Hyderabad: Telangana high court on Wednesday issued notices to the central govt and the National Dam Safety Authority (NDSA) and sought their responses in a petition filed seeking an independent technical inspection of Medigadda, Annaram and Sundilla barrages, alongside the Kannepally and Sundilla pump houses, which are a part of the Kaleswaram lift irrigation project.The…
Hyderabad: The Greater Hyderabad region has consumed nearly 12% extra electricity in the first two weeks of July compared to last year, as temperatures remain high owing to a subdued monsoon this year.Telangana State Southern Power Distribution Company Limited (TGSPDCL) officials said that from July 1 to 14, total power consumption in the state touched…
Hyderabad: Telangana will add another five lakh metric tonnes of warehousing capacity over the next two years to strengthen scientific storage facilities for farmers, agriculture minister Tummala Nageswara Rao said on Wednesday.Reviewing the functioning of the Telangana State Warehousing Corporation (TGSWC), Markfed and HACA at the secretariat, the minister directed officials to prepare a comprehensive…
Hyderabad: As the Telangana govt moves ahead with its proposed legislation against hate speech and hate crimes, a select committee constituted by the assembly is expected to examine legal definitions, study similar laws in other states and recommend changes to key provisions, including punishments prescribed under the Bill. The panel is expected to submit its…
Hyderabad: The Telangana high court on Wednesday dismissed two writ petitions filed by M/s B Sundar Rao Hotels at Abids and M/s Sundar Taj Mahal Hotels, Secunderabad, Hyderabad, and imposed exemplary fines of ₹10 lakh in each case.Observing that the petitioners had suppressed material facts and approached the court with unclean hands, Justice Nagesh Bheemapaka…
City techie dies in skydiving accident in US Hyderabad: What was meant to be another skydive celebrating a new passion ended in tragedy for a 28-year-old Hyderabad engineer in the US.Mani Chandra Teja Gaddam, a software developer based in Boston, died in a skydiving accident in Orange, Massachusetts, on Sunday allegedly after a sudden gust…
Gender crisis deepens: Nalgonda’s birth ratio falls to 787 girls per 1,000 boys, lowest in T Hyderabad: Telangana’s worsening gender imbalance at birth has come under sharp focus, with 14 of the state’s 33 districts recording fewer than 900 girls for every 1,000 boys in 2024. At the centre of the crisis is Nalgonda, which…
EC extends SIR deadline by 10 days SIR hearing in North kolkata ——- Suparna Goswami HYDERABAD: Election Commission (EC) has extended the ongoing special intensive revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in Telangana by 10 days, revising the schedule after considering a report submitted by the chief electoral officer (CEO), Telangana, and representations from political parties.The…
Hyderabad: Reeling under rising airfares, passengers flying out of Hyderabad’s Rajiv Gandhi International Airport (RGIA) can at least stop fretting over a further jump in the User Development Fee (UDF), which is already the highest in the country at Rs 700 for domestic flyers and Rs 1,500 for international travellers.The relief comes as the Airports…
Water Board has decided to tap an additional 25–30 million gallons per day (MGD) from Mallanna Sagar Hyderabad: With key water sources drying up and no fresh inflows into the Singur and Manjeera reservoirs, Hyderabad is preparing to draw drinking water from the state’s rural water grid under Mission Bhagiratha to address the growing supply…
