Sify Hyderabad Latest news

Hyderabad News Headlines

Telangana: KCR appoints son KT Rama Rao as TRS working president

[India] Dec 12 (ANI): Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao's son and Siricilla MLA KT Rama Rao has been appointed as Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) party working president on Friday."KCR wanted to entrust the responsibility of party affairs to a most trusted and efficient person, since he would be preoccupied with the governance activities like expediting construction of irrigation projects and also to implement the electoral promises in letter and spirit," an official statement from TRS said.KT Rama Rao will now look after various responsibilities such as the enrolment of party membership and constructing party offices in districts. "The Chief Minister strongly believes that the working style, commitment, direction and leadership qualities of KTR will handle the party efficiently and effectively," the statement stated.In 2001, KCR laid the foundation of TRS party to create a political platform for the separate Telangana movement. "TRS party took the movement to a logical end and achieved the goal of statehood to Telangana. Consequent to the formation of TRS government in Telangana in 2014, KCR took the initiative of building Bangaru (Golden) Telangana. As Telangana people have immense faith and confidence; they overwhelmingly supported the party and elected it with a landslide victory in the recent Assembly elections," the statement added.On Tuesday, KCR declared that he would be soon forming a non-BJP and non-Congress national party with a consortium of various regional parties. (ANI)
KCR takes oath as Telangana CM

Hyderabad: K Chandrashekar Rao took oath as the chief minister of Telanagana for the second time. The oath-taking ceremony was held in Hyderabad's Raj Bhavan.
Telangana: #Visuals from Raj Bhavan in Hyderabad; K Chandrasekhar Rao will take oath as the Chief Minister today pic.twitter.com/Dt8KDH7bb4— ANI (@ANI) December 13, 2018
Governor E.S.L. Narasimhan administered the oath of office and secrecy to the Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) leader at a ceremony held at Raj Bhavan.Mohammed Mahmood Ali, a member of Telangana Legislative Council, also took oath as a Minister.Ali, who was Deputy Chief Minister in the previous cabinet, is likely to retain the same post.KCR, as he is popularly known, is likely to expand his cabinet next week. The TRS retained power by winning 88 seats in the 119-member Assembly.
73 of Telangana MLAs have criminal past: ADR

[India], Dec 13 (ANI): As many as 73 out of 119 newly elected MLAs in Telangana have declared "criminal cases" against themselves, claims the Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR), a watchdog."Out of 119 MLAs analysed during Telangana Assembly elections as many as 73 MLAs have declared criminal cases against themselves, which is a five per cent increase as compared to 67 MLAs or 56 per cent in 2014 Assembly," said the ADR in a report released here on Thursday.The report further revealed that around 40 per cent or 47 of the sitting MLAs of Telangana have also declared to have serious criminal cases against them including cases related to attempt to murder, crime against women and so on. In 2014, under this category, Telangana Assembly had 46 MLAs or 39 per cent.ADR, which was established in 1999 by a group of professors from the Indian Institute of Management (IIM) Ahmedabad, aims at improving governance and strengthening democracy by continuous work in the area of electoral and political reforms. The organisation has been particular in highlighting corruption and criminalisation in the political process.ADR report comes just two days after the results of Telangana Assembly elections were declared. Chief Minister K Chandrashekar Rao's Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) scored a landslide victory by bagging as many as 88 seats while Rahul Gandhi led Congress party won 19 seats. (ANI)
K Chandrasekhar Rao takes oath as Telangana CM

[India], Dec 13 (ANI): Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) president K Chandrasekhar Rao took oath as the Chief Minister of Telangana on Thursday. It will be his second inning as the state chief minister.Governor ESL Narasimhan administered him the oath of office and secrecy at the Raj Bhavan.Rao is likely to set up his Council of Ministers in a day or two.TRS emerged victorious in the Telangana Assembly elections on Tuesday, bagging 88 seats in the state assembly of 119-member.Rao, commonly known as KCR won from Gajewal constituency by over 50,000 votes while TRS candidate Talasani Srinivas Yadav, a minister in Rao's last government won from Sanath Nagar constituency by 30,217 votes.Prajakutami, an alliance of the Congress and Telugu Desam Party (TDP) won 21 seats while the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) bagged only one seat. All India Majlis-E-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) won 7 seats.On December 7, single-phase elections were held in Telangana, wherein 73.2 per cent voter turnout was recorded. (ANI)
KCR to take oath as Telangana CM on Thursday

Telangana: Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) president K Chandrashekar Rao will take oath as the Chief Minister of Telangana on Thursday, according to sources.The TRS emerged victorious in the Telangana Assembly elections on Tuesday, bagging 88 seats out of the 119-member assembly.Rao, commonly known as KCR won from Gajewal constituency by over 50,000 votes while TRS candidate Talasani Srinivas Yadav, a minister in Rao's government, has won from Sanath Nagar constituency by 30,217 votes. KCR son, KT Rama Rao, won from Sircilla with a margin of 89,909.Prajakutami, an alliance of the Congress and Telugu Desam Party (TDP) won 21 seats while the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) bagged only one seat. All India Majlis-E-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) won 7 seats.On December 7, single-phase elections were held in Telangana, wherein 73.2 per cent voter turnout was recorded.
TRS registers thumping victory, to form govt in Telangana

