Telangana

Hyderabad: Three persons died of electrocution in Telangana’s Mahabubabad district on Tuesday, police said. The incident occurred in Andanalapadu village of Dornakal mandal of the district when they were installing a loudspeaker at a local temple. The deceased were identified as Subba Rao (67), Mastan Rao (57) and Venkaiah (55). The trio were fitting a […]

Hyderabad: A 25-year-old woman, working as an Area Committee Member of the outlawed CPI (Maoist) party, surrendered before police and CRPF in Bhadradri Kothagudem district of Telangana on Tuesday. The woman joined the Maoist party in 2015 and was promoted as Area Committee Member (ACM) of Manuguru area in 2020. She has been working for […]

Peddapalli: Finance Minister, T Harish Rao informed that per capita income of Telangana was far ahead than that of the BJP ruled states. For instance, while Telangana has Rs 2.78 lakh per capita income, Uttar Pradesh has only Rs 70,000. Not only Uttar Pradesh but many BJP ruled states were also far away from Telangana […]

Nirmal: Students of Rajiv Gandhi University of Knowledge and Technologies (RGUKT)-Basar called off their week-long protest following consultations held by Education minister Sabitha Indra Reddy on the campus on Monday midnight. The students declared that a press note relating to the consultations would be released by the government and they would attend classes from Tuesday. […]

Mahabubabad: Many teenagers and youth from the Jayapuram village of remote Narsimhulapet mandal in the district are shining in different sports and games, thanks to the support of the Vangala family from the village. While 17-year-old Chandhu Lavanya from this village has made it to the Indian team for the upcoming Under-20 Asian Volleyball Championship […]

Nalgonda: A woman and her two children, who were natives of Nalgonda town, died after being hit by a train near Nadikudi railway station in Guntur district of Andhra Pradesh on Monday night. The victims were Ramya(28), her son Rishik Reddy(8) and her daughter Hamsika(6) from Chaithanyapuri colony of Nalgonda town. According to the information […]

Mancherial: Garimilla Srinivas Reddy, a government teacher by profession, used to get frazzled after taking four classes a day till 2002. Reason: he was overweight. But, he can now effortlessly take classes and teach students yoga twice a day. He worked on becoming fit through yoga and is now regarded as a senior yet dedicated […]

Hyderabad: This article is in continuation to the last article on reforms introduced by Salar Jung in Railways, Communication and Coal Mines areas. The necessity for doing something to relieve the exchequer from this incubus was early realised by Salar Jung. The only plan that seemed practicable and conducive to the end was the extension of […]

Hyderabad: This article will help you deal with questions related to Telangana State in the upcoming government recruitment exams. Here are a few sample questions on Telangana policies and movements that you can practice. Telangana Policies 1. Interest free loans for self-groups (50 lakh members in 144.22 lakh SWG) of Telangana State have been increased […]

Hyderabad: This article is in continuation to the last article on arithmetic that will aid you in your preparation for government recruitment exams. Here are some practice bits along with solutions on the Average topic. 1. If a, b, c, d, e are five consecutive odd numbers, their average is? a) a 4 b) abcde/2 […]

Sangareddy: The Rupee has depreciated to a new low in the last eight years of the BJP rule and the Army has lost respect with the introduction of the Agnipath scheme, Finance Minister T Harish Rao said on Monday. Addressing a gathering after inaugurating the Talelma Lift Irrigation Project (TLIP) at Saipet village in Vatpally […]

Hyderabad: The study of life, living organisms, life cycles of various species of organisms, and the environments they live in – these broadly come under the biological sciences. Here are some sample questions to help you understand the basics of biology. 1. The substrate of an enzymes is: a. The reactant of the reaction catalysed […]

Hyderabad: A two-judge panel, comprising Chief Justice Satish Chandra Sharma and Justice Abhinand Kumar Shavili, of the Telangana High Court issued a notice to the State government and GHMC on Monday in a suo moto PIL. The PIL concerns the collection of steep parking fee by certain hospitals, malls and cinema theatres, among other commercial […]

Khammam: Shortage of diesel in erstwhile Khammam district has been troubling the farmers and commuters alike for the past few days. The problem intensified for the past couple of days as the filling stations at Kothagudem, Yellandu and Sujatha Nagar in Kothagudem district and at Wyra in Khammam were not dispensing diesel as required by […]

Kumram Bheem Asifabad: In three different incidents, three farmers were killed after being struck by lightning in the district on Monday. In the first instance, Sathgare Rekha Bai (41) died when lightning struck her while she was returning from her agriculture field at Vaigam village in Koutala mandal. Two other women who were with Rekha […]

Hyderabad: It’s official now! Telangana’s repeated contention that it was a pure political play on the part of the BJP government at the Centre in not allowing the State to raise open market borrowings (OMBs) and that it was not based on any fiscal issue has been virtually acknowledged by the country’s Central bank. By […]

Hyderabad: Telangana on Monday reported 246 Covid positive infections out of which 185 were from areas under GHMC, 19 were from Rangareddy and 14 from Medchal-Malkajgiri districts. With no fatalities getting reported, the total number deaths due to Covid-19 has remained at 4,111 while the number of active Covid cases on Monday reached 2,117. A […]

Hyderabad: Fisheries, dairy and other sectors allied to agriculture have achieved significant progress in Telangana since its formation in 2014, the State government said on Monday. Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao, who often stresses on the importance of agriculture, had allocated thousands of crores of rupees in the budget during the last eight years for […]

Hyderabad: At a time when parents are worried over hefty fees for admission of their children into private schools, this government-run school in Telangana is offering Rs 5,000 for parents admitting their children. Public representatives in Godhumakunta village in Medchal-Malkajgiri district came up with the innovative idea to encourage admissions into local Mandal Parishad elementary […]

Hyderabad: Hinting at the gaping holes in the announcement of Agnipath scheme by the union government, TRS working president and IT Minister KT Rama Rao wondered whether the announcement was just a ruse to divert the country’s attention from the allegations on Modi-Adani corruption nexus in Sri Lanka. “Was #AgnipathScheme announcement just a ruse to […]

Amaravati/Hyderabad: Police and railway authorities remain on high alert in Andhra Pradesh and Telangana in view of the ‘Bharat bandh’ call given by some organisations to protest against recently announced scheme Agnipath for Army recruitment. Security was tightened at all major railway stations, offices of the Central government and Army recruitments authorities in both the […]

Hyderabad: This academic year, parents are making a beeline to enroll their children in the government and local body schools across Telangana. As on June 18, 1,22,956 students have joined government schools in classes I to X as part of the Badi-Bata (admission drive) being conducted by teachers of government and local body schools. The […]

Hyderabad: Telangana High Court (HC) judge Ujjal Bhuyan will be the new Chief Justice of Telangana, replacing Satish Chandra Sharma who has been appointed as the Chief Justice of the Delhi HC. According to a Central government notification, President Ram Nath Kovind, after consultation with the Chief Justice of India, issued orders for the transfers. […]

Hyderabad: The Omicron variants continue to actively circulate in Hyderabad and other parts of Telangana, driving up the daily Covid-19 infections. Latest genome sequencing data from the Indian SARS-CoV-2 Genomics Consortium (INSACOG) indicates that the three highly contagious variants of Omicron — BA5, BA4 and BA.2.12.1, which are capable of escaping immunity — are currently […]