Telangana

Hyderabad: The Privileges and Ethics Branch of the Lok Sabha Secretariat on Tuesday issued a notice of ‘Breach of Privilege’ and ‘Contempt of the House’ to ‘Telangana Today’ and ‘Namasthe Telangana’ newspapers based on a complaint filed by Nizamabad MP Dharmapuri Arvind. He complained to the Lok Sabha speaker Om Birla that the two newspapers […]

Hyderabad: Telangana Vijaya Dairy has increased the prices of milk being procured from dairy farmers by Rs 4.68 per litre for buffallo milk and Rs 2.88 per litre for cow milk. As per directions of Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao, the revised prices will come into force with retrospective effect from February 16. Accordingly, the […]

Hyderabad: Mallannasagar, described as ‘mother’ reservoir of Kaleshwaram Lift Irrigation Scheme (KLIS) and one of the critical components of the mega multi-stage project, is all set for inauguration by Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao on Wednesday near Siddipet. The project was initially riddled with issues following court cases filed by vested interests to stall the […]

Jayashankar-Bhupalpally: Conducting the events aimed at promoting fitness and sport culture are very common in the cities like Hyderabad, and even tier two cities like Warangal and Karimnagar in the State. But, of late, this sporting culture is slowly spreading to the remotest parts of the State, thanks to fitness freaks and sports personalities. Organising […]

Hyderabad: Starting next academic year, students in government schools can read and learn from bilingual textbooks. The School Education department is planning to provide bilingual textbooks for non-language subjects, which means textbooks will be available in two languages. For example, each page of a lesson in Telugu medium will have an English version on the […]

Hyderabad: A two-judge Bench of the Telangana High Court asked Family Courts in the State to avoid long adjournments in matrimonial disputes. The Bench, comprising Chief Justice Satish Chandra Sharma and Justice Abhinand Kumar Shavili, was dealing with a writ petition filed by one Syed Ahmed Moinuddin Jaffer and others against the action of Addl […]

Hyderabad: Interesting debates on various topics have been lined up for BioAsia, Asia’s largest life sciences and healthcare forum, that will be inaugurated by IT and Industries Minister KT Rama Rao on Thursday. Many experts and professionals from healthcare, pharmaceuticals, biopharma and medtech will participate in the forum. This year, the panelists will deliberate specifically […]

Karimnagar: Internal bickerings in the BJP came to the fore on Tuesday when BJP State president Bandi Sanjay Kumar warned against dissidence in the party. “We will take action against party leaders indulging in anti-party activities,” he said. “BJP is a disciplined party. Whatever their position, all leaders should work following the party ideology and […]

Kothagudem: The CPI (ML) New Democracy (ND) Telangana State Committee has detached itself from the party’s Central Committee and announced the creation of a new party. In a statement released to the media here on Tuesday, the party’s Telangana State Committee secretary DV Krishna and its assistant secretary Potu Ranga Rao said they would work […]

Hyderabad: Condemning the statement of union Tourism Minister G Kishan Reddy that the establishment of a steel plant at Bayyaram was not feasible though it was assured in the AP Reorganisation Act, TRS leaders said on Tuesday that they will stage a day-long demonstration at Khammam on Wednesday. They demanded Kishan Reddy to explain whether […]

Kothagudem: In a day-light offence the outlawed CPI (Maoist) party cadres and its militia, six vehicles were sert on fire at a construction site at Chintaguppa village of Dummugudem mandal in the district on Tuesday. According to sources the naxals sit fire to earth movers, concrete mixing machines and tractors at the site during evening […]

Mahabubnagar: Mahabubnagar Municipal Council approved Rs.141.28 crore budget for the 2022-23 financial year on Tuesday. Speaking on the occasion, Tourism Minister V Srinivas Goud declared that Mahabubnagar municipality would be upgraded as Municipal Corporation shortly and this would aid in getting national and international funds for taking up different projects. He wanted the elected public […]

