Hyderabad: After witnessing widespread heavy rainfall over the past week, Telangana experienced a sharp drop in rain activity on Saturday, bringing an end to the wet spell that had drenched several districts. The state recorded an average rainfall of just 0.1 mm, against the normal of 8.8 mm, marking a 99% deficit for the day….
Hyderabad: The Telangana Board of Intermediate Education (TGBIE) has extended the last date for admissions to first-year Intermediate courses for the 2026–27 academic year to Aug 15.The extension applies to govt, aided, unaided, residential, welfare and composite junior colleges offering the two-year Intermediate course.While the board did not specify a reason for extending the deadline,…
Hyderabad: The Godavari showed signs of receding on Saturday after peaking in the latest monsoon spell, though the third flood warning remained in force at Bhadrachalam. Authorities continued evacuations, enforced traffic restrictions on submerged roads and kept rescue teams on standby.The river level at Bhadrachalam dropped from 56.1 ft at 11 am to 55.8 ft…
Hyderabad: The Telangana Gazetted Junior Lecturers Association (TGJLA) urged the state govt to fill around 300 vacant lecturer posts in govt junior colleges across Telangana, warning that the delay is hitting syllabus completion and students’ academic performance.A representation regarding this was submitted to the director of Intermediate education and the Telangana Board of Intermediate Education…
Hyderabad: With the Election Commission of India (ECI) expected to begin the enrolment drive for the Hyderabad-Ranga Reddy-Mahbubnagar and Warangal-Khammam-Nalgonda Graduates’ constituencies after the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) exercise, political parties and ticket aspirants have already launched voter registration campaigns across several districts.The terms of BRS MLC Vani Devi and independent MLC Teenmar Mallanna expire…
Nalla Cheruvu at Uppal area, a lake restored by HYDRAA after clearing encroachments Hyderabad: Chief minister A Revanth Reddy on Saturday defended HYDRAA, terming it one of the most important initiatives of the Congress govt and asserted that the agency will continue its operations against encroachments. He had said this in response to media queries…
Indiramma LIG Housing Towers to come up in Prime locations Hyderabad: Unlike the previous housing projects for the lower income groups which mostly came up in the city outskirts, the Indiramma LIG housing towers of 10-storeyed each are going to come up in prime locations in the city where the land cost has sky-rocketed.For example,…
A vineyard in Tukkuguda, Hyderabad Grapes farm at Thukkuguda near Shamshabad on Saturday. Pic: Suman Reddy D Hyderabad: Rows of grapevines once stretched across vast vineyards on Hyderabad’s outskirts, from Rajendranagar and Maheshwaram to Tukkuguda and Shamirpet.Today, many of those vineyards end at the compound walls of gated communities, logistics parks and warehouses. The area…
House panel seeks lawmakers’ views on hate speech bill Hyderabad: BC welfare minister Ponnam Prabhakar on Saturday said the select committee examining the proposed Telangana Hate Speech and Hate Crimes (Prevention) Bill, 2026, has decided to seek the views of Members of the Legislative Council (MLCs) and Members of the Legislative Assembly (MLAs) before finalising…
Hyderabad: Telangana high court has directed an Indian-origin US-based man to personally appear before the court along with his two minor children on Aug 12, after finding him guilty of repeatedly obstructing court-ordered video calls between the children and their mother and violating the court orders.Holding the father guilty of wilful contempt, a bench, comprising…
