Telangana

Karimnagar: The 7th mid-term Continuing Medical Education-2021 (CME) on “Sex-Discuss and Debate” will be held at Prathima multiplex in Karimnagar on Sunday. The State unit of Indian Psychiatric Society (IPS) in association with Manna hospital is organising CME on the theme of sex for the first time. IPS national president DR NN Raju will inaugurate […]

Hyderabad: The Ministry of Civil Aviation said Kothagudem airport does not figure in the tentative list of the underserved and unserved airports of the Regional Connectivity Scheme (RCS) – UDAN (Ude Desh ka Aam Nagrik) scheme document. In reply to a question by TRS MP Nama Nageswara Rao and other Members in Lok Sabha, Union […]

Hyderabad: The Rachakonda Special Operations Team (SOT) caught seven persons who were selling ganja and seized around 500 grams of the contraband, ganja stuffed cigarettes and other articles from them. Those arrested are identified as G Srikanth (21), C Rohith (22),Thuddu Pavankalyan (21), S Shashivardhan (21), Sonti Rajiv (22), A Vikram Kumar (22), all students, […]

Hyderabad: A delegation of Ministers and TRS MPs left for Delhi on Saturday evening, to ascertain the Centre’s stance on procurement of paddy from Telangana beyond the initial agreement of 60 lakh tonnes (approximately 40 lakh tonnes rice). They have sought appointment of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Food and Public Distribution Minister Piyush […]

Warangal: Kakatiya Institute of Technology and Science, Warangal (KITSW), has secured the “UGC extension of autonomy for five years”, said KITSW secretary and correspondent Capt V Lakshmikantha Rao here on Saturday. The UGC extended autonomy for a period of five years from the academic year 2021-22 to 2025-26. The UGC granted autonomous status in 2014 […]

Hyderabad: Telangana reported 185 new Covid infections and one fatality on Saturday taking the cumulative number of deaths to 4,014 and the total number of positive cases so far to 6,79,430. The number of active cases in Telangana, as on Saturday, was 3,761. The authorities on Friday conducted 41,484 Covid tests of which results of […]

Hyderabad: After successful completion of experimental project to use drone flights for delivery of vaccines in the identified airspace in Vikarabad, efforts are on to replicate the exercise in Adilabad and Bhadradri Kothagudem districts. The State Government took up the innovative ‘Medicine from the Sky’ initiative in association with Emerging Technologies Wing of the ITE&C […]

Jagtial: Former Information Commissioner Madabhushi Sridhar made it clear that support of media was necessary for the success of RTI Act. Sridhar participated in an awareness programme on RTI Act organized by Council of Citizen Rights in Padmanayaka function hall, Jagtial on Saturday. Speaking on the occasion, he emphasized the need to utilize the RTI […]

Mulugu: Chief Justice of India (CJI) Court Justice NV Ramana along with his wife has visited the historical Ramappa temple located at the Palamapet village of Venkatapur mandal in the district on Saturday. The CJI has been given a traditional reception at the temple by the priests and officials. Speaking on the occasion, CJI NV […]

Hyderabad: Twelve international passengers from at-risk and non-at-risk countries who arrived at the Rajiv Gandhi International Airport here tested positive for the Omicron variant, Director of Public Health Dr G Srinivasa Rao said on Saturday. With this, the total number of international passengers who arrived at RGIA and tested positive for the Omicron variant has […]

Khammam: CLP leader Mallu Bhatti Vikramarka has demanded the State government to withdraw the GO No: 317 issued for allotment of staff to new local cadres. The leaders of Joint Action Committee of Teachers’ Organisation (JACTO) and Upadhyaya Sanghala Porata Committee (USPC) met the Congress leader here on Saturday and submitted a memorandum explaining possible […]

Khammam: The Central and State governments have failed to control prices of diesel and petrol , alleged CLP leader Mallu Bhatti Vikramarka. He took part in a padayatra here on Saturday in support of AICC leader Rahul Gandhi’s padayatra in Amethi in Uttar Pradesh on the day as part ‘Jan Jagran Abhiyan’ against inflation and […]

Warangal: Three workers of a granite quarry died after they suffered severe injuries in an accident at the quarry at Tharalapally village under Madikonda police station limits in the wee hours of Saturday near here. The deceased have been identified as Chitram Chandu (20), son of Veeranna of Inugurthy, Thokala Mukesh (23) of Boddugonda in […]

Suryapet: Sleuths of Central Crime Station (CCS) on Saturday arrested four persons at different places in Suryapet district and seized 160 quintals of adulterated fish feed from their possession. Along with the local police, CCS sleuths simultaneously conducted raids on godowns in the limits of Kodad, Suryapet, Chivvemla and Arvapally police stations and seized 160 […]

Kothagudem: A team of scientists from CSIR -Indian Institute of Chemical Technology (IICT), Hyderabad visited Zilla Parishad High School at Chatakonda and Nava Bharat High School at Paloncha in Kothagudem. IICT Chief Scientist Dr. D Shailaja, Principal Scientists Dr. J Vatsalarani and Dr. S Srilatha (Nodal Officer-Jigyasa programme) and Scientist Dr. Sanjib Paul were among […]

Warangal: President, Vasavi Clubs International, Dr Thiruveedhi Venugopal said that Vasavi Clubs International had been always there for the help of the poor and needy. As a part of the international courtesy visit to Warangal on Saturday, several charity programmes have been held under the leadership of the Vasavi Club of Warangal’s president Dr Vallala […]

Nalgonda: Nakrekal MLA Chirumarthi Lingaiah on Saturday asked the farmers to participate in the State-wide protests planned by the TRS against anti-farmers policies of the Centre on December 20. Releasing water to the left and right canals of Musi project located near Bopparam of Kethepally mandal, MLA pointed out that the Centre made it clear […]

Hyderabad: With the BJP-led Union government refusing to buy rice from Telangana State during Yasangi (Rabi) season, Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao reiterated that the State government will neither open paddy purchase centres nor procure paddy from farmers. He wanted the District Collectors and Agriculture officials to go to the field level and explain to […]

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 […]