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Telangana News: Congress slams BJP for its anti-farmer policies

Warangal: The Congress workers on Friday staged a demonstration here against the ‘anti-farmer’ policies of the Central Government. It may be recalled here that the AICC had given a nationwide call to its cadres to observe ‘Kisan-Mazdoor Bachao Divas’ on Friday (October 2). The rally was headed by AICC Secretary Srinivasan Krishnan. Referring to the agriculture bills, he criticised the BJP-led Central Government for its anti-farmer policies.

DCC President Naini Rajender Reddy, former minister Konda Surekha, senior leaders Namindla Srinivas and Meesala Prakash were among others present.

AICC secretary Srinivasan and former minister Konda Sureka DCC President Naini Rajender Reddy also participate in front of rally and staged a protest against the new agriculture bills brought forth by the central government on Friday in Hanamkonda.

Telangana Latest News: Drawing lessons from the Covid-19 induced lockdown, Telangana is well on course to become the first state in the country to make registration of migrant workers compulsory and eliminate the role of contractors or middlemen. Read Full Story

Telangana News: In yet another kind gesture, actor Sonusood assured to provide Rs 20 lakh medical financial aid to a six-year-old Telangana boy. Read Full Story

Coronavirus in Andhra Pradesh: It is clear that the coronavirus pandemic nia slightly declining in Andhra Pradesh from last week with positive cases coming down. On the other hand, recovered rate has been increased, which is sigh of relief for the administration band government. However, as the virus is taking its fall in cities, the cases are on rise in villages due to negligence and carelessness. The same thing happened in a village of Guntur district recently where more than 30 people infected with coronavirus due to holding of tuition clases with which the village has registered 39 cases in a single day. Read Full Story

Coronavirus in Telangana: Telangana state has registered 2,009 fresh coronavirus positive cases and 10 deaths until 8 pm on Thursday. While the total number of positive cases in the state went up to 1,95,609, the death toll touched 1,145. Read Full Story

Washington: US President Donald Trump and his wife Melania have tested positive for the novel coronavirus, the first couple announced in separate social media posts, adding that they were "feeling good" and will "quarantine at home". Read Full Story

Andhra Pradesh CM YS Jagan launches distribution of ROFR pattas to tribals program

On the occasion of Gandhi Jayanti, Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy who realized the dream of nearly one and a half lakh tribal farmers who believed in podu agriculture had launched a program to distribute ROFR pattas via video conference from his camp office on Friday, giving them rights of forest land to tribals. For the first time, the late YSR handed over title deeds to forest lands cultivated by tribal farmers. He distributed 55,513 ROFR deeds for 1,30,679 acres.

Rich tributes to Bapuji

Rajya Sabha member V. Vijay Sai Reddy along with Visakhapatnam MP M.V.V. Satyanarayana, Municipal Commissioner G. Srijana garlanded Gandhi statue at GVMC office on the occasion of Gandhi Jayanti in Visakhapatnam.

An army of YSRCP leaders and activists accompanied Vijay Sai Reddy and paid rich tributes to the father of the nation.

Coronavirus in India: India's COVID19 tally reaches 63,94,069 with a spike of 81,484 new cases & 1,095 deaths reported in last 24 hours.

The total cases include 9,42,217 active cases, 53,52,078 cured/discharged/migrated & 99,773 deaths: Ministry of Health & Family Welfare