Governor's nod sought to prosecute KTR
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Governor's nod sought to prosecute KTR

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: The state government has sought Governor Jishnu Dev Varma’s permission to prosecute former municipal administration and urban development minister and BRS working president K.T. Confirming the development to Deccan Chronicle in an exclusive interview, Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy said ACB as an autonomous investigative agency, which probes corruption allegations level against state employees and public representatives and it is empowered to take a decision based on its investigation. “It seems Rama Rao made the government agency pay Rs 55 crore to a foreign entity, which was routed to his overseas accounts,” the Chief Minister pointed out. Deccan Chronicle earlier carried a report ‘Arvind blames it on KTR, goes all out to help a private entity’ on January 22, 2024, in which the senior bureaucrat sought to put the entire onus for Formula E car race on Rama Rao.

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Formula-E Race "Scam": Telangana HC Grants Interim Protection From Arrest To BRS's KT Rama Rao Till December 30
3 days, 6 hours ago

Formula-E Race "Scam": Telangana HC Grants Interim Protection From Arrest To BRS's KT Rama Rao Till December 30

Live Law  

The Telangana High Court in an interim order on Friday has granted protection from arrest to BRS MLA KT Rama Rao till December 30, in an FIR over alleged irregularities in the conduct of Formula-E race in Hyderabad when BRS was in power. Issuing notice to the state and asking them to file their response, Justice N V Shravan Kumar …

Telangana HC provides relief to K.T. Rama Rao; no arrest till December 30 in Formula E race case
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3 days, 6 hours ago

Telangana HC provides relief to K.T. Rama Rao; no arrest till December 30 in Formula E race case

The Hindu  

The Telangana High Court has passed an interim order not to arrest former Minister and Bharat Rashtra Samithi working president K.T. Rama Rao till December 30 in a case of corruption registered by Telangana ACB over release of funds for Formula-E Race during BRS government. In a relief for Mr. Rama Rao, Justice N. Shravan Kumar Venkat of the High …

Hyderabad Formula E funding case: More trouble for KTR as ED to file case
3 days, 18 hours ago

Hyderabad Formula E funding case: More trouble for KTR as ED to file case

India Today  

The Enforcement Directorate was preparing to register an Enforcement Case Information Report under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act against former minister KT Rama Rao and others over alleged financial irregularities linked to the Formula E race held in Hyderabad in February 2023. This comes after the Telangana Anti-Corruption Bureau registered a First Information Report against KTR and others in …

Telangana: KT Rama Rao gets big relief, not to be arrested till Dec 30 in Formula-E race case
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3 days, 18 hours ago

Telangana: KT Rama Rao gets big relief, not to be arrested till Dec 30 in Formula-E race case

India TV News  

BRS leader KT Rama Rao on Friday got huge relief as the Telangana High Court directed the Anti-Corruption Bureau officials not to arrest him till December 30 in the Formula-E race case. The development come while High Court judge Justice Natcharaju Shravan Kumar Venkat was hearing a Lunch Motion petition moved by Rama Rao seeking to quash the FIR filed …

ACB Files Corruption Case Against KT Rama Rao Over Irregularities Linked To Hyderabad Formula-E Race
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4 days, 4 hours ago

ACB Files Corruption Case Against KT Rama Rao Over Irregularities Linked To Hyderabad Formula-E Race

ABP News  

The Anti-Corruption Bureau on Thursday lodged an FIR against Telangana’s Bharat Rashtra Samithi working president and MLA KT Rama Rao in connection with alleged irregularities in the Formula-E race in Hyderabad. Besides him, the ACB has also named former Municipal Administration and Urban Development Principal Secretary Arvind Kumar and former Hyderabad Metropolitan Development Authority Chief Engineer BLN Reddy as accused. …

Formula-E race issue: Case registered against BRS leader K.T. Rama Rao
4 days, 4 hours ago

