Toyota drives in self-charging hybrid electric Vellfire sporting a ₹ 79.5 lakh price tag

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

1.15 lakh students to get ₹110 crore under Jagananna Vasathi Deevena in Krishna

Rural Development Minister Peddireddy Ramachandra Reddy on Monday released ₹110.58 crore to the 1.15 lakh students under the Jagananna Vasathi Deevena (JVD) scheme here. Mr. Ramachandra Reddy, Transportation Minister Perni Nani and Krishna District Collector A.Md. Imtiaz formally displayed a cheque pertaining to the financial benefit that was to be deposited into the bank account … Read more

Over 3 lakh worship at Srisailam on Maha Sivaratri

The Maha Sivaratri festivities at the second Jyotirlinga of the country, Srisailam Bhramaramba Mallikarjuna Swamy temple, were held on a massive scale on Friday. Special pujas were offered to the presiding deities on the eighth day of the 11-day Brahmotsavams. Rudrabhishekam was done for over four hours by 11 archakas and Veda pandits. Earlier, Nandi … Read more

2.71 lakh housing beneficiaries identified in Krishna

Collector A. Md. Imtiaz on Friday said a total of 2.71 lakh beneficiaries had been identified for the government’s housing scheme in Krishna district so far. Addressing a press conference here, Mr. Imtiaz said works were in progress to hand over the house pattas and houses to the beneficiaries by Ugadi (March 25). Nearly 24,000 … Read more

Adobe offers ₹43 lakh to GNITS student

Global IT major Adobe Inc has offered a student from Telangana an attractive pay package of ₹43 lakh per annum. The student, M. Lohitha Reddy, is in her B.Tech final year Computer Science Engineering at G. Narayanamma Institute of Technology & Science (GNITS) in Hyderabad. A statement from the college said that around 440 students … Read more