Telangana

Kothagudem: Outlawed CPI (Maoist) party leaders Azad and Madhu threatening innocent tribal people in the Telangana-Chhattisgarh border villages to attend the naxals meetings, district police alleged. A statement the office of Superintendent of Police here said the Maoists organised a meeting at Pesarlapadu in Chhattisgarh on Saturday and forced adivasis of Kondavai, Korakatpadu, Yerrampadu, Puttapadu, […]

Hyderabad: Chief Justice of India (CJI) Justice NV Ramana on Saturday emphasised the need for adopting Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) methods which can provide great support to the Indian judicial system by preventing matters from going to the Courts. He said the ADR methods were beneficial to the litigants for resolving disputes in a cost […]

Hyderabad: Six persons, including two toddlers, died when a sports utility vehicle (SUV) rammed a stationary lorry at Jagannadhapally gate on Sangareddy-Nanded highway in Bichkunda mandal of Kamareddy district on Saturday. The victims belonged to Chaderghat and Falaknuma. Six other persons travelling in the vehicle escaped with injuries. Of them, the condition of three persons […]

Hyderabad: Telangana State Planning Board vice-chairman B Vinod Kumar accused the Narendra Modi government of trying to weaken the autonomy of Election Commission of India (ECI) and influence the latter. He strongly objected to an alleged secret meeting of top officials of the Prime Minister’s Office with the ECI recently and stated that such actions […]

Hyderabad: Chief of the Air Staff Air Chief Marshal Vivek Ram Chaudhari said all the procedures would be reviewed for flying VVIPs based on the findings of the inquiry done on the Connoor chopper crash that claimed the lives of Chief of Defence Staff Bipin Rawat and 13 others.  Addressing a press conference here on […]

Mahabubnagar: Excise Minister V Srinivas Goud wanted officials to create awareness among people to plant five saplings during new house constructions as a means to increase green cover in the district.  As part of road widening and carriageway development, saplings were being planted all along the Central medians from Appannapalli to RTA office in the […]

Hyderabad: Invoking the Preventive Detention Act on offenders is helping the Rachakonda Police bring the crime rate down in a major way. Officials said the detaining of repeat offenders, preventing them from continuing on streaks of different criminal activities, apart from stopping crime, was also sending a strong message to others. Since 2016, 481 offenders […]

Hyderabad: As many as 5,858 cases pertaining to NRI marriages were registered with the National Commission for Women (NCW), according to its chairperson Rekha Sharma here on Friday. Speaking at a seminar on legal awareness on NRI marital issues organised by Telangana Women Safety Wing (WSW), she underscored the need for proper coordination among investigating […]

Hyderabad: Chief Secretary Somesh Kumar said more focus was being laid on creating awareness on road discipline among drivers and pedestrians and the government developed certain applications and installed surveillance cameras to monitor road safety measures. The Chief Secretary held a meeting with World Bank team and concerned departments on Road Safety at BRKR Bhavan […]

Karimnagar: TSRTC which suffered huge losses due to the lockdown imposed following the Covid pandemic is now trying to improve its revenue sources by reaching closer to the public. As part of its strategy, corporation officials are focusing more on social media which has emerged as a big platform for people to share their opinions […]

Hyderabad: The investment flow to the startups has been increasing in the State. This year, despite the Covid impact, startups have secured funding worth $886 million (about 6,550 crore) compared to $371 million (about Rs 2,767 crore) in 2020 and $313 million (about Rs 2,316 crore) in 2019. The investment inflow increase is about 138 […]

Hyderabad: Telangana is the third top performing State in the country in implementing Interoperable Criminal Justice System (ICJS) project in the country, according to the Ministry of Home Affairs (MoH). The MoH has conducted a summit on good practices adopted by all the States in the country in implementing Crime and Criminal Tracking Networks and […]

Siddipet: Sarpanch of the Sirisinagandla village in Kondapak Mandal, Gudepu Lakshma Reddy, received a threat call from a person who claimed that he was Maoist Party leader Jagan. The person demanded Rs 20 lakh in cash from the Sarpanch. Saying that he knows where his children were studying and what properties he was holding, the […]

Hyderabad: While it is too early to predict the behaviour of the Omicron variant, medical condition of a few early Omicron positive patients in Hyderabad has indicated that the new variant-driven Covid infections could be less severe and need not require hospitalisation and critical care. Senior health officials here on Friday said they have some […]

Kumram Bheem Asifabad: Jella Aman, who excelled in the results of Intermediate I year exams by achieving the State first rank, was felicitated by Collector Rahul Raj here on Friday. Collector Rahul Raj congratulated Aman and said that it was a moment of pride for the district. A student belonging to the government junior college […]

Hyderabad: Telangana State Commission for Backward Classes plans to visit Tamil Nadu and Karnataka to study Socio-Economic-Educational and Employment Survey for the Backward Classes or Caste conducted in the two States. This will be followed with visits to Maharashtra, Chattisgarh and Orissa where the caste survey is under progress. The decision to this effect was […]

Hyderabad: The Telangana Blockchain District, anchored by the Telangana government and Crypto unicorn CoinSwitch Kuber, on Friday launched the India Blockchain Accelerator. The four-month accelerator is part of the efforts of the State to make Telangana the ‘Blockchain Capital of the World’. Telangana will provide the required regulatory framework to enable and promote blockchain growth. […]

Warangal: With the detection of the first case of the Omicron variant of the novel coronavirus in Hanamkonda, the officials of the Health and Medical Department and Greater Warangal Municipal Corporation (GWMC) are on the alert to check the spread of new variant. Speaking to ‘Telangana Today’, District Medical and Health Officer (DMHO) Dr K […]

Karimnagar: Stage is all set to inaugurate 67 double bedroom houses constructed in Kamanpur of Kothapalli mandal. BC Welfare and Civil Supplies Minister Gangula Kamalakar will inaugurate the double bedroom houses on December 19. Besides distributing house pattas to beneficiaries on the occasion of mass housing warming ceremony, the Minister will also take part in […]

Medak: Chief Electoral Officer (CEO)-Telangana, Sashank Goel said that they have completed the construction of godowns for storing EVMs and VVPATs in 20 out of 22 new districts. The Chief Electoral Officer inaugurated the godown in Medak town in the presence of Collector S Harish and Additional Collector Prathima Singh on Friday. The godown was […]

Hyderabad: The health authorities on Friday said that massive efforts were underway to identify close contacts of all the international travellers who have tested positive for Covid-19. The surveillance teams in Hyderabad and Hanumakonda, Warangal have launched a concerted effort in collaboration with other line departments to identify all the individuals who came in close […]

Hyderabad: Chief Minister and TRS President K Chandrashekhar Rao has once again decided to take the warpath and expose the BJP-led Union government’s anti-farmer policies as well as discrimination towards Telangana. The TRS cadre will stage State-wide protests on December 20 i.e. Monday, protesting against the Centre’s anti-farmer policies and demand the Centre to spell […]

Hyderabad: Telangana State men and women’s basketball teams qualified for the National Championship, scheduled to be held in Chennai from December 23 to January 30, after their impressive performance in the 71st National South Zone Basketball Championship in Chennai. Telangana women remained unbeaten in the ongoing South Zone tournament to clinch the title and make […]

Hyderabad: Telangana government is aiming to make the State a hub for cyber security services and cyber warriors for the country and to enable this, a cyber legislation is being drafted, which is the first such effort by any State in India. Speaking at the inauguration of Cotelligent’s Cyber Warrior Centre of Excellence at Hyderabad […]