HYDERABAD: Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy on Thursday said that BRS leaders would have ended up in the Cherlapally Central Prison, where he was lodged over the drone flying issue in 2020, had he resorted to vindictive politics. Speaking in the Legislative Assembly, the chief minister recalled his pathetic plight in prison and how he was harassed for 16 days, while accusing the then BRS government of resorting to vindictive politics. The chief minister intervened during the discussion on Appropri

HYDERABAD: In a strong rebuttal to allegations levelled by BRS MLA KT Rama Rao in the Assembly, Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy on Thursday explained the states financial and debt situation, while comparing the welfare schemes implemented by the previous regime and the present Congress dispensation. Responding to the claims of BRS on crop loan waiver, Revanth said that the previous regime initially waived Rs 16,143 crore, but if one deducts the interest, it only waived Rs 13,514 crore in its firs

HANAMKONDA: Irrigation Minister N Uttam Kumar Reddy on Thursday switched on the Phase-III pumping station of the Devadula Lift Irrigation Scheme (DLIS) at Devannapet village in Hanamkonda district, marking a key step in ensuring irrigation and drinking water supply across constituencies. Accompanied by Revenue Minister Ponguleti Srinivasa Reddy, he later visited the Dharmasagar Reservoir and reiterated the Congress governments commitment to completing all three phases of DLIS. He said the succes

HYDERABAD: The Telangana Legislative Assembly on Thursday unanimously adopted a resolution expressing its deep concern over the impending delimitation exercise without any transparent consultations with stakeholders. The resolution also urged the Union government to introduce necessary Constitutional amendments for enhancing Assembly constituencies from 119 to 153 pursuant to the AP Reorganisation Act, 2014. Moving the resolution in the Assembly, Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy said that delimita

HYDERABAD: Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy on Wednesday made it clear that there would be no bye-elections in the state. He made the statement while referring to Supreme Courts case seeking disqualification of 10 party MLAs who had switched loyalties to the Congress from BRS while taking the cover of constitutionally guaranteed immunity to the proceedings of the Legislative bodies against judicial scrutiny. He was speaking in the State Legislative Assembly on the eve of passing Appropriation Bill

HYDERABAD: The TelanganaState governmentdecided to constitute a Special Investigation Team to ban betting apps, online games like rummy and others. Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy announced this in the State Legislative Assembly on Wednesday. I do not want to go into the details, who promoted the betting Apps. We will take stern actionagainst betting apps, the Chief Minister said. The special investigation team will be constituted after discussing with the police officials, the Chief Minister sai

HYDERABAD: The coming days are likely to see key changes in the Congress government in Telangana the state Cabinet will not just be expanded, there will be a reshuffle of key portfolios. According to sources, portfolios of key ministers are likely to be changed. Sources hastened to stress that the change of portfolios should not be seen as an act of discipline but as a strategic move to ensure a more balanced distribution of power within the Cabinet. They pointed out that some ministers current

HYDERABAD: Even after the expiry of the term of many municipal councils and corporations in Telangana in January this year, the staff allotted to the former mayors, deputy mayors, chairpersons, vice-chairpersons in majority of the municipalities and municipal corporations are still working with them. The term of as many as 120 municipal councils and 10 municipal corporations in the state expired in January 2025, prompting the state government to appoint special officers in their place. Taking se

HYDERABAD: The state government is reportedly considering ordering an inquiry into the expenditure made by the digital media wing during the BRS regime, especially in the run-up to the 2023 Assembly elections. According to sources aware of the matter, the government has taken note of the information that the digital media wing spent a whopping Rs 13.85 crore in just eight months in 2023, much higher than the average of around Rs 50 lakh per year. In reply to a reported RTI query, the Special Chi

HYDERABAD: Resuming his arguments before the Brijesh Kumar tribunal on Tuesday, Telangana senior counsel CS Vaidyanathan explained basin parameters in detail. He stated several aspects of it with respect to irrigation under existing, ongoing and contemplated projects of Telangana. The counsel quoted from the Cauvery judgement of 2018 regarding importance of in-basin and other parameters. He argued, The aspect that the irrigation intensity should be such as to extend the benefits of irrigation to

