Hyderabad: BRS working president KT Rama Rao on Saturday claimed that the people of Telangana will not vote for the Congress again and that the grand old party’s return to power in state is unlikely for the next 20 years. He also criticised the BJP govt at the Centre on various issues. On the hike…
Hyderabad: The Professor Jayashankar Telangana Agricultural University (PJTSAU) has presented a policy paper to the govt on Saturday, recommending a five-year, phase-wise strategy for crop diversification. The plan, titled ‘De-risking: A Framework for Transforming Telangana Agriculture for the Next Decade,’ proposes that farmers who shift from paddy to approved non-rice crops in designated areas be…
Hyderabad: Transport and BC welfare minister Ponnam Prabhakar has called for urgent corrective action and directed officials to review the performance of loss-making TGSRTC depots, including those in Khammam, Medak, Rangareddy, Narayankhed, Banswada, and Yellandu. He also asked them to identify operational inefficiencies to restore financial stability.The directive came during a high-level virtual meeting with…
Hyderabad: Irrigation minister N Uttam Kumar Reddy on Saturday directed officials to take up, as an urgent statewide priority, and immediately begin works on desiltation of all minor irrigation tanks from village to larger tanks, without waiting for guidelines from the top.Addressing a meeting of irrigation officials at Jal Soudha, the minister instructed the officials…
Hyderabad: Chief minister A Revanth Reddy on Saturday announced major decisions, including the release of 6,000 crore pending dues of the retired employees in 100 days, directed the Pay Revision Commission (PRC) to submit its report and assured that the health cards will be issued to all the employees by June 1. With the CM…
Hyderabad: The Telangana high court dismissed a writ petition challenging IIM Mumbai’s admission process for its 2026-28 MBA programme.Delivering the judgment recently, Justice Nagesh Bheemapaka ruled that the petitioner failed to prove any violation of his legal rights. The court noted that the petitioner sought to convert a highly competitive selection process into a matter…
Hyderabad: Interacting with journalists at the Press Club in Hyderabad on Saturday, Kalvakuntla Kavitha said she had a five-pronged strategy called ‘Panchanjanyam’ for Telangana and her newly-formed party, Telangana Rakshana Sena (TRS). The blueprint included free education for all, providing loans ranging from ₹2 lakh to ₹20 crore to youth and having special targeted initiatives…
Hyderabad: Irrigation minister N Uttam Kumar Reddy on Friday instructed the officials to thoroughly prepare detailed plans and technical proposals for discussions with the Maharashtra state govt regarding the construction of the Tummidihatti barrage as part of the Pranahita-Chevella project.At a review meeting, Uttam told the irrigation engineers and officials to prepare plans by minimising…
Hyderabad: Agriculture minister Tummala Nageswara Rao will launch the “TG Organics” mobile app on May 4 in Tandur as part of Praja Palana week, marking the state’s first dedicated digital platform for certified organic farmers.The minister reviewed the app on Friday as part of the govt’s push to strengthen marketing support for organic farmers and…
Hyderabad: BRS working president KT Rama Rao has demanded that the Centre immediately rollback the steep LPG price hike, calling it an unprecedented burden on the poor and working classes.Speaking at May Day celebrations at Telangana Bhavan on Friday, KTR said the nearly 1,000 increase on commercial cylinder price was unheard of and would badly…
