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Hyderabad: The schedule has been released for biennial election to the Telangana Legislative Council from nine Local Authorities’ Constituencies for 12 seats due to retirement of the sitting members on January 4 next year. The polling will be conducted for these seats on December 10 from 8 am to 4 pm, followed by counting of […]

Hyderabad: After cutting down on paddy procurement from Telangana, the Centre continued its discrimination in supply the required quantity of fertilisers to the State. As against the required 6.4 lakh tonnes of fertilisers during October and November, the Centre allotted only 3.67 lakh tonnes. Of this, only 1.55 lakh tonnes have been supplied which could […]

Hyderabad: With an aim to provide an opportunity to small and medium size enterprises in the State, the government launched a one-of-its-kind online mall. The Made in Telangana mall was launched by Industries Minister K T Rama Rao to support and encourage entrepreneurs in Telangana. MSMEs will get an opportunity to showcase their products and/or […]

Hyderabad: The Telangana government has urged the Centre to immediately supply the required quantity of fertilizers to the State. Agriculture Minister S. Niranjan Reddy has written a letter to Union Minister for fertilizers and chemicals Mansukh Mandaviya to take immediate steps to ensure timely supply of fertilizers as per the State’s requirements. He pointed out […]

Hyderabad: The schedule has been released for biennial election to the Telangana Legislative Council from nine Local Authorities’ Constituencies for 12 seats due to retirement of the sitting members on January 4 next year. The polling will be conducted for these seats on December 10 from 8 am to 4 pm, followed by counting of […]

Hyderabad: Industries Minister KT Rama Rao accused the Centre of cold-shouldering Telangana with respect to industrial and infrastructure projects. Despite little help from the Government of India, Telangana, contributed five per cent of the nation’s GDP, he said. “Telangana is punching above its weight. Our population might be small but our heart is big and […]

Hyderabad: Telangana together with Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology is setting up a National Centre for Additive Manufacturing to promote 3D printing, prototyping and provide access of its infrastructure to industries, said Industries Minister KT Rama Rao. Speaking at the Man’Exe–2021, organised together with the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII), he said Telangana will […]

Nalgonda: CPI(M) State secretariat committee member Julakanti Ranga Reddy on Monday urged the State government to withdraw its diktat directing the farmers not to cultivate paddy crop for Yasangi crop season. Speaking at a party meeting at Doddi Komaraiah Bhavan in Nalgonda, Ranga Reddy said that the Centre and the State governments have intentionally adopted […]

Karimnagar: BJP district president G Krishna Reddy found fault with the State government for imposing restrictions on the purchase of paddy. BJP Kisan Morcha observed Rythu Diksha at the collectorate office here on Monday, in protest against imposing restrictions on purchase of paddy. Participating in the protest, Krishna Reddy said that except for making tall […]

Hyderabad: Telangana reported 161 new Covid infections and one fatality on Monday taking the cumulative number of deaths to 3,967 and the total number of positive cases to 6, 72, 650. The number of active cases in Telangana, as on Monday, was 3, 750. The authorities today conducted 37, 844 Covid tests of which results […]

Hyderabad: Telangana along with the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology is setting up a National Centre for Additive Manufacturing to promote 3D printing, prototyping and provide access its infrastructure to the industries, said Industries and IT Minister KT Rama Rao. Speaking at the Man’Exe–2021, organised together with the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII), he […]

Karimnagar: Buoyed by the successful transformation of villages with the implementation of Palle Pragathi programme in Telangana, the State government is mulling to encourage rural sports by providing necessary infrastructure facilities such as creating grounds for kabaddi, kho-kho etc. TS Planning Board Vice-Chairman B Vinod Kumar announced this while participating in the closing ceremony of […]

Kothagudem: Vikalangula Joint Action Committee (VJAC) demanded reservations for persons with disabilities (PWDs) in liquor policy. The VJAC chairman Sathish Gundapuneni submitted a memorandum to the Excise Superintendent Narasimha Reddy here on Monday. The Telangana government was implementing the reservation for SCs, STs and Gouds for allotting liquor shops and the same should be applied […]

Khammam: Activists of Student Federation of India (SFI) have laid a siege to the district collectorate here on Monday demanding the government to release pending scholarships and fee reimbursement dues. The federation State secretary Talla Nagaraj said that due to the non-release of the scholarships and fees reimbursement dues, students were forced to quit their […]

Hyderabad: IT Minister KT Rama Rao on Monday urged actor and philanthropist Sonu Sood not to get deterred by the Income Tax raids that were conducted recently at his residence. The TRS working president said such I-T and ED raids were carried out on the actor because some individuals were scared about their future in […]

Hyderabad: Continuing his onslaught against the BJP leadership for the second consecutive day, Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao announced that the TRS would stage protests in all Assembly constituency headquarters in the State on November 12, demanding that the Centre procure entire paddy crop from farmers of Telangana State. He urged people of Telangana to […]

Hyderabad: The State government on Monday notified the formation of the District Level Covid-19 Death Ascertaining Committee (CDAC) that will issue official document for Covid-19 deaths so that the relatives of the deceased can claim ex-gratia. The special committee has been constituted as per the guidelines that were issued by the Ministry of Health and […]

Peddapalli: National Thermal Power Project-Ramagundam won Swarn Shakti Award-2020-21. NTPC secured the award for the best project management under the project area category. Union Minister of Power, New and Renewable Energy, RK Singh along with Chairman and Managing Director, NTPC, Gurdeep Singh distributed the awards through online mode in a function held at PMI, NTPC […]

Hyderabad: State unit of BJP has not responded to the demand of Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao that the Centre should withdraw cess on petrol and diesel completely to benefit the common man, but argued that the TRS government had increased the Value Added Tax (VAT) in 2015. At a press conference here on Monday, […]