Will KTR become TRS working president?
Is young KTR going to take up big assignment to set the TRS house in order?
Is he being readied up for the post of party’s working president? Indications are that the TRS is moving towards anointing Kalwakuntla Taraka Rama Rao aka KTR as the party’s working president and the party plenary, scheduled to being on April 24, is likely to become the occasion for the anointment.
The TRS is taking steps to make the plenary a big success. Over 36000 delegates will attend the plenary being organized in the Lal Bahadur stadium. Of late, the party leaders are feeling that due to his preoccupation in administrative affairs, KCR is unable to focus on the party organizational work. As a result, several important issues relating to the party organization are lying pending. Hence, a working president’s need is being increasingly felt by the party leaders.
Insiders also say that the party supremo had already collected opinions from senior party leaders and has reportedly come to the conclusion that a working president is indeed necessary. To balance the internal party equations, KCR is also reportedly toying with the idea of making Harish Rao incharge of the governance related issues. Sources said with Harish and KTR taking care of both the governance and party organizational work respectively, KCR himself could focus more on other pressing issues.
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Reports state that a Pakistani shell struck the vehicle the woman was traveling in, resulting in her death. The woman was identified as Nargis Bashir, and some of her family members had boarded a vehicle to flee from the Razarwani village in Uri that was hit by the mortar and artillery shells from Pakistan.
In an attempt to educate and make people aware about the consequences of war amid Pakistan's continuous firing in the border states, the Delhi government did a mock drill to test air raid sirens installed at the Public Works Department (PWD) at ITO and asked people to not react out of panic.
District Magistrate (Central) G. Sudhakar also urged people to remain calm and not be alarmed when they hear the sirens.
At least twice, sirens sounded during the drill, which started at 3 pm.
PWD Minister Parvesh Verma said 40-50 more such sirens will be installed across the national capital, each of which will cover an area of 8 km.
Residents present in Rajouri along the Line of Control have started moving to safer areas after heavy cross-border shelling and attempted drone and missile attacks last night by Pakistan. All drone and missile attacks were intercepted and foiled by India's air defence system.
#WATCH | J&K | Residents of Rajouri living along the LOC have started moving to safer areas after heavy cross-border shelling and attempted drone and missile attacks last night by Pakistan.
— ANI (@ANI) May 9, 2025
All drone and missile attacks were intercepted by India's air defence system and foiled,… pic.twitter.com/XITK0CsejT
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