Telangana

Medak: YSR Telangana Party president YS Sharmila on Saturday called on the family of Ravi, a farmer who committed suicide on Friday, at Boguda Bupathipur in Havelighanpur Mandal to console them. Sharmila demanded that the State government pay Rs one crore ex-gratia to Ravi’s family to support them. When Sharmila attempted to stage a protest […]

Warangal: Abhyudaya Seva Samiti, an NGO, and the Lions Club of Warangal Warriors jointly organised a free eye screening camp at Rangashaipet in the city here on Saturday. The doctors of the Sharath Maxvision super speciality hospital conducted the tests for 213 people at the camp. Dr Thalla Ravi, former chairperson of Child Welfare Committee, […]

Hyderabad: Prime Minister Narendra Modi declared on Saturday that proper utilisation of water of the country’s rivers and adequate water reaching farmers’ fields was one of the top priorities of the BJP government, echoing the sentiments of Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao on water utilisation and prosperity of the farm sector. In the process, Modi […]

Karimnagar: The body of a newborn baby was found in a Sulabh complex near Ramnagar fish market in Karimanagar town on Saturday. Women selling fish in the market found the body of the baby wrapped in a cloth and informed the matter to sulabh-complex watchman, who in turn alerted the police. According to the watchman, […]

Minister directs officials to improve facilities for the 3-day annual fete to be held from Jan 13

Hyderabad: State BJP president Bandi Sanjay Kumar on Saturday urged people to give a chance to his party in the next Assembly elections to render better services to them. “Prime Minister Narendra Modi is striving hard for overall development of the country. If people want more development in the State, then they should support our […]

Karimnagar: Additional Collector GV Shyamprasad Lal stated that a total of 3.27 lakh metric tons of paddy was purchased. Shyamprasad Lal, in a statement, stated that a total of 351 paddy purchasing centers were set up in the district to procure the crop from the farmers. So far, Rs 640.97 crore worth of paddy (3.27 […]

Karimnagar: Karimnagar Mayor Y Sunil Rao on Saturday said he would resign from the post if former Mayor and independent candidate S Ravinder Singh was elected as MLC from Karimnagar Local Authorities MLC constituency. “Is Ravinder Singh ready to tender his resignation as corporator if he is defeated in the MLC polls?” Sunil Rao asked […]

Hyderabad: Accusing the Central government of continuing with its discrimination of Telangana State, TRS MLAs demanded that the BJP government withdraw it plans to auction four coal blocks in Singareni Collieries Company Limited (SCCL). Despite Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao personally writing a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi not to auction the coal blocks […]

Hyderabad: The State government was in the forefront in encouraging use of e-vehicles, said Energy Minister G Jagadish Reddy here on Saturday. Participating as chief guest at ‘Go Electric’ campaign and electric vehicles road show organised by Telangana State Renewable Energy Development Corporation (TSREDCO) at People’s Plaza, he said the State government was giving various […]

Hyderabad: With the 72-hour strike by the employees of Singareni Collieries Company Limited (SCCL) coming to an end on Saturday, the management requested them to join duty from Sunday since the SCCL has suffered a loss of Rs.120 crore during the strike period. Since 4.5 lakh tonnes of coal production was affected in the last […]

Karimnagar: District Collector RV Karnan on Saturday instructed the counting officials to take up the counting of votes in the Karimnagar Local Authorities MLC Constituency in an efficient manner. Participating in a training programme for LAC election counting officials and staff here, Karnan instructed the officials to take up counting in a transparent manner without […]

Hyderabad: Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya said pre-investment activities at All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), Bibinagar, have been completed and the Executing Agency (EA) has been appointed for the main construction work. Responding to a question by TRS MP Venkatesh Netha Borlakunta in Lok Sabha, the Union Minister said November 2023 was set […]

Warangal: Warangal West MLA Dasyam Vinay Bhaskar said that Rs 10 lakh would be sanctioned from the special development funds (SDF) for the Mallikambha Manovikasa Kendram in Hanamkonda for the benefit of persons with disabilities (PWDs). The State government was taking several steps for the welfare and development of persons with disabilities in the State, […]

Kothagudem: The services of NREGS assistant programme officer (APO) of Aswaraopet mandal in the district was placed under suspension for alleged negligence of duties. DRDO G Madhusudhana Raju issued orders suspending the APO, A Srinu. The action against him was taken following a complaint by Ramannagudem sarpanch Madakam Swaroopa and based on an enquiry report […]

Khammam: The Central government has been adopting a step-motherly attitude towards Telangana State in paddy procurement, Transport Minister Puvvada Ajay Kumar said on Saturday. “The Food Corporation of India’s (FCI) policy in paddy procurement was not correct. Farmers in the State are worried as the Centre was dilly-dallying with regard to paddy procurement. The farmers […]

Suryapet: ANMs and medical staff have taken up a door-to-door Covid vaccination drive in all the wards in Suryapet town to achieve 100 per cent coverage of eligible population. Suryapet Municipal Commissioner P Ramanujula Reddy inspected the drive in wards 34 and 25 of the town and convinced some labourers who refused to take the […]

Yadadri Bhongir: District Collector Pamela Sathpathi has issued orders surrendering Gundala tahsildar Ulpala Dayakar Reddy to the office of Chief Commissioner of Land Acquisition following allegations of sexually harassing a woman employees in the office. Surveyor at the Tahsildar office D Lalitha complained to the District Collector on December 8 that the tahsildar has been […]

Hyderabad: The TSIIC-TIF-SME Green Industrial Park at Dandumalkapur in Yadadri district will be fully operational next year. The works, which started two years ago, were affected due to the pandemic and are now back on track. The industrial park is expected to attract about Rs 2,000 crore investment from members. Most of this would go […]

Hyderabad: The State government’s repeated appeals to the farming community in the State appears to have yielded some result with farmers shifting to the cultivation of alternative crops to paddy during the ongoing Yasangi this year. Farmers have taken up cultivation of paddy in just 7,012 acres as of December 8 against the season’s normal […]

Hyderabad: Conventional degree courses appear to have returned to gain popularity among students. This is an indication from the increasing number of students enrolling into these courses through the Degree Online Services, Telangana (DOST). According to the details available with Telangana State Council of Higher Education (TSCHE), as many as 2,29,154 students enrolled in BA, […]

Hyderabad: State unit of Congress party has extended its support to the 72-hour strike by Singareni Collieries Company Limited (SCCL) employees in protest against the Central government’s move to privatise four coal blocks in the region. TPCC president A Revanth Reddy, in a statement here on Friday said: “Even during Covid-19 pandemic, SCCL generated revenues […]

Karimnagar: MPTC from Rekonda of Chigurumamidi mandal, Chada Shobha came on a stretcher to cast her vote in the MLC polls in Karimnagar. Shobha, who underwent surgery on her leg, is undergoing treatment in a private hospital. To exercise her vote, she arrived at Karimnagar ZP polling station in an ambulance from the hospital. Polling […]

Hyderabad: Regional Passport Officer (RPO) Dasari Balaiah on Friday advised people to contact the Regional Passport Office directly for any passport and related services and not to contact any middlemen. “All are advised to use the official website and mobile app for passport and passport related services and not to fall prey to touts,” he […]