Telangana

Hyderabad: Due to the ongoing heavy rains across Telangana, the TS ECET-2022, which was scheduled to be held on Wednesday has been postponed. State Council of Higher Education chairman Prof. R Limbadri said on Monday. The rescheduled dates for the TS ECET-2022 will be intimated later. The remaining CETs including TS EAMCET-2022 will be conducted […]

Kothagudem: The State government was fully prepared and made all arrangements to address any emergency situation in the wake of heavy rains and floods in the State, stated Transport Minister Puvvada Ajay Kumar. The minister on Monday visited Bhadrachalam and reviewed the flood situation as the river Godavari crossed the third warning level and reached […]

Hyderabad: Ticket aspirants and senior leaders, who have been working hard for the Congress party’s cause, are sensing trouble with entry of new leaders into the party as it could affect their prospects. Further, with TPCC president A Revanth Reddy welcoming entry of new leaders from other parties into the party without taking the seniors […]

Mancherial: Members of Tudum Debba, a tribal rights organisation and various tribal rights bodies staged a rasta-roko on Dandepally-Mancherial road, condemning the ‘indifference attitude’ of forest officials in evacuating tribals at Koya Pochagudem, in Dandepalli mandal centre on Monday. The leaders of the organizations alleged that the officials of the forest department were coercively evacuating […]

Karimnagar: On the occasion of his birthday, BJP state president and Karimnagar MP, Bandi Sanjay Kumar observed ‘silent protest’ in protest against Dharani portal and government’s negligence in solving Podu lands issue here on Monday. Surprisingly, a ‘maharaja chair’ was also arranged at diksha site ostensibly for the Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao, since the […]

Mancherial: District Forest Officer Shivani Dogra said that certain greedy persons were trying to encroach the forest lands even as they own house sites and agriculture fields at Koya Pochamguda village in Dandepalli, resulting in controversies. She along with Jannaram Forest Divisional Officer S Madhav Rao addressed pressmen here on Monday. Stating that the outskirts […]

Hyderabad: With major water bodies in Godavari River basin in north Telangana receiving more inflows, irrigation department officials are now focusing on meeting the water requirements of farmers for continuing their cultivation works in the rainy season with ease. Since Sriram Sagar Project (SRSP) and Pocharam in Nizamabad, Swarna and Kaddem projects in Adilabad and […]

Karimnagar: BC Welfare and Civil Supplies Minister, Gangula Kamalakar came down heavily on the ‘silent protest’ staged by BJP state president Bandi Sanjay Kumar. The Minister found fault with the BJP leader for arranging a chair for the Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao at diksha site. On the occasion of his birthday, BJP president observed […]

Kazipet: Demanding that the South Central Railway immediately bring back the crew control centre (CCC) also known as crew links to Kazipet junction from Vijayawada, the TRS cadre under the leadership of Warangal West MLA Dasyam Vinay Bhaskar staged a protest at the Kazipet railway station here on Monday. They demanded that the Centre commence […]

Hanamkonda: In the wake of incessant rains lashing the district and other parts of the State, the government has decided to postpone the Kakatiya Vaibhava Saptaham (festival), said Warangal West MLA Dasyam Vinay Bhaskar. Speaking to the press persons here on Monday, he said that they had brought 22nd heir of the Kakatiyas, Kamal Chandra […]

Adilabad: Erstwhile Adilabad district registered light rains, giving a breather to the public on Monday. According to a weather report available on Telangana State Development Planning Society, Mancherial district recorded an average rainfall of 62 mm up to 8.30 am. Vemanapalli received the highest rainfall of 157 mm, followed by Kotapalli which recorded 145 mm […]

Suryapet: Huzurnagar MLA Shanampudi Saidi Reddy on Monday said that the popularity of the TRS government was increasing day by day due to its welfare schemes and development programmes. Leaders from different political parties from Mattampally mandal joined the TRS in the presence of Saidi Reddy at his camp office in Huzurnagar. Speaking on the […]

