Telangana

Karimnagar: BC Welfare and Civil Supplies Minister Gangula Kamalakar said Dr BR Ambedkar, who strove hard for the upliftment of weaker sections, was the pride of the country. He participated in 131st birthday celebrations of Ambedkar held at the Court Chowk here on Thursday. Speaking on the occasion, Kamalakar said that besides struggling for the […]

Hyderabad: K Vasumathi Devi, wife of CPI national secretary K Narayana, passed away to cardiac arrest while undergoing treatment at a private hospital in Hyderabad on Thursday. She was 65. Sources said Vasumathi Devi was suffering with age-related ailments and was admitted to a private hospital for treatment a few days ago. Her funeral will […]

Hyderabad: Industries Minister KT Rama Rao held discussions with Australia India Institute’s CEO Lisa Singh on the measures to strengthen relations in the trade and commerce sectors between Telangana and Australia, during their meeting at Pragathi Bhavan here on Thursday. During the meeting, Lisa Singh said Telangana was one among the fast developing States in […]

Nirmal: Government Whip Balka Suman said that Dalit Bandhu was one of the most innovative and the finest schemes in the world. He was addressing a gathering after handing over units to 71 beneficiaries of Telangana Dalit Bandhu scheme on the occasion of Dr BR Ambedkar’s 131st birth anniversary held here on Thursday. Addressing beneficiaries, […]

Hyderabad: Telangana BJP president Bandi Sanjay Kumar on Thursday said that the hate speech cases registered against AIMIM MLA Akbaruddin Owaisi would be reopened once the BJP government comes to power in the State next time. Addressing a public meeting at Jogulamba Shakti Peetam temple in Alampur before commencing his second phase of ‘Praja Sangrama […]

Hyderabad: TPCC president A Revanth Reddy demanded union Tourism Minister G Kishan Reddy to initiate measures for CBI probe into the alleged irregularities in Custom Milled Rice (CMR) procurement in the State. In an open letter to the union Tourism Minister, the TPCC president alleged that huge amounts of irregularities were taking place in the […]

Hyderabad: Social Welfare Minister Koppula Eshwar on Thursday challenged the Congress and BJP to implement Dalit Bandhu scheme in the States ruled by the two national parties. “There is no other great scheme like Dalit Bandhu in the world except in Telangana,” he said. The Minister was speaking after paying tributes to Dr. BR Ambedkar […]

Nirmal: Collector Musharraf Ali Faruqui clarified that allegations leveled against him were baseless. He stated that revenue officials gave an order, asking Village Revenue Assistants to attend works at a tennis court on the premises of Nirmal Urban Tahsildar’s office in the evening, without taking prior permission from Collector. The order was issued with an […]

Rajanna-Sircilla: Municipal Administration and Urban Development Minister KT Rama Rao opined that development in India has been taken to the back seat due to frequent conflict in the name of caste and religion. “When the God created humans, there was no caste. People born without caste. So, all the people have a similar kind of […]

Sangareddy: Sangaredy Police have invoked the provisions of the PD Act against the four seasoned ganja smugglers who were caught transporting 992 Kgs of ganja near Sadasivapet the last December. They were sent for remand in Sangareddy Jail since then. When the police explained to Sangareddy collector M Hanumantha Rao about their involvement in ganja […]

Nalgonda/Suryapet: Special check posts manned by police and revenue officials have been set up at Telangana-Andhra Pradesh boarder at Wadapally in Nalgonda district and at Ramapuram in Suryapet district to check influx of paddy from neighbouring State. The police personnel started checking the trucks and lorries at the state border whether any paddy was being […]

Rajanna-Sircilla: Municipal Administration and Urban Development Minister KT Rama Rao said that the word Ambedkar was a slogan for a few political parties. However, it was a policy for the Telangana government. A majority of the people would confine themselves to talk about Ambedkarism. However, they would not show interest in implementation. It was the […]

