Telangana

Hyderabad: Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao will visit Sri Lakshmi Narasimha Swamy temple at Yadadri on Tuesday, to review the progress of the development and reconstruction works which are nearing completion. He will announce the date as well as muhurat (auspicious time) for reopening the temple for devotees. The Chief Minister will leave for Yadadri […]

The video of a minor boy, who was seen negotiating with cops to allow him to use DJ as part of the Durga pandal procession, is now going viral on social media. The event reportedly took place at Sadasivpet in Sangareddy district. Answering back to the police, who did not allow the DJ, the 6-year-old […]

Hyderabad: In a massive drive aimed at creating crucial medical infrastructure that would be accessible to future generations and make Telangana self-reliant, the State government has invested nearly Rs 300 crore in augmenting capacities across districts and teaching hospitals. In the process of improving medical infrastructure at government hospitals after the Covid wave, the State […]

Hyderabad: Chief Secretary Somesh Kumar presented Dak Sewa awards for the year 2021 at a function organised here on Sunday. The awards were given in eight different categories to outstanding performers at the State-level to the employees for their unblemished record of service, performance and productivity of the employee, devotion to the duty, leadership qualities […]

Hyderabad: For fourth consecutive season, the State government will procure entire paddy produced in the State during the ensuing Vaanakalam 2021-22 season. The Telangana State Civil Supplies Corporation, which is the nodal agency for paddy procurement, has been instructed to procure the season’s entire paddy production of an estimated 1.34 crore tonnes. The State government […]

Nalgonda: A special team of Nalgonda police reportedly opened fire in the air at Lambasingi of Visakhapatnam district in Andhra Pradesh when a group of people attacked their vehicle while shifting arrested ganja gang members to Nalgonda. According to police sources, some persons stopped a tipper vehicle on the ghat road to stop the vehicles […]

Hyderabad: Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu on Sunday lauded Telangana State government for taking up plantation as a movement under ‘Haritha Haram’. He suggested that all the State governments should take the initiative in creating awareness among children about environmental protection and tree plantation from the school level. He called for a people’s movement to […]

Hyderabad: With the Covid-19 pandemic scare beginning to fade away, gold smugglers have once again turned active and are trying to smuggle in the precious yellow metal from Gulf countries to Hyderabad city from Rajiv Gandhi International Airport (RGIA) in Shamshabad. Smugglers seem to have reactivated their contacts and sneaking in gold from Gulf countries […]

Warangal: Director, National Institute of Technology (NIT), Warangal, Prof N V Ramana Rao cautioned students who are eligible to join the NITs/IITs not to give any scope for laxity while filling choices during the online admission process stressing that ‘choice filling’ is very crucial and any mistake during this stage will cost them big. NIT […]

Warangal: On the occasion of the Police Martyrs Remembrance Day, which is also known as Flag Day, essay writing and photography competitions on police service will be held, Warangal Police Commissioner Dr Tarun Joshi said on Sunday. In a press release here, Joshi said that essay competitions for students as well as competitions for photographers […]

Siddipet: A 50-year-old woman, who went missing from home on Friday, was found dead in a tank close to her house at Bahilampur village in Mulugu Mandal on Sunday. The victim was identified as Palle Yellamma, who used to sell vegetables for a living, reportedly consumed liquor on festival day with family members. Yellamma left […]

Kumram Bheem Asifabad: In a tragic incident, a woman and her seven-year old son were killed on the spot and two others sustained injuries when they came under the wheels of a lorry after a two-wheeler knocked down the motorbike in which they were travelling on the outskirts of Rebbena mandal centre on Sunday. The […]

Karimnagar: District Collector RV Karnan on Sunday said the inspection of reserve EVMs (Electronic Voting Machines) was being carried out in the presence of political parties for the October 30 bypoll for Huzurabad constituency. The Collector, in the presence of representatives of all political parties, opened godown in which the EVMs preserved to be used […]

Karimnagar: District election authorities have seized so far Rs 1.57 crore in cash during checkings in the run up to the Huzurabad by-poll on October 30. Besides the cash, gold and silver ornaments, liquor and other material were also seized from persons who could not produce valid documents for the valuables and the cash. District […]

Hyderabad: The Director of Medical Education (DME), Telangana, has released the final notification to recruit 248 posts of Professors, Associate and Assistant Professors for the upcoming eight new government medical colleges and general hospitals in the State. The recruitment will be taken-up purely on temporary basis for a period of one-year in several specialities for […]

Nalgonda: Two youngsters drowned in Dindi Project in Nalgonda district while taking a selfie at the spillway on Saturday evening. The victims were identified as Budaram Praveen (23), a native of Zaheerabad in Sangareddy district and Mohammad Sagar (21), a resident of Banjara Hills in Hyderabad. Both were private employees. According to the police, the […]

Mancherial: A teenaged shepherd died after he was struck by lightning at Velmapalli village in Kotapalli mandal on Sunday. Sources said that the deceased was Mukinavena Kotesh (18), a resident of Velmapalli village. Kotesh was killed after being struck by lightning while he was having lunch underneath a tree on the outskirts of the village. […]

Siddipet: Historians have discovered a rare 1000-year-old sculpture of Mahishasura Mardini at Kondapaka in Siddipet district. The sculpture probably dates back to Kalyana Chalukyas period. Goddess Durga is seen killing the demon Mahishasura in the sculpture carved on a black stone. Samaleti Mahesh, a member of Kotha Telangana Charitra Brundam (KTCB), discovered the sculpture during […]

Warangal: Devotees participated in large numbers in the ritual of installation and consecration of idol of Shiva Lingam at the Sri Rama Lingeshwara Swamy temple located on the bund of Madhannapet tank near Narsampet here on Sunday. Noted industrialist and philanthropist Dodda Mohan Rao of Lingagiri village of Chennaraopet mandal in Narsampet Assembly constituency has […]

Hyderabad: Scotching the speculations of early elections in the State, TRS President and Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao on Sunday made it clear that there is no question of going for early elections in the State. He is likely to address a massive public meeting in Huzurabad Assembly constituency as part of the bypoll campaign, […]

Hyderabad: The Deccan Heritage Academy thanks Telangana government for immediate response on the request for not shifting the ASI Science Branch in Hyderabad to Mumbai. Chairman of Deccan Heritage Academy, Vedakumar Manikonda believes that retaining the Science Branch of ASI in Hyderabad is necessary to earn UNESCO status for Hyderabad city. In a press release […]

Huzurabad: Finance Minister T Harish Rao said on Sunday that Telangana State was marching ahead on all fronts under the leadership of Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao. “All sections of people in the State have been provided equal importance in welfare schemes and developmental programmes being implemented in the State in the last seven years. […]

Kumram Bheem Asifabad: One woman was killed on the spot and three others, including a child, sustained injuries when a speeding lorry collided with a motorcycle on the outskirts of Rebbena mandal centre on Sunday. One of the three injured is said to be in a critical condition. Rebbena Sub-Inspector P Bhavani Sen said the […]

Siddipet: Historians have discovered a rare 1000-year-old sculpture of goddess Mahishasura Mardini at Kondapaka in Siddipet district. The sculpture probably dates back to Kalyana Chalukyas period. Carved on a black stone, the sculpture depicting Goddess Durga in a posture of killing the demon Mahishasura. Samaleti Mahesh, a member of Kotha Telangana Charitra Brundam (KTCB), discovered […]