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Hyderabad: Telangana has not witnessed any communal violence or any other major law and order situation since the formation of separate Telangana, said Director-General of Police M Mahendar Reddy here on Friday. However, Telangana registered 4.6 per cent increase in crime rate in 2021 compared to Covid-hit 2020. Interacting with media persons during the annual […]

Hyderabad: In a victory of sorts to Telangana, the GST Council has decided to defer the tax rate hike on textiles from 5 per cent to 12 per cent. The new GST rate on textiles was scheduled to be implemented from January 1, 2022. The hike to 12 per cent on the textiles met with […]

Kothagudem: Whether it is the great Indian temple sculptures, pyramids of Giza, or Mayan civilization, stones are the basic medium of expression. And these very stones are the medium for a group of master sculptures from across the nation gathered in the coal of town of Kothagudem to give shape to their innate feelings about […]

Hyderabad: Telangana on Thursday urged union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman to honour the 15th Finance Commission’s recommendations, revive Information Technology Investment Region (ITIR) and accord National Project status to Kaleshwaram and Palamuru-Rangareddy projects. It pointed out that National Project status has not been accorded to any irrigation project in Telangana despite numerous requests, a top […]

Mancherial: Forest Minister Allola Indrakaran Reddy instructed the officials concerned to take steps to conduct Pranahita Pushkaralu on a grand note. He held a review meeting with authorities concerned over conduct of the ensuing Pranahita Pushkaralu slated for April, in Chennur on Thursday. He was joined by government whip Balka Suman. The Minister said that […]

Hyderabad: Municipal Administration and Urban Development Minister KT Rama Rao said Telangana was the only State in the country that was providing special funds to municipalities every month for taking up development works under the Pattana Pragathi programme. In a video conference with Additional Collectors (Local Bodies), Mayors, Chairpersons and Municipal Commissioners on Thursday, the […]

Hyderabad: Textiles Minister KT Rama Rao on Thursday demanded that the union government withdraw its decision to increase GST on textile and handlooms sector. In a letter to union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitaraman, the Minister appealed to her to take up this proposal forward in the GST council meeting which will be chaired by her […]

Hyderabad: BJP MLA M Raghunandan Rao evoked sharp criticism from netizens for posting a tweet seeking to ridicule Industries Minister K T Rama Rao for Amul’s entry into Telangana with a Rs 500 crore investment. “Who are Gujarat ‘gulams’ now. Can anyone clarify?” he tweeted, tagging Rama Rao. The Twiterrati reacted swiftly and sharply, coming […]

Hyderabad: The trend of rise in daily new Covid-19 infections has continued in Telangana with the health department reporting 280 new infections on Thursday compared to 235 positive cases that were reported on Wednesday. In areas under GHMC, authorities reported 167 Covid positive cases on Thursday while on Wednesday 121 positive infections were reported. Apart […]

Hyderabad: Railways’ M Mithun and Airport Authority of India’s Malvika Bansod recorded straight-game victories to clinch the men’s and women’s singles titles at the Anant Bajaj Memorial BAI Senior Badminton tournament, at the Pullela Gopichand Badminton Academy in Gachibowli on Thursday. In the men’s final, Mithun downed Aditya Joshi 21-15, 21-4 while Malvika downed top […]

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 […]