Telangana

Hyderabad: BJP State president and MP Bandi Sanjay Kumar on Monday accepted the ‘White Challenge’ initiated by TPCC president A Revanth Reddy after former MP K Vishveshwar Reddy tagged the former to undergo a drug analysis test. He expressed his willingness to undergo any test, anywhere and at any place, after completing the first phase […]

Hyderabad: State Sports Minister V Srinivas Goud sought Rs 52 crore fund from the Centre for the proposed sports infrastructure in Mahabubnagar, Siddipet and various sporting facilities at various parts of the State. Speaking to Union Sports Minister Anurag Thakur in a virtual meet, conducted with all State Sports Ministers by Thakur, Goud thanked the […]

Yadadri-Bhongir: The first dose of Covid vaccination was completed cent per cent of the population in 30 habitations in Yadadri-Bhongir district. In these habitations, second dose of vaccination was also completed for more than 30 percent of the population. According to officials, first dose of Covid vaccination was completed to 100 percent of the population […]

Kumram Bheem Asifabad: The body of a youngster, who accidentally drowned in a waterfall at Chintala Madara village in Tiryani mandal on Sunday, was fished out Monday. Tiryani Sub-Inspector P Rama Rao said that the body of Prathap Chowdary (17), a polytechnic student from Mandamarri was traced in a pond at the waterfall. The search […]

Medak: The Medak police launched a manhunt to nab a man who thrashed his three-year-old daughter, even as his smiling wife watched the hapless girl. The heart-breaking incident was reported from Medak town and the man is still on the run, till reports came last in. The hideous incident came to light after neighbours secretly […]

Siddipet: Animal Husbandry Minister Talasani Srinivas Yadav said Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao has given a new lease of life to caste-based professions with various initiatives. Addressing fishermen after releasing 1.8 lakh fishlings into the Thotapally reservoir in Bejjanki mandal on Monday, the Minister said caste-based professions lost ground in Telangana due to lack of […]

Hyderabad: The way TPCC president A Revanth Reddy is tying himself up in knots, it may not be long before he finds himself in exactly the same position as the proverbial ostrich trying to bury its head in the sand. The ‘White Challenge’ concept floated by him, seemingly to ‘expose’ drug users among politicians and […]

Sangareddy: Collector Sangareddy M Hanumantha Rao has called upon the farmers and officials to put a collective effort to make Varam Farmers Producers Organisation (FPO) a model in the State. After releasing the outlet of Varam FPO on the premises of Collectorate in Sangareddy on Monday, the Collector said farmers from Raikode, Vatpally and Munipally […]

Sangareddy: GITAM Hyderabad Business School (GHBS), a constituent College of GITAM (Deemed to be University) Hyderabad signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Jawaharlal Nehru Institute of Banking and Finance (JNIBF) on September 20. Under this MoU, GHBS and JNIBF will develop managerial skills amongst professionals from banking, finance, and different corporate world apart from […]

Mancherial: In a tragic incident, a woman and her one-year old son died on the spot, while her husband received injuries after being struck by lightning here on Monday. Mancherial police and an eyewitness Akireddy Chandraiah said that the deceased were Ande Mounika (28), and her son Shriyan alias Viswateja, residents of Gaddampalli hamlet in […]

Karimnagar: Finance Minister T Harish Rao has made it clear that government would not take back Rs 10 lakh amount deposited in the bank accounts of beneficiaries under Dalit Bandhu scheme. Once deposited, there was no question of taking the amount back by the government. The amount would be utilized to provide employment opportunities to […]

Kothagudem: Differently-abled persons’ associations in Kothagudem district have opposed the proposed shifting of the District Welfare Office to old Kothagudem. The leaders of Telangana Vibhinna Pratibhavantula Sangham (TVPS) met District Collector D Anudeep on Monday and submitted a memorandum asking him to immediately withdraw the proposal to relocate the office to old Kothagudem. The TVPS […]