HYDERABAD: Emplo yees of the State Bank of India (SBI), Hyderabad circle, donated Rs 37.16 lakh to the Armed Forces Flag Day Fund, Telangana. Rajesh Kumar, chief general manager of SBI, Hyderabad circle, presented a cheque for the amount to Governor Jishnu Dev Varma, who also serves as the chairperson of the fund. The event was attended by Col. Ramesh Kumar, director of Sainik Welfare (Telangana), Jitendra Kumar Sharma, deputy general manager & chief development officer, SBI, and Captain Sanjay

RAJANNA-SIRCILLA : Teachers of the Zilla Parishad High School (ZPHS), Pedda Lingapur, in Illanthakunta mandal of the district are reaching out to parents of primary school students to encourage admissions in Classes 6 to 10 for the coming academic year. The teachers are highlighting the schools facilities to attract students and compete with private institutions. The school has digital classrooms, infrastructure, a playground and qualified teaching staff. Students from nearby primary schools hav

HANAMKONDA: A member of the Dandakaranya Special Zonal Committee Ankesarapu Saraiah alias Sudhir alias Sudhakar alias Murali, who was carrying a reward of Rs 25 lakh on his head, was among the three Naxalites killed in an encounter with security forces in Dantewada district of Chhattisgarh on Tuesday. The gunfight took place in a forest along the border of Dantewada and Bijapur districts when a team of security personnel was out on an anti-Naxalite operation, Dantewada SP Gaurav Rai said. He was

SANGAREDDY: Taking cognisance of the absence and tardiness of professors and doctors at the government medical college and hospital, District Collector Valluru Kranthi surrendered three assistant professors to the health department and issued show-cause notices to 10 doctors. During a surprise visit to the hospital on Tuesday, she found that many doctors were not reporting for duty on time. To verify the situation, she cross-checked the attendance register and biometric records. The collector in

HYDERABAD: BJP MLA Raja Singh has found fault with former minister and BRS working president KT Rama Rao for allegedly threatening to take action against certain police officials if the BRS comes to power. He alleged that police arrested Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy on KTRs orders during the BRS regime. Revanth, then an MP, was taken into custody from his bedroom and sent to jail. However, Revanth, after becoming CM, has taken no action against those police officials who arrested him. In contr

HYDERABAD: Lawyers from the Telangana High Court, Nampally Criminal Courts and other courts boycotted their duties and staged a demonstration on Monday in protest against the brutal murder of advocate Errabapu Esrayal in Santosh Nagars New Maruti Nagar Colony. The protesting lawyers demanded that the government take immediate and concrete measures to curb the growing attacks on legal professionals. They also reiterated their long-standing demand for the implementation of the Advocates Protection

HYDERABAD: The Union government has withheld the grants for rural local bodies in Telangana for the year 202425 due to the non-conduct of elections. The allotted funds for the year, amounting to Rs 1,514 crore, have not been released for this reason. In a written reply to a question posed by BJP MP Raghunandan Rao in the Lok Sabha on Wednesday, Minister of State for Panchayat Raj SP Singh Baghel said, The release of allocated grants to Rural Local Bodies in Telangana under the 15th Finance Commi

HYDERABAD: The Telangana State Legislative Assembly on Tuesday witnessed intense exchanges between the treasury and opposition benches over teachers recruitment, tourism development and other issues under the BRS and Congress regimes. The debate, which formed part of discussions on the Demands for Grants for 202526, saw both sides clashing over their respective roles in these critical areas. BRS MLA and former minister KT Rama Rao was vocal in criticising the present governments decision to leas

HYDERABAD: The Telangana Assembly lobbies buzzed with light-hearted banter on Tuesday, cutting across party lines. Ruling Congress MLAs and opposition BRS members shared some spicy and hilarious exchanges ahead of the much-awaited Cabinet expansion. The usual enmity between the Congress and BRS was missing when former BRS minister Ch Malla Reddy called Chennur MLA Vivek Venkataswamy a minister by addressing him Namaste, Minister Garu! though he is not a minister yet. Vivek, quick on his feet, re

HYDERABAD: The Telangana High Court on Monday directed the Centre, Andhra Pradesh and Telangana governments to permit IPS officer Abhishek Mohanty to remain in Telangana until the Central Administrative Tribunal (CAT) resolves his petition challenging the Union governments decision to transfer him to Andhra Pradesh. A division bench comprising Justice Abhinand Kumar Shavili and Justice E Tirumala Devi passed the interim order and scheduled the next hearing for April 7. The court had earlier soug

