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Hyderabad: The Central government continues to be evasive to the State government’s demand for clarity on paddy procurement. Though the TRS MPs have been demanding clarity on the procurement policy from the Centre in Parliament, the latter is yet to come up with any convincing reply. For the first time, however, the Centre went on […]
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Hyderabad: Transport Minister Puvvada Ajay Kumar said on Wednesday that a proposal of the Telangana State Road Transport Corporation (TSRTC) for a fare hike would be submitted to Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao. Addressing a press conference here, Ajay Kumar said a quick announcement on the fare hike would reduce some burden on the RTC which […]
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Hyderabad: A day after Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao launched a blistering attack against him, Union Tourism Minister G Kishan Reddy on Tuesday said he was ready for a debate on the paddy procurement issue at Telangana Martyrs’ Memorial at Gun Park. “Let us discuss the issue in the presence of senior journalists,” he said, […]
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Hyderabad: Telangana Auto Drivers Joint Action Committee (TADJAC) has called for an auto bandh on December 15 in the twin cities in protest against the alleged negligence of police and Regional Transport Authority (RTA) in stopping the neighboring districts autos plying illegally here. Addressing media persons, TADJAC convener Mohd Amanullah Khan alleged that the […]
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Hyderabad: Union Minister G Kishan Reddy waded into a controversy when he maintained that the Central Government was procuring grains every year and that there was no issue regarding paddy procurement. His assertion made at a press conference in New Delhi is in stark contrast to Centre’s decision of not procuring paddy and refusing to […]
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Warangal: TRS party cadre observed the 12th anniversary of ‘Deeksha Divas’ remembering the fast-unto-death agitation launched by Chief Minister and TRS president K Chandrashekhar Rao on November 29, 2009, here on Monday. TRS leader and former corporator Jorika Ramesh and several others offered floral tribute to the ‘Deeksha Divas pylon’ set up on the premises […]
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Hyderabad: With new variants of Covid-19 being reported, the State Cabinet asked the officials to expedite the vaccination with special focus on Adilabad, Kumuram Bheem Asifabad, Nirmal, Mahabubnagar, Narayanpet and Gadwal districts. All the Ministers will conduct district-wise review meetings to ensure full preparedness of the Health staff and initiate necessary measures to strengthen the […]
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Hyderabad: Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao has urged the Centre to declare a nationwide Comprehensive Food Grains Procurement Policy to end the “unclear and often confusing policies” that were adversely affecting the agricultural sector in the country. Such a national policy would ensure a uniform procurement of agricultural produce across the country. “The Telangana Rashtra […]
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Hyderabad: The Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) Parliamentary Party meeting will be chaired by the party president and Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao at Pragathi Bhavan at 11 am on Sunday. The members of Parliament representing the State in both Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha will attend the meeting. With the Parliament session scheduled to commence […]
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Hyderabad: Mayor G Vijaya Laxmi on Saturday announced that every Friday would be observed as Green Day in the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) limits. Plantation of saplings would be taken up every Friday. In addition to GHMC staffers, resident welfare associations (RWAs), NGOs and elected representatives would also participate in the event, the GHMC […]
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Hyderabad: The Telangana State Civil Supplies Corporation has procured 5.06 crore tonnes of paddy worth Rs 88,000 crore in the last seven years, which is a record of the sorts at the national level. No other State could achieve the feat in the country. In a statement issued here on Friday, Corporation chairman Mareddy Srinivas […]
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Hyderabad: The State unit of Congress will be staging protests on November 27 and 28 at Indira Park here as part of its demand to expedite paddy procurement in the State. The party has been conducting different programmes, including rallies and protests since last few days. On Thursday, the party leaders submitted representations to District […]
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Hyderabad: Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao returned to Hyderabad on Wednesday after his three-day visit to New Delhi. He had left for Delhi on Sunday by a special flight, to pursue issues pertaining to Telangana with Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the Union Ministers concerned. The Chief Minister was accompanied by Industries Minister KT Rama […]
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Hyderabad: Slamming TRS leaders for unnecessarily criticising the Union government, BJP national vice-president DK Aruna on Tuesday claimed that the Centre was sanctioning sufficient funds to Telangana without any bias. Addressing a press conference here, she said the Centre was providing Covid-19 vaccines free of cost to people, but the State government was claiming credit. […]
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Hyderabad: Union Tourism Minister G Kishan Reddy on Monday found fault with Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao for announcing ex gratia to farmers who died in agitations in Delhi, while ignoring deaths of farmers in Telangana. As a Union Minister, he promised that the Central government would procure ‘raw rice’ from the State as per […]
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Khammam: Two nominations have been filed for Khammam Local Authorities’ MLC Constituency election here on Monday. TRS state secretary, T Madhusudhan along with Transport Minister Puvvada Ajay Kumar and MLA L Ramulu Naik submitted his nomination papers as the party candidate to District Collector and Returning Officer, V P Gautham. Earlier in the day the […]
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Nalgonda: Farmers on Sunday performed ksheerabhishekam to the portrait of Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao by pouring milk, for his decision to extend ex-gratia of Rs 3 lakhs to the families of the farmers, who lost lives in the agitation against the three new farm laws of the Centre in the Country. The farmers participated […]
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Not buying parboiled rice in Yasangi effectively means not buying a single grain from Telangana this season
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Khammam: The district BJP leaders demanded the State government to reduce value-added tax (VAT) on petrol and diesel. The party district president Galla Satyanarayana and others staged a dharna at the district collectorate here on Saturday office demanding to reduce VAT by Rs 20 per litre on petrol and diesel. The leaders complained that the […]
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Hyderabad: Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao’s firm stand to fight it out with the BJP-led Central government’s anti-farmer policies appears to have had its impact, forcing the latter to withdraw the contentious farm laws. While the farmers’ protests in north India had a major impact on Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s announcement on Friday, the TRS’ […]
