Hyderabad, June 8 -- Speculations are on the rife that the Telangana government is all set to create a new district named after former Congress Prime Minister (late) PV Narasimha Rao, in his honour and as part of his ongoing year-old birth centenary celebrations.

The new district will have Huzurabad as its headquarters, sources said. Huzurabad is currently a part of Warangal (Urban) district. An announcement to this effect is likely to be made by the chief minister K Chandrasekhar Rao, who is expected to visit Narasimha Rao's native village Vangara, where the centenary celebrations will be held on a grand scale.

Vangara is over ten kilometers away from Huzurabad town. Huzurabad was originally part of the undivided Karimnagar district. D...