HYDERABAD: When the final arguments before the Brijesh Kumar Tribunal resumed on Monday, the Telangana counsel alleged that AP was not seeking even a drop of water for projects inside Krishna basin. He argued that AP wanted water for projects outside Krishna basin whereas Telangana was seeking allocation for water for projects inside Krishna basin only. He rurther explained that Telangana was asking water for a single dry crop in the drought prone areas and not for wet crops in the new areas. Th

HYDERABAD: The Congress high command has resumed deliberations on the much-awaited expansion of the Telangana Cabinet which has six vacant berths. Sources disclosed that the Cabinet expansion is likely to take place soon, possibly coinciding with the Telugu New Year, Ugadi. AICC president Mallikarjun Kharge, Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi and AICC general secretary in-charge KC Venugopal on Monday held a two-hour meeting to discuss the merits of aspirants with the TPCC top br

HYDERABAD: Continuing the crackdown on illegal betting, the Miyapur police on Monday submitted a memo to the Kukatpally court requesting that around 20 organisers be added to the list of accused - which was limited to celebrities promoting the betting apps - in the case. Confirming this, a Cyberabad police official stated that the memo requested the court to list the organisers as accused along with the promoters. It may be remembered that top actors , including Rana Daggubati, Prakash Raj, Vija

A second body was discovered inside the Srisailam Left Bank Canal (SLBC) tunnel on Tuesday. The body, yet to be identified, was located 50 metres away from the conveyor belt where workers had been performing maintenance work prior to the incident. This discovery comes more than a month after eight workers were trapped inside the tunnel on February 22. The body of one of the workers, Gurpreet Singh , was recovered on March 9. However, the fate of the remaining six workers has remained uncertain,

HYDERABAD: An advocate was allegedly killed by an electrician on March 24 due to a grudge held against him. The advocate had previously helped a woman register a case against the same person. The deceased identified as Israel was killed by the alleged perpetrator Dastagiri. According to the police, Dastagiri had allegedly been harassing a woman, who sought help from Israel. The lawyer accompanied the woman to the IS Sadan police station where a case was filed against Dastagiri. Israel's daughter

HYDERABAD: Telangana irrigation officials have urged the Polavaram Project Authority (PPA) to discuss the proposed expansion of the Polavaram project by the Andhra Pradesh government to facilitate the Godavari-Banakacherla project. The PPA has convened a meeting on March 27 with Andhra Pradesh and Telangana officials to discuss interstate issues related to the project. However, Telangana has requested the PPA to include two additional points in the meeting agenda. In a letter to the PPA chief ex

HYDERABAD: Union Coal & Mines Minister G Kishan Reddy has alleged that the Congress is staging dramas on the delimitation issue by putting Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin at the forefront, with the BRS partnering with them. He urged the people to reject the propaganda being spread by family-run parties. Speaking to reporters in Hyderabad on Sunday, the BJP state president further alleged that the Congress and BRS were working together against the Union government and the saffron party. Kisha

HYDERABAD: Advisor to the government K Keshava Rao has demanded that the Union government proceed with delimitation only after consulting state governments. Speaking to reporters on Sunday, the Congress leader said that many states, particularly those in the south, are concerned that they will lose their due representation in Parliament. But, he also expressed hope that representation from southern states would increase in Parliament. He stressed the need for political unity on the issue of deli

SIDDIPET : Former minister T Harish Rao demanded that the government help the farmers whose crops were damaged due to unseasonal rains in the state. He visited Lakshidevipally village in Narayanraopet mandal on Sunday and examined the damaged crops. Alleging that the Congress government cheated the farmers in the name of `2 lakh loan waiver extension, the BRS leader said, Former CM K Chandrasekhar Rao provided aid to farmers under Rythu Bandhu. Had this (Congress) government released Rythu Bandh

HYDERABAD: The 100-day TB Mukt Abhiyan, launched in the state on December 7 as part of the National TB Elimination Programme (NTEP) under the National Health Mission (NHM) by the Centre, concluded on March 21. It was launched in nine districtsAdilabad, Bhadradri Kothagudem, Karimnagar, Mahbubnagar, Medak, Nagarkurnool, Peddapalli, Suryapet and Wanaparthy. According to the National TB Prevalence Survey, Telangana has a burden of 296 TB cases per lakh population. The nine districts were identified

