As the road from Jubilee Hills rolls down dramatically bringing in view the domes of Qutb Shahi tombs, a splash of colour greets commuters. The area that had staid pink walls has been transformed over the past 20 days into a work of art. Flowing abstract patterns in tropical colours on a gigantic scale, paintings … Read more
Finance Minister T. Harish Rao told the elected representatives in municipalities that the proposed 10-day Pattana Pragathi programme from February 24 to March 4 was aimed at changing the face of municipalities. He said that faces villages have changed with Palle Pragathi programme. Participating in the preparatory meeting of erstwhile Medak district held at Patancheru … Read more
The Singareni Collieries Company Limited (SCCL) has fixed its coal production target for 2020-21 at 67.5 million tonnes. According to the company officials, the decision was taken at the 552nd meeting of its board of directors held here on Saturday. The board has also approved investment proposals of an estimated ₹3,000 crore, mainly for the … Read more
Various police band teams played music at prominent places such as Charminar, Necklace Road (NTR Gardens) and Secunderabad Railway Station (Bhoiguda), as part of the ongoing 20th All India Police Band Competition, being hosted by Railway Protection Force (RPF) South Central Railway at the Railway Sports Complex. The competition is on till February 23. RPF … Read more
The Telangana Bharatiya Janata Party on Friday questioned the ‘silence’ of Majlis MP Asaduddin Owaisi over the ‘vituperative speech’ delivered by fellow party leader Waris Pathan against the Hindus at an ‘anti-CAA rally’ in Karnataka. “Mr. Owaisi neither tried to stall Mr. Pathan’s speech nor condemned the venomous communal statements made by him,” said party … Read more
Tuesday’s arrest of a Yemeni raises several questions on the ‘credibility’ of police verification by the Special Branch of Hyderabad commissionerate, to issue passports. Mubarak Bin Awad (30), a native of Sanaa city, had come to India a few years ago on a visiting visa, and was overstaying here. He managed to obtain an Indian … Read more
The 20th edition of Young World Quiz will be held on February 28 at Sundaraiah Vignana Kendram in Bagh Lingampally. The quiz will be conducted in two categories. Students of classes 4 to 6 will be considered for junior category and students of classes 7 to 9 will compete in senior category. This will be … Read more
A startup incubated at Indian Institute of Technology-Hyderabad (IIT-H) has made it to the top-5 list from among 75 startups from India, Switzerland, Germany, Australia and the UK that took part in a competition held as part of BioAsia 2020 in Hyderabad. The ‘Startup Stage’ contestants were short-listed from over 350 applications on the basis … Read more
Aurobindo Pharma on Friday said the US Food and Drug Administration (USFDA) inspection of its Unit IV, a general injectable formulation manufacturing facility here, is “still open and under review.” This follows the regulator rescinding a 90-day VAl (Voluntary Action Initiated) letter it had issued to the company on February 18. In a regulatory filing, … Read more
Buoyed by the overwhelming response to their women empowerment initiative in Wanaparthy, Telangana police are now taking their efforts to Jogulamba-Gadwal district. About 100 women, including home-makers and students, will be trained in driving cars and tractors so that they are ready for employment or help their family members in the agriculture field. Speaking to … Read more
The University of Hyderabad (UoH) has imposed a fine of ₹5,000 each on three students for violating the timings of their protest programme ‘Shaheen Bagh Night’ on January 31. UoH administration said the fine was imposed for conducting the programme beyond 9 p.m. at the shopping complex that went on till 2.30 am and also … Read more
Indian Railways and South Central Railway (SCR) seem to have decided to go ahead with construction of the fourth passenger terminal at Charlapalli on the 50 acres of land owned by the organisation, without waiting for the State government to provide the additional 200 acres. Railway Minister Piyush Goyal laying the foundation stone for the … Read more
Setting aside a lower court’s judgment that had acquitted three accused in a dowry death case in Medak, the Telangana High Court sentenced them to seven-year rigorous imprisonment. Delivering the verdict in an appeal filed by the victim’s family, a division bench of Chief Justice Raghvendra Singh Chauhan and Justice A. Abhishek Reddy imposed a … Read more
