Telangana

Hyderabad: The Rashtriya Kisan Progressive Association (RKPA) has asked the chilli growers of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana to unite and jointly fight regulators that are blocking quality agri-input and advocate the usage of modern agri-tech practices to tackle invasive pests like ‘Thripsparvispinus’. The RKPA has also appealed to the Chief Ministers, and administrators of the […]

Hyderabad: Syed Aminul Hasan Jafri, floor leader of All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM), has been appointed as the Pro-tem Chairman of Telangana State Legislative Council. Governor Tamilsai Soundararajan issued orders in this regard, asking him to perform the duties of the Council Chairman including administering the oath of the office to the 12 newly-elected MLCs […]

Hyderabad: The daily peak hospitalisations and ICU facilities requirement during the Omicron variant driven Covid-19 third wave are expected to be within manageable limits in Telangana, latest projections made by researchers from Indian Institute of Sciences (IISc)-Indian Statistical Institute (ISI), Bengaluru have indicated. Unlike the Delta variant when the hospitalisation was hovering between 20 per […]

Hyderabad: The Telangana State discoms are amongst the few discoms that are optimising their procurement efficiently on a real-time basis by procuring and selling in the market depending on demand and price variations, Rohit Bajaj, Indian Energy Exchange (IEX) Business Development Head and Senior vice-president said. In an exclusive interview to Telangana Today, Bajaj, complimenting Telangana […]

Hyderabad: Telangana on Wednesday demanded that Andhra Pradesh must withdraw all its court cases to resolve the pending issues pertaining to Andhra Pradesh Reorganisation Act amicably through bilateral discussions. It made it clear that they cannot make further progress in resolving the issues, with cases filed by Andhra Pradesh pending in the courts. However, Andhra […]

Hyderabad: TRS working president and Minister KT Rama Rao questioned the discrimination of the Narendra Modi government towards Telangana in sanction of not even one Central educational institution, despite repeated requests at all levels. He was responding to a tweet by Prime Minister Narendra Modi over inaugurating 11 new medical colleges in Tamil Nadu. “On […]

Nalgonda: The police continue to be clueless even after 48 hours of the incident of a severed head found at Goddess Kali’s idol in Mettu Mahankali temple of Gollapalli village in Chinthapally mandal, Nalgonda district. Though eight police teams have taken up search in Nalgonda and Suryapet district, the torso of the victim, Ramavbath Jahender, […]

Kothagudem: The annual ‘Teppotsavam’ (float festival) of the presiding deity of Sri Seetha Ramachandra Swamy temple at Bhadrachalam in the district, took place in a colourful but subdued manner on Wednesday. The ceremonial idols of Lord Rama and His consort Sita and His brother Lakshmana were installed on a miniature ‘hamsavahanam’ that floated in a […]

Mancherial: Government whip Balka Suman said that no one in the history of India envisaged a scheme on the lines of Rythu Bandhu. He organised a massive tractor rally from Chennur town to Kyathanpalli municipality, covering a distance of 40 kilometres and braving intermittent drizzle as part of the concluding ceremony of Rythu Bandhu celebrations […]

Nalgonda: TRS MLC Gutha Sukender Reddy on Wednesday challenged BJP State president Bandi Sanjay Kumar to name one BJP-ruled State in the country that was implementing schemes such as Rythu Bandhu and Rythu Bima for farmers. A rally of 400 bullock carts and tractors was taken out in Miryalaguda as a part of Rythu Bandhu […]

Sangareddy: A 60-year-old woman was strangulated to death by her son-in-law at Nagapur village under Sangareddy Rural Police Station limits early on Wednesday. The victim was identified as Balamma. According to Sangareddy Rural Police, the accused Bagaiah, husband of Balamma’s elder daughter Lakshmi, came to Nagapur on Tuesday on some work. When Balamma had an […]

