Hyderabad: BJP is planning to make Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s public meeting at Parade Ground in Secunderabad on May 10 a launchpad for its campaign in GHMC and two other civic bodies within Outer Ring Road (ORR), the elections to which are expected to be held later this year.Even BJP central leadership has directed its…
Vijayawada: The one-man committee appointed by the Andhra Pradesh govt to probe into the alleged supply of adulterated ghee to Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams (TTD) has submitted its report to the govt. Pointing out serious administrative lapses by senior TTD officials in the procurement of cow ghee used for the preparation of laddu prasadam, the report…
Hyderabad: Two days after the Telangana high court pulled up the Hyderabad Disaster Response and Asset Protection Agency (HYDRAA) over the agency’s “discriminatory action” and questioning its inaction towards the Barrister Fatima Owaisi Educational Campus, reportedly constructed in the Full Tank Level (FTL) area of Salkam Cheruvu, the agency on Saturday clarified that the issue…
Hyderabad: Police used a victim’s fingerprint to unlock his mobile phone and identify six members of a family killed after their car rammed into a stationary truck near Exit 16 of the Outer Ring Road (ORR) at Thondapalli village in Shamshabad on Friday.Shamshabad inspector K Narender Reddy said that when police reached the scene, they…
There was a time, not too long ago, when stand-up comedy was seen as a harmless escape, a stage for playful jabs and observational humour that audiences could laugh off and leave behind.Today, that same stage feels far less forgiving. Across India, comedians are increasingly finding themselves under the scanner for what they say, how…
Hyderabad: BRS working president KT Rama Rao on Saturday claimed that the people of Telangana will not vote for the Congress again and that the grand old party’s return to power in state is unlikely for the next 20 years. He also criticised the BJP govt at the Centre on various issues. On the hike…
Hyderabad: The Professor Jayashankar Telangana Agricultural University (PJTSAU) has presented a policy paper to the govt on Saturday, recommending a five-year, phase-wise strategy for crop diversification. The plan, titled ‘De-risking: A Framework for Transforming Telangana Agriculture for the Next Decade,’ proposes that farmers who shift from paddy to approved non-rice crops in designated areas be…
Hyderabad: Transport and BC welfare minister Ponnam Prabhakar has called for urgent corrective action and directed officials to review the performance of loss-making TGSRTC depots, including those in Khammam, Medak, Rangareddy, Narayankhed, Banswada, and Yellandu. He also asked them to identify operational inefficiencies to restore financial stability.The directive came during a high-level virtual meeting with…
Hyderabad: Irrigation minister N Uttam Kumar Reddy on Saturday directed officials to take up, as an urgent statewide priority, and immediately begin works on desiltation of all minor irrigation tanks from village to larger tanks, without waiting for guidelines from the top.Addressing a meeting of irrigation officials at Jal Soudha, the minister instructed the officials…
Hyderabad: Chief minister A Revanth Reddy on Saturday announced major decisions, including the release of 6,000 crore pending dues of the retired employees in 100 days, directed the Pay Revision Commission (PRC) to submit its report and assured that the health cards will be issued to all the employees by June 1. With the CM…
