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- Hyderabad
Sept 17 1948: Operation Polo; the violent history of Hyderabad’s annexation
Mimansa Sharma Hyderabad: Stories of independent India follow the narrative of partition, loss, plunder and integration of the princely states into the country. A process which was bloody and ruthless. The erstwhile…
- Hyderabad
Amit Shah arrives in Hyderabad for ‘Liberation Day’ celebrations
Hyderabad: Union Home Minister Amit Shah arrived in the city on Friday for the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led central government’s ‘Hyderabad Liberation Day’ celebrations on September 17. Shah was welcomed by the…
- Telangana
Telangana government declares general holiday on September 17
Hyderabad: In wake of ‘Telangana Jaatiya Samaikyatha Vajrotsavalu’ (Telangana National Integration Diamond Jubilee celebrations) the state government has announced a general holiday on Saturday, September 17. The TRS government had earlier announced…
- Hyderabad
Why is BJP mum on Junagadh’s annexation to India, asks TRS
Hyderabad: Telangana Rashtriya Samithi (TRS) social media convenor on Friday shared an article on Twitter about the integration of Gujarat’s Junagadh town into India, and demanded to know why the BJP was…
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Suppression of local languages by Nizams led to Hyderabad’s annexation: freedom fighter
Aurangabad: Imposition of Urdu as a medium of instruction in schools and suppression of local languages like Telugu, Marathi and Kannada by the Nizam rulers of Hyderabad triggered a movement that culminated into…
- Hyderabad
Hyderabad Liberation Day celebrations kick-off with photo exhibition
Hyderabad: Hyderabad Liberation Day celebrations began at the Parade Grounds here on Wednesday with Telangana Governor Tamilisai Soundararajan inaugurating a photo and art exhibition. The exhibition is part of the celebrations being…
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My Father Baliah author YB Satyanarayana discusses Dalits under Nizams
Hyderabad: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) in Telangana have been involved in a war of words over a soon-approaching anniversary of Operation Polo, the military offensive…
- Telangana
TRS govt declares Sep 17 as Telangana ‘National Integration Day’
Hyderabad: The TRS government on Saturday announced that September 17 will be celebrated as the Telangana National Integration Day. Celebrations will be conducted officially across the state for three days from September…
- Hyderabad
Centre to hold year-long ‘Hyderabad Liberation Day celebrations’ from Sept 17
Hyderabad: In a clear push to politically capitalise on historical events, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-run central government will organise a year-long ‘celebration’ marking ‘Hyderabad Liberation Day’ starting from September 17. Union…