Minister for BC Welfare and Civil Supplies Gangula Kamalakar has welcomed the participation of Opposition leaders in the ambitious Pattana Pragathi programme in Karimnagar town. Participating in the third day of the Pattana Pragathi programme in 40th, 11th and 12th municipal divisions in Karimnagar town along with Mayor Y Sunil Rao and municipal commissioner Valluru … Read more
Taking a serious note of authorities becoming mute spectators to emergence of structures in the name of freedom of religion on government lands, Telangana High Court on Wednesday said the State government cannot keep quiet on such matters. Hearing a PIL plea challenging construction of a temple in Rock Gardens of Madhavapuri Hills of Ameenpur … Read more
One more tiger has crossed over into Adilabad district from neighbouring Maharashtra on February 25, making it the second big cat to do so within a fortnight. While the first one which had crossed Penganga river near Tamsi (K) in Bheempur mandal was identified a female from Tipeshwar Wildlife Sanctuary (TWS) in Pandharkawda Tahsil in … Read more
The tiger corridors between Tipeshwar Wildlife Sanctuary (TWS) in Maharashtra and Kawal Tiger Reserve (KTR) in former undivided Adilabad district in Telangana are once again in focus what with tigers from the former and even from forests outside the sanctuary entering this side of the border apparently trying to find their way to the latter. … Read more
The 11th edition of annual bird race in Hyderabad has spotlighted the improving habitat for birds in the city and its surrounding areas. As 85 birders began the dawn-to-dusk exercise of racing through the city while counting as many avian species they spotted, the tally was higher than last year or the year prior to … Read more
The Telangana government embarked on a massive Aadhaar – National Population Register (NPR) updation exercise and seeding exercise across the State as early as 2015 and funds were released for this work till as late as September 2017. Seeding in this context implies linking of Aadhaar numbers with NPR data. “NPR updating and its seeding … Read more
With just over a month for the National Population Register (NPR) exercise to begin, the NPR Division of Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA), in response to a Right to Information query, has indicated that certain aspects of the exercise are still being finalised. These include a provision to assure respondents that the enumerator has entered … Read more
Important developments concerning the filing of new returns from April onwards, E-invoicing system, input tax credit and some recent major changes in GST law, were explained in detail at an interactive session organised by the Central GST, Hyderabad Zone, here on Wednesday. The interactive session involving representatives of trade and industry, including taxpayers and other … Read more
Chairman of Cyient B.V.R Mohan Reddy emphasised on the need to offer short courses on entrepreneurship and leadership, and also lessen the burden on students, by offering the essential courses depending on the demand and job opportunities. He also highlighted the growing trends of offering micro degrees which mean a continuous and lifelong learning while … Read more
A 23-year-old woman committed suicide after her husband and in-laws harassed her for dowry, Vanasthalipuram police said. The victim hanged herself to death at her house in Hariharapuram Colony on Wednesday. According to the police, the victim and her husband, identified as S Raghavender (31), were married in June 2018. After four months of marriage, … Read more
GHMC officials have a humongous task ahead of them in order to finish the ongoing works pertaining to the Strategic Road Development Plan (SRDP) within the coming eight months. Orders for completion of all the ongoing works by October-end were issued by Municipal Administration and Urban Development (MAUD) K. T. Rama Rao during a review … Read more
Japanese automotive major Toyota, which in India operates through a joint venture with Kirloskar, has unveiled the Vellfire – a self-charging,hybrid electric, luxury multi-purpose vehicle – priced at Rs.79.5 lakh ex-showroom. A product well received globally – selling six lakh units in other markets – the Vellfire seems to have struck a chord with customers … Read more
The Election Commission of India has announced the biennial elections for the two Rajya Sabha seats that are falling vacant in April. The two seats from the State are falling vacant as the term of the sitting members K.V.P. Ramachandra Rao and Garikapati Mohana Rao will expire on April 9. Accordingly, notification for the biennial … Read more
Telangana High Court will hold final hearing on March 3 on a batch of PIL pleas over the State government’s decision to demolish the Secretariat building and on the issue of whether courts can intervene in an important policy decision taken by the government. A Division Bench of Chief Justice Raghvendra Singh Chauhan and Justice … Read more
A PIL petition was filed in the Telangana High Court, seeking stay on a stipulation by the State Bank of India that all its customers should present a ‘letter issued by the National Population Register as part of updating KYC. The petition filed by lawyer Khaja Aijazuddin is likely to come up for hearing in … Read more
Munna Dhulipudi (Pradeep) began writing poems as a child with the pet name ‘Munna’, which won him awards and accolades. A native of Yanam, 37-year-old Munna’s directorial debut 30 Days Lo Preminchatam Yela is releasing later this month. A software professional, he was noticed by director Sukumar and roped him in as an assistant director … Read more
The Hyderabad police have registered cases against poet Imran Pratapgarhi and two organisers of a poetry programme for violating conditions pertaining to the conduct of an event. The programme (Ehtaji Mushaira) was held as a mark of protest against the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA), the National Population Register (NPR) and the National Register of Citizens … Read more
From the situation of struggling to meet even the highest of 5,661 MW intra-day peak load in June 2014, when Telangana was formed, the State has come a long way to meet the peak demand of 13,040 MW on Tuesday with the consumption being pulled by all sectors of consumers, particularly from agriculture and lift … Read more
Hyderabad Metro Rail will be introducing two more trains in the busy section towards Hi-Tec City/Raidurg to tackle the congestion being experienced by passengers especially during the peak morning and evening hours. It is also going to increase the number of short-haul trips from key stations like Ameerpet, Mettuguda and Miyapur so that more services … Read more
L&T Metro Rail Hyderabad (L&TMRH), which has built and runs the Hyderabad Metro Rail, has been earning ₹40 crore a month including ₹30 crore from passenger fares and ₹10 crore from property development, which enables it to ‘break even’ in terms of running operations and maintenance currently. But, having invested ₹12,674 crore in the project, … Read more
The court of Principal District and Sessions Judge, Nalgonda, M.V. Ramesh on Tuesday sentenced seven persons to life, for double murder in a 2017 land dispute case. All the seven – Doti Pandraiah and his two sons D. Mallesh and D. Akkalaiah, Doti Venkatesham and his three sons D. Saidulu, D. Kiran, D. Bharath – … Read more
At a book launch on Gandhi and Lincoln, Telangana Governor Tamilisai Soundararajan noted the coincidence of the United States President Donald Trump meeting Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi. “This book is about two of the greatest leaders of two countries, United States and India, and I am surprised at the coincidence that two great leaders … Read more
Setting aside suspension of IRS officer J. Krishna Kishore by Andhra Pradesh government, Central Administrative Tribunal (CAT), Hyderabad, on Tuesday said the officer should be repatriated to the Centre. A bench of the CAT comprising Justice L. Narsimha Reddy and member B.V. Sudhakar, pronouncing verdict in a petition filed by Mr. Kishore challenging his suspension, … Read more
Usually associated with sweet poetic expression of love and romance, Urdu is equally effective in communicating and popularising science, said Nakul Parashar, director of Vigyan Prasar, Department of Science & Technology (DST). Speaking after inaugurating the National Urdu Science Congress 2020 at the Maulana Azad National Urdu University (MANUU) here on Tuesday, he revealed the … Read more
Infosys co-founder and chairman of Axilor Ventures S. (Kris) Gopalakrishnan has advised startups against raising funds more than what is needed. “Seek investment the minimum that you require to hit the next milestone. Don’t waste investors’ money. Don’t waste your time also. If you have got too much money, the tendency will be to waste … Read more