HYDERABAD: Even after 30 days, officials remain unable to locate the seven workers trapped inside the Srisailam Left Bank Canal (SLBC) tunnel. A total of eight workers were trapped after a slab of the tunnel collapsed on February 22. Rescue operations have been continuing in full swing without any breaks. On Sunday, officials intensified efforts to trace the remaining workers. The body of tunnel boring machine operator Gurpreet Singh was recovered on March 9. Since then, rescue operations have c

HYDERABAD: A 23-year-old woman jumped from a moving train after a 25-year-old man allegedly attempted to rape her, resulting in severe bleeding injuries. The incident occurred on March 22, Saturday, at approximately 8:15 pm near Kompally. Due to the severity of her injuries, she filed a complaint with the Government Railway Police (GRP) the following day. According to the GRP, the victim is a private employee in Hyderabad and a native of Ananthapur District in Andhra Pradesh . She stated that on

HYDERABAD: The Special Operations Teams (SOT) of Malkajgiri have arrested 34 individuals over the past three days for illegally selling Indian Premier League (IPL) tickets for the Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) vs Rajasthan Royals (RR) match on the black market. According to Rachakonda police, the operation was initiated following a tip-off. During the crackdown, they seized a total of 138 tickets being sold at inflated prices. Since only four tickets can be purchased per email ID online, these indiv

HYDERABAD: TM Nandeeswara Babji had just received his new uniform from the tailor, purchased new shoes and was all set to join as an additional SP. The newly promoted cop was on his morning walk in Hayathnagar on Saturday. Around 4.40 am, he was mowed by a speeding APSRTC bus. Our happiness that he got a promotion turned out to be short-lived, Babjis family members lamented. Rachakonda IT cell ACP Narender Goud had worked with Babji in TRANSCO Vigilance and known him for over 15 years. Speaking

HYDERABAD: In recognition of his efforts in palliative care, Dr M Subrahmanyam, an anaesthesiologist associated with the Rainbow Group of Hospitals, was conferred the Rotary Internationals Service Above Self award by Governor Jishnu Dev Varma. According to a release, the doctor, a member of the Rotary Club, Banjara Hills chapter, played a pivotal role in establishing Sparsh Hospice, a specialised palliative care centre in Hyderabad. His personal experiences, including the loss of both his parent

HYDERABAD: With the state government launching the Indiramma Indlu scheme to construct houses for all homeless families over the next five years, the Telangana Mission for Elimination of Poverty in Municipal Areas (TMEPMA) has decided to establish fly ash brick-making units through Self-Help Groups (SHGs). The initiative, under the Indira Mahila Shakti scheme, aims to set up three units per ULB. The Indiramma Indlu programme is a continuous five-year initiative, with the government planning to c

KHAMMAM: The wailing siren of a police vehicle and the rhythmic pounding of running shoes these are the twin soundtracks of a police constable-cum-athletes life in Khammam. At 40, Khammams Pilli Raju is a role model not only for the Telangana police but also for the youth across the state. An armed police constable under the Khammam police commissionerate, Raju has broken full, half, and ultra-marathon records at the national and international levels. This is not all; he has also won numerous m

NIZAMABAD: As 61-year-old visually impaired Telugu teacher prepares to retire this month, his classroom in Zilla Parishad High School (ZPHS), Amrad village, Makloor Mandal, echoes with the melodies of Telugu poems and the rapt attention of students a testament to a career that transcended physical sight to illuminate young minds. With a voice that painted vivid pictures, Charlapally Gangadhar brought the Ramayana to life, not as a dusty text, but as a cinematic experience, proving that even in

KARIMNAGAR/SANGAREDDY/NIZAMABAD: Unseasonal rains have caused extensive damage to paddy and maize crops across several acres in the erstwhile Karimnagar district. A hailstorm on Friday evening flattened crops in Peddapalli and Karimnagar districts. At the Choppadandi market yard, maize and other grain were either washed away or soaked. Poor drainage systems led to waterlogging. Union Minister of State for Home Affairs Bandi Sanjay Kumar visited Chamanpally and Nagunuru villages in Karimnagar rur

HYDERABAD: The untimely rains accompanied by hailstorms, lightning and thunderstorms wreaked havoc in the state on Friday, not only bringing down the temperatures but also causing widespread destruction of crops. Five districtsJagtial, Kumrambheem Asifabad, Rajanna Sircilla, Peddapalle and Mancherialexperienced hailstorms, while Hyderabad among other places witnessed rains and thundershowers. TGDPS reports indicated that the state recorded the highest rainfall of 54.5 MM in Serilingampally, foll

