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Hyderabad: With 6.59 per cent, Telangana is ranked second in the country in the growth rate of income from the agriculture sector in the last decade between 2011-12 and 2019-20. Tripura is the only State to have performed better than Telangana recording an agricultural income growth rate of 6.87 per cent during the period. Sikkim […]

Hyderabad: Telangana has requested the Krishna River Management Board (KRMB) to stop all the new projects and expansion of existing projects and canals in Andhra Pradesh without the appraisal of the board and apex council. In a letter to the board chairman, TS Irrigation Engineer-in-Chief (General) urged him to communicate the information to the Secretary, […]

Hyderabad: All the major irrigation projects in Godavari basin in north Telangana were in spate, prompting Irrigation department officials to lift gates in most projects on Tuesday. The department also issued a red alert for people living in areas downstream of Sriram Sagar Project (SRSP) on Monday night asking them not to go near project […]

Hyderabad: In order to provide financial assistance to early-stage startups led by women entrepreneurs, WE Hub has been selected under the Startup India Seed Fund Scheme, which provides financial assistance to startups for proof of concept, prototype development, product trials, market entry, and commercialisation. As per the Startup India Seed Fund Scheme website, the seed […]

Hyderabad: Union Public Service Commission exam toppers from the State – P Srija (Rank 20), K.Rahul (Rank 218) and P. Gauthami (Rank 318), were felicitated by Rachakonda Police Commissioner Mahesh Bhagwat here on Tuesday. All the three were mentored by Bhagwat and team for personality test and are residents of Rachakonda police limits. Speaking at […]

Hyderabad: Telangana State’s Nitya Gandhe clinched bronze in the women’s 100 metres event in the inaugural under-23 athletics championship in Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium in New Delhi on Tuesday. Nitya clocked 11.90 seconds. Delhi’s Taranjeet Kaur sprinted in 11.54 seconds while Karnataka’s T Dhaneswari came second with 11.66 seconds. Now you can get handpicked stories from […]

Hyderabad: Three consortiums – Bluedart Med Express Consortium, Dunzo Med Air Consortium and Curis Fly Consortium successfully completed the one week trial run as part of Telangana State government’s ambitious ‘Medicine From the Sky’ project of delivering medicines using drones. Sharing details on Twitter, Emerging Technologies wing of the State government on Tuesday tweeted: “Three […]

Pitlam (Kamareddy district): When an 18-month-old infant fell sick and began crying inconsolably in Kurti village, none had an inkling as to what to do. They could not seek medical help, as the only road link that connected to outside world was rendered inoperable with water overflowing on it. As torrential rains continued to batter […]

Hyderabad: Heavy rains continued to lash several parts of Telangana State for the third consecutive day on Tuesday under the influence of a receding cyclone Gulab. One person was reportedly washed away in Pulusumamidi stream in Vikarabad district. The incident occurred when the person tried to cross the stream on his bike despite being warned […]

New Delhi: It started as a ‘Low Pressure Area’ (LPA) over east-central Bay of Bengal on September 24; by September 25 noon, it had turned into a well-marked LPA over east-central Bay of Bengal and by night, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) had issued a pre-cyclone watch alert for north Andhra Pradesh and adjoining south […]

Hyderabad: The world is on the threshold of a fourth industrial revolution or digital revolution, and India should be well prepared to make the best use of the opportunity by leveraging the demographic dividend arising out of about 50 per cent of the population below 27 years, IT and Industries Minister KT Rama Rao said […]

Hyderabad: All the examinations scheduled for September 28 and 29 under Dr BR Ambedkar Open University (BRAOU), have been postponed in Telangana and Andhra Pradesh. While there is no change in the schedule of other examinations, the revised dates of the postponed examinations will be informed through the website and study centres. For details, visits: […]

Hyderabad: IT and Industries Minister on Monday said initiation was the best form of flattery and with the Union government replicating Telangana’s TS-iPASS to bring a single-window clearance for industrial development, “I can proudly claim that what Telangana does today, India does tomorrow.” Through TS-iPASS, the State government gave approvals to about 17,302 industrial units […]

Hyderabad: Normal life was thrown out of gear in several districts of Telangana on Monday with heavy rains pounding the State under the impact of Cyclone Gulab. Several low-lying areas were left under sheets of water and road connectivity between villages was snapped in some districts. Khammam, Warangal, Karimnagar and Nalgonda bore the brunt of […]

Hyderabad: Panchayat Raj and Rural Development Minister E Dayakar Rao said since 2019-20 financial year, the State government was releasing matching funds to local bodies which was not being done any other State in the country. Stating that Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao had taken this decision in 2019-20 financial year, the Minister said these […]

Hyderabad: The State government took up construction of 25 Integrated District Collectorate Complexes in the Sate at a cost of over Rs 1,365 crore, Roads and Buildings Minister Vemula Prashanth Reddy here on Monday. “We are spending over Rs 50 crore to Rs 70 crore for construction of each complex in over 20 acres to […]

Hyderabad: The State Government has declared holidays for three days on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday for Assembly and Council in the wake of heavy rains in the State, sources said. The Assembly and the Council are currently in session, but the holiday was declared in view of the heavy rains battering the State. The Government […]

Hyderabad: Heavy rains lashed several districts on Monday and very heavy rainfall (ranging from 115.6 to 164.4 mm) was recorded in Rajanna Sircilla district. While, heavy rainfall (64.5mm to 115 mm) was recorded in Adilabad, Mahabubabad, Khammam and Bhadradri Kothagudem districts, moderate rainfall (15.6 mm to 64.4 mm) was recorded in Hyderabad, Rangareddy, Medchal-Malkajgiri, Narayanpet, […]

Hyderabad: IT and Industries Minister KT Rama Rao on Monday exposed the Opposition parties’ attempts to tarnish the brand image of Telangana especially Hyderabad in a bid to gain political mileage. He also tore into the BJP government at the Centre for not extending any support to Telangana’s development even as the BJP State leadership […]

Hyderabad: All government offices and educational institutions in Telangana State would be closed on Tuesday following the forecast of heavy rains in the next 48 hours. Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao, after holding a stock taking meeting with Chief Secretary Somesh Kumar, said emergency departments like Revenue, Police, Fire Services, Municipal, Panchayati Raj, Irrigation, Roads […]