Formula-E race issue: Case registered against BRS leader K.T. Rama Rao

The Hindu  

The Anti-Corruption Bureau on Thursday registered an FIR against BRS working president and MLA K T Rama Rao over alleged irregularities in the conduct of Formula-E race in Hyderabad during the previous regime, official sources said. Telangana Governor Jishnu Dev Varma had recently granted permission to register a case against Rama Rao, over the issue. Rama Rao, who was the …

KTR challenges Revanth Reddy for Telangana Assembly debate on Formula E row
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4 days, 18 hours ago

KTR challenges Revanth Reddy for Telangana Assembly debate on Formula E row

India Today  

BRS working president KT Rama Rao, popularly known as KTR, on Thursday openly challenged Chief Minister Revanth Reddy, urging him to initiate a discussion in the Telangana Assembly on the Formula E race controversy. The Anti-Corruption Bureau filed a corruption case against KTR over alleged irregularities in a Formula E race held at Hyderabad in February 2023. KTR defended the …

Case against KT Rama Rao over Rs 45 crore payment linked to 2023 Formula-E race
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4 days, 18 hours ago

Case against KT Rama Rao over Rs 45 crore payment linked to 2023 Formula-E race

India Today  

The Anti-Corruption Bureau on Thursday filed an FIR against Telangana’s Bharat Rashtra Samithi working president and MLA, KT Rama Rao, over alleged irregularities in hosting the Formula-E race during the previous regime, official sources revealed. KTR has been named the prime accused, with former Municipal Administration and Urban Development Principal Secretary Arvind Kumar and former Hyderabad Metropolitan Development Authority Chief …

Telangana: BRS leader KT Rama Rao booked over irregularities in Formula-E race payment
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4 days, 18 hours ago

Telangana: BRS leader KT Rama Rao booked over irregularities in Formula-E race payment

India TV News  

The Telangana Anti-Corruption Bureau on Thursday registered a case against Bharat Rashtra Samithi working president and former minister KT Rama Rao in connection with alleged irregularities in organising the Formula E car racing event held in Hyderabad in February last year. The ACB has also named former Municipal Administration and Urban Development principal secretary Arvind Kumar as the second accused …

BRS leader KTR named accused no.1 by Anti-Corruption Bureau in Formula E race case
4 days, 18 hours ago

BRS leader KTR named accused no.1 by Anti-Corruption Bureau in Formula E race case

New Indian Express  

HYDERABAD: In two major developments in Telangana on Thursday, BRS working president KT Rama Rao was named Accused-1 in the Formula E race case by the Anti-Corruption Bureau, and Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy announced the formation of a Special Investigation Team to probe alleged irregularities in the Outer Ring Road lease tenders. Formula E race case While the ACB …

Governor nod for probe against KT Rama Rao may open Pandora’s box
5 days, 18 hours ago

Governor nod for probe against KT Rama Rao may open Pandora’s box

New Indian Express  

HYDERABAD: A thorough probe into the allegations of irregularities in organising the Formula-E race may spell more trouble for former minister KT Rama Rao, as the ACB is expected to register a case under the Prevention of Corruption Act. Meanwhile, sources disclosed that, in addition to the probe, the ACB is considering raids on the residences of Rama Rao, his …

Formula E Car Race Scam: CS Writes to ACB Seeking Probe Against KTR
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5 days, 22 hours ago

Formula E Car Race Scam: CS Writes to ACB Seeking Probe Against KTR

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: Chief Secretary A. Santhi Kumari on Tuesday wrote to the Director-General, Anti-Corruption Bureau asking him to initiate a probe against BRS working president K.T. Rama Rao in connection with alleged irregularities amounting to Rs.55 crore in the Formula E car race held in Hyderabad during the BRS regime in 2023, official sources said. The development follows the state Cabinet …

Telangana governor clears prosecution against KTR over Formula E funding misuse
6 days, 18 hours ago

