The Adivasi Adhikar Rashtriya Manch (AARM) national convener Jiten Chowdhury charged the BJP-led Central government with infringing on the hard won rights of tribal communities by attempting to dilute the landmark Forest Rights Act (FRA) enacted in 2006. Mr Chowdhury was addressing a public meeting held here on Monday evening to mark the beginning of … Read more
Senior TRS leader and State Planning Board vice-chairman B. Vinod Kumar took strong objection to Union Minister of State G. Kishan Reddy’s claim that the Centre had not yet taken any decision on enhancing the number of Assembly seats in Telangana and Andhra Pradesh. Mr. Kishan Reddy said it was not possible for increasing the … Read more
Providence, one of the largest US-based healthcare systems, inaugurated its global innovation centre here in the city on Thursday, with plans to invest up to $100 million and induct more than 2,000 technologists. The centre will focus on engineering, modern infrastructure, data intelligence, digital innovation, professional services, cyber security, and application development and support. It … Read more
Elected representatives put forth their views and concerns regarding development activities and pending projects respectively in the district, at the District Review Committee meeting held here on Thursday. Chaired by district in-charge Minister Peddireddi Ramachandra Reddy, MLAs, MLCs and an MP of the district, Collector A. Md. Imtiaz, Ministers Kodali Sri Venkateswara Rao, Velampalli Srinivasa … Read more
A National Centre for Innovation, Entrepreneurship & Start-ups of the premier industry body CII (Confederation of Indian Industry) to support start-ups as well as its members will come up in Hyderabad. The facility will be supported by the Government of Telangana, by way of space at the famed T-Hub technology start-up incubator in the city, … Read more
Krishna District In-charge Minister and Rural Development and Mines Minister P. Ramachandra Reddy on Monday directed the district authorities to set up a dedicated call centre to address the grievances pertaining to sand supply. Mr. Ramachandra Reddy has reviewed the supply of sand and maintenance of the sand reaches in the district with the officials … Read more
Technology enabled legal service provider called Epiq on Thursday opened a global capability centre in Hyderabad. The US firm, which operates in 15 countries with more than 80 offices and has 14 data centres worldwide, has staffed the new facility with 450 people. It plans to take up more space at the same location and … Read more
Furniture brand Godrej Interio has launched its first Social Office experience centre in southern India in Hyderabad. Spread across 4,100 sq ft area, the facility in Kondapur has been created to give a first-hand experience of the social workspace, Chief Operating Officer Anil Mathur said here on Thursday. While it has three Social Office experience … Read more
An Applied AI Research Centre for Mobility and Healthcare, which is an initiative involving IIIT-Hyderabad, chipmaker Intel, Indian Institute of Public Health (IIPH) and Telangana government, was formally launched by Industries and IT Minister K.T.Rama Rao here on Wednesday. The facility, already operational and set to be located at the IIIT-H campus, is likely to … Read more
Days after Chief Minister Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy sought the Centre’s approval to the long-pending demand of Special Category Status to Andhra Pradesh, Government Advisor (Public Affairs) Sajjala Ramakrishna Reddy said the Chief Minister wanted to keep the demand alive. The Centre would accord the SCS in the next four to five years as it … Read more