Mulugu: A 14-year-old girl was found to be pregnant in a village in Mulugu district, prompting an investigation by the police and child protection authorities.The incident came to light after the minor complained of stomach pain and fever. She was taken to a private hospital by her grandmother for a medical examination on Thursday, during…
Hyderabad: The state govt has issued orders naming the Telangana Institute of Medical Sciences (TIMS), Sanathnagar, after former chief minister Dr Marri Chennareddy. According to GO No.63, the institute will now be known as the Dr Marri Chennareddy Telangana Institute of Medical Sciences.In another major decision, the govt appointed Dr A Narendra Kumar as the…
Hyderabad: BRS working president and former MAUD minister KT Rama Rao, along with three other accused involved in the diversion of ₹55 crore to the Formula E Organisation (FEO), allegedly in violation of rules, appeared before the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) court in Nampally on Friday in response to summons.The court posted the matter for the…
T feels the pinch as AP holds on to 589 govt quarters Hyderabad: More than a decade after Telangana’s formation, the state govt is grappling with an acute shortage of official accommodation for senior officers as hundreds of govt quarters remain under Andhra Pradesh’s control. The shortage has become so pronounced that newly-appointed chief secretary…
Rs 500 cr paddy diversion scam unearthed in T, 50 rice mills under lens Hyderabad: A statewide crackdown by the vigilance and enforcement (V&E) department has uncovered the alleged diversion of govt-procured paddy worth nearly ₹500 crore by rice millers, triggering criminal action and a large-scale recovery drive.Investigators say thousands of tonnes of paddy entrusted…
Hyderabad: With only a week left for completion of the Special Intensive Revision (SIR), election authorities have identified 48.3 lakh electors for deletion from Telangana’s voter rolls, accounting for 14.2% of the state’s 3.38 crore electorate. The number could rise further, with nearly 29.5 lakh enumeration forms yet to be digitised. The deadline for SIR…
Gold and silver ornaments recovered from the accused Hyderabad: Karimnagar police arrested three accused from Meerut in connection with a robbery in which the assailants, brandishing dummy pistols and knives, tied up four members of a family and decamped with valuables. According to the police, the 80-year-old victim’s son-in-law and grandson had orchestrated the robbery…
Hyderabad: The Telangana high court on Thursday issued notices to the chief secretary in a contempt case filed by the Telangana Urdu Working Journalists Federation over the issuance of journalists’ accreditation cards to the federation’s members.A bench comprising Justices P Sam Koshy and Narsing Rao Nandikonda, which heard the matter, also issued notices to the…
Hyderabad: With only 17,090 acres brought under oil palm cultivation against this year’s target of 85,000 acres, achieving just 20 per cent of the goal, agriculture minister Tummala Nageswara Rao on Friday warned oil palm companies of strict action if they failed to improve their performance.Reviewing the progress of oil palm expansion with company representatives…
Hyderabad: With paddy transplantation gathering pace in Telangana, agriculture minister Tummala Nageswara Rao has written to Union chemicals and fertilisers minister JP Nadda seeking immediate allocation of an additional 1 lakh metric tonnes (LMT) of DAP fertiliser for Aug and Sept to prevent any shortage during the ongoing kharif season.In his letter, the minister thanked…
