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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    Telangana farmers in disarray: paddy procurement drops, tardy “Rythu Bandhu”, elusive Rs.500 bonus

    Telangana farmers in disarray: paddy procurement drops, tardy “Rythu Bandhu”, elusive Rs.500 bonus

    13 April 2024 8:36 AM GMT

    The Revanth Reddy Government has promised a Rs 500 bonus for every quintal of paddy that arrives at the procurement centres. The procurement of Yasangi (Rabi) paddy has started but there is no sign of...

    KCR nominates Hanmakonda ZP chairman Dr. Marepalli Sudhir Kumar as Warangal Lok Sabha candidate

    KCR nominates Hanmakonda ZP chairman Dr. Marepalli Sudhir Kumar as Warangal Lok Sabha candidate

    12 April 2024 12:41 PM GMT

    BRS chief K Chandrashekar Rao has nominated Hanmakonda zilla parishat chairman Dr Marepalli Sudhir Kumar as Warangal (SC) Lok Sabha Constituency candidate.

    Rouse Avenue Court remands BRS MLC K Kavitha to CBI custody till April 15

    Rouse Avenue Court remands BRS MLC K Kavitha to CBI custody till April 15

    12 April 2024 12:14 PM GMT

    Special CBI judge Kaveri Baweja passed the order after Kavitha was produced in court following her arrest by the probe agency on Thursday.

    AP Intermediate results: Revaluation from April 13, supplementary examinations from May 24

    AP Intermediate results: Revaluation from April 13, supplementary examinations from May 24

    12 April 2024 11:12 AM GMT

    The revaluation process will begin from April 13 and the process will go on till April 24. Students who had doubts about the percentage that they received could now apply for recounting.

    BRS calls for protests in Telangana against Revanth Reddy’s ‘3-hr-free-power-enough-for-farmers’ comment

    KTR anticipates hung parliament, sees bigger role for BRS at national level

    12 April 2024 10:01 AM GMT

    KT Rama Rao said that the BRS will play a vital role in national politics with none of the national alliance parties securing a majority in the ensuing Lok Sabha elections.

    Telangana students in a quandary as CET exams clash with academic tests

    AP Intermediate results declared, 67 % in first year, 78% in second year clear exams

    12 April 2024 6:30 AM GMT

    The Board advised the students that the scorecard issued now would be provisional, and they were required to collect the original mark sheet from their school authorities later.

    CBI seeks five-day custody of Kavitha in liquor policy scam case

    CBI seeks five-day custody of Kavitha in liquor policy scam case

    12 April 2024 6:14 AM GMT

    Kavitha was produced before CBI Special Judge Kaveri Baweja at the Rouse Avenue Court here on Friday. The court recently granted permission to CBI interrogate Kavitha in jail.

    Jana Sena leader Kiran Royal wants Pothina Mahesh to apologise for comments against Pawan Kalyan

    Jana Sena leader Kiran Royal wants Pothina Mahesh to apologise for comments against Pawan Kalyan

    10 April 2024 12:24 PM GMT

    Recalling Pothina’s earlier statements that he would rather slash his hand than leave JSP, Kiran Royal said that the JSP workers would send him a coconut-cutting knife by courier.

    KCR built Yadadri temple but never used religion for political gain like Narendra Modi: KTR

    KCR built Yadadri temple but never used religion for political gain like Narendra Modi: KTR

    10 April 2024 10:34 AM GMT

    Calling upon voters to defeat communal BJP in the ensuing Lok Sabha elections Bharat Rashtra Samithi working president KT Rama Rao said that the national party did nothing for Telangana.

    Telangana Sikh community to celebrate ‘Vaisakhi’ from April 12 to 14 at Ameerpet Gurdwara

    Telangana Sikh community to celebrate ‘Vaisakhi’ from April 12 to 14 at Ameerpet Gurdwara

    10 April 2024 9:09 AM GMT

    The 325th Khalsa Panth Foundation Day Celebrations popularly known as "Vaisakhi" will be celebrated on a grand scale by the Sikh community of Telangana from April 12 to 14, 2024

    Veteran Congress leader D Srinivas admitted to hospital with urinary tract infection, stable

    Veteran Congress leader D Srinivas admitted to hospital with urinary tract infection, stable

    10 April 2024 7:14 AM GMT

    D Srinivas’s son and Nizamabad MP Arvind Dharmapuri took to X on Wednesday and said that his father was admitted for treatment for a urinary tract infection. “He is stable now,” he informed.

    Former Jana Sena leader Pothina Mahesh joins YSRCP in presence of YS Jagan

    Former Jana Sena leader Pothina Mahesh joins YSRCP in presence of YS Jagan

    10 April 2024 6:55 AM GMT

    Mahesh organised a rally from Vijayawada to YS Jagan’s Gantavaripalem in Palnadu and accepted a YSRCP scarf from YS Jagan.