Telangana

Khammam: Cotton produce fetched a record price of Rs 7500 per quintal at Khammam Agriculture Market on Thursday. According to the market sources, it was the highest price paid to the produce so far in the market and the produce purchased at that price was harvested last season. The cotton harvest has begun and the […]

Nalgonda: Governor Tamilisai Soundararajan on Thursday said that social service organizations should respond swiftly to help people who are in need. Inaugurating a youth seminar hall and blood collection-cum-ambulance of Indian Red Cross Society (IRCS) here, she said the Nalgonda unit of ICRS topped the State in serving the people during COVID pandemic time. She […]

Hyderabad: The leadership team of Triton EV, which is going to set up its Rs 2,100-crore electric vehicle (EV) manufacturing facility at NIMZ Zaheerabad, has visited the site and further land related procedures will ensue shortly. The Government of Telangana and Triton EV entered into a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on June 24th, 2021. According […]

Sangareddy: District Collector M Hanumantha Rao suspended two Panchayat Secretaries of Malkapur village in Kondapur Mandal and Muthangi village in Patancheru Mandal on charges of granting permissions to construct buildings in violation of guidelines on Thursday. Though District Panchayat Officer identified several violations in buildings, Malkapur Panchayat Officer Sunitha did not demolish them attracting her […]

Nirmal: A 45-year-old daily wage earner was arrested for allegedly outraging the modesty of a two-and-half year old girl in Nirmal town on Thursday. He was produced before court later. Chintala Narayana, a resident of Edgaon, was booked on charges of sexually assaulting the girl who was his neighbour, police said, adding that a case […]

Sangareddy: Driver of an auto trolley died when a speeding BMW hit his vehicle on NH-65 near Sadasivapet town on Thursday. The deceased identified as Pandu (41), a native of Sivapuram in Kandi mandal, was delivering Akshayapatra food to anganwadis and schools. The person driving the BMW, however, escaped unhurt as airbags opened up. Sadasivapet […]

Peddapalli: About 15 passengers travelling by an RTC bus were injured when it rammed into a lorry on the outskirts of Peddapalli town on Thursday. According to police, the RTC bus coming from Godavarikhani hit the lorry on a flyover, resulting in minor injuries to 15 passengers. The Godavarikhani depot bus was proceeding to Karimnagar […]

Karimnagar: Finance Minister T Harish Rao on Thursday said Telangana was in number one position in taking steps for comprehensive development of BC communities. “The State government under the guidance of Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao has introduced a number of schemes for comprehensive development of weaker sections,” he said. “I am happy to inform […]

Hyderabad: If you are a young graduate from Hanamkonda in 2019, 2020 and 2021, and have good communication and technology skills, then this could be your chance to get a job in a large corporation. The Telangana Academy for Skill Knowledge (TASK) is conducting a mega job mela at Vaagdevi Degree and PG College, Hanamkonda […]

Hyderabad: Municipal Administration and Urban Development Minister K T Rama Rao on Thursday said the Telangana government has a clear blueprint for the simultaneous development of both urban and rural areas in the State. Pointing out that Telangana was one of the few states that was predominantly urban, the Minister said since formation of State […]

Hyderabad: Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao on Thursday said the government was working on a comprehensive plan to improve infrastructure facilities in villages whose population were predominantly Dalits and tribals. The plan would be implemented in two phases based on budgetary allocations, he said. “The downtrodden should not feel that they are being neglected in […]

Women registered their protest even while celebrating Bathukamma on Wednesday when they placed gas cylinders along with Bathukammas across the State.

Hyderabad: Telangana, which has become synonymous with several innovative and first-of-its-kind projects in the country, will soon be home to the world’s largest integrated freshwater aqua hub proposed to be set up near Mid Manair Dam in Rajanna Siricilla district. The project, which is being given a final shape, will be an end-to-end facility and […]

Warangal: The killing of a tiger, suspected to be a female one, by poachers about a fortnight ago under the Eturungaram Wildlife Sanctuary limits has caused much pain to wildlife lovers and environmental lovers. This barbaric act by some poachers from Gothi Koya (Guthi Koya or Muria Gonds) tribe living in the SS Tadvai mandal […]

Khammam: The District Hospital in Khammam has witnessed transformation in the past seven years and has become a lifeline for patients from different districts. Patients from across Khammam, Kothagudem, Suryapet, Mahabubabad districts and from Krishna district in Andhra Pradesh visit the hospital for treatment. Before 2014, around 800 out-patients and 84 in-patients used to be […]

Hyderabad: Senior officials from Krishna River Management Board (KRMB) and Godavari River Management Board (GRMB) visited the Nagarjuna Sagar Project (NSP) in Nalgonda district and Peddvaggu in Khammam district on Wednesday. The visit by the Board officials is being seen as a prelude to the Centre’s move to take over the irrigation projects on both […]

Karimnagar: TS Planning Board vice-chairman B Vinod Kumar on Wednesday said Eatala Rajender joined the BJP to protect his illegal properties. “Though Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao gave him several opportunities, Rajender backstabbed the Chief Minister as well as TRS,” he said. “Basically, Rajender is a business person. Chandrashekhar Rao brought him to Kamalapur and […]

Hyderabad: Singareni Collieries Company Limited (SCCL) Chairman and Managing Director N Sridhar on Wednesday said the 29 per cent profit sharing bonus announced by Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao will be paid on October 11 to all employees. Sridhar thanked the Chief Minister on behalf of Singareni employees and also conveyed best wishes to all […]

Mancherial: Womenfolk who could not celebrate the annual Bathukamma festival last year on account of Covid-19 pandemic, celebrated the floral festival with enthusiasm and in large numbers this year, thanks to the extensive vaccination drive that seems to have kept the spread of Coronavirus under check. After a low-key affair last year, women were excited […]

Hyderabad: It was a Bathukamma festival with a difference on the first day of the nine-day festivities on Wednesday in Huzurabad as the women took part in it with a song that highlighted the anti-people’s and anti-farmer’s policies pursued by the BJP government at the Centre. Bathukamma made with colourful flowers was placed on empty […]

Wanaparthy: A seven-foot python which got entangled in a fishing net in a tank on the outskirts of Madigatla village in Pedamandadi mandal of Wanaparthy district, was rescued by members of Sagar Snake Society on Wednesday. It was later released into the Nallamalla forest. Some fishermen had cast out a fishing net in the tank […]

Karimnagar: Finance Minister T Harish Rao on Wednesday said Eatala Rajender was the only Minister, before he resigned from TRS, not to take up construction of 2BHK houses in Huzurabad Assembly constituency that he represented. “Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao sanctioned 4,000 double bedroom houses to each Minister. While all Ministers completed their quota of […]

Peddapalli: A woman and her four-month-old boy died when a speeding lorry hit the two-wheeler in which they were riding pillion in Godavarikhani town. The accident occurred on Rajiv Rahadari near Ramagundam Municipal Corporation office late on Tuesday night. Puppala Ramya (26) and her son Anvesh Chandra died on the spot. Anil Kumar and Ramya, […]

Hyderabad: Congress MLA T Jagga Reddy on Wednesday slammed the Uttar Pradesh government for the violence that claimed the lives of eight people, mostly farmers, at Lakhimpur Kheri when they were protesting against the farm laws. “The BJP is resorting to politics in the name of religion,” he said, interacting with media persons here. Taking […]