Telangana

Khammam: Transport Minister Puvvada Ajay Kumar dared Chintapandu Naveen Kumar alias Teenmar Mallanna to prove the allegations of land encroachment the latter had levelled against the Minister. The Minister refuted the allegation that he had encroached on 32 acres of assigned land in Mallemadugu village of Raghunathapalem mandal in the district. He clarified that there […]

Adilabad: Adilabad district and Kumram Bheem Asifabad districts reeled under scorching heatwave conditions, affecting normal life on Sunday. Jainath mandal recorded a maximum temperature of 45.2 degrees Celsius, while Cheprala and Bhoraj villages of this mandal saw 44.9 degrees of maximum temperature. Adilabad Urban mandal had 44.3 degrees Celsius. Gadiguda, Bheemur, Gadiguda, Talamadugu, Bela, Ichoda, […]

Jogulamba Gadwal: Two Buddha sculptures were found carved on the ceilings of the maha mandapas of Suryanarayana and Papanaseswara temples in Alampur. The discovery is significant as the temple town of Alampur is considered the western gateway to Srisailam and also the seat of one of the Shakthi Peethas and Navabraheswara temple. Based on the […]

Hyderabad: The historic Buddhavanam project at Nagarjunasagar will be illuminated with 2,566 floodlights on the eve of 2566th Buddha Jayanthi on Monday. Buddhavanam, a Buddhist Heritage theme park, was inaugurated by IT Minister KT Rama Rao on Saturday. Buddhavanam has been developed in an extent of 274 acres by Telangana Tourism Development Corporation at Nagarjunasagar. […]

Hyderabad: The investments in the Telangana has grown by leaps and bounds since the State was formed and it has seen not just newer companies setting up shop here but also repeat investments. Speaking about how the State’s investments have increased in the last eight years, IT and Industries department principal secretary Jayesh Ranjan said, […]

Medak: Two persons died on the spot when a speeding SVU hit a two-wheeler on NH-161 at Gadi Peddapur of Alladurgam Mandal on Sunday. The deceased were identified as Battu Srinivas (27) and Chakali Eswar (29) of Gadi Peddapur village. The death was instant for them as they sustained multiple injuries. The Police reportedly took […]

Hyderabad: Calling out union Home Minister Amit Shah for his baseless allegations against the TRS government in Telangana, TRS working president and Minister KT Rama Rao termed them as a ‘pack of lies’ and far from truth. He demanded to know if the Centre was funding all the welfare and development programmes in the State […]

Hyderabad: The Telangana government has regularised 38 fast track courts in the state to render speedy justice to the litigant public and also created 1,098 posts. The state government has issued two separate Government Orders (GOs) in this regard. The fast track courts include 22 in the cadre of additional district and sessions judge and […]

Hyderabad: Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) has termed as “pack of lies” the speech of Union Home Minister Amit Shah at a public meeting near Hyderabad. Minister for finance Harish Rao, minister for panchayat raj E. Dayakar Rao, minister T. Srinivas Yadav and minister for roads and buildings Vemula Prashant Reddy said on Sunday that Shah […]

Rangareddy: Stepping up the Bharatiya Janata party’s campaign for the Telangana Assembly elections slated for next year, Union Home Minister Amit Shah said that the ‘Praja Sangrama Yatra’ of the party is to “change the Nizam (ruler) of Hyderabad”. Shah hit out at the ruling Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) government in the state, and claimed […]

Hyderabad: The Telangana Government will incorporate facets of Indian architecture for the proposed 15 new bridges on Musi. The new Secretariat complex under construction will also use several aspects of Deccani and Kakatiya architecture, said Industries and IT Minister KT Rama Rao. Speaking at the ArchUstsav, an industry event orgainsed by the Indian Institute of […]

Jangaon: Much to the surprise of the staff and patients of the Mother and Child Hospital (MCH), Health Minister Thanneeru Harish Rao stopped by at the MCH at Champak Hills here on Saturday, while returning from Nakrekal town. During his visit, he interacted with the patients and enquired with them about the services, availability of […]

