Telangana Current Affairs- May 9, 2023

Telangana Current Affairs- May 9, 2023

1. Who has been appointed as the chief advisor to Telangana Chief Minister K. Chandrasekhar Rao?

• Retired IAS officer and former chief secretary Somesh Kumar.

2. In what rank has Somesh Kumar been appointed as the chief advisor?

• In the rank of a Cabinet minister.

3. Who issued the Government Order for Somesh Kumar’s appointment?

• Chief Secretary Santhi Kumari.

4. When did Somesh Kumar take voluntary retirement?

• Three months ago.

5. Why was Somesh Kumar shifted to Andhra Pradesh?

• Following a court order.

6. Why was Somesh Kumar removed as Chief Secretary of Telangana?

• The High Court quashed his allotment to that state.

1. Who is Somesh Kumar and what happened to him on January 12? A: Somesh Kumar is a retired IAS officer. On January 12, he reported to the Andhra Pradesh government as per orders of the central government.
2. Was Somesh Kumar given any post in Andhra Pradesh? A: No, he was not given any post on his request as he was not interested to continue in service even though it ends in December.
3. How long did Somesh Kumar serve as Chief Secretary of Telangana? A: Somesh Kumar served as Chief Secretary of Telangana for three years.
4. Who was Somesh Kumar considered close to? A: Somesh Kumar was considered very close to Chief Minister KCR.
5. What happened to the order of the Central Administrative Tribunal allocating Somesh Kumar to Telangana in 2016? A: The Telangana High Court set aside the order of the Central Administrative Tribunal allocating Somesh Kumar to Telangana in 2016.
6. What did the Department for Personnel Training (DoPT) of the central government do on January 12? A: The same day, DoPT of the central government relieved Somesh Kumar from the state government of Telangana and directed him to join the Andhra Pradesh government within two days.

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1-Y.S. Sharmila, the leader of the YSR Telangana Party, referred to Chief Minister K. Chandrasekhar Rao as the “Taliban” in a stinging attack on Sunday.

• After being detained by the police in Mahabubabad and having her padyatra halted, Sharmila told reporters in Hyderabad that Telangana was Afghanistan of India and that KCR was its Taliban.

2-G. Sayanna, a lawmaker for the Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS), died on Sunday. He was 72.

• Sayanna, a state assemblyman for the Secunderabad Cantonment district of Telangana, passed away in a hospital in Hyderabad. He had illnesses involving his heart and kidneys.

3-The establishment of a Dr. Cyrus Poonawalla Centre of Excellence in Infectious Diseases and Pandemic Preparedness at Hyderabad was announced on Sunday by the Serum Institute of India.

• The Indian Institute of Public Health in Hyderabad will house this centre.

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4-YSR Telangana Party President Y.S. Sharmila was detained by Telangana Police on Sunday for making offensive comments about B. Shankar Naik, an MLA from Mahabubabad and a member of the governing Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS).

• The police detained Sharmila, the sister of Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy, the chief minister of Andhra Pradesh, while she was on a padayatra in Mahabubabad.

5-Notable figures in Tollywood and top politicians from the Telugu states of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana have expressed their condolences for the loss of Tollywood actress Nandamuri Taraka Ratna.

• The actor passed away in Bengaluru’s Narayana Institute of Cardiac Sciences, where he had been hospitalised on January 27 following a severe cardiac attack. He was 39.

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6-Telangana Chief Minister K. Chandrasekhar Rao announced on Wednesday that his administration is prepared to set aside Rs 1,000 crore for the renovation and development of Kondagattu Anjaneya Swamy Temple, the most renowned and revered of all Hanuman shrines in the nation.

7-Telangana Chief Minister K. Chandrasekhar Rao stated that the Kondagattu Anjaneya temple will be marketed as a great spiritual destination to enhance India’s spiritual splendour after the Yadagirigutta Lakshmi Narasimha Swami temple.

8-Consumer goods giant Hindustan Unilever Limited (HUL) on Wednesday unveiled the Junior Athlete Development Program (JADP), which would assist 50 aspiring women cricket players from Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, and Tamil Nadu. The programme aims to promote female cricket players from grassroots levels.

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9- K. T. Rama Rao, a Telangana minister and leader of the Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS), claimed on Tuesday that the BJP has turned many agencies into its largest puppets, including the IT, CBI, and ED.

10-On Tuesday, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) published the names of four candidates in the graduate and teacher categories for the March 13 elections for the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Council and the Telangana Legislative Council.

• For three graduate seats in Andhra Pradesh and one teacher seat in Telangana, the party has announced candidates. The BJP’s candidate for the Prakasam-Nellore-Chittoor constituency will be Sannareddy Dayakar Reddy.

• Both P.V.N. Madhav and Nagaruru Raghavendra have been nominated by the saffron party for the Kadapa-Anantapur-Kurnool constituency.

• A. Venkata Narayana Reddy has been nominated by the BJP to run for the teachers’ seat in Mahabubnagar-Ranga Reddy-Hyderabad in Telangana.

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11-Komatireddy Venkat Reddy, a member of the 11th Telangana Congress, stated on Tuesday that the state’s next elections will result in a hung Assembly.

12-To celebrate Maha Shivratri, the Telangana State Road Transport Corporation (TSRTC) would run up to 2,427 special buses between different districts in Telangana and adjoining Andhra Pradesh.

13- Telangana Chief Minister K. Chandrasekhar Rao criticised the Narendra Modi administration on Sunday for prohibiting the BBC documentary on the Gujarat riots, claiming that this was bad for democracy.

14-K. Chandrasekhar Rao, the chief minister of Telangana, criticised Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday for his recent speech in Parliament, calling it the “most vile” speech ever.

15-On Sunday, Y.S. Sharmila, the leader of the YSR Telangana Party (YSRTP), claimed that Telangana Chief Minister K. Chandrasekhar Rao had caused “a serious and dangerous power crisis” in the state.

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