Telangana

Hyderabad: Mornings in the city and across the State are getting a lot colder with temperatures dipping below 15 degrees Celsius in most areas. Across Telangana, the lowest temperature recorded till 8.30 am on Friday was at Ginnedari in Kumram Bheemam at 8.0 degrees Celsius, Marpalle in Vikarabad at 8.9 degrees Celsius, Kohir in Sangareddy at 9.0 degrees […]

Kothagudem: A Gurukul teacher was found dead under suspicious circumstances at Annapureddypalle in the district.  The deceased S Kalyani (26) of Rompedu of Yellandu mandal was working as science teacher at Social Welfare Boys’ Gurukul. Her colleagues found her hanging from ceiling fan in her residential quarters on Thursday night hours and alerted the police. […]

Former MLC Akula Lalitha has been chosen as the chairperson of Telangana State Women's Finance Corporation. D Balaraju Yadav is the new chairman of Telangana State Sheep and Goat Development Corporation, while Gajjela Nagesh has been nominated as chairman of Telangana State Beverages Corporation.

The incident occurred when a sand tractor turned turtle on Gollapalli National Highway on the outskirts of Jabithapur. Two persons from Maharastra, Prashanth and Santhosh died on the spot as they were trapped under the engine of a tractor.

Hyderabad: In a swift move aimed at curbing child labour menace, the State government has decided to take stern action against those who employ or force children below 14 years to work. Labour Department issued revised guidelines in line with the rules stipulated by the Centre. If anyone attempts to employ children below 14 years, […]

Hyderabad: State government constituted a seven-member State-level Committee on Telangana Haritha Nidhi with Forest Minister as its Chairman to effectively manage the fund and implement plantation activities. Haritha Haram has been launched by Telangana Government in 2015 with a goal of raising a plantation of 230 crores. As on November, 2021 the plantation achievement has […]

Hyderabad: The corporate sector is throwing open its doors to retired police officials, offering them good positions with attractive salary packages. Right from officers who retired while they were of the rank of an Inspector General of Police, to those who stepped out of service while they were Deputy Superintendents of Police, many officials are […]

Hyderabad: Of the 227 large dams in the country which are 100 years old, 18 are in Telangana, according to the Ministry of Jal Shakti. Fifty-eight dams, which are more than 50 years old in Telangana, were among the 1,175 dams in the country. This was stated by the Union Minister of State for Jal […]

Hyderabad: The Railway Ministry said 69 proposals for Road Over Bridges and Road Under Bridges (ROB/RUBs) were received by Zonal Railway from the Telangana government between 2018-19 and 2021-22, of which, 24 proposals were repeated. Of the 45 actual proposals that were received during the period, 27 valid proposals have been sanctioned by Railways, Union […]

Hyderabad: Elected representatives from Nizamabad district thanked MLC K Kavitha for getting sanctions worth Rs 2.30 crore for various development activities under the constituency development fund. The State government has released funds for commencing development works in Nizamabad Urban, Bodhan and Balkonda Assembly constituencies. Construction of a community hall at Minarpally and school building at […]

Hyderabad: The Union government has taken up development of greenfield highways in an extent of 651.73 km in Telangana at a cost of Rs 18,391.23 crore. All the nine projects under the scheme are expected to be completed between April 2024 and September 2025. Union Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari replied to a […]

Hyderabad: The Telangana State Police system has emerged the best in the country in maintaining law and order and is a role model to other States, Home Minister Mohd Mahmood Ali said here on Thursday. Inaugurating the new building of the Keshampet law and order police station built at an estimated cost of Rs 1 […]

Hyderabad: Telangana State Police was honoured with an award for excellent capacity building of police agencies in a virtual Data Security Council of India (DSCI) and NASSCOM annual Information Security Summit. The police got the award under law enforcement agency category. The DSCI and NASSCOM instituted excellence awards for law enforcement agencies to recognise and […]

Hyderabad: Telangana government on Thursday approved the proposals of the Irrigation Department to supply irrigation water to 34.27 lakh acres during the ongoing Yasangi season, as against 39 lakh acres for the corresponding season last year. The decision was taken to discourage paddy cultivation during Yasangi in the wake of the Centre’s refusal to purchase […]

Hyderabad: Municipal Administration and Urban Development Minister K T Rama Rao said on Thursday that the Regional Ring Road (RRR) would soon become a reality, ushering in more development for the city. “Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao always dreams big and this 340 km-RRR will also come up soon. With this facility, Hyderabad will further […]

Hyderabad: Proving the BJP State leaders wrong, the Centre on Thursday declared that the Telangana government completed and handed over 1,98,983 houses of total 2,33,108 houses sanctioned under Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana-Urban (PMAY-U) in the State. The Opposition leaders, especially the BJP State leaders, have been accusing the State government of failing to complete the […]

HYDERABAD: Asifabad, Bhoopalapally and Bhadradri-Kothagudem from the State are among the 112 districts across the country selected by Central Government under the Aspirational Districts Programme. Union Minister of State for Planning Rao Inderjit Singh said while replying to a question by Kaushalendra Kumar in Lok Sabha on Wednesday said the programme was aimed at rapid […]

Hyderabad: Girls have outperformed boys in the results of the intermediate first year examinations that were released by the Telangana State Board of Intermediate Education (TS BIE) here on Thursday. The exams were conducted from October 25 to November 3. While 2,26,616 girls including 2,04,537 in general and 22,079 in vocational streams have appeared for […]

Hyderabad: A two Judge panel of the Telangana High Court comprising Chief Justice Satish Chandra Sharma and Justice N Tukaramji on Thursday directed the State Educational Department to file its counter in failing to take any action against the Krishnaveni Talent School, at Diamond Point which was constructed without any permission from the competent authority. […]

Nalgonda: Bhongir MP Komatireddy Venkat Reddy on Thursday urged the State government to implement 30 per cent fitment of PRC to the municipal workers in the State. Under the aegis of the Joint Action Committee of Municipal Workers’ Unions, the municipal workers conducted “vanta-varpu” at the district Collectorate at Nalgonda. Extending solidarity to the agitation […]

Khammam: Municipal trade union leaders have demanded the State government to pay minimum wages to contract and outsourcing workers serving in Khammam Municipal Corporation and municipalities in the district. The municipal workers have taken up a 48-hour deeksha by boycotting the work and conducted a ‘vanta-varpu’ programme here on Thursday in support of their demand […]

Sangareddy: IT Minister KT Rama Rao said Woxsen University was equally competent with world-class western universities. The Minister, who visited Woxsen University located close to Kothur Patti Digwal in Kohir mandal, inaugurated four facilities — an ultra-modern library, financial lab, academic block and sports arena. Speaking on the occasion, the Minister said the university is […]

Karimnagar: Some unscrupulous persons working as teachers were allegedly producing fake medical certificates to get choice postings in the district, taking advantage of privileges bestowed on those suffering from ailments. All districts have speeded up the distribution of staff among the new districts as well as the zonal system by implementing GO 317. Though the […]

Karimngar: Six students of Alphores Junior College, Karimnagar, secured State first ranks in intermediate first-year results announced on Thursday. While five students got top marks in MPC, a student secured the highest marks in MEC. MPC students Mekala Kaveri, Hemasri, E Navyasri, Sidrahyman and A Sai Pallavi got State first ranks by securing 467 marks […]