Hyderabad: Students appearing for the SSC Public Examinations starting from May 3 will have only one paper for the first language (Telugu/Hindi/ Urdu/ Tamil/Kannada/Marathi) which will be conducted for 80 marks from 9.30 am to 12.45 pm. However, there will be two papers for the first language of the composite courses. The first language paper-I […]

Khammam: Civil Supplies Minister Gangula Kamalakar has demanded the Centre to withdraw the out-turn ratio of 67 percent fixed by FCI for raw rice in the milling of yasangi paddy. He said due to extreme temperatures in summer season the out-turn ratio could not be achieved as the broken rice percentage would be high. The […]

Hyderabad: The Central Government washed off its responsibility of procuring paddy with union Home Minister Amit Shah declaring that paddy procurement was State Government’s responsibility. “If you cannot procure paddy, just resign but do not blame the Modi Government. After coming to power, BJP Government will procure every kilogram of boiled rice in Telangana,” said […]

Mahabubnagar: Mahabubnagar district which faced many problems in the past is now developing at a rapid speed and is likely to become the second biggest city in the state of Telangana, the district collector S Venkat Rao said here on Saturday. Speaking after inaugurating the property show organised by Namasthe Telangana and Telangana Today, he […]

Hyderabad: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has sounded the poll bugle in Telangana when it challenged the ruling Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) to go for early polls in the State. “We are ready even if the elections are held tomorrow and we will form the Government in Telangana” union Home Minister Amit Shah challenged here […]

Rajanna-Sircilla: Unseasonal rain coupled with gale disturbed normal life in some parts of the district on Saturday. While paddy stored in paddy purchasing centers got soaked in the rain water, houses were also damaged in some areas.   Seven farmers were injured when lightning struck at IKP paddy purchasing center in Mamidipalli and Kanagaarithi villagers. […]

Nalgonda: Minister for Municipal Administration and Urban Development K Taraka Rama Rao on Saturday exuded confidence that Buddha Vanam at Nagarjuna Sagar would emerge as spiritual tourism destination in the country. Inaugurating Buddha Vanam spread over 275 acres at Nagarjuna Sagar, Taraka Rama Rao opined that employment opportunities can also be created if Buddha Vanam […]

Khammam: With an objective of benefiting farmers in the State, Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao opened yasangi paddy procurement centres across the State, stated ministers Puvvada Ajay Kumar and Gangula Kamalakar. The ministers reviewed paddy procurement, payments to farmers and arrangements made at procurement centres in Khammam and Kothagudem districts here on Saturday. Civil Supplies […]

Khammam: BC Welfare Minister Gangula Kamalakar called upon the students from backward communities to make effective use of BC Study Circles being established by the State government all over Telangana. He along with Transport Minister Puvvada Ajay Kumar inaugurated a BC Study Circle building built at a cost of Rs 3.50 crore at Telangana Talli […]

Mulugu: The staff of the Prohibition and Excise Department raided several tribal hamlets in Mulugu mandal on Saturday and destroyed 500 litres of fermented jaggery wash used in the manufacturing of the illicitly distilled liquor. They have also arrested one Dharavath Raju of Balaji Nagar village for transporting the ID liquor (Gudumba) and seized five […]

Adilabad: A panicky situation prevailed in Kapparla and surrounding villages in Tamsi mandal after villagers sighted a leopard moving in agriculture fields on Saturday. Sources said that a farmer Kema Parameshwar spotted the leopard, which was moving in his agriculture field when he was harvesting jowar crop near the village at around 9 am. A […]

Hyderabad: After repeated requests, the Central Government finally permitted Telangana to deposit a 6.05 Lakh Metric Tonnes (LMT) of fortified parboiled rice with Food Corporation of India, out of the remaining paddy of pertaining to 2020-21 and 2021-22 Kharif Marketing seasons (KMS). The Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution in a statement issued […]