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13 people missing in Cheyyeru deluge, following a breach of the Annamayya project bund on November 19, yet to be traced even after 17 days. Search is still going on for the victims.
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With foundational surveys for #AndhraPradesh's new capital, #Amaravati, now complete, the state government led by N. Chandrababu Naidu is preparing to turn the multi-billion-rupee plan into visible construction before the momentum fades.

Recognising the urgency, the government has shifted from planning to execution. The decisions taken at the APCRDA's 63rd meeting on July 7 signal that the project has entered its implementation phase. By pairing enhanced benefits for farmers with tougher legal measures to resolve land disputes, the government has signalled that the period of administrative delay is over.

Why is there a sense of urgency around Amaravati now?

What is Amaravati Economic Region (AER)?

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#Nellore poet's 'Word' leaves enduring literary legacy.
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#TamilNadu's #TVK government won its floor test with 144 votes — 26 seats above majority.

Yet within 52 days, four persons were arrested for allegedly bribing TVK MLAs with up to ₹50 crore each to resign and collapse the government.

The accused include C. Thirunavukkarasu, head of political survey agency IPDS — Indian Political Democratic Strategies — while #VSenthilBalaji's brother V. Ashok Kumar is absconding.

In today's Bottomline, Prabhu Chawla asks these questions:

1) Who engineered this two-stage constitutional assassination plot?

2) Is this unprecedented in Tamil Nadu's history?

3) Does #DMK's counter-offensive survive scrutiny?

4) Has Vijay's transformation from reel to real finally been completed?

That's The Bottomline.

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A bird's-eye view captures the sheer scale and spirit of #RottelaPanduga at Nellore's historic Bara Shaheed Dargah. Thousands of devotees thronged the shrine and banks of Swarnala Cheruvu, exchanging wish rotis as part of a timeless tradition.
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. @PrabhuChawla's Column | Identity has been turned into perpetual interrogation. Citizenship has been reduced to suspicion. The latest blow has turned private anxiety into public policy.

India needs to end this democratic disgrace. It must issue like the US and Germany, a single, sovereign citizen card under the Citizenship Act that conclusively establishes nationality, voter eligibility and identity in one secure document.

Other nations resolved this long ago. India has spent decades and vast sums building fragmented systems that the State itself can declare hollow at will.

Until that single card exists, crores of Indians will continue to clutch their documents like charms, only to be told they are nothing more than scraps of plastic.

The cruellest truth remains. After 79 years of freedom, the question of who is an Indian still drifts unanswered, haunting the very idea of India. As of now, I am a voter. But what about the future?

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#Nellore #Collector Himanshu Shukla, along with his family, visited the historic Bara Shaheed Dargah during #RottelaPanduga and received the traditional "wish roti."
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Nellore #Police foiled a suicide attempt by a person from Sitarampuram mandal, after tracing his location. Distressed over alleged family disputes, he reportedly tried to consume pesticide. Police intervened in time, counselled him. @BSNMalleswarRao @NewIndianXpress

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A breathtaking bird's-eye view of devotion at Bara Shaheed Dargah in #Nellore as thousands of devotees from across India and abroad gathered on Day 1 of the five-day #RottelaPanduga to exchange 'wish rotis' on the banks of Swarnala Cheruvu.
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Devotees thronged Bara Shaheed Dargah's Swarnala Cheruvu from Friday, participating in the traditional Rottela Panduga. Devotees exchanged rotis in a spirit of harmony and faith, believing the ritual fulfills their heartfelt wishes. @BSNMalleswarRao
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Sub-Inspector CC Nagarjuna Reddy of Nandyal dist, posted a video seeking entry into #biggboss10telugu, citing his courage & talent. The video went viral, sparking controversy. Nandyal SP Suneel has issued a notice & sought explanation from SI.@BSNMalleswarRao
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At Secretariat with CM Chandrababu Naidu garu n TNIE Editor Santwana Bhattacharya. Their conversation carried the ease of old times. Pleased to present the Goenka Letters to the CM. He remembered the stalwart with respect and warmly enquired about our CMD Shri Manoj Sonthalia ji

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#TVK‌ #MLA Thahira from Ranipet, #TamilNadu, visited the Barashaheed Dargah in #Nellore carrying a portrait of #TVK‌ founder and Chief Minister C. Joseph Vijay. She offered special prayers at Dargah. @BSNMalleswarRao
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As per data , sowing in Karnataka has been completed on 5.86 lakh ha of irrigated land against a target of 24.43 lakh ha. In rainfed areas, it has been carried out on only 11.23 lakh ha out of the targeted 59.68 lakh hectares.
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A unique wedding invitation from Rayadurgam’s D. Hirehal ! N Venkatesappa printed 8,000 wedding cards for his son’s marriage featuring not just ceremony details, but also awareness on #cyber crimes like digital arrest scams, APK frauds n others.@NewIndianXpress
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Kumara Krupa, 160 yr old heritage bungalow will be CM @DKShivakumar 's official home, under renovation, was once home to MysuruDewan SeshadriIyer, devotee of LordKumaraswamy, he named it KumaraKrupa. Historians say it should have been preserved as memorial
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Tension erupted in Proddutur in #Kadapa dist after reportedly clashes broke out between supporters of #TDP MLA N. Varadarajulu Reddy and former TDP In-charge G. Praveen Kumar Reddy. Stone pelting by both groups led to a police lathi charge. @BSNMalleswarRao @NewIndianXpress

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This post is for everyone wondering why the #tatkal tickets on the @IRCTCofficial website get sold out so quickly as soon as it opens for the public. I used to cover #Railway beat in Bengaluru earlier. Inside sources gave me this shocking info. Since I did not have documentary proof, I could not get the report printed on paper:
1. The rly clerks have an understanding with tkt booking agents. They have details of those who want tatkal tickets. The minute the clerk logs in for duty, they hurriedly key in these details and book the ticket in the names handed over. The agent and the clerk allegedly benefit from it by taking money from the the psgr desperate for a confirmed tkts.
2. I also heard of this peculiar instance at Bengaluru Cantonment rly station wherein a lady clerk takes a specific auto to work daily. The agent slyly hands over the names and details of those who shd be given the tatkal tkts for the day . This ensures the agent and the clerk are never seen colluding together. And no CCTV can capture all this.
Unless top railway officials or cops do an undercover operation, this scam will never come to light.
Genuine ppl trying to book tatkal tickets can never get them. This scenario in just one rly station will definitely be replicated by unscrupulous agents across the rly stations in the country with unscrupulous railway clerks. Why are representatives of agents hanging around rly tkt booking counters daily despite so much brought online? Ask yourself...why is the govt rly police allowing these known faces to linger on daily?
However, transparent the government tries to make a system, some ppl will always find loopholes to exploit it.
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Railway Koduru @JanaSenaParty #MLA Arava Sridhar reportedly resigned from his Assembly Whip post amid ongoing controversy over allegations made by a woman govt employee. He submitted his resignation to Deputy CM Pawan Kalyan at the Secretariat.
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A P Chief Minister @ncbn asserted that the AP #coast, boats, and fishing rights belong to local #fishermen, and said there would be no compromise in protecting their interests. He warned that anyone illegally entering AP #coastal waters would be chased away.
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Following PM Narendra Modi and CM Chandrababu Naidu’s fuel-saving initiatives, Nellore rural MLA @kotamreddy_NLR cancelled his convoy n travelled on an electric bike for foundation stone-laying progs worth ₹17 crore covering 168 works.
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