QHyderabad: Karwan Records One of the Highest Nominations & More
Top stories of the day from Telangana and Andhra Pradesh.
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1. Karwan Records One of the Highest Nominations in City
Karwan is perhaps one of the most ancient and also stinkiest constituencies of Hyderabad.
Spread over the historical precinct of Golconda, Toli Chowki, Ziaguda, M.D. Lines, Hakeempet and Tappa Chabutra, the constituency is fringed by Musi river through its length. The Karwan area is one of the oldest parts of the city as it formed the bridge that connected the Golconda Fort with Charminar and beyond, to the eastcoast port of Machilipatnam.
Karwan has recorded one of the highest nominations in Hyderabad with 21 candidates in the fray. The constituency has 3,03,020 voters, up from 2,87,977. It is one of the few constituencies where the voter count has surged.
(Source: The Hindu)
2. Telangana Police Book German Man for Participating in CPI(ML) Public Meeting
The Telangana police have filed a case against a German man Weidemann Joerge Alexander on Monday, 3 December, for participating in a public meeting held by CPI (ML) New Democracy in Yellandu.
The meeting on Sunday was hosted by the party's candidate Gummadi Narsaiah.
Weidemann, who is central committee member of International Coordination of Revolutionary Parties and Organizations (ICOR) of the Marxist-Leninst Party of Germany reportedly visited India to attend a conference in Bengaluru.
However, police learnt that he had participated in the meeting on Sunday held by Narsaiah. After inputs from intelligence sleuths, police accessed photos of the meeting, and registered a case against both Weidemann and Narsaiah along with two others on Monday.
(Source: The News Minute)
3. Another Baby Girl Dies in Hyderabad’s Shishu Vihar
A infant baby girl passed away in the state-run children’s home, Shishu Vihar in Hyderabad on Saturday, 1 December. This is the second death at the home in a week’s time. Officials suggest the baby was suffering from pneumonia and had been admitted to the Niloufer Hospital for further treatment.
The baby was shifted to the home in October from Karimnagar. As per her case history, she was born to a minor girl in Karimnagar district and was weak since her birth.
“She had multiple birth defects and issues since her birth and had not kept well. We continuously monitored her situation, however she got pneumonia and passed away,” noted K Lakshmi, Joint Director, Women Development and Child Welfare Department.
(Source: The New Indian Express)
4. People’s Front Not What People Wanted: TJS Vice President Rachana, Others Quit Party
In a major setback to Professor Kodandaram’s Telangana Jana Simithi (TJS), party vice president Rachana Reddy has quit the party, alleging massive corruption in issuing of tickets for the upcoming Assembly elections in the state.
Rachana along with Marri Aditya and other leaders resigned from party, accusing Kodandaram of having a secret deal with People’s Front.
Rachana said, "Kodandaram is deliberately losing by aligning with Congress, while Congress doesn't know if they want to win or lose." She claimed that several “parachute candidates” and political brokers were entertained, while the sincere candidates were bulldozed.
She said, "Thousands of cadres who came behind you (Kodandaram) have been deprived of their political futures. We thought there would be an alternative government, but now this is not an option. They (Telangana Jana Samithi) don't even have the common sense to come into power."
(Source: The News Minute)
5. Jana Sena Will Dethrone TDP to Form Govt in Andhra in 2019: Pawan Kalywan
Actor-politician Pawan Kalyan on Sunday, 2 December, said that his Jana Sena party was going to form the Andhra Pradesh government and dethrone the ruling Telugu Desam Party (TDP) from power in the state. Pawan was speaking at a massive meeting in Anantapur city, where he also accused both main parties in the state of ignoring the troubles of the Rayalaseema region.
The Rayalaseema region comprises four districts – Kurnool, Kadapa, Anantapur and Chittoor. The region has several drought-prone areas and witnesses farmer suicides and mass migrations annually. Stating that neither the ruling party nor the opposition party was bothered about the drought in Rayalaseema, he said that the rulers continued to amass wealth even as the citizens faced trouble.
(Source: The News Minute)