Sistla Dakshina Murthy is a seasoned journalist with over a decade of reporting experience and is currently serving as Principal Correspondent at NewsMeter, Telangana. He is presently based in Hyderabad. An alumnus of Andhra Loyola College, he has worked with several reputed media organisations, including The New Indian Express, and The Hans India. He spent nearly seven years as a Senior Reporter with The New Indian Express in Vijayawada, gaining extensive experience in field reporting. You can follow his work on Twitter at @Murthy_BZA.

Sistla Dakshina Murthy

Sistla Dakshina Murthy is a seasoned journalist with over a decade of reporting experience and is currently serving as Principal Correspondent at NewsMeter, Telangana. He is presently based in Hyderabad. An alumnus of Andhra Loyola College, he has worked with several reputed media organisations, including The New Indian Express, and The Hans India. He spent nearly seven years as a Senior Reporter with The New Indian Express in Vijayawada, gaining extensive experience in field reporting. You can follow his work on Twitter at @Murthy_BZA.

Sistla Dakshina Murthy

Why will I be behind any trash?’ CM Revanth reacts to Kavitha’s claims of feud in KCR family
'Why will I be behind any trash?’ CM Revanth reacts to Kavitha’s claims of feud in KCR family

CM Revanth accused the Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) of disintegrating due to massive corruption and infighting.

By Sistla Dakshina Murthy  Published on 3 Sept 2025 4:59 PM IST


Signal-free soon: GHMC to build two flyovers on Mehdipatnam–IT corridor
Signal-free soon: GHMC to build two flyovers on Mehdipatnam–IT corridor

GHMC will build multi-level flyovers and grade separators at the Nanalnagar–Rethibowli junction under a Rs 398 crore project

By Sistla Dakshina Murthy  Published on 3 Sept 2025 11:36 AM IST


CM Naidu approves SPV to transform Amaravati; CRDA sanctions tenders for building roads spanning 53.68 km
CM Naidu approves SPV to transform Amaravati; CRDA sanctions tenders for building roads spanning 53.68 km

The SPV approval is aimed at giving a major push to Amaravati’s transformation

By Sistla Dakshina Murthy  Published on 3 Sept 2025 8:59 AM IST


3.92 lakh voters in Jubilee Hills: Draft electoral rolls now available for verification
3.92 lakh voters in Jubilee Hills: Draft electoral rolls now available for verification

For the smooth conduct of polling for the bye-election, the constituency has been allotted 407 polling stations spread across 139 building locations

By Sistla Dakshina Murthy  Published on 2 Sept 2025 7:43 PM IST


Telangana govt allows one-time relaxation of consent rule for CBI inquiry into Kaleshwaram row
Telangana govt allows one-time relaxation of consent rule for CBI inquiry into Kaleshwaram row

The decision comes after the PC Ghose Commission highlighted serious lapses in the execution of the multi-crore project

By Sistla Dakshina Murthy  Published on 2 Sept 2025 5:56 PM IST


Lake revival drive: HYDRAA pushes to complete first phase by year-end
Lake revival drive: HYDRAA pushes to complete first phase by year-end

Of the six lakes, restoration at Kukatpally’s Nalla Cheruvu and Amberpet’s Bathukamma Kunta is nearly complete

By Sistla Dakshina Murthy  Published on 2 Sept 2025 9:19 AM IST


Hyderabad: How 60-foot road in Banjara Hills was reduced to 20 feet due to encroachments
Hyderabad: How 60-foot road in Banjara Hills was reduced to 20 feet due to encroachments

Many residents stated that incomplete drainage systems and blockages in existing sewers are causing immense problems

By Sistla Dakshina Murthy  Published on 2 Sept 2025 8:17 AM IST


Explainer: How Telangana’s dream irrigation project turned into a Rs 1 lakh-crore scandal
Explainer: How Telangana’s dream irrigation project turned into a Rs 1 lakh-crore scandal

The foundation stone laid in 2016, inaugurated in 2019 with the promise of transforming Telangana’s agriculture

By Sistla Dakshina Murthy  Published on 1 Sept 2025 3:59 PM IST


SC upholds Telangana’s four-year local study rule for medical admissions
SC upholds Telangana’s four-year local study rule for medical admissions

The apex court set aside a Telangana High Court order that had relaxed this requirement for permanent residents

By Sistla Dakshina Murthy  Published on 1 Sept 2025 3:13 PM IST


`Trash’: KTR dismisses Ghose Commission report on Kaleshwaram project; alleges Congress-BJP `nexus’
`Trash’: KTR dismisses Ghose Commission report on Kaleshwaram project; alleges Congress-BJP `nexus’

KTR described Kaleshwaram as the world’s largest lift irrigation scheme and a vital resource for thousands of farmers in Telangana

By Sistla Dakshina Murthy  Published on 1 Sept 2025 7:02 AM IST


Ghose Commission report: CM Revanth orders CBI probe into Kaleshwaram project `irregularities
Ghose Commission report: CM Revanth orders CBI probe into Kaleshwaram project `irregularities'

The decision follows a marathon 10-hour debate in the Assembly regarding the report by the Ghose Commission

By Sistla Dakshina Murthy  Published on 1 Sept 2025 6:17 AM IST


Revanth Reddy slams Harish Rao, KCR for ā€˜Redesigning Kaleshwaram to get richer than Nizam’
Revanth Reddy slams Harish Rao, KCR for ā€˜Redesigning Kaleshwaram to get richer than Nizam’

The chief minister accused the previous BRS government of redesigning the project for personal gain

By Sistla Dakshina Murthy  Published on 31 Aug 2025 8:59 PM IST


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