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Hans India
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Bonalu begins on grand note at Golkonda Fort
Hyderabad: The state festival of Bonalu started on a grand note on Thursday as devotees, especially women folks, thronged the temple in the Golkonda Fort with Bonam on their heads. The colourful Thottela procession taken out from Langar Houz to the Golkonda Fort was a major attraction with Potharajus and Shiva Sattulu dancing to the tunes of Teenmar bands as thousands passed through the lanes leading towards the Fort. The artistes from Vijaywada were also seen dancing on the beats Bonalu songs. The women folks offered Bonam. The Endowments Minister Konda Surekha and BRS MLC K Kavitha carried the Bonam on their heads. The Speaker of Telangana Assembly G Prasad Kumar, Ministers Ponnam Prabhakar, MP Anil Yadav and others participated in the event and also offered silk clothes to the goddess Sri Jagadambika Mahankali Ammavaru. Speaking on the occasion, Konda Surekha said that Ashada Masam Bonalu stands as a symbol of culture and tradition. She said that she wished that the blessings of Jagadamba Ammavari should be on the people of Telangana and the state government. She said that the Bonalu tradition has been continuing in the twin cities for hundreds of years. The Chief Minister allocated Rs 20 crore for organising Bonalu in the twin cities of Hyderabad and has been handed over in advance. She said that Golkonda Bonalu has great importance and significance. People and devotees were flocking to Hyderabad metropolis due to the importance of Bonalu festival from all over the state. She said that she feels lucky to offer the first Bonam to the goddess. The second and important pooja will be on Sunday where Maru Bonam will be offered to the goddesses in Golkonda. The next two Thursdays and Sundays will be busy with thousands expected to arrive at the temple.
Hans India
18-06-2025
- Politics
- Hans India
Kavitha calls for rail roko on July 17 in support of 42 pc BC quota
Hyderabad: Telangana Jagruthi President Kalvakuntla Kavitha has announced a state-wide Rail Roko protest on July 17, demanding the Central government to approve the bills passed by Telangana Assembly for providing 42 per cent reservations to Backward Classes (BCs) in local bodies, education and employment. Addressing a BC Round Table meeting organised jointly by Telangana Jagruthi and United Phule Front in Medak, on Tuesday, Kavitha emphasised the need to exert pressure on the Central government to approve the bills. 'This Rail Roko will not just be a protest, but a declaration of Telangana BCs' strength to the rulers in Delhi. We will take All BC organizations and leaders together in this protest', MLC Kavitha stated, warning that the protest would send a strong message to the BJP government at centre. The BRS MLC criticized the Congress-led state government, alleging it was conspiring to conduct local body elections without implementing the proposed 42 per cent reservations for BCs. 'We will not allow elections without these reservations. The Congress government has merely sent the bills to the Centre and washed its hands off the responsibility,' she said, questioning why the state government is not intensifying its efforts to ensure the President's approval.
New Indian Express
14-06-2025
- Politics
- New Indian Express
Criminal proceedings against Palvai quashed
Justice K Lakshman of the Telangana High Court on Friday quashed criminal proceedings against Sirpur BJP MLA Palvai Harish Babu in connection with a case registered against him during the 2023 Telangana Assembly elections. The FIR, dated October 19, 2023, was filed at Dahegaon police station in Asifabad district under Section 188 of the IPC, alleging that the legislator held a public meeting at Kothmeer village of Dahegaon mandal without obtaining mandatory permission from the Returning Officer of the Sirpur constituency. The complaint, lodged by the Returning Officer, led to a case being registered against Harish Babu, which was later transferred to the Special Judicial Magistrate of First Class for Trial of Cases Relating to MPs and MLAs in Hyderabad. Revenue staff rapped for arbitrary action Justice CV Bhaskar Reddy of the Telangana High Court on Friday found fault with the actions of the revenue authorities in a land dispute involving a 400 sq yard open plot in Karmanghat village under Saroornagar mandal of Rangareddy district. The court set aside the order dated May 28, 2025, issued by the Saroornagar tahsildar to the Station House Officer (SHO), Meerpet Police Station, which wrongly categorised the petitioner's property under Survey No 58 instead of Survey No 60. Justice Bhaskar Reddy was hearing a writ petition filed by B Bujji, seeking to declare the actions of the tahsildar and the SHO as illegal, arbitrary, and violative of Articles 14, 21, and 300A of the Constitution. The matter has been adjourned to July 11.
