Telangana

Farmers of the village bring down use of urea by 30% this year to improve soil fertility

Hyderabad: With Ramappa Temple getting the UNESCO World Heritage Site recognition, the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI), Hyderabad Circle, has intensified its efforts for restoration of Kameswaralayam on the temple premises, besides maintenance of Warangal Fort. The ASI is also working on clearing the vegetation in the well opposite Ramdas Jail in Golconda Fort besides […]

Hyderabad: President Ram Nath Kovind would visit Hyderabad from December 29 to January 3, 2022 for a customary Southern sojourn. He will stay at the Rashtrapati Nilayam here, one of the Presidential Retreats, during the visit. Telangana Chief Secretary Somesh Kumar held a meeting with officials of various departments on Tuesday on the arrangements to […]

Mulug: Police nabbed five persons and seized a tiger hide from them in Wazeedu mandal in the district on Tuesday. Speaking to the media persons here on Tuesday, Superintendent of Police (SP) Sangram Singh Ganpatrao Patil said a police team which was conducting vehicle checking at Jagannadhapuram junction spotted five persons moving suspiciously and found […]

Hyderabad: Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao on Tuesday said post Covid impact, Telangana was back on development track and was being ranked among the top States in progress being achieved in the country. “Seven years ago, per capita income of Telangana was about Rs 1 lakh. In 2021, it increased to Rs 2.37 lakh. Telangana […]

Hyderabad: Telangana Tourism, in partnership with Royal Enfield hosted a bespoke, curated ride trail around heritage sites of Telangana from December 17 to December 19. The tour titled ‘Classic 350 Heritage Trails’ aimed to bring out the vivid cultural diversity in the State whilst exploring the rideability of the new Royal Enfield Classic 350 Reborn. […]

Hyderabad: The KPHB police on Tuesday arrested nine persons in connection with the murder of Amar Barik alias Rajesh (32), a migrant worker from Odisha, last Wednesday. The victim was reportedly looking to buy food to take home for his wife and children but was allegedly mistaken to be a thief and thrashed in a […]

Jeddah: Covid-19 cases in Gulf region continue to soar amid fears that the highly contagious Omicron variant may lead to many nations gradually introducing precautionary measures that include curtailing public movement and travel. The ongoing Dubai Expo has temporarily suspended some activities that require close or direct contact as a precaution against latest Covid developments […]

Hyderabad: In a futile attempt to blame Telangana government over delay in paddy procurement, Union Tourism Minister G Kishan Reddy fumbled over establishing facts and indirectly admitted the Centre’s failure in lifting the rice stocks from the State. He fumbled several times despite help from the BJP State leaders at a press conference in Delhi […]

Hanamkonda: Police busted a fake certificates racket and apprehended 12 persons here on Tuesday. Commissioner of Police (CP) Dr Tarun Joshi addressing a press conference here on Tuesday said based on information regarding creation of fake engineering, graduation certificates of different universities, Task Force sleuths along with KU campus, Hanamkonda and Subedari police carried out […]

Hyderabad: A two-judge panel of the Telangana High Court comprising Chief Justice Satish Chandra Sharma and Justice Tukaramji on Tuesday reserved order on a writ appeal filed by the State against an order of a single judge in allowing a writ petition questioning land acquisition process to acquire the land for police academy. A single […]

Hyderabad: Telangana insisted for a written assurance from the Centre which has promised to enhance the target of paddy procurement for Kharif Marketing Season 2021-22, upon fulfilling the initial target of 60 lakh tonnes (i.e., 40 lakh tonnes rice). With Union Minister for Food and Public Distribution Piyush Goyal informing that he would consult the […]

Karimnagar: A three-day national symposium ‘Sreshta 2k21’ kick-started at Sree Chaitanya College of Engineering here on Tuesday. The Department of Civil Engineering is conducting the symposium which was inaugurated by the Principal of Jagtial JNTU, Dr V Venkateshwar Reddy. About 300 students and scholars will present research papers. They will also participate in technical quiz, […]

Hyderabad: Union Minister for Food and Public Distribution Piyush Goyal’s attempts to stick to the script that he has been playing out on paddy procurement from Telangana boomeranged on him when he called up the railway and FCI authorities to arrange for rakes and make arrangements to lift rice stocks immediately from godowns. This comes […]

Hyderabad: The State government has accorded permission to enhance the basic honorarium of all Home Guards in the State by 30 per cent. This is subject to the enhanced remuneration that shall be paid with effect from June 1, 2021 payable in the month of July 2021. The enhancement of remuneration should be applicable to […]

Hyderabad: The Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) invited entries from citizens, Resident Welfare Associations (RWAs), NGOs and startups to come up with suggestions and solutions to improve sanitation. Among others, involvement of people, solid waste management, plastic waste management and incorporating technology are the sectors where suggestions were sought. The top three solutions selected at […]

Hyderabad: With the beginning of the astronomical winter calendar on Tuesday, the minimum temperatures in various parts of the State plummeted by five to six degrees. While Rajendranagar recorded the lowest minimum temperature of 8.4 degree Celsius, Ginnedari of Kumram Bheem Asifabad shivered at 3.5 degree Celsius in the early hours of Tuesday. This was […]

Khammam: The NDRF 10th battalion conducted a mock drill at Munneru stream here on Tuesday to create awareness among district officials on emergency rescue operations. The members of the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) demonstrated at Prakash Nagar bridge in the stream how persons affected by floods or drowning accidentally could be rescued using materials […]

Kothagudem: Physical aids and assistive devices were distributed to persons with disabilities (PWDs) here on Tuesday. At a programme organised by the Department of Women, Child, Disabled and Senior Citizens Welfare at the Collectorate, District Collector Anudeep Durishetty distributed retrofitted motor vehicles, battery operated wheelchairs, laptops to PWDs. Speaking on the occasion, he informed that […]

Mancherial: Government Whip Balka Suman handed over Kalyana Lakshmi cheques to over 400 beneficiaries and distributed Christmas gifts to Christians in Chennur on Tuesday. Addressing a gathering, Suman opined that the first of its kind scheme, Kalyana Lakshmi, was bringing respite to the families of economically challenged. He advised the parents to use the funds […]

Hyderabad: The State government will launch a first of its kind Intellectual Property (IP) mascot called ‘IP Buddy’ in January. The IP mascot will be an initiative of the State government and will be powered by Resolute4ip of LC GC Resolute Group to provide a platform for all stakeholders to interact, connect and get solutions […]

Suryapet: Kodad MLA Bollam Mallaiah Yadav on Tuesday said the various welfare schemes taken up by the State government was a model for other States in the country to emulate. Distributing Kalyana Lakshmi and Shaadi Mubarak cheques worth Rs 27 lakh to the beneficiaries at his camp office, Mallaiah Yadav said welfare schemes like Kalyana […]

  Nirmal: Forest Minister Allola Indrakaran Reddy said that the government was striving for the growth of all sections of the society. He gave away cheques of Kalyana Laxmi or Shadi Mubarak to beneficiaries here on Tuesday. Speaking on the occasion, Indrakaran said that the State government was implementing the scheme to support the economically […]

Warangal: Tourism Minister V Srinivas Goud expressed dissatisfaction over the slow pace of works at Kaloji Kalaskhetram in Warangal. He also instructed the tourism officials to complete the Tank Bund beautification works in Mahabubnagar before Telangana formation day next year. The Minister reviewed the progress of different projects being executed by the tourism department across […]