Telangana

Hyderabad: Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao on Monday directed the authorities to declare Sankranthi holidays for all educational institutions in the State from January 8 to 16. Addressing a review meeting at Pragathi Bhavan on the Covid situation in the State, the Chief Minister directed the officials to take immediate measures to strengthen the medical infrastructure […]

Adilabad: Mild tension prevailed when police resorted to lathi-charge against tribal students who allegedly stopped the official vehicle of District Collector Sikta Patnaik while they were staging a dharna demanding a Tribal University in Adilabad on Monday. Tudumdeba, a tribal rights organization, extended solidarity to the one-day protest. Students and leaders belonging to various organisations […]

Adilabad: Farmers expressed gratitude to Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao for implementing Rythu Bandhu scheme at Mukhra (K) village in Echoda mandal on Monday. The beneficiaries of the innovative investment support scheme took out a bullock cart rally in the streets of the village. They then performed ksheerabhishekam to a life sized flex poster of […]

Hyderabad: A case was booked against Nizamabad MP Dharmapuri Aravind at the Banjara Hills police station for his derogatory remarks against Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao. A businessman, Kalyan Sandeep, approached the police and lodged a complaint stating that on November 8, the Nizamabad MP conducted a press conference and made derogatory statements against the […]

Kothagudem: Covid vaccination for teenagers has been launched in the district on Monday. At a programme held at Ramavam Primary Health Centre here, the District Collector Anudeep Durishetty launched the vaccination programme for those aged 15 to 18 years. Speaking on the occasion, he asked the parents to ensure that their children were vaccinated against […]

Hyderabad: Municipal Administration and Urban Development Minister KT Rama Rao said Palle Pragathi programme launched by the State government heralded a new era in rural development. The Minister, in a tweet on Monday, said: “Which State has the highest number of ODF villages in India? Telangana at 96.74 per cent under the able leadership of […]

Mancherial: In a broad daylight murder, a woman was hacked to death by her father-in-law at Lingannapet village in Kotapalli mandal on Monday. Kotapalli Sub-Inspector Nagaraju said the deceased was identified as Boragalla Soundarya (19) and the accused was Rallabandi Tirupati. According to police, Tirupathi attacked Soundarya when she was alone in her residence holding […]

Hyderabad: In a significant surge in daily Covid-19 infections in Telangana, the health authorities on Monday have reported 482 Covid positive cases out of which 294 positive infections were from areas under GHMC. Other urban centers in Telangana including Medchal-Malkajgiri and Rangareddy districts have also reported a surge in Covid infections on Monday. In addition […]

Hyderabad: Describing the arrest of BJP State president Bandi Sanjay Kumar on Sunday as murder of democracy, BJP chief JP Nadda said the party would take legal recourse against the arrest. In a statement issued on Monday, the BJP national chief said the manner in which Bandi Sanjay was arrested was highly deplorable and condemnable. […]

Medak: A 45-year-old physically-challenged person, who was going on his three-wheeler, died on the spot when a speeding goods lorry hit him at Nandagokula village of Nizampet Mandal on Monday. The victim was identified as Nenavath Pulva, a resident of Nandagokula village, Pulva, who went to Nagaram Tanda, was on his way back to his […]

Warangal: Considering the rise in Covid-19 cases and the imminent third wave, Bala Vikasa with the support of Mahindra & Mahindra Financial Services Limited, has launched an ambulance service in Warangal district to cater to the needs of rural poor Covid-19 infected people. Prasaram Anjaneyulu, Circle Head – FES, Mahindra Finance, and Shoury Reddy Singareddy, […]

Hyderabad: Director of Public Health (DPH) Dr G Srinivasa Rao on Monday said that there was no plan to impose lockdown or night curfew in Telangana. Responding to reports, which were making rounds in several social media platforms, which claimed that lockdowns and other restrictions will be imposed in the State, Dr Srinivasa Rao made […]

Sangareddy: Two lovers committed suicide by hanging themselves on the outskirts of Budhera village in Munipally Mandal on Monday. The couple, who left a suicide note, have informed their parents that they feared that they will not get the nod of their families for their marriage. They said they made a mistake by falling in […]

Suryapet: Energy Minister G Jagadish Reddy on Monday urged children aged between 15 and 18 years to get the Covid vaccine in view of third wave of the pandemic. Launching vaccination drive for the children aged between 15 and 18 years at Government General Hospital in Suryapet, Jagadish Reddy said that the vaccine for teens […]

Hyderabad: One Moto, a British electric vehicle company, has signed a memorandum of understanding with Telangana Government for setting up its India manufacturing unit. The new facility is likely to come up on the outskirts of Hyderabad. The plant will create almost 500 direct and 2,000 indirect jobs in the State. Hyderabad has emerged as […]

Warangal: TRS leaders and farmers led by Zilla Parishad floor leader Peddi Swapna offered Palabhishekam to the portrait of Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao and Narsampet MLA Peddi Sudharshan Reddy for releasing the ‘Rythu Bandhu’ assistance, at a programme at Nallabelli mandal centre in the district on Monday. They conducted this programme as a part […]

Hyderabad: Even as India’s unemployment rate reached a four-month high of 7.91 per cent in December, Telangana made it to the top five States with lowest unemployment rates and secured fourth spot with just 2.2 per cent. However, the State topped all others in lowest rural unemployment rate at a meagre 0.4 per cent. While […]

Kothagudem: Tiruveedhi Sevas and cultural programmes which are a part of Mukkoti Vaikunta Ekadashi celebrations at Sri Seetha Ramachandra Swamy Temple at Bhadrachalam in the district have been cancelled. The decision was taken following the orders issued by the State government which imposed restrictions on rallies, public meetings and mass gatherings of all types in […]

Kumram Bheem Asifabad: A young farmer and a 20-year-old girl, who were in a relationship, committed suicide by hanging themselves from a tree at Akini village in Wankidi mandal on Monday. Wankidi Sub-Inspector D Ramesh said the deceased were identified as Navagade Srikanth, a 22-year-old farmer from Ramnagar of Wankidi mandal centre and Elmule Geetha, […]

Suryapet: Suryapet police filed cases against five students of second year MBBS from Government Medical College here under sections 448, 323, 504 and 506 of the Anti-Ragging Act and took them into custody for ragging a junior student. The police rescued the first year student after receiving a call on the night of January 1, […]

Warangal: Hanamkonda District Collector Rajiv Gandhi Hanumanthu on Monday said the State government will consider hand over the Mukyanatha Swamy (Murripiranadha Swamy) temple, a Kakatiya era shrine at Mupparam village located about 25 km from here, to the Archaelogical Survey of India (ASI) for protection and maintenance. The District Collector’s comment came in the wake […]

Hyderabad: The total deposits into the bank accounts of beneficiary farmers under the Rythu Bandhu scheme is inching close to the milestone achievement of a whopping Rs 50,000 crore since its launch. As on Monday, a total Rs 5,294 crore were deposited into the accounts of 57.6 lakh farmers in the eigtht season of the […]

Hyderabad: City-based National Institute of Nutrition (NIN) and State government are all set to launch a state-wide SARS-COV-2 sero-survey from Tuesday. The survey will be conducted among general population and healthcare workers, in all the districts of Telangana and aims to assess the extent of community spread of the infection in the state. The sero-prevalence […]

Sanjay, who was booked under Disaster Management Act, violating Covid norms, attacking police and various other sections, was produced before the Karimnagar District Court here.