Peddapalli: Allegedly upset over a delay in buying a bike, an intermediate student ended his life by consuming pesticides in Raginedu of Peddapalli mandal on Wednesday night. According to police, Nagapuri Akhil (19), who is pursuing inter second year in a private college in Peddapalli, asked his parents to buy a bike to attend college […]

Jeddah: To quell the mounting criticism, Qatar, the host of FIFA World Cup 2022 initiated sweeping labour reforms. In this context it held an important meeting recently with labour attaches of India and other labour sending countries where it has highlighted the reforms and its implementation process. The meeting which was held by Qatar’s ministry […]

Suryapet: Energy Minister G Jagadish Reddy on Thursday said that the Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao has taken up several of welfare schemes for the uplift of dalits by getting inspiration from chief architect of Indian constitution Dr B R Amedkar. Paying tributes to Dr B R Ambedkar at his statue here on the occasion […]

Hyderabad: Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao paid floral tributes to the portrait of Bharat Ratna and architect of the Constitution of India Dr BR Ambedkar at Pragati Bhavan on Thursday on the occasion of the latter’s 131st birth anniversary. Former Minister Motkupalli Narsimhulu, MP Joginapalli Santosh Kumar, MLCs Palla Rajeshwar Reddy, Naveen Rao, Pochampally Srinivas […]

Mancherial: B Tirupathi Reddy has been posted as Mancherial Assistant Commissioner of Police, replacing Sadhana Rashmi Perumal. An order to this effect was issued by Director General of Police M Mahender Reddy on Wednesday night. A 1996 batch police officer, Thirupathi is currently working as vigilance and enforcement wing. He had worked as Inspector of […]

Siddipet: Finance Minister T Harish Rao has said that the government will release Rs 1lakh grant to villages which convert the Ambedkar Bhavans built by them into libraries. Appreciating a teacher Kanaka Raju for converting the Ambedkar Bhavan into a library at Chandlapur in Chinna Kodur Mandal, the Finance Minister has called upon the dalits […]

Hyderabad: A one-way special train between Tirupati-Secunderabad will be run by the South Central Railway (SCR) on April 17 to clear the extra rush during holidays. According to a press release, Train No.02763 Tirupati – Secunderabad one way special will depart at 5 pm on April 17 and arrive at 5.45 am the next day. […]

Khammam: Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao stood firmly behind Telangana farmers by his decision to purchase the entire yasangi paddy, stated Transport Minister Puvvada Ajay Kumar. He launched a paddy procurement centre at Manchukonda village in Raghunadhapalem mandal in the district on Thursday. The minister described Chandrashekhar Rao as the true ‘Rythu Bandhu’ for his […]

Kothagudem: Aswaraopet former MLA Thati Venkateshwarlu’s daughter, T Mahalakshmi has allegedly committed suicide at their residence at Sarapaka in the district on Thursday. According to the sources she hanged herself from a ceiling fan during early morning hours. Mahalakshmi, aged around 25 years, completed her MBBS and was preparing for admission test for postgraduate studies. […]

Hyderabad: Panic gripped the villagers of Mokkanpally village in Navipet mandal in Nizamabad district as they are frequently seeing leopard roaming freely in the populated areas. For the last four days, the villagers are reeling under panic and are not stepping out of their home because of leopard scare. Most villagers are also scared to […]

Hyderabad: The BA2 variant of the SARS-CoV-2, which is behind the recent surge of Covid infections in China, South Korea, Europe and US, has continued to remain the dominant strain in Telangana and in the country, based on the data from Indian SARS-CoV-2 Genomic Consortium (INSACOG). The genome sequencing of Covid samples by INSACOG, which […]

Hyderabad: From Karimnagar’s silver filigree work to the 400-year-old Cheriyal paintings and the famous Pochampally Ikat, Gadwal and Narayanpet weaves, the crafts and handlooms culture is thriving in Telangana since its formation. While there are many organisations and art connoisseurs working to revive and promote them, the Crafts Council of Telangana (CCT) clearly stands out. […]