HYDERABAD: Actor Allu Arjun and makers of the film 'Pushpa' on Wednesday announced financial assistance of Rs 2 crore for the family of the woman who died in a stampede during the film's screening at a theatre here on December 4. Meanwhile, Telangana State Film Development Corporation (FDC) chairman and leading producer Dil Raju said a delegation of film personalities would call on Telangana Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy on Thursday to foster healthy relations between the government and the fil

HYDERABAD: TPCC president B Mahesh Kumar Goud and AICC national coordinator for SC, OBC, Minority & Adivasi Departments Koppula Raju on Tuesday took out a rally in Hyderabad as part of the Congress nationwide protest against Union Home Minister Amit Shahs comments on Dr BR Ambedkar in Parliament. They garlanded the Ambedkar statue on Tank Bund and submitted a memorandum to Hyderabad District Collector, requesting the President to remove Amit Shah from his post. Speaking on the occasion, Mahesh G

HYDERABAD: Telangana Film Development Corporation (TGFDC) chairman and film producer Velamakucha Venkata Ramana Reddy, popularly known as Dil Raju, on Tuesday announced that they will stand by the family of Revathi, who died in the Sandhya Theatre stampede, and take care of her critically injured son Sri Tej. Dil Raju visited Sri Tej, who is undergoing treatment at a city hospital, and spoke to Revathis husband Bhaskar. Later speaking to the media, Dil Raju said: It is sad that such an incident

HYDERABAD: Hyderabad MP Asaduddin Owaisi was summoned by the Court of District Judge in Bareilly on Tuesday following a petition alleging that he violated the Constitution by raising pro-Palestine slogans in Parliament. The AIMIM president has been asked to appear before the court on January 7. The petition was filed by lawyer Virendra Gupta, who claimed that the five-time MP from Hyderabad violated constitutional and legal principles by expressing support for Palestine during the oath-taking ce

HYDERABAD: The state government is on the brink of missing out on approximately Rs 5,000 crore in central funds due to an ongoing financial crunch, with the deadline for availing the Matching Grants Scheme (MGS) fast approaching. Some key grants under the centrally sponsored scheme are set to expire by the end of this month, and unless the state releases the necessary matching funds, the central funds would lapse. The Matching Grants Scheme is a collaborative funding mechanism where the central

HYDERABAD: Deputy Chief Minister Mallu Bhatti Vikramarka on Tuesday revealed the state government was planning to clear the pending bills of elected representatives of local bodies up to Rs 10 lakh shortly. In a statement issued here, Vikramarka said that a total of Rs 1,300 crore bills of sarpanches, ZPTCs and MPTCs are pending till December 3. Out of the total pending bills, the bills up to Rs 10 lakh would amount Rs 400 crore. The government is planning to release the pending bills worth up t

HYDERABAD: The state government has so far procured 47.01 LMT of paddy from 8.8 lakh farmers worth over Rs 10,903 crore this Kharif season. Last Kharif season, the state government had 41.20 LMT of paddy. According to sources, of the total paddy procured, 28.23 LMT is of coarse variety while 18.78 LMT of is superfine variety. As promised, the government paid `500 bonus per quintal of superfine variety paddy to around 3.36 lakh farmers. While a total of `939 crore is to be paid as bonus, the gove

HYDERABAD: Paying rich tributes to former prime minister late Atal Bihari Vajpayee on the occasion of his 100 birth anniversary, Union Minister of Coal & Mines G Kishan Reddy on Tuesday said it was a great honour for him to welcome Vajpayee whenever he visited the undivided state of Andhra Pradesh. He said he deemed it a privilege to have worked as president of BJYM when Vajpayee was the prime minister. He was delivering a memorial lecture at Vajpayees birth anniversary celebrations organised by

HYDERABAD: Housing Minister Ponguleti Srinivasa Reddy on Tuesday said that the application verification process for Indiramma housing scheme will be completed in the first week of January. Speaking to the media after a review meeting he had with the officials at the Telangana Housing Corporation office in Himayatnagar, the minister said: The government has received 80 lakh applications under the Indiramma housing scheme. Of these, 32 lakh applications have been verified so far. The government wi

The Telangana High Court has directed Power Grid Bidar Transmission Limited to take a decision in accordance with the standard operating procedure (SOP) guidelines concerning farmers affected by the 765 KV electricity transmission lines passing through lands in Makta Madharam village of Kadthal mandal in Rangareddy district. The court was hearing a write petition filed by Ganta Srinivasulu and other farmers from Kadthal on September 26, challenging the approval granted to Power Grid Bidar by the

