Hyderabad, May 21 -- The vacation bench of the Telangana High Court on Thursday, May 21, expressed serious concern over the delay in renewal and extension of Accreditation Cards for Telangana Urdu Working Journalists' Federation.

The federation informed the court that the process was still pending with the Information and Public Relations Department despite repeated assurances by the government.

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During the hearing, the Court asked the Telangana Urdu Working Journalists Federation whether the non-extension of accreditation cards was causing hardship.

Their counsel, Advocate Barkat Ali Khan, said that Urdu journalists were facing serious practical difficulties, such as being unable to freely ac...