New Indian Express
01-05-2025
- Politics
- New Indian Express
Proud of Telangana's OBC empowerment inspiring entire country: CM Revanth Reddy
HYDERABAD: Congratulating the Union government for its decision to conduct a caste census, Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy on Wednesday credited Rahul Gandhi for first raising the demand during his Bharat Jodo Yatra. Revanth noted that Telangana was the first state to carry out a caste survey, calling it a historic step. In a post on X, he wrote: 'Based on the vision of Shri @RahulGandhi Ji, who first demanded a nationwide caste census during the #BharatJodoYatra, Telangana became the first state to conduct a caste survey last year. It was the first in Independent #India since the 1931 British-era census. A state-wide comprehensive Social, Economic, Caste Survey was conducted and found that 56.32% of the population belongs to the BCs.' He added, 'Based on this report, tabled in the Telangana Assembly, the state proposed 42% OBC reservations in education, employment, and political representation. @INCTelangana led the campaign nationally, even staging protests at #JantarMantar to press for a caste census. Today, we've shown that what Telangana does today, India follows tomorrow.' Calling it a proud moment, Revanth said: 'Shri Rahul Gandhi's vision has become policy, even from the opposition benches. Telangana's push for OBC empowerment has now inspired national action. We welcome and thank Prime Minister @narendramodi ji and the Union Cabinet for including a caste census in the upcoming national census. #TelanganaCasteSurvey #SocialJustice.'
India Today
01-05-2025
- Politics
- India Today
What Telangana does today...: Revanth Reddy praises Centre over caste survey nod
Telangana Chief Minister Revanth Reddy praised the government's decision to include a caste survey in the forthcoming national census and credited Congress MP Rahul Gandhi's persistent efforts to raise the issue."Today, finally, we proved that what Telangana does today, India will follow tomorrow," Reddy Chief Minister said that Rahul Gandhi was the first leader to seek a nationwide caste census during the Congress's Bharat Jodo Yatra and Telangana was one of the first states to implement "This was the first (caste census) in independent India, the last one being conducted in 1931 by the British. A state-wide comprehensive social, economic, caste survey was conducted and it was found that 56.32 per cent of the population belong to the Backward Castes," he said."Based on the report tabled in the Telangana Assembly, the state also resolved and proposed 42 per cent reservations for OBCs in education, work and political positions," he praised Rahul Gandhi's vision and said that despite being in the Opposition, the caste survey has taken the shape of a policy. "We are proud that the actions of the Telangana government for OBC empowerment have inspired the country and India has agreed to also follow the actions of our state," he February last year, the Congress-led Telangana government announced it was going to hold a door-to-door household socio-economic survey and caste census. Based on the outcomes of the survey, the Reddy government brought the bill to increase the reservation quota of the backward classes in the state from 23 per cent to 42 per cent in March AIMIM MP Asaduddin Owaisi also congratulated Reddy "for his leadership in implementing the historic caste census in Telangana". He added that the Telangana government's move to implement the caste survey "was the first-ever initiative of its kind in independent India".Owaisi has urged the central government to compile "proper data on the backwardness of Muslims". He said the National Sample Survey Organisation (NSSO) and other data clearly demonstrate that Muslims were economically, socially and educationally census will be included in the next national census exercise in a "transparent manner", Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw announced on Wednesday, saying a decision to this effect was taken at a meeting of the Cabinet Committee on Political Affairs, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra census exercise was to commence in April 2020 but got delayed due to the Covid-19 pandemic. Had the exercise been carried out as per the 10-year schedule, the report would have been published in 2021. IN THIS STORY#Telangana#Indian National Congress#Rahul Gandhi#Asaduddin Owaisi
