Telangana

Hyderabad: A day after Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao announced procurement of the entire paddy produced in the State, the administration swung into action to make arrangements for purchase of paddy across the State on Wednesday. While Ministers reviewed the arrangements and plans in their respective districts, Chief Secretary Somesh Kumar held a teleconference with […]

Nalgonda: Energy Minister G Jagadish Reddy on Wednesday asked the elected representatives and Rythu Bandhu Samithi members to cooperate with the officials for purchase of paddy from the farmers through paddy procurement centres. Holding a meeting with the officials, DCCB and Rythu Bandhu Samithi members of of Nalgonda, Yadadri-Bhongir and Suryappet district held in Udhyaditya […]

Peddapalli: Endowment Minister A Indrakaran Reddy warned to teach a befitting lesson to the union government, which was showing discrimination on Telangana farmers by refusing to purchase Yasangi season paddy. On his way to Kotapalli to inaugurate Pranahitha Pushkaralu, the Minister halted in Peddapalli for a while and interacted with media persons along with local […]

Mancherial/Kumram Bheem Asifabad: Forest Minister Allola Indrakaran Reddy opined that he was fortunate to take holy dip in the sacred Pranahita river and to take part in similar events of Godavari and Krishna rivers in the capacity of Endowments minister in the past. He along with his wife Vijaya Laxmi, Government Whip Balka Suman and […]

Khammam: Transport Minister Puvvada Ajay Kumar has directed the district officials to make elaborate arrangements for the visit of IT Minister KT Rama Rao to the district on April 16. He held a meeting with District Collector VP Gautham, Commissioner of Police Vishnu S Warrier and Municipal Commissioner Adarsh Surabhi here on Wednesday to review […]

Hyderabad: Telangana BJP president Bandi Sanjay Kumar on Wednesday demanded that the State government go for an appeal in the High Court since AIMIM Assembly floor leader Akbaruddin Owaisi got acquittal in the two hate speech cases. “We are not finding fault with the verdict and not casting any aspersions on the court. The court […]

Karimanagar: A written exam was conducted to select Sub-Inspector and police constable aspirants for free coaching at the Police Commissionerate office here on Wednesday. Physical test for aspirants was conducted on Tuesday. District Collector in association with Police Commissioner would give free coaching to SI and constable aspirants through Varadhi Society, a voluntary organization run […]

Suryapet: The Suryapet municipality entered Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) Telangana State Renewable Energy Development Corporation Limited (TSREDCL) for setting up of a plant to produce bio-gas plant at Suryapet. In the state, Suryapet would become the first municipality, which has a plant to produce bio-gas from the wastes. In the presence of municipal chairperson Permalla […]

Khammam: The procurement of paddy produced in Yasangi season in the district, would commence from Thursday at 236 centres. Transport Minister Puvvada Ajay Kumar who held a review meeting with the officials, directed them to this effect. The Minister chaired a meeting with revenue, agriculture, marketing, transport, cooperative and rural development department officials here on […]

Nalgonda: In the light of arrest of minors in ganja transportation case, Superintendent of Police Rema Rajeshwari on Wednesday asked the parents to keep a close watch on their children, if any behavioral change found. Speaking at a media conference here, Rema Rajeshwari said that the ganja smugglers were luring the minors for ganja transportation […]

Adilabad: Kumra Lingu, the only tribal bard and player of ancient and unique musical instrument Jatur, passed away at his native village Chinchughat in Adilabad Rural mandal on Tuesday evening. He was ailing from kidney-related disease. He was 77. The final rites of Lingu were held on Wednesday. Having belonged to the Thotti bard community, […]

Jangaon: In a ghastly incident, woman along with her father and other family members murdered her husband brutally at Ambedkar Nagar here on Tuesday midnight. The deceased was Hanumandla Vinod (34) of Parsigutta of Hyderabad. His wife Manjula, who is a native of Jangaon, came to her parents’ home following frequent quarrels with him. Vinod […]

