Telangana

Hyderabad: TRS Rajya Sabha MP K Keshava Rao demanded an unconditional apology from Prime Minister Narendra Modi to the people of Telangana for hurting their sentiments with his comments on the AP Reorganisation Bill. The TRS MP asked the Prime Minister to withdraw his statements. The Prime Minister in his speech in Rajya Sabha on […]

Hyderabad: Union Minister of State for Jal Shakti Bishweswar Tudu on Thursday said Telangana government has submitted seven Detailed Project Reports (DPRs) while Andhra Pradesh submitted one DPR to Godavari River Management Board (GRMB) on new projects. Replying to a question from Congress MP N Uttam Kumar Reddy, he said the Ministry of Jal Shakti […]

Hyderabad: Union Minister of State for Jal Shakti Bishweswar Tudu on Thursday said water allocation for the Upper Bhadra Project (UBP) was well within the allocations made by Krishna Water Disputes Tribunal (KWDT-I) to Karnataka, based on which the project has been cleared from inter-State aspect. In view of the acceptance by Advisory Committee on […]

Kothagudem: Bhadrachalam bandh called on Thursday by different political parties passed off peacefully and was a success. The bandh, which was called for to demand demerger of five Telangana gram panchayats (GPs) merged with Andhra Pradesh, was also observed in Cherla and Dummugudem mandals in the district. All shops, cinema halls, hotels and schools were […]

Hyderabad: Telangana State Power Generation Corporation Limited Chairman and Managing Director D Prabhakar Rao has requested APTransco Chairman and Managing Director Nagulapalli Srikanth to transfer TSTransco and TSGenco share of employee trust funds amounting to Rs 2,172 crore to Telangana immediately. In a letter to Srikanth, Rao said as these trust funds were still held […]

Hyderabad: Announcing a passenger friendly offer, the TSRTC on Thursday said passengers could now travel in AC Garuda plus buses on par with AC Rajadhani buses fares with immediate effect. In a press release issued here, TSRTC VC&MDVC Sajjanar said these fares were applicable in scheduled services as well as special services operating to Medaram […]

Sangareddy: Indian Institute of Technology- Hyderabad (IIT-H) Director Prof BS Murty said that they will extend all possible support to Sarvodaya Women Entrepreneurs Cottage Industry located at Gongulur village in Sangareddy district on Thursday. Prof Murty assured to provide an opportunity for the women entrepreneurs by allotting space for an incubation Centre at Research and […]

Hyderabad: Telangana on Thursday reported 767 Covid-19 infections and two fatalities, taking the overall number of deaths to 4,105 and the cumulative number of positive infections so far to 7,81,603. The active Covid-19 positive infections in Telangana, as on Thursday, is 17,754. A total of 224 Covid infections have been reported from areas under GHMC, […]

Khammam: A charitable organisation extended financial assistance to five meritorious medical students from financially poor families to support their education. At a programme organised by Jananayak Karpoori Thakur Welfare Trust Bhagyanagar here on Thursday, an amount of Rs 1.60 lakh was handed over to the students by the trust chairman Dugyala Ashok and vice chairman […]

Karimnagar: Telangana Planning Board vice-chairman B Vinod Kumar came down heavily on BJP State president Bandi Sanjay Kumar for making baseless comments against Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao. It may be recalled that reacting to TRS leaders’ protests against Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s remarks on Statehood for Telangana, the BJP leader said that Chandrashekhar Rao […]

Mancherial: The seven-day long annual Brahmotsvam at the ancient Sri Sathyanarayana Swamy temple, regarded as Annavaram of Telangana, got off to a colorful start at Gudem village in Dandepalli mandal on Wednesday. Special programmes are being held to mark the occasion. The historic temple, located on a hillock, was decked up with colorful flowers and […]

Warangal: The annual technical fest Technozion of the National Institute of Technology (NIT), Warangal, will be conducted on February 19 and 20 virtually. NITW Director, Prof N V Ramana Rao released a poster and launched website at the campus here on Thursday. “Due to Covid-19, the annual technical and cultural fests were not conducted during […]

