Telangana

Hyderabad: The State leadership of both the Congress and BJP came under fire on Monday from TRS leaders for indulging in low grade and opportunistic politics in the State. While TPCC president A Revanth Reddy was scheduled to hold a ‘Rachabanda’ at Erravalli under Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao’s Gajwel Assembly constituency on paddy procurement […]

Rajanna-Sircilla: Two more Omicron cases have been reported at Gudem village in Mustabad mandal on Monday. The villagers, who imposed a self-lockdown for a period of 10 days from December 23 with the report of one Omicron case, were a worried lot over the latest development. It may be recalled that a 28-year-old Gulf migrant […]

Nalgonda: Rema Rajeshwari, a 2009 batch IPS officer, became th first woman Superintendent of Police (SP) of Nalgonda district when she assumed charge on Monday. She is also the first woman IPS officer from her home district Idukkki in Kerala. Rema Rajeshwari had earlier worked as Additional SP(Admin) of Nalgonda district in 2014. She took […]

Hyderabad: Coming down heavily on the Opposition parties, Agriculture Minister Niranjan Reddy accused the Congress and the BJP of colluding with each other in Telangana for their own political gains despite their being arch-rivals at the national level. He demanded that leaders of both the Opposition parties stage protests in Delhi rather than in Telangana […]

Adilabad: Superintendent of Police D Uday Kumar Reddy said he was happy to be posted as Superintendent of Police of the district since he had worked here for 18 years in different positions. Speaking to the media after assuming charge on Monday, Uday Kumar went down memory lane and recalled his association with the district. […]

Hyderabad: India is in the second position in consumption of palm oil at 10.2 million tonnes after Indonesia (12.75 million MT). Of the total imports, palm oil accounts for 60 per cent worth Rs 60,000 to Rs 70,000 crore per annum. The crude palm oil production in the country is about 2.5 lakh tonnes annually […]

Hyderabad: A two-judge Bench of the Telangana High Court comprising Chief justice Satish Chandra Sharma and Justice B Vijaysen Reddy on Monday disposed of a contempt petition filed against Principal Secretary Revenue, Somesh Kumar as well as the district Collector and RDO Vikarabad. The contempt was filed for non-compliance of orders of the High Court […]

Karimnagar: UGC autonomous committee will visit Sri Raja Rajeshwara (SRR) Government Arts and Science College here for two days on Tuesday and Wednesday, to inspect various aspects to provide autonomous status to the college. Committee Chairman Prof K Bairappa (Karnataka), members Prof Omkarnath Upadhyay (Lucknow), Dr R Prabhakar (Chennai), and Dr P Bala Bhaskar (government […]

Khammam: The Central government was adopting double standards in purchasing paddy from Telangana State, TRS Lok Sabha leader Nama Nageswara Rao said on Monday. “The BJP government at the Centre is not responding to the State’s appeals to buy paddy produced by farmers. It is sad that the Centre which has been purchasing paddy from […]

Hyderabad: Telangana reported 182 new Covid infections and one fatality on Monday taking the cumulative number of deaths to 4023 and the total number of positive cases so far to 6,80,844. The number of active cases in Telangana, as on Monday, was 3,417. The authorities on Monday conducted 37,839 Covid tests of which results of […]

Hyderabad: Chief Justice of India N V Ramana on Monday thanked the Telangana Government for providing him the necessary arrangements to his visit to AP from Hyderabad. He also thanked the people of Andhra Pradesh for showering him with blessings and wishes while according an affectionate and grand reception during his visit to the state. […]

Hyderabad: Sangareddy MLA and TPCC working president T Jagga Reddy has appealed to AICC president Sonia Gandhi to direct TPCC president A Revanth Reddy to change his style of functioning or appoint a new TPCC chief who works for the party’s prospects in the State. In a letter to AICC president and Rahul Gandhi on […]

