Telangana

Mancherial: Elaborate arrangements are in place for smooth conduct of the two-day long annual Maha Shivaratri jatara at the ancient Sri Gattu Mallanna Swamy temple on a hillock and Sri Mallikharjuna Swamy at the foothills near Velala village in Jaipur mandal on March 1. Executive Officer of the temple B Ramesh told ‘Telangana Today’ that […]

Mancherial: The Macherial police on Saturday seized banned tobacco products worth Rs 5.05 lakh after conducting a raid on the hideout of a smuggler in the district. Task Force Inspector AK Mahender and Mandamarri Sub-Inspector Bhumesh said that Pindi Suresh, a trader of Mandamarri town, was found to be storing the banned products at his […]

Mancherial: Government Whip Balka Suman instructed the officials of Rural Water Supply to supply protected drinking water to the public residing in habitations situated in five mandals and municipalities belonging to Chennur Assembly constituency in the ensuing summer. He convened a review meeting with the authorities in Chennur on Saturday. Suman stated both officials concerned […]

Nalgonda: A woman trainee pilot of a private aviation training institute died when an aircraft crashed near Thungathurthy village of Peddavoora mandal in Nalgonda district on Saturday morning. The victim was identified as Maheema Gajaraj (29), a native of Ayanavaram in Chennai, who was training with Hyderabad-based Flytech Aviation Academy. The mishap took place at […]

Kumram Bheem Asifabad: Instead of waiting for funds from the government to take developmental activities and to meet expenses, some remote villages of Kumram Bheem Asifabad district are literally converting waste into gold by making profits by adopting efficient waste management practices and are able to achieve financial empowerment. The villages are segregating dry waste […]

Medak: An inebriated person, who was reportedly in a state of depression, attempted suicide by setting himself on fire near Vana Durga Bhavani Temple in Edupayala on Saturday. Mylaram Parushuramulu (45) of Surampally doused himself with diesel and set himself ablaze, police said. Parushuramlu has left his home on Saturday morning. Carrying diesel in a […]

According to 2020-21 budget estimates, Telangana's estimated outstanding public debt will be over Rs 2.86 lakh crore. However, the economists say the state has the capacity to manage debts.

Warangal: Panchayat Raj and Rural Development Minister Errabelli Dayakar Rao has distributed cheques worth Rs 1.45 crore to as many as 145 beneficiaries of the Kalyana Laksmi/Shaadi Mubarak from the Wardhannapet constituency in the presence of local MLA A Ramesh at the latter’s office in Wardhannapet on Saturday. Speaking on the occasion, he said that […]

Thick smoke engulfed the chopper which crashed and people from far off locations could see the thick black plumes of smoke and rushed to the place.

While the two Telugu States were swept by the frenzy associated with the release of Pawan Kalyan starrer Bheemla Nayak this weeekend, the huge flexies CM KCR too became part of the celebrations.

Hyderabad: The government has prioritised social security programmes for vulnerable sections of society to ensure that there are no deprived communities. It introduced Asara pensions to help vulnerable groups to live life with dignity. Another major intervention was the distribution of essential food and non-food items through the Public Distribution System (PDS). These measures to […]

Jagtial: Korutla MLA K Vidhyasagar Rao assured to bring Thumula Bhavani, who is stranded in war-hit Ukraine, back to India safely. The MLA on Friday visited Bhavani’s Bidinagar residence in Metpalli town and interacted with family members. After speaking to the girl through video call, he tried to instill confidence in her as well as her […]

Mahabubnagar: With just a month left for closure of current financial year, District Collector S Venkat Rao wanted the bank managements to achieve the targets set for extension of loans to farmers. The Collector held a conference with bankers, MPDOs and Tahsildars on Friday to review the loans sanctioned to farmers during the current financial […]

Hyderabad: Industries Minister and TRS working president KT Rama Rao took a dig at the BJP leaders for promoting UP governance. On Twitter, the Minister shared a newspaper clipping in which BJP National OBC Morcha president K Laxman appealed the Telangana government to follow the UP Governance model and tweeted, “What a joke.” He further […]

Hyderabad: Telangana Pradesh Congress Party (TPCC) president A Revanth Reddy on Friday said the party would oppose the tariff proposed by the power utilities in the State. Participating in a public hearing organised by Telangana State Electricity Regulatory Commission (TSERC) on tariff proposals, he urged the former to reject the proposals submitted by the power […]

Khammam: A 75-year-old woman was reportedly murdered after she resisted theft of her goats at Kodad cross roads in Khammam Rural mandal on Friday. The suspect was nabbed by the locals. According to police, the woman Sk Jani Bi was living alone in a hut at Kodad cross roads rearing a few goats. The suspect […]

Hyderabad: With Ukraine turning into a war zone, IT and Industries Minister KT Rama Rao on Friday appealed to the union government to arrange for special aircrafts to bring students from Telangana back home safely. He offered that the Telangana government was ready to bear the full travel expenses for these students. In a tweet, […]

Hyderabad: Singareni Collieries Company Limited (SCCL) Director (Personnel and Finance) N Balaram on Friday requested Coal Mines Provident Fund Organisation Commissioner Samiran Dutta to continue PF contribution to employees till 61 years. Since the SCCL has increased the retirement age of employees from 60 to 61 years following directions from the State government, the organization […]

Sangareddy: A couple from Karnataka died in a road accident on NH-65 at Kothur (D) village in Kohir Mandal on Friday evening. The victims were identified as Nagaiah Swamy (47) and his wife Jayashri (42), residents of Kasimpur in Udgir Taluk in Bidar district. The couple was going on a moped when they accidentally slipped […]

Kothagudem: District Collector Anudeep Durishetty directed officials of concerned departments to make elaborate arrangements for Sri Rama Navami to be celebrated on April 10 at Sri Seetha Ramachandra Swamy Temple here. Sri Navami was going to be celebrated with the participation of devotees after a gap of two years. Hence there was a chance of […]

Kothagudem: Government Whip and TRS district president Rega Kantha Rao inspected the ongoing works of Sitarama Lift Irrigation Project at Ammagaripalli in Aswapuram mandal in the district on Friday. The State government has taken up the ambitious project with an estimated cost of about Rs 26000 crore to irrigate agriculture lands in erstwhile Khammam and […]

Hyderabad: The national intensified pulse polio campaign, aimed at administering polio oral drops to over 35 lakh children aged up to five years in Telangana, will be taken up on Sunday. The intensified campaign, to be rolled between 8 am and 5 pm, will be administered at all government healthcare facilities apart from Aanganwadi centres, […]

Hyderabad: Providing the much-needed boost to the seed production industry in the State, the Telangana International Seed Testing Authority (TISTA) laboratory has been opened at Rajendranagar. Agriculture Minister S Niranjan Reddy inaugurated the laboratory established by the Telangana State Seed and Organic Certification Authority (TSSOCA) here on Friday. Speaking on the occasion, Niranjan Reddy said […]

Hyderabad: Telangana reported 287 Covid-19 infections on Friday, which has taken the cumulative number of Covid infections in Telangana to 7,88,383 while the overall number of fatalities were 4,111, according to the health bulletin. Out of the 287 positive infections, a total of 85 Covid infections were from areas under GHMC, 28 were from Rangareddy […]