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Graphic: job cards and work for tribal families in Telangana, with 125 days of work as the target, beside a file photo of workers carrying silt.TelanganaTribal families in Telangana to get new job cards and a 125-day work target as drought loomsPanchayat Raj Commissioner Divya Devarajan has told collectors to issue job cards to tribal families without one and to arrange 125 days of work, to stop distress migration if drought hits.Subhash 1 day agoSatellite image of a large white swirl of cloud from a tropical cyclone over the Bay of Bengal, with the east coast of India visible beneath it.Andhra PradeshBay of Bengal low expected to become a cyclone on 26 October; coastal Andhra braces for heavy rain on 27 and 28 OctoberThe State Disaster Management Authority expects the low-pressure area formed on 23 October to reach cyclone strength on 26 October and move towards the North Andhra coast. Fishermen have been told to return.Subhash 1 day agoWhite domed Telangana Secretariat building behind a black iron fence with motorcyclists on the road in front, under a cloudy sky.TelanganaTelangana’s drought panel meets: 358 mandals on the preliminary list, a 31 October deadline to declareThe Cabinet sub-committee on drought and El Niño held its first meeting on 23 October. It has until 31 October to declare the affected mandals; 358 are on the preliminary list.Subhash 1 day agoConcrete spillway piers of the Polavaram dam under construction, with cranes, hills and a river in the background.Andhra PradeshNaidu sets December 2028 for 36 irrigation projects and orders Chintalapudi works to restart in NovemberAt a review of more than two hours on 23 October, the Chief Minister set December 2028 for 36 priority irrigation projects, March 2027 for the Polavaram canals and a November restart for Chintalapudi.Subhash 1 day agoA green road sign reading Safdar Hashmi Marg in Hindi, English, Punjabi and Urdu beside a tree-lined Delhi road, with pedestrians and parked vehicles in the background.NationalDelhi High Court refuses to quash Neha Bora’s peace-bond notice, but tells magistrate to give her all the material firstOn 23 October the Delhi High Court dismissed the AISA president's petition against a Rs 10,000 peace-bond notice. Justice Subramonium Prasad said the process has adequate safeguards and ordered the magistrate to share every document with her.Subhash 1 day ago