Telangana

Hyderabad: Union Minister for Food and Public Distribution Piyush Goyal’s attempts to stick to the script that he has been playing out on paddy procurement from Telangana boomeranged on him when he called up the railway and FCI authorities to arrange for rakes and make arrangements to lift rice stocks immediately from godowns. This comes […]

Hyderabad: The State government has accorded permission to enhance the basic honorarium of all Home Guards in the State by 30 per cent. This is subject to the enhanced remuneration that shall be paid with effect from June 1, 2021 payable in the month of July 2021. The enhancement of remuneration should be applicable to […]

Hyderabad: The Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) invited entries from citizens, Resident Welfare Associations (RWAs), NGOs and startups to come up with suggestions and solutions to improve sanitation. Among others, involvement of people, solid waste management, plastic waste management and incorporating technology are the sectors where suggestions were sought. The top three solutions selected at […]

Hyderabad: With the beginning of the astronomical winter calendar on Tuesday, the minimum temperatures in various parts of the State plummeted by five to six degrees. While Rajendranagar recorded the lowest minimum temperature of 8.4 degree Celsius, Ginnedari of Kumram Bheem Asifabad shivered at 3.5 degree Celsius in the early hours of Tuesday. This was […]

Khammam: The NDRF 10th battalion conducted a mock drill at Munneru stream here on Tuesday to create awareness among district officials on emergency rescue operations. The members of the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) demonstrated at Prakash Nagar bridge in the stream how persons affected by floods or drowning accidentally could be rescued using materials […]

Kothagudem: Physical aids and assistive devices were distributed to persons with disabilities (PWDs) here on Tuesday. At a programme organised by the Department of Women, Child, Disabled and Senior Citizens Welfare at the Collectorate, District Collector Anudeep Durishetty distributed retrofitted motor vehicles, battery operated wheelchairs, laptops to PWDs. Speaking on the occasion, he informed that […]

Mancherial: Government Whip Balka Suman handed over Kalyana Lakshmi cheques to over 400 beneficiaries and distributed Christmas gifts to Christians in Chennur on Tuesday. Addressing a gathering, Suman opined that the first of its kind scheme, Kalyana Lakshmi, was bringing respite to the families of economically challenged. He advised the parents to use the funds […]

Hyderabad: The State government will launch a first of its kind Intellectual Property (IP) mascot called ‘IP Buddy’ in January. The IP mascot will be an initiative of the State government and will be powered by Resolute4ip of LC GC Resolute Group to provide a platform for all stakeholders to interact, connect and get solutions […]

Suryapet: Kodad MLA Bollam Mallaiah Yadav on Tuesday said the various welfare schemes taken up by the State government was a model for other States in the country to emulate. Distributing Kalyana Lakshmi and Shaadi Mubarak cheques worth Rs 27 lakh to the beneficiaries at his camp office, Mallaiah Yadav said welfare schemes like Kalyana […]

  Nirmal: Forest Minister Allola Indrakaran Reddy said that the government was striving for the growth of all sections of the society. He gave away cheques of Kalyana Laxmi or Shadi Mubarak to beneficiaries here on Tuesday. Speaking on the occasion, Indrakaran said that the State government was implementing the scheme to support the economically […]

Warangal: Tourism Minister V Srinivas Goud expressed dissatisfaction over the slow pace of works at Kaloji Kalaskhetram in Warangal. He also instructed the tourism officials to complete the Tank Bund beautification works in Mahabubnagar before Telangana formation day next year. The Minister reviewed the progress of different projects being executed by the tourism department across […]

Hyderabad: Expediting the implementation of Dalit Bandhu scheme, the Telangana State Scheduled Castes Development Corporation on Tuesday released Rs 250 crore to four mandals in four Assembly constituencies. The funds were deposited in the accounts of the respective District Collectors. As per directions of Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao at the recent District Collectors conference, […]

