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Says Rs 1,383 crore pending with the Centre

Hyderabad: The Telangana State Cabinet on Thursday took several decisions, including fast-tracking construction of four super specialty hospitals in Hyderabad, reservations in liquor shops for BCs, SCs and STs, sanction of an additional Rs 100 crore for road repairs following the recent heavy rains in the State and setting up Cabinet sub-committees to look into […]

Says welfare of Vishvabrahmana is a top priority, will provide alternate employment opportunities to community members

Karimnagar: Finance Minister T Harish Rao on Wednesday said the State government would soon provide pension to four lakh people who had crossed the age of 57. “The pension, which comes as a big boon for the people, has helped the elderly and physically challenged to maintain their self-respect. Mothers-in-law are helping daughters-in-law with the […]

KARIMNAGAR: Finance Minister T Harish Rao on Tuesday said neera shops would be established soon in Hyderabad. Based on the public response to these neera shops in Hyderabad, it would be extended to other parts of the State. Considering toddy as a health drink, the State government decided to open neera shops across the State. […]

Says Rs 3,000 extra burden being imposed as input costs of farm operations have increased

Karimnagar: Finance Minister T Harish Rao has alleged that the Union government led by BJP was imposing a huge burden on the poor by increasing the prices of essential commodities. Besides other commodities, the price of cooking gas was also hiked every month by reducing the subsidy. So, people of Huzurabad constituency should decide whether […]

Says set a record by producing 3 crore tonnes of paddy in Yasangi season

Karimnagar: Finance Minister T Harish Rao said that despite the union government’s instructions to states to sell loss making companies, Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao had saved TSRTC, which was also in losses. While the central government led by BJP was selling public sector undertakings, Telangana state was taking steps to protect government organizations. Moreover, […]

Siddipet: Finance Minister T Harish Rao has called upon the residents of Siddipet to join hands with the municipal staff to transform the town into a Swachha Sididipet. Addressing the citizens after flagging off the six new vehicles which were bought by Sididpet Municipality to collect the waste from door-to-door at Siddipet Municipal office on […]

Karimnagar: Finance Minister T Harish Rao on Tuesday said the Huzurabad by-election was the right occasion to teach a lesson to the BJP which was adopting anti-people’s policies. “The BJP government at the Centre has been imposing a huge burden on the common public by increasing prices of petrol, diesel and cooking gas besides abolishing […]

Siddipet: Finance Minister T Harish Rao announced Rs 3,200 as immediate relief to the 208 persons whose houses were damaged in the heavy rains on Monday across Siddipet district. With the district administration identifying the number of damaged houses following a primary enumeration, he announced the immediate relief. Earlier, Rao presented a cheque for Rs […]

Siddipet: Heavy rains lashed most parts of Siddipet district, disrupting normal life in the town and other parts of the district. Moya Tummeda Vagu, Mallaram Vagu and other streams were in spate following heavy rains on Sunday and Monday. In the past 24 hours, the district received average rainfall of 79.6MM with Nanganur Mandal receiving […]

The Minister, who was on his way to Dubbak with MP Medak Kotha Prabhakar Reddy, stopped his convoy, and helped the family. His staff immediately called for ambulance.

Addressing a media conference on the State economy over the past seven years here on Monday, the Finance Minister said Telangana has also achieved good growth in terms of Gross State Domestic Product (GSDP)

"Rajender is living in self-deception after joining BJP," the Minister said, after formally welcoming social activist Pulaveni Pochamallu Yadav and 1,000 followers into the TRS fold

"Why BJP leaders were focusing only on the construction of the temple of Lord Rama at Ayodhya, but ignoring other temples of Rama," asked the Finance Minister

Rao said the building will be given on rent to the entrepreneurs who cannot afford their own buildings or offices in the early stages of their respective businesses.

"Jayashankar had used every opportunity to spread a message on the need to create a separate Telangana state during his entire life, Rao said.

Following requests from the Goud community in the district, the Minister assured them that he will speak to Excise Minister Srinivas Goud to get a Neera Cafe opened shortly