Fate of Dalit Bandhu hangs in balance

Chief Minister K. Chandrashekar Rao had announced that the state government would resume the Dalit Bandhu scheme from November 4. (DC Image)

There is no word from the government on the re-launch of the scheme even after November 4 following the defeat of the TRS Hyderabad: Doubts surround the re-launch of Dalit Bandhu in Huzurabad Assembly constituency and elsewhere in the state. The scheme came to a halt following the Election Commission of India’s (EC) staying it … Read more

Huzurabad: TRS stronghold goes to BJP as its rebel Eatala Rajender wins by margin of 23,855 votes

The bye-election was necessitated after Eatala Rajender, a senior leader and Health Minister, resigned as MLA and quit the TRS party in June 2021

Huzurabad has been a TRS stronghold since 2004 and Rajender has represented the constituency for four terms between 2009 and 2021. Eatala Rajender of the Bharatiya Janata Party Tuesday won the Huzurabad bypoll with a margin of 23,855 votes. According to the Election Commission website, the BJP polled 1,06,780 votes compared to 82,712 votes polled … Read more

Huzurabad Records 86% Voter Turnout In Telangana Assembly Bypolls

ITBP personnel standing guard outside the polling station at Kandugula village in Huzurabad mandal on Saturday. | Photo Credit: RAO GN

Telangana Assembly Bypolls: The Huzurabad seat fell vacant after former health minister Eatala Rajender resigned from ruling Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) and joined the BJP. New Delhi: Over 86 per cent voter turnout was recorded in the bypoll to Huzurabad assembly constituency in Telangana on Saturday. As per the Election Commission’s Voter Turnout app, 86.33 … Read more

“Privacy Is Sacred”: Hyderabad Top Cop After Police Seen Checking Phones

This statement comes after a video showing police constables checking people’s phones went viral Hyderabad: Hyderabad Police Commissioner Anjani Kumar on Thursday said that the privacy of citizens is of utmost importance and the police have no intention of intruding into it. “As far as privacy of common law-abiding citizens is concerned, it is most … Read more

Tapping brain power for inclusive growth

By: Javid Hassan “Money never starts an idea; it is the idea that starts the money,” says William J. Cameron, journalist and public relations representative for Henry Ford. Crowd funding is an idea whose time has come as the year 2020 marked a new milestone in Indian history. It coincided with the 105th anniversary of … Read more