Khammam: The Madiga JAC State campaign secretary Gaddala Nageshwar Rao has urged Congress Telangana affairs in-charge Manickam Tagore to extend support for SC categorisation. He met the Congress leader at his residence in New Delhi on Tuesday and informed him that the community had been fighting for its genuine demand of 12 per cent reservation […]

Sanagreddy: M Arun Dhinakaran, a National Service Scheme (NSS) volunteer and third-year BSc Chemistry student from GITAM Deemed to be University Hyderabad, has made it to the list of finalists for the NSS Republic Day Parade Camp – 2022. He will be the only student from GITAM to participate in the Republic Day parade on […]

Hyderabad: The Union Ministry of Home Affairs conferred the following officers of the Telangana Police with the Indian Police Service (IPS) cadre rank and allocated them to the Telangana cadre. The Select List: Year 2016 – N Koti Reddy, L Subbarayudu, K Narayana Reddy, D V Srinivasa Rao, T Srinivasa Rao, T Annapurna, P V […]

Kumram Bheem Asifabad: The district registered a record drop in mercury level with Ginnedhari village in Tiryani mandal seeing minimum temperature of 3.5 degrees Celsius, affecting normal life on Tuesday. According to the weatherman, Sirpur (U) mandal registered a minimum temperature of 3.8 degrees Celsius followed by Bela mandal in Adilabad with 3.8 degrees Celsius. […]

Hyderabad: The employees unions of Singareni Collieries Company Limited (SCCL) has decided to intensify its agitation against the Centre demanding withdrawal of its decision to auction four coal blocks in Singareni after Sankranthi. Since Union Coal and Mines Minister Prahalad Joshi, in a statement in Lok Sabha recently, made it clear that Centre would go […]

Medak: Chanda Venkatesham (40), who was working as a guest faculty at Government Junior College, Veldurthy, in Medak district, committed suicide by hanging himself at his residence in Jammikunta street in Medak town in the early hours of Tuesday. Venkatesham’s wife Aruna alleged that her husband took the extreme step unable to face the harassment […]

Mulug: Maoists allegedly kidnapped Kursa Ramesh, a former sarpanch of Suraveedu gram panchayat in Venkatapur mandal in the district on Monday evening while he was on his way to Cherla in Kothagudem district. Some people who witnessed the abduction informed Ramesh’s family about it. The former sarpanch’s wife Kursa Rajitha speaking to the media persons […]

  Hyderabad: Union Home Minister Amit Shah asked Telangana BJP leaders to give a fitting reply to the TRS for the allegations leveled by it on the paddy procurement issue. Interacting with four MPs, three MLAs along with other senior party leaders in New Delhi, he gave them directions on the steps to be taken […]

Hyderabad: T-Works, the largest proto-typing facility created by the Telangana State government, and semiconductor and electronic component distributor Mouser Electronics announced a partnership under which the latter will support T-Works with procurement of high-end prototyping equipment in the electronics test and measurement fields. This agreement follows multiple partnerships between the two entities over the years, […]

Khammam: Transport Minister Puvvada Ajay Kumar has distributed Kalyana Lakshmi and Shaadi Mubarak cheques to beneficiary families in various municipal divisions here on Tuesday. The minister handed over the cheques to 233 Kalyana Lakshmi and Shaadi Mubarak, totally worth Rs 2.23 crore and 351 CMRF cheques worth Rs 1.45 crore as part of his two-day […]

KARIMNAGAR: TSCAB Chairman Konduru Ravinder Rao has stressed the need for value addition in farm produce as it will facilitate doubling farmers’ income within a reasonable time frame. Speaking at a sensitisation programme for bankers of integrated Karimnagar district organised by NABARD here on Tuesday, he said banks should educate farmers about several initiatives taken […]

Hyderabad: Soft, succulent pieces of chicken coated with masala is added to layers of rice along with other spices and cooked on slow heat for hours… If this made you drool, then you must have guessed the dish by now. Yes, we are talking about the quintessential Chicken Biryani. This dish is not just Hyderabadis’ […]