Telangana

Kothagudem: A woman and an autorickshaw driver were killed on the spot when a speeding lorry hit the autorickshaw in which they were travelling at Hemachandrapuram near here on Monday. The deceased were identified as Enaganti Dhanamma (55) of Karukonda and the auto driver Satyanarayana (40) of Coolie Line in Kothagudem. Dhanamma’s son Ramesh and […]

I challenge all the Opposition parties who were criticising the State government and its policies, to stop their loose remarks and instead come up with facts and figures.

Booster could prove to be vital in the fight against the third Covid wave due to the Omicron variant. All eligible individuals must ensure they get the booster at the earliest.

The gruesome sight created a stir among the residents. The identity of the victim is yet to be ascertained but he is stated to be around 35 years of age.

Hyderabad: The administration of booster dose of Covid vaccines to senior citizens with comorbidities, healthcare and frontline workers in Telangana is all set to start from Monday, with the Health Department completing the related arrangements at all government Covid vaccination centres. Based on the estimates from the Health Department, a total of 41.60 lakh senior […]

Siddipet: A construction worker, who suffered an electric shock after coming in touch with live overhead electric wires, fell off the building and died on the spot at Tigul village in Jagadevpur Mandal of Siddipet district on Sunday. The victim was identified as Sravan (27). Sravan, who was working on the slab of an under-construction […]

Hyderabad: Former Nizamabad MP and MLC Kavitha strongly objected to the remarks of Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sharma who stated that like Article 370, the names of Nizam and Owaisi too will be wiped out from Telangana. She wondered why the BJP leaders including himself feel threatened with the idea of unity. In a […]

Hyderabad: The Bhadradri Thermal Power Station (BTPS) at Manuguru in Bhadradri-Kothagudem district on Sunday declared commencement of commercial operations from unit-IV. The BPTS, which was the first power project taken up by the State government after formation of Telangana, successfully completed Commercial Operations Declaration (COD) on Sunday at 8.37 am and achieved an average load […]

Hyderabad: CPM leaders Sitaram Yechury and BV Raghavulu castigated the BJP for seeking to destroy Telangana’s culture, especially the secular fabric of the State. “This is a very dangerous trend. Setting aside political ideologies, all secular parties in the State should come together and fight the BJP,” they said. The two leaders, speaking with Telangana […]

Hyderabad: Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao on Sunday directed the Irrigation officials to submit the Detailed Project Reports (DPRs) pertaining to irrigation projects proposed on Godavari River to the Central Water Commission (CWC) immediately and obtain necessary permissions to take up the works. He asserted that the DPR on Dr BR Ambedkar Pranahitha Project should […]

Hyderabad: Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao on Sunday said the State government was fully prepared to deal with any eventuality on the Covid-19 front, but urged the people of the State to remain cautious, adopt Covid appropriate behaviour and more importantly, ensure that they get vaccinated with a sense of responsibility. Besides expediting the administration […]

Kumram Bheem Asifabad: The second edition of Bird Walk brought relief to the foresters who were eagerly waiting for the arrival of long-billed vultures (Gyps indicus) at Palarapu cliff on the outskirts of Nandigaon village in Penchikalpet mandal for quite a long time. Participants of the event spotted a vulture in the colony of the […]

Hyderabad: CPM General Secretary Sitaram Yechury said an anti-BJP wave was blowing across the country and appealed to the Election Commission to conduct the elections in a free and fair manner in the five States. The party’s three-day Central Committee meeting concluded here on Sunday. Addressing media persons on the occasion, he said BJP would […]

Hyderabad: The 355th Prakash Purab (birthday celebrations) of the last Sikh guru and founder of Khalsa Panth, Sri Guru Gobind Singhji concluded on Sunday with Sikh devotees and other community faiths celebrating it with religious fervour, gaiety and devotion by offering prayers to Guru Granth Sahibji at various Gurudwaras in the State duly following the […]

Nirmal: Forest Minister Allola Indrakaran Reddy said the union government repealed the three farm laws fearing its defeat in the forthcoming polls in five States. Participating in Rythu Bandhu celebrations in Dilawarpur and Soan Mandal centres on Sunday, Indrakaran said Prime Minister Narendra Modi was cheating farmers with false promises. He opined that the union […]

Jayashankar Bhupalpally: Tribal Welfare Minister Satyavathi Rathod warned the BJP leaders including its State chief and Karimnagar MP Bandi Sanjay Kumar to think twice before uttering nasty remarks against Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao and other senior leaders. She also ridiculed the saffron party leaders from other States who are visiting Telangana and making ludicrous […]

Peddapalli: Welfare Minister Koppula Eashwar on Sunday said the State government had accorded top priority to the welfare of people with disabilities. Instead of humiliating people with disabilities, people should respect them and show love and affection to them, he said. The Minister was speaking at a function at the agriculture market yard here where […]

Hyderabad: The daily Covid-19 positive cases driven by the Omicron variant in Telangana has continued with health authorities on Sunday reporting 1,673 positive cases out of which 1,165 positive infections were from areas under GHMC. Health officials have also reported a fatality on Sunday, which has taken the overall number of deaths in TS to […]

Nalgonda: TRS MLC Gutha Sukender Reddy on Sunday slammed the BJP leaders for trying to create differences among government employees for their own political mileage. Speaking to the media at his camp office here, Reddy said the BJP leaders were intentionally making a hue and cry over GO No 317, which was issued by the […]

Hyderabad: The Energy department is gearing up to meet the increasing power supply requirements in the State since the demand touched 11,554 MW on January 9, as against the total consumption of 11,500 MW in January 2021. Consequent to the rise in demand from agriculture and domestic sectors, the power distribution companies (discoms) are leaving […]

Hyderabad: The special vaccination drive for adolescents between the age groups of 15 years and 18 years launched on January 3, is underway in Telangana at a brisk place. Within a week, government and private healthcare facilities have completed administering first dose of Covid vaccine to 37 per cent of the beneficiaries in 15 years […]

Nalgonda: The vehicular traffic on National Highway-65 increased significantly on Sunday with people from Hyderabad going to their native places for Sankranti festival. There was, however, no heavy queue of vehicles at toll plazas in Panthangi and Korlaphad on NH-65. Vehicles going towards Vijayawada from Hyderabad side increased which caused traffic jam at Choutuppal where […]

Warangal: Stating that BJP leaders were taking to staging dramas of late, TRS leader and West MLA Dasyam Vinay Bhaskar on Sunday demanded that they should ensure sanction of projects and other development works promised to Telangana State in the AP Reorganisation Act before entering the historic Warangal city. “I welcome BJP leader and Assam […]

Hyderabad: The Rachakonda Special Operations Team caught 10 persons who organised and were participating in a rooster fight at Adibatla on Sunday. The police seized Rs. 8,000 cash, 13 cocks and 30 small knives. Acting on a tip off, the team raided an open place at Nadergul in Adibatla police station limits and found a […]