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Hyderabad: With Eid-ul-Adha festival round the corner, the demand for rams, sheep and goats in the city has escalated. Around 2 lakh sheep are sold in the city during the three-day festival to be celebrated from Sunday. The festival popularly known as Bakrid is celebrated on the 10th day of the Islamic calendar month of […]
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Hyderabad: The surge of Covid infections driven by different variants of Omicron has just become even more complicated with geneticists reporting Covid infections due to BA.2.75, the new Omicron variant in different States including Telangana. Between March and June 7, the average daily Covid infections in Telangana hovered between 55 and 65. Since then, there […]
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Hyderabad: The Telangana School’s and College’s Employees Association on Thursday urged the Telangana Admission and Fee Regulatory Committee (TAFRC) to examine reports submitted by the technical colleges on the employees’ salaries and facilities provided in the colleges before fixing fees. In a letter to the TAFRC, the association said even during the Covid-19 pandemic, the […]
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Hyderabad: In what appears to be a politically-motivated move to stall Telangana’s development, the union Finance Ministry has reduced the State’s open market borrowing limit by Rs 19,000 crore for this fiscal. Telangana will be able to raise only Rs 34,970 crore in 2022-23 as against the Rs 53,970 crore Fiscal Responsibility and Budget Management […]
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Hyderabad: Telangana on Thursday reported 592 Covid positive infections out of which 331 were from areas under GHMC, 60 from Rangareddy and 45 from Medchal-Malkajgiri districts. The number of active Covid cases on Thursday reached 4,997 and 477 individuals recovered taking the overall recoveries to 7,95,421, the Covid health bulletin said. The health department conducted […]
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Hyderabad: Protests erupted across Telangana State on Thursday against the Centre’s decision to hike domestic LPG cylinder cost by Rs 50. Following a call given by TRS working president and Minister KT Rama Rao, the TRS cadre hit the roads on Thursday and demanded that the Central government roll back the prices immediately. TRS MPs, […]
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Hyderabad: Battling stiff competition from Bengaluru, Chennai, NCR, Uttar Pradesh and a few other states, Telangana succeeded in getting French aviation, defence and space player Safran to announce the setting up its engine maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) facility for CFM LEAP engines in Hyderabad. The MRO and the test bed will see an investment […]
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Hyderabad: The syllabus of the intermediate second-year English (first language) has been revised for the academic year 2022-23, the Telangana State Board of Intermediate Education (TS BIE) on Thursday said. The Board informed principals, lecturers and students that new textbook for English language would be available in the market soon. Failed candidates were permitted to […]
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Hyderabad: Hyderabad-based healthcare start-up BBETTER started a campaign ‘#Khelengebehetar’ to sponsor sports nutrition for 100 Indian athletes in Hyderabad on Thursday. Dr Andrew Fleming, British Deputy High Commissioner for Telangana and Andhra Pradesh launched the campaign officially in their headquarters. The company shortlisted 100 athletes to provide a monthly subscription of their chosen nutrition supplements […]
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Karimnagar: In order to encourage the farmers take up oil palm cultivation in the integrated Karimnagar district, the District Cooperative Central Bank (DCCB) with the support of Telangana State government has decided to make tripartite agreement with all the stakeholders such as seed or saplings suppliers, drip irrigation firms and oil companies and the farmers […]
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Hyderabad: Heavy rainfall has been lashing the State for the last few days with the India Meteorological Department issuing colour-coded alerts – green, yellow, orange, or red – in many regions. So, what are these colour codes, why are they used, and what do they signify? Why are colour codes used? The IMD issues colour […]
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Hyderabad: The Telangana State Forest Development Corporation (TSFDC) has chalked out long term plans to replace eucalyptus plantations with sandalwood, red sanders and other varieties to facilitate natural regeneration of green cover in the State. For over four decades, eucalyptus plantations were taken up on a large scale covering nearly 7,000 acres across the State. […]
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Hyderabad: In a major boost for education of backward class students, the State government has decided to establish more new residential educational institutions that will enable more students pursue quality free education in the residential system. In addition to the existing institutions, 15 new residential degree colleges and 33 residential schools are coming up under […]
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Hyderabad: In a move that will enable more students from other States pursue their undergraduate education in Telangana, the national integration quota has been increased from five to 20 per cent in conventional undergraduate courses. Supernumerary seats (20 per cent above the actual intake) will be created for admitting students under the national integration quota. […]
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Adilabad: The Telangana State Education and Infrastructure Development Corporation (TSEWIDC) Chairman Ravula Sridhar Reddy said that the Mana Ooru-Mana Badi initiative was launched to improve infrastructure of State-run schools and to give stiff competition to private educational institutions. He was speaking to pressmen here on Wednesday. Sridhar stated that the ambience of the government schools […]
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Hyderabad: The State government is promoting high density cotton cultivation in about 20,000 acres in Telangana from this Vaanakalam (Kharif) season on a pilot basis. Based on the results, this highly profitable method will be increased to cover wider area from next Vaanakalam season. Agriculture Minister S Niranjan Reddy, who is on a tour of […]
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Hyderabad: Safran Group, the French multinational company that designs, develops and manufactures aircraft engines, rocket engines as well as various aerospace and defense-related equipment or their components, has decided to set up its MRO facility in Hyderabad. It will come up with an initial investment of $ 150 million (about Rs 1,185 crore). The new […]
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Hyderabad: Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao on Tuesday directed the officials to introduce Intermediate education in all Gurukul schools from the current academic year. Till now, the Gurukul schools were extending education till tenth standard. He also wanted the SC, ST, BC and Minority Study Circles to be upgraded as centres that facilitate in providing […]
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Hyderabad: The Telangana’s argument over the Central government’s poor and unfair tax devolution to States, especially those contributing to the national GDP in a big way, has found resonance in Tamil Nadu. Former union Minister A Raja on Sunday reportedly castigated the BJP government at the Centre for working against the federal spirit of the […]
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Hyderabad: Tourism Minister V Srinivas Goud said the Telangana government is working to develop popular irrigation projects into tourist spots, including Konda Pochamma, Kaleshwaram, Karivena and Basavapur in Yadadri. The Minister was speaking after launching the Travel and Tourism Fair (TTF) at HICC in Madhapur here on Tuesday. Goud said Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao […]
