Hyderabad: Deputy chief minister Bhatti Vikramarka said on Wednesday that Telangana govt had sent a report to the Centre on drought conditions arising from deficient rainfall and would take an all-party delegation to Delhi to seek assistance, if necessary. He said govt was taking advance measures to tackle the threat posed by El Niño and…
Hyderabad: Opposition parties on Wednesday questioned the Telangana govt’s decision to advise farmers against cultivating crops, raised concerns over dam water releases and sought clarity on drought relief measures at an all-party meeting on El Niño preparedness chaired by deputy chief minister Bhatti Vikramarka.BRS leaders, including former MP B Vinod Kumar and former agriculture minister…
Hyderabad: Around 30 mandals in the Core Urban Region (CURE) are drought-hit, with some categorised as ‘severely’ affected. Greater Hyderabad area, which falls under three municipal corporations, is already facing drinking water issues amid depleting groundwater levels and rising demand for water tankers from Hyderabad Metropolitan Water Supply and Sewerage Board (HMWSSB).Rangareddy district, which has…
Hyderabad: Rainfall activity is likely to ease across Telangana on Thursday, with light to moderate showers expected at isolated places. However, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued a yellow alert for thunderstorms, lightning and gusty winds of 30–40 kmph in 12 districts.The warning covers Komuram Bheem Asifabad, Mancherial, Rajanna Sircilla, Karimnagar, Peddapalli, Jayashankar Bhupalpally,…
Union minister of state for home affairs Bandi Sanjay Kumar Hyderabad: Union minister of state for home affairs Bandi Sanjay Kumar on Wednesday questioned the state govt’s criteria for identifying drought-affected mandals, alleging that several mandals with rainfall deficits of up to 35% had been excluded from the list.He alleged that the Karimnagar parliamentary constituency…
Hyderabad: Based on inspections, TG-SAFE officials on Wednesday suspended licences of five sweet-manufacturing units, including G Pulla Reddy Sweets in Sanathnagar, and ordered them to stop operations immediately.Show-cause notices were issued to seven other establishments, including Karachi Bakery International Pvt Ltd in Timmapur, Rangareddy, while an improvement notice was issued to Sri Shagun Mithai Vatika…
Hyderabad: The EAGLE Force busted an inter-state drug racket by arresting four persons from Vijayawada at a hotel in Gachibowli on Oct 25. Police seized MDMA, methamphetamine and ganja and booked 47 people, including the arrested accused, alleged suppliers and consumers, under the NDPS Act.Acting on a specific alert, EAGLE Force sleuths raided a hotel…
Hyderabad: Nearly 77% of children aged two to seven in a low-income community in Hyderabad showed moderate food neophobia, or reluctance to try unfamiliar foods, according to a study by the ICMR-National Institute of Nutrition (ICMR-NIN).Published in the Journal of Nutritional Science, the study examined 150 mother-child pairs in Addagutta between Aug and Oct 2025….
Hyderabad: In a relief to BRS working president and former minister KT Rama Rao, a Hyderabad court on Wednesday restrained Congress MLCs Balmoor Venkat and Addanki Dayakar from making further allegedly defamatory statements against him in connection with issues raised in a ₹10 crore defamation suit filed by him.The II additional chief judge, City Civil…
Water in Singur may last only till Dec 10, irrigation for 30 lakh acres at risk Hyderabad: With reservoir levels plunging amid a severe rainfall deficit and the looming impact of El Niño, Telangana is staring at a difficult water management challenge. The state govt has estimated that available storage in key reservoirs may be…
