Telangana

Hyderabad: Starting this academic year, postgraduate courses in conventional universities will have a common academic calendar. A decision to this effect has been taken during a meeting convened by the officials of the Telangana State Council of Higher Education with Vice Chancellors of various universities in the State here on Tuesday. So far, the common […]

Peddapalli: Trade unions at Singareni Collieries Company Limited (SCCL) have decided to launch a 72-hour strike from December 9 across its coal mines in protest against the Central government’s decision to privatise four coal blocks. All the trade unions including national unions organised a meeting in Godavarikhani on Tuesday in this regard and formed a […]

Hyderabad: Fintech player BANKIT said it is planning to tie up with over one lakh outlets next year to strengthen its presence in both the Telugu States —Telangana and Andhra Pradesh. These outlets will include medical stores, recharge shops, grocery shops and others. Currently, BANKIT has about 17,500 operational outlets in towns and villages of […]

Hyderabad: For the second consecutive day on Tuesday, proceedings in the Lok Sabha were disrupted and the House was adjourned twice amid protests by Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) MPs demanding clarity on paddy procurement, a law on Minimum Support Price (MSP) and compensation for families of farmers who lost their lives during agitation against the […]

Kumram Bheem Asifabad: The last date to apply for the entrance examination for admissions into Class VI at Jawaharlal Navodaya Vidyalaya, Kaghaznagar, has been extended to December 15. School principal Satyanarayana said the last date was extended from November 30 to December 15 for the convenience of the students. He advised the pupils to utilize […]

Hyderabad: A day after Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao launched a blistering attack against him, Union Tourism Minister G Kishan Reddy on Tuesday said he was ready for a debate on the paddy procurement issue at Telangana Martyrs’ Memorial at Gun Park. “Let us discuss the issue in the presence of senior journalists,” he said, […]

Hyderabad: TPCC president A Revanth Reddy said the Congress will intensify its battle on paddy procurement and would not rest till the Centre and State governments purchase every grain produced by Telangana farmers. “We will not allow TRS and BJP governments in the State and at Centre respectively to exploit farmers,” Revanth Reddy said. Speaking […]

Hyderabad: Education Minister P Sabitha Indra Reddy asked students and parents not to believe in rumours being spread on social media over holidays to schools. In a statement on Tuesday, Sabitha said Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao in the recently held Cabinet meeting had directed that educational institutions should continue to function by strictly following […]

Mancherial: In a tragic incident, a young private electrician was electrocuted when he came into contact with a live wire while repairing a power transformer at Lingapur village in Dandepalli mandal on Tuesday. Sources said that the deceased was Madavi Laxman (26), a resident of Pardhanguda, a hamlet under Myadaripet village in Dandepalli mandal. Laxman […]

Khammam: Four persons were arrested and dry ganja weighing about 16 kg was seized from them here on Tuesday. Khammam Town ACP Anjaneyulu, in a statement here, said a police patrol team led by SI Rayappa arrested the accused at Eidgah maidan at Gollagudem in the city while they were engaged in the sale of […]

Nalgonda: Telangana Rythu Sangam State general secretary T Sagar on Tuesday urged the Centre to bring a law to ensure Minimum Support Price (MSP) to the crops produced by farmers in the country. Speaking at the district level meeting of the Sangam at Nalgonda, Sagar said that the withdrawal of three farm laws by the […]

Hyderabad: The State government has completed preparations for a probable third Covid-19 wave by augmenting vital medical infrastructure and imparting training to healthcare workers to handle a possible surge of Covid-19 infections. As part of these efforts, 28,000 beds in government hospitals in the State now have direct medical oxygen lines for Covid patients. Overall, […]

Suryapet: A girl died after allegedly consuming a potion prepared by a sorcerer at a dargah located near Gandhi Nagar in Suryapet district on Tuesday to cure her of her sickness. According to police, Pallapu Sravani, who was suffering from ill health for the last four days, was brought to the dargah by her parents […]

Peddapalli: Anti-Corruption Bureau sleuths on Tuesday arrested Revenue Divisional Officer (RDO) of Peddapalli, Kundikala Shankar Kumar, on charges of demanding and accepting a bribe of Rs 1 lakh from a contractor. Shankar Kumar was also discharging duties as in-charge commissioner of Ramagundam Municipal Corporation. According to ACB officials, Shankar Kumar demanded Rs 1 lakh bribe […]

Karimnagar: The Karimnagar District Cooperative Central Bank (DCCB), which has emerged as the best cooperative bank in the country and won several national awards by NAFSCOB and NABARD, has embarked on an ambitious programme of bringing the rural folks into the banking sector and launched financial literacy programmes in rural areas. ‘Burra Katha’ The Karimnagar […]

Khammam: Kothagudem District Employment Officer Velpula Vijetha extended financial assistance to two para-athletes to help them participate in the wheelchair T-20 cricket tournament. The wheelchair cricketers, Bandla Ramu and J Suresh of Khammam have been selected to represent Telangana in T-20 Wheelchair Cricket Cup 2021 to be held in Mumbai in Maharashtra on Dec 2 […]

Karimnagar: District Collector RV Karnan advised the people on Tuesday to utilise the medical and other facilities provided in the district headquarters government hospital. The Collector was speaking after inaugurating a 12 bed ICU ward constructed on the first floor of the district headquarters hospital. While Hyderabad-based firm Laurus Lab donated about Rs 30 lakh […]

Khammam: Four persons were arrested and dry ganja weighing about 16 kg was seized from them by Khammam police here on Tuesday. Khammam Town ACP Anjaneyulu, in a statement here, said a police patrol team led by SI Rayappa arrested the accused at Eidgah maidan at Gollagudem in the city while they were engaged in […]

Hyderabad: Energy Minister G Jagadish Reddy on Tuesday said the Centre was hatching conspiracies to cheat farmers in the State on the paddy procurement issue. “The ire of the people is reflected in the statements made by Chief Minister K Chandrashekhara Rao during the media briefing after the Cabinet meeting on Monday,” the Minister said, […]

Hyderabad: The Central Government said Krishi Vigyan Kendras (KVKs) were set up in 16 of the 31 districts in Telangana and there was no provision for establishing more KVKs in the State. Union Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Minister Narendra Singh Tomar shared these details while responding to a question by TRS MPs during question hour […]

Warangal: Task Force police along with AJ Mills’ Colony and Intezarganj police arrested 10 persons from two gangs including two ‘RTA brokers’ for allegedly cheating vehicle owners with fake vehicle insurance certificates. They also seized Rs 4,46,000 cash, three laptops, two desktops, four printers, five motorcycles, 10 cell phones, 433 vehicle registration and licence card, […]

Hyderabad: Taking exception to the remarks made by Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao against Union Tourism Minister G Kishan Reddy after the Cabinet meeting on Monday, State BJP president Bandi Sanjay Kumar said he would take the responsibility of ensuring that the Centre purchases raw rice. “The Chief Minister’s outburst against Kishan Reddy, who is […]

Hyderabad: Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao expressed grief over the demise of renowned Telugu film lyricist and Padmasri awardee Chambolu (Sirivennela) Seetharama Sastry. He said Seetharama Sastry had won the hearts of both scholars and general public through his literature which blended with any musical form. He remembered that Seetharama Sastry turned his debut film’s […]

Medak: Finance Minister T Harish Rao instructed the Medak RDO to immediately procure paddy from farmers of Alladurgam Mandal in the district on Tuesday. The Minister, who was on his way back to Narsapur after a surprise visit to Narayankhed Area Hospital in Sangareddy district, saw the farmers protesting at the Alldurgam Mandal headquarters. Harish […]