Telangana

Kothagudem: Tension prevailed at Ramanujavaram village in Manuguru mandal in the district on Monday when local farmers opposed the land acquisition for BTPS railway line. Sources said TS Genco officials along with police visited the village to acquire the land for laying railway line connecting Bhadradri Thermal Power Station (BTPS) with Manugur station for transportation […]

Hyderabad: In what is being seen as controversial remarks, TPCC president A Revanth Reddy said on Monday that if the Congress comes to power in the State, the benefits of all the government schemes would be restricted to Congress workers only. “I promise you that Indiramma houses, pensions, jobs and other benefits will be given […]

Rajanna-Sircilla: Free special bus services were launched for devotees visiting Rajarajeshwara Swamy temple, Vemulawada, to take part in the three-day Maha Shivaratri jatara which started on Monday. Vemulawada MLA Ch Ramesh Babu formally flagged off the free bus service facility at Thippapur bus stand. TSRTC has deployed 14 mini-buses to transport pilgrims from Thippapur bus […]

Kothagudem: The union government failed to protecting Indian citizens in Ukraine and the measures taken after the war were inadequate, CPI (Maoist) Central Committee Spokesperson Abhay said on Monday. Despite being aware that war was inevitable in Ukraine, the Indian government failed to help Indians and withdrew its embassy that supports the country’s citizens. It […]

Mancherial: The Mancherial district president of BJP Verabelli Raghunath Rao has demanded that the government extend the Dalit Bandhu scheme to all eligible beneficiaries without interference of local public representatives. In a letter submitted to Additional Collector D Madhusudan Naik on Monday, Raghunath Rao alleged that eligible persons were unable to avail the benefits of […]

Warangal: Director, IIT Hyderabad, Prof BS Murthy urged students to have a focused goal with clarity on achieving it. He asked them not to give up the goal due to difficulties in the journey. “The mantra to achieve one’s goal is to have a dream, belief in himself/herself, and have a habit of inquisitiveness at […]

Suryapet: Energy Minister G Jagadish Reddy on Monday said State government employees were playing a crucial role in the implementation of welfare schemes and development programmes. Releasing the new year diary of TNGOs Association at Suryapet, Jagadish Reddy said government employees have been striving hard to ensure that the benefits of welfare schemes reach the […]

Hyderabad: The budget session of Telangana State Legislative Assembly and the Council will commence on March 7. The State Cabinet meeting will be convened at Pragathi Bhavan at 5 pm on March 6. Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao took a decision in this regard following a high level meeting with his Cabinet colleagues at Pragathi […]

Yadadri-Bhongir:  The annual brahmostavams at Sri Yadadri Lakshminarsimha Swamy temple in the district will commence from March 4. Informing this at a media conference on Monday, temple Executive Officer N Geetha said the brahmostavams will begin with Vishvaksena Puja and Swasthivachans by the temple priests at Balalayam at 10 am on March 4. Symbolically inviting […]

Nirmal: Municipal vice-chairperson Shaik Sajid, who was booked on charges of raping a minor girl case, was suspended from the Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) on Monday. Disclosing this to mediapersons here, Forest Minister Indrakaran Reddy said that Sajid’s primary membership of the party was also terminated following his alleged involvement in the offence. He termed […]

Hanamkonda: West MLA Dasyam Vinay Bhaskar has stressed on the need for more awareness among students as well as public on the advancements in the fields of science and technology. Speaking after inaugurating the Atal Tinkering Lab set up at a cost of Rs 12 lakhs under the Atal Innovation Mission sponsored by the Central […]

Hyderabad: In a remarkable and welcome development during this Yasangi season’s sowing operations that are nearing completion, many farmers across the State have opted for alternative crops to paddy. More importantly, cultivation of pulses and oil seeds has hit a new high in Telangana that is in tune with the State government’s appeal for crop […]

