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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    AP Govt to distribute pensions through village, ward secretariats, deliver at home for old, sick, differently abled from April 3 to 6

    AP Govt to distribute pensions through village, ward secretariats, deliver at home for old, sick, differently...

    2 April 2024 2:54 PM GMT

    The Andhra Pradesh Government has decided to distribute ‘YSR Kanuka Pensions’ from April 3, 2024, in two different modes.

    ECI shifts three district election officers, IG Guntur, SPs of Nellore, Chittoor, Anantapuram, Palnadu, Prakasam

    ECI shifts three district election officers, IG Guntur, SPs of Nellore, Chittoor, Anantapuram, Palnadu,...

    2 April 2024 12:20 PM GMT

    In its order, the ECI directed that these officers should hand over the charge and should not be assigned to any election-related works till completion of simultaneous elections in Andhra Pradesh.

    Worried about delay in pension, 70-year-old dies heart broken; YS Jagan declares Rs 5 lakh ex gratia

    Worried about delay in pension, 70-year-old dies heart broken; YS Jagan declares Rs 5 lakh ex gratia

    2 April 2024 11:23 AM GMT

    The tragic incident occurred in Turangi village under the Kakinada rural segment in Andhra Pradesh where the distribution of pensions by volunteers was stopped by the election authorities.

    Those who received Rs 2 lakh crop loan waiver vote for Congress, remaining vote for BRS: KTR

    Those who received Rs 2 lakh crop loan waiver vote for Congress, remaining vote for BRS: KTR

    2 April 2024 10:08 AM GMT

    Calling upon Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy to fulfill the 420 promises during Assembly elections, KTR said that the farming community was hit by the fake promises of the Congress.

    TDP’s self-goal: Welfare of 64 lakh pensioners at stake, Govt releases Rs 1,473-Cr, alternative distribution from April 3

    TDP’s self-goal: Welfare of 64 lakh pensioners at stake, Govt releases Rs 1,473-Cr, alternative distribution...

    2 April 2024 9:16 AM GMT

    Even as the TDP got the distribution of ‘YSR Kanuka Pensions’ to over 64 lakh beneficiaries in the State stopped, the YS Jagan Mohan Reddy Government has made alternative arrangements.

    Fearing KCR’s Karimnagar visit Congress Govt switched on Kaleshwaram pumps: KTR in Mushampalli

    Fearing KCR’s Karimnagar visit Congress Govt switched on Kaleshwaram pumps: KTR in Mushampalli

    1 April 2024 12:33 PM GMT

    KTR has said that the Congress Government which has branded the Kaleshwaram as a failed project, has finally turned on the Nandi and Gayatri pumphouses and lifted water from Yellampalli for...

    Rouse Avenue Court defers hearing on BRS MLC K Kavitha’s interim bail plea to April 4

    Rouse Avenue Court defers hearing on BRS MLC K Kavitha’s interim bail plea to April 4

    1 April 2024 10:49 AM GMT

    The court decision came after Kavitha’s counsel Abhishek Manu Singhvi urged the court time file counter to the ED’s rejoinder.

    Failure to tell people work done led to BRSs defeat, introspect and defeat Congress: KTR

    Failure to tell people work done led to BRS's defeat, introspect and defeat Congress: KTR

    1 April 2024 8:52 AM GMT

    Calling upon BRS leaders to spread the news of the good work done by the KCR Government, KTR said that the inability to explain the work done has led to defeat in the Assembly election.

    With Rs 3.09 lakh Telangana top in per capita income among big States in India: KTR

    With Rs 3.09 lakh Telangana top in per capita income among big States in India: KTR

    1 April 2024 6:03 AM GMT

    Taking to X, KTR on Monday said that the financial year 2022-23 figures vindicated K Chandrashekar Rao’s claim that he had developed the State during his decade-long tenure.

    Nizamsagar canal embankment breaches, inundates journalists colony in Armoor

    Nizamsagar canal embankment breaches, inundates journalists colony in Armoor

    1 April 2024 5:14 AM GMT

    The embankment of the Nizamsagar Canal breached in Armoor town during the wee hours of Monday inundated several areas including the journalists' colony.

    KCR’s Polam Baata in Karimnagar on April 5, to cover Maqdumpur, Choppadandi, Vemulawada

    KCR’s 'Polam Baata' in Karimnagar on April 5, to cover Maqdumpur, Choppadandi, Vemulawada

    1 April 2024 4:46 AM GMT

    KCR will continue with his ‘Polam Baata’ tour to assess the extent of crop damage in the State with a visit to the erstwhile Karimnagar district on April 5, 2024.

    Incompetent Congress Govt dried crops in 100 days, says KCR, demands Rs 25,000 compensation per acre

    Incompetent Congress Govt dried crops in 100 days, says KCR, demands Rs 25,000 compensation per acre

    31 March 2024 2:21 PM GMT

    KCR lambasted the 100-day Congress Government for its failure to save the farmers by providing irrigation, quality power, and financial input under Rytu Bandhu.