Telangana

Rajanna-Sircilla: This is a touching story, even if it involves ‘theft.’ A 13-year-old boy stole the laddu from a Ganesh idol in Markandayanagar of Vemulawada town on Monday night in the belief that it would cure his ailing mother. The boy’s mother has been suffering from seizures for the past one month. Friends and well-wishers […]

Hyderabad: In one of the biggest manhunts in recent times, multiple police teams have fanned across Telangana and beyond its boundaries while ‘WANTED’ posters are being pasted on buses, in toddy compounds and on auto-rickshaws, as the Telangana Police pulls out all stops to nab Pallakonda Raju, the prime suspect in the rape-murder of a […]

Hyderabad: Animal Husbandry Minister Talasani Srinivas Yadav on Wednesday directed the officials to initiate measures to immediately distribute sheep to eligible persons who had already submitted demand drafts towards their contribution. He asked the officials to collect Rs 12,500 each from beneficiaries by conducting grama sabhas in accordance with the increased unit cost from Rs […]

Khammam: Continuing the distribution of Kalyana Lakshmi and Shaadi Mubharak cheques on the second day Transport Minister, Puvvada Ajay Kumar handed over the cheques to beneficiaries in Khammam on Wednesday. The Minister touring several municipal divisions on a motorbike distributed the cheques on Tuesday to many beneficiaries and handed over the cheques, a saree and […]

Sports academies will be set up in all the districts in the State

Hyderabad: Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao will chair the State Cabinet meeting at Pragathi Bhavan at 2 pm on Thursday to discuss and finalise the dates for the monsoon session of the State Legislature. The session is likely to be held after September 22 since the State Legislature is required to meet once in six […]

Suryapet: Two brothers, students of Zilla Parishad High School (ZPHS) at Arvepally in Jajireddygudem mandal, tested positive for COVID-19. The headmaster of the school Jella Prasad told Telangana Today that of the two, only one had started attending physical classes after reopening of the school. With the brothers suffering from fever since Monday, their parents […]

Kothagudem: District Collector Durishetty Anudeep has called upon the farmers in the district to take up apiculture to earn good profits. The Collector inaugurated a seven-day apiculture training programme at horticulture nursery at Garimellapadu near Kothagudem on Wednesday. Speaking on the occasion, he said apiculture could be a self-employment route for youth, tribals and women […]

Hyderabad: Industry body CII Telangana congratulated Telangana Government and Industries Minister K T Rama Rao for continued efforts towards promoting arts and crafts of Telangana. Sameer Goel, Chairman of CII Telangana, said the Minister with his innovative ideas showcased the the rich tradition of Telangana by gifting GI products of Telangana like the Pochampally Ikat sarees, […]

Karimnagar: BC Welfare and Civil Supplies Minister Gangula Kamalakar on Wednesday instructed officials to make elaborate arrangements for Ganesh immersion scheduled on September 19. The Minister along with Karimnagar Mayor Y Sunil Rao, Collector RV Karnan and Commissioner of Police V Satyanarayana conducted a review meeting with officials and members of peace committee to discuss […]

Karimnagar: Finance Minister T Harish Rao on Wednesday said the State government would soon provide pension to four lakh people who had crossed the age of 57. “The pension, which comes as a big boon for the people, has helped the elderly and physically challenged to maintain their self-respect. Mothers-in-law are helping daughters-in-law with the […]

Mancherial: District Collector Bharati Hollikeri said that a special drive would be held for carrying the vaccination against Covid-19 from September 16 and requested all the citizens aged above 18 to vaccinate. Speaking to the media here on Wednesday, Bharati said the district achieved 55 per cent of the target with 89,000 persons undergoing the […]

Hyderabad: State BJP president Bandi Sanjay Kumar on Wednesday requested Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao to convene an all-party meeting with student unions and political parties to discuss the job vacancies and unemployment dole even as he covered 200 kms of his ‘Praja Sangrama Yatra’. Sanjay’s yatra started from Sri Bhagya Lakshmi temple at Charminar […]

Hyderabad: Crores of years ago, when the Earth was still in its formative stage, its crust cooled enough for rocks to form. It was during that time that most of the rock formations one sees today began to take shape. Now, quartz formations dating back to 250 crore to 280 crore years have been identified […]

Kothagudem: The 160th birth anniversary of Bharat Ratna Mokshagundam Visvesvaraya was celebrated here on Wednesday. Marking Visvesvaraya’s birth anniversary, Singareni Collieries Company Limited (SCCL) officials paid floral tributes to him and garlanded his bronze statue at the head office area. Director (Operations) S Chandrashekhar speaking on the occasion said Visvesvaraya was a civil engineer who […]

Hyderabad: Telangana State has scored big again in attracting investment. Internationally known gold and jewellery brand Malabar Group has decided to invest Rs 750 crore for setting up a gold and diamond jewellery making unit as well as a gold refinery in the State. The project will give employment opportunities to about 2,500 skilled personnel […]

Gadwal: IT and Municipal Administration Minister K T Rama Rao launched the Palamuru model village concept in Gadwal town. The concept was initiated by Palamuru University vice-chancellor Prof Laxmi Kanth Rathod under Unnat Bharat Abhiyaan (UBA). The village empowerment programme with academic expertise is a flagship programme under UBA, an initiative of the Ministry of […]

Adilabad: District Collector Sikta Patnaik said the model village Mukhra (K) brought recognition to the Adilabad district and was inspiring many other villages in the district. She visited the village and took part in a slew of programmes as part of Swachata Hi Seva fortnight under Azadi Ka Amrut Mahotsav on Wednesday. Sikta inspected Palle […]

Hyderabad: A total of 68.84 per cent out of 29,629 candidates who had appeared for the Telangana State Law Common Entrance Test (TS LAWCET) 2021 and TS PGLCET 2021 were declared qualified. The results of the TS LAWCET and TS PGLCET were released by Telangana State Council of Higher Education chairman Prof. R Limbadri here […]

Karimnagar: A 16-year-old boy drowned in a tank in Bijigiri Sharif Dargah on Tuesday evening. According to the police, the deceased was identified as Mahmood (16), a shopkeeper and the resident of Karimnagar. On Tuesday, the victim and four of his friends attended ‘Kandur’ at a dargah. After attending the function, they went for a […]

Warangal: The Task Force police team intercepted an RTC bus coming from Hyderabad to Hanamkonda at the Public Garden and apprehended one Gajjela Srinivas for carrying gutka worth Rs 4.15 lakh from his possession on Wednesday. On interrogation, Srinivas reportedly revealed that he had purchased Gutka bags in Bidar of Karnataka and transported the same […]

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Hyderabad: The Telangana government plans to establish a Drone Testing Corridor in the State soon considering the boom in the drone industry, IT and Industries Minister KT Rama Rao said on Wednesday. “With the State fast emerging as an aero-engine cluster with numerous foreign and domestic industry majors operating out of Hyderabad, and with aerospace […]

Hyderabad: Telangana has achieved a milestone in its fight against Covid-19 by completing administration of two crore Covid doses on Wednesday. The vaccination included individuals in the State who have received at least one dose. Overall, roughly 2.87 crore individuals in Telangana are above 18 years of age and are eligible to receive the vaccine. […]