Hyderabad: Accusing the Congress govt of failing to protect the state’s water interests, former minister T Harish Rao said that proposed changes to the Godavari-Cauvery river link project could severely affect Telangana’s share of Godavari waters. Calling Andhra Pradesh’s proposal as detrimental to Telangana’s interests, the BRS leader demanded that the Centre withdraw the proposed…
Hyderabad: Accusing the Congress govt of failing to protect the state’s water interests, former minister T Harish Rao said that proposed changes to the Godavari-Cauvery river link project could severely affect Telangana’s share of Godavari waters. Calling the AP’s proposal as a detrimental to the Telangana state interests, the BRS senior leader demanded that the…
Telangana deputy chief minister Bhatti Vikramarka Hyderabad: Deputy chief minister Bhatti Vikramarka on Friday directed officials to prepare a preliminary draft of the proposed Rohith Vemula Telangana Bill within three months, setting the stage for legislation aimed at protecting students from discrimination in universities and higher educational institutions.At a meeting of the cabinet sub-committee, chaired…
Hyderabad: Telangana govt has increased the approved cost of setting up 37 automated testing stations (ATS) for vehicle fitness checks from Rs 296 crore to Rs 425 crore, raising the allocation per station from Rs 8 crore to Rs 11 crore. The revised approvals, issued on Thursday, aim to introduce technology-based fitness testing across the…
Hyderabad: With Telangana accounting for more than half of the country’s rabi paddy acreage, the state’s appeal to farmers to avoid the crop this season underscores the scale of the challenge before policymakers.A decade of rapid expansion, backed by irrigation projects, assured procurement and farmer preference, has made paddy the dominant rabi crop, complicating efforts…
Hyderabad: Even as the Telangana govt urged farmers to avoid paddy cultivation this rabi due to concerns over water availability, a new analysis has warned that the state’s decade-long expansion of rice cultivation has created a massive and growing demand for irrigation water, power and other resources.The study estimated that the additional paddy area brought…
Hyderabad: Amid record power demand and mounting concerns over coal availability, the Telangana govt has secured a major short-term boost for its electricity sector by procuring five lakh tonnes of higher-grade coal through auction for the Yadadri thermal power station (YTPS). The development comes as the state battles soaring power consumption driven by unseasonal heat…
Traditional Japanese puppetry by Kazuo Kawasaki from Miyoshi offered visitors a glimpse of the country’s storytelling traditions From anime fans meeting their favourite characters to traditional performances offering a glimpse of Japan, the Japan Festival 2026 brought together different facets of Japanese culture in Hyderabad on Sunday. Organised by Na Ra Japan Hub, the festival…
Hyderabad: A delegation comprising Telangana Congress president B Mahesh Kumar Goud, BC welfare minister Ponnam Prabhakar and MP Vem Narender Reddy met CPM state secretary John Wesley on Friday and sought the Left party’s support for Congress candidates in the two Graduates’ MLC elections.Wesley said the CPM was also considering contesting the MLC polls. However,…
Hyderabad: Secunderabad Cantonment Board (SCB) on Friday began demolishing unauthorised commercial structures on a four-acre parcel of B-3 defence land in Sikh Village, following a legal battle that began in 1996. The property housed KJR Gardens and Viceroy Garden function halls, which were being used for commercial purposes despite the land being earmarked for residential…
