Telangana

Karimnagar: Heavy rains lashed several parts of erstwhile Karimnagar district on Monday, with highest of 100.5 mm rainfall recorded in Maredupalli of Palakurthi mandal, Peddapalli district. In Jagitial, Dandapalli of Velgatur mandal received 98.8 mm rainfall followed by Gollapalli-89.0, Gullakota-78.8, Polasa-78.0, Jagtial-67.0, Metpalli-65.5, Sarangapur-53.5 and Raikal-52.0 mm. While Tadikal, Shankaraparnam mandal of Karimnagar district received […]

Hyderabad: Justice Abhinand Kumar Shavili of the Telangana High Court on Monday directed the Medical Council of India (MCI) to exempt overseas Indian citizens from appearing for NEET scheduled on September 12. The judge made the order in a writ plea filed by Sulaiman Javed seeking one year exemption from NEET or for appearing online. […]

Hyderabad: Telangana reported 301 new Covid infections and two fatalities on Monday, taking the cumulative number of deaths to 3,886 and the total number of positive cases to 6,59,844. The number of active cases in Telangana, as on Monday, was 5,505. The authorities today conducted 67,720 Covid tests of which results of 1,400 samples were […]

Hyderabad: Telangana State Board of Intermediate Education (TSBIE) on Monday released the annual academic calendar for all junior intermediate colleges in for the current academic year 2021-22. Accordingly, the theory examinations for IPE-2022 will be held between March 23, 2022 and April 12, 2022 while the practical exams are scheduled to be held between February […]

Hyderabad: In view of the incessant heavy rains and red alert for Telangana State, Chairman and Managing Director of TSSPDCL G Raghuma Reddy instructed the Disaster Management wing, officials and staff to be available in their respective headquarters to meet emergency works with sufficient men and material. Raghuma Reddy, who held a video conference with […]

Karimnagar: Karimnagar Dairy Chairman Ch Rajeshwara Rao called upon the student community to educate the rural masses about the importance of dairy development, which helps in boosting the rural economy and providing employment to several households in the villages. The Karimnagar Dairy Chairman was participating in the distribution of certificates to the students of BSc […]

Warangal: Normal life came to a halt after about five years in Warangal as heavy downpour battered the city, flooding low-lying areas and inundating roads. This forced policemen to close the roads in several parts on Monday. Rains, which started around 11 am, pounded the city for four hours forcing people to remain indoors. While […]

Khammam: Normal life was thrown out of gear as heavy rains pounded erstwhile Khammam district on Monday, with all the mandals witnessing moderate to very heavy rainfall. Kothagudem district witnessed heavy precipitation and the run-off was very heavy inundating several low-lying areas and cutting off road connectivity to many villages as many streams were overflowing. […]

Mancherial: Mancherial MLA Diwakar Rao lambasted former MLC K Prem Sagar Rao for making baseless allegations against him and described the Congress leader as a cheater and liar. Addressing the media here on Monday, Diwakar said he was neither involved in encroaching land nor cheated anyone. “Prem Sagar Rao is making false allegations. I will […]

Mahabubabad: Senior physical science teacher and educational researcher Dr V Gurunadha Rao has been invited to participate in an ‘International Conference on Sustainability Education (ICSE)- 2021’ which is jointly conducted by the Mobius Foundation in partnership with UNESCO, UNEP, Climate Reality Project India, the Energy and Resource Institute (TERI), World Wild Fund for Nature – […]

Hyderabad: Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao on Monday made a strong case for Telangana’s right to utilise water allocations provided by the Central Water Commission (CWC) to the State in Godavari River. The State government seeking to utilise an additional one TMC of Godavari water per day under Kaleshwaram Lift Irrigation Scheme was neither for […]

Yadadri-Bhongir: In a big relief to the parents, Covid-19 tests conducted to students and teachers at a special camp in Zilla Parishad High School (ZPHS) of Vangapally in Yadagirigutta mandal turned negative to all of them. The officials of the education department decided to conduct Covid test to all the teachers and students of ZPHS […]