Telangana governor clears prosecution against KTR over Formula E funding misuse

India Today  

Telangana Governor Jishnu Dev Varma approved the prosecution of KT Rama Rao, former state minister and Bharat Rashtra Samithi working president, for allegedly misusing Rs 55 crore during the Hyderabad Formula E race. KTR, former Principal Secretary Arvind Kumar, and Hyderabad Metropolitan Development Authority Chief Engineer BLN Reddy are likely to be named in the case. The case involves alleged …

Formula E Race Noose Tightens Around KTR After Governor Gives Nod for ACB Probe
1 week, 3 days ago

Formula E Race Noose Tightens Around KTR After Governor Gives Nod for ACB Probe

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: Governor Jishnu Dev Varma has reportedly granted permission to the Anti-Corruption Bureau to prosecute BRS working president K.T. Rama Rao, the former municipal administration and urban development minister, in connection with alleged irregularities in the payment of Rs 55 crore for the conduct of a Formula E car race at Hyderabad in February 2023, official sources said here on …

KTR allegedly linked to Lagcherla violence, ex-MLA admits role
1 week, 3 days ago

KTR allegedly linked to Lagcherla violence, ex-MLA admits role

New Indian Express  

HYDERABAD: In a new twist to the Lagcherla violence saga, police have reportedly been told that BRS working president KT Rama Rao allegedly instructed former MLA Patnam Narender Reddy to go to any extent to stop the establishment of a pharma unit in Vikarabad. A highly placed source, citing a “confession report”, told TNIE that Rama Rao allegedly met Narender …

KTR Will Be Jailed for His ‘Conspiracies’: Revanth
1 month ago

KTR Will Be Jailed for His ‘Conspiracies’: Revanth

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy warned that BRS working president K.T. “Rama Rao can lodge complaints in Delhi or even on the moon, but he cannot escape jail for his conspiracies,” Revanth Reddy declared. The Chief Minister challenged BRS chief and former chief minister K. Chandrashekar Rao to a debate in the Assembly, comparing the performance of the Congress …

KTR Throws Gauntlet at CM, Says Arrest Me
1 month, 1 week ago

KTR Throws Gauntlet at CM, Says Arrest Me

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: BRS working president K.T. Rama Rao on Thursday said that he was ready to be arrested, and challenged Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy to visit Kodangal constituency without security to find out what exactly they think about him. Had this been done, the present situation would not have arisen.” “Revanth Reddy lives in fear after being caught with Rs.50 …

Governor likely to give nod to prosecute KTR
1 month, 1 week ago

Governor likely to give nod to prosecute KTR

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: Governor Jishnu Dev Varma, who is camping in Delhi for the last four days, is likely to give the nod to the Anti-Corruption Bureau to prosecute K.T. Kishan Reddy made it clear that “the Governor is taking legal opinion and it normally takes time.” The ACB is investigating the irregularities in paying `55 crore to the London-based organisers of …

KTR defends payment of Rs 55 cr to FIA
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1 month, 2 weeks ago

KTR defends payment of Rs 55 cr to FIA

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: BRS working president K.T. Rama Rao on Thursday defended the payment of Rs 55 crore to FIA for the Formula-E race in the city, which was cancelled by the Congress government. Rama Rao, the former municipal administration and urban development minister, said that he signed a file approving the payment, it was well within his scope. Rama Rao accused …

Will quit if KTR proves charges on CM: Minister Ponguleti Srinivasa Reddy
3 months ago

Will quit if KTR proves charges on CM: Minister Ponguleti Srinivasa Reddy

New Indian Express  

HYDERABAD: Condemning BRS working president KT Rama Rao’s allegations against Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy, I&PR Minister Ponguleti Srinivasa Reddy threatened legal action against the former. Asserting that Sudini Srujan Reddy was not Revanth’s brother-in-law, Srinivasa Reddy said: “Srujan is in fact very close to Rama Rao and the son-in-law of former MLA Upender Reddy,” Stating that he would resign …

