Telangana

Hyderabad: The Joint Entrance Examination (JEE) Main schedule which was released on Tuesday has ended up clashing with the schedule of the intermediate public examinations. As per the schedule issued by the National Testing Agency, the JEE Main first session will be conducted from April 16 to 21 while the intermediate public exams are commencing […]

Hyderabad: Telangana reported 152 Covid-19 infections on Tuesday, which has taken the cumulative number of Covid infections in Telangana to 7,89,083 while the overall number of fatalities were 4,111, according to the health bulletin. Out of the 152 positive infections, a total of 64 Covid infections were from areas under GHMC. The health department has […]

Hyderabad: The Delta variant of SARS-CoV-2, which triggered the intense second Covid wave and caused large number of fatalities, had gained the ability to silently replicate in the epithelial cells, which line the surface of the human body, and learned how to last for a longer duration in the host, a recent study by geneticists […]

Hyderabad: Ministers T Harish Rao and Vemula Prashanth Reddy slammed the BJP for its remarks on not extending invitation to Governor Tamilisai Soundararajan to address the first day of the Telangana State Legislature’s budget session which commences on March 7. They pointed out that it was not the first day of a new session, but […]

Hyderabad: Impressed by Telangana’s Rythu Bandhu, Rythu Bima, Rythu Vedika, 24 hours free power supply and Kaleshwaram Lift Irrigation Scheme, a group of Tamil Nadu farmers who visited the State said they would appeal to their government to emulate the programmes. “The list of Telangana’s farmer-friendly initiatives is very impressive. It is not just about […]

Hyderabad: Telangana State BJP president Bandi Sanjay Kumar on Tuesday alleged that the State government’s decision not to invite Governor Tamilisai Soundararajan to address the budget session of the State Assembly was thoughtless. “The Governor only addresses the speech prepared by the government and not her own,” he said, speaking with the media after offering […]

Karimnagar: BC Welfare and Civil Supplies Minister Gangula Kamalakar called upon the people on Tuesday to extend their support to the weaving community by wearing handloom clothes. The Minister was speaking after inaugurating the State Handloom Expo-2022 (handloom clothes exhibition cum sales) organized by handlooms and textiles department at Sri Rajarajeshwara Kalyana Mandapam here. “To […]

By Dr. Dyavanapalli Satyanarayana The Chenchu tribals of Nallamala forests have been annually celebrating Bhramaramba Jathara at Bourapur, Lingala Mandal, Nagarkurnool district during the Shivaratri festival from 2015 onwards, i.e. after the formation of Telangana State. I visited the Jathara in 2016, 2020 and 2021. I myself found many developments that are taking place in […]

Hyderabad: The very famous temple of Medak – Edupayalu Vana Durga Bhavani temple is filled with all possible colours and lights for its annual jatara which began today – on the occasion of Maha Shivaratri. This year, an idol of lord Shiva sitting on a throne with a blazing sun like structure behind him has […]

Suryapet: Energy Minister G Jagadish Reddy, in a veiled reference to the marathon undertaken by State BJP president Bandi Sanjay Kumar, said on Tuesday that padayatras undertaken by opposition parties would not yield any result in Telangana State. Speaking to media after participating in abhisekham at Rudhireshwara Alayam in Pillalamarri village on the occasion of […]

Hyderabad: Another batch of 11 students hailing from Telangana reached New Delhi from Ukraine on Tuesday. These students crossed over to Romania from the Ukraine border with help of Indian Embassy officials there and boarded a special flight from Bucharest to New Delhi. They will take a flight to Hyderabad shortly. The students were taken […]

It is the auspicious occasion of Maha Shivaratri and several devotees in the city have been seen visiting temples in huge numbers to offer their prayers to Lord Shiva. Many also find it to be an opportunity to visit some of the well-known pilgrimages in the State that have been an abode for the Bholenath […]

Hyderabad: Telangana has not only outperformed itself, but has also given other State a run for their money in economic development, yet again. The State registered Gross State Domestic Product (GSDP) of Rs 11,54,860 crore in 2021-22, recording a whopping 19.1 per cent growth over the previous financial year at current prices as on February, […]

Warangal: Chairman of admissions of the NIT Warangal Prof Anand Kishore Kola has urged the students to study engineering education with passion, but not for the sake of getting a certificate of degree which would be of no use in the job market. He was speaking at a seminar on ‘Engineering Challenges in 21st Century’ […]

Kumram Bheem: A woman and her 14-year old son accidentally drowned in Penganga river when they were taking a holy dip in the river on account of the auspicious Maha Sivaratri festival on the outskirts of Lonavelli village in Sirpur (T) mandal on Tuesday. Police launched a search for tracing the bodies. Sirpur (T) Sub-Inspector […]

Karimnagar: Maha Shivaratri celebrations in Rajarajeshwara Swamy temple, Vemulawada, started off on a colorful note. Endowments Minister A Indrakaran Reddy along with BC Welfare and Civil Supplies Minister, Gangula Kamalakar and cultural council chairman Rasamai Balkishan presented silk cloths to the presiding deity on behalf of the state government on Tuesday morning. Continuing the tradition, […]

Suryapet: Thieves broke into a house in Bhagya Nagar Colony (Kudada) in Suryapet and made away with gold and cash on Monday night. According to the police, the house owner Yellaiah of Bhagyangar colony and his family members went to Parvathi Jadala Lingeshwara Swamy temple at Cheruvugattu in Nalgonda district by locking his house at […]

Hyderabad: The death toll in the firing incident at Ibrahimpatnam in Rangareddy district rose to two with one more person succumbing to bullet wounds. On Monday morning, Srinivas Reddy and Raghava Reddy, both who are into real estate business, had gone to Karnamguda village in Ibrahimpatnam when someone allegedly fired at them. While Srinivas Reddy […]

Hyderabad: A realtor was killed and his friend injured after some persons allegedly fired at them at Ibrahimpatnam in Rangareddy on Tuesday morning. According to the police, two persons, Raghava Reddy and Srinivas Reddy, had gone to Karmaguda village in Ibrahimpatnam early on Tuesday morning. It is not yet clear what happened but Srinivas Reddy […]

Hyderabad: Telangana recorded the highest growth rate (9.2%) of per capita electricity consumption in the country, up from 1,896 kwh (2018- 19) to 2,071 kwh (2019-20), the Telangana State Statistical Abstract said. Rising electrical consumption is correlated with higher development and human welfare indicators. There are 1.65 crore electricity connections in the State, of which […]

Adilabad: As a business analyst at a leading Information Technology (IT) consultancy of Hyderabad, this woman techie used to understand the needs of clients, besides involving in various other tasks assigned by her employer until two years back. She is now reading the requirements of a wide-range of fruit, vegetable, flower crops and develops a […]

Hyderabad: Telangana State is now working to unlock the potential of the data economy. In this direction, it is preparing a data compendium for agriculture. This brings various data relating to agriculture to a single platform and this will be accessible to various technology and startup players. They can use the data to come up […]

Mulugu: Director General, union Ministry of Tourism, Ganji Kamala Vardhana Rao appreciated the efforts of the State government in identifying the components and allotting land for the development at the UNSECO heritage site Ramappa temple at Palampet village in the district, and promised that steps would be taken for allotment of funds required at the […]

Hyderabad: The daytime temperatures in the city are rising gradually. On Monday, an average maximum temperature of 34 degrees Celsius was recorded in the city. Yousufguda witnessed the highest maximum temperature of 36.3 degrees Celsius, followed by Secunderabad at 35.3 degrees Celsius. According to the forecast by Telangana State Development Planning Society (TSDPS), the temperature […]