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Tharoor says impromptu convening of Lok Sabha perplexing

Shashi Tharoor, MP, CWC member, says Centre's decision to hold Lok Sabha for 5 days is perplexing. BJP's One Nation One Election scheme won't yield any tangible political benefit. Pollster's survey of 25,000 mobile users to predict 2024 polls is questionable. Tharoor denies operating politically outside Kerala PCC. AICC has…

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Proposed revised cost estimate of ₹17,144 crore for Polavaram project is still under scrutiny, says Jal Shakti Minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat

Minister Shekhawat confirms Govt. of India is considering ₹2,000 crore for repairing Polavaram Irrigation Project (PIP) damages due to Godavari flood. He also states revised cost estimate of ₹17,144 crore proposed by Andhra Pradesh State Govt. is being examined by PPA and CWC. Once examination is done, Water Resources Ministry…

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The Congress face of Kerala

CWC reshuffle unlikely to have major impact in Kerala, but could disturb delicate balance. Tharoor's induction likely strategic move to quell ambitions. Antony retained, Muraleedharan, Venugopal, Suresh special invitees. No new members from Christian/Muslim community. Congress must nurture Tharoor, promote a face to survive in Kerala.

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BJP trying to do politics on every issue, says M.B. Patil

BJP leaders trying to do politics in Cauvery issue due to election loss; CWC asked State to release 10,000 cusecs; TN sought 24,000 cusecs; SC approached for relief; BJP trying to cover up their sorry state by doing politics; people sent them home due to 40% commission govt; Kumaraswamy's statement…

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Bitterness in I-group over Congress’s denial of CWC post to Chennithala

-group loyalists suggested that Congress accommodated strident critics of the party in the CWC while side-lining Mr. Chennithala, who had “never deviated from the high command’s line”.

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Sachin Pilot’s appointment to CWC sends a unity message for Rajasthan polls

Sachin Pilot's appointment to CWC signals end to rift in Rajasthan's ruling party. His inclusion in highest decision-making body of Congress, along with six other leaders, is expected to pacify his supporters & strengthen party's election campaign.

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Election and selection: On the new Congress Working Committee

The constitution of the new Congress Working Committee is largely representative of the geographical and social expanse of India

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AICC skirts factional politics to elevate Tharoor to the CWC

AICC's move to elevate Tharoor & Pilot to CWC, overlook inner-party criticism & ensure Antony's continuation, signals generational shift & political gambit to deny dissenters incentive to defect. It made KPCC's struggle for like-mindedness more onerous.

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Congress announces reconstituted Working Committee; Shashi Tharoor, Sachin Pilot new additions

The Hindu Evening Wrap on August 20, 2023

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Raghuveera Reddy’s appointment as CWC member hailed

Former Andhra Pradesh Congress Committee president N. Raghuveera Reddy has been inducted into the party’s top decision-making body, the Congress Working Committee (CWC). After the bifurcation of the State in 2014, Mr. Raghuveera Reddy served as Pradesh Congress Committee (PCC) president for nearly five years, but he quit the post…

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Former Andhra Pradesh Congress Committee president N Raghuveera Reddy back with bang into CWC

VIJAYAWADA: In a surprising return, former Andhra Pradesh Congress Committee (APCC) president N Raghuveera Reddy has been inducted into the newly constituted Congress Working Committee(CWC).

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None from the poll-bound Telangana in the Congress Working Committee

No one from the Telangana Congress found a place in the 39-member Congress Working Committee, as leaders were expecting to be part of the CWC constituted ahead of the polls in Telangana along with four other States at the end of this year

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Shashi Tharoor, Sachin Pilot included in revamped Congress Working Committee

The new Congress Working Committee has been announced nearly six months after Mallikarjun Kharge was authorised to nominate members to the CWC at the Raipur plenary session on February 24.

The Hindu

‘No coordination, greed’: Buried in Himachal rubble, questions over hydropower projects

The mournful silence along Sainj valley, about 50 kilometres from Himachal Pradesh’s Kullu, is broken only by the rumble of the Pin Parvati river and bulldozers in the distance. Bustling settlements have now been replaced by silt and boulders – brought on by the recent floods – and their inhabitants…

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Yamuna recedes after crossing danger mark in Delhi

Yamuna's water level in Delhi dropped Wed. after crossing danger mark of 205.33m on Tues. due to rain in upper catchment areas. 56 killed in Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand ravaged by rain. In July, Delhi faced unprecedented flooding due to heavy rainfall, Yamuna swelled to 208.66m. Encroachments on floodplain, extreme rain…

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Action taken against staff, two Additional CDPOs appointed at Bala Sadan in Vijayawada over tonsuring of girls

The Women Development and Child Welfare (WD&CW) Department served a memo on a superviser and transferred some staff from the Bala Sadan on charges of allegedly tonsuring the girls as well as on other charges of negligence in upkeep of the hostel

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11-year-old boy goes missing from Chiguru Children’s Home in Andhra Pradesh

11-year-old Bharat, referred to Chiguru Children's Home in Guntur by CWC, has been missing since August 11. Police have registered case. Home staff searched nearby villages, but in vain.

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Andhra Pradesh CM Jagan Mohan Reddy vows to settle R&R package for Phase-1 Polavaram project before 2024 Assembly elections

Chief Minister Y. S. Jagan Mohan Reddy on August 7 assured that the first phase of Resettlement and Rehabilitation (R&R) package would be settled for the Polavaram project-displaced before going to the Assembly elections in early 2024.

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‘INDIA’ will come to power at Centre with 300 seats, says Chinta Mohan

CWC member Chinta Mohan predicts INDIA will win 300 seats in next year's elections. He blames PM Modi for failing to fulfill promises and accuses BJP of cheating people. He also predicts emergence of new alternative in AP, with Congress and Left joining hands, and Congress coming to power in…

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Ensure free flow of water at Polavaram, Telangana urges PPA again

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A week’s flood in Godavari Basin ensures ample water storage for first crop

CWC predicts rise in water levels in Upper Krishna Basin in Karnataka with very heavy rainfall likely in the catchment areas.

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Andhra Pradesh: Officials remain alert as flood threat continues in the Godavari

Villagers in Eluru & Konaseema districts panic as floods continue. Officials on alert in West Godavari, water level at Bhadrachalam 43ft, Polavaram 11.6m, SAC barrage 10.5ft. CWC warns of further rise due to upstream projects, rains & overflowing streams. Teams from Revenue, Fire, NDRF, SDRF, Medical & Transport monitoring situation.…

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Yamuna breaches danger mark again; another spell of floods anticipated in Delhi

Yamuna water level in Delhi breaches danger mark; over 2 lakh cusecs of water from Hathnikund Barrage. Relief and rehabilitation work in low-lying areas of capital at risk. Delhi govt. on high alert; ITO barrage gates to be opened. Citizens counting on swift response from authorities. Floods could impact water…

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NHPC, CWC experts yet to finalise plan for damaged diaphragm wall of Polavaram project, says Minister

Water Resources Minister Ambati Rambabu has said that the experts of the National Hydroelectric Power Corporation (NHPC) and the Central Water Commission (CWC) are yet to finalise the future course of action pertaining to the Polavaram project diaphragm wall which was damaged during the Godavari floods in 2021.

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Eight children of government-run Bala Sadan tonsured in Andhra Pradesh

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