Telangana continues to register slow pace of growth in revenue receipts at the end of January  

Telangana continues to register slow pace of growth in revenue receipts at the end of January  

A logo of RBI. Telangana State continues to depend on the financial accommodation instruments provided by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) for meeting its immediate financial commitments like the ongoing and recently launched spree of welfare schemes. File. | Photo Credit: Reuters The Telangana State continues to depend on the financial accommodation instruments provided … Read more

Elusive tiger continues to evade capture in Kerala’s Kannur district

Elusive tiger continues to evade capture in Kerala’s Kannur district

Despite being located on March 17 by Forest department personnel, the tiger managed to escape after attempts to tranquilise the animal failed. (image for representational purposes) | Photo Credit: K. MURALI KUMAR A tiger that was spotted near a rubber plantation recently at Adakkathodu in Kelakam panchayat in Kannur district of Kerala continues to evade … Read more

Rumours, lies worst part of politics: CM Patnaik as suspense over BJD-BJP poll alliance continues

Rumours, lies worst part of politics: CM Patnaik as suspense over BJD-BJP poll alliance continues

Odisha CM Naveen Patnaik’s remark that rumours and lies were the worst part of politics was seen in two different ways. | Photo Credit: Biswaranjan Rout Odisha Chief Minister and BJD president Naveen Patnaik on March 9 said “rumour” and “lies” are the worst part of politics. Mr. Patnaik made the remark during a conversation … Read more

To join or not to? BJP’s dilemma on tie-up with TDP-JSP for Andhra Pradesh elections continues

To join or not to? BJP’s dilemma on tie-up with TDP-JSP for Andhra Pradesh elections continues

Senior leaders of the Bharatiya Janata Party’s (BJP) Andhra Pradesh unit on March 2 held in-depth discussions on the knotty issue of whether or not to tie up with the Telugu Desam Party (TDP)-Jana Sena Party (JSP) combine for the forthcoming elections. While the party continues to weigh pros and cons of an electoral alliance, … Read more

Inflow of Maldivian nationals to Kochi for medicare continues despite diplomatic row

Inflow of Maldivian nationals to Kochi for medicare continues despite diplomatic row

The diplomatic row between India and Maldives has not impacted the inflow of Maldivian nationals for medical treatment in private hospitals here. Of the monthly average of around 3,000 foreign nationals that seek treatment here, people from Maldives accounted for nearly 15-20%. Around 600 persons from Maldives avail treatment in a month at hospitals here … Read more

Telangana’s dependence on sale of lands and excise duties continues for raising financial resources

Telangana’s dependence on sale of lands and excise duties continues for raising financial resources

The State government is relying on the sale of lands and excise for raising its financial resources going by the revenue receipts until the end of August this year. Non-tax revenue at the end of August stood at ₹14,482 crore, a significant jump of over ₹12,600 crore, compared to the receipts by July-end, which were … Read more

Telangana continues slow pace of growth in revenue receipts for July 

Telangana continues slow pace of growth in revenue receipts for July 

The slow pace of growth of revenue receipts continued for the fourth month in a row in the current financial year with Telangana’s total revenue receipts standing at ₹46,845.54 crore at the end of July. This is 21.63% of the ₹2.16 lakh crore revenue receipts projected in the budget estimates for the current fiscal. Of … Read more

Andhra Pradesh: Officials remain alert as flood threat continues in the Godavari

Andhra Pradesh: Officials remain alert as flood threat continues in the Godavari

A boat is arranged to shift villagers to safety in case of an emergency in Konaseema district. With the floods continuing, the villagers residing along the Godavari river bund are in panic in the Eluru and Konaseema districts. Officers on flood duty have been put on alert in the tail-end areas of West Godavari district. … Read more