Hyderabad: In a major development concerning 891.38 acres of land handed over to Indian Drugs and Pharmaceuticals Limited (IDPL), a central public sector undertaking, Telangana high court has ordered an interim suspension of a 2008 order that previously blocked the state govt from taking back the property. According to sources, the market value of the…
Hyderabad: An analysis of road accidents on the Outer Ring Road (ORR) found that 33% of accidents occurred due to drowsiness or sleep deprivation, 25% due to reckless driving, 15% due to overspeeding, and 14% due to tyre bursts.This was announced on Tuesday following an inter-departmental coordination meeting attended by officials from the Hyderabad Metropolitan…
Hyderabad: Star Health and Allied Insurance on Tuesday said it settled claims worth ₹1,254 crore across 1.8 lakh cases in Andhra Pradesh and Telangana in FY26, a 24% increase from ₹1,014 crore in FY25.The insurer said claim volumes in the two states rose 13% year-on-year, from 1.6 lakh to 1.8 lakh. Gross written premium in…
Hyderabad: Hyderabad Disaster Response and Asset Protection Agency (HYDRAA) on Tuesday launched a crackdown on illegal mining, stone crushing and ready mix concrete (RMC) units in Rangareddy district, acting on complaints from Pollution Control Board (PCB), mining and revenue departments. They even dismantled heavy equipment at these units to prevent them from resuming operations.Among the…
Hyderabad: Telangana has emerged as one of the costliest states for hospitalisation in India, topping the charts in treatment expenses for several major illnesses and consistently ranking among the most expensive across a wide range of conditions.A survey by the National Statistics Office (NSO) shows the state leads the country in treatment costs for four…
Hyderabad: The Telangana Board of Intermediate Education (TGBIE) kept in abeyance its recently issued circular on the admission schedule for the 2026-27 academic year, citing proposed reforms. It said revised guidelines are expected to be issued shortly.In a communication dated May 5, the board informed principals of all junior colleges across the state, including govt,…
Hyderabad: Spanish aerospace major ITP Aero on Tuesday broke ground for its new manufacturing facility in Hyderabad to produce commercial aviation engine components, including fabrications and machined parts.The new facility, which is expected to be fully operational in 2027, will create more than 350 skilled jobs over the next five years and add to the…
Hyderabad: A caterer working for actor Prabhas‘ upcoming film ‘Fauji’ died, and five of his colleagues were injured early on Tuesday when the car they were travelling in rammed into an under-construction road divider near Toopranpet village in Choutuppal.According to Choutuppal inspector G Manmadha Kumar, the deceased was identified as Rudraraju Veera Venkata Ramaraju (40),…
Hyderabad: Chief minister A Revanth Reddy on Tuesday urged former RBI Governor Raghuram Rajan to make recommendations and also suggestions regarding the formation of a committee to examine the integration of AI into the curricula of school, higher, technical and medical education in the state.The former RBI Governor remarked that if AI is utilised in…
Hyderabad: The Telangana high court upheld the Forest Department’s efforts to stop barytes and dolomite mining in the Garla reserve forest of Khammam district, and dismissed petitions filed by mining and labour contract companies against stop-work notices issued since 2009.Justice Nagesh Bheemapaka criticised administrative lapses by revenue authorities, saying their wrongful classification of reserve forest…
