Telangana

Hyderabad: The descendant of the Delta variant AY.4.2, also known as Delta Plus, which is more transmissible than Delta, has been detected among two Covid positive cases in Hyderabad and seven individuals in Andhra Pradesh. The Delta Plus variant (AY.4.2) is widely regarded as the variant responsible for the recent surge of Covid infections in […]

Hyderabad: The Central government on Thursday released Rs.1,264.78 crores to Telangana as back-to-back loan in lieu of GST compensation shortfall. The Centre has released the balance amount of Rs.44,000 crore to the States and Union Territories under the back-to-back loan facility in-lieu of GST compensation. The total amount released in the current financial year in […]

Suryapet: Energy Minister G Jagadish Reddy on Thursday said the State government had suggested farmers to take up cultivation of crops which had demand in the market. The suggestion was meant to avoid hardships to the farmers in the light of decision of Food Corporation of India (FCI) on paddy procurement. Speaking to the media, […]

Hyderabad: A two-judge panel of the Telangana High Court, comprising Chief Justice Satish Chandra Sharma and Justice A Rajasekar Reddy on Thursday dismissed two writ pleas dealing with the Disha Commission of Inquiry headed by a former Judge of the Supreme Court. The writs were filed challenging the commission order rejecting claims of police officers […]

Nalgonda: With the consent of rice millers and owners of harvester machines, the district authorities have declared two days holiday a week for harvesting paddy to regulate the arrival of paddy to the mills. The decision was taken at a meeting held by Additional Collector V Chandrasekhar and Superintendent of Police AV Ranganath with rice […]

Adilabad: The loss that Telangana Beverages Corporation Limited suffered in a fire at its depot at Utnoor on Wednesday has been revised to Rs 12 crore to Rs 15 crore against the Rs 100 crore that was claimed by the depot manager. The depot manager Thodasam Prabhu Das said that two deputy commissioners of prohibition […]

Adilabad: Normalcy was restored in Gundala village of Echoda mandal on Thursday after two warring groups from the same community clashed with each other, resulting in the death of two elderly men and injuries to seven persons on Wednesday. In-charge SP Rajesh Chandra said the situation was under control at the conflict-hit Gundala village, following […]

Hyderabad: AICC national spokesperson Dasoju Sravan on Thursday urged the Election Commission of India (ECI) to cancel the October 30 Huzurabad by-election, citing abuse of power by both BJP and TRS parties which are in power at the Centre and in Telangana respectively. In a representation submitted to Chief Election Commissioner Sushil Chandra in New […]

Amaravati: Andhra Pradesh Information Minister Perni Nani welcomed Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao to start his party in Andhra Pradesh. During an interaction with reporters after the Cabinet meeting here, The Minister noted that he had seen somewhere in the press that KCR said he was thinking of starting his party in Andhra Pradesh […]

Hyderabad: Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao expressed confidence that Dharani, the one-stop portal for agriculture land transactions, will scale greater heights of success in the service of citizens in the months ahead. On the occasion of completion of one year of Dharani’s operations, the Chief Minister complimented the team of officers led by Chief Secretary […]

Adilabad: Two persons died when a speeding van from Maharashtra ran over a youngster and then turned turtle killing a person travelling in the vehicle at Godariguda village in Utnoor mandal on Thursday. An elderly man died on the spot and five others sustained injuries when the van overturned after the driver lost control over […]

Hyderabad: A Telangana government delegation headed by IT and Industries Minister KT Rama Rao held a series of meetings with industry heads in Paris on Thursday and gave an overview of the various initiatives of the State government to attract investments. The delegation met MBDA’s top management team comprising Directors Boris Solomiac, Pol Neil Le […]

Hyderabad: Telangana reported 171 new Covid infections and one fatality on Thursday taking the cumulative number of deaths to 3,952 and the total number of positive cases to 6,71,000. The number of active cases in Telangana, as on Thursday, was 4,126. The authorities today conducted 38,373 Covid tests of which results of 1,702 samples were […]

Medak: Commissioner and Director of Municipal Administration (CMDA) N Satyanarayana has suspended Municipal Commissioner Narsapur Ashrit Kumar holding him responsible for the mass killing of street dogs. Satyanarayana also ordered an inquiry into the incident by Additonal Collector (Local bodies) Prathima Singh. She has been asked to submit a report to him on the entire […]

Jeddah: A Dalit from Telangana State died after waiting for help for nearly two decades in a prison in an alien land. The Indian officials are working to trace the family to repatriate the body. Daruri Buchanna, came to the Gulf when he was 19, spent over 20 years in a prison in the United […]

Hyderabad: Agriculture Minister S Niranjan Reddy on Thursday demanded BJP State president Bandi Sanjay to exert pressure on the Centre to procure the entire paddy crop produced in the State and prove their commitment to farmers’ welfare in Telangana State. “If the BJP leaders succeed and make the Centre issue orders by 5 pm today, […]

Hyderabad: State BJP president Bandi Sanjay Kumar here on Thursday alleged that government officials were creating confusion among farmers on cultivating paddy. He clarified that the Centre would purchase every grain of the crop. Sanjay, who observed deeksha at the State BJP office here in support of farmers, demanded that the officials who made remarks […]

Jagtial: The bodies of two women were found in Dharmasamudram tank in Jagtial town on Thursday afternoon. Though the exact reason for their death is not known, local people and police suspect they died by suicide by jumping into the tank. According to police, three women including a girl Akkaldevi Gangajala, Vandana and Mallika, residents […]

Khammam: TRS Lok Sabha leader, MP Nama Nageswara Rao has urged the ITC to take steps to implement an agreement reached on April 4, 2018, with subabul and eucalyptus farmers and farmers’ union representatives with regard to their issues. The MP, who was in New Delhi to attend a parliamentary committee meeting in view of […]

Hyderabad: November is here and there is a nip in the air. This is experienced better in the rural landscapes. Kaddam Narayana Reddy Project, also popular as Kadem project, a reservoir on the River Kaddam in Nirmal district is a perfect destination that combines a long drive with nature in its pristine form. The journey […]

Hyderabad: Telangana State has urged the Godavari River Management Board (GRMB) only to look into aspects of projects that do not negatively impact water availability as per Tribunal Awards and refrain from commenting on other aspects including Detail Project Reports (DPRs). The DPRs are taken care by exclusive directorates meant for hydrology, irrigation, planning, water […]

Yadadri-Bhongir: Executive Director of AIIMS(Bibinagar) Prof. Vikas Bhatia on Thursday said that collective efforts of medical staff and officials had resulted in the achievement of the 100 crore vaccination mark in the country. Releasing colourful balloons into the sky to mark the celebrations of achieving the vaccination milestone, he said it was a matter of […]

Hyderabad: Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) on Thursday lodged a complaint with the Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) Shashank Goel against a local news channel for telecasting false news with malafide intention and appealed for necessary action. In the complaint, TRS State General Secretary M Sreenivas Reddy said the local news channel was telecasting false news aimed […]

Hyderabad: The students of Telangana Social Welfare Residential Educational Institutions Society (TSWREIS) have again proven that hard work pays off. A total of 85 students of TSWREIS secured admission in the premier IITs and 49 students in NITs in the first round of seat allocation this year. Apart from this 12 students bagged seats in […]