Telangana

Hyderabad: Three more international passengers who had arrived at Rajiv Gandhi International Airport (RGIA), Shamshabad, have tested positive for Omicron variant on Sunday, taking the overall number of Omicron variant positive cases in Telangana to 44 out of which 10 have already recovered. Out of three Omicron variant positive cases, two passengers had arrived at […]

Siddipet: N Swetha, a 2012 batch IPS officer, took charge as Commissioner of Police, Siddipet, on Sunday. Swetha had worked as Superintendent of Police Kamareddy until recently when the government re-shuffled the IPS officers in the State. Swetha is the first woman Commissioner of Siddipet as two men IPS officers had worked as Commissioners here. […]

Nalgonda: Minister for Tourism V Srinivas Goud on Sunday accused the BJP leaders in the State with trying to gain political mileage with cheap tricks. Addressing the media at Kondamallepally on his way to Nagarjuna Sagar, Srinivas Goud said the comments made by BJP leaders against children and women indicated their cheap politics. He ticked […]

Medak: Rohini Priyadarshini, a 2012 batch IPS officer, has taken charge as Superintendent of Police Medak on Sunday. Rohini, who had worked as Cyberabad DCP and Superintendent of Police Wanaparthy district, was congratulated by ASP B Bala Swamy IPS, DSPs Kiran Kumar, and Saidulu. The Tamil Nadu cadre officer was transferred to Telangana as part […]

Siddipet: Finance Minister T Harish Rao on Sunday objected to the statements made by union Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar who said that the Modi government will bring back the farm laws which were repealed in Parliament, in another form soon. The Minister along with his Ministerial colleagues Malla Reddy and Talasani Srinivas Yadav attended […]

Yadadri-Bhongir: About 50 children, under the banner of Balala Sangam, took out a rally with a flexi banner portraying BJP leader Chinthapandu Naveen a.k.a Teenmar Mallanna and garlanded it with slippers in Raghavapuram village of Alair mandal in Yadadri-Bhongir district on Sunday. They took out the rally protesting against the Mallana’s online survey body-shaming K […]

Hyderabad: Terming the ‘deeksha’ in support of unemployed youth planned by the State BJP president Bandi Sanjay Kumar on Monday as opportunistic, Industries and IT Minister KT Rama Rao on Sunday sought to know how many government jobs the Centre had provided to the unemployed so far. Since it had promised to provide as many […]

Hyderabad: Telangana State Planning Board vice-chairman B Vinod Kumar said there were several apprehensions among the States over the new National Education Policy (NEP) 2020 and it was the responsibility of the union government to clarify those apprehensions. Inaugurating EdEx 2021, a school leadership summit organized by the Telangana Recognised School Managements Association (TRSMA) at […]

Mancherial: Former Congress MLC Kokkirala Premsagar Rao donated a laptop to Shanigarapu Shashikanth, a meritorious student who excelled in JEE-Advanced 2021 here on Sunday. Premsagar Rao helped Shashikanth who secured 413th in the national level and topped the SC category in Telangana in JEE-Advanced, considering the poor financial background of his parents. He also assured Shashikanth […]

Yadadri-Bhongir: Sri Yadadri Lakshminarsimha Swamy temple on Sunday witnessed a huge rush of devotees. The queue lines were packed with devotees at Balalayam, taking devotees took two hours for general darshan while it took them one hour for special darshan. Arjitha sevas were performed to the presiding deities of Sri Lakshminarsimha Swamy at Balalayam at […]

Riyadh: The Indian Christian expatriate community in Saudi Arabia was overwhelmed and enthusiastic this time when Christmas in Saudi Arabia this year proved to be different from previous ones as the tiny yet powerful professional community became part of Azadi Ka Amrut Mahotsav. They came out in large numbers to celebrate the festival. For the […]

