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Agartala (Tripura) [India], July 16 (ANI): In a significant move to enhance the income of pineapple cultivators in Tripura, Agriculture and Farmers' Welfare Minister Ratan Lal Nath announced that the state government plans to establish a new fruit processing centre at Nalkata under the Public-Private Partnership (PPP) model. Addressing the Pineapple Festival at Geetanjali Auditorium in Kumarghat, Minister Nath emphasised the government's commitment to promoting pineapple cultivation and exports ...Read More >
Raichur: A dramatic rescue unfolded near Garjapur in Raichur taluk when locals sprang into action to save a man who fell from a bridge into the Krishna River. After being pulled to safety, the man allleged that his wife had intentionally pushed him into the river.The newly-married couple, Sooraj from Shaktinagar in Raichur, and Neethu from Wadagera (names changed) in Yadgir district, had stopped on the bridge to click photos. Sooraj said after taking his wife's photographs, he requested her to t ...Read More >
New Delhi, Jul 15 (PTI) YouTuber Samay Raina appeared before the National Commission for Women (NCW) in Delhi on Tuesday, months after he was summoned in connection with allegedly offensive and sexist content aired during his show "India's Got Latent", officials said. Raina was also among the five social media influencers who appeared before the Supreme Court in a case seeking action against them for ridiculing persons suffering from disabilities. Raina submitted his statement in response to t ...Read More >
HYDERABAD: Chief minister A Revanth Reddy will meet Union jal shakti minister CR Patil in Delhi on Wednesday, to press for immediate approvals and financial assistance for Telangana's pending projects on the Krishna river, and to assert the state's rightful share of water.Sources said the Union ministry has invited both Telangana and Andhra Pradesh chief ministers for talks on inter-state river water disputes. While it's unclear whether Revanth and N Chandrababu Naidu will meet the Union ministe ...Read More >
Kannur (Kerala) | Kerala General Education Minister V Sivankutty on Tuesday said that the government would not allow the "blending of religion with education" and reiterated that there would be no change in the revised school timings. Under the revised timetable, high school students (classes 8 to 10) will spend an extra 15 minutes in the morning and another 15 minutes in the afternoon on each working day except Fridays to help schools reach the required 1,100 instructional hours per year. How ...Read More >
Hyderabad: The Telangana government has raised strong objections to the inclusion of the Godavari-Banakacherla Link Project in the agenda of the July 16 meeting of the Chief Ministers of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana, convened by the Ministry of Jal Shakti to resolve inter-state river water issues. In a detailed response to the Ministry's meeting notice, Telangana termed the discussion on the project "premature and legally untenable", citing multiple violations of statutory provisions, tribunal ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: Four people died in Himachal Pradesh as rain continues to wreak havoc in the state, while five were swept away in Rajasthan's Kota at a barrage after a heavy downpour caused the authorities to release water from a reservoir. In Himachal, more than 200 roads are out of bounds for vehicular traffic, a majority of them in Mandi, while a flash flood warning has been issued for 12 districts in Jharkhand. An individual each drowned in Kullu and Kangra districts, one died after being bitte ...Read More >
Hyderabad: Telangana chief minister Revanth Reddy said that a delegation will meet Union minister for Jal Shakti in New Delhi on July 16 as part of the state government's efforts to get all due permissions, funding for water projects. He added that the Congress government here will initiate a "big fight" for all pending Krishna river water projects with Centre. Revanth Reddy also continued his attacks on his predecessor K Chandrasekhar Rao (KCR) and the previous Bharat Rashtra Samithi, claiming ...Read More >
Hyderabad, Jul 13 (PTI) The Telangana government on Monday decided to intensify efforts and "mount pressure" on the Centre to safeguard its rightful share of Krishna and Godavari river waters. The state government would push for central approvals for its projects on Krishna river, seek finalisation of water allocations and request financial assistance for the projects. Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy directed officials to take steps to protect the state's interests in Godavari river waters and ...Read More >
Hyderabad, July 14 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Centre has called a meeting of the chief ministers of Telangana and Andhra Pradesh in Delhi on July 16 over river water sharing disputes. The Centre has invited Telangana Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy and his Andhra Pradesh counterpart, N. Chandrababu Naidu, to meet in the presence of Union Jal Shakti Minister C. R. Patil. The Union Minister has asked both the chief ministers to communicate their availability for the meeting. Andhra Pradesh Chief Mini ...Read More >
