Hyderabad: BC welfare minister Ponnam Prabhakar on Sunday announced that a state-level artisan exhibition and fair will be held at the HMDA Grounds (near BR Ambedkar statue) in the city from July 16 in connection with the Ashada Bonalu festival.The fair, to be organised by the rural development department and SERP, would provide artisans from…
Hyderabad: Telangana BJP chief spokesperson N V Subhash on Sunday said chief minister A Revanth Reddy was “daydreaming” by claiming that his next political mission was to make Congress leader Rahul Gandhi the Prime Minister after the 2029 Lok Sabha elections.“The era of a member of the Gandhi family automatically becoming Prime Minister is over….
Hyderabad: BRS working president KTR on Saturday challenged Telangana govt to hand over the Kaleshwaram project to party chief K Chandrasekhar Rao for a week, claiming the former chief minister would prove the project’s capability by supplying irrigation and drinking water across the state.Addressing the media after visiting the Kannepalli pump house in Jayashankar Bhupalpally…
Hyderabad: Telangana State Road Transport Corporation (TGSRTC) has witnessed a sharp rise in digital ticket payments, with UPI collections increasing from just around ₹2,000 a day when the facility was introduced to nearly ₹2.5 crore in daily transactions now. The corporation has collected ₹505.95 crore through UPI by issuing 42.75 crore digital tickets in the…
The drought-resistant sorghum and millet germplasm from Hyderabad is ready to improve agriculture in Indonesia’s drylands HYDERABAD: Sorghum and millet germpalsm (seed varieties) from Hyderabad may soon find their way into the drylands of Indonesia.A high-level Indonesian delegation currently in Hyderabad told TOI that it plans to collaborate with leading institutions, including the International Crops…
Hyderabad: Union minister Kishan Reddy on Sunday accused the Telangana govt of failure in monsoon preparedness, alleging that even light showers are inundating roads in Hyderabad because of poor civic maintenance and administrative neglect.After visiting several colonies in Nampally Assembly constituency, the Secunderabad MP said key pre-monsoon works such as desilting of stormwater drains and…
Hyderabad: Telangana’s flagship farm investment support scheme, now called Rythu Bharosa, has expanded by nearly 15 lakh beneficiaries since it was launched as Rythu Bandhu in 2018, with cumulative payouts rising nearly 46% to ₹73,320 crore.Official data show the scheme, which initially covered about 58 lakh land-owning farmers, now benefits more than 73 lakh people…
HYDERABAD: Analysis of CCTV footage in a suspected road accident death in Kodad town on June 30 has revealed that the victim was allegedly killed after being kicked by a drunken man with whom he had an exchange of words at a local bar shortly before the incident.The deceased was identified as Yakub Pasha (30),…
HYDERABAD: Six months after the alleged murder of Hyderabad student Nikita Godishala — a case that sparked global outrage and online campaigns demanding justice — there has been little progress. The prime accused, Arjun Sharma, remains absconding, while Nikita’s family in Tarnaka continues to wait for answers.Though the family lodged a complaint at Lalaguda police…
Telangana Congress president B Mahesh Kumar Goud Hyderabad: With the tenure of several corporation chairpersons set to end this month and next, a quiet tussle is unfolding within the Telangana Congress, with many incumbents seeking a second consecutive term while a new batch of aspirants presses for an opportunity.The demand comes at a time when…
