Hyderabad: An eight-year-old boy died after allegedly accidentally hanging himself while playing at his house in Laxmiguda, Mylardevpally, on Sunday evening. His parents, who had gone grocery shopping, rushed him to a nearby hospital after being alerted by relatives, but doctors declared him brought dead.The boy lived in a rented house with his parents and…
Jangaon: Bachannapet Primary Agricultural Credit Society (PACS) director V Lakshman Goud died by suicide at his agricultural land in Konne village of Jangaon district on Monday, reportedly owing to financial burdens.Bachannapet sub-inspector Srikanth said Goud, a resident of Konne village in Bachannapet mandal, left home on Monday morning after telling his family that he was…
Hanumakonda: Telangana govt on Monday launched a pilot Integrated Gravel Management System portal in Hanumakonda district, an initiative taken by district collector Chahat Bajpai. The portal, developed in coordination with Centre for Good Governance, was launched at Integrated District Collectorate Offices.Bajpai explained the eight-step process for booking gravel through the application. Applicants must register using…
Hyderabad: Telangana high court on Monday reserved its orders on a police plea seeking cancellation of bail granted to BRS MLCs T Madhusudhan and N Naveen Kumar Reddy, who are accused of making derogatory remarks against assembly speaker Gaddam Prasad Kumar by allegedly referring to his caste.Justice BR Madhusudan Rao reserved orders on the criminal…
Hyderabad: For the 8th edition of the Khelo India Youth Games, scheduled to be held in Telangana from Dec 11 to 22, chief minister A Revanth Reddy on Monday advised officials to keep the opening and closing ceremonies simple, avoiding unnecessary extravagance in view of the El Nino conditions, and make foolproof arrangements, ensuring the…
Hyderabad: Telangana govt plans to introduce an AI-based digital market yard system that will bring every stage of agricultural trading, from a farmer’s entry into a market to crop sale and payment, under a single digital platform. Agriculture and marketing minister Tummala Nageswara Rao on Monday directed officials to invite tenders within a week for…
Hyderabad: In a major push to resolve some of Telangana’s longest-running land conflicts, revenue minister Ponguleti Srinivas Reddy has ordered a joint survey of more than 10 lakh acres caught in disputes between the revenue and forest departments.The exercise, to be carried out using modern technology and scientific survey methods, aims to settle boundary issues…
Hyderabad: A reported technical failure on the Telangana Chief Electoral Officer’s website has disrupted online graduate voter registration ahead of the November 6 deadline, prompting a demand to restore services and extend the registration window.The URL link on the Telangana CEO website that contains the Form-18 voter registration form is not opening.Sama Rammohan Reddy, Congress…
Dr Jaiteerth Joshi, director general of Brahmos DRDO, and MD and CEO of Brahmos Aerospace Hyderabad: Autonomous weapons systems, such as indigenously manufactured Brahmos missiles, have changed the nature of conflicts in recent years, as was evident during Operation Sindoor last year.In an interaction with TOI, Dr Jaiteerth Joshi, director general of Brahmos DRDO, and…
Hyderabad: Govt whip Vemula Veeresham on Monday questioned the previous BRS govt’s contribution to Adilabad, stating that the Pranahita-Chevella project, if completed, could have provided gravity-based irrigation to nearly two lakh acres in the district.“Instead, the BRS govt had prioritised the Kaleshwaram project for financial gains, doing injustice to Adilabad farmers. The BRS had promised…
