Telangana

Hyderabad: In a remarkable and welcome development during this Yasangi season’s sowing operations that are nearing completion, many farmers across the State have opted for alternative crops to paddy. More importantly, cultivation of pulses and oil seeds has hit a new high in Telangana that is in tune with the State government’s appeal for crop […]

Hyderabad: MLC K Kavitha said the BJP-led union government was dishing out stepmotherly treatment towards Telangana repeatedly, while the party’s Telangana leaders were repeatedly trying to blame the State government for the repercussions. She said despite the Centre and the Food Corporation of India (FCI) are aware of the fact that Telangana produces a large […]

Hyderabad: Telangana’s Gross State Value Added (GSVA) of the agriculture and allied sectors at current prices increased consistently by 4.2 per cent, from 16.3 per cent in 2014-15 to 20.5 per cent in 2020-21, with 142 per cent increase in the Gross Value Added (GVA) by the sector between the corresponding period. The sector is […]

Jagtial: Eleti Himabindu, who was stranded in Ukraine due to war between Russia and Ukraine, rerturned home in Laxmipur of Jagtial rural mandal on Sunday. Himabindu went to Ukraine to pursue MBBS. Responding to the issue, State and Central governments took initiative to bring students back to India. Himabindu is one among some students who […]

Hyderabad: Dismissing the earthquake theory floated by critics against Mallannasagar as baseless, Irrigation department officials said necessary studies were conducted before taking up the project in Siddipet. Mallannasagar, described as the ‘mother’ reservoir of Kaleshwaram Lift Irrigation Scheme (KLIS), was inaugurated by Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao on Wednesday last. Mallannasagar critics claimed that the […]

Hyderabad: TPCC president A Revanth Reddy said Congress party would announce two lakh jobs in the first year after coming to power in the next 12 months. “If required, I will fall at the feet of AICC Chief Sonia Gandhi to announce two lakh jobs,” Revanth Reddy said while addressing at the Congress party’s protest […]

Hyderabad: Countering TPCC president and MP A Revanth Reddy’s remarks on the alleged scam pertaining to the coal blocks belonging to Singareni Colleries Company Limited (SCCL) in Odisha, Government Whip Balka Suman lashed that the former lacked basic understanding of issues. He said Revanth had no clue about the SCCL turnover nor the total worth […]

Rajanna-Sircilla: Rajarajeshwara Swamy temple, Vemulawada has been decked up for Maha Shivaratri jatara, the three-day annual fair that will start on Monday. Elaborate arrangements have been made for jatara by spending Rs 1.65 crore since about three lakh devotees are expected to visit the shrine from different parts of Telangana as well as adjacent States […]

Yadadri-Bhongir: Telangana State Forest Development Corporation Chairman Ventelu Prathap Reddy on Sunday said Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao was striving to turn Telangana into a poverty-free state in the country. Speaking to the media during a visit to Yadadri, where he participated in special pooja in Sri Lakshminarsimha Swamy temple (Balalyam), he said the welfare […]

Khammam: Congress was wiped out completely in 57th division of Khammam Municipal Corporation with about 600 leaders and activists from Congress joining TRS on Sunday. At a programme organised by TRS town party president Pagadala Nagaraj here on Sunday, Transport Minister Puvvada Ajay Kumar welcome the Congress workers into the TRS fold as a result […]

Hyderabad: Finance Minister T Harish Rao on Sunday said the per capita income in Telangana was Rs.2.78 lakh in 2021-22, more than double of what it was in 2014-15 when it was Rs.1.24 lakh. “It’s more than doubled now,” he said, participating in the concluding ceremony of a national convention on rivers here. The primary […]

Mahabubabad: Panchayat Raj and Rural Development Minister Errabelli Daykar Rao has said the compilation of health profile of the people of Sircilla and Mulugu district was on, and that the programme would be expanded soon to cover people in other areas of the State. Speaking after launching the Pulse Polio drive for children aged below […]

Nirmal: The vice-chairperson of Nirmal municipality has been booked for allegedly outraging the modesty of a minor girl here on Sunday. Nirmal Rural Sub-Inspector K Vinay said the accused Sajid Khan (35) is a resident of YSR Colony in the town. The 15-year-old victim, also from the same colony, is a student of Class VIII. […]

Emotional scenes were witnessed at Rajiv Gandhi International Airport as parents and other family members received the students who landed here from Mumbai.

The Chief Secretary, Somesh Kumar said special flights bringing Indian students from Ukraine had landed in Mumbai and New Delhi.

Hyderabad: In a bid to promote alternate crops to ensure remunerative income to farmers, plans are afoot to promote cultivation of bamboo in around two lakh acres in the State. Agriculture Minister S Niranjan Reddy who reviewed ‘opportunities in bamboo cultivation-profits’ through a virtual meeting here on Saturday, said bamboo cultivation will yield annual income […]

Kumram Bheem-Asifabad:  Instead of waiting for funds from the government to take developmental activities and to meet expenses, some remote villages of Kumram Bheem Asifabad district are literally converting waste into wealth by making profits by adopting efficient waste management practices and are able to achieve financial empowerment. The villages are segregating dry waste as […]

Hyderabad: Telangana State Electricity Regulatory Commission (TSERC) gave two days’ time for Telangana State Southern Power Distribution Company Limited (TSSPDCL) to submit views on the objections raised by several people during a public hearing on the proposed tariff hike here. More than 150 people including politicians and experts in the energy sector took part in […]

Hyderabad: Waterman of India Rajendra Singh on Saturday expressed concern over pendency of cases pertaining to rivers. However, the cases related to industrialists were resolved quickly, he said while participating in a national convention on rivers organized by Indian Peninsular River Basin Council and Indian Himalayan River Basin Council here. He underscored the need for […]

Warangal: Contrary to the popular legend that tribal goddesses Sammakka-Sarakka, mother and daughter, fought against the ‘tyrannical’ Kakatiyas and laid down their lives in the battle, the priests of Goddess Sammakka from Medaram and Team of Research on Culture and Heritage (TORCH), an voluntary organisation, are stressing the need for a detailed research to find […]

Nalgonda: In addition to academic studies, the Government Degree College for Women of Nalgonda is also offering a month-long special certificate course to its students in sports and games. In all, 30 players are getting skill development training in kabaddi, volleyball, kho-kho, shuttle, tennikoit and athletics in the college. The first batch of the training […]

Mahabubnagar: Tourism Minister V Srinivas Goud said Sri Venkateshwara Museum would be constructed at the popular Sri Venkateshwara Swamy Temple, Manyamkonda with a cost of Rs 1 crore. The museum will be housing the temple’s sculptures and other artefacts. In addition to these, sculptures from Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams (TTD) would also be displayed at the […]

Hyderabad: Director General of Forests Chandra Prakash Goyal says Telangana’s afforestation programmes are impressive. Speaking to ‘Telangana Today‘ on the sidelines of a national workshop on Effective Implementation and Monitoring of Forestry Activities with Special Emphasis on Campa, Chandra Prakash Goyal said other States can take a cue from the programmes implemented in Telangana. Afforestation […]

Khammam: Commissioner of Police (CP) Vishnu S Warrier has assured all possible support to thalassemia patients from the police department. He flagged off the thalassemia awareness rally organised by Sankalpa Voluntary Organisation and Indian Medical Association here on Saturday and addressed the gathering. He lauded the services being rendered by social organisations to the benefit […]