Hyderabad: Tobacco-related offences made up the majority of environment-related cases registered in Telangana in 2024, according to data from the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB), with 564 of the state’s 591 cases booked under the Cigarettes and Other Tobacco Products Act (COTPA). Police officials said that while public smoking accounts for a majority of the…
Rare 4-sided pillar with Buddha Parinirvana sculpture found in Adilabad Hyderabad: A rare stone pillar bearing a Buddha Parinirvana sculpture, alongside representations of Hindu deities and a warrior figure, has been identified in Bhimsari village of Adilabad district by members of Kotha Telangana Charitra Brundam (KTCB).Historians say the find is unique as it combines diverse…
Couple electrocuted in Nizamabad village Hyderabad: A couple was electrocuted at their house in Ootpally village in Nizamabad district on Sunday night.According to Bodhan rural police, the incident took place at around 10.30 pm on Sunday at the house of a 45-year-old farmer, Sanjeev, in Ootpally.Sanjeev’s wife, Jyothy (40), went out with a set of…
Hyderabad: Despite the arrival of the southwest monsoon, catchment areas feeding Hyderabad’s major reservoirs have received poor rainfall, raising concerns over the city’s water security.Water levels in the Singur and Manjeera reservoirs have fallen to dead storage levels, forcing authorities to run emergency pumping to maintain supplies. In Singur, water storage has fallen to just…
Telangana IT & industries minister Duddilla Sridhar Babu meets Union commerce & industry minister Piyush Goyal in New Delhi on Monday Hyderabad: Telangana IT and industries minister Duddilla Sridhar Babu on Monday met Union commerce and industry minister Piyush Goyal and submitted a memorandum seeking approvals for major manufacturing, logistics, design, defence and export infrastructure…
Chief minister of Telangana A Revanth Reddy calling on Raksha Mantri Rajnath Singh in New Delhi on Monday. Pic: TOI Hyderabad: Chief minister A Revanth Reddy on Monday sought the defence ministry’s support for the expansion of Adilabad airport, pressing for cargo, maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) facilities, hangars, and a civil aviation terminal alongside…
Hyderabad: Telangana Congress president B Mahesh Kumar Goud and AICC Telangana in‑charge Meenakshi Natarajan on Monday urged polling booth-level agents (BLAs) to remain vigilant during the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls, stressing that no eligible voter, particularly the poor, should be removed.Addressing a BLA awareness programme in Warangal West, Meenakshi alleged that…
Hyderabad: BRS working president KT Rama Rao alleged that the Congress govt’s “Indiramma Rajyam“ has pushed Telangana into a deep crisis and accused chief minister A Revanth Reddy of betraying the farming community through the state’s latest crop procurement policy.Addressing a BRS constituency-level party workers’ meeting in Wardhannapet assembly constituency of Warangal district on Monday,…
Hyderabad: Former minister T Harish Rao alleged that the Congress govt has failed to release ₹29,350 crore under Rythu Bharosa and has systematically diluted its promises to the farming community.“Revanth Reddy is not a leader but a betrayer of farmers,” Harish Rao said, accusing the govt of turning the crop bonus into a “bogus promise”…
Hyderabad: BRS working president KT Rama Rao alleged that the Congress govt’s “Indiramma Rajyam“ has pushed Telangana into a deep crisis and accused CM A. Revanth Reddy of betraying the farming community through the state’s latest crop procurement policy.Addressing a BRS constituency-level party workers’ meeting in Wardhannapet assembly constituency of Warangal district on Monday, KTR…
