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
At least 13 killed, 50 injured as 2 passenger trains collide in Andhra Pradesh
The accident caused four bogies of the second train to derail onto the adjacent track.
Updated on Oct 30, 2023 09:29 AM IST
Come to Karnataka to see how Congress implements promises: Shivakumar
Shivakumar said that the people of Telangana must reciprocate their gratitude to Sonia Gandhi who granted statehood to Telangana
Updated on Oct 29, 2023 06:16 AM IST
Srinivasa Rao Apparasu, Hyderabad
Naidu urges court to bolster security in jail, alleges threat to life
Naidu requested the judge to ensure that fool-proof security arrangements be made in and around the Rajahmundry Central Prison.
Updated on Oct 28, 2023 01:14 AM IST
Srinivasa Rao Apparasu, Hyderabad
Telangana elections: CM face will be from backward caste, says Shah
Amit Shah said the only objective of the Congress was to make Rahul Gandhi as the Prime Minister.
Updated on Oct 28, 2023 01:18 AM IST
Srinivasa Rao Apparasu, Hyderabad
Azharuddin among 45 names in Cong’s 2nd list for Telangana elections
With the current list, the Congress has announced candidates for 90 of the 119 assembly seats in the state, which is set to go to polls on November 30
Updated on Oct 28, 2023 06:20 AM IST
Srinivasa Rao Apparasu, Hyderabad
OBC chief minister in Telangana if BJP comes to power, says Amit Shah, jabs KCR
KCR hit back at the BJP, saying its governments hadn’t been able to supply round-the-clock power to farmers but its leaders came to Telangana and questioned BRS
Updated on Oct 27, 2023 07:28 PM IST
‘If BRS is defeated, you will lose’: Telangana CM to voters
Telangana Pradesh Congress Committee spokesperson Gouri Satish said it was a fact that KCR could become the CM only because the Congress had granted separate statehood to Telangana
Updated on Oct 27, 2023 07:32 AM IST
Srinivasa Rao Apparasu, Hyderabad
Telangana elections: Issue of bid to poach BRS MLAs on back-burner in poll season
Even now, when the campaign for the Telangana assembly elections is reaching a feverish pitch, there is a stunning silence from the BRS and the BJP on the MLAs’ poaching issue
Updated on Oct 27, 2023 07:24 AM IST
Srinivasa Rao Apparasu, Hyderabad
Cong calls for pause on Telangana welfare schemes, BRS objects
BRS working president and state industries minister K T Rama Rao issued a statement attacking the Congress for trying to deny financial aid to farmers and Dalits in the name of model code of conduct
Updated on Oct 27, 2023 07:22 AM IST
Srinivasa Rao Apparasu, Hyderabad
5 years on, no headway in attack on Jagan case; accused still in jail
The NIA countered the argument of the chief minister that there was a deep-rooted conspiracy behind the attack on him and urged the court to dismiss his petition
Updated on Oct 26, 2023 07:34 AM IST
Srinivasa Rao Apparasu, Hyderabad
Former Telangana MLA resigns from BJP, likely to join Congress
BJP MP and party’s parliamentary board member Dr K Laxman meanwhile, accused Reddy of betraying the party which had given him a position at the national level
Updated on Oct 26, 2023 07:02 AM IST
Srinivasa Rao Apparasu, Hyderabad
Narsapur seat: KCR fields women’s panel chief for Telangana polls
Narsapur is among the four seats for which the chief minister did not announce the BRS candidates, when he released the first list of 115 candidates on August 21, for Telangana assembly elections
Updated on Oct 26, 2023 07:00 AM IST
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Former Telangana MLA Komatireddy Rajagopal Reddy quits BJP, to join Congress
Komatireddy Rajagopal Reddy alleged that the Centre had failed to take action against the corrupt BRS government in Talangana, leading to suspicions among the people
Published on Oct 25, 2023 06:11 PM IST
Kavitha to address at Oxford University on Telangana initiatives
The statement said programmes like providing every household with access to clean drinking water under Mission Bhagiratha programme set a precedent for the nation
Updated on Oct 25, 2023 06:22 AM IST
Congress second list for Telangana in a day or two; CEC to meet on Wednesday
In the first list announced on October 15, the Congress announced the names of as many as 55 candidates, a combination of new faces, defectors and seniors
Updated on Oct 25, 2023 06:18 AM IST
Srinivasa Rao Apparasu, Hyderabad
Telangana polls: 3 MPs fielded; T Raja returns to fray as BJP revokes suspension
Elections to the 119-member Telangana assembly will be held on November 30 and results will be announced on December 3
Updated on Oct 23, 2023 05:26 AM IST
Srinivasa Rao Apparasu, Hyderabad
BJP releases first list for Telangana polls; Eatala Rajender to fight against KCR
Former minister and BJP lawmaker Eatala Rajender will fight against Bharat Rashtra Samithi president and chief minister K Chandrasekhar Rao from Gajwel assembly constituency
Published on Oct 22, 2023 03:38 PM IST
Parties woo farmers with promise of sops ahead of Telangana elections
Congress has promised, as part of its six guarantees announced on September 17, to extend the Rythu Bandhu scheme even for tenant farmers
Updated on Oct 22, 2023 06:16 AM IST
Srinivasa Rao Apparasu, Hyderabad
Congress to fulfil dream of ‘Golden Telangana’: Rahul
MP Rahul Gandhi has promised to implement six guarantees if voted to power in the upcoming assembly polls in Telangana.