Raichur: A dramatic rescue unfolded near Garjapur in Raichur taluk when locals sprang into action to save a man who fell from a bridge into the Krishna River. After being pulled to safety, the man allleged that his wife had intentionally pushed him into the river.The newly-married couple, Sooraj from Shaktinagar in Raichur, and Neethu from Wadagera (names changed) in Yadgir district, had stopped on the bridge to click photos. Sooraj said after taking his wife's photographs, he requested her to t ...Read More >
Mahabubnagar/Hyderabad, July 12 (Maxim News): In a shocking incident on the Telangana-Karnataka border, a man was allegedly pushed into the Krishna River by his wife while they were attempting to take a selfie. The incident occurred near Raichur district, and has raised serious questions about the circumstances surrounding the event. Locals who witnessed the incident quickly sprang into action and pulled Tatappa out using a rope, saving him from a potentially fatal outcome. Fortunately, he esca ...Read More >
Hyderabad: In a strange incident, a woman allegedly pushed her husband into the Krishna River while the couple were "happily" taking selfies during an outing at a bridge in Kadlur village of Raichur district of Karnataka. The incident occurred on July 12. A video of Tayappa standing in the middle of the river, holding a rope, while locals try to pull him up, has emerged on social media platforms. However, upon emerging to safety, a shaken and angered Tayappa lashed out at his wife Chinni, who ...Read More >
Hyderabad: Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) MLA T Harish Rao on Friday, July 11, asked Telangana chief minister A Revanth Reddy to call a special session of the Assembly for discussion on the water sharing dispute with Andhra Pradesh. "The BRS is ready for such a discussion. The only condition that we want is that microphones should not be switched off when we are speaking, and the House should not be abruptly adjourned," Rao said in a statement. The former Telangana minister was responding to the ...Read More >
GURGAON: The investigation into the murder of a 25-year-old former international tennis player, allegedly by her father, has revealed a sudden deterioration in their relationship. The apparent reason was a disagreement over the academy she ran near their house, but the roots clearly run deeper. The father, who claims to have spent Rs 2 crore on his daughter's tennis career, told interrogators he was troubled by questions about her "character" that some of his associates had raised.Deepak Yadav, ...Read More >
Gadwal: With the onset of continuous upstream rainfall and increased inflows into the Krishna river basin, water levels at the Priyadarshini Jurala Project (PJP) dam and Almatti Reservoir have shown significant rise, prompting dam authorities to regulate outflows carefully. PJP Dam Status as of 6 PM, July 11, 2025: According to information received from project officials, the water level at the PJP dam stands at 317.570 meters (1,041.896 feet). Against its Full Reservoir Level (FRL) of 318.516 ...Read More >
HYDERABAD: Former irrigation minister T. Harish Rao on Friday said if Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy wanted a meaningful debate on river water issues between Telangana and Andhra Pradesh, he should call a special session of the Assembly. "The BRS is ready for such a discussion. The only condition that we want is that microphones should not be switched off when we are speaking, and the House should not be abruptly adjourned," Harish Rao said. Harish Rao was responding to the Chief Minister's c ...Read More >
HYDERABAD: Deputy Chief Minister Mallu Bhatti Vikramarka on Wednesday said that with just '42,000 crore, irrigation water could have been provided to 24 lakh acres from the Godavari river. Instead, under the guise of "Godavari redesign", the BRS government spent Rs 1.45 lakh crore but failed to provide irrigation to even a single additional acre. During a PowerPoint presentation on the river waters issue, he said: "Had the BRS regime completed the Krishna river projects initiated by the earlie ...Read More >
HYDERABAD: Irrigation Minister N Uttam Kumar Reddy on Wednesday said that the government would persist with its legal, technical and administrative battle for Telangana's rightful share in Krishna river waters. He accused the previous BRS regime of betraying Telangana and compromising on its long-term interests, allowing large-scale water diversion by Andhra Pradesh, engineering failures and financial mismanagement. The minister made two detailed PowerPoint presentations at Praja Bhavan -- one ...Read More >
Hyderabad, July 9 (UNI) Telangana Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy today extended an open offer to former Chief Minister and BRS president K Chandrashekhar Rao (KCR) to come for a debate on projects and Krishna and Godavari water utilization in the Assembly. Participating in powerpoint presentation on Krishna water and change from Tummidihatti to Medigadda by the previous BRS government and its catastrophic consequences to the state irrigation sector in the Praja Bhavan here, Revanth said that th ...Read More >