Hyderabad: BJP State president Bandi Sanjay on Monday demanded that the State government issue job notification in January, warning that BJP MLAs and activists would stall the next Assembly session if the government failed to do so. The BJP State president held ‘Deeksha’ over the unemployment issue at the party office here. For the past […]

Kothagudem: The Sri Seetha Ramachandra Swamy Temple at Bhadrachalam in the district has earned Rs 1.46 crore from hundi collections of 67 days. The counting of hundi collections took place on the temple premises on Monday. The temple Executive Officer (EO), B Sivaji in a statement informed that 200 grams of gold, 1.7 kg of […]

Yadadri-Bhongir: Executive Officer of Sri Yadadri Lakshminarsimha Swamy temple N Geetha on Monday said the Uttara Dwara Darshanam would be provided to devotees at Balalayam from 6.49 am on the auspicious Mukkoti Ekadashi on January 13. Addressing the media here, the Executive Officer said Uttara Dwara Darhanam would be open for three hours time. As […]

Sangaredddy: A doctor couple from Hyderabad, Dr Ajesh Raj and Dr Sumina Reddy, have donated Rs 1.25 lakh for the establishment of a library at Primary School, Kasargutty, in Naguglgidda mandal of Sangareddy district. Kasargutty is a remote village located on Telangana-Karnataka borders in the district. The couple handed over the cheque to Dr Sudhakar […]

Adilalabad: The one-day bandh call given by Tudumdebba went off peacefully in Adilabad on Monday. The tribal rights organisation called for a rasta roko and sit-in in front of TSRTC depots demanding repeal of Government Order No 317 introducing zonal system in allocation of jobs. Traffic came to a standstill on Utnoor-Adilabad highway causing inconvenience […]

Hyderabad: The State government has started preparing ground to roll-out Covid-19 vaccines for adolescents aged between 15 years and 18 years and booster vaccine doses for senior citizens, even as measures are underway to further intensify efforts to cover eligible individuals in Telangana who are yet to receive the second dose. To administer vaccines to […]

Khammam: All the persons above 18 years of age in the district have been administered the first dose of Covid vaccine. A programme was organised at the ZP hall here on Monday to felicitate the health officials for the 100 per cent achievement. Transport Minister Puvvada Ajay Kumar who attended the programme lauded the district […]

Hyderabad: A separate vigilance security wing is on the anvil for Yadadri temple on the lines of the one at Tirumala. Rachakonda Police Commissioner, Mahesh Muralidhar Bhagwat said security at Yadadri temple is top priority for the police and all steps were taken to provide foolproof security at the temple. “Recently, our security wing personnel […]

Karimnagar: BC Welfare and Civil Supplies Minister Gangula Kamalakar said on Monday that Karimnagar would be developed into a beautiful city that its residents would be proud of. “Karimnagar got Smart City status only because of the initiatives of Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao,” he said. The Minister, along with Karimnagar Mayor Y Sunil Rao, […]

Siddipet: Finance Minister T Harish Rao on Monday questioned the BJP State president Bandi Sanjay as to why the Central government failed to fill 8,72,243 posts that were lying vacant in the government sector? The Minister took to Twitter to question Sanjay who launched ‘Nirodyaga Deeksha’ at the BJP party office here. Harish Rao said […]

Hyderabad: The long-cherished dream of Ramagundam people for a super specialty hospital and medical college has come true with the Singareni Collieries Company Limited (SCCL) sanctioning Rs 500 crore for setting up the college. In its 133 year history, this is the first time SCCL has sanctioned Rs 500 crore towards cost of setting up […]

Hyderabad: The Telangana power distribution companies (discoms) proposed for a hike in power tariff hike by 50 paise per unit for domestic consumption and Rs 1 per unit for all the remaining sectors. They submitted the Aggregrate Revenue Requirement (ARR) and Retail Supply Tariff to the Telangana State Electricity Regulatory Commission (TSERC) for the fiscal […]