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Telangana bags second prize at National Energy Conservation Awards 2025

Hyderabad/New Delhi, Dec 14 (UNI) Telangana has won the Second Prize in the State Performance category at the prestigious National Energy Conservation Awards (NECA)–2025, instituted by the Bureau of Energy Efficiency (BEE), Ministry of Power, Government of India.
The award was presented at a ceremony held at Vigyan Bhawan, New Delhi, on Sunday in the presence of President of India Droupadi Murmu.
The state was represented by Principal Secretary (Energy) Navin Mittal, IAS, and Vice Chairman and Managing Director of TGREDCO, V. Anila, who received the award on behalf of the Telangana government.
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Hyderabad, Jan 22 (UNI) At least 16 Indian nationals, including three Hyderabad youths, have been lured with promises of jobs in Thailand and subsequently taken captive at the Myanmar–Thailand border in slave-like conditions, All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) chief Asaduddin Owaisi claimed on Thursday.

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AP Ex-CM asks MPs to raise dilution of welfare schemes, deteriorating L & O in Parliament

22 Jan 2026 | 10:12 PM

Vijayawada, Jan 22 (UNI) Former Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh and YSRCP president Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy on Thursday asked the party’s MPs to raise the twin issues of dilution of welfare schemes implementation and deteriorating law and order situation in both the Houses of Parliament.

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AP: Dy CM Pawan Kalyan dedicates newly constructed road to people

22 Jan 2026 | 10:08 PM

Narasaraopet, Jan 22 (UNI) Andhra Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister K Pawan Kalyan dedicated the newly constructed Kotappakonda-Kothapalem road to the people on Thursday.

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Twenty20 joins BJP-led NDA alliance, signals new political course in Kerala

22 Jan 2026 | 9:35 PM

Thiruvananthapuram, Jan 22 (UNI) In a significant political development ahead of the 2026 Kerala Assembly elections, the Twenty20 political outfit has formally joined the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) led by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), marking a major shift in its political trajectory and a fresh realignment in the state’s evolving political landscape.

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Centre Ready for CBI probe into SCCL tenders if state sends proposal: BJP

22 Jan 2026 | 9:24 PM

Hyderabad, Jan 22 (UNI) Telangana BJP president N Ramchander Rao on Thursday said the Central government is ready to order a CBI investigation into the alleged irregularities in the Singareni Collieries Company Limited (SCCL) tender process, including Singareni and Naini coal tenders, if the Telangana government submits a proposal seeking such a probe.

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