Telangana Government allows Muslim staff to leave one hour early during Ramzan, draws BJP’s ire

Telangana Government allows Muslim staff to leave one hour early during Ramzan, draws BJP’s ire

Advisor to the Telangana Government (SC, ST, BC & Minorities) Mohammed Ali Shabbir. File | Photo Credit: The Hindu The Telangana Government has issued a circular permitting Muslim employees to leave offices an hour early during the holy month of Ramzan, a move slammed by the opposition BJP, which wondered why such measures are not … Read more

Payment of ₹432-crore bonus to paddy farmers pending for two months: Harish Rao

Payment of ₹432-crore bonus to paddy farmers pending for two months: Harish Rao

T. Harish Rao. | Photo Credit: File Photo HYDERABAD Former minister and Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) leader T. Harish Rao has alleged that the Congress government in the State is deceiving paddy farmers by delaying payment of ₹432 crore bonus for 8.64 lakh tonnes of fine varieties procured about 50 days ago. In a letter … Read more

BJP MP Eatala Rajender booked for slapping broker in Pocharam

BJP MP Eatala Rajender booked for slapping broker in Pocharam

Mild tension prevailed in Pocharam village of Medchal-Malkajgiri district after BJP MP Etala Rajender slapped a real estate broker accusing him of encroaching land belonging to the poor. Pocharam IT Corridor police booked a case against the leader, sources from the Rachakonda police confirmed. Videos of the incident surfaced on social media and triggered mixed … Read more

Fake vehicle insurance racket unearthed in Hyderabad, three agents arrested

Fake vehicle insurance racket unearthed in Hyderabad, three agents arrested

A fraudulent vehicle insurance policies and government documents racket was unearthed by the Shamshabad Special Operations Team (SOT) on Friday (January 17). Three men—Md Awyes (38), Buneti Shravan Kumar Goud (41), both working as Regional Transport Authority (RTA) agents, and Morsu Shiva Kumar (33)—were arrested. Ten others involved in the racket remain at large. The … Read more

BRS MLA Kaushik Reddy arrested for ‘misbehaviour’, ‘abuse’ and creating ‘chaos’ at official meeting

BRS MLA Kaushik Reddy arrested for ‘misbehaviour’, ‘abuse’ and creating ‘chaos’ at official meeting

A day after creating a ruckus at the Sunday’s District Review Committee (DRC) Meeting, attended by three ministers, in Karimnagar, Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) MLA Padi Kaushik Reddy was arrested in Hyderabad on Monday by the Karimnagar police. He is being shifted to Karimnagar where he would be presented before the magistrate after questioning. He … Read more

Telangana sees slight warm-up, but chill lingers in 9 districts

Telangana sees slight warm-up, but chill lingers in 9 districts

TGDPS data revealed that nine out of the 33 districts in Telangana recorded temperatures below 10°C. | Photo Credit: File Photo Telangana experienced a warmer morning on Monday, with the State’s minimum temperature showing a slight rise compared to Sunday. Data from the Telangana Development Planning Society (TGDPS) that Kohir in Sangareddy district recorded the … Read more

Hypertension and diabetes emerge as key health challenges in Telangana

Hypertension and diabetes emerge as key health challenges in Telangana

Health Minister C. Damodar Raja Narasimha, along with senior officials, at a meeting on Thursday. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement Out of 1.66 crore people aged 30 and above in Telangana, 22.94 lakh suffer from hypertension, while 11.9 lakh have diabetes, senior Health officials told Health Minister C. Damodar Raja Narasimha at a review meeting … Read more

BRS blames Congress government for return of DPR of Palamuru Rangareddy Lift Irrigation Scheme by Centre

BRS blames Congress government for return of DPR of Palamuru Rangareddy Lift Irrigation Scheme by Centre

HYDERABAD The Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) has blamed the Congress government in the State for the return of detailed project report (DPR) of the Palamuru-Rangareddy Lift Irrigation Scheme (PRLIS) recently without according necessary permissions and clearances, long after the project getting environmental and forest clearances during BRS rule and conduct of trial run of a … Read more

TG records 25% increase in cybercrime complaints, about 2,000% increase in refunds

TG records 25% increase in cybercrime complaints, about 2,000% increase in refunds

TGCSB Director Shikha Goel, SP Cybercrime Operations Devender Singh and other officials of the bureau at the annual roundup. Cybercrime losses for Telangana citizens stood at a staggering ₹1,867 crore in 2024, more than doubling the last year’s figure of ₹778.7 crore. The State recorded 1.14 lakh cybercrime complaints in 2024, up by 24.5% from … Read more

Governor inaugurates PJTSAU’s diamond jubilee celebrations

Governor inaugurates PJTSAU’s diamond jubilee celebrations

Governor and Chancellor of Prof. Jayashankar Telangana State Agricultural University Jishnu Dev Varma, Agriculture Minister Tummala Nageshwar Rao and  Vice-Chancellor Aldas Janaiah at the diamond jubilee celebrations of the university on December 20. Governor and Chancellor of Prof. Jayashankar Telangana State Agricultural University (PJTSAU) Jishnu Dev Varma has asked the university to integrate advanced technologies … Read more