Telangana

Mancherial: About 10,000 Adivasis belonging to several parts of erstwhile Adilabad district and neighbouring Maharashtra thronged Padmalpuri Kako Etmasur temple on the banks of Godavari at Gudirevu village in Dandepalli mandal on Sunday. They visited the shrine as a prelude to Dandari-Gussadi, an important cultural and religious affair of the ethnic tribes. The tribals performed […]

Mancherial/Kumram Bheem Asifabad: Several parts of both Mancherial and Kumram Bheem Asifabad districts felt mild tremors on Sunday. Mancherial district experienced the tremors for the second time within last eight days. Tremors were felt in Mancherial district headquarters, Luxettipet, Bellampalli, Nennal mandal, Madaram township of Thandur mandal, Rampur and Royyalapalli villages of Kotapalli mandal at […]

Sangareddy: Excise Department officials seized 3 kilograms of ganja from a peddler at Sulthanpur under the purview of Patancheru Excise Department on Saturday. Following a tip-off, the Excise officials caught Akula Isaac, a native of Pendurru in Krishna district of Andhra Pradesh, at Sultanpur village and recovered 1.56 kgs of ganja which was packed into […]

Warangal: Police authorities here sought the help of people in enforcing some discipline among road users by clicking photographs of traffic rule violators. People have been asked to shoot photos of traffic violators capturing the registration number plate of the vehicles and send them by WhatsApp to the police authorities so that action could be […]

Hyderabad: The results of Telangana State Physical Education Common Entrance Test (TS PECET) 2021 will be released on Monday. Telangana State Council of Higher Education (TSCHE) chairman Prof R Limbadri will announce the results in presence of TS PECET 2021 chairman and MGU, Nalgonda, Vice-Chancellor Prof Ch Gopal Reddy at TSCHE at 3 pm. Candidates […]

Warangal: There will be no drinking water supply in some localities under the Greater Warangal Municipal Corporation (GWMC) limits on Monday (November 1), according to a press note released by GWMC officials. They are suspending the water supply due to the ongoing pipeline repairs at the GWMC office headquarters area in the city. Sri Krishan […]

Sangareddy: As a young couple died within a gap of five days, their two minor children were orphaned at Ameerabad village of Nyalkal Mandal in Sangareddy district. The couple Beeradar Maruthi Rao (26) and Swapna Bai (24) used to run a tea stall for living at Ameerabad. Their children Vignesh (8) and Radhabai (6) were […]

Warangal: Police authorities here sought help of people in enforcing some discipline among road users by clicking photographs of traffic rule violators. People have been asked to shoot photos of rule violators capturing the registration number of the vehicles and send them by whatsapp to the police authorities so that action could be initiated agianst […]

In the fiercely contested by-election on Saturday, 86.33 per cent of nearly 2.37 lakh voters cast their votes. The poll percentage was 2.5 per cent higher than the turnout in 2018.

In the schedule released on Sunday, the ECI stated that it had reassessed the situation in both the States and decided to go ahead with the polling.

Hyderabad: Telangana is all set to have its first openly gay married couple, with two bold young men coming out with their intentions to get hitched. Supriyo and Abhay, who are planning to make their eight-year-old relationship official by getting married in December, are like any other couple about to get married — excited and […]

Hyderabad: Finance Minister T Harish Rao thanked voters for coming out in huge numbers and exercising their voting right in Huzurabad Assembly bypoll held on Saturday. He said high polling percentage was an indication to their political acumen and responsibility towards their constituency. In a statement, the Minister also thanked the party leaders and cadre […]

Siddipet: Medak MP Kotha Prabhakar Reddy has assured the farmers that they will make available paddy seeds at all the seed shops across Siddipet district. Addressing the general body meeting of Thoguta Mandal Parishad in Dubbak constituency on Saturday, the Medak MP said that Telangana government was not going to completely ban paddy cultivation in […]

Huzurabad: Voters in Huzurabad turned up in large numbers to exercise their franchise and in the process triggered confusion among pollsters as to which party could benefit from the huge turnout. By the time polling ended at 7 pm, the constituency, which has nearly 2.37 lakh voters, recorded 86.33 per cent turnout. The ballot boxes, […]

Despite appeals by poll staff, voters ignore physical distancing norm in Huzurabad

Huzurabad: Diwali festival helped increase voting percentage in Huzurabad Assembly constituency by-election on Saturday. People staying in different areas came to their native places to exercise their franchise. Besides the by-election, Diwali festival scheduled on November 4 drove the people to come to their native places. As a result, the voting percentage in the by-election […]

Siddipet: Dubbak MLA M Raghunandan Rao said that the Centre had never opposed paddy cultivation. Addressing the general body meeting of Thoguta Mandal Parishad on Saturday, Raghunandan Rao said that the State government was shifting the blame. He further demanded the State government to permit cultivation of paddy under all the irrigation projects. “What is […]

Hyderabad: State unit of Congress party continued its appeal to the Election Commission of India (ECI) to cancel Huzurabad bypoll, citing violation of model code of conduct. Former MP Sircilla Rajaiah alleged that both BJP and TRS parties had offered liquor and distributed money as a means to woo the voters in the constituency. “This […]

Khammam: As many as 2,000 cheques under Chief Minister Relief Fund (CMRF) were distributed to beneficiaries in Khammam Assembly constituency so far, informed Transport Minister Puvvada Ajay Kumar. The total worth of cheques distributed was around Rs 8.61 crore, the Minister said while speaking at a programme where CMRF cheques worth Rs 19.30 lakh were […]

Kothagudem: Increased irrigation facilities in Telangana made agricultural lands across the State suitable for oil palm cultivation, said Government Whip and Pinapaka MLA Rega Kantha Rao. In addition to irrigation, free and uninterrupted power supply to agricultural needs had also helped farmers take up oil palm cultivation. The State government had been making committed efforts […]

Huzurabad: New voters showed excitement to exercise their franchise in Huzurabad Assembly by-election held on Saturday. While a majority of them were excited to learn about the voting process, a few of them rushed to polling booths to have a glimpse of electronic voting machines, control units and VVPATs. Almost all new voters came to […]

Suryapet: Energy Minister G Jagadish Reddy on Saturday exuded confidence that TRS candidate Gellu Srinivas would win the bypolls to Huzurabad Assembly Constituency with a huge margin. Speaking at a meeting of the TRS members in Thungathurthy Assembly constituency, he said that earlier governments have neglected the welfare of the people. Moreover, their policies have […]

Warangal: The NSS NIT Warangal unit and the Unnat Bharat Abhiyan have jointly organised the Clean India event by taking out a procession in the streets of Janakipuram village near here on Saturday. NIT Director Prof NV Ramana Rao and village Sarpanch Navya flagged off the rally at the village in Dharmasgar mandal of Hanamkonda […]

Nalgonda: Nalgonda Municipal Council chairman Mandadi Saidi Reddy on Saturday said that Nalgonda town would turn beautiful with the development works being taken up. Speaking at the Municipal Council meeting, Saidi Reddy said plans worth Rs 10 crore were prepared for development and beautification works in the town. In addition to this, street lights, CC […]