month on district development issues. A pamphlet for the meeting was released at the party office in Giddalur. CPM leader T Avulayya said no funds had been allocated for development 10 months after the district was formed and that full-fledged officers had not been posted to all departments. He sought Rs 10,000 crore for the district, small and medium industries, a leather factory in Giddalur and Veligonda phase-two works. B Narsimhulu, D Thomas and D Srinivasulu attended.
State Revenue, Information and Housing Minister Ponguleti Srinivas Reddy and Excise and Culture Minister and district in-charge Jupally Krishna Rao held a review at the Nirmal collectorate on Monday. They discussed land issues, record maintenance, registrations and stamps, implementation of housing schemes, beneficiary selection and construction progress. Officials were told to clear pending applications within deadlines and monitor house construction at field level. The ministers also asked collectors about performance across the erstwhile Adilabad districts.
BJP candidate Konda Satya Yadav has won the Narayanpet municipal chairman post. He secured 13 votes, including the ex-officio vote, while the Congress candidate received 11 votes. TRS members remaining neutral and the party avoiding internal differences worked in the BJP's favour. The party gained control of the municipality through key alignments. Manjula Raghavender Reddy was elected vice chairman.
A preparatory meeting for the local body elections was held in the Rahmat Puram area of the 23rd ward of Hindupur municipality. Constituency in-charge T N Deepika participated and said workers were the backbone of the party. She called for the YSRCP flag to fly in every panchayat in the coming panchayat elections and asked workers to tell people about the government's unfulfilled promises. Identity cards received from the central office were then distributed to leaders and workers. State minority wing joint secretary Farooq and ward presidents Mansoor, Asif, Shabbir and others attended.
MLA Mynampally Hanmantha Rao responded to rumours of a constituency change, saying he will contest only from Malkajgiri. He alleged that some people were deliberately spreading falsehoods on social media claiming he would contest from Kutbullapur or Medchal. Positions were not important and party workers were, he said, adding he was ready to sacrifice his life for them. He resigned from the BRS on Friday. Congress leader Narsa Reddy Bhupathi Reddy invited him to the party. He is unhappy his son Rohith was denied the Medak ticket.
