Hyderabad: Chief minister A Revanth Reddy on Friday threw down the gauntlet to former CM K Chandrasekhar Rao, challenging him to a public debate in the state assembly on the performance of the previous BRS govt during its 10-year rule and the Congress regime’s record over the past two-and-a-half years.“Let us discuss. I will apologise…
Hyderabad: Nearly 28,000 tuberculosis (TB) patients are currently under treatment in Telangana, governor Shiv Pratap Shukla said on Friday, as officials reported the detection of 7,663 new cases during a recent 100-day intensive screening campaign across the state.Reviewing the progress of the TB Mukt Bharat Abhiyan at Lok Bhavan, the governor noted that the newly-identified…
Hyderabad: Cinematography minister Komatireddy Venkat Reddy and Textile minister Tummala Nageswara Rao, along with Bhongir MP Chamala Kiran Kumar Reddy, on Friday inaugurated the ‘Thread Pochampally’ handloom exhibition and sales centre at HITEX.The three-day event is being organised by Yadadri Bhuvanagiri district collector Anurag Jayanthi.Speaking on the occasion, MP Kiran Kumar Reddy said efforts would…
Hyderabad: Irrigation and civil supplies minister N Uttam Kumar Reddy on Friday accused the previous BRS govt of wasting public money while failing to create meaningful irrigation benefits for the farmers. Addressing a press conference along with chief minister A Revanth Reddy at the conclusion of a two-day inspection tour of irrigation projects in Mahabubnagar…
Hyderabad: Patients visiting govt hospitals across Telangana are increasingly being forced to purchase essential surgical and diagnostic items from private medical stores, as prolonged delays in clearing payments to suppliers have disrupted the supply chain. Medical suppliers claim that pending dues for surgical and diagnostic consumables under the Telangana Medical Services and Infrastructure Development Corporation…
Hyderabad: A 50-year-old woman and her two grandchildren were burnt alive after a fire engulfed their one-room house at Kalalwada Colony in Miryalaguda town of Nalgonda district shortly after midnight on Friday. Preliminary investigations by police point to a suspected short-circuit followed by a cylinder explosion.By the time fire department personnel brought the blaze under…
Hyderabad: The city’s western corridor, the fastest-growing real estate belt for over a decade, has been hit with a steep rise in property registration charges. From Friday, the state govt’s revised land rates came into effect across Telangana, covering both agricultural and non-agricultural land.While the western parts of the city saw the sharpest hikes, surrounding…
Hyderabad: In the ongoing investigation into the alleged fake government orders (GOs) conspiracy to grab land, Narsingi police on Friday arrested former YSR Congress Party MLA Bolla Brahma Naidu in Tamil Nadu.Police sources said that after a case was registered and several accused were arrested, Brahma Naidu approached Telangana high court seeking anticipatory bail.“But it…
Hyderabad: Telangana govt has sharply revised land rates within Hyderabad’s Outer Ring Road, in some cases by as much as 100%, while sparing many rural areas from steep hikes in property registration charges.From Friday, the new rates came into force across the state. The existing minimum rate of ₹1.75 lakh per acre has now been…
Hyderabad: Hyderabad motorists are paying the steepest fuel taxes in the country. Fresh data from Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited, obtained under the Right to Information Act, reveals that Telangana govt collects the highest Value Added Tax (VAT) on every litre of petrol and diesel sold among India’s major metropolitan cities.As of June 1, 2026, Telangana…
