JBS Umanadh 

JBS Umanadh is a Deputy Editor at NewTAP. He is a seasoned journalist with over 25 years of experience in print and electronic journalism, and corporate communications. He worked for Newstime, ETV, The Hindu, Sakshi TV, ICRISAT, Deccan Herald, Telangana Today, and Megha Engineering and Infrastructures Ltd. He is passionate about writing on subjects such as irrigation, agriculture, and climate change. He is also an avid animal rights supporter.

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    We need people to question, not to praise Government, KTR at MLC poll campaign

    "We need people to question, not to praise Government," KTR at MLC poll campaign

    20 May 2024 11:08 AM GMT

    Bharat Rashtra Samithi working president KT Rama Rao accused the Congress of deceiving the unemployed by making false promises only to usurp power from the BRS.

    Harish Rao deplores dismantling of Telangana Diagnostics by Congress Govt, demands pending salaries to staff

    Harish Rao deplores dismantling of Telangana Diagnostics by Congress Govt, demands pending salaries to staff

    20 May 2024 6:52 AM GMT

    Former minister and senior BRS leader T Harish Rao demanded payment of salaries for staff and management of the State's diagnostic centers.

    Heavy rains lash Hyderabad city, Cumulonimbus development noticed, SRH-GT IPL match washed out

    Heavy rains lash Hyderabad city, Cumulonimbus development noticed, SRH-GT IPL match washed out

    16 May 2024 11:30 AM GMT

    Heavy downpours lashed the entire Hyderabad city on Thursday. Heavy rains will continue to drench the city for the next two hours as already storms started forming in Hyderabad.

    Record-breaking results in favour of YSRCP will shock country: Jagan with I-PAC team

    Record-breaking results in favour of YSRCP will shock country: Jagan with I-PAC team

    16 May 2024 9:26 AM GMT

    Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister and YSRCP chief YS Jagan Mohan Reddy is confident of creating a record by surpassing 2019 results by crossing the 151 mark in Assembly and 22 mark in Lok Sabha elections.

    AP Legislative Council disqualifies YSRC MLC Janga Krishna Murthy for defecting to TDP

    AP Legislative Council disqualifies YSRC MLC Janga Krishna Murthy for defecting to TDP

    16 May 2024 5:35 AM GMT

    The Chairman of Andhra Pradesh Legislative Council Koyye Moshenu Raju issued a gazette notification on May 15, disqualifying YSRC MLC Janga Krishna Murthy on grounds of defection.

    Three hurt in clash between two families over pet husky in Rahmatnagar, five arrested

    Three hurt in clash between two families over pet husky in Rahmatnagar, five arrested

    16 May 2024 4:12 AM GMT

    Three members of two families and the pet dog received grievous injuries in the clash that erupted on Wednesday. Police have arrested five persons in the case.

    KCR beema, Rs 15-lakh KCR Arogya Raksha, gas cylinder for Rs 400 to be game-changers: KCR announces BRS manifesto

    KCR slams Congress Government for anti-farmer policies, calls for state-wide protest on Thursday

    15 May 2024 4:03 PM GMT

    BRS Chief K Chandrashekar Rao (KCR) called upon party workers to take up protest programmes in the constituency centres across the state on Thursday against the Government's anti-farmer policies.

    Andhra Pradesh Chief Secretary huddles with DGP, Intelligence ADG on ECI summons

    Andhra Pradesh Chief Secretary huddles with DGP, Intelligence ADG on ECI summons

    15 May 2024 4:00 PM GMT

    Following summons from the ECI on post-poll violence, Chief Secretary KS Jawahar Reddy held an emergency meeting with the DGP Harish Kumar Gupta and Intelligence ADG Kumar Vishwajeet on Wednesday.

    ECI summons AP Chief Secretary, DGP to Delhi, over unabated post-poll violence

    ECI summons AP Chief Secretary, DGP to Delhi, over unabated post-poll violence

    15 May 2024 11:09 AM GMT

    Taking serious note of the unabated violence in several districts of Andhra Pradesh during the past three days, the Election Commission of India on Wednesday summoned the Chief Secretary and DGP.

    Misplaced priorities of Revanth Reddy led to agrarian crisis in Telangana: KTR

    Misplaced priorities of Revanth Reddy led to agrarian crisis in Telangana: KTR

    15 May 2024 10:26 AM GMT

    Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) working president K.T. Rama Rao has said that Chief Minister Revanth Reddy and his government prioritized politics over governance leading to an agrarian crisis in the...

    Unabated post-poll violence in AP: Section 144 in Palnadu, Tadipatri, lathi charge, leaders under house arrest

    Unabated post-poll violence in AP: Section 144 in Palnadu, Tadipatri, lathi charge, leaders under house arrest

    15 May 2024 8:52 AM GMT

    While Section 144 was imposed in Tadipatri in Anantapur and the entire Palnadu district, police resorted to lathi charges to disperse irate mobs, and leaders of both the YSRCP and the TDP were kept ...

    National Cinema Day

    Elections, lack of new releases force Single theatres in Hyderabad to shut down from Friday

    15 May 2024 6:23 AM GMT

    While the decision to shut down will be individual, some single theatre owners and lessees might reopen after a week with some new releases of low-budget type lined up.