Kothagudem: Police seized ganja worth Rs 44 lakh and arrested two persons at Chinna Nallabelli village of Dummugudem mandal in the district on Tuesday. Bhadrachalam ASP, B Rohith Raj in a statement informed that the local Inspector of Police M Ravi Kumar and staff along with CRPF personnel while conducting vehicle inspections at the village […]

Karimnagar: Karimnagar Mayor Y Sunil Rao on Monday said playgrounds would be developed in different places under the Municipal Corporation of Karimnagar’s limits for the convenience of sportspersons. Stating that a separate section for sports would be set up in MCK, he said the play grounds’ development would be taken up through this section. The […]

Hyderabad: A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was executed between GAIL India Limited and Bharosa Society for establishment of a new Bharosa centre at Medchal-Malkajgiri district as a part of GAIL’s Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR). The MoU was signed here on Tuesday in the presence of Additional Director-General of Police, Women’s Safety Wing, Swati Lakra, DIG […]

Hyderabad: The detailed project reports for the first phase of Manair River Front Development project have been submitted for sanction of funds in the upcoming State budget for 2022-23. Civil Supplies Minister Gangula Kamalakar stated that all arrangements have been made for undertaking development of the 2.6 km stretch of the project. At a review […]

Warangal: Noted researcher, academician, and Vice-Chancellor, Hyderabad Central University (HCU), Prof Basuthkar Jagadeeshwar Rao, popularly known as B J Rao, has said that technology had completely transformed human life, and urged the students to acquire the skills, deep knowledge in science and technology. “Don’t limit yourself and expand your understanding and learning which indeed occurs […]

Hyderabad: Hyderabad sailors Vatsal Banker from Secunderabad Sailing Club and Sanjay Reddy have been selected to represent India in the boys laser category at the upcoming Asian Sailing Championship, scheduled to be held in Abu Dhabi from February 27 to March 6. The 16-year-old sailors from the State have been selected out of 60 sailors […]

Kothagudem: A tiger has killed a buffalo at Nallivarigudem in Dammapet mandal in the district causing panic among the public. According to officials, the buffalo reared by R Venkateshwar Rao, a farmer, went into the forest for grazing on Monday evening and did not return home. The farmer went in search of his cattle and […]

Hyderabad: Panchayat Raj and Rural Development Minister E Dayakar Rao on Tuesday said the State government has released Rs.8,342 crore as grants to local bodies in rural areas under Palle Pragathi from September 2019 to January this year. Under the programme, Rs.2,373 crore were released in 2019-20, Rs.3,694 crore in 2020-21 and Rs.2,275 crore were […]

Nirmal: A Nirmal court sentenced a man to 10 year rigorous imprisonment and imposed a fine of Rs 10,000 in a murder case on Tuesday. The District VII Additional Court Judge Harisha pronounced the verdict after finding Vadekar Devender guilty of murdering a fellow villager. She cross-examined 14 witnesses produced by defense counsel before the […]

Hyderabad: The Department of ECE, Marri Laxman Reddy Institute Technology, (MLRIT) Hyderabad, has organized a one-week Faculty Development Programme (FDP) on ‘Python Programming for 5G Communications’ from February 14 to 22. The AICTE-ISTE sponsored online programme was organized with an aim to train the faculty members in cutting edge technologies. Faculty members from various colleges […]

Hyderabad: The State government on Tuesday decided to pay the arrears pertaining to the Revised Pay Scales, 2020 for April 1 to May 31 of 2021, to the employees of Public Sector Undertakings, Corporations, Cooperative Societies and other such institutions, on par with the government employees and teachers. Accordingly, the arrears will be paid in […]

Yadadri-Bhongir: Large number of devotees participated in “Giri Pradakshana” (walking around Yadadri hill shrine) on Tuesday on the occasion of Swathi Nakshathram, the birth star of Sri Lakshminarsimha Swamy. On the auspicious occasion, temple priests performed Ashthothra Shathaghatbhishekham to the presiding deities in Balalayam. The temple priests also performed pooja with 108 kalashas in the […]