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PV Kondal Rao

He is a journalist based in Warangal, Telangana.

From the barrel of the gun to the ballot box: Can surrendered Maoists forge a viable political future in India?
The decline of dignity: Escalating abusive rhetoric in Telangana politics and its broader implications
Telangana’s political landscape in late 2025: Revival, governance challenges, and regional tensions
Telangana gram panchayat elections 2025: Dominance masks underlying challenges for the Congress
The internal reckoning: CPI (Maoist)’s purge signals the twilight of India’s red insurgency
Deluge of despair: Telangana’s floods and anatomy of unpreparedness
Digital half-truths: Language’s social media trap
Tides of transformation: Reservation tsunami in Telangana’s countryside
Vice-Presidential election: Opposition bloc fails to stitch together
Regional parties and the equidistance claims: BJD, BRS and YSRCP under scrutiny
The urea crisis in Telangana: The need and the challenges

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Boya Ranganna, Panchayat Secretary of Eklaspur Village. Credit: x.com/TelanganaACB — Telangana ACB arrests panchayat secretary for Rs 15,000 bribe

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