Telangana

Hyderabad: The Commissionerate of Collegiate Education (CCE) has instructed all government and private aided degree colleges in the State to take online classes for students till further orders. In a circular issued on Tuesday, the CCE directed principals to ensure that all faculty members take online classes so as to implement the academic instructions as […]

Hyderabad: As a part of the lecture series under the Indian Knowledge Systems (IKS) elective course, the Indian Institute of Technology Gandhinagar (IITGN) is going to hold two online lectures, ‘Sweeter than Honey: The Advent and Rise of Classical Telugu Literature’ and ‘Conquest of the World: Krishnadevaraya’s Amuktamalyada’. Distinguished scholar, translator, and musician Dr Srinivas […]

Nagarkurnool: Two beautiful sculptures of the Kakatiya period are found lying in utter neglect among the bushes at the famous Shiva temple at Umamaheswaram in Nagarkurnool district. A life size sculpture of Siva and a Nandi idol carved out of black basalt stone were noticed by Dr. E. Sivanagireddy, archaeologist during his explorations conducted near […]

Hyderabad: The State health department on Tuesday released an advisory on the use of the medicines provided in home isolation kit for Covid positive individuals. The home isolation medical kit provided for free of cost to persons who have tested positive for Covid-19 at all the Government health care facilities, contains seven medicines including Azithromycin (antibiotics/ […]

Hyderabad: Telangana government urged the Union Health Ministry to include all citizens above 60 years for the precautionary dose of Covid vaccine irrespective of their comorbidities and consider booster doses to all the citizens above 18 years of age. Telangana Health Minister, T Harish Rao, in a letter to Union Health Minister, Dr Mansukh Mandaviya […]

Mulugu: Three Maoists were killed in an encounter with the police in Venkatapuram (Nuguru) mandal close to Chattishgarh border in Mulugu district in the early hours of Tuesday. Sources said a constable of Greyhounds, the elite anti-Naxal squad of Telangana State, sustained injuries in the incident. It is suspected that divisional level leaders of the […]

Hyderabad: In an effort to improve infrastructure and quality of education in government schools, the State Cabinet has decided to take up the ambitious ‘Mana Ooru-Mana Badi’ as a flagship programme with a budget of Rs 7,289.54 crore in three phases over a period of three years. A total 19.84 lakh students in 26,065 government […]

Hyderabad: The State Cabinet held a lengthy discussion on various projects proposed by the Irrigation Department and approved allocation of Rs 2,251.12 crore for their completion. Among these newly approved projects, the Cabinet allocated Rs 388.20 crore for construction of a link canal from Mallannasagar reservoir to Tapaspalli reservoir in Siddipet district which will ensure […]

Hyderabad: Panchayat Raj and Rural Development Minister E Dayakar Rao on Monday said Telangana was first in utilisation of NREGS funds for taking up different development works. The Minister instructed Panchayat Raj Department officials to execute as many works under the scheme before March this year. The Minister along with Agriculture Minister S Niranjan Reddy […]

Khammam: The office bearers of the Yuva Telangana Party (YTP) district committee have decided to join the TRS party, on Monday. At a meeting here, the YTP district president Jakkula Venkata Ramana said he had quit the party opposing the proposed merger of the Yuva Telangana Party with BJP. Entire YTP office bearers unanimously decided […]

Hyderabad: With focus on improving the existing infrastructure and the quality of education in government schools, the State government is all set to launch ‘Mana Ooru-Mana Badi’ programme soon across the State. The State Cabinet on Monday approved a budgetary allocation of Rs 7,289 crore to strengthen government schools in the State as part of […]

Nirmal: Forest Minister Allola Indrakaran Reddy on Monday said the Endowments Department witnessed remarkable growth after State formation. He organised a programme titled Ashtottara Shata Pandita Dampathee sanmanam or felicitation of 108 vedic scholars from prominent temples across Telangana. Speaking on the occasion, Indrakaran opined that the Endowments Department underwent an unprecedented development and was […]

Rajanna-Sircilla: A huge number of devotees thronged the Vemulawada Rajarajeshwaraswamy temple on Monday, which is an auspicious day for the presiding deity. The arrival of devotees to the shrine began from early in the morning and pilgrims were seen standing in serpentine queue lines to have a darshan of Lord Shiva. It took four hours-time […]

Peddapalli: In a shocking incident, a woman stayed with the dead body of her sister for four days in Peddapalli town. The incident came to light on Monday when neighbours alerted police about foul smell emanating from the house. According to police, Maroju Swathi and her younger sister Swetha were staying in a rented house […]

Hyderabad: IT and Industries Minister KT Rama Rao on Monday said Hyderabad was the best fit for Formula E racing that promotes electric mobility and renewable energy solutions since the State’s EV and Storage Policy also aims to do the same. It moves away from fossil fuel-based internal combustion engines to electric vehicles, and this […]

Hyderabad: Panic gripped residents of Pillipally village in Yacharam mandal, Ranga Reddy after a leopard killed a calf in the early hours of Monday. According to forest officials, no one was injured in the incident. Local residents found the carcass of the calf with injuries and suspected that a leopard could have attacked it and […]

Hyderabad: The Telangana High Court on Monday directed the State government to conduct one lakh Covid tests and strictly follow all guidelines issued by the Centre. The panel comprising Chief Justice Satish Chandra Sharma and Justice Abhinand Kumar Shavili, hearing a batch of Covid PILs, also announced that all courts in the State will shift […]

Warangal: The historic Warangal city has been selected is among the 10 Smart Cities selected under “Nurturing Neighbourhood Challenge (NNC)” that is based on making urban public spaces friendly for the 0-5 age group children, among 63 cities. The Smart Cities Mission, Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA), announced 10 winning cities for the […]

Hyderabad: The steady rise in daily Omicron variant Covid-19 infections in Telangana has continued with health authorities on Monday reporting 2,447 positive cases out of which 1112 were from areas under GHMC. The health authorities have also reported three Covid-19 fatalities on Monday, taking the overall number of deaths in TS to 4,060. The active […]

Warangal: Mayor Gundu Sudharani tested positive for Covid-19 on Monday. In a statement here, she said that she had contracted the Covid-19. “I am in home isolation as I tested positive for Covid-19. In view of this, I appeal to people not come to meet me. On the other hand, I also appeal to those […]

Hyderabad: Small Industries Development Bank of India (SIDBI), the principal financial institution engaged in the promotion, financing, and development of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs), has entered a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Government of Telangana to develop the MSME ecosystem in the State. The MoU was signed by D Krishna Bhaskar, director, […]

Khammam: The two town police have on Monday arrested a youth from Andhra Pradesh and recovered two cars and other valuables he had stolen here. The two-town Inspector of Police (CI) Sridhar in a statement informed that the 25-year-old accused, Dendukuri Ganesh of Poranki village in Penamaluru mandal, Krishna district in AP came to Khammam […]

Hyderabad: IT and Industries Minister KT Rama Rao once again expressed unhappiness over the union government not extending enough support to Telangana which is a performing State and demanded that performing States must be incentivised. He urged the Centre to support progressive States like Telangana which has been making significant progress in the areas of […]

Khammam: Police seized banned tobacco products worth Rs 7 lakh at VV Palem in Raghunathapalem mandal in the district on Monday. The local SI M Ravi said Naveen, a trader of Puttakota in Khammam city, stocked gutkha packets at a rented house at VV Palem. Following a tip off the police raided the house, seized […]