Hyderabad: Telangana’s electoral roll is likely to shrink from 3.38 crore electors to nearly 2.65 crore in the draft after the initial enumeration phase of the special intensive revision (SIR), with 73.47 lakh electors — more than one in every five voters in the state — classified under the “uncollectable” category.The latest SIR status report,…
Hyderabad: Andhra-origin residents choosing to retain their votes in their home state, migrant workers opting for enrolment in their native districts, thousands of families moving to Kollur 2BHK houses, and deaths and duplicate registrations are among the factors behind Greater Hyderabad accounting for the state’s top 10 constituencies with the highest percentage of uncollectable enumeration…
Hyderabad: TPCC Election Commission Coordination Committee chairperson Pulipati Rajesh Kumar on Monday alleged irregularities in the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in Telangana and expressed concern that genuine voters could be excluded. He said the status of about 1.31 crore electors was ‘in limbo’.Rajesh alleged that the Union govt was using the Election…
Hyderabad: Several residents across Greater Hyderabad alleged that booth-level officers (BLOs) had failed to distribute or collect enumeration forms (EFs), leaving many struggling to complete the exercise before Monday’s submission deadline.While some said they had submitted the forms online, others said they were unable to do so due to mismatches between the details on their…
Hyderabad: Nearly six lakh applications have been filed for Family Register Certificates in Telangana as the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls enters a crucial phase, with about 2.8 lakh applications still under process, according to data available with the state authorities.Exclusive data obtained by TOI shows that of the approximately 5.97 lakh applications…
Hyderabad: Telangana is set to open a new avenue for families to earn from tourism, with the state govt preparing to launch a dedicated homestay scheme that will allow homeowners to host tourists in their residences.The tourism department will soon invite applications from eligible homeowners across the state for registration and classification of homestays. The…
Indian spacetech startups raised more than $871 million till July 2026, according to market intelligence platform Tracxn’s first report on the sector Hyderabad: India’s spacetech startup ecosystem took almost 15 years to get within striking distance of $1 billion in cumulative funding. Founders and investors now believe the next billion could arrive much faster —…
Tricolour unfurled at Karregutta hills after 50 years Karregutta (Telangana-Chhattisgarh border): The national flag was hoisted at the densely forested Karregutta Hills on the border of Telangana and Chhattisgarh on Monday, nearly 50 years after Maoist cadres had made the hilltop their stronghold. The Tricolour was hoisted less than a week before India celebrates its…
Hyderabad: Aerospace and defence manufacturer Sigma Advanced Systems has wrapped up a ₹460 crore preferential allotment to fuel its capacity expansion and expand its global manufacturing footprint on the back of surging demand for aerospace and defence components.The capital raise was led by Chennai-based Spark Capital, which placed Rs 360 crore with 23 family office…
Hyderabad: Eying on the huge revenue, the Hyderabad Metropolitan Development Authority (HMDA) has put prime lands in Neopolis layout and Golden Mile layout in Kokapet for auction again. While ₹120 crore per acre is the upset price in Neopolis, ₹70 crore is the minimum bidding price for Golden mile layout.The metropolitan authority had conducted land…
