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Shankar Goud sustained 80 per cent burns. He was shifted to MGM Hospital in Warangal, where he was battling for life."},{"text":"In Nalgonda, an RTC worker tried to immolate himself. Alert police personnel and other employees stopped him from taking the extreme step."},{"text":"The public road transport services across Telangana remained crippled on Thursday as the indefinite strike by the employees of Telangana State Road Transport Corporation (TGSRTC) entered its second day."},{"text":"Employees staged protests outside depots. On a call given by the Joint Action Committee (JAC), employees gathered outside the depots and raised slogans in support of their demands."},{"text":"About 40,000 employees are on strike in support of their 32 demands. The main demands include the merger of TGSRTC with the government and pay revision."},{"text":"Meanwhile, the State Cabinet discussed the strike by RTC employees."},{"text":"Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy appealed to RTC workers not to take any hasty decisions."},{"text":"He stated that taking extreme steps will not solve the problem and assured that the government is sincerely focusing on resolving the issues of the workers, said a statement from the Chief Minister's Office (CMO)."},{"text":"The Chief Minister directed that ministers, under the leadership of Deputy Chief Minister Bhatti Vikramarka, should invite RTC union leaders for talks on Friday."},{"text":"The Chief Minister made it clear that the government is positive and committed to addressing the concerns of the workers."}]}}},"relatedArticles":{"edges":[{"node":{"uid":"neet-protest-and-a-not-so-neat-response","data":{"third_party_url":null,"title":{"text":"NEET Protest And A Not-SO-Neat Response"},"img":{"url":"https://images.prismic.io/prad/RQYSdYkEELyY_WpP_NEETProtest.JPG?auto=format,compress"},"datetime":"2026-07-22T06:40:00+0000"}}},{"node":{"uid":"visakhapatnam-tops-nonmetro-job-markets-in-india","data":{"third_party_url":null,"title":{"text":"Visakhapatnam tops non‑metro job markets in India"},"img":{"url":"https://images.prismic.io/prad%2F3202bfa2-c0f9-437e-92f3-b055a065ab70_hiring.jpg?auto=format,compress&rect=0,54,1200,592&w=2028&h=1000"},"datetime":"2026-07-22T06:30:00+0000"}}},{"node":{"uid":"warner-pleads-guilty-to-drink-driving-in-sydney","data":{"third_party_url":null,"title":{"text":"Warner pleads guilty to drink-driving in Sydney"},"img":{"url":"https://images.prismic.io/prad/VbGD4Rq3AJDWJ_ag_warner.JPG?auto=format%2Ccompress&rect=0%2C24%2C449%2C221&w=2028&h=1000"},"datetime":"2026-07-22T04:48:00+0000"}}},{"node":{"uid":"rr-leads-protest-in-kodangal","data":{"third_party_url":null,"title":{"text":"RR leads protest in Kodangal "},"img":{"url":"https://images.prismic.io/prad/gollLGSioUMEaQat_rallydharna.JPG?auto=format%2Ccompress&rect=0%2C207%2C1200%2C592&w=2028&h=1000"},"datetime":"2026-07-22T08:13:00+0000"}}},{"node":{"uid":"neet-row-hyd-police-stop-students-marching-to-lok-","data":{"third_party_url":null,"title":{"text":"NEET row: Hyd police stop students marching to Lok Bhavan"},"img":{"url":"https://images.prismic.io/prad/WdbMiuin5Ss8opvs_coparrest.JPG?auto=format%2Ccompress&rect=0%2C92%2C449%2C221&w=2028&h=1000"},"datetime":"2026-07-21T14:53:00+0000"}}},{"node":{"uid":"centre-rules-out-iim-for-telangana","data":{"third_party_url":null,"title":{"text":"Centre Rules Out IIM for Telangana"},"img":{"url":"https://images.prismic.io/prad/XcOH5H9tExPnbhVy_IIM.JPG?auto=format,compress&rect=0,0,2028,1000&w=2028&h=1000"},"datetime":"2026-07-21T12:57:00+0000"}}},{"node":{"uid":"lalit-modi-cleared-in-2009-ipl-case","data":{"third_party_url":null,"title":{"text":"Lalit Modi Cleared in 2009 IPL Case"},"img":{"url":"https://images.prismic.io/prad/b48405cc-e27a-4da0-93ff-48843ef0ab85_lalit+mdi.JPG?auto=format,compress"},"datetime":"2026-07-21T15:00:00+0000"}}},{"node":{"uid":"centre-exposed-coalitions-investment-mirage-in-and","data":{"third_party_url":null,"title":{"text":"Centre exposed coalition's 'investment mirage' in Andhra"},"img":{"url":"https://images.prismic.io/prad/Zu1fCLVsGrYSvnxv_cbnpk.JPG?auto=format,compress"},"datetime":"2026-07-21T14:15:00+0000"}}},{"node":{"uid":"history-sheeter-hacked-to-death-in-hyd","data":{"third_party_url":null,"title":{"text":"History-sheeter hacked to death in Hyd"},"img":{"url":"https://images.prismic.io/prad%2Ff26aef8f-eca6-406c-ba1a-75529bd5155e_suicide.jpg?auto=format,compress&rect=0,54,1200,592&w=2028&h=1000"},"datetime":"2026-07-21T07:49:00+0000"}}},{"node":{"uid":"wangchuk-shifted-to-medanta-hospital","data":{"third_party_url":null,"title":{"text":"Wangchuk shifted to Medanta Hospital"},"img":{"url":"https://images.prismic.io/prad/f5lKWS61sSMI_vfJ_wangchuk.JPG?auto=format,compress&rect=0,0,2028,1000&w=2028&h=1000"},"datetime":"2026-07-21T11:58:00+0000"}}},{"node":{"uid":"police-evict-rahul-from-dharna-near-pms-residence","data":{"third_party_url":null,"title":{"text":"Police evict Rahul from dharna near PM's residence"},"img":{"url":"https://images.prismic.io/prad/RL31zmgcbaz6y-vp_raga.JPG?auto=format,compress&rect=0,0,2028,1000&w=2028&h=1000"},"datetime":"2026-07-21T11:15:00+0000"}}},{"node":{"uid":"cbn-denies-privatisation-of-sub-registrar-offices","data":{"third_party_url":null,"title":{"text":"CBN denies privatisation of Sub-Registrar Offices"},"img":{"url":"https://images.prismic.io/prad/tn4NlJJw91QgkDRF_subrigistrasoffice.JPG?auto=format,compress"},"datetime":"2026-07-20T12:25:00+0000"}}},{"node":{"uid":"tripura-dgp-anurag-found-dead-in-police-hq","data":{"third_party_url":null,"title":{"text":"Tripura DGP Anurag found dead in police HQ"},"img":{"url":"https://images.prismic.io/prad/_7cPI8bAcPPY4st__tripuiradgp.JPG?auto=format,compress&rect=0,0,2028,1000&w=2028&h=1000"},"datetime":"2026-07-20T08:56:00+0000"}}},{"node":{"uid":"3.4l-cr-debt-ysrcp-alleges","data":{"third_party_url":null,"title":{"text":"3.4L Cr Debt? 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