Hyderabad, July 9, 2025 - Telangana Irrigation Minister Capt. N. Uttam Kumar Reddy has launched a scathing attack on the previous BRS government, accusing it of compromising Telangana's water rights by enabling Andhra Pradesh to illegally divert Krishna River water. He said the Congress government will fight a legal, technical, and administrative battle to restore the state's rightful share and fix the engineering blunders of the past. He pointed out that water diversion by AP skyrocketed from ...Read More >
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], July 9 (ANI): Telangana Irrigation, Food and Civil Supplies Minister Capt. N. Uttam Kumar Reddy on Wednesday said the Congress government in Telangana would persist with its legal, technical, and administrative battle to reclaim the state rightful share of Krishna river waters. He accused the previous BRS regime of betraying Telangana long-term interests by compromising with Andhra Pradesh, allowing large-scale water diversion, engineering failures, and financial ...Read More >
Bengaluru: Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister and State Congress chief D. K. Shivakumar on Wednesday said that he and Chief Minister Siddaramaiah are not in Delhi to discuss a cabinet reshuffle. Speaking to the media at Karnataka Bhavan in Delhi, Shivakumar said, "We are here to discuss development projects. I have also sought time to meet the Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi. I may be able to meet him tomorrow (Thursday)." Shivakumar dismissed reports suggesting that he an ...Read More >
New Delhi, Jul 9 (PTI) Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister D K Shivakumar on Wednesday dismissed speculation about leadership change in the Congress-led government in the state, saying there are currently no plans to alter the cabinet composition. "No cabinet reshuffle is on the cards. Myself and the chief minister are meeting central ministers to discuss various state issues," Shivakumar told reporters. When asked about the buzz that he will take over as chief minister after completion of two-and ...Read More >
VIJAYAWADA: Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu emphasized the urgent need for Andhra Pradesh and Telangana to harness river water that flows unused into the sea, underscoring its transformative potential for agriculture and farmer prosperity in both Telugu states. Speaking at Srisailam, after performing a ceremonial Harathi to the River Krishna and offering prayers at the Bhramaramba Mallikarjuna temple, Naidu opened four gates of the Srisailam dam, releasing water downstream towards Nagarjuna ...Read More >
Srisailam: Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu on Tuesday said that both Andhra Pradesh and Telangana states will benefit immensely if they properly utilise a few hundred TMCs of surplus Godavari River waters, which otherwise flows wastefully into the sea. Speaking at a public meeting after 'Jala Harathi' to River Krishna at the Srisailam Reservoir and opening four radial gates to release water downstream, Naidu remarked that tapping excess Godavari waters for use would not harm anyone. "If Andh ...Read More >
PUNE: Ujani Dam, a critical water source for Solapur district, has recorded 86% of live water storage capacity as of July 7 - an unprecedented figure for this time of the year. According to the Maharashtra Water Resources department, the dam currently holds 1304.79 million cubic metres (MCM) or 46.07 thousand million cubic feet (TMC) of live storage. Traditionally, Ujani stores only about 10-20% of its capacity in July. However, early monsoon onset and above-normal rainfall in May and June, esp ...Read More >
Kurnool: For the first time ever, Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu formally opened four crest gates -- 6, 7, 8, and 11 -- of the Srisailam reservoir on Tuesday, releasing water downstream. This marked the first instance of a sitting Chief Minister personally releasing water from the dam. As of 5 pm, the reservoir was receiving heavy inflows of 1.94 lakh cusecs from the upper catchment areas, while an outflow of 1,94,641 cusecs was being discharged. The water level in the reservoir has reache ...Read More >
Srisailam (Andhra Pradesh), July 8 (PTI) Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu on Tuesday said that it would be beneficial for both Andhra Pradesh and Telangana to utilise a few hundred TMC of excess Godavari river water, which otherwise drains wastefully into the sea. Speaking at a public meeting in Nandyal district after offering 'jala harati' (ritual prayers) over the Krishna river and opening four radial gates of the Srisailam Project to release water downstream, Naidu stressed ...Read More >
Srisailam/Hyderabad, July 8, 2025 (Maxim News): In a visually dramatic and spiritually symbolic moment, the crest gates of the Srisailam Dam were ceremonially lifted on Monday, sending a roaring surge of Krishna River waters downstream toward the Nagarjuna Sagar reservoir. The ceremonial release was overseen by Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu, who offered special prayers to "Krishnamma" -- the river goddess -- before the dam gates were lifted. The ritual included offerings of ...Read More >
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