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Hyderabad: The hope of light rains bringing some respite from the sweltering heat continues to burn bright in Telangana, with weather officials issuing a forecast on Saturday saying light to moderate rain or thundershowers were ‘very likely’ in Telangana till April 20. In fact, the cloudy sky on Friday appears to have had a slight […]

Hyderabad: Students of the conventional universities will be provided free coaching for various State government recruitment examinations starting April 20. This announcement came from Education Minister P Sabitha Indra Reddy on Saturday. Six universities – Osmania University, Kakatiya University, Palamuru University, Telangana University, Satavahana University and Mahatma Gandhi University, Nalgonda will start the coaching classes. […]

Hyderabad: Considering the climatic conditions in Telangana and welfare of farming community, Civil Supplies Minister Gangula Kamalakar appealed to the Food Corporation of India (FCI) not to raise any unreasonable objections during the current paddy procurement. The Minister met with FCI General Manager Deepak Sharma here on Saturday and briefed him about arrangements in place […]

Hyderabad: Industries and IT Minister KT Rama Rao expressed anguish over the union Government not sanctioning any new Software Technology Parks (STPIs) to Telangana. In a letter to union Electronics and IT Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw, he requested to sanction new Software Technology Parks to Tier 2 and 3 towns of Nizamabad, Karimngar, Nalgonda, Khammam and […]

Hyderabad: Relishing mangoes this season could be a costly affair as the yield has decreased drastically in the State due to varied reasons, including unseasonal rains, temperature variations and pest attacks. As the arrival of mangoes decreased in the markets, they are now being sold at Rs.120 to Rs.150 a kg in the retail sector. […]

Government of Telangana established the Telangana Academy for Skill and Knowledge (TASK) for enhancing skilling synergy among institutions of Government, industry and academia. TASK runs various programmes that benefit youth, companies and colleges. Its Chief Executive Officer Shrikant Sinha tells Telangana Today about the value creation happening in the human resource segment. Excerpts: Journey so far […]

Hyderabad: Government job aspirants from the minority communities desirous of availing free coaching should enrol with the District Minority Welfare Officer from Monday, April 18. Director, Telangana State Minority Study Circle (TSMSC), Shahnawaz Qasim, said the Minority Welfare department, through the study circle, planned to conduct coaching classes in all the 33 districts in the […]

Students joined the agitation and initiated an indefinite hunger strike demanding the formation of a separate State

Hyderabad: Congress MP Rahul Gandhi is likely to tour Telangana during the first week of May. During his two-day tour, he will be participating in a meeting at Warangal and later would convene a meeting with party leaders in Hyderabad. The State unit is yet to finalise the invitees for Rahul Gandhi’s meeting. All these […]

Hyderabad: Transco and Genco Chairman and Managing Director D Prabhakar Rao on Friday clarified that there will not be any interruption in power supply to the agriculture sector in the State. The clarification comes in the wake of reports in a section of the media about ‘unscheduled power cuts’ to the agriculture sector in north […]

Hyderabad: Agriculture Minister S Niranjan Reddy sought to know from State BJP president Bandi Sanjay Kumar and union Tourism Minister G Kishan Reddy as to why the BJP State unit was not demanding national status for Palamuru Rangareddy Lift Irrigation Scheme (PRLIS). Urging the BJP leaders to refrain from uttering blatant lies and misleading the […]

Hyderabad: TRS working president and Minister KT Rama Rao launched a scathing attack on BJP State president Bandi Sanjay who commenced his Praja Sangrama Yatra in Palamuru region, notwithstanding the discrimination of the BJP-led union government towards the region. He demanded that Sanjay should first apologise to people of Palamuru for the Centre’s refusal to […]

Hyderabad: There is a drop in fire accidents in the State in 2021, with 7,149 incidents reported as against 7,899 the previous year, according to data provided by the State Disaster Response and Fire Services Department. Officials are attributing the drop to the high number of awareness programmes organised by the department across the State. […]

Karimnagar: BC Welfare and Civil Supplies Minister Gangula Kamalakar said that in order to bring comprehensive change in the lives of Dalits, Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao was implementing Dalit Bandhu scheme. Minister distributed Dalit Bandhu units to beneficiaries at a programme held in Ambedkar stadium here on Thursday. A total of 769 vehicles worth […]

Khammam: Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao stood firmly behind Telangana farmers by his decision to purchase the entire yasangi paddy, stated Transport Minister Puvvada Ajay Kumar. He launched a paddy procurement centre at Manchukonda village in Raghunadhapalem mandal in the district on Thursday. The Minister described Chandrashekhar Rao as the true ‘Rythu Bandhu’ for his […]

Hyderabad: From humiliation and doubts over the development of the new State to the refusal of power supply by the Andhra Pradesh government, Telangana faced many problems after its formation in 2014. The rulers in undivided Andhra Pradesh even said Telangana would be plunged into darkness once a separate State is carved out and there […]

Hyderabad: Industries Minister KT Rama Rao held discussions with Australia India Institute’s CEO Lisa Singh on the measures to strengthen relations in the trade and commerce sectors between Telangana and Australia, during their meeting at Pragathi Bhavan here on Thursday. During the meeting, Lisa Singh said Telangana was one among the fast developing States in […]

Hyderabad: Telangana BJP president Bandi Sanjay Kumar on Thursday said that the hate speech cases registered against AIMIM MLA Akbaruddin Owaisi would be reopened once the BJP government comes to power in the State next time. Addressing a public meeting at Jogulamba Shakti Peetam temple in Alampur before commencing his second phase of ‘Praja Sangrama […]

Hyderabad: TPCC president A Revanth Reddy demanded union Tourism Minister G Kishan Reddy to initiate measures for CBI probe into the alleged irregularities in Custom Milled Rice (CMR) procurement in the State. In an open letter to the union Tourism Minister, the TPCC president alleged that huge amounts of irregularities were taking place in the […]

Hyderabad: Social Welfare Minister Koppula Eshwar on Thursday challenged the Congress and BJP to implement Dalit Bandhu scheme in the States ruled by the two national parties. “There is no other great scheme like Dalit Bandhu in the world except in Telangana,” he said. The Minister was speaking after paying tributes to Dr. BR Ambedkar […]