HANAMKONDA: In a joint operation on Saturday, Task Force sleuths and Matwada police seized spurious pesticides and seeds worth `78.63 lakh. Seven persons involved in selling them to farmers were arrested, while one more person remains absconding, and another is already in jail. The arrested persons are: Erukulla Vedaprakash, a resident of Matwada, Warangal; Mohammed Siddiq Ali, a resident of Warangal; Nooka A Rajesh, a resident of Peddapalli district; Yalam Sadashiva, a resident of Srinagar, Kar

HYDERABAD: Accusing the BJP-led NDA government of enforcing a demographic penalty through delimitation, Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy asserted that the South would not accept a population-based or pro rata formula-based delimitation. He demanded that the Souths representation in the Lok Sabha be increased by 33% from the current 24% if delimitation is inevitable, warning that anything less would reduce the region to a passive audience in Indias political landscape. If BJP conducts delimitation

HYDERABAD: Terming the proposed approach by the Centre for conducting delimitation as a threat to the future of southern states, BRS working president KT Rama Rao on Saturday said that the current policy risks undermining the economic contributions of South Indian states, their governance achievements, and democratic representation. He appealed to the Centre to reconsider its approach to avoid turning democracy into authoritarian mobocracy, while accusing the proposed policy of perpetuating deca

NALGONDA: Hyderabad is set to host the Miss World 2025 pageant this May, and as part of their cultural immersion, contestants from across the globe are expected to visit Buddhavanam at Nagarjunasagar. The announcement was made by Tourism department Managing Director K Prakash Reddy during a review meeting on Saturday with Nalgonda Collector Ila Tripathi and Superintendent of Police (SP) Sharat Chandra Pawar. Speaking to the media after the meeting, Prakash said special arrangements are being mad

HYDERABAD: Panchayat Raj and Rural Development Minister Danasari Anasuya (Seethakka) on Saturday assured members of the Telangana Assembly that all the outstanding fee reimbursement payments to college managements will be cleared in a phased manner to ensure free education for economically backward students. The state still has outstanding arrears amounting to Rs 5,520.60 crore. In this connection, tokens have been generated for Rs 1,200 crore. She said the processing of bills is ongoing, and pa

HYDERABAD: Former chief minister and BRS president K Chandrasekhar Rao (KCR) expressed confidence that the pink party will come to power on its own in the upcoming elections, ruling out any alliance with other parties. Flies will come where there is jaggery, he remarked, suggesting that certain people were eyeing Telanganas rice resources with an intent to loot them. On Saturday, former Ramagundam MLA Korukanti Chander led a maha padayatra from Godavarikhani, named Godavari Kanniti Gosa, which c

HYDERABAD: Union Minister G Kishan Reddy repaeated his allegation that the opposition parties meeting in Chennai had more to do with diverting attention than delimitation. In a press statement, he accused the Congress, BRS, DMK, and Communist parties of misleading the public by creating unnecessary fear about alleged injustice to South India. Kishan pointed out that the guidelines for delimitation have not yet been finalised, yet opposition parties are already spreading misinformation. Their rea

HYDERABAD: The Telangana Mahila Congress, clad in red to symbolise Shakti, on Saturday attempted to lay siege to the BJP state party office at Nampally in Hyderabad, demanding the implementation of the Womens Reservation Act, 2023. Their march from Gandhi Bhavan to the BJP office on the opposite side of the road affected vehicular traffic briefly. The police stepped in and took the Mahila Congress workers into preventive custody, ending their rally. Speaking to the media, Telangana Mahila Congre

HYDERABAD: The state government on Saturday made it clear that there will be no toll imposed on roads being constructed under the Hybrid Annuity Model (HAM). In response to a question by the BRS whether toll would be charged for HAM roads, R&B Minister Komatireddy Venkat Reddy explained that the government would share 40% of the funding required for these projects, while the remaining 60% would be sourced through loans. Venkat Reddy said that there are no proposals before the government for road

HYDERABAD: Just two minutes away from her home, a Class 10 student lost her life in a road accident on the Gachibowli flyover after being hit by a double-decker bus belonging to HMDA on Saturday afternoon. The victim was identified as Prabhavathi Chathriya. According to Raidurgam police, Prabhavathi had just finished her second language exam at ZPH School, Dargah, at 12.30 pm and was heading home to TNGO Colony, Gachibowli, with her brother, Sumith Chathriya (21), on a bike. She was riding pilli