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CWC membership: Chennithala expresses anguish but treads a fine line

Ramesh Chennithala expresses chagrin at not being included in CWC. He holds post of permanent invitee, which he held in 2004. He does not question merit of those who made it to CWC. KPCC president says Congress will address his grievance and hold him close.

The Hindu

Home Guard’s suicide is govt. murder: Revanth Reddy

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Congress to be pushed outside Hyderabad limits to Tukkuguda for its public meeting on September 17

Congress to hold public meet at Tukkuguda on Sep 17 to mark CWC meet. Telangana chosen as venue after TPCC requested high command. Sonia Gandhi to announce 5 guarantees to kickstart campaign for Telangana Assembly elections. All parties sparring over celebrations of historic day of Nizam's surrender. BRS calls it…

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AICC top leaders pacify a sulking Komatireddy

Telangana Congress faced a roadblock in the form of Bhongir MP Komatireddy Venkata Reddy staying away from the ongoing screening of applicants for the Assembly elections.

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Tamil Nadu gets 3.9 tmcft of Cauvery water in one week

TN realises 3.9tmcft Cauvery water from Karnataka in 1wk of 6.48tmcft over 15 days. CWMA directed 5,000cusecs from Aug 29. Avg daily flow up to Aug 31 fluctuated. TN received 34.65tmcft from June-Sept 4, 56.63tmcft short of normal 91.28tmcft. CWMA reworked daily quantum to 10,000cusecs for 15 days. Mettur dam…

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‘BJP, BRS conspiring to scuttle Congress public meet on Sept. 17’

TPCC chief Reddy accuses BJP, BRS of trying to scuttle Congress' public meeting in Hyderabad. AICC leaders to review arrangements for CWC meet and public meeting. Sonia Gandhi to announce five guarantees of TPCC at public meeting. Party to take guarantees to people from Sept 18. BJP, BRS conspiring to…

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Telangana Congress list not possible till the month end with CWC, Parliament sessions lined up

The announcement of the Congress’s candidates’ list is bound to get delayed and may take another 20 days at least though the screening committee for the Telangana Congress held wide-ranging discussions with the pradesh election committee (PEC) members on Monday.

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Minor girl poses as Disha officer in suspected revenge act

9th-class dropout posing as Disha Police Officer threatened & forced family in Avanigadda, Krishna district to appear in court. Family grew suspicious & approached policeman, who caught her trying to escape. Suspected motive: trouble for CWC for sending her to child care home in POCSO case. Girl befriended minor girl…

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Talk of early election is a sign that Narendra Modi is panicking after formation of INDIA bloc, says Congress

Addressing a joint press conference with communication chief Jairam Ramesh, party general secretary-organisation (GSO) K.C. Venugopal, however, said the party was ready for early election.

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Newly constituted Congress Working Committee first meeting in Hyderabad

'The Congress president has decided to convene the first meeting of the newly constituted congress working committee (CWC) on September 16 at Hyderabad'. Read further on Dynamite News:

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CWC meeting in Hyderabad on Sept. 16; party to hold rally to announce ‘five guarantees’ for Telangana on Sept. 17

The Congress Working Committee will meet in Hyderabad on Sept 16-17 to discuss the party's strategy for upcoming elections. AICC General Secretary K.C. Venugopal will arrive to decide the venue and other arrangements. The meeting will be followed by a rally to announce the 'Five Guarantees' for Telangana and a…

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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…

The Hindu

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.

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‘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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