Andhra Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister Pawan Kalyan is giving renewed attention to drinking-water infrastructure in Pulivendula and nearby parts of YSR Kadapa district, with the long-pending mega water grid project emerging as a key focus. The initiative is being pursued under the Jal Jeevan Mission-Amravaani Watershed programme, with the stated aim of accelerating works meant to offer a lasting solution to water-supply concerns in the region. Pawan Kalyan Pulivendul

Telangana Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy has strongly criticised the Modi-led central government after his planned US visit was cut short following the reported denial of political clearance for that leg of his overseas tour. The Chief Minister, who returned to India after completing his UK visit, addressed the issue at a press conference in Hyderabad. He alleged that the Centre had unfairly intervened in his proposed US programme, which was intended to promote Telangana and its in