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Telangana sets record with 75 LMT Yasangi paddy procurement: Telangana minister

09 Jun 2026 | 6:26 PM

Hyderabad, June 9 (UNI): Telangana Irrigation and Civil Supplies Minister N. Uttam Kumar Reddy on Tuesday said Telangana had created a record in paddy procurement by purchasing over 75 lakh metric tonnes (LMT) of paddy during the current Yasangi season, despite the Centre fixing a target of only 52 LMT for the State.

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TN CM Vijay to leave for Delhi for NITI Aayog meet; likely to meet Rahul, Sonia

09 Jun 2026 | 6:18 PM

Chennai, June 9 (UNI) Making his second trip to the national capital after assuming office, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister and Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) Founder Joseph Vijay will be leaving for New Delhi on Wednesday morning to attend the NITI Aayog meet, slated for the next day.

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CT Ravi launches blistering attack on Kharge as RSS row escalates

09 Jun 2026 | 6:04 PM

Bengaluru, June 9 (UNI) A sharp political confrontation erupted in Karnataka on Tuesday after BJP MLC CT Ravi launched a stinging attack on Home Minister Priyank Kharge, accusing him of lowering the dignity of constitutional office and issuing what he described as “goonda-like” statements amid an escalating row over the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh.

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AP: Opposition YSRCP demands Rs 1 Cr. ex gratia for deceased of VSP accident

09 Jun 2026 | 6:01 PM

Visakhapatnam, June 9 (UNI) The Opposition YSR Congress Party has demanded an ex gratia of Rs 1 crore for the families of the deceased and a job for one member of each affected family in the wake of the tragic incident at the Visakhapatnam Steel Plant (VSP). .

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DMK not for toppling Vijay govt, Stalin’s remark misrepresented : Former DMK Minister

09 Jun 2026 | 5:55 PM

Chennai, June 9 (UNI) Speaking in different voices, the prinicpal opposition DMK on Tuesday denied that it was for toppling the Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) government clarifying that party president and former Chief Minister MK Stalin’s remarks on the longevity of the Vijay Ministry had been misrepresented.

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Telangana CEO calls for effective implementation of electoral roll revision

09 Jun 2026 | 5:55 PM

Hyderabad, June 9 (UNI) Telangana State Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) C. Sudarshan Reddy on Tuesday called for the successful implementation of the upcoming Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in the state.

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TN Min Keerthana meets HHI officials in Korea, discusses about Greenfield shipbuilding yard at Thoothukudi

09 Jun 2026 | 5:39 PM

Chennai, June 9 (UNI) Tamil Nadu Industries Minister Ms Keerthana on Tuesday held discussions with top Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) in
South Korea on the proposed greenfield Shipbuilding Yard at the southern Thoothukudi district.

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TRS stages protest in Hyderabad over private school fee hikes

09 Jun 2026 | 5:26 PM

Hyderabad, June 9 (UNI): Telangana Rakshana Sena (TRS) leaders and activists on Tuesday staged a protest at the Directorate of School Education at Lakdikapul demanding immediate enactment of a fee regulation law to curb alleged exorbitant fee hikes by private and corporate schools.

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