Analysis
BJP’s lakhs-of-crores claim arrives without the crores
The Section 22-A problem is documented. The BJP’s spectacular valuation is not — at least not in any evidence made public so far.
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Stories that have aged off the front pages. Still here, still readable — just no longer the news of the day.
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Nadergul’s 2015 title win meets a 22-A rerun
The Supreme Court upheld private title in Survey No. 613. Recent claims say the land remains on the government’s prohibited list and parts are under company control. The records needed to settle the present position are still missing.
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Raidurg plot fetches ₹269 crore; paperwork waits
TGIIC says Plot P2 drew a record bid for the Raidurg auction series. The reported proceeds are impressive. Whether the sale is formally complete is less clear.
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Polavaram’s 41.65-metre claim meets a 41.15-metre file
The Union approved Phase I storage up to EL +41.15 metres. The reported 41.65-metre level, September 9 meeting and 2026 storage plan remain unverified.
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Karnataka ends session early; Nagendra resigns later
The Congress government closed the legislature three days early amid protests over the Valmiki Corporation case. The minister resigned four days later.
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Congress finds 99.5% recovery, not the paperwork
Karnataka ministers defended B Nagendra and blamed BJP disruption, but the clean-chit claim remains unsupported while later CBI and ED records name him in the Valmiki Corporation case.
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Employees protest; September 10 gets pencilled in
Telangana government employees, teachers and pensioners protested across the state over pay, health cover and retirement benefits. A larger Hyderabad mobilisation is proposed if the government continues to treat deadlines as decorative.
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Harish Rao detained; employee demands remain
BRS leader was taken towards Subedari police station during a Hanamkonda protest. Police have not explained the legal basis.
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BRS brings a 1,000-day charge sheet
The party’s September campaign targets the Congress government’s promises. The 420-count remains a BRS claim, while the government’s own records show at least two guarantees implemented and several budgeted.
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Congress post edits out CMO official
G. Malsur’s presence at a Congress communications meeting is documented. The larger training-camp claim is not.
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Toxic’s Rs 105 crore gamble meets Rs 20 crore opening
Yash’s multilingual film opened strongly in India, but trade estimates put its Day 1 overseas gross at Rs 16.25 crore to Rs 20 crore. The rights deal and the ticket receipts are two different films.
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Congress promised six guarantees, found four receipts
A political attack on 1,000 days of Congress rule gets one useful correction: Telangana’s own records show several guarantees were implemented or initiated. The current delivery record is less complete than the slogans, and less catastrophic than the counter-slogans.
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Four surgeries postponed; Gandhi denies drug shortage
Patients’ attendants blamed unavailable anaesthesia medicines. The hospital’s anaesthesia department head gave a different explanation: holiday-related manpower shortage.
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Irumudi reaches ₹92 crore; box office still needs an asterisk
Ravi Teja’s Telugu film reportedly closed its first week with ₹6.90 crore net on Day 7, while the worldwide total varies by ₹15 lakh depending on the report.
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GV Narayana Rao dies at 73
The Telugu actor and producer died in Hyderabad on August 26, according to the Telugu Film Producers Council.
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Harish Rao detained; police keep the reason classified
The BRS MLA was detained at a TNGOs protest in Hanamkonda on August 27. Reports cite law-and-order concerns, but the Congress government has not published a detailed explanation.
Analysis
22-A land mess gets two opposition protests
The BJP will protest on September 5 and 6, while the BRS seeks a judicial probe. The government admits errors and says it is fixing them—eventually, and individually.
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Nirmal’s Rs 700 crore miller mystery needs paperwork
A report puts the alleged CMR default in Nirmal at Rs 700 crore. Earlier records and another report place that figure statewide, leaving the headline number waiting for an audit trail.
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400 trees down, paperwork still in the shade
A report says more than 400 trees were felled at Bollarum for the SCB elevated corridor. The project’s permissions, tree list and replacement record remain unpublished.
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Paigah registrations arrive before the government order
Telangana is reportedly preparing conditional registrations for some disputed Paigah lands, but the document making it real is still missing.