Hyderabad: MLC K Kavitha said the BJP-led union government was dishing out stepmotherly treatment towards Telangana repeatedly, while the party’s Telangana leaders were repeatedly trying to blame the State government for the repercussions. She said despite the Centre and the Food Corporation of India (FCI) are aware of the fact that Telangana produces a large […]

Hyderabad: Telangana’s Gross State Value Added (GSVA) of the agriculture and allied sectors at current prices increased consistently by 4.2 per cent, from 16.3 per cent in 2014-15 to 20.5 per cent in 2020-21, with 142 per cent increase in the Gross Value Added (GVA) by the sector between the corresponding period. The sector is […]

Jagtial: Eleti Himabindu, who was stranded in Ukraine due to war between Russia and Ukraine, rerturned home in Laxmipur of Jagtial rural mandal on Sunday. Himabindu went to Ukraine to pursue MBBS. Responding to the issue, State and Central governments took initiative to bring students back to India. Himabindu is one among some students who […]

Hyderabad: Dismissing the earthquake theory floated by critics against Mallannasagar as baseless, Irrigation department officials said necessary studies were conducted before taking up the project in Siddipet. Mallannasagar, described as the ‘mother’ reservoir of Kaleshwaram Lift Irrigation Scheme (KLIS), was inaugurated by Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao on Wednesday last. Mallannasagar critics claimed that the […]

Hyderabad: TPCC president A Revanth Reddy said Congress party would announce two lakh jobs in the first year after coming to power in the next 12 months. “If required, I will fall at the feet of AICC Chief Sonia Gandhi to announce two lakh jobs,” Revanth Reddy said while addressing at the Congress party’s protest […]

Hyderabad: Countering TPCC president and MP A Revanth Reddy’s remarks on the alleged scam pertaining to the coal blocks belonging to Singareni Colleries Company Limited (SCCL) in Odisha, Government Whip Balka Suman lashed that the former lacked basic understanding of issues. He said Revanth had no clue about the SCCL turnover nor the total worth […]

Rajanna-Sircilla: Rajarajeshwara Swamy temple, Vemulawada has been decked up for Maha Shivaratri jatara, the three-day annual fair that will start on Monday. Elaborate arrangements have been made for jatara by spending Rs 1.65 crore since about three lakh devotees are expected to visit the shrine from different parts of Telangana as well as adjacent States […]

Yadadri-Bhongir: Telangana State Forest Development Corporation Chairman Ventelu Prathap Reddy on Sunday said Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao was striving to turn Telangana into a poverty-free state in the country. Speaking to the media during a visit to Yadadri, where he participated in special pooja in Sri Lakshminarsimha Swamy temple (Balalyam), he said the welfare […]

Khammam: Congress was wiped out completely in 57th division of Khammam Municipal Corporation with about 600 leaders and activists from Congress joining TRS on Sunday. At a programme organised by TRS town party president Pagadala Nagaraj here on Sunday, Transport Minister Puvvada Ajay Kumar welcome the Congress workers into the TRS fold as a result […]

Hyderabad: Finance Minister T Harish Rao on Sunday said the per capita income in Telangana was Rs.2.78 lakh in 2021-22, more than double of what it was in 2014-15 when it was Rs.1.24 lakh. “It’s more than doubled now,” he said, participating in the concluding ceremony of a national convention on rivers here. The primary […]

Mahabubabad: Panchayat Raj and Rural Development Minister Errabelli Daykar Rao has said the compilation of health profile of the people of Sircilla and Mulugu district was on, and that the programme would be expanded soon to cover people in other areas of the State. Speaking after launching the Pulse Polio drive for children aged below […]

Nirmal: The vice-chairperson of Nirmal municipality has been booked for allegedly outraging the modesty of a minor girl here on Sunday. Nirmal Rural Sub-Inspector K Vinay said the accused Sajid Khan (35) is a resident of YSR Colony in the town. The 15-year-old victim, also from the same colony, is a student of Class VIII. […]