Srinivasa Rao is Senior Assistant Editor based out of Hyderabad covering developments in Andhra Pradesh and Telangana . He has over three decades of reporting experience.
Articles by Srinivasa Rao Apparasu
Telangana election: EC bans 3 parties’ video ads for poll code breach
Of 15 advertisements banned by the poll panel, six were from Congress, five from Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and four from ruling Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS).
Updated on Nov 15, 2023 04:51 AM IST
Srinivasa Rao Apparasu, Hyderabad
Once a low-profile seat, Kamareddy to host key battle in Telangana
It is not going to be a straight fight between KCR and Revanth Reddy at Kamareddy. K Venkata Ramana Reddy, former chairman of Nizamabad zilla parishad, is contesting on the BJP ticket
Updated on Nov 14, 2023 06:20 AM IST
Hyderabad: Nine killed after stored chemicals catch fire in residential building
Preliminary inquiries at the spot revealed that the fire broke out while repairing a car in the stilt floor, where several drums storing a chemical was also stored
Updated on Nov 13, 2023 12:58 PM IST
Modi promises a panel in SC community outreach ahead of Telangana polls
PM Modi announced that a committee would look into the demand of Madigas for categorisation of Scheduled Castes (SC) for implementation of reservation.
Updated on Nov 12, 2023 04:48 AM IST
Telugu film actor Chandra Mohan dies at 80
Chandra Mohan, whose original name is Mallampalli Chandrasekhar Rao, was also a cousin of veteran director and Dada Sahab Phalke award winner K Vishwanath
Published on Nov 11, 2023 11:13 AM IST
The Banyans of Chevella are safe for now
As the expansion plans of NH-163 are put on hold, a civil society campaign has shown why roadside trees are as important as forests
Published on Nov 10, 2023 09:38 PM IST
Telangana: Decoding fine print of NGT order to highway authority
The NGT asked the NHAI to undertake an Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) study to minimise the loss to the trees before proceeding further
Updated on Nov 10, 2023 07:32 AM IST
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KCR files papers from Gajwel, Kamareddy, holds roadshows
Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrashekar Rao has filed his nominations for two assembly constituencies. He declared movable assets worth ₹17.84 crore, an increase of over ₹7.40 crore since the last election. He also declared an annual income of ₹1.60 crore and immovable assets worth ₹8.50 crore.
Updated on Nov 10, 2023 06:58 AM IST
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In Telangana’s Gajwel, reservoir evacuees face uncertain future
Campaigning for the Telangana assembly elections is in full swing, but villagers in Gajwel constituency seem disillusioned. Despite having access to basic amenities like houses, electricity, and drinking water, they lack employment opportunities. Many of them were relocated from submerged villages to make way for the Mallannasagar reservoir. The government promised better compensation, but nothing was done. The upcoming elections have not instilled hope in the villagers, who feel they have been deceived by political leaders.
Updated on Nov 10, 2023 06:50 AM IST
Resentment brews in Congress over list of Telangana candidates
Former MLA Thati Venkateshwarlu, who aspired for the party ticket from Aswaraopet in Bhadradri Kothagudem district, resigned from the primary membership of the party
Updated on Nov 09, 2023 07:50 AM IST
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CPI to ally with Congress, CPI (M) to go it alone in Telangana polls
The seat-sharing talks between CPI (M) and Congress collapsed last week, after CPI (M) general secreary Sitaram Yechury said the matter was left for the party’s state unit to decide
Updated on Nov 09, 2023 07:46 AM IST
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Telangana poll: BJP releases 4th list, BRS fields candidates for remaining seats
The party is likely to announce the remaining 19 constituencies after finalising seat sharing with actor-turned-politician Pawan Kalyan’s Jana Sena Party
Updated on Nov 08, 2023 02:51 PM IST
Telangana to get its first OBC chief minister if BJP is voted to power, says PM
He recalled that the people of the country had voted an OBC leader as the PM and the roots for his elevation had been laid in Hyderabad at the same stadium
Updated on Nov 08, 2023 02:45 PM IST
Hold study on impact of felling of trees in Chevella region of Hyderabad: NGT
The NGT gave the order after hearing the petition filed by the citizen action group, Save Banyans of Chevella. The primary objective of the EIA is to minimise the felling of trees in the Chevella region
Updated on Nov 08, 2023 08:20 AM IST
Telangana election: Revanth Reddy’s direct contest with KCR heats up contest
A senior Congress leader privy to the development said the decision to field Reddy against KCR was taken long ago but kept under wraps to be announced just four days before the closure of nominations.
