Hyderabad: Telangana School Education Department on Thursday informed high court that it requested the state govt to sanction Rs 21 crore under the CURE (Core Urban Region Economy) initiative for the construction of a permanent building for the Govt Girls Primary School at Sitaphalmandi-II (Vijaya Dairy School), which has been functioning for nearly 60 years…
Hyderabad: Liquor manufacturers supplying the state-run Telangana Beverages Corporation Limited (TGBCL) are raising alarm over what they call a troubling practice: The corporation is claiming cash discounts on fresh payments even as older bills remain unpaid for months.Under the current framework, suppliers extend discounts based on how quickly TGBCL clears invoices — 2.75% if paid…
Hyderabad: The committee to identify and recognise Telangana movement activists is working towards submitting its report within a defined timeframe, committee chairman K Keshava Rao said on Thursday.The panel has already begun consultations with political parties and plans to hold discussions with various organisations and individuals associated with the statehood movement. The committee would collect…
Hyderabad: Telangana BJP president N Ramchander Rao on Thursday made it clear that any decision on electoral alliances in the state would be taken by the party’s central leadership, while asserting that the BJP would contest the upcoming GHMC elections on its own.Addressing a ‘Meet the Press’ programme organised to mark 12 years of Telangana’s…
Hyderabad: Telangana’s wage reform story is not just about numbers—it is about breaking a cycle of stagnation and laying the foundation for a more predictable future. For over a decade, minimum wages in many sectors had remained largely unchanged, adjusted only through periodic dearness allowance hikes.The International Labour Organisation-supported study went beyond recommending higher wage…
Hyderabad: Hyderabad Disaster Response and Asset Protection Agency (HYDRAA) on Thursday informed a vacation bench of Telangana high court that it is not interfering in a 13.17-acre land in Kukatpally that was in possession of NVN Constructions Pvt Ltd.Claiming that the site was part of a waterbody, HYDRAA had demolished the compound wall, security guard…
Pawan Kalyan was seeking to create a controversy where none existed, Shabbir Ali said, adding that the AP deputy CM’s statements were aimed at generating political attention and promoting divisive politics in Telangana Hyderabad: Congress leader and Telangana govt adviser Mohammed Ali Shabbir on Thursday demanded an apology from Jana Sena Party president and Andhra…
Hyderabad: Telangana’s recent minimum wage revision is more than a technical notification—it is a statement about the state’s priorities in balancing international standards with local economic realities.By aligning its wage structure with the lower-end recommendations of the International Labour Organisation (ILO), the govt has taken a cautious yet progressive step. The ILO study had recommended…
Hyderabad: Anti-narcotics sleuths of the Telangana police – Eagle Force – have busted an international gang that went from smuggling red sanders out of the country to smuggling massive quantities of hydroponic ganja into the country. The accused, who are from Mumbai, grew the ganja in Thailand and smuggled 1,700 kg of the contraband worth…
Hyderabad: A cyber fraudster posing as a representative of the Hyderabad Metropolitan Water Supply and Sewerage Board (HMWSSB) allegedly duped a 74-year-old businessman from Santosh Nagar of ₹10 lakh by convincing him to install a fake mobile application to pay a pending water bill of just ₹10.According to the victim, he received a WhatsApp message…
