Telangana

Hyderabad: The BJP appears to have a purifier effect on ‘tainted’ leaders who join the party. How else does one explain the phenomenon of leaders from opposition parties facing serious charges of corruption and financial irregularities suddenly turning up squeaky clean once they join the saffron party? From Himanta Biswa Sarma to Jyotiraditya Scindia, from […]

Hyderabad: The milestone has been achieved in construction of the 4000 MW Yadadri Thermal Power Plant, with the installation of the 450 tonnes generator rotor at the project site near Dameracherla in Nalgonda district. In the presence of TSGenco and TSTransco chairman and managing director D Prabhakar Rao, the BHEL officials and the TSGenco officials […]

Hyderabad: Defending former union Minister Renuka Chowdhary, who grabbed the collar of a police officer, TPCC president Revanth Reddy said Congress workers were staging a protest peacefully but the police had provoked them, which led to heated arguments. “Congress will not tolerate any such provocative attempts. All the false cases booked against our leaders should […]

Hyderabad: For second consecutive day, the hashtag “#ModiMustResign” kept trending nation-wide with more than 1.2 lakh tweets for more than 18 hours. Apart from the TRS and other Opposition parties launching an attack on the Modi government, the netizens of India as well as Sri Lanka joined the tirade against Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Kickstarted […]

Hyderabad: In a move aimed at regulating surrogacy and assisted reproduction, Telangana government has constituted State Assisted Reproductive Technology and Surrogacy Board under Surrogacy (Regulations) Act, 2021 and has notified appointment of Appropriate Authority for surrogacy and associated reproduction. Accordingly, the Board headed by Health Minister will have Secretary, Health, SAM Rizvi as Vice-Chairperson and […]

Vikarabad: Finance Minister T Harish Rao said opposition parties were filing cases to create hurdles in  Palamuru Rangareddy Lift Irrigation (PRLI) project but assured that Telangana Government would complete the project. “Many development works, which could not be completed in the last 60 years are completed in six years by TRS Government,” said Harish Rao. […]

Hyderabad: The Telangana government has adopted Clinical Establishments Act (Registration and Regulation), 2011, handing a wide range of powers to the health department for regulating and levying hefty penalties on private healthcare establishments in the State. Formally adopting Clinical Establishments Act as Telangana State Clinical Establishments (Registrations and Regulation) Rules, 2011, Secretary, Health, SAM Rizvi […]

Hyderabad: The Central government’s ill-thought-out Agnipath scheme for short-term recruitment in the Indian Armed Forces has come under tremendous fire from various sections of the society, including ex-servicemen, doctors, engineers, politicians and members of the BJP too. Voicing extreme concern over what is being described as a disastrous move, they demanded that the BJP government […]

Rajanna-Sircilla: District Collector Anurag Jayanthi wanted the doctors and staff to take steps to enhance normal deliveries in the district headquarters hospital. The collector made surprise visit to the district headquarters hospital on Thursday. Interacting with patients, he enquired about the treatment and facilities being provided to them. Speaking on the occasion, he said that […]

Hyderabad: Buttery soft silks in bright colours, lovingly folded and stacked in your grandmother’s almirah, fragrant with the scent of her embrace. Is this the image that comes to mind when you think of Narayanpet saris? True, Narayanpet silks have a long history. But don’t dismiss them as a senior’s staple! These beautiful saris are […]

Nirmal: Osmania University (OU) Professor Satheesh Kumar has been appointed as director of RGUKT-Basar. An order to this effect was issued on Thursday. But students were unhappy over the appointment. They wanted either Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao or Information Technology minister K Taraka Rama Rao to visit the campus and to address their problems. […]

Hyderabad: The daily Covid positive infections in Telangana have continued to surge with authorities on Thursday reporting 285 cases out of which 188 were from areas under GHMC, 54 were from Rangareddy and 16 from Medchal-Malkajgiri districts. With no fatalities getting reported, the total number deaths due to Covid-19 has remained at 4,111 while the […]

Nirmal: A deputy forest range officer and a forest beat officer attempted to end their lives as they were depressed after being placed under suspension. They were admitted to a hospital in Nirmal district headquarters and their condition is learned to be stable. Nirmal District Forest Officer Vikas Meena said that Mamada deputy range officer […]

