Telangana

Hyderabad: Director-General of Police M Mahendar Reddy on Friday laid foundation stone for construction of Bharosa Centres in five districts – Adilabad, Nizamabad, Mahbubnagar, Jogulamba-Gadwal and Mahbubabad. Speaking on the occasion, he said efforts were on to set up Bharosa Centres in all the districts in the State. The police department was according top priority […]

Hyderabad: The free Covid booster/precautionary vaccine administration drive at government healthcare facilities, focusing on vaccination of individuals between 18 years and 59 years of age, got underway on Friday. The booster Covid vaccine administration drive was launched on April 10 of this year. However, at that time the union Health Ministry had permitted booster doses […]

Hyderabad: Dr. BR Ambedkar Open University (BRAOU) on Friday rescheduled the PG first year examinations scheduled for July 16 which will now commence from July 18. Students who have already downloaded the hall tickets have been advised to download fresh hall tickets again from www.braouonline.in or www.braou.ac.in. For further details, they can visit BRAOU study […]

Hyderabad: Stating that extremely heavy rains had pounded the State in the last few days, Industries Minister and TRS working president KT Rama Rao appreciated and thanked the TRS leaders and workers for taking up relief and rescue measures in the flood affected areas. Sharing images of Ministers monitoring the situation in respective areas amid […]

Mulugu: With the River Godavari still flowing menacingly despite relief from rains, District Collector S Krishan Aditya has inspected the flood affected areas in the district and also observed the flood situation in the Godavari River at the Mullakatta-Pusuru bridge in the district on Friday. He has appealed to the flood victims to remain at […]

Mulugu: No leakage or seepage of rainwater has been found on the roof of the Ramappa temple at Palampet in Venkatapur mandal in the district, according to the Archaeological Survey of India. A team of officials led by Superintending Archaeologist (in-charge) Smitha S Kumar visited this UNESCO world heritage site here on Friday and climbed […]

Hyderabad: Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao will be the hat-trick Chief Minister for Telangana after 2023 elections and also South India’s first Chief Minister to assume the post for third consecutive time, declared TRS working president and Minister KT Rama Rao. He reminded that even the surveys publicised by the Congress and the BJP too […]

Hyderabad: Stating that Telangana Government was extending subsidy to the tune of Rs.49,800 per acre for cultivation of oil palm, Agriculture Minister S Niranjan Reddy appealed to the farmers not to fall prey for the baseless reports published in a few sections of the media that State Government was abolishing subsidy on the crop cultivation. […]

Hyderabad: Indian Army will be assisting the State Government in rescue and relief operations in the flood affected Bhadradri district. A contingent of 101 men from Infrantry, medical professionals and engineers from the Indian Army were on their way to Bhadradri distrit to provide assistance, according to a government press release here on Friday. The […]

Hyderabad: State Advisor on Lift Irrigation Schemes K Penta Reddy on Friday allayed fears over damage to the pump houses of Kaleshwaram Lift Irrigation Scheme (KLIS) which are flooded due to heavy inflows into Godavari River and its tributaries. Terming the heavy rains and floods as a natural disaster which occurs once in 100 years, […]

Jagtial: Tension prevailed in Erdandi of Ibrahimpatnam mandal when the villagers hurled stones on the convoy of Nizamabad MP Dharmapuri Arvind on Friday. The MP’s car and two other vehicles were damaged in the incident. Trouble broke out when Arvind came to the village to inspect the Godavari river flowing at danger mark near Erdandi. Villagers […]

Hyderabad: Telangana Rashtra Samiti (TRS) president and Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao has taken up the initiative to get all the Opposition parties in the country on the same page to consolidate the efforts to protect the federal and secular democratic values in the country. Ahead of the commencement of the Parliament sessions on July18, […]

Kothagudem: The flood situation in river Godavari has worsened with rapid rise in the river caused by continuous inflows from upstream projects and water level crossed the 70 feet mark at 4pm with a discharge of 23.82 lakh cusecs on Friday. At 6 pm the water level was 70.50 feet. It was the third time […]

Jagtial: The body of journalist Jameer, who got swept away in a stream between Ramojipet-Jabithapur of Raikal mandal on Tuesday night, was found after 60 hours on Friday morning. The body, which got stuck in bushes about half kilometer away from the accident spot, surfaced as water levels in the stream receded. Knowing about the […]

Hyderabad: State Advisor on Lift Irrigation Schemes K Penta Reddy on Friday allayed fears over damage to the pump houses of Kaleshwaram Lift Irrigation Scheme (KLIS) which are flooded due to heavy inflows into Godavari River and its tributaries. Terming the heavy rains and floods as a natural disaster which occurs once in 100 years, […]

Hyderabad: In yet another action that could dent rural employment in Telangana, the Central government raised objections to the works taken up by the Telangana government under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS) for the benefit of farmers. Further, the Centre decided to deploy more Central teams to conduct a thorough scrutiny […]

Hyderabad: These practice questions focusing on Telangana will aid aspirants to prepare better for the State government recruitment examinations. Match the following.                Wildlife                                     sanctuary Area (sq km) 1. Pakhal Wildlife Sanctuary    […]

Hyderabad: The people of rain-battered Telangana and the State administration heaved a sigh of relief on Wednesday when the weatherman brought some cheer with forecast of light to moderate rains in most parts and heavy rainfall in some districts. The flood situation in River Godavari, however, continues to be a cause of concern. After facing […]

Kumram Bheem Asifabad: An Army jawan reportedly opened fire with his service weapon, following a tiff with his friend while he was travelling in the Duronto Express from Secunderabad to New Delhi, in Kaghaznagar on Thursday. The incident created a flutter in the district. However, no case was registered. Government Railway Police said that the […]

Hyderabad: Amid the steady rise of monkeypox cases globally, Telangana’s public health wing is in the process of initiating measures to strengthen preparedness in the event of individuals testing positive for this self-limiting disease. Maintaining that so far there has been no instance of monkeypox in the State, senior health officials here pointed out that […]

Centre to allow private players to chop down trees but forces on States onus of getting consent from forest dwellers

Hyderabad: With heavy rains lashing across the State and the union government stopping procurement of custom milled rice (CMR), the State government is now exploring options to auction the paddy procured from farmers recently. Civil Supplies Minister Gangula Kamalakar asked the officials to prepare proposals which will be submitted to Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao […]

Hyderabad: As many as 115 people including 60 Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF), civil police and officials from the Irrigation department were stuck at the control room at Lakshmi barrage on Godavari River in Medigadda of Jayashankar Bhupalapalli district on Thursday after heavy inflows started reaching it. The CRPF personnel, who were deployed for the […]

Kothagudem: The flood situation in river Godavari at Bhadrachalam in the district remained grim with rapid increase in water level in the river on Thursday. The water level in the river, which was flowing above danger level, has crossed 60 feet level at 12 noon. At 6 pm the water level reached 62.20 feet with […]