Hyderabad: Bhongir MP Komatireddy Venkat Reddy on Wednesday alleged that Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao had not taken any measures to provide water for the agriculture sector in the State. Ground water levels had increased drastically only due to good rainfall, he said. Stating that the government had agreed to procure produced by farmers in […]

Karimnagar: TRS workers and farmers hailed the State government’s decision to procure paddy in the Yasangi season. Thanking Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao for taking the decision in favour of farmers, they performed palabhishekam to his portrait in various villages of the erstwhile Karimangar district on Wednesday. The State Cabinet meeting chaired by the Chief […]

Mancherial: An electrician was arrested on charges of lifting motor bikes in several parts of Mancherial and selling the same on popular online marketplace here on Wednesday. Nine two-wheelers worth Rs 4 lakh were recovered from his possession. In-charge Deputy Commissioner of Police Akhil Mahajan said that the accused person was Kota Ravi, a 24-year […]

Siddipet: Finance Minister T Harish Rao said that farmers can get better profits with oil palm cultivation than the paddy and other traditional crops. The farmers can earn up to Rs 1.5 lakh profit per acre per annum, while the paddy usually gives Rs 25,000 profit for the crop. The Minister was addressing the aspiring […]

Rajanna-Sircilla: Municipal Administration and Urban Development Minister KT Rama Rao will inaugurate the Ambedkar Bhavan in Sircilla, on the occasion of the 131th birth anniversary of Ambedkar on Thursday. The building has been constructed with all modern facilities in Sircilla town, in a sprawling area of one acre of land on Sircilla-Vemulawada bypass road near […]

Warangal: A Task Force police team raided a ration shop of Kancha Nagaraju under Hanamkonda police station limits on Wednesday and seized 110 quintals while being loaded into a mini-truck to smuggle them. They have seized the rice worth Rs 2.75 lakhs, weighing machine and the truck. “On interrogation, the dealer revealed that he had […]

Kothagudem: Two journalists were killed in a road accident at Yerrammatalli temple at Krishna Sagar in Burgampad mandal in the district on Tuesday late night hours. The incident occurred when the deceased, Asif Pasha (29) and Bhishma Reddy (34) of Ammagaripalle in Aswapuram mandal were going back to their homes from Kothagudem at around 11.30 […]

Hyderabad: In a major relief to AIMIM floor leader Akbaruddin Owaisi, the special sessions court for trial of MPs/MLAs here on Wednesday acquitted him in the two hate speech cases booked against him. Owaisi was earlier arrested in connection with cases registered against him for his alleged hate speeches delivered at Nizamabad and Nirmal in […]

Hyderabad: With the Telangana government deciding to procure the entire paddy produced by the farmers this rabi season, state Chief Secretary Somesh Kumar held a teleconference with District Collectors and other officials concerned on Wednesday and took stock of the situation in the respective districts. The meeting comes a day after Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar […]

Hyderabad: The Telangana State government on Wednesday urged Union Ministry of Health, Medical and Family Welfare (MOHFW) to allow Government hospitals to administer free precautionary/booster doses to all the eligible individuals between 18 years and 59 years of age group. The State Health Minister, T Harish Rao on Wednesday has written a letter to Union […]

Jayashankar Bhupapally: Fraudsters have used the photo of District Collector Bhavesh Mishra for the display photo (DP) of the WhatApp account and tried to cheat the officials, and others in the district recently. They have cheated District Horticulture Officer Akbar to the tune of Rs 50,000 by sending a message asking for financial help with […]

Karimnagar: TRS workers and farmers hailed the state government’s decision to procure paddy in the Yasangi season. Thanking the Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao for taking the decision in favor of farmers, they performed palabhishekam to the portrait of the Chief Minister across the erstwhile Karimangar district on Wednesday. State cabinet meeting held under the […]