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Hyderabad: Bharatiya Janata Party MLA Raghunandan Rao on Monday took a jibe at Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrashekar Rao stating he wants to write his own Constitution of India as the latter does not want to respect the Indian Constitution. His remarks came after BJP MLAs Raja Singh, Raghunandan Rao, and Etela Rajender were suspended […]
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Hyderabad: The government of Telangana has declared special holiday for all women employees on Tuesday on the occasion of international women’s day. Chief Secretary Somesh Kumar issued a ‘Government Order’ (GO) for special casual leave for all women employees on Tuesday. Meanwhile, Chief Minister K. Chandrasekhar Rao has greeted women on the occasion of women’s […]
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Hyderabad: On the eve of International Women’s Day, Government of Telangana felicitated women journalists from across mediums. IT and Industries Minister KT Rama Rao spoke highly about the exemplary work that women journalists from Telangana have done so far. Speaking about the role women have played in his life and elaborating on his personal life […]
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Despite the twin challenges — deliberate discrimination from the Centre and the devastating pandemic — Telangana has put up a stellar performance that sets an example worth emulating by other States. The 2022-23 Budget, presented by Finance Minister T Harish Rao, bears testimony to the resilience of the State in the face of adversities, both […]
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Hyderabad: The State Budget 2022-23 presented by Finance Minister T Harish Rao on Monday has sought to ensure there is substantial increase in investments aimed at expansion and improvement of vital healthcare services and medical infrastructure across Telangana. Among the big ticket announcements related to health, medical and family welfare, the decision to green light […]
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By Prof GB Reddy, G Rishichandra Reddy March 8th every year is celebrated as International Women’s Day to commemorate the event when in 1910, Clara Zetkin, the leader of the ‘Women’s Office’ for the Social Democratic Party in Germany, tabled the idea of an international women’s day to assert women’s demands. It has been observed […]
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Hyderabad: A provision of Rs 725 crore was proposed in the Budget for the ‘Sunkishala’ project that has been up taken up with an outlay of Rs 1,450 crore, said Finance Minister T Harish Rao on Monday. The government is spending Rs 1,200 crores to provide drinking water to all the habitations within the Outer […]
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Hyderabad: Finance Minister T Harish Rao on Monday heaped praise on Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao, crediting him with taking Telangana to the preeminent position it had achieved since State formation in 2014. Presenting the Budget for 2022-23 in the State Assembly here, the Minister said: “It is the quality of leadership which ensures that […]
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Hyderabad: The State government has allocated Rs 16,085.69 crore for the Education Department in the Budget presented on Monday. Of the total, Rs 2,357.72 crore was allocated to the Higher Education Department and Rs 13,727.97 crore for the Secondary Education Department. The grant-in-aid salaries for the State universities has been increased in the Budget. Now […]
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Hyderabad: The TRS government, known for its innovative welfare initiatives for various sectors, has come up with a novel scheme for construction workers – motorcycles on subsidy. In the first phase, one lakh beneficiaries would be given motorcycles on subsidy. Guidelines of the scheme would soon be formulated by the government, Finance Minister T Harish […]
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Hyderabad: Finance Minister T Harish Rao said the government would not discriminate based on whether an Assembly seat was held by the ruling party or the opposition party while improving infrastructure in government schools across the State. Talking about the ‘Mana Ooru-Mana Badi’ programme, which will be launched on Tuesday, Harish Rao said the programme […]
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Hyderabad: In a major boost to medical education, Telangana government has decided to establish medical colleges in all the 33 districts of the State in the next two years. The Budget presented by Finance Minister T Harish Rao, who also holds the Health Ministry portfolio, has proposed an outlay of Rs 1,000 crore to establish […]
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New Delhi: Petrol and diesel prices are likely to be hiked this week as oil companies prepare to pare losses accumulated from keeping rates steady for over four months in the run-up to Assembly elections in five States, including UP, despite international oil prices jumping to a 13-year high of USD 140 per barrel. West […]
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Hyderabad: The State government in its Budget 2022-23 has allocated a massive Rs 443 crore to implement KCR Kits scheme, the centrepiece initiative in Telangana aimed at encouraging pregnant women deliver in government hospitals and improve Mother and Child Health (MCH) services. The KCR Kits initiative provides financial support to mothers, apart from distributing a […]
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Kumram Bheem Asifabad: A three-member gang of Maharashtra, which was allegedly involved in duping the public under the guise of a treasure hunt by posing as godmen, was busted by Wankidi police. Liquid cash Rs 18.03 lakh were recovered from members of the gang. Disclosing details of the arrests to pressmen in Asifabad on Monday, […]
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New Delhi: Several exit polls on Monday forecast a clear majority for the BJP in Uttar Pradesh and the Aam Aadmi Party in Punjab with some of them giving an edge to the saffron party in Uttarakhand, Goa and Manipur. Exit polls on CNN News 18, Times Now, India Today, Republic TV, News 24 and […]
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Panaji: Even as majority of the exit polls gave BJP the edge, with some even predicting a majority for the party in the 40-member Goa Assembly, Chief Minister Pramod Sawant appears to be more circumspect in his prediction of a likely post-poll scenario. While the BJP had gone into the elections with its slogan ’22 […]
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Hyderabad: Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao conveyed his greetings to women of Telangana State on the occasion of International Women’s Day on Tuesday. He said women were playing an equal role in all sectors of society, on par with men. Terming her role in a family and the society as irreplaceable, he stated that the […]
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Hyderabad: Sahaja Yamalapalli is over the moon after pocketing her maiden ITF title at the Women ITF $ 15k tennis tournament in Nagpur on Sunday. The 21-year-old is confident that it is the first of many to come. The youngster said she didn’t have any special preparations ahead of the tournament but wanted to give […]
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Hyderabad: Finance Minister T Harish Rao defended the Speaker’s decision to suspend the BJP legislators for the entire budget session. He said BJP MLAs were suspended for entering the well of the House as per the decision taken during the previous BAC meetings. He reminded that Congress MLAs were not suspended as they did not […]
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Hyderabad: Municipal Administration Minister KT Rama Rao here on Monday said the State government was according priority for the welfare and development of the women in the State. Participating as a chief guest at an event organized by the Transmission Corporation of Telangana and Telangana State Power Generation Corporation Limited in connection with International Women’s […]
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Hyderabad: Continuing its priority to the agriculture and allied sectors, the State government earmarked Rs 24,254 crore in the State budget for 2022-23. The primary sector comprising both these sectors, have contributed to more than 20 per cent in the State’s Gross State Domestic Product (GSDP) indicating an improved income in rural areas of the […]
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Hyderabad: Cutting across the party lines, opposition parties on Monday said the budget presented by the Finance Minister T Harish Rao did not fulfill the aspirations of the people in the State. The Congress, BJP, CPI and CPM took exception to the State government for presenting the budget without the Governor’s address in the State […]
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Hyderabad: The State budget for 2022-23 struck a balance in allocation of funds for the development and welfare programmes being implemented by the Telangana government. However, there was a slightly higher allocation of funds towards benefiting the rural economy where the departments of Panchayat Raj, Agriculture and Irrigation were given priority. A significant funding was […]
