Telangana

Hyderabad: Covaxin maker Bharat Biotech chairman Krishna Ella and co-founder Suchitra Ella were among the four persons from Telangana who were named for the Padma awards declared by the Central government on Republic Day. The Ella couple were named for the Padma Bhushan in the trade and industry category while Darshanam Mogilaiah, S Ramachandraiah and […]

Hyderabad: After Delhi, Hyderabad Metro Rail is the second-largest Metro rail network in the country. However, the Hyderabad Metro Rail is yet to get the support it deserves from the Central government. For the last couple of years, the State government has been appealing to the Centre to release Rs 254 crore Viability Gap Funding […]

Hyderabad: In the ongoing Covid vaccination drive, Karimnagar has become the first district in Telangana and second district in South India, after Bengaluru urban district, to reach the milestone of administering the second dose of Covid vaccine to 100 per cent of the eligible beneficiaries. On Tuesday, the state health department completed administration of the […]

Kothagudem: A folk artist, Ramachandraiah of Manugur in the district has been selected for Padma Shri award, the fourth-highest civilian award in the country to be presented by the Union government. He is a drum artist who has been serving in the field for the past several decades. In a statement, District Collector Anudeep Durishetty […]

Hyderabad: Scientists from Hyderabad in a ground-breaking research titled ‘Identification and Development of a High-Risk District Model in the Prevention of (Beta) β-Thalassemia in Telangana’ have identified high-risk districts for the prevalence of beta-thalassemia and developed models to prevent the disease by conducting population-based screening programmes. The researchers from the city-based Genome Foundation in collaboration […]

Adilabad: District Collector Sikta Patnaik said that the right to vote was essential for protecting the democracy of one of the largest countries of the world. She was speaking at a programme held to mark national voters’ day here on Tuesday. Addressing a gathering, Sikta requested those aged above 18 years to enroll their names […]

Karimnagar: BC Welfare and Civil Supplies Minister Gangula Kamalakar assured farmers that the State government, which was implementing various schemes for the welfare of farmers, would extend all kinds of support to the farming community. Kamalakar participated in the Zilla Parishad general body meeting held under the chair of ZP chairperson Kanumalla Vijaya at ZP […]

Hyderabad: Buoyed with success of UNESCO World Heritage site recognition for Ramappa temple and UNWTO Best Tourism Village award for Pochampally, more efforts would be made to get national and international recognitions for different tourism destinations, said Tourism Minister V Srinivas Goud. The Minister said there were several historic, pre-historic, ancient temples, scenic destinations in […]

Jagtial: Roads and Buildings Minister Vemula Prasanth Reddy said that a total of 1,200 doctors would come out every year once the proposed eight new medical colleges were resumed in the State. The Minister said Telangana was the only State which was giving top priority for the education and health sector. To provide better treatment […]

Hyderabad: Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao extended greetings to the people of Telangana on the eve of the 73rd Republic Day of India. He said uniqueness of India was the sovereignty of the people who can elect their government and rule themselves. The greatness of India, the largest democracy in the world, was in its […]

Mancherial: The curve of Covid-19 positive cases continued to rise at an alarming rate in the district. The trend has become a cause for concern to the citizens. According to information provided by the authorities of the Medical and Health Department, the district logged 726 positive cases on Monday, the highest cases in the past […]

Hyderabad: TRS MLA A Jeevan Reddy on Tuesday said the BJP MP Dharmapuri Arvind could not step into any village in Nizamabad district if he failed to fulfil his election promise of setting up a turmeric board. Responding to the clash between turmeric farmers and the BJP activists in Issapally village in Armur, Reddy, in […]

Hyderabad: Sree Dattha Brindavan Institute of Teacher Education in Narayanpet is offering two new four-year integrated courses namely – Integrated BSc, BEd & Integrated BA, BEd for 2021-22. Students who completed 10 2 education with any group are eligible to join BA, BEd integrated course and Students who have completed 10 2 MPC & BiPC […]

Nalgonda: Two persons including a 12-year-old boy were washed away in AMRP main canal at Dhugyala of Pedda Adisherla Pally mandal on Tuesday. According to the police, the victims were identified as Kondapalli Ramu (20) and Kappari Siddhu (12), from Nemelligudem hamlet. The incident happened when they went for a bath in the canal. The […]

Hyderabad: Panchayatraj and Rural Development Minister E Dayakar Rao said Telangana was leading in the country in implementation of Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS). He said for the 2021-22 financial year, the Centre had set a target of 13.75 crore person days for Telangana. So far, the State has achieved 13.38 person […]

Khammam: The State government has taken all measures to contain the spread of Covid-19 and to provide quality treatment to the patients, stated Transport Minister Puvvada Ajay Kumar. The minister accompanied by the ZP Chairman L Kamal Raju, MLC Tata Madhusudhan and MLA L Ramulu Naik monitored and participated in the ongoing door-to-door fever survey […]

Hyderabad: The Telangana BJP here on Tuesday requested the Governor Tamilisai Soundararajan to use her good offices in withdrawing the GO 317, which it claimed was against the interests of government employees, especially teachers. In a memorandum submitted to the Governor at the Raj Bhavan here, the party delegation led by former MLC N Ramchander […]

Hyderabad: Telangana registered an increase in water table by more than four meters in the last six years yielding approximately 400 TMC of additional groundwater recharge and decrease in groundwater draft by about 15 per cent compared to previous assessment, said Special Chief Secretary, Irrigation and Command Area Development, Rajat Kumar on Tuesday. Presently, about […]

Hyderabad: Ahead of the budget session of the Parliament, Municipal Administration and Urban Development Minister KT Rama Rao urged the Centre to support the growth of Hyderabad by extending necessary financial and administrative support. He wanted all the Telangana MPs, notwithstanding their party affiliations, to speak up on behalf of people of Telangana in the […]

Hyderabad: The digital classes being conducted by the School Education department for the Classes VIII to X has recorded 63.38 per cent viewership on Tuesday. According to details released by the department, while there are 7,19,385 students in Classes VIII to X in government, local body, KBGVs, Model, TREIS, URS and aided schools in the […]

Hyderabad: Telangana on Tuesday registered 4,559 Covid-19 infections out of which 1450 positive cases were from areas under GHMC. The health authorities have also reported two Covid-19 fatalities on Tuesday, taking the overall number of deaths in TS to 4,077. The active Covid-19 positive infections in Telangana, as on Tuesday have surged to 36,269. The […]

Siddipet: Government Degree College Siddipet has got ISO14001:2015 recognisatioin from HYM International Certification Organisation for their environmental friendly work on the premises of the college. The representatives of HYM, who made a visit to the Degree College recently, have examined the plantation, conservation of water, use of organic fertilisers, electricity usage, QR code tagging for […]

Kothagudem: The CPI (Maoist) Cherla Local Guerilla Squad (LGS) member, Vetti Jogi alias Jyothi surrendered before Superintendent of Police Sunil (SP) Dutt and CRPF 141 Bn second-in-command Kamalvir Yadav. Hailing from Bathinapally village in Cherla mandal in the district, she was forced to join the Maoists in 2018 by the party leaders when she was […]

Hyderabad: The Telangana Social Welfare Residential Educational Institutions Society (TSWREIS) on Tuesday extended the last date for submission of online applications for TSWRJC & COE Common Entrance Test 2022 up to January 30. The entrance test is conducted for admissions into centres of excellence, general and vocational junior colleges of the TSWREIS. Interested candidates can […]