Medak: Two youths died in a road accident at Ramanathapur village of Masaimpet Mandal in Medak district on Monday morning when a tractor hit their two-wheeler. Death was instant for both of them. The victims were Rajendar (28) and Bandela Ravindar (27) of Kamareddy district. They were heading to Hyderabad on a two-wheeler. The Masaipet […]

Hyderabad: In order to encourage a culture of thinking and innovation among school students, the Telangana government announced the unveiling of the Telangana School Innovation Challenge 2021. Jointly organised by Telangana State Innovation Cell (TSIC), UNICEF India, YuWaah and Inqui-lab Foundation, the challenge intends to provide a platform to students from 6th to 10th grade […]

Hyderabad: The hasty and thoughtless acts of TPCC president A Revanth Reddy seem to continue to cause unnecessary headache for the Congress high command. The latest being his ‘White Challenge’ to IT and Industries Minister KT Rama Rao, with the latter agreeing to it and suggesting that AICC former president Rahul Gandhi too should undergo […]

Hyderabad: Nizamabad Rural MLA Bajireddy Goverdhan took charge as the new Chairman of Telangana State Road Transport Corporation at Bus Bhavan here on Monday. MLC K. Kavitha, R&B Minister V Prashanth Reddy, MP Suresh Reddy, PUC Chairman Jeevan Reddy and other elected public representatives participated in the programme. Addressing on the occasion, MLC K Kavitha […]

Hyderabad: TRS working president and IT Minister KT Rama Rao on Monday filed a defamation suit in the Hyderabad City Civil Court against TPCC president and MP A Revanth Reddy for spreading lies with political malice. He also sought grant of perpetual injunction against Revanth Reddy here on Monday. The suit is a result of […]

Adilabad: The immersion of Lord Ganesh idols went off peacefully in Adilabad, Mancherial, Kumuram Bheem Asifabad and Nirmal districts on Sunday evening. The devotees from all walks of life performed special prayers to the god of wisdom, who eliminates obstacles, and bid adieu to Lord Ganesh on the culmination day of nine-day festival. The pandal […]

Karimnagar: Ganesh immersion was held on a colourful note in the erstwhile Karimnagar district on Sunday. A grand farewell was given to the Lord Ganesha across the district. Devotees, who stayed away from Ganesh celebrations last year due to Covid pandemic, participated in the celebrations in a big way. Amid dancing to drum beats, devotees […]

Mancherial: An observation of Mancherial railway police has revealed that the railway track between Sirpur (T) in Kumram Bheem Asifabad district and Peddampet in Peddapalli district has reported 102 deaths of which 61 are suicides, from January 1 to August 31. While bodies of 93 victims were identified, identities of nine persons are still not […]

Warangal: The sudden downpour on Sunday evening during the valedictory ceremony of the 60th National Open Athletics Championships (NOAC) -2021, failed to deter the enthusiasm of the participants of the event, thanks to the State government for making all arrangements. Ministers Errabelli Dayakar Rao, Satyavathi Rathod, Government Chief Whip and Organising Committee chairman of the […]

Hyderabad: With vast stretches of endowments lands lying unused in the State, the department has decided to put them to good use and generate revenue for the State exchequer either by constructing shopping complexes on such lands or leasing them out to oil companies to set up fuel stations. In fact, the department has already […]

Hyderabad: The Opposition parties comprising Congress, Left and others in the State, have decided to launch a series of agitation programmes and ‘fight against the anti-farmer’s policies of the Central and State governments.’ They will participate in the nation-wide agitation programmes including the Bharath Bandh call given by the Opposition parties and the farmers unions […]

Sangareddy: A farmer, who climbed a tree while chasing a group of langurs from his field, fell off the tree when honey bees attacked him at Haddanur village in Nyalkal Mandal on Sunday. The victim was identified as Gummadi Venkat Reddy, a tenant farmer. According to locals, Venkat Reddy, his wife Vittamma and son Shekar […]