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Hyderabad: IT Minister KT Rama Rao said politicians were largely to be held accountable for their inability to arrive at consensus on national priorities and devoting their energies to achieve them. The future of India would augur well if people were not distracted from economics, Rama Rao said while addressing the first convocation of the […]
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Hyderabad: Indian shuttler and two-time Olympic medallist PV Sindhu has a bronze and a silver from the previous two editions – Glasgow and Gold Coast respectively – at the Commonwealth Games. The 27-year-old feels this edition could be hers to grab the elusive gold when the Games kicks off in Birmingham next week. After a […]
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Hyderabad: Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao on Saturday instructed officials from the departments concerned not to leave their work centres under any circumstances in order to protect the people in difficult times. At a high level review meeting conducted by the Chief Minister at Pragathi Bhavan here on the heavy rains and floods in the […]
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Hyderabad: All wine and toddy shops including bars in restaurants will remain closed in the West and East Zones of the Hyderabad City Police limits from 6 am on Sunday to 6 am on Monday. In the South Zone, they will remain closed from 6 am on Sunday until 6 am on Tuesday in view […]
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Hyderabad: The State government has declared 13 new mandals in nine districts. The new mandals include Koukuntla in Mahbubnagar, Endapalli and Bheemaram in Jagitial, Dongli in Kamareddy, Seerole in Mahbubabad, Gattuppal in Nalgonda, Nizampet in Sangareddy, Aloor, Donkeshwar and Saloora in Nizamabad, Gundumal and Kothapalle in Narayanpet and Dudyal in Vikarabad. Chief Secretary Somesh Kumar […]
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Hyderabad: Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao here on Saturday instructed Chief Secretary Somesh Kumar to ask the district Collectors to be on high alert since the State is likely to witness heavy rains over the next couple of days as per the India Meteorological Department (IMD) reports. Accordingly, the Chief Secretary conducted a teleconference with […]
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Hyderabad: The Hyderabad traffic police announced traffic diversions near Mahankali temple in Amberpet from 6 am on Sunday till 6 am on Tuesday in connection with the Bonalu celebrations. All district buses, city buses and heavy vehicles coming from Uppal towards Amberpet will be diverted at Uppal crossroads via Habsiguda – Tarnaka – Adikmet – […]
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Hyderabad: The India Meteorological Department-Hyderabad (IMD-H) predicted heavy to very heavy rainfall in many parts of Hyderabad on Saturday. An orange alert for heavy to very heavy rainfall was issued for the city. The IMD uses four-colour codes for weather warnings — green (no action needed), yellow (watch and stay updated), orange (be prepared) and […]
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Hyderabad: Following copious inflows from the heavy rains on Friday, the Hyderabad Metropolitan Water Supply & Sewerage Board (HMWS&SB) has opened four more gates of Osman Sagar on Saturday. Presently, six gates of the reservoir are open up to 3 feet. The water level at the reservoir on Saturday stood at 1,787.20 feet against a […]
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Hyderabad: Vermilion and turmeric smeared all over the body, brandishing whips in both hands, the Pothuraju is a key attraction in every Bonalu procession. At the Lal Darwaza Simhavahini Mahankali Temple, it is from the Posani family that Pothurajus have been serving the goddess Mahankali for the last 114 years. With the temple celebrating the […]
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Hyderabad: Even as IT companies are seeing a gradual increase in employees returning to the office, work from home (WFH), the norm during the Covid pandemic, will continue for one more year. The new guidelines issued by the Department of Commerce are likely to introduce more flexibility in the workplace. A new rule (Rule 43A) […]
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Hyderabad: Intensifying its efforts to fight against the twin threats of seasonal ailments and the increasing number of daily Covid-19 infections, the Telangana government on Thursday directed the health department to be on a state of high-alert and urged people to be very cautious in the coming weeks. Incessant rains have triggered a range of […]
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Hyderabad: A two judge panel of Telangana High Court comprising Chief Justice Ujjal Bhuyan and Justice S Nanda on Thursday made it clear that Ganesh idols made of PoP cannot be immersed in Hussain Sagar and other lakes across the twin cities but only in baby ponds constructed by GHMC for the said purpose. The […]
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Hyderabad: Cementing Hyderabad’s position as Vaccine Capital of the World, Biological E (BE) has announced its expansion plans with an investment of more than Rs 1,800 crore. This will lead to a creation of employment to more than 2,500 people in its three facilities in Genome Valley. The expansion is primarily targeted to ramp up […]
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Hyderabad: Municipal Administration Minister KT Rama Rao on Thursday blasted union Tourism Minister G Kishan Reddy for spreading falsehood about Central aid to Telangana from the National Disaster Relief Fund and sought an apology from the latter for misleading the people of the State. “The union Minister is blatantly lying by giving false statistics. Instead […]
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New Delhi: NDA candidate Droupadi Murmu secured victory in the Presidential poll on Thursday after the third round of counting as out of the 3,219 valid votes counted so far, she bagged 2,161 while Opposition’s nominee Yashwant Sinha got 1,058. “I heartily congratulate Droupadi Murmu on her victory in the Presidential Election 2022. I hope […]
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Hyderabad: The Telangana State Public Service Commission (TSPSC) on Thursday issued a notification for general recruitment to 24 vacancies of Food Safety Officer in the Institute of Preventive Medicine, Public Health Laboratories & Food (Health) Administration. Interested and qualified candidates can apply through the proforma which will be available on the Commission’s website www.tspsc.gov.in. The […]
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Peddapalli: A software techie hailing from remote the Munjampally village of Palalakurthy mandal in the district has been helping the poor and needy of his native village in particular and the mandal in general for the last several years now. Vyalla Harish Reddy, son of Vyalla Ram Reddy, a former Sarpanch, and Anasurya, MPP, is […]
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Hyderabad: The State government pegged the preliminary damage caused due to the recent floods at Rs 1,400 crore. A report to this effect was submitted to the union Government and an immediate assistance of Rs 1,000 crore was sought from the Centre. In its report, the State government said the Roads and Buildings Department suffered […]
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Hyderabad: The much boasted ‘Double engine’ model governance can be a farce, if water tap connections extended in rural households in different States, are considered a parameter. Leave aside, growth and development, in many BJP ruled States getting a water tap connection in rural areas can be a task for many. While 70.99 per cent […]
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Hyderabad: Efforts will be made to discourage people from opting to purchase vehicles including cars, tractors, harvesters and others under Dalit Bandhu and T-Pride schemes. Their Increasing numbers will reduce the demand and affect the economic growth of beneficiaries. Instead, focus will be on encouraging a group of beneficiaries coming together to set up manufacturing […]
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Hyderabad: The unprecedented rains in Telangana last week led to flooding of two pump houses of the Kaleshwaram Lift Irrigation Scheme (KLIS). The natural calamity, however, has fuelled a spate of unsubstantiated charges by politicians and some others about the efficacy, sustainability and functioning of the project. Here is the point-by-point analysis by OSD in […]
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Hyderabad: TRS MPs on Tuesday staged a protest in Parliament against the rise in prices of essential commodities, GST on food items and inflation besides rising prices of petrol, diesel and LPG cylinder. They staged the demonstration with placards in front of the Gandhi statue on the Parliament premises. Soon after the session began, the […]
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Hyderabad: The BJP government at the Centre, which has consistently short-changed Telangana in devolution and allocation of funds in various areas of economic activity and development, has, by its own admission, turned a blind eye to the sufferings of the people of the State even at times of natural calamities. Given its blatant discrimination of […]