Updated on Oct 21, 2023 05:32 AM IST
Cong moves EC over Telangana BJP leader’s appointment as guv
Telangana Pradesh Congress Committee said the CEC should give a clarification as to whether the MCC was applicable only to the official appointments or even the governors
Updated on Oct 20, 2023 09:08 AM IST
Congress will hold caste survey in Telangana: Rahul Gandhi
Congress MP Rahul Gandhi has promised to conduct a caste survey in the Telangana region of India if his party is voted into power. Gandhi described the survey as an "X-ray of the country" that will reveal how much wealth the family of Bharat Rashtra Samithi president and chief minister K Chandrashekar Rao has allegedly looted from Telangana. Gandhi also accused the ruling BRS government of depriving the poor of their lands and failing to fully implement welfare schemes.
Updated on Oct 20, 2023 09:02 AM IST
Andhra skill development case: Naidu’s judicial remand extended by two weeks
Meanwhile, the state high court on Thursday deferred Naidu’s petition seeking bail in the skill development case and announced that it would be heard by the vacation bench next week
Updated on Oct 20, 2023 08:54 AM IST
Congress committed to fulfilling 6 vows: Rahul raises poll pitch
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday said that he Congress is committed to implementing its six guarantees in Telangana if elected in the upcoming assembly elections
Updated on Oct 19, 2023 08:46 AM IST
Srinivasa Rao Apparasu, Hyderabad
BJP likely to project OBC face as Telangana CM candidate
State BJP leaders, including Kishan Reddy and Laxman, held talks with Jana Sena Party chief and popular actor Pawan Kalyan in Hyderabad and sought his party’s support to the BJP in Telangana
Updated on Oct 19, 2023 08:18 AM IST
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KCR makes pitch for son and nephew
At Siddipet, the chief minister lavished praises on his nephew and local MLA T Harish Rao and asked the people to re-elect the “six-feet bullet” one more time with the highest majority
Updated on Oct 18, 2023 08:08 AM IST
Congress in fix as OBCs seek more tickets after caste survey pitch
Though caste has never been a major factor in Telangana in any elections, the OBC leaders have been insisting that they should not be ignored on the pretext of selecting winnable candidates
Updated on Oct 17, 2023 07:34 AM IST
Jagan defers plan to shift CMO to Vizag to December
On September 21, the state cabinet approved the shifting of the CMO to Visakhapatnam from its present location in Amaravati by Dussehra festival
Updated on Oct 17, 2023 07:30 AM IST
KCR steps up poll campaign, urges people to vote wisely
Addressing a rally – the first after the announcement of the poll schedule – at Husnabad in the district, KCR told voters that during elections political parties make many empty promises
Updated on Oct 16, 2023 07:42 AM IST
Srinivasa Rao Apparasu, Hyderabad
Telangana election: 3 Lok Sabha MPs, all 5 sitting legislators enter fray
Senior Congress leader Tumkunta Narasa Reddy has been fielded against Bharat Rashtra Samithi president and chief minister K Chandrashekar Rao from Gajwel.
Updated on Oct 16, 2023 03:48 AM IST
Srinivasa Rao Apparasu, Hyderabad
Free insurance, subsidised LPG cylinders part of BRS manifesto
Voting in Telangana is scheduled to be held on November 30; the results will be announced on December 3.
Updated on Oct 16, 2023 03:55 AM IST
