Telangana

Hyderabad: A two-judge Bench of the Telangana High Court comprising Justice A Rajashekhar Reddy and Justice T Vinod Kumar expressed dissatisfaction at the government and GHMC for not filing their response to a public interest litigation case filed by one Naresh complaining about the poor state of civic amenities and sanitation in twin cities. The […]

Karimnagar: BC Welfare and Civil Supplies Minister Gangula Kamalakar said Huzurabad Assembly constituency remained backward in the past 20 years. “Though all other areas in the State developed on all fronts, Huzurabad remained backward. Developmental activity in the town picked up momentum only in the recent past. If the people of the constituency want it […]

Hyderabad: TRS MLC K Kavitha appealed to the State government to direct the Housing Board not to burden the lower and middle-income families in the housing board colony in Nizamabad town. She raised the issue in Legislative Council here on Monday, when Housing Minister V Prashanth Reddy introduced a Bill to amend the Telangana Housing […]

Hyderabad: Municipal Administration and Urban Development Minister KT Rama Rao on Monday categorically said the State government will not show any discrimination with respect to development of old city. “The State government is also committed to introduce Metro Rail in the old city,” the Minister said. Replying to a discussion on development of old city […]

Hyderabad: For protection and conservation of tanks and lakes in the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation area, the State government will soon come up with a lake-wise master plan to define the boundaries of water bodies and their Full Tank Level (FTL) areas, prevent encroachments, diversion of sewage canals, and also take up beautification works. The […]

Hyderabad: Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin has written to Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao and 11 other Chief Ministers of non-BJP-ruled States on the need for united effort to reclaim the primacy of State governments in administering the education sector, as envisaged in the Constitution of India. He urged them to oppose the NEET […]

Karimnagar: BC Welfare and Civil Supplies Minister Gangula Kamalakar on Monday slammed the opposition parties for criticising the distribution of Bathukamma sarees. “Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao was gifting sarees to womenfolk in the State during Bathukamma festivities, which is the biggest women’s festival in the State. Opposition parties, however, are indulging in cheap politics […]

Hyderabad: Construction of a bridge across Krishna River at Somasila village in Kollapur constituency will begin soon, said Roads and Buildings Minister Vemula Prashanth Reddy. He said the bridge will be constructed as part of the National Highway-167 notified by the Centre. A 170-km stretch of NH-167 is being developed between Kalwakurthy in Telangana to […]

Warangal: National Institute of Technology, Warangal Alumni,(NITWA) Warangal Chapter, held a get-together (reunion) programme along with family members at Dr.Br.Ambedkar Learning Centre on Sunday. Alumni members of NITW Banoth Shankar Nayak (MLA, Mahabubhabad), G. Ravinayak, (IAS Officer), Rtd Prof M Pandurangarao and other several VIPs participated and recalled memories of their college days. They participated […]

Hyderabad: Forest Minister A Indrakaran Reddy said efforts would be made to set up monkey rescue and rehab centres in all the districts across the State. It may be recalled that the first rescue and rehabilitation centre for monkeys in the State was inaugurated at Gandi Ramanna Haritavanam near Chincholi village in Nirmal district. The […]

Adilabad: As part of its Corporate Social Responsibility initiative, the Power Grid Corporation of India (PGCI), Southern Region-1 inked a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with District Collector Sikta Patnaik to provide nutritious supplement food to children in 160 Anganwadi Centres, procurement of basic minimum kit for children and basic minimum kit for Anganwadi centres here […]

Kothagudem: A mega free eye check camp was organised for tribals by Dummugudem police on Monday. As many as 2,000 tribals underwent tests at the camp held at ITDA Ashram School at Dummugudem. Bhadrachalam ASP, Dr. Vineeth G inaugurated the medical camp which was coordinated and organised by the local CI, Venkateshwarlu, SI Ravi Kumar […]

Nalgonda: Congress leaders on Monday staged protest demonstration and burnt the effigy of Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath following the detention of Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi by the police while she was on her way to Lakhimpur Kheri district to console the family members of farmers who died in yesterday’s violence. About 100 Congress […]

Adilabad: Members of Tudum Debba, a tribal rights organisation, thanked Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao for announcing in Telangana Legislative Assembly that Lambada community from Maharashtra was plundering lands of tribals. They performed ‘Ksheerabhisekam’ to a flex poster of Rao here on Monday. Godam Ganesh, district president of the organisation said that the government had […]

Hyderabad: Finance Minister T Harish Rao on Monday said despite the 15th Finance Commission (FC) recommending a special package to Telangana, the Central government was not allocating any special funds to the State. “In the past, Central governments used to strictly follow Finance Commission recommendations but the BJP government has not considered its recommendations for […]

Mancherial: Uppaleti Srinivas, a physical science teacher from Nennal Zilla Parishad High School (ZPHS) has been selected for the Global Teacher Award-2021 for his exceptional contributions in the field of science. He will receive the award in a virtual ceremony on October 10. The award is instituted by Alert Knowledge Services and AKS Innovative Training […]

Kothagudem: Nama Muthiah Memorial Trust, set up by Khammam MP Nama Nageswara Rao, has extended financial assistance to a family that suffered losses due to a fire accident. K Maheshwar Rao of old Mamillavarigudem in Aswaraopet mandal in the district was burnt fully when live electricity distribution lines snapped from poles and fell on the […]

Suryapet: A degree student allegedly committed suicide by setting himself ablaze at his house in Huzurnagar of Suryapet district on Monday. The victim was identified as Sannidhi Sai (22). According to police, the parents of the deceased, who went to temple early morning, found the charred body in the bathroom in their house. On getting […]

Mancherial: A medical camp organized by the town’s Dr M Phani Kumar and Dr Jayalalitha organised in memory of their daughter Dr Neha (24) who died of cardiac arrest in Goa recently evoked a huge response, on the premises of a private hospital here on Monday. Phani Kumar said between 2,500 and 3,000 patients from […]

Karimnagar: TS Planning Board vice-chairman B Vinod Kumar on Monday said BJP leader Eatala Rajender had hatched a conspiracy against the TRS with an eye on the Chief Minister’s post. “There is nothing wrong in being ambitious but one should not become greedy like Rajender,” he said. Participating in an election campaign at Shayampet in […]

Hyderabad: Nearly 16 cottages and restaurant have been established for tourists visiting Rudreshwara temple at Ramappa which has been recognised as the world heritage site by the UNESCO recently. The State government is also developing more guest houses and restaurants in the nearby areas at a cost of Rs 7 crore, which are nearing completion. […]

Khammam: Transport Minister Puvvada Ajay Kumar has come forward to provide around 500 CCTV cameras to Khammam police commissionerate. CCTV cameras would be installed across the police commissionerate to increase surveillance and to maintain law and order in an effective manner, said a statement from the minister here on Monday. Ajay Kumar informed that Lakaram […]

Mulugu: A four-member gang of fake Naxals that has been allegedly extorting money from people in the name of CPI (Maoists) was arrested by the Eturunagaram police in the district on Sunday. The police also seized four handwritten letters in the name of CPI (Maoist) party leader Damodar, one fake black colour pistol, a television […]

Hyderabad: Telangana has informed the Krishna River Management Board (KRMB) that the diversion of water by Andhra Pradesh will affect the needs of Krishna basin areas of Telangana from Srisailam and Nagarjuna Sagar, and the new irrigation schemes of AP would further worsen the situation. In a letter to board Chairman, Telangana Irrigation and Command […]