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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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IFMIS throws a flag; proof, please

A report says an IFMIS review spotted up to 40 possible double-salary cases tied to duplicate Aadhaar mappings. The record so far: IFMIS exists; the rest needs documents, not drama.

Government

Analysis

Paper PCSS, concrete Kaleshwaram

Undivided-AP era Congress drew the PCSS on paper and spent ₹11,642.85 crore with none of its components completed. Telangana under BRS re-engineered it into Kaleshwaram and built the hardware at scale. The record is not a fairy tale — it’s the file.

Reality

News

Agadha picks Aug 14 slot

M S Raju’s film stakes out the Independence Day weekend — the makers say “worldwide” on August 14. The numbers and superlatives are theirs; the calendar is fact.

Reality

News

Hyderabad doubles pair edges toward century mark

Arjun Reddy Pochana and Achutaditya Rao are racking up results for Telangana — the official BWF top‑100 line is still to be drawn, but the pair is in the mix and on court everywhere that matters.

Sports

News

Same Aadhaar, two salaries: probe ordered

A report says nearly 40 government employees may have been paid by more than one establishment off the same Aadhaar in IFMIS. The Chief Secretary has asked departments to verify, recover and act — and to do it in seven days.

Government

Analysis

Kalwakurthy pumps start. After a nudge

A report says the Congress-run Telangana government switched on Kalwakurthy pumps after a BRS deadline. The locations and scheme design check out on official records; the day’s operation and the reason for the earlier wait still don’t.

AgricultureNagarkurnool

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Lokesh’s DC lands Aug 7; ‘A’, says maker

Sun Pictures lists Arun Matheswaran’s DC for August 7. The ‘A’ is the maker’s claim; no CBFC certificate was located. AP–Telangana distribution announced via Asian Suresh Entertainment.

Reality

Analysis

Full fee promised, ₹35k delivered

Students say Congress govt paid only ₹35,000 against ₹1 lakh B.Tech fees despite sub-10,000 EAPCET ranks. Official scheme language is split between a ₹35,000 cap and a full-fee lane — the bit the government now needs to match to real students, not slogans.

Education

Analysis

Palamuru ‘zero’ claim meets CAG tables

The Congress minister waved a round number. The record shows running lift schemes and irrigated acres under BRS. Pick a definition of “complete” and say it out loud, Minister — because “nothing happened” is not it.

RealityMahabubnagar

Analysis

GRMB’s 18th agenda? Show the paper

Harish Rao says the BJP-led Centre’s GRMB wants to ‘re-review’ seven Telangana projects already examined by Delhi’s own agencies. He’s asked the Union Jal Shakti ministry to pull the items. The agenda isn’t public; the silence is.

Reality

News

87 shops, 0 results posted

Hyderabad scheduled a July 31–Aug 1 auction of vacant 2BHK-colony shops with upset prices as low as ₹2,700/sq ft. A week later, the notices are up, the results aren’t.

Public ServicesHyderabad

News

37 JL notices, proof still missing

A report says Intermediate Education has issued show-cause notices to 37 junior lecturers over allegedly fake certificates. The documents that settle it aren’t public yet.

Education