Karnataka: ED writes to Governor, Lokayukta seeking registration of FIR in 'cash-for-jobs' scam
8 months, 1 week ago

Karnataka: ED writes to Governor, Lokayukta seeking registration of FIR in 'cash-for-jobs' scam

India TV News  

The Enforcement Directorate on Sunday said it has written to the Karnataka Governor and the Lokayukta seeking registration of an FIR and independent probe into "systematic rigging" of a 2023 recruitment process in the Kolar-Chikkaballapur District Cooperative Milk Producers Union Limited led by a Congress MLA under investigation in a money laundering case. The agency, as per official records, has …

Case registered against former minister KTR in Hanamkonda
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Case registered against former minister KTR in Hanamkonda

Deccan Chronicle  

WARANGAL: The Congress party leaders under the leadership of the PCC member Bathini Srinivas Rao lodged a complaint with the Hanamkonda police station against the former minister and the BRS party MLA K.T.Rama Rao for making derogatory comments against the Chief Minister A.Revanth Reddy and urged the police officials to take stringent actions along with the arresting him here in …

Bandi to fight legally, won't apologise to KTR
1 year, 8 months ago

Bandi to fight legally, won't apologise to KTR

Deccan Chronicle  

HYDERABAD: Reacting sharply to IT minister K.T.Rama Rao's legal notice demanding an apology for linking him to the TSPSC question paper leak scandal or face Rs 100 crore defamation suit, Telangana BJP president Bandi Sanjay Kumar declared on Wednesday that he will not apologise or retract for his demand that he be removed from the Cabinet. He also vowed that …

KTR sends legal notices to Revanth, Bandi over TSPSC issue
1 year, 8 months ago

KTR sends legal notices to Revanth, Bandi over TSPSC issue

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: IT minister K.T. Rama Rao on Tuesday sent legal notices to TPCC chief A. Revanth Reddy and Telangana BJP president Bandi Sanjay for their allegations against him in the TSPSC paper leakage issue, warning them that they would face Rs 100-crore defamation suits if they did not withdraw their allegations and tender a public apology to him. Stating that …

Summon KTR in paper leak case, Revanth tells SIT
1 year, 8 months ago

Summon KTR in paper leak case, Revanth tells SIT

Deccan Chronicle  

HYDERABAD: TPCC president A. Revanth Reddy, who appeared before the Special Investigation Team probing the Telangana State Public Service Commission exams paper leak, demanded that the investigation team also summon minister K.T. After leaving the SIT office in Himayatnagar, the TPCC president noted that, in addition to himself, state BJP president Bandi Sanjay Kumar and Rama Rao responded to the …

KTR office responsible for TSPSC scam: Revanth
1 year, 9 months ago

KTR office responsible for TSPSC scam: Revanth

Deccan Chronicle  

HYDERABAD: Telangana Congress chief A. Revanth Reddy accused IT minister K.T. Rama Rao of playing a key role in the TSPSC question paper leak, citing over 100 students from Malyala mandal — the native place of the minister’s PA and accused Rajasekhar Reddy — scoring over 100 marks in Group-1 exams. Rama Rao’s personal assistant Tirupati is a shadow minister …

KTR hits back at \'trolls\' blaming govt’s ‘inaction’ in Jubilee Hills rape case
2 years, 4 months ago

KTR hits back at \'trolls\' blaming govt’s ‘inaction’ in Jubilee Hills rape case

Deccan Chronicle  

HYDERABAD: Hitting back at trolls on social media platforms blaming the state government's ‘inaction’ that allowed all the rape accused in the recent Jubillee Hills rape case to get bail, IT minister K.T. He tweeted "To the silly trolls who indulge in whataboutery & question what Telangana Govt did in recent rape case in Hyderabad – the Rapists were arrested …

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