Telangana

Adilabad: Adilabad Collector Sikta Patnaik told officials concerned to encourage those aged above 18 to vaccinate against Covid-19. In a press statement, Sikta said that 4.52 lakh beneficiaries out of the total beneficiaries of 5.48 lakh had undergone vaccination against the virus in the district so far. While 3.74 lakh beneficiaries had the first jab […]

Kothagudem: District Collector D Anudeep warned that PD Act would be invoked against those cultivating or selling ganja in the district. Speaking at a review meeting on controlling ganja and gudumba here on Monday, he directed the officials to take strict measures to eradicate ganja consumption as the State government was serious about ganja menace […]

Mancherial: Five persons were arrested for allegedly possessing ganja at an irrigation tank on the outskirts of Mancherial on Monday. A kilogram of ganja and a mobile phone were seized from them. Two more accused were absconding. Mancherial Assistant Commissioner of Police Akhil Mahajan said that the accused Kandugula Sai, Samala Venkatesh, Kanuganti Prashanth and […]

Huzurabad: The Election Commission of India on Monday transferred Jammikunta Circle Inspector Ramchander Rao following complaints lodged by opposition parties against him in the run-up to the by-election to Huzurabad Assembly constituency on October 30. Based on the EC’s instructions, the top brass transferred the CI and attached him with Deputy Inspector General of Police, […]

Says Union Government planning to hike LPG by Rs 200 in November

Hyderabad: TRS president and Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao urged the people of Huzurabad constituency especially the Dalit families not to be disheartened by the decision of the Election Commission of India (ECI) to suspend Telangana Dalit Bandhu (TDB) scheme in the constituency. He asserted that no one including ECI can stop implementation of Dalit […]

Huzurabad: Huzurabad by-election General Observer Muthu Krishnan Shankar Narayana on Monday instructed the micro-observers to follow the polling process closely. Shankar Narayan along with District Collector RV Karnan attended the training programme held for micro observers at SRR Degree and PG College here. Speaking on the occasion, he wanted micro observers to give instructions to […]

Hyderabad: Age is just a number and old age is not an hindrance to express one’s love for the party, M Prabhakar Rao, a septuagenarian delegate at the TRS plenary session at Hitex said on Monday. The 75-year-old, a native of Rajanna Sircilla district, said he would not miss the plenary session for anything, and […]

Warangal: The Task Force sleuths in association in a joint operation with the police stations concerned arrested 24 youngsters for their alleged involvement in selling or smoking ganja under Warangal police commissionerate limits on Sunday. They seized a total of 755 grams of dry ganja worth Rs 7500 from their possession. While eight people were […]

Suryapet: District Collector T Vinay Krishna Reddy on Monday instructed officials of the Agriculture department to encourage farmers to take up cultivation of dry land crops instead of paddy during the Yasangi crop season. Speaking at a meeting held with officials of agriculture and horticulture departments here, he said there was need to conduct awareness […]

Hyderabad: A replica of Telangana government’s flagship project – Kaleshwaram Lift Irrigation Scheme – turned out to be a selfie point for the delegates at the TRS plenary venue hitex on Monday. The Kaleshwaram project model was set up at the main entrance of the venue. Before entering the venue for registration, participants made it […]

Karimnagar: National Service Scheme volunteers from Satavahana University participated in the clean India programme held in the university sports ground here on Monday. About 100 volunteers of NSS unit-I, II&III participated in the programme taken up according to the instructions given by the regional directorate of NSS, Hyderabad. Inaugurating the programme, University Vice-Chancellor S Mallesham […]

In all, 18 nominations were filed by several TRS leaders, proposing the name of Chandrashekhar Rao as the party President.

Siddipet: Collector P Venkatrami Reddy said that they will initiate stern action against the children if they harass or neglect their elderly parents. He said that they will file cases under the Maintenance and Welfare of Parents and Senior Citizens-2007 Act. The Collector made the statement when an elderly woman from Bharat Nagar in Siddipet […]

Speaking to ‘Telangana Today’, Eturunagaram ASP Gaush Alam said that they had been trying to identify the slain Maoists.

Students turned up at the exam centres wearing face masks and they were allowed inside after thermal screening besides sanitizing their hands.  

Hyderabad: Union Tourism Minister G Kishan Reddy on Sunday assured that he would strive to get journalists declared as Covid-19 frontline warriors. Putting their lives at risk, the journalists discharged their duty during pandemic, he said, participating as a chief guest at the concluding ceremony of the two-day national executive meeting of Indian Journalists Union […]

Karimnagar: In a statement that doesn’t augur well for Telangana politics, TPCC president A Revanth Reddy waded into controversy on Sunday when, in the course of criticising the TRS government, he said Naxal presence in the State at this juncture may have proved to be beneficial to the State. “In the past, we felt that […]

Sangareddy: Supreme Court Judge and Executive Chairman of National Legal Services Authority (NALSA), Justice Uday Umesh Lalit, said that the Legal Services Authorities must become Rajamargas into the temple of Justice. Addressing the Pan India Legal Awareness and Outreach campaign organised at a Function Hall on the outskirts of Sangareddy town on Sunday, the Supreme […]

Huzurabad: Nampalli Rajender, a daily wage earner, was used to waiting in street corners every day to be engaged by someone for work. His entire life changed overnight literally when he became the proud owner of a dairy unit, thanks to the Telangana Dalit Bandhu scheme launched by the State government for economic and social […]

Hyderabad: After the brisk business during Dasara festival, liquor shop owners are now in a dilemma to fill the racks in their shops with liquor and beer stocks since the excise policy for the year 2019-21 will come to an end in November. To cash in on the demand from tipplers, all shopkeepers purchased additional […]

Mancherial: Discarded batteries and iron waste may be seen as scrap, but, believe it or not, it is a boon for a section of battery traders in Mancherial town. These traders sell them in neighbouring districts to evade some taxes and make a killing, and in the process, causing huge revenue losses to the government. […]

Hyderabad: The stage is set for the plenary session of the ruling Telangana Rashtra Samithi’s (TRS) at Hitex on Monday. The plenary is being held after a gap of three years, and is particularly significant since it marks two decades of the party’s existence. Elaborate arrangements have been made at the venue for the plenary […]

Khammam: Jamiat Ulema-e-Hind (JUH) has been striving to promote national integrity, said the organisation’s national executive committee member, Mufti Affan. Upholding unity in diversity and brotherhood in the society was one of the foremost objectives of the JUH, he said speaking at a press conference organised by Madrasa Darul Uloom in Khammam on Sunday. The […]