Hyderabad: With incessant downpour in upper basin of Godavari River in the State and neighbouring Maharashtra resulting in heavy inflows into various reservoirs, Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao on Monday directed the Irrigation department to release the flood water downstream from Sri Ram Sagar Project (SRSP) and other reservoirs. Amid heavy rain forecast for next […]

Hyderabad: In a press conference on Sunday, Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao drew a parallel between washing powder Nirma and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). Stating that just like how the washing powder would remove dirt on clothes, corrupt politicians were getting purified when they joined the saffron party. After talking about the ongoing rains […]

Hyderabad: Telangana State Legislative Assembly Speaker Pocharam Srinivasa Reddy released water into the canal from Pocharam dam at Nagireddypet mandal in Kamareddy district on Monday. The dam constructed with a storage capacity of 1.8 tmc was brimming with water. The water released from the project would be used to fill ponds to help farmers for […]

Hyderabad: Telangana Government’s decision to set up a Disaster Response Force (DRF) is coming in handy in taking up relief and rescue works during heavy rains and other natural calamities in Urban areas across the State. The DRF was set up following floods in Sircilla and Warangal in the past. This dedicated force is facilitating […]

Hyderabad: Telangana’s focus on agriculture, fish, milk, meat and oil segments will lead to an increase in the demand for packaging material. As the production increases in each of these segments, that will also increase the need for setting up food processing units in hinterlands as well, said Industries and IT Minister KT Rama Rao. […]

Rajanna-Sircilla: Municipal Administration and Urban Development Minister, KT Rama Rao asked the district administration officials to be alert and be available in the district headquarters in the wake of heavy rain forecast. Rama Rao on Monday spoke to the Collector Anurag Jayanthi and Superintendent of Police Rahul Hegde over phone and enquired about the rain […]

Khammam: Transport Minister Puvvada Ajay Kumar has directed the district administration to be vigilant in view of the incessant heavy rains in the State. On Monday the minister inspected the flood situation in Munneru stream and Kalvoddu area in Khammam along with Mayor P Neeraja, District Collector VP Gautham, Commissioner of Police Vishnu S Warrier […]

Nizamabad: Member of the Legislative Council (MLC) Kavitha Kalvakuntla on Monday reviewed the situation in Nizamabad in the wake of heavy rainfall and asked authorities to implement immediate measures to prevent the loss of lives. The weather department has issued a warning for incessant heavy rainfall in the district for two more days. Kavitha asked […]

Kothagudem: With torrential rains and release of water from upstream projects river Godavari at Bhadrachalam in the district crossed the second warning level of 48 feet on Monday. The water level recorded at Bhadrachalam pushkar ghat at 11am was 50.90 feet. The river crossed the first warning level at 11.57pm on Sunday as flood water […]

Hyderabad: Four students from Telangana have scored 100 NTA score in paper-I of the Joint Entrance Examination (JEE) 2022 session-I results, which were declared by the National Testing Agency (NTA) on Monday. Jasti Yashwanth VVS, Aniket Chattopadhyay, Dheeraj Kurukunda and Rupesh Biyani have bagged the 100 NTA score in the BE/BTech paper. In fact, they […]

Hyderabad: There is no respite from heavy rains in several parts of the State as incessant rains continue to lash on Monday. Nearly 20 locations in the State recorded over 10 CM rainfall. Till 7 am today, highest rainfall of 18.9 CM was recorded at Kollur in Mancherial, 16. 3 CM at Karkagudem in Bhadradri […]

Hyderabad: Despite the rise in active Covid-19 infections in Telangana, there are clear indications that the new Omicron variants are not causing a surge in hospitalisations and there are no fatalities among individuals who have tested positive, preliminary clinical observations and trends by senior government doctors in Hyderabad have indicated. Between June 1 and July […]