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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    Model Code of Conduct: Election officials check KCRs caravan in Suryapet

    Model Code of Conduct: Election officials check KCR's caravan in Suryapet

    31 March 2024 11:29 AM GMT

    The election officials along with police stopped the caravan at Edula Parre Thanda and entered the vehicle where KCR was occupying the front seat next to the driver.

    KCR polam baata: Farmers pour out woes, vows to fight for water, Rythu Bandhu, loan waiver

    KCR polam baata: Farmers pour out woes, vows to fight for water, Rythu Bandhu, loan waiver

    31 March 2024 11:22 AM GMT

    Braving sweltering heat KCR embarked on his ‘Polam Baata’ on Sunday to have a first-hand understanding of the severe drought conditions gripping Jangaon, Nalgonda and Suryapet districts of Telangana.

    BRS MLA Kadiyam Srihari, daughter Dr. Kavya join Congress, MRPS activists protest in Station Ghanpur

    BRS MLA Kadiyam Srihari, daughter Dr. Kavya join Congress, MRPS activists protest in Station Ghanpur

    31 March 2024 9:12 AM GMT

    Dr Kavya who was nominated by the BRS for the Warangal (SC) Lok Sabha seat, rejected the nomination and joined the Congress.

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    KTR sends legal notices to 10 more social media channels, including Youtube for spreading fake news

    30 March 2024 2:37 PM GMT

    BRS working president Kt Rama Rao on Saturday sent legal notices to ten more TV and social media channels for spreading baseless and demeaning news against BRS and its leaders.

    KCR to visit drought-hit villages in Nalgonda, Suryapet, Jangaon on March 31 to interact with farmers

    KCR to visit drought-hit villages in Nalgonda, Suryapet, Jangaon on March 31 to interact with farmers

    30 March 2024 1:52 PM GMT

    K. Chandrashekhar Rao will visit a few villages in Nalgonda, Suryapet, and Jangaon districts on Sunday to observe the extent of crop damage due to lack of irrigation.

    India, United States conduct Tiger Triumph-2024 exercise on Kakinada Beach

    India, United States conduct Tiger Triumph-2024 exercise on Kakinada Beach

    30 March 2024 1:00 PM GMT

    India and the United States conducted a bilateral tri-service humanitarian assistance and disaster relief (HADR) exercise on Kakinada Beach on Friday, as part of Tiger Triumph-24

    Vizag police receive APs first complaint in Braille script from visually impaired person

    Vizag police receive AP's first complaint in Braille script from visually impaired person

    30 March 2024 11:55 AM GMT

    This is the first such complaint where a First Instance Report (FIR) is filed based on a complaint written in Braille under the ‘Disha Divyang Suraksha (DDS)’ programme.

    GHMC Mayor Gadwal Vijayalakshmi leaves BRS, joins Congress

    GHMC Mayor Gadwal Vijayalakshmi leaves BRS, joins Congress

    30 March 2024 8:02 AM GMT

    GHMC Mayor and daughter of BRS MP K Keshava Rao joined the Congress in the presence of Chief Minister and TPCC chief A Revanth Reddy and AICC in-charge Deepadas Munshi and here on Saturday.

    President Murmu confers Bharat Ratna on former Prime Minister PV Narasimha Rao posthumously

    President Murmu confers Bharat Ratna on former Prime Minister PV Narasimha Rao posthumously

    30 March 2024 7:19 AM GMT

    President Droupadi Murmu conferred the prestigious Bharat Ratna upon former Prime Minister PV Narasimha Rao posthumously in New Delhi on Saturday.

    KK, daughter GHMC mayor Vijayalakshmi to leave BRS on March 30, KCR upset, son denies hand

    KK, daughter GHMC mayor Vijayalakshmi to leave BRS on March 30, KCR upset, son denies hand

    28 March 2024 3:49 PM GMT

    Senior BRS leader and Rajya Sabha MP Kancharla Keshava Rao may return to the Congress fold with his daughter and Hyderabad Mayor Gadwal Vijayalakshmi on March 30.

    Save State, defeat YS Jagan in crucial election: Nara Chandrababu Naidu in Raptadu

    Save State, defeat YS Jagan in crucial election: Nara Chandrababu Naidu in Raptadu

    28 March 2024 11:04 AM GMT

    Addressing a ‘Praja Galam’ roadshow in Raptadu on Thursday, Chandrababu Naidu reminded the people that only 46 days were left to protect the State from the mismanagement of YS Jagan.

    Drought induced by inept Congress says KTR, participates in BRS’s crop damage estimation initiative

    Drought induced by inept Congress says KTR, participates in BRS’s crop damage estimation initiative

    28 March 2024 10:12 AM GMT

    KTR visited Sarampalli village of Tangallapalli mandal on Thursday responding to the call given by KCR to party workers to visit affected farmers to fathom the impact of drought in the State.