Telangana

Hyderabad: Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao was slightly indisposed, following which he underwent a battery of tests at Yashoda Hospitals in Somajiguda on Friday. However, the doctors, who examined the test reports, declared that he was in good health and advised a week-long rest for complete recovery. According to the CMO communication, Chandrashekhar Rao has […]

This shocking decision taken by the Centre evoked sharp criticism from the people in the State. They alleged that the Centre was resorting to step-motherly treatment for Telangana in allocating various projects.

Mancherial: Senior coal miners leader Kengerla Mallaiah has been appointed working president of Telangana Boggu Gani Karmeeka Sangham, a recognized trade union of Singareni Collieries Company Limited (SCCL). The TBGKS honorary president K Kavita and minister K Eshwar handed over the appointment letter to Mallaiah in Hyderabad on Friday. Mallaiah was tipped for the post […]

Hyderabad: New Delhi-based Bikanervala Foods (Bikano), a snack and packaged food company, has set up a new manufacturing unit in Telangana with an investment of about Rs 50 crore, with a potential to create over 250 jobs in the near-term. The plant will primarily cater to Telangana, Andhra Pradesh, and Maharashtra markets. Bikano has five […]

Hyderabad: After Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao’s historic announcement of recruitment to over 80,000 vacancies in various departments, the Telangana State Public Service Commission (TSPSC) is now gearing up for its biggest mission yet. The Commission has already made elaborate arrangements for issuing notifications within one week from the day it receives necessary indents from […]

Sangareddy: He dropped out of studies after completing Intermediate in 2000 at age 17. He did odd jobs for a couple of years before trying his hand at horticulture farming in 2002 at age 19. He now has 20 agriculture labourers working for him, and makes a neat Rs 1 crore profit per annum at […]

Hyderabad: Telangana State Aviation Academy (TSAA) has revamped its drone pilot training facilities with the selection of a new Hyderabad-based company as the training partner. TSAA, which has 280 acre flight area, a 920 metre runaway and a diverse set of drones, is one of the few flight training organisations approved by the Directorate General […]

Adilabad: Six persons were convicted in a double murder case reported in Bellapally down seven years ago and sentenced them to undergo life sentences by a local court here on Thursday. Adilabad district and sessions judge G Maitreyi awarded the life term to Shivaratri Prasad, Shivaratri Narayana, Kasturi Ravinder, Kalluri Sudhakar, Shivaratri Krishna and Shivaratri […]

Sangareddy: One person died and four others including a 40-day old infant sustained injuries when the car traveling in hit an oncoming lorry on NH-161 at Kansanaplly in Andole Mandal on Thursday. The deceased was identified as Mohammad Shakeel (27), a resident of Hyderabad. Shakeel along with his wife Fathima Begum, their 40-days old son, […]

Hyderabad: At least 1,549 eligible candidates are already reaping the benefits of Dalit Bandhu, the flagship programme of the TRS government, in Huzurabad Assembly constituency, SC Development and Minority Welfare Koppula Eshwar announced on Thursday. “Dalit Bandhu is a revolutionary scheme which will change the socio-economic conditions of the SCs in the State forever,” he […]

Hyderabad: A two Judge panel of the Telangana High Court comprising Chief Justice Satish Chandra Sharma and Justice Abhinand Kumar Shavili on Thursday directed the State Government to upload all the Governmental Orders on their respective websites in the public domain within a period of 8 weeks. The panel was dealing with a PIL filed […]

Adilabad: Sixteen students were hospitalized when they had contaminated food at Kasturba Gandhi Balika Vidyalaya at Vidyanagar in Adilabad on Thursday. The students suffered from vomittings, diarrohea and stomach pain. They were admitted to Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Medical Sciences (RIMS) where their condition was progressing. Samples of food and water were sent to a […]

Hyderabad: Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao’s announcement of filling 80,039 job vacancies in the State was not just a ‘Koluvula Jatara’ (Job fair) but a ‘Koluvula Kumbhmela’ (Job Khumb), Industries Minister KT Rama Rao said on Thursday to drive home the point about the magnitude of the decision. Thanking the Chief Minister for the announcement, […]

Hyderabad: Roads and Buildings Minister V Prashanth Reddy said the works on the Kalwakurthy-Nandyal National Highway via Somasila project were likely to commence in June or July this year. It was an important route as it would cut down the distance to reach Tirupati from Hyderabad by over 45 kms, he said, adding that it […]

Hyderabad: Industries Minister K T Rama Rao said on Thursday that the Central government appears to have come up with a new policy – ‘Becho India’ – to sell Public Sector Undertakings (PSUs) in the country. “People of Andhra Pradesh are already up in arms and have launched an agitation with the slogan ‘Visakha Ukku […]

Amaravati: As many as 757 of the 770 students from Andhra Pradesh and Telangana studying in various universities in Ukraine have returned home till date, according to a spokesman of the AP Ukraine Task Force Committee here on Thursday. Among the rest, four were ready to return to Andhra Pradesh while another was staying in […]

Adilabad: In a case of fence eating the crop, eleven staffers including four managers were suspended for their alleged involvement in a Rs 2.86 crore scam at a branch of the District Cooperative Central Bank (DCCB) bank in Bhela mandal centre on Thursday. DCCB Chief Executive Officer K Sridhar Reddy said the suspended staffers were […]

Kothagudem: The authorities of Sri Seetha Ramachandra Swamy Devasthanam have introduced Quick Response (QR) code system to make donations to the temple. The temple Executive Officer (EO) B Shivaji in a statement said that the system was introduced to make it easier for the devotees to make donations to the temple. The devotees could make […]

Warangal: Here is some good news for government job aspirants who cannot afford coaching in private institutes to crack government jobs. Aroori Gattumallu Memorial Foundation (AGMF) in Hanamkonda is all set to offer free coaching camp for three months soon after the release of the job notifications for the recruitment into various departments as announced […]

Warangal: Task Force police team intercepted two vehicles at Koppula village of Shayampet mandal and seized 70 quintals (140 bags) PDS rice from their possession on Thursday. The worth of the PDS rice is Rs 1.68 lakhs. It is said that the accused had purchased PDS rice from surrounding villages and were transporting the same […]

Kothagudem: The outlawed CPI (Maoist) Central Committee has appealed to the people to observe ‘Anti-Imperialist Week’ from March 23 to 29 across the country. In a statement here on Thursday the Central Committee Spokesperson Abhay said the Anti-Imperialist Day would be celebrated on March 23 marking the 90th death anniversary of freedom fighters Bhagat Singh, […]

Kothagudem: Tribal associations here have demanded Rs 1 crore compensation to tribal and dalit mining officers died in the recent accident at SCCL’s Adriyala Longwall Project at Godavarikhani in Peddapalli district. All India Tribal Employees union national vice president, Golla Ramesh, Singareni Tribal Employees union president Banoth Karna, its senior vice president Heerya in a […]

Hyderabad: Telangana Government’s flagship programme Kalyana Lakshmi was aiding in checking child marriages, besides extending financial assistance to families, said BC Welfare Minister G Kamalakar. According to National Family Health Survey (NFHS) – 5 survey, the percentage of women getting married before 18 years has come down from 26.2 per cent to 23.5 per cent, […]

Yadadri-Bhongir: Sri Lakshminarsimha Swamy of Yadadri on Thursday appeared to the devotees in the attire of Jaganmohini on the seventh day of annual brahmostavams. Devotees thronged to the temple to have darshan of Sri Lakshminarsimha Swamy in the attire of Jaganohini, which was unique among all the avatars of the Lord. The presiding deity was […]