Updated on Nov 08, 2023 08:02 AM IST
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Congress failed to control Naxals: PM
Prime Minister Narendra Modi accused the Congress government in Chhattisgarh of corruption and failure in tackling Maoism. He also accused the Opposition of insulting backward communities and claimed that only the BJP protected the interests of marginalised castes. Modi made these remarks during three separate poll rallies in Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh, and Telangana. He promised that if the BJP won the November 30 polls, the next chief minister of Telangana would be from the Other Backward Classes (OBC) community.
Updated on Nov 08, 2023 05:16 AM IST
Telangana: Sharmila’s party opts out of polls, to back Congress
Sharmila said with more and more revelations on corruption and misrule coming out, there was a dire need for all like-minded parties to put up a joint effort in the best interest of Telangana people
Updated on Nov 04, 2023 07:32 AM IST
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Andhra Pradesh cabinet gives nod to caste survey
The decision comes in wake of opposition parties pressing for a caste census and revisiting the reservation formula to ensure adequate representation of castes
Updated on Nov 04, 2023 05:34 AM IST
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Andhra Pradesh cabinet approves caste-based survey in the state
The survey will take into consideration various factors such as socio-economic status of the people, employment-oriented education and caste balance in society
Published on Nov 03, 2023 08:30 PM IST
Telangana election: YS Sharmila’s party opts out of contest, to support Congress
YS Sharmila said she took the decision to opt out of the race in the Telangana assembly elections to ensure that the pro-Congress vote would not split
Published on Nov 03, 2023 04:50 PM IST
Kaleshwaram lift irrigation project sparks slugfest in poll-bound Telangana
A controversy over alleged engineering lapses in the ₹1 lakh crore Kaleshwaram lift irrigation project on the Godavari river triggered an electoral slugfest
Updated on Nov 03, 2023 06:48 AM IST
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KCR begins 3-day ‘Yagam’ ahead of Telangana elections
The Yagam is being conducted by the chief minister for victory in the upcoming state polls and an all-round development of Telangana
Updated on Nov 02, 2023 07:36 AM IST
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BRS blames Congress for attack on MP, fans political slugfest
The BRS leaders also pointed out Raju’s Facebook profile, which reads “Jai Congress Mirdoddi Mandal,” and the cover picture, which is a collage of his picture with Congress MP Rahul Gandhi.
Updated on Nov 01, 2023 06:44 AM IST
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It’s a fight between landlords, common people, says Rahul on Telangana elections
Addressing a rally “Palamuru Praja Bheri” at Kollapur, Gandhi alleged the entire Telangana witnessed how KCR’s family looted the people in the last nine-and-a-half years.
Updated on Nov 01, 2023 06:34 AM IST
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Andhra HC gives interim bail, Naidu walks out of jail
Andhra Pradesh high court on Tuesday granted interim bail for four weeks on medical grounds to TDP chief and former AP chief minister N Chandrababu Naidu.
Published on Oct 31, 2023 11:38 PM IST
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Andhra Pradesh HC grants Chandrababu Naidu 4-week interim bail on health grounds
The high court asked Naidu to surrender himself before the superintendent of Rajahmundry Central Prison on or before 5 pm on November 28
Published on Oct 31, 2023 12:24 PM IST
BRS MP stabbed during poll rallyin Telangana,1 held
BRS parliamentarian Kotha Prabhakar Reddy was stabbed during an election campaign in Telangana. The attacker has been apprehended. Reddy's condition is stable after undergoing surgery. Chief Minister K Chandrashekar Rao condemned the attack and promised to take action.
Updated on Oct 31, 2023 07:58 AM IST
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‘Could only hear the screams’: Eyewitnesses recount Andhra train horror
For a few minutes, Patro did not understand what had happened. When he came to senses, he saw the train bogey tilted towards a goods train on the adjacent rail track
Updated on Oct 31, 2023 07:54 AM IST
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BRS MP attacked with knife during Telangana election campaign
Poiice said a man identified as Dattani Raju has been arrested on charges that he stabbed BRS MP Kotha Prabhakar Reddy in Surampally village
Published on Oct 30, 2023 05:11 PM IST
Andhra train accident: Toll rises to 13, site cleared
Officials said those killed include the loco and assistant loco pilot of one of the trains (Visakhapatnam-Rayagada passenger train) involved in the crash
Published on Oct 30, 2023 10:22 AM IST