[India], Dec 11 (ANI): The Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) emerged victorious in the Telangana Assembly elections on Tuesday, bagging 88 seats out of the 119-member assembly.Second in the race was Congress which achieved 19 seats, followed by Asaduddin Owaisi's All India Majlis-E-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) which got seven seats and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) with only one seat.Earlier today, Owaisi had lauded TRS chief K. Chandrashekhar Rao for retaining power in Telangana, and stressed on the need for India to have a 'non BJP and a non-Congress government' in the centre."K. Chandrashekhar Rao has all the capabilities and capacities to ensure that a non-Congress government comes into existence when the next parliament election takes place. This country requires a non-Congress and a non-BJP government," he said.Meanwhile, KCR, who will take charge as the Chief Minister, told the media: "In the next six months, we will work for poor people, employment for youth and addressing minority issues. I have seen that there were some problems during the election time. We will clear those problems in the next six months. We will help all those who are struck by poverty irrespective of their caste."On December 7, single-phase elections were held in Telangana, wherein 67 per cent voting was recorded in the state.The Chief Electoral Officer of Telangana Rajat Kumar said that Hyderabad witnessed lowest voting with 50 per cent voter turnout while Adilabad district was highest with 76.5 per cent vote. (ANI)
TRS all set to form government in Telangana

[India], Dec 11 (ANI): Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) is all set to retain power in Telangana as the party has already won 79 Assembly seats and is leading on 9 seats as per the latest poll result details shared by the Election Commission of India (ECI) at 9.10 pm.The BJP has won one seat and is leading on none. The Congress has won 18 seats and leading on one seat. Asaduddin Owaisi led All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) has won six seats and is leading on one seat. Telugu Desam Party (TDP) has won two seats and is leading on none.Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister and TDP president N Chandrababu Naidu said, "TDP respects the mandate of the people of Telangana. Congratulations to K Chandrasekhar Rao. Also, the best wishes to all the newly elected public representatives of five states."Caretaker Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao won from Gajewal constituency by over 50,000 votes while TRS candidate Talasani Srinivas Yadav, minister in Rao's government, has won from Sanath Nagar constituency by 30,217 votes, the ECI informed. All India Forward Bloc and Independent have won one seat each.A total of 1,821 candidates were in the fray for the Assembly elections in Telangana to try their luck from 119 Assembly seats. The state recorded a voter turnout of over 73 per cent. (ANI)
Owaisi lauds KCR, says country needs 'anti-Cong, anti-BJP' govt

Owaisi lauds KCR, says country needs 'anti-Cong, anti-BJP' govt. Read full details
I will actively participate in national politics: KCR

[India], Dec 11 (ANI): Telangana caretaker Chief Minister and Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) chief K Chandrashekhar Rao said on Tuesday that he would actively be participating in the national politics.Addressing the media here, Rao said: "I will actively participate in the national politics. I spoke to other political parties in India, and we are going to play a crucial part in the national politics."Terming his victory as that of the people of Telangana, Rao, who won from Gajewal seat by over 50,000 votes, said: "This is a victory of all the people in Telangana. I thank all those who supported us. There will be many problems but we will never give up and will always be positive."Elaborating upon the plan of action he has for the state, the TRS chief said: "Our goal is to bring water to one crore acres of land. In the next six months, we will work for poor people, employment for youth and addressing minority issues.""I have seen that there were some problems during the election time. We will clear those problems in the next six months. We will help all those who are struck by poverty irrespective of their caste," Rao added.As per the latest figures released by the Election Commission of India, TRS is leading on 27 seats and has won 60 seats in the 119-member Assembly, thus heading for a massive victory. (ANI)
Telangana Assembly elections: TRS leads in 79, major setback for BJP

[India], Dec 10 (ANI): Huge success for Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) as it leads on 79 seats and has already won in seven constituencies out of 119 seats, as per the latest trends by the Election Commission of India (ECI).While the K Chandrashekhar Rao led party seems to be sweeping the polls, it is a major setback to the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) as it has not won a single seat till now and is leading only in one seat.Second in the race is Congress leading on 21 seats as of now. Assadudin Owaisi led All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) has won one seat and is leading on six till now.Reacting on the current trends, as per which the Telgu Desam Party (TDP) is leading on two seats, Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister and TDP president N Chandrababu Naidu said, "TDP respects the mandate of people of Telangana. Congratulations to K. Chandrasekhar Rao. Also, best wishes to all the newly elected public representatives of five states."Caretaker Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao won from Gajwel constituency by over 50,000 votes while TRS candidate Talasani Srinivas Yadav, minister in Rao's government, has won from Sanath Nagar constituency by 30,217 votes, the ECI informed.The major players in the southern state are the TRS, AIMIM, BJP and a grand alliance called 'Praja Kutami' comprising Congress, TDP, the Telangana Jana Samithi (TJS) and the Communist Party of India (CPI).A total of 1,821 candidates were in the fray for the Assembly elections in Telangana. The state recorded a voter turnout of over 73 per cent.(ANI)