In a major relief to BRS working president KT Rama Rao, the Telangana High Court extended its interim orders and protected him from arrest in connection with the Formula E race case until the pronouncement of the verdict. Rao had approached the court with a petition to quash the FIR filed by the Anti-Corruption Bureau under the Prevention of Corruption Act, against him. The court reserved its order on the criminal petition filed by the former minister.
Manmohan Singh’s tenure as prime minister was not only marked by economic reforms but also saw the birth of the youngest state of the country – Telangana –the culmination of a long-standing struggle for statehood that left the residual state of Andhra Pradesh depleted and angry.
A meeting between Telangana Chief Minister Revanth Reddy and directors, producers, and actors from the Tollywood industry is underway at Telangana State Police Command and Control Centre at Banjara Hills in Hyderabad.
Film producer and Chairman of the Telangana Film Development Corporation, Dil Raju, has shared that Sri Tej, the victim of the Sandhya Theatre tragedy and the son of Revathi, who lost her life in the incident, is responding well to treatment and has been taken off the ventilator two days ago.
In response to the tragic stampede during the Pushpa 2 premiere in Hyderabad, the Telangana government has banned actor visits to theatres and benefit shows ahead of movie releases.
Meanwhile, Union Home Minister Amit Shah is likely to release the BJP's manifesto on Saturday, during his visit to the state to attend election rallies in Nalgonda, Gadwal, and Warnagal
"Post Karnataka polls, the BJP is not doing well in Telangana as before and hence there is doubt how far this will impact the polls. Moreover, many are disappointed with the announcement of a committee instead of straight way commitment to the sub-catagorisation of SCs,” said poll analyst CR Gowri Shanker.
Telangana IT Minister and Working President of the ruling Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS), KT Rama Rao on Tuesday took a jibe at Congress and said that the state is guaranteed with one Chief Minister for every six months if the grand old party is elected to power in upcoming assembly polls.
Andhra Pradesh Congress Chief Gidugu Rudra Raju on Tuesday said that his party will win the upcoming Telangana assembly elections with an absolute majority and accused the Chief Minister K Chandrashekar Rao of reneging on many promises including making a Dalit Chief Minister.
Ahead of the Telangana assembly polls, Andhra Pradesh Congress Chief Gidugu Rudra Raju said that the Congress would win absolute majority in Telangana.