Nalgonda: District Collector Prashanth Jeevan Patil on Wednesday instructed the officials of R and B, municipality and other departments to work in tandem for the development of roads, beautification of junctions and setting up of medians and footpaths in Nalgonda town. Along with Nalgonda MLA Kancherla Bhupal Reddy, the district Collector held a review meeting […]

Khammam: Unable to digest the growing support for Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao among the farming community, BJP leaders in the State were making baseless allegations against the TRS government, TRS leaders said on Wednesday. The BJP government at the Centre was known for its anti-farmer attitude, and the saffron party leaders have a history […]

Warangal: Devotees visiting the historic and popular Mallikharjuna Swamy temple at Inavolu village, about 17 km away from Warangal city, during the Brahmostavams (jatara) from January 13 to 16, will not be allowed to perform their personal rituals at the temple in order to check the spread of Covid-19 cases, temple Executive Officer (EO) A […]

Kothagudem: District Collector Anudeep Durishetty directed the revenue officials to expedite the process of land acquisition for the irrigation projects in the district. He held a video conference with the officials of revenue, irrigation, survey and land records, mining department and representatives of L&T company here on Wednesday. Issues such as land acquisition for the […]

Hyderabad: BJP State president Bandi Sanjay Kumar charged that Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao was holding meetings with the Left parties, AIMIM, RJD and other national leaders, only to save himself from prosecution for his corruption. He claimed that the BJP government at the Centre has complete information on the corruption in the State and […]

Hyderabad: The daily surge in new Covid-19 infections in Telangana driven by the Omicron variant has continued with health authorities on Wednesday reporting 2,319 positive cases out of which 1,275 were from areas under GHMC. Two fatalities related to Covid-19 were also reported on Wednesday, which has taken the overall number of deaths in TS […]

Adilabad: Tribal Welfare Minister Sathyavathi Rathod said that efforts were on to develop Nagoba temple on various fronts and to protect the distinct culture and traditions of ethnic tribes. Rathod, along with Forest Minister A Indrakaran Reddy, visited the ancient temple at Keslapur village in Indervelli mandal on Wednesday. They both reviewed arrangements being made […]

Hyderabad: Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao minced no words when he sought to bring to the notice of Prime Minister Narendra Modi the impact flawed Central policies had on the agriculture sector. In a hard-hitting letter to the Prime Minister on Wednesday, Chandrashekhar Rao urged the former not to impose financial burden on the farmers […]

Kumram Bheem Asifabad: Forest department officials in this district are elated, after they recorded the movement of Indian Muntjac, also known as barking deer in the jungles of this district. The recorded sighting assumes significance as last time these deers were recorded was a quarter century ago. “Movement of the shy herbivore was recorded in […]

Sangareddy: One of the three boys, who suffered severe burns when they came in contact with live electric wires while flying kites in Narayankhed town on Tuesday evening, died at a hospital on Wednesday. The deceased was identified as Kappari Lokesh (11), son of Savithri and Sailu. Lokesh and his friends Sairam (11) and Sudharshan […]

Sangareddy: When an employee of a nationalised bank tested positive for Covid-19 in Narayankhed town of Sangareddy district on Tuesday, the bank management closed down the branch on Wednesday. According to locals, the bank management put up a notice board at the bank informing customers that they were closed since an employee at the branch […]

Warangal: The National Institute of Technology, Warangal, has declared that it had chosen six faculty members for the Institution awards for 2018 and 2019 years. According to official sources, Prof DVLN Somayajulu of Department of Computer Science and Engineering (2018) and Prof A Kumar of Department of Mechanical Engineering (2019) have been chosen for the […]

Nirmal: Tribal Welfare Minister Sathyavathi Rathod on Wednesday said that the TRS party, which had bagged 68 and 88 seats in the past two Assembly elections, will win the public mandate with a thumping majority in the next elections to Telangana Legislative Assembly, considering the developmental activities and novel schemes. She was speaking to reporters […]