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Hyderabad: Bihar is looking to study Telangana’s oil palm cultivation model, while Telangana has expressed interest in learning from Bihar’s experience in makhana cultivation, processing and marketing, following a meeting between agriculture ministers of the two states on Wednesday.Bihar agriculture minister Vijay Kumar Sinha met Telangana agriculture minister Tummala Nageswara Rao at the Secretariat, where…

Govt recovers Rs 700 crore paddy dues, intensifies mill raids Farmers spreading fertiliser into paddy field at the outskirts of Vijayawada on Tuesday. pic: SS Vijay Babu Hyderabad: In the ongoing raids by vigilance and enforcement (V&E) officials, paddy shortage worth Rs 900 crore was unearthed in the last three weeks. Paddy was given to…

Hyderabad: For two consecutive years — 2024 and 2025 — Telangana’s Jeevandan programme earned national recognition, including awards from the Centre and the National Organ & Tissue Transplant Organisation (NOTTO), for recording the highest cadaver organ donation rate in the country.But official Jeevandan data accessed by TOI, covering 2013 to 2026, shows that one in…

Hyderabad: Revenue and housing minister Ponguleti Srinivas Reddy on Wednesday urged union rural development minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan to allocate 11.5 lakh housing units to Telangana in a single tranche under the Pradhan Mantri Awaas Yojana–Gramin (PMAY-G 2.0) scheme.Ponguleti met the Union minister in New Delhi and submitted a representation in this regard. Stating that…

Hyderabad: With water levels in reservoirs remaining below the desired levels due to the impact of El Nino and other factors, the Congress govt has decided to maximise the utilisation of Godavari river waters. Chief minister A Revanth Reddy on Wednesday directed officials to undertake lift operations from the Yellampalli, Devadula and Sitarama projects to…

Hyderabad: Telangana high court on Wednesday began hearing petitions challenging the assembly speaker’s order dismissing defected MLAs’ disqualification petitions. The petitions were filed by BRS MLAs seeking disqualification of 10 BRS MLAs who reportedly defected to the ruling Congress. A division bench, comprising Chief Justice Aparesh Kumar Singh and Justice GM Mohiuddin, will continue the…

Hyderabad: India’s pharmaceutical exports rose 6.8% to $8.1 billion in the first quarter of financial year 2026-27 (FY27), from $7.58 billion in the corresponding quarter of FY26, on the back of firm overseas demand for formulations, bulk drugs and vaccines, the Pharmaceuticals Export Promotion Council of India (Pharmexcil) said on Wednesday.Exports in June increased a…

Hyderabad: Congress MPs Gaddam Vamsi Krishna, Chamala Kiran Kumar Reddy, Mallu Ravi and Suresh Shetkar on Wednesday met Union railway minister Ashwini Vaishnaw and discussed railway infrastructure development in Telangana, pending projects and essential facilities for the public.Peddapalli MP Gaddam Vamsi Krishna specifically discussed the progress of the proposed Ramagundam-Manuguru railway line, estimated to cost…

A police constable was discovered deceased inside an ACP office in LB Nagar on Wednesday (Photo credit: X) RANGAREDDY: A police constable was found dead inside the ACP office in LB Nagar on Wednesday.The family of the deceased, however, alleged that senior officials killed him and that his death was made to appear like suicide.Police…

RS DEMANDS COMPLETE TRANSPARENCY ON 73.39 LAKH “UNCOLLECTABLE” ENUMERATION FORMS IN TELANGANA SIRHyderabad: The Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) has sought clarification from the Election Commission of India (ECI) and complete disclosure of data about 73,39,234 enumeration forms reportedly categorised as “Uncollectable” during the enumeration phase of the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in…