Chants of ‘Om Namah Shivaya’, ‘Hara Hara Mahadeva’, ‘Shambo Shankara’ reverberated at the ancient Sri Raja Rajeshwara Swamy devasthanam on the occasion of Mahashivaratri festival in Vemulawada of Rajanna-Sircilla district on Friday. The Mahashivarathri celebrations started on a grand note at the temple with thousands of devotees forming serpentine queues for the darshan of the … Read more
The University of Hyderabad has fined three students ₹5,000 each for organising a ‘Shaheen Bagh Night’ event against the Citizenship Amendment Act on the campus after 9 p.m. in violation of varsity regulations. The students union has condemned the move. The fine was imposed through an a university order dated February 18 as the students … Read more
As per the decision taken at the District Irrigation Advisory Board meeting, water from Nizam Sagar Project was released for yasangi cultivation on Thursday. The release would continue for a week till February 27, according to Collector C. Narayana Reddy. To cater to the needs of standing crops in Kotagiri, Bodhan and Varni mandals, 1,200 … Read more
The month of February makes it official. That’s when the ‘Exercise, Eat healthy, Stay happy’ resolution that we made and announced with an inspiring Facebook post and a cute Insta picture gets dumped. Once again, we thrive on our sweet and salt cravings, binge watch and forget about the walk-jog-play badminton/swim resolution. Why do we … Read more
The Central zone police of Hyderabad permitted the Forum Against Repression, which planned to hold demonstration protesting against ‘implication of human rights activists in false cases’, to organise protest on Tuesday. Forum convenor professor G. Haragopal filed a writ petition in Telangana High Court, seeking a direction to the police to accord permission to the … Read more
The COVID-19 might have gripped everyone with anxiety and made people stick to their home country, putting on hold plans, including academic. However, universities in China are trying not to let the situation postpone academics or waste time. Though students from Telangana, who are pursuing MBBS in various universities in China, were asked not to … Read more
Recent recognition of ‘Poda Thurpu’ cattle as indigenous breed by the ICAR’s National Bureau of Animal Genetic Resources (NBAGR) has its origins in the hunch felt by an activist working in Telangana villages. The gut feeling of Sabyasachi Das from Watershed Support Services and Activities Network (WASSAN) was shored to its reality through serious efforts … Read more
Women Alliance Against NPR, a women’s group protesting CAA, NRC and NPR, has urged the Chief Minister K.Chandrasekhar Rao to refuse data collection for National Population Register in the State, and to pass a resolution to that effect in the State Assembly. Through a press conference on Thursday, members of the alliance also demanded that … Read more
The Central Reserve Police Force, as part of the Ministry of Home Affairs Bharat Darshan Tour (Watan ko Jano) brought 50 students and teachers from Kashmir on a four-day tour to Hyderabad, a press note said. The Kashmiris are scheduled to interact with Hyderabadis and renowned personalities and visit heritage and religious sites so as … Read more
GMR Infrastructure Limited (GIL) has announced a strategic partnership with Groupe ADP for its Airports Business. It has signed a Share Purchase Agreement pursuant to which Groupe ADP will hold 49% stake in GMR Airports Limited (GAL) for an equity consideration of ₹10,780 crore, valuing GAL at the base post money valuation of ₹22,000 crore. … Read more
SR Innovation Exchange (SRiX), Warangal, in partnership with Tech Mahindra has launched Xelerate, a three-month acceleration programme for start-ups working on niche technologies such as Internet of things, Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning. A release on the launch said applications were being invited for the programme from revenue stage start-ups in agritech and healthtech from … Read more
Raju Guntukula, PhD scholar at the School of Economics, University of Hyderabad, has secured the “Best Paper Award” for his paper titled “Do the Climatic Factors Affect the Rice Yields in Telangana? Evidences from Just and Pope Production Function” at the 4th annual conference of Telangana Economic Association (TEA) held at Kakatiya University, Warangal. The … Read more