Telangana

Nirmal: The famed Sri Gnana Saraswathi Devasthanam (SGSD) of Basar had an income of Rs 78.24 lakh for a period of 63 days. Counting of hundials was held on the premises of the shrine on Tuesday. Temple Executive Officer of the temple K Vinod Reddy said that the temple registered revenue of Rs 78,24,281. In […]

Adilabad: Parts of erstwhile Adilabad district continued to register unseasonal rains and hailstorms for the second day on Tuesday. Adilabad Rural, Gudihathnoor, Ichoda, Sirikonda, Neradigonda, Utnoor, Narnoor and Gadiguda mandals of Adilabad district experienced moderate rainfall, ranging from 2.5 mm to 15.4 mm. Wankidi, Asifabad, Jainoor, Sirpur (U), Lingapur and Kerameri mandals of Kumram Bheem […]

Hyderabad: In a bid to devise the best sports policy in the country, the Cabinet Sub-committee, under IT Minister K T Rama Rao and Sports Minister V Srinivas Goud, met at the Tourism Plaza and deliberated over various issues. KTR said the upcoming Sports Policy will be the best in the country and he suggested […]

Nalgonda: Mystery over the severed head placed at the feet of Goddess Kalimata idol in Mettu Mahankali temple in Gollapally village deepened further on Tuesday with the investigators drawing a blank not only in finding the torso but also gathering any worthwhile clue. The family members who failed to understand the reasons why he was […]

Kothagudem: The local MLA’s son Vanama Raghavendra Rao alias Raghava accused in Old Paloncha familicide case was shifted to Khammam district jail on Tuesday. He was named in a suicide note purportedly left by businessman, M Naga Ramakrishna, who committed familicide on Jan 3. The MLA’s son was arrested on last Friday and on Saturday […]

Hyderabad: The bus stations in the city are heavily crowded due to the festive rush of passengers heading home in the Telugu States for Sankranti. For the safety of all passengers, drivers and conductors, Telangana State Road Transport Corporation (TSRTC) are taking every step to ensure strict adherence to Covid-19 precautions. With the Covid cases […]

Mahabubabad: In an act of prolicide, a Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) constable allegedly threw his two minor children into an open well making them drown at Gaddigudem thanda in Mahabubabad mandal in the district on Tuesday before committing suicide by jumping before a train at Anantharam village near here on Tuesday. The deceased were […]

Hyderabad: Agriculture Minister S Niranjan Reddy on Tuesday assured that the Rythu Bandhu amount will be deposited into the bank accounts of all eligible farmers without fail. He said farmers need not have any doubts the same. Amid rumors over delay in distribution of the Rythu Bandhu amount due to shortage of funds, the Minister […]

Medak: Anti Corruption Bureau (ACB) sleuths conducted raids simultaneously on the office and residence of Manoharabad MPDO Jaipal Reddy on Tuesday. As the ACB authorities received several allegations against the MPDO, they were conducting the raids at his office in Manoharabad and at his residence in Medchal since Tuesday morning. However, ACB authorities have not […]

Hyderabad: The Nizamabad district police booked a case against three leaders of Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha (BJYM) for allegedly sexually harassing a woman. The case was booked against the BJYM leaders Patel Prasad, Pittla Swamy and P Satyanarayana under Sections 506 (Punish for criminal intimidation) and 509(word, gesture or an act intended to insult the […]

Suryapet: Energy Minister G Jagdish Reddy tested positive for COVID-19 with mild symptoms. He went into isolation at his residence. Jagdish Reddy was also among the delegation of the state government which went to New Delhi to meet union Ministers on paddy procurement issue. He asked the leaders and people, who met him in the […]

Hyderabad: The surge in daily Covid infections driven by the Omicron variant is expected to see 5 per cent to 10 per cent of active Covid cases requiring hospital care in Telangana and elsewhere in the country, estimates from union Health Ministry and State health officials, have indicated. While the situation created by the rise […]