Hyderabad: The erstwhile districts of Khammam and Warangal bore the brunt of monsoon fury on Monday when heavy rains continued to batter Telangana for the sixth consecutive day. Life came to a standstill in cities and towns of these two districts including Warangal with flood waters inundating low-lying areas, snapping road connectivity to villages and […]

Siddipet: A couple allegedly committed suicide following family disputes at Dharamaram village of Mirudoddi Mandal in Siddipet district on Monday. According to the police, the victims were identified as Devaraju (30) and his wife Mamatha (28). The couple, who went to Mothey village on Sunday to attend a function along with their two children and […]

Kothagudem: Indian Scouts and Guides Fellowship (SGFI) members came to the rescue of residents whose houses were inundated in flood waters following the heavy rains that lashed the district on Monday. The SGFI members organised ‘Annadanam’ for flood victims in the low lying areas under Srinagar Colony gram panchayat, at Indira Nagar Government Primary School. […]

Suryapet: Nalgonda MP N Uttam Kumar Reddy on Monday urged the State government to fully spend the funds under the SC/ST Sub Plan for the welfare of Dalits in addition to the Dalit Bandhu. Uttam Kumar Reddy submitted a memorandum addressed to Governor Tamilisai Soundararajan, to District Collector T Vinay Krishna Reddy at the District […]

Adilabad: Adilabad police organised a free mega health camp for tribals living in 16 remote habitations at Vayipet village in Sirikonda mandal on Monday. In-charge Superintendent of Police M Rajesh Chandra was the chief guest at the event. He was joined by District Medical and Health Officer Dr Rathod Narender. Speaking on the occasion, Rajesh […]

Nalgonda: Dr Jayasheel Reddy, working in a private hospital on Devarakonda road in Nalgonda, went missing from his agriculture field since Monday morning. The incident created a flutter in the district since Dr Jayasheel Reddy is a close relative of LB Nagar MLA D Sudheer Reddy. It is suspected that Dr Reddy may have committed […]

Karimnagar: Welfare Minister Koppula Eashwar on Monday said Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao’s governance had become a model for the entire nation. Chandrashekhar Rao, who has been striving for the welfare of all sections of society, was implementing various welfare and developmental schemes for the upliftment of caste-based occupations, he said. The Minister was speaking […]

Hyderabad: Former MP V Hanumantha Rao demanded that the State government install Dr BR Ambedkar’s statue at Panjagutta at the earliest. Speaking at a round table conference organised by him with leaders from different political parties here on Monday, the former MP said despite several requests for the past three years, the State government was […]

Hyderabad: Telangana has topped the charts in online audit of gram panchayats in the country, having completed the exercise in 3,590 of the 12,769 gram panchayats in the State so far this year. The other States are way behind, with Uttar Pradesh in second position completing online audit in a mere 443 gram panchayats. Online […]

Mancherial: Two inter-State burglars were arrested on Monday for allegedly decamping with 49 kgs of silver ornaments from a jewellery store a fortnight back. A total of 38 kgs of ornaments and electronic metal melting equipment were recovered from the two. Producing the two before the media here, Mancherial Deputy Commissioner of Police D Uday […]

Khammam: The State government has taken steps to expedite the completion of Sita Rama Lift Irrigation project to irrigate lands in erstwhile Khammam district, Transport Minister P Ajay Kumar said on Monday. Addressing a public meeting at Sakinaveedu in the district, he said the tail-end ayacut now being irrigated with NSP waters would be fed […]

Suryapet: The District Collector issued orders on Monday surrendering Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Zilla Parishad N Prem Charan to the office of Commissioner of Panchayat Raj and Rural Development for making adverse comments against the State government. The comments by Prem Charan against the State government at a Teachers’ Day celebrations in a private […]