Mahabubabad: Dwarak Reddy of Eklavya Model Residential School (EMRS), Seerole, finished fifth after losing in quarterfinals in the All India Taekwondo Open National Ranking Championship held in Nashik, Maharashtra from June 11 to 14. Dwarak, represented Telangana State, competed in the under-33 kg weight category. “All his matches were nail biting. He lost his quarterfinal […]

Hyderabad: Dr. Satish Kumar Peddapelli, professor of Electrical Engineering, University of Engineering, Osmania University, has been appointed by the State government as the director of Rajiv Gandhi University of Knowledge and Technologies (RGUKT)-Basar. The Commissioner of Technical and Collegiate Education Navin Mittal on Thursday asked the OU Vice Chancellor to issue orders for placing the […]

Nalgonda: Central Crime Station (CSS) police on Thursday arrested two notorious inter-district chain snatchers and recovered 24 gold nuptial threads. The arrested were Pallepaka Lenin (27) and Gunduguntla Shoban Babu (24) from Kallur village of Neredcherla mandal in Suryapet district. Addressing media persons here, the Superintendent of Police Rema Rajeshwari informed that the police took […]

Warangal: In a major breakthrough, the Commissioner’s Task Force sleuths along with Hanamkonda police apprehended two persons involved in the multi-level marketing (MLM) fraud racket and seized Rs 10.50 lakh in cash and a car. The accused are Bongani Raju Goud of Kashibugga, and Bommagani Mallehsam of Rangashaipet. One more accused Motapothula Venkatesh Goud, who […]

Jagtial: Jagtial police arrested an inter-district chain snatcher and recovered four tolas of gold worth Rs 1.8 lakh, a bike, mobile phone and Rs 75,000 in cash from his possession. Producing the accused before the media here on Thursday, Jagtial DSP R Prakash explained about the modus operandi of chain-snatcher Dandugula Chiranjeevi from Rangapet of […]

Nirmal: Students continued to protest against poor amenities at the Rajiv Gandhi University of Knowledge and Technologies (RGUKT)-Basar for the third day on Thursday. About 5,000 students boycotted classes and staged a sit-in at the second gate on the campus, demanding the government to address their challenges such as appointment of full-fledged vice-chancellor, poor maintenance […]

Karimnagar: Following a dispute over sale of a piece of land, Bingi Karunakar, sarpanch of Rangapur of Huzurabad mandal, made a suicide attempt on Thursday. Karunakar consumed pesticide at the spot of disputed land. Alert local people shifted him to Huzurabad government hospital from where he has been shifted to a private hospital in Jammikunta. […]

Hyderabad: Balalatha Mallavarapu, the founder of CSB IAS Academy, has called upon the job aspirants to focus on current affairs since the day-to-day international, national, and State-level happenings will be key in competitive examinations. Addressing the job aspirants during an awareness programme organised combined by Telangana Today and Namasthe Telangana in Siddippet on Wednesday, she […]

Hyderabad: ‘Namasthe Telangana Editor’ Tigulla Krishna Murthy has called upon job aspirants to draw inspiration from Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao and Finance Minister T Harish Rao in setting a goal in life and finding the right path to achieve it. Krishna Murthy said that no newspaper other than ‘Telangana Today’ and ‘Namasthe Telangana’ was […]

Hyderabad: Boina Bhulaxmi is a resident of Mudimanikyam village of Adavidevulapally mandal, Nalgonda. Her husband Chandraiah died in 2017 and she suddenly felt the weight of educating her two sons besides having to perform her daughter’s marriage. Her parents stepped in and gave her 20 sheep and the money they earned through sheep farming was […]

Hyderabad: Alleging high-handedness of the police, BJP State president Bandi Sanjay on Wednesday submitted a representation to Governor Tamilisai Soundararajan seeking action against the police officials who resorted to lathicharge against the oustees of Gowravelli and Gandipelli. Sanjay was accompanied by the members of the displaced families and other BJP leaders. Speaking to mediapersons, the […]