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Hyderabad: As the city continues to witness warmer nights, the minimum temperature in Hyderabad has soared by two to three degrees in the last one week. The average night temperature of 18.4 degree Celsius was recorded during the early hours of Wednesday. The lowest minimum temperature of 15.7 degree Celsius was recorded at Hayathnagar. However, […]

Hyderabad: Director-General of Police M Mahendar Reddy said that public meetings and rallies were banned in the State till January 2 in the wake of outbreak of Omicron variant of Covid-19. In a video message released here on Thursday, he asked Police Commissioners and Superintendents of Police (SPs) to inform the people about the ban […]

Hyderabad: The steady rise in daily Covid positive infections not only in Telangana but across the country in the last few days is a clear indication that the third Covid wave driven by the Omicron variant has started and was in the initial phases, Director of Public Health (DPH) Dr G Srinivasa Rao here on […]

Telangana may be the youngest State in the country, just into its seventh year of existence, but when it comes to bagging top ranks on various fronts, it has been giving other well-established major States a run for their money. In the past one month alone, Telangana has been in the news for its rapid-fire […]

Hyderabad: Consortium of Indian Farmers Associations (CIFA) chief advisor and honorary chairman of Federation of Farmers Associations (FFA) P Chengal Reddy emphasised the need for a holistic national policy for marketing agriculture produce to double farmers’ income across the country. He asserted that the union government fulfill its responsibilities by providing marketing facilities for crops […]

Hyderabad: In a slight uptick in Covid-19 positive infections, Telangana reported 235 new cases on Wednesday while on Tuesday there were 228 Covid positive cases. Areas under GHMC reported 121 new infections, which was the highest in the State on Wednesday. On an average, in the last two months, the daily Covid-19 infections in Telangana […]

Hyderabad: Over 900 unauthorised structures were identified and demolished by the District Task Forces (DTFs) set up in 141 urban local bodies across the State in their respective limits. So far, the DTFs have demolished 459 unauthorised structures in different municipalities and 468 structures under Hyderabad Metropolitan Development Authority (HMDA) limits, totaling to demolition of […]

Sangareddy: Indian Institute of Technology-Hyderabad (IIT-H) secured the 7th spot in Atal Ranking of Institutions on Innovation Achievements (ARIIA) rankings which were announced by the Ministry of Education on Wednesday. The IIT-H, which was listed under the Institutes of National Importance and Central Universities category, improved on its ranking from last year’s 19th to 7th […]

Kothagudem: Maoists who lost people’s support in Telangana State were forcing Chhattisgarh adivasis to work in their battalions, alleged the district police. The CPI (Maoist) party leaders from Telangana were hiding in Chhattisgarh using the tribals there to protect them as they could not stand on their own in their own State, a statement from […]

Hyderabad: State Agriculture Minister S Niranjan Reddy on Tuesday urged the Central government to increase the indicative cost on drip irrigation from the current Rs 27,304 per hectare under PMKSY to Rs 50,000 to Rs 55,000 per hectare for cultivating oil palm. Stating that the Telangana government was promoting oil palm cultivation as part of […]

Hyderabad: Singareni Collieries Company Limited (SCCL) has provided as many as 16,051 jobs after the formation of Telangana State. Singareni was the first company to issue job notification after the formation of Telangana State. Of the 16,051 jobs, 12,553 were provided on compassionate grounds and dependent jobs to legal heirs of Singareni workers while 3,498 […]

Hyderabad: The vaccine administration drive for 15 to 18 years children, scheduled to start from January 3, will be initially organised in larger government hospitals located in Corporations and District headquarters where doctors and other senior healthcare workers are available. “There will be no vaccine administration for children where doctors are not available in government […]

Hyderabad: Seven more international passengers who arrived at Rajiv Gandhi International Airport (RGIA), Shamshabad have tested positive for Omicron variant on Tuesday, taking the overall number of Omicron positive infections to 62 in Telangana. Authorities also detected three Omicron positive infections from Hyderabad with no travel history or close contact with those who travelled recently. […]

Hyderabad: Union Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar said Telangana has been in the forefront of oil palm cultivation and exuded confidence that the State would emerge as the leader in cultivation of the crop in the country in the coming years. Addressing the business summit on National Mission on Edible Oils- Oil Palm here on […]

Hyderabad: Jal Shakti (MoJS) Secretary Pankaj Kumar on Tuesday assured that the Detailed Project Reports (DPRs) of half a dozen irrigation projects in Telangana on Godavari River would be cleared soon. He gave this assurance during a video conference with the Chief Secretaries of Telangana and Andhra Pradesh, Somesh Kumar and Sameer Sharma, respectively, on […]

Hyderabad: Crop protection company Dhanuka Group has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Professor Jayashankar Telangana State Agricultural University, Hyderabad to jointly provide technical know-how and support to farmers in Telangana, besides exploring joint research in the areas of crop protection and use of drones in agriculture. Dhanuka Group chairman RG Agarwal showcasing drones […]

Hyderabad: Telangana on Tuesday achieved an important milestone in containing the Covid pandemic by administering the first dose of Covid vaccines to 100 per cent of eligible beneficiaries. The health department on Tuesday completed administering the first dose of Covid vaccine to all the 2,77,67,000 eligible beneficiaries in Telangana. On Monday, the department had covered […]

Hyderabad: Hyderabad-based Hetero, a vertically integrated pharmaceutical organisation, has received Drug Controller General of India (DCGI) nod for manufacture and marketing of molnupiravir capsules 200 mg (Movfor). Molnupiravir is an oral antiviral indicated for restricted emergency use in India to treat adult patients with Covid-19. Hetero’s Movfor will be made available in a 40 capsule […]

Hyderabad: A successful chef, teacher, and well-known bird photographer – Srinivas Mallela dons many hats. After being a chef with several renowned restaurants, including ITC hotels for years, Srinivas is now enjoying being a teacher at the Shri Shakti Institute of Hotel Management. And, although he has a hectic schedule, every Sunday, Srinivas leaves his […]

Hyderabad: In an endorsement of the developmental activities initiated in the healthcare sector by the State government in the last few years, Telangana has emerged among the top three Indian States to have best quality healthcare facilities in the Health Index (HI) rankings that were released by NITI (National Institution for Transforming India) Aayog on […]