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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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GRMB to meet; Congress wakes up late

Harish Rao says AP is pushing a review of seven Telangana irrigation projects at the GRMB meet on August 18; calls for the items to be dropped, warns of a boycott and a siege if they aren’t. The Congress government, he says, wrote to GRMB only after BRS pressed it — and the TDP chief minister in AP is happy to test Telangana’s patience.

Politics

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Half trained, laws changed

The Union Home Ministry’s own table says Telangana has trained just 52.24% of its police in the new criminal laws — the lowest share among states — while the BJP-led Centre lectures from Delhi and the Congress shouts from the sidelines.

Government

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Unity Mall visit? Blocked

BRS leaders say police stopped their site inspection at Raidurg’s PM Ekta Unity Mall. The Congress government in Telangana still hasn’t answered the tender questions — just the people asking them.

PoliticsRangareddy

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‘Break-even in four days,’ says SKN

Chennai Love Story opened July 24. The producer says it already broke even across Andhra, Nizam and Ceded. The documents that would prove it did not turn up with the claim.

Reality

News

Hyderabad gets Spidey first — reportedly

Allu Cinemas in Kokapet hosted an invite-only Spider‑Man: Brand New Day premiere on July 29, a day before India’s general release. The “India’s first screening” tag comes via Allu Aravind — and Hyderabad won the bragging rights either way.

RealityHyderabad

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Defectors wait; records don’t

BRS wants Congress turncoats disqualified. The BJP wanted one too. The court is still waiting on the Speaker’s Tribunal to hand over its own paperwork.

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‘Five acres’ and a familiar surname

KTR says a Revanth-family firm got five acres dirt-cheap. The company exists, and a Kondal Reddy is listed as its chairman. The land file? Still missing from public view.

Politics

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SIR is on; spin is louder

Draft roll done, claims open till August 30; final list due October 1. Parties are shouting conspiracy; the record isn’t.

Politics

News

Nagarjuna says Nizam start. Figures later

At a pre-release event for Pallaburusu, the Annapurna Studios chief said the banner has begun distributing in Nizam and wants to “restore the old system”. No numbers yet; a formal slate isn’t public.

CinemaHyderabad

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Medchal Survey No.145 needs facts, not rumours

A report claims a private venture cut a road through “Rs 100 crore” worth of government land at Medchal and kept using it after demolition. The math might add up — the paperwork doesn’t. Until officials put the record on the table, this stays an allegation, not a verdict.

Real EstateMedchal–Malkajgiri

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Seven projects back on the block? Prove it

KTR warns of a BRS siege if the GRMB takes up “cancelling approvals” for seven Telangana projects. The Congress in Telangana and the BJP’s MPs are welcome to discover their voice any time now. The agenda, meanwhile, is not public.

Politics

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BRS warns siege over GRMB ‘review’

KTR says seven Telangana projects face a GRMB permissions review pushed by Andhra; dares Telangana BJP MPs to show up for Telangana, for once. The statutory Board exists — the seven-project agenda does not, on the record, yet.

PoliticsHyderabad