Telangana

Khammam: SUDA Chairman Bacchu Vijay Kumar has asked corporators and TRS division presidents to extend cooperation to the ongoing Covid vaccination and fever survey in Khammam. He along with Mayor P Neeraja and corporators visited several municipal divisions here on Friday to monitor the Covid mega vaccination drive undertaken by the health department. Speaking on […]

Hyderabad: The surge in Omicron driven Covid-19 infections continued in Telangana with a total of 4,416 cases reported from the State on Friday. The urban centres continued to report high Covid incidence with 1,670 cases reported from areas under the GHMC followed by adjoining districts of Medchal-Malkajgiri reporting 417 cases and Rangareddy adding 301 cases. […]

Hyderabad: Justice B Vijaysen Reddy of the Telangana High Court on Friday came down heavily on the Revenue Department for their ‘insensitive and negligent attitude’ towards court cases. The judge voiced concern over how lakes were being encroached and disappearing from maps. The judge was dealing with a writ petition filed by the Raghvendra Weakers […]

Siddipet: In the wake of Covid-19 cases spike across the State, the district administrations of Siddipet, Sangareddy and Medak have carried out door-to-door fever surveys across the district following the directions of Health Minister T Harish Rao on Friday. In the Siddipet district, the ANMs and Asha workers, accompanied by Panchayat workers, have visited each […]

Hyderabad: As many as One crore home isolation kits were being readied following instructions from Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao and under the guidance of Health Minister T Harish Rao. Telangana State Medical Services and Infrastructure Development Corporation (TSMSIDC) chairman Dr Errolla Srinivas, who inspected the packaging of the isolation kits at Koti Victory playground […]

Khammam: SUDA Chairman Bacchu Vijay Kumar has asked corporators and TRS division presidents to extend cooperation to the ongoing Covid vaccination and fever survey in Khammam. He along with Mayor P Neeraja and corporators visited several municipal divisions here on Friday to monitor the Covid mega vaccination drive undertaken by the health department. Speaking on […]

Hyderabad: The Sports Authority if Telangana State chairman A Venkateshwar Reddy informed that they are going to come up with a football academy in Gajwel soon. The SATS chief also revealed that they would be partnering with the ISL side Hyderabad Football Club in promoting the game in Gajwel. “We had a fruitful discussion with […]

Karimnagar: BC Welfare and Civil Supplies Minister, Gangula Kamalakar said Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao introduced the Dalit Bandhu scheme for the comprehensive development of Dalit communities. The Minister distributed Rs 2.60 crore worth Dalit Bandhu assets to beneficiaries in a programme held in Ambedkar Stadium here on Friday. Speaking on the occasion, Kamalakar said […]

Hyderabad: A total of 5,801 convener quota seats in B.Ed. courses have been allotted to candidates through the Telangana State Education Common Entrance Test (TS EdCET) 2021 second and final phase admission counselling. While there were 8,899 seats in B.Ed. courses, 11,820 candidates exercised web options of whom 5,801 were allotted seats in the second […]

Khammam: Chilli farmers in the district demanded that the government pay compensation to the farmers whose crop was damaged by pest infestation. Seeking to consider the damage to the crop as a natural calamity and Rs 1 lakh per acre compensation, a large number of farmers laid siege to the district horticulture office here on […]

Hyderabad: For the second consecutive day, IT and Industries Minister K T Rama Rao shot of letters to the union government on Friday, seeking funds for various initiatives launched by the State government in the handlooms and textiles sector. Among the demands put forth by Rama Rao in the letters to union Finance Minister Nirmala […]

Hyderabad: Telangana Recognised School Managements Association (TRSMA) led by its president Yadagiri Shekhar Rao on Friday met Education Minister P Sabitha Indra Reddy and requested to reopen the schools in the State for physical classes from January 31. The association also wanted an extension of the present academic year i.e., 2021-22 till May 30. Out […]

