1. Congress party’s list of 13 candidates announced so far is a mix of political debutants, seasoned politicians and kith and kin of the leaders besides turncoats too bagging the tickets.
  2. Congress party sprang a surprise by picking up a school teacher as its candidate for the Adilabad ST seat. Atram Suguna is a multi-faceted personality with close association with people’s movement and was in the forefront of the statehood agitation.
  3. Polling for the Mahabubnagar Local Authorities Constituency MLC election commenced this morning. A total of 1400 local bodies elected representatives will exercise their franchise.
  4. The State commits the High Court to finish the construction of a walled compound around the 17th century Baadshahi Ashoorkhana. The Ashoorkhana is a glazed tiled wonder of architecture dating back to 1611.