Hyderabad: More than 63,000 deceased beneficiaries continued to receive social security pensions in Telangana, with a statewide live verification exercise uncovering nearly 95,000 ineligible beneficiaries so far. The findings have prompted Telangana govt to tighten scrutiny of the Cheyutha pension scheme as it seeks to plug leakages and redirect benefits to genuine beneficiaries.The ongoing live…
TGMC cracks the whip on hair, skin care malpractice Hyderabad: The Telangana Medical Council (TGMC) has identified several cases of specialised dermatology and hair-loss treatments being administered by unqualified practitioners across the city as it cracks down on alleged medical malpractice in the rapidly expanding hair, skin and aesthetic treatment sector.According to the TGMC, around…
Forensic audit finds 22K anomalies in Dharani transactions Hyderabad: Nearly 22,000 ‘anomalies’ were reportedly found during a forensic audit of eight lakh Dharani (land) transactions between Oct 2020 and Dec 2024. However, the state govt is clueless about the officers and the persons behind those transactions, which involved nearly 10,000 acres.Kerala Security Audit and Assurance…
T unveils draft CURE bill; aims to replace 1955 GHMC Act Hyderabad: Terming the nearly seven-decade-old Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) Act, 1955, as outdated for the needs of a rapidly growing metropolitan region, the Telangana government has unveiled the draft Core Urban Region (Integrated Governance) Bill, 2026 (CURE Bill).It as now called for suggestions…
Pvt bus rams car in Chityal, 4 killed Hyderabad: Four persons, including three members of a family, died after a private travels bus rear-ended their car on National Highway-65 at Peddakaparthi in Chityal in Nalgonda district on Sunday morning.Chityal police said that Srikar Prasad, 62, Vijaya Lakshmi, 42, and her two children — Sriya, 16,…
Bowenpally residents grapple with sewage overflow & damaged drains Hyderabad: Years of unresolved civic issues, including overflowing sewage, damaged drains, open manholes, and indiscriminate waste dumping, have made the daily lives of residents of Hanumanji Colony and Icrisat Colony Phase 1 in Bowenpally difficultAccording to the residents, despite multiple complaints to the Secunderabad Cantonment Board…
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…
