Telangana

Hyderabad: For decades before formation of the Telangana state, the Telugu dialect used in this region was not considered mainstream by Telugu filmmakers and actors. The Telangana dialect was often used to ridicule a character, and this portray was time and again considered offensive by people involved in the movement for a separate statehood. Films […]

Jagitial: A rowdy sheeter Thota Shekhar was murdered by unknown persons in a fast food center in Jagitial town later on Friday night. A resident of Hanumanvada of Jagitial town, Shekhar was found dead with multiple knife injuries in PK fast food center located in Beet bazar area on Saturday morning. Since beer and other […]

Warangal: With parents and students seeking admission into NITs and IITs have a lot of queries related to admission procedure, choice filling, branch selection etc., National Institute of Technology (NIT) Warangal has decided to address this problem by organizing an online Awareness Program on JoSAA (Joint Seat Allocation Authority) Counseling for IITs, NITs, IIITs, GFTIs […]

Warangal: Panchayat Raj Minister Errabelli Dayakar Rao has inaugurated 52 two-bedroom houses in Gudeppad village and handed over the documents to the beneficiaries in the Atmakuru mandal of Parkal constituency on Friday. Speaking on the occasion, he said that Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao was aiming to construct the double bedroom houses as a symbol […]

Warangal: Chaitanya Deemed to be University (CDU), conducted a two-day International Virtual Conference in collaboration with Research India Foundation (RIF) on Disciplinary, Interdisciplinary, and Trans-disciplinary Research 2021 (IVC-DIMR 2021), on October 14 and 15. While 375 faculty members and scholars from India and abroad presented their papers in 16 research areas, the UG and PG […]

Hyderabad: Telangana on Friday logged 104 new COVID-19 cases, pushing the tally to 6,68,722, while the death toll rose to 3,936 with one more fatality. The Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) accounted for the most number of fresh infections with 48, followed by Ranga Reddy district (seven), a state government bulletin said, providing details as […]

Hyderabad: Seven new judges of the Telangana High Court took oath on Friday. Chief Justice of the Telangana High Court, Justice Satish Chandra Sharma administered oath to the new judges, including four women. Judges, court officials and lawyers attended the swearing-in ceremony held at the High Court premises. The President of India had appointed the […]

Hyderabad: With festival holidays extending into the weekend, it is the right time to plan a long drive. And Kuntala waterfalls in Adilabad which are now in full glory thanks to the recent rains, is one such destination. Kuntala is the highest waterfall in Telangana, cascading from a height of 50 meters (150 feet). The […]

Hyderabad: This Dasara festival will be etched in the memory of close to 200 women forever since they got appointment orders to work as linewomen on par with linemen and carry out electrical repair works on poles. For the first time in the country, women will be working as junior linewomen in Telangana and climb […]

Hyderabad: Use of carry bags and Single-Use Plastics (SUPs) below 75 microns thickness is now officially banned in the State, with the Municipal Administration and Urban Development Department issuing orders giving effect to the ban from Thursday. Simultaneously, the department is gearing up to implement the orders strictly across the State. Besides the ban on […]

Narayanpet: Telangana Information Technology Association (TITA) under the Telangana Early Coders (TEC) programme trained 183 students and teachers from 61 government schools in coding skills. They in turn trained 30 students in each school later. At the end of four-week coding programme, which was organised in association with Telangana State Technology Services (TSTS), as many […]

Arrest 23 persons for illegally encashing 545 cheques of the scheme worth Rs 61,50,460 in Nalgonda district

Hyderabad: Telangana has categorically informed the Krishna River Management Board (KRMB) that the Board cannot object to hydel power generation at Srisailam on grounds that it affects the water requirements of Andhra Pradesh outside Krishna Basin. The State also sought certain modifications to the summary record of discussions in the 14th meeting of the KRMB. […]

Warangal: With the objective of reviving the rich legacy of traditional artisans who are eking out a living for several decades making hand embroidery, bobbin lace, tatting lace, cross stitch, and peepal leaf painting, the Union Ministry of Textiles in association with the Telangana State Handicrafts Development Corporation Limited is making all efforts to breathe […]

Hyderabad: The State government has constituted a Sub-Committee with Irrigation and Command Area Development Engineer-in-Chief C Muralidhar as Chairman to study the draft rules and operation protocol prepared by the Central Water Commission (CWC) with respect to Priyadarshini Jurala Project, Srisailam Dam and Nagarjunasagar Dam. The committee will advise on the follow up action and […]

Karimnagar: Election Commission of India banned exit poll surveys for Huzurabad constituency by-election scheduled to be held on October 30. District Collector RV Karnan, in a statement here on Thursday, said that as per the Representation of the Public Act 1951, section 126(a), any type of exit poll survey should not be carried out as […]

Hyderabad: The State government has constituted a Sub-Committee with Irrigation and Command Area Development Engineer-in-Chief C Muralidhar as Chairman to study the draft rules and operation protocol prepared by the Central Water Commission (CWC) in respect of Priyadarshini Jurala Project, Srisailam Dam and Nagarjunasagar Dam. The committee will advise on the follow up action and […]

Hyderabad: The Telangana government has said it was utilising its allocated share of water in River Krishna ever year judiciously and conservatively and carrying over the rightful part of water out of its equitable share to the next water year to meet the drinking water requirements and also to meet the delayed inflows in the […]

Hyderabad: The CPI (Maoist) party has lost its top leader, Akkiraju Haragopal (58) alias Ramakrishna alias RK, a Central Committee member and in-charge of Andhra-Odisha Border Special Zonal Committee (AOBSZC). RK, who was also known as Saket, Panthulu, died due to chronic illness in a Maoist camp in Dandakaranya in South Bastar of Chhattisgarh on […]

Khammam: Farmers whose lands were being acquired for SCCL opencast (OC) mine at Rejarla in Sathupalli have demanded better compensation for their lands as per market rate. A group of farmers led by Sathupalli MLA S Venkata Veeraiah met Collector VP Gautham here on Thursday and submitted a memorandum in support of their demand. The […]

Nirmal: Forest Minister Allola Indrakaran Reddy said that steps were being taken to convert Nirmal into a model town of Telangana. He inaugurated a bus stop and a lighting system in Nirmal on Thursday. Indrakaran stated that the town was developed on many fronts at an estimated cost of Rs 50 crore. He said Rs […]

Huzurabad: TRS leader and former Minister E Peddireddy on Thursday said BJP candidate for Huzurabad Assembly constituency by-poll Eatala Rajender was trying to win the election using his illegally amassed money. “Rajender won the election from the constituency with the support of Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao. Now he is planning to win the polls […]

Mancherial: A 55-year-old farmer sustained minor injuries when a sloth bear attacked him while he was gathering Tangedu or Tanner’s Cassia flowers on the outskirts of Shivapur village in Chennur mandal on Thursday. Chennur Forest Range Officer Madhusudan said Akkem Mallaiah, a farmer of Shivapur village, suffered injuries to his right leg and hands when […]

Huzurabad: TRS leader and former Minister E Peddireddy on Thursday said BJP candidate for Huzurabad Assembly constituency by-poll Eatala Rajender was trying to win the election using his illegally amassed money. “Rajender won the election from the constituency with the support of Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao. Now he is planning to win the polls […]