Yadadri-Bhongir: A man and his son died and two other family members were seriously injured in a road accident on National Highway No. 65 near Panthangi toll plaza in Choutuppal mandal in Yadadri-Bhongir district on Friday. The deceased in the road accident were identified as Dakoji Ramakrishna (45) and his elder son Dakoju Banni (10). […]

Yadadri-Bhongir: Endowments Minister Alolla Indrakaran Reddy on Friday said all arrangements to perform rituals before relaunching of darshan at Sri Yadadri Lakshminarsimha Swamy temple were under progress. After participating in pooja at Balalayam on the hill shrine, the Minister inspected the main temple where works have almost been completed. Speaking to the media, Indrakaran Reddy […]

Suryapet: Deep excavation of sand in a flowing stream led to drowning of a woman in Makhta Kothagudem village in Athmakur (s) mandal in the district on Friday, police said. It was said that the woman, Veeraboina Pulamma (34) was on her way to the agriculturl fields on Friday morning. She was wading through water […]

Sangareddy: A flock of Greylag Geese, a winter migrant bird species, have migrated from Europe to Telangana. Wildlife photographers have sighted the Greylag Geese at Rudrur tank in Nizamabad district on January 18. Seasoned birders Sriram Reddy, Gopalakrishna R along with their team went for a birding trip to Rudrur lake last Tuesday. Speaking to […]

Kothagudem: A Maoist couple, ranked commander and deputy commander, surrendered before Superintendent of Police (SP) Sunil Dutt here on Friday. The surrendered naxals were Basaguda/Jegurukonda section commander, Vemula Nanga alias Three and his wife Podium Adami alias Manjula, both of Thimmapuram village in Sukma district of Chhattisgarh, a statement from the SP’s office said. Nanga […]

Hyderabad: The Commissionerate of Intermediate Education (CIE) has instructed all faculty of the government and private aided junior colleges in the State to take online/zoom classes until further orders so as to implement the academic instructions as per the academic year calendar. It also directed the principals of all government and private aided junior colleges […]

Suryapet: Expressing his ire over encroachment of nalas, Energy Minister G Jagadish Reddy on Friday instructed officials to remove structures illegally constructed on nalas in Manasa Nagar of Suryapet that was inundated in flood water due to rains last week. The Minister, accompanied by officials, inspected a nala in Manasa Nagar and interacted with the […]

Hyderabad: Due to the prevailing pandemic situation, South Central Railway has cancelled several passenger trains from January 21 to 24. A total of 23 trains connecting the city to  various places have been cancelled. Train numbers 07759 (Chittapur-Secunderabad), 07760 (Secunderabad-Chittapur), 07757 (Kazipet-Secunderabad), 07758 (Hyderabad-Kazipet), 07791 (Kacheguda-Nadikude), 17435 (Kacheguda-Kurnool City), 17436 (Kurnool City-Kacheguda), 07069 (Medchal-Umdanagar), 07076 […]

Warangal: Narsampet MLA Peddi Sudharshan Reddy handed over cheques worth Rs 19 lakh to 50 beneficiaries under the Chief Minister’s Relief Fund (CMRF) at his camp office in Narsampet town in the district on Friday. Speaking on the occasion, the MLA said the CMRF was a boon for the poor suffering from diseases that were […]

Warangal: The Commissioner’s Task Force police team has seized a 110 quintals of PDS rice worth of Rs 2.75 lakhs at Rajavaram village of Chilpur mandal in Hanamkonda district on Thursday. The Task Force team raided the house of Motam Jampaiah at Rajavaram village and seized the PDS rice from his house. “On interrogation, Jampaiah […]

Warangal: Passengers got into a panic when smoke started emanating from a compartment’s lower portion of the New Delhi bound AP Express near Nekkonda railway station in the district on Friday morning. It was stopped for about 40 minutes before resuming its journey, sources said. However, no official statement was given by the Railway authorities. […]

Karimnagar: A fire broke out in a private oil godown on Peddapalli bypass road on the outskirts of Karimnagar town on Thursday night. Though the exact cause for the fire is not yet known, short-circuit is suspected to have triggered the mishap. Locals who notices fire leaping out of the oil godown at around 11 […]