Telangana

Hyderabad: Chief Secretary Somesh Kumar on Friday sought the Union government’s intervention to reduce the customs duty on import of oil palm seed sprouts and in sourcing good quality seed from countries across the world. The Chief Secretary met the Union Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar at the Indian Institute of Millets Research at Rajendranagar […]

Hyderabad: Forest Minister A Indrakaran Reddy condemned the attack on forest personnel at Azamnagar in Jayashankar Bhupalpally on Thursday and said stringent action would be taken against the culprits. The Minister held a video conference with officials on Friday and interacted with Forest Range Officer Guduri Divya and other staff who were attacked by the […]

Hyderabad: Roads and Buildings Minister V Prashanth Reddy on Friday inspected the works on new Secretariat and enquired about the status of works with officials. During his inspection, the Minister checked whether the works were being executed as per the work chart. The officials explained to the Minister that works pertaining to three floors in […]

Hyderabad: The Congress launched a fire-fighting exercise on Friday to contain the raging controversy that erupted after TPCC president A Revanth Reddy called senior leader Shashi Tharoor a donkey and even sought his expulsion from the party. And what better way than to lay the blame on the doorsteps of the media! AICC Telangana incharge […]

Suryapet: Energy Minister G Jagadish Reddy on Friday said that Dalit Bandhu scheme would bring in a revolution in the welfare of Dalits in the State. Speaking at an awareness programme on the scheme at Tirumalgiri, Jagadish Reddy said Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao launched the initiative with the objective of removing socio-economic inequalities in […]

Mancherial: Members of Vasavi Arya Vyasya Sangham belonging to Mancherial town and Arya Vyasya Yuvajana Sangham are drawing attention of many for their eco-friendly celebrations of Ganesh festival. The association has installed a clay idol of the Lord and decorated it with vegetables and fruits shunning plastic plates and glasses for serving prasadam and drinking […]

Kothagudem: Six persons, including a woman, were arrested and 70 kilograms of ganja was seized at Bhadrachalam in the district on Friday. Inspector of Police T Swamy informed that SI, S Madhu Prasad and staff conducted vehicle inspections at the local forest check post and found the presence of illicit marijuana in two auto rickshaws […]

Kothagudem: Police seized ganja worth Rs 13.50 lakh and arrested four persons, including a woman, in Aswapuram mandal in the district on Friday. Manugur ASP, Dr. Shabarish P, in a statement informed that the seized ganja was found in a car during vehicle inspections by ASI, K Nageswara Rao and staff at Mondikunta and the […]

Warangal: Government Chief Whip and Warangal West MLA Dasyam Vinay Bhaskar, along with Telangana Academy of Skills and Knowledge (TASK) CEO Srikant Sinha visited the regional working office of TASK, here on Friday. Speaking during his visit to the regional office working from the premises of Punnami Guest House, Vinay Bhaskar said that IT Minister […]

Hyderabad: The State Legislature will meet at 11 am on September 24 with Governor Tamilisai Soundararajan summoning the second Telangana Legislative Assembly to meet for its eighth session and also the Telangana Legislative Council for its 18th session as per the schedule. Accordingly, the State government issued a gazetted notification. Now you can get handpicked […]

Hanamkonda: District Collector Rajeev Gandhi Hanumanthu has directed officials to achieve 100 per cent Covid-19 vaccination in the district with the help of local people’s representatives during the ongoing ‘mega vaccination’ drive. The Collector visited the vaccination centres at Mulkanoor PHC in Bheemadevarapally, vaccination sub-centre at Mulkanoor Gram Panchayat office, Kothakonda, Mallaram and Gatla Narsingapur […]

Kothagudem: Pamphlets against the Maoist leadership appeared in several villages in Cherla mandal in the district on Friday. The pamphlets published in the name of Adivasi Sanghams accused the Maoists of claiming innocent tribals’ lives by planting booby-traps and landmines in the forests and near tribal habitations. Though the Maoists target police personnel with their […]

Hanamkonda: Several BJP leaders including former sarpanch of Pangidipalli village, Sinde Chander Rao, quit BJP and joined TRS in the presence of Parkal MLA Challa Dharma Reddy on Friday. Speaking on the occasion, Dharma Reddy urged the party workers to ensure the victory of TRS candidate Gellu Srinivas Yadav in the Huzurabad Assembly by-poll with […]

Sangareddy: Andole MLA Chanti Kranthi Kiran has thanked the State Cabinet and Chief Minister K Chandrashekar Rao for approving the Basaveshwara and Sangamaheswara Lift Irrigation Projects that were proposed under Kaleshwaram Lift Irrigation Scheme (KLIS). The State Cabinet, which met in Hyderabad on Thursday, approved both the projects. The MLA said the two projects will […]

Hyderabad: Union Minister Amit Shah on Friday exuded confidence that the BJP would form the government in Telangana State in 2023. Addressing a public meeting organised by the State unit of BJP in connection with ‘Telangana Liberation Day’ in Nirmal, he said that on this day, Telangana got freedom from Razakars. “Once the BJP is […]

Hyderabad: A desire to use locally available resources prompted A Srija, an innovator from Gadwal, to make biopots from a unique dough made of groundnut shells. These are biodegradable and are an effective alternative to black plastic bags used in nurseries for saplings. T Works, the State-supported prototyping facility, helped her with a custom-built machine […]

Hyderabad: Reflecting the growing importance of food processing in Telanagana, three companies have come forward to set up jute mills in the State with a cumulative investment of Rs 887 crore. These units will provide direct employment to about 10,400 people. These proposed new jute mills will reduce Telangana’s dependence on other States and take […]

Along with Justice Sharma, the Collegium has also recommended appointment of seven other Chief Justices to different States.

Hyderabad: Jajjeri Samakka alias Sharada, wife of former Telangana Maoist State Committee Secretary late Haribushan alias Yapa Narayana, surrendered before the police here on Friday. She surrendered before the police since she lost faith in CPI (Maoist) ideology after the death of her husband, Director General of Police M Mahendar Reddy said. Sharada, who was […]

Jagtial: Two teenagers who were in love died while undergoing treatment in different hospitals where they were admitted after they consumed pesticide on Monday night. According to police, Choppari Madhu (18), a native of Kothadampalli, and Arepalli Kavya (18), a resident of Sangemsrirampur of Mallapur mandal, were intermediate students who had been in love for […]

Hyderabad: TPCC president A Revanth Reddy’s comments against senior Congress MP Shashi Tharoor have not gone well with the party leadership in New Delhi and also leaders in the State. Bhongir MP Komatireddy Venkat Reddy, objecting to the TPCC president’s comments, tweeted: “Dr Shashi Tharoor is a renowned parliamentarian and highly regarded as public intellectual. […]

Chief Minister in a letter to Modi said, "On behalf of the government and people of Telangana, I wish you a very happy birthday. May god bless you with good health and long life for serving the nation for many more years."

Jagtial: A 17-year-old boy was taken into custody for attempting to rape a six-year-old girl in Thummenala village of Dharmapuri mandal on Thursday. According to the police, the teenager from Nerella had recently come to vist his grandparents who live in Thummenala. When the girl, who happened to be his cousin, was all alone, he […]

Hyderabad: The Telangana State Cabinet on Thursday took several decisions, including fast-tracking construction of four super specialty hospitals in Hyderabad, reservations in liquor shops for BCs, SCs and STs, sanction of an additional Rs 100 crore for road repairs following the recent heavy rains in the State and setting up Cabinet sub-committees to look into […]