Mancherial: Government Whip Balka Suman on Thursday expressed gratitude to Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao and Information Technology Minister KT Rama for granting Rs 10 crore to construct a high-level bridge across Suddalavagu in Chennur mandal. Suman said that the residents of Suddala and surrounding villages were cut off from the mainstream whenever the […]

Hyderabad: A two-judge Bench of the Telangana High Court comprising Chief Justice Satish Chandra Sharma and Justice Abhinand Kumar Shavali summoned the Principal Secretary, Revenue to appear before the court on April 6 in a case related to compensation to the kin of farmers who committed suicide. The Bench was dealing with a PIL filed […]

Hyderabad: MLC K Kavitha on Thursday made an appeal to both parents and young girls not to let any political vendetta deter their dreams. Kavitha registered her protest against the “hijab row” through a poem. She took to social media platforms and shared the poem “Hum Sab Hindustani” written by her. In her poem, she […]

Adilabad: District Collector Sikta Patnaik directed Medical and Health department officials to render better quality services to the public. She inspected primary health centres (PHCs) in Pittabongaram village and Indervelli mandal centre on Thursday. Sikta suggested doctors and nurses to administer vaccines and carry out scanning of pregnant women with due diligence. She instructed them […]

Hyderabad: BJP Telangana State in-charge Tarun Chugh on Thursday said that if anyone attempts to spit on BJP, it would fall on them only stating that “Chand Pe Thuknese Kabhi Chand Pe Thukanayijati.” He made these remarks while responding to a question from media persons on the Privilege Motion moved by the TRS party in […]

Kothagudem: Police seized ganja worth Rs 4 lakh and arrested six persons at Bhadrachalam in the district on Thursday. Bhadrachalam ASP, B Rohit Raj informed that the town SI Madhu while inspecting vehicles with his staff under the supervision of CI, T Swamy near forest check post found four men moving suspiciously in an auto […]

Siddipet: The Community Health Centre (CHC) in Husnabad town will get a host of facilities such as a new 30- bed building, Intensive Care Unit, Dialysis Centre and many others. Health Minister T Harish Rao had held a review meeting at the hospital on Tuesday and directed the department officials to provide these facilities for […]

Nalgonda: District Collector and Neelagiri Urban Development Authority Chairman Prashant Jeevan Patil on Thursday informed that layouts of real estate ventures would be developed with all facilities with government-private land owners partnership through land pooling under the authority. Speaking at a meeting held with officials of revenue department and private land owners here, Patil said […]

Hyderabad: Ithaboina Babu, Sarpanch of Pudoor Gram Panchayat in Medchal Mandal in Medchal-Malkajgiri district was caught red-handed by the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) on Thursday afternoon at Oorjitha Hills open plots venture when he allegedly demanded and accepted a bribe of Rs.5 lakh as an advance from a complainant S. Srinivasa Rao of Old Alwal for […]

Hyderabad: Kone Elevator India, a wholly owned subsidiary of Kone Corporation, as part of its efforts to strengthen its presence in Telangana has set up a customer service/experience centre in Hyderabad. The company will also be adding about 500 new jobs in Telangana in the near term. The new centre located in Kukatpally Housing Board […]

Yadadri-Bhongir: Energy Minister G Jagadish Reddy on Thursday inspected the arrangements for the public meeting of Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao at Raigiri on the outskirts of Bhongir on February 12. The Chief Minister will address a public meeting at Raigiri after inaugurating the newly constructed Dstrict Collectorate complex. Inspecting the arrangements for the public […]

Warangal: Finance and Health Minister T Harish Rao took Prime Minister Narendra Modi to task for his controversial remarks on migrant labourers. “Modi who spewed venom on Telangana recently also spoke ill of the poor migrant workers. While all that the migrant workers wanted to remain alive, Modi makes comments at will,” the Minister said. […]