Hyderabad liberation day
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Why Independence Day and not Liberation Day?: KTR retorts to Amit Shah
Hyderabad: Responding to criticism by the BJP (Bharatiya Janata Party) who charged the Telangana government for not celebrating September 17 as Liberation Day, state IT minister KT Rama Rao countered the Union…
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Keep BJP out of power to safeguard Constitution: Sitaram Yechury
Hyderabad: CPI (M) general secretary Sitaram Yechury on Sunday said BJP should be kept out of power to safeguard the Constitution and guaranteed rights to people. Speaking to reporters here, he said…
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‘Hyderabad Liberation Day’: The significance of Operation Polo for India
By Pankaj Sethi Hyderabad: V P Menon, Secretary in the Ministry of States, was the man tasked by then Union Home Minister Sardar Patel (in 1947) to ensure that the Princely States…
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Rahul Gandhi greets Telangana on National Integration Day
Hyderabad: Congress senior leader Rahul Gandhi on Saturday greeted the people of Telangana on the occasion of National Integration Day. He posted a short message in Telugu on Facebook, which read, “For…
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Charminar, Golconda Fort lit up in tricolour theme for ‘Hyderabad Liberation Day’
New Delhi: Iconic Charminar and historic Golconda Fort were on Friday night lit up in a tricolour theme on the eve of the inaugural ceremony of the year-long celebration the central government…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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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