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Hyderabad: Telangana Electricity Employees Joint Action Committee (TEEJAC) has asked the employees to boycott work on Monday in protest against the Central government’s move to enact the Electricity (Amendment) Bill 2022 in Parliament. The employees must register their protest by wearing black badges and boycott work at the corporate and circle offices, power generation stations […]
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Hyderabad: At a time, when Telangana was promoting growth of life sciences sector and manufacturing medical devices, Central Government has not considered the State Government’s proposal for a medical device park. The “Promotion of Medical Devices Parks” scheme is implemented with a total financial outlay of Rs. 400 crore and the maximum assistance under the […]
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Hyderabad: The Central government’s discrimination toward Telangana in extending support and allocation of funds under the Central Road and Infrastructure Fund (CRIF) is glaring. While BJP ruled States like Gujarat, Karnataka and Madhya Pradesh received Rs 4,213 crore, Rs 4,606.57 crore and Rs 5,471.95 respectively, Telangana received just Rs 1,911.62 crore. Union Minister of Road […]
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Hyderabad: The Central government, not content with depriving Telangana of its rightful funds and sanctioning of projects, is now denying the State of even upgrading State Highways (SH) into National Highways (NH). Statistics say it all. In Uttar Pradesh, 3,630 km of State roads, including SHs, were notified as NHs in the last five years, […]
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Hyderabad: Exposing Central Government’s conspiracies against Telangana, Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao said State Government’s Fiscal Responsibility and Budget Management (FRBM) limit was cut down from Rs.53,000 crore to Rs.23,000 crore and wanted TRS MPs to raise voice against the BJP’s treacheries during the Parliament session, which begins on Monday. Annually, the Central Government announces […]
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Hyderabad: Telangana Rashtra Samiti (TRS) president and Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao has taken up the initiative to get all the Opposition parties in the country on the same page to consolidate the efforts to protect the federal and secular democratic values in the country. Ahead of the commencement of the Parliament sessions on July18, […]
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Hyderabad: Telangana, which is home to the world’s largest incubator, has been adjudged as the ‘Top Performer’ for developing a strong start up ecosystem in the State, by the Central Government. The Department of Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT), Ministry of Commerce and Industry released the States Startup Ranking 2021 on Monday. The […]
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Malappuram: Congress leader and Wayanad MP Rahul Gandhi on Sunday said guidelines under the Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana (PMGSY) need more flexibility based on individual needs and circumstances of every state and he has requested the Central government to consider revising them accordingly. Speaking at the inauguration of the construction of a road under […]
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Hyderabad: Be prepared to see the gold prices going up sharply. The Central government has increased the basic import tax on gold by 5% to 12.5% from the earlier 7.5%. With the 2.5% agri cess, the effective duty on gold will be 15%. However, the social welfare surcharge of 0.75% levied earlier is now exempted. […]
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Visakhapatnam: The naked display of money power by the political parties in India, as is the case now and amply evident over the years, raises concerns about the integrity of the electoral process itself and the role of the Election Commission of India (ECI), according to former Secretary to the Central Government, EAS Sarma. In […]
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Hyderabad: Agriculture Minister S Niranjan Reddy on Thursday urged the Central government to revise the list of farmers benefiting from PM-KISAN by allowing more to register under the scheme. Only 35.74 lakh farmers have been benefiting under the PM-KISAN scheme against 66 lakh farmers under the Rythu Bandhu scheme in Telangana, the Minister pointed out. […]
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Hyderabad: Telangana Government appealed to the Central Government to extend financial assistance of Rs.2,850 crore as part of bearing one-third cost of providing 100 percent sewage treatment for Hyderabad Urban Agglomeration (HUA), which costs about Rs.8,648.54 crore. Under this initiative, a Comprehensive Sewerage Master Plan (CSMP) has been prepared. Apart from ensuring 100 percent sewage […]
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Hyderabad: Four days after the open letter by TRS working president and Telangana minister K T Rama Rao to Prime Minister Narendra Modi highlighting the Centre’s failure to fill up vacancies in different central government departments, Modi has asked for recruitment of 10 lakh people on a “mission” mode in the next one and half […]
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New Delhi: Amidst heavy security deployment, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi reached the Enforcement Directorate (ED) office in the national capital on Monday after he was summoned in connection with the National Herald case. There was heavy police deployment in and around the ED office located at Dr APJ Abdul Kalam Road. As he left the […]
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Hyderabad: The Central Government attempted to usurp Telangana Government’s schemes by claiming to extend 54 lakh tap connections in the State under the Jal Jeevan Mission, while it had not extended any assistance to the State Government’s initiative of providing water connections to every household under Mission Bhagiratha programme. This came to light on Saturday, […]
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Hyderabad: Making light of the BJP leaders claims on fuel price reductions and demands to the State government to slash VAT, Industries Minister KT Rama Rao on Sunday said it was Central Government, which was responsible for rising fuel prices. He further suggested that if the ‘cess’ was scrapped, fuel prices would automatically fall down […]
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Khammam: The Central government led by the BJP was lacking foresight concerning the farming sector and betterment of farmer’s lives, alleged Agriculture Minister S Niranjan Reddy. As the Centre was neglecting agriculture, on which the majority of the Indian population depend for livelihood, Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao has been strengthening the field of […]
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Hyderabad: After repeated requests, the Central Government finally permitted Telangana to deposit a 6.05 Lakh Metric Tonnes (LMT) of fortified parboiled rice with Food Corporation of India, out of the remaining paddy of pertaining to 2020-21 and 2021-22 Kharif Marketing seasons (KMS). The Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution in a statement issued […]
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Hyderabad: The TRS party has demanded withdrawal of GST on handlooms garments and opposed the anti-weavers policies adopted by the Central Government. In the past, no other Government had imposed GST on handloom garments and in 2017 Prime Minister Narendra Modi had imposed five per cent GST and was planning to increase it to 12 […]
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Hyderabad: Central Government has recognised and approved Telangana Government’s efforts in legacy waste dumpsite remediation of 32.5 lakh metric tonnes of legacy waste and reclaiming over 842 acres across the State for its optimum utilisation. Under this initiative, the State Government is executing the project with Rs.178.6 crore. Of this, Centre’s share is about Rs.69.09 […]
