Telangana

Mancherial: Six persons were arrested for allegedly possessing and trading banned marijuana in several villages of Dandepalli and Jannaram mandals on Friday. Ganja weighing 2.910 grams was recovered from them. Mancherial Assistant Commissioner of Police Akhil Mahajan said that the accused Kumram Shyamrao of Rajuguda village, Amula Vijay Kumar, Kursinga Jugadi Rao, Soyam Gangu, Pusam […]

Hyderabad: A 53-year-old farmer’s confidence to be different from others is yielding results besides encouraging other ryots in Sangareddy to shift to the cultivation of alternative crops. Agriculture officers have been appealing to farmers to cultivate alternative crops insted of paddy. Unlike many farmers, Maashetti Havappa from Chapta B village of Kangti mandal in Sangareddy […]

Hyderabad: Agriculture Minister S Niranjan Reddy on Friday lashed out at the BJP Telangana leaders for spreading false propaganda against the TRS government over paddy procurement. He termed the statements made by the BJP Telangana leaders over paddy procurement as irresponsible and strongly objected to the remarks that the State government was only playing the […]

Karimnagar: Collector and District Election Officer RV Karnan said all arrangements were made to conduct Huzurabad by-election scheduled on Saturday, in transparent, free and fair manner. The Collector along with Commissioner of Police V Satyanarayana and returning officer Ch Ravinder Reddy organised a press conference in Huzurabad on Friday. Informing that 306 polling stations were […]

Hyderabad: Senior folk artiste and lyric writer Jangu Prahlad passed away on Friday at NIMS after battling for life following a road accident. Prahlad, who played an instrumental role in Jana Natya Mandali, had his role as a people’s poet during the Telangana movement. He actively participated in Aata-Paata programmes conducted during the agitation. He […]

Nizamabad: Roads and Buildings Minister Vemula Prashanth Reddy on Friday slammed the State BJP leaders for spreading false information about the welfare schemes introduced by the State government. “Why should we maintain silence when BJP leaders are spreading false information about our schemes?” he said while speaking after welcoming BSP leaders into TRS. “The Chief […]

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Hyderabad: Telangana government is willing to develop a dedicated industrial cluster for French companies, particularly SMEs. Companies that intend to invest in India can mention what other States were offering to them. In such cases, Telangana would meet their offer or even better it, said IT and Industries Minister KT Rama Rao. Delivering the keynote […]

Khammam: A woman and her son were electrocuted at Billupadu village in Madhira mandal in the district on Friday. The deceased were identified as Sheikh Saida (25) and his mother Naseemun (40). The incident occurred when the woman was hanging wet clothes on a clothesline in their house and the clothesline came in contact with […]

Hyderabad: Telangana is planning to set up about 600 electric vehicle (EV) charging stations to add to the existing 138. The effort is to reduce range anxiety among the current EV users and also encourage new users into the fold, said Energy Minister G Jagadish Reddy. Speaking at the inauguration of the ‘EV Trade Expo’ […]

Hyderabad: The State government on Monday issued orders transferring 17  officers.  J Shankaraiah, Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) additional commissioner has been transferred as Municipal Commissioner (MC) Nizampet, Nageshwar, additional commissioner Greater Warangal Municipal Corporation posted as MC Meerpet, Rama Kirishna, GHMC deputy director veterinary has been posted as MC Peerzadiguda on deputation basis.   […]

Hyderabad: Senior BJP leaders on Friday said they were ready for debate anywhere in the State on issues pertaining to agriculture and paddy cultivation. “Anyone in the State Cabinet can take part in the debate with me. I will clear all the doubts raised by the Ministers,” BJP MP Dharmapuri Arvind said, addressing a press […]

Khammam: A shouting match took place between TRS and Congress activists at Madhira in the district on Friday during the distribution of Kalyana Lakshmi cheques here. The incident took place in the presence of Zilla Parishad (ZP) Chairman L Kamalraj and Congress Legislature Party (CLP) leader and Madhira MLA Mallu Bhatti Vikramarka who attended the […]

Karimnagar: Election authorities have decided to webcast the polling process of Huzurabad by-election scheduled on Saturday. Earlier, webcast process was used only in sensitive polling stations. However, polling authorities have decided to webcast the polling process of all polling stations since Huzurabad by-election grabs the attention of the entire nation. For the purpose, 350 engineering […]

Hyderabad: A two-judge panel of the Telangana High Court comprising Chief Justice Satish Chandra Sharma and Justice A Rajashekara Reddy on Friday came down heavily on the State government on compensation for farmers in land acquisition matters. “There are hundreds of cases where not a single penny has been paid”, the Chief Justice observed. He […]

Hyderabad: Chief Secretary Somesh Kumar on Friday said Dharani portal, a one-stop destination for agriculture land transactions, could become a game changer since it had brought radical change in land administration system of the State. At a meeting conducted at BRKR Bhavan here to mark the successful completion of one year of the launch of […]

Hyderabad: After a severe summer and heavy monsoon this year, Telangana might witness a biting winter as well. The harsh winter prediction comes in the wake of a recent forecast from National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), United States that a La Niña weather pattern was emerging in the Pacific Ocean. While this was likely […]

Jayashankar Bhupalpally: District Collector Bhavesh Mishra has asked all the departments concerned to prepare plans for the smooth conduct of the Pranahita Pushkaralu that is to be held for 12 days from April 13 in the district. The Collector convened a meeting to review the arrangements here on Friday. He said the number of the […]

Warangal: The Hanamkonda police have arrested two thieves for allegedly lifting expensive Royal Enfield two-wheelers, and recovered seven motorcycles worth about Rs 11 lakh from them. The arrested have been identified as Shaik Saida of Konanki village of Piduguralla mandal in Guntur District, who is presently residing at Hanmakonda’s Kumarpally locality, and Mohammad Abdul Arif […]

Hyderabad: A total of 142 students of Telangana Tribal Welfare Residential Educational Institutions Society (TTWREIS) have secured seats during the first phase of counselling conducted by Joint Seat Allocation Authority (JoSAA). Sixty-five students have secured admission in the premier IITs and 52 have made it to the NITs. Apart from this, 10 students bagged seats […]

Adilabad: Twelve persons including a Sarpanch, who were allegedly involved in the conflict at Gundala village in Echoda, were arrested on Friday. Two elderly were brutally murdered and seven including four women sustained injuries in the clashes at this habitation on Wednesday. A knife, an axe and four sticks were recovered from them. Briefing details […]

Kothagudem: The State government was giving priority to infrastructure development in rural and agency areas in the State, said Government Whip and Pinapaka MLA, Rega Kantha Rao. The MLA said the government has been spending huge amounts of funds on providing basic facilities for people. He along with RTC officials inspected the renovation works of […]

Sangareddy: Sangareddy police have traced seven mobile phones out of 10 mobile phone missing complaints they had got through Mee Seva. The police have invited the complainants to the Superintendent of Police office here on Friday, where SP Ramana Kumar and ASP K Srujana handed over the recovered mobile phones to the owners. Raman Kumar […]

Sangareddy: An unidentified man was found dead at IIT-H campus near Kandi mandal headquarters in Sangareddy district on Friday morning. The victim was aged between 45 to 50 years. He had sustained serious head injuries. Sangareddy Rural Police registered a case and the body has been sent to postmortem. Meanwhile, the photographs of the deceased […]