Karimnagar: The Karimnagar District Cooperative Central Bank (DCCB), a leading cooperative bank in Telangana which won four national awards consecutively and emerged as role model for other cooperatives, will celebrate its centenary in Karimnagar town on December 28. The Karimnagar DCCB carries the pride of being one among the very few cooperative banks in India […]

Peddapalli: A woman died by suicide by hanging herself with a dupatta in the bathroom of Godavarikhani area hospital early on Sunday morning. She had recently undergone a cesarian section, but her surgery wounds did not heal and she ended her life in depression, reports said. However, her relatives alleged that she committed suicide due […]

Warangal: A Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) head constable opened fire with his automatic weapon killing his immediate superior and later tried to end his life by turning the weapon against himself on Sunday morning. The seriously injured head constable was rushed to the MGM hospial in Warangal, while Sub-Inspector Umesh Chandra died on the […]

Adilabad: Holy Christmas festival the birth of Jesus Christ was celebrated with religious fervour and gaiety across erstwhile Adilabad district on Saturday. Special mass prayers and community service programmes marked the occasion. About 10,000 devotees belonging to different parts of the district thronged Calvary Church on the outskirts of Bellampalli town. They participated in a […]

Adilabad: In a tragic incident, three youngsters were killed and a woman sustained injuries when two-motorcycles collided with each other when one of them was heading to participate in Christmas celebrations, at Kummarithanda village in Utnoor mandal on Friday night. The incident came to light on Saturday. Utnoor Sub Inspector Subba Rao said that the […]

Hyderabad: Chairman of Supreme Court Committee on Road Safety (CoRS), Justice Abhay Manohar Sapre appreciated the road safety measures being taken up by Telangana government, especially on Outer Ring Road and other State roads. He directed the authorities to further strengthen the enforcement and other measures to curb accidents and incidents. He wanted the officials […]

Hyderabad: Telangana BJP leaders and activists across the State remembered the services of Bharat Ratna awardee and former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee on the latter’s 97th birth anniversary. They organised separate programmes in each district and paid rich tributes to Vajpayee whose birthday was observed as Good Governance Day. The State unit of Bharatiya […]

Hyderabad: Telangana topped the ranking in the sectors of Commerce and Industry as well as Social Welfare and Development in the Good Governance Index (GGI) 2021, which was released by the union Home Minister Amit Shah on the occasion of the Good Governance Day in Delhi on Saturday. The State secured second position in the […]

Warangal: The State government has sanctioned Rs four core for the construction of 25 health sub-centers buildings in the Narsampet constituency. Commissioner, Health and Family Welfare, Vakati Karuna issued an order asking the Managing Director, HMFW & MD NHM, TSMSIDC, to take the necessary steps for the construction as the identification of land and other […]

Karimnagar: BC Welfare and Civil Supplies Minister Gangula Kamalakar extended his greetings on Christmas Eve and said that the festival is celebrated across the world on a grand scale. Participating in the Christmas celebrations held in Wesley Church, Christian colony here on Saturday, he extended his greetings to the community people. Speaking on the occasion, […]

Hyderabad: Three international passengers who arrived at Rajiv Gandhi International Airport (RGIA), Shamshabad, from non at-risk countries have tested positive for Omicron variant on Saturday, taking the overall number of international arrivals who have tested positive for Omicron to 41 in Telangana. Of them, 10 patients have already recovered and presently, 31 Omicron positive passengers […]

Hyderabad: With no response from the Centre, the Roads and Buildings Department is gearing up to repair the roads, which were damaged due to heavy rains across the State during monsoon season. The department has identified nearly 3,000 km of damaged stretches and as per preliminary estimates, it costs about Rs 1,000 crore to repair […]

Nalgonda: In addition to 4,76,727 farmers covered by Rythu Bandhu, 16,419 farmers are going to get the benefit of the scheme from December 28 for the yasangi season in Nalgonda district. According to official figures, the total number of the farmers covered by Rythu Bandhu would reach 4,93,146 in yasangi as against 4,55.392 in kharif […]