Hyderabad: In a major initiative, the State government has decided to install biodigesters in all integrated vegetable and meat markets that are coming up across the State. The installation of biodigesters would serve multiple benefits. Apart from facilitating the production of green energy, biodigesters will aid in the scientific disposal of the waste generated in […]

Karimnagar: Karimnagar police on Monday arrested Malyala Suresh, a Maoist sympathiser and seized revolutionary literature, explosive material, motorcycle and other material from him. Producing the Maoist before media persons here on Monday, Karimnagar Police Commissioner V Satyanarayana said that based on reliable information, they arrested Suresh at Laxmidevipalli of Gangadhara mandal while the latter was […]

Hyderabad:  Social media was flooded with celebratory messages on Monday marking the achievement of the Telangana government’s flagship investment support programme, Rythu Bandhu, touching the whopping Rs 50,000 crore that has been deposited into the bank accounts of farmers as of Monday. Social media platform Twitter saw the hashtag ‘#RythuBandhuKCR’ trending as it was used […]

Hyderabad: Former BJP MLC N Ramchander Rao demanded that the State government issue a white paper on the extent of acreage supported through Kaleshwaram project and urged the TRS leaders not to keep people in the dark. Reacting to Industries Minister and TRS working president KT Rama Rao’s comments, the former MLC said if Kaleshwaram […]

Hyderabad: Finance Minister T Harish Rao on Monday made it clear that the State government had fulfilled its responsibility with regards to paddy procurement and it was the Centre’s turn to prove its commitment towards farmers’ welfare. He ridiculed the statements of Chief Ministers of the BJP-ruled States against the TRS government in Telangana and […]

Hyderabad: In order to clear the extra rush of passengers during Sankrati festival, South Central Railway will run one more Suvidha special train from Secunderabad to Visakhapatnam. Train number 82725 will depart from Secunderabad at 9 pm on January 11, to reach Visakhapatnam at 9:50 am the following day. Enroute, this special train will stop […]

Kothagudem: Police nabbed six inter-state gang of robbers who robbed a branch of SBI Bank at Lakshminagaram village of Dummugudem mandal on Dec 14 last year. The gang cut the CC cameras and the alarm system wires inside the bank, smashed the safe locker in the bank’s strong room, looted an amount of Rs 19.35 […]

Kothagudem: The Maosist Cherla local guerrilla squad (LGS) commander Rajitha was hiding in Chhattisgarh under the protection of her husband and top Maoist Damodar, district police said. A statement on Monday said they have credible information that Rajitha fled to Chhattisgarh fearing for her life after the encounter in Pesarlapadu forests in Chhattisgarh on Dec […]

Khammam: Administering of Covid vaccine booster dose to frontline warriors kick-started in Khammam on Monday. Transport Minister Puvvada Ajay Kumar along with District Collector VP Gautham launched the vaccination drive at District Hospital. Speaking on the occasion the minister said in view of the spread of Omicron and increasing Covid cases the State government decided […]

Hyderabad: The Rachakonda Cybercrime police on Monday arrested a youngster from Nirmal district on charges of harassing a woman on social media. The arrested person, K Praneeth Kumar (25), a private employee from Sarangapur mandal in Nirmal, had become with the victim on Instagram and started chatting. However, due to misunderstandings between them, she stopped […]

Sangareddy: Researchers studying the nutritional benefits of millets have found that these ‘smart foods’ can boost growth in children and adolescents by 26 to 39 per cent when they replace rice in standard meals. The results suggest that millets can significantly contribute to overcoming malnutrition. The study was published in the journal ‘Nutrients’ and is […]

Medak: A boy and his sister, who took ill after eating chicken cooked by their mother at home, died within a gap of two weeks at Manoharabad in Medak district. The deceased were identified as Potharaju Lakshmi Priya (11) and her younger brother Kishore (8). According to Manoharabad Police, Lakshmi Priya and Kishore, children of […]