HYDERABAD: Property registrations in Hyderabad declined by 12% year-on-year (YoY) to 5,516 units in November 2024, compared to 6,268 units in the same period last year. The registrations also dropped 6% month-on-month from 5,894 units in October 2024, according to the latest report released by Knight Frank India. The total value of home sales in November 2024 stood at Rs 3,495 crore, marking a 7% YoY decline from Rs 3,741 crore in November 2023 and a 3% MoM drop from Rs 3,617 crore in October 20

RAJANNA-SIRCILLA : The annual crime report for the Rajanna-Sircilla district was released by SP Akhil Mahajan on Tuesday. The report indicates a steady increase in cases over the past three years. A total of 2,257 cases were registered in 2022, 2,969 in 2023, and 3,106 in 2024. Cybercrime cases remained consistent, with 64 cases registered each year. However, cheating cases showed a significant increase, with 443 cases reported in 2024 compared to 329 in 2023. Road accident cases also rose compa

MEDAK : All arrangements have been made for the centenary celebrations of Medak Cathedral, popularly known as Medak church, scheduled for Wednesday. The church has been illuminated with colourful lights. Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy and several others are expected to participate in the celebrations. As the event marks a historic milestone for the Medak Cathedral, foreign dignitaries are also expected to attend. The organisers have made elaborate arrangements for the occasion, with heavy police

WARANGAL: Internationally renowned micro-sculptor M Ajay Kumar has created a microscopic replica of Christ the Redeemer, one of the seven wonders of the world, located in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The original statue, standing at 30 metres (98 feet) tall, was intricately replicated within the eye of a needle at a height of 1.1 mm. This micro-sculpture details Jesus fingers and the wrinkles on his garments with remarkable clarity. Ajay Kumar crafted this sculpture using wax which he prepared himsel

KARIMNAGAR: In the wake of allegations of misuse in the allocation of small business spaces constructed for street vendors near the Government General Hospital (GGH) in the city, Mayor Y Sunil Rao has taken a serious view and ordered a probe. He directed the Municipal Corporation of Karimnagar (MCK) Commissioner Chahat Bajpai to conduct an inquiry to ensure justice for eligible street vendors by allocating the units appropriately. A total of 126 shutters (business spaces for street vendors) were

The condition of eight-year-old Sritej, who was critically injured in the stampede during the screening of Pushpa-2 at Sandhya Theatre on December 4, is improving, reported PTI . Hospital officials reported that the boy, who was initially on oxygen and ventilator support, was taken off both two days ago. His vital signs are stable, though he still does not recognize family members. Sritej is able to respond to verbal stimuli but does not follow oral commands. The hospital confirmed that he is to

HYDERABAD: Hyderabad police on Tuesday questioned actor Allu Arjun, known for his role in Pushpa, for about three hours in connection with the stampede at Sandhya Theatre on December 4. A team of police officials, led by Central Zone DCP Akshansh Yadav, interrogated him at the Chikkadapally police station. Allu Arjun left the police station around 3 pm, accompanied by his father, Allu Aravind, and his father-in-law, Kancharla Chandrasekhar Reddy. A day after the Hyderabad police summoned him, ac

HYDERABAD: Congress MLC Chintapandu Naveen, popularly known as Theenmar Mallanna, has lodged a complaint with the Rachakonda Police against the actors, director, and producers of the movie Pushpa 2 , alleging it contains scenes that insult police officials. The complaint, filed on Monday, cites specific scenes in the movie and alleges that police officials are portrayed as corrupt. It further states that the movie depicts a scene where the hero urinates in a swimming pool in which an IPS officer

NIZAMABAD: Sangula Roja, a resident of Kamareddy, has appealed to External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar to rescue her husband S Narsimlu, who has been illegally held against his will by his employer in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, for the last 1.5 years. In a letter to the EAM, Roja wrote that Narsimlu went to Riyadh to work as a school bus driver with kafeel (sponsor) Ibrahim Muthyib Ibrahim Alotaibi in August 2022. After reaching Riyadh, he was forced to work as a labourer at a farmhouse, carry cons

HYDERABAD: Former chief minister K Chandrasekhar Rao and former minister T Harish Rao have filed a petition in the Telangana High Court to quash an order passed by the principal sessions judge of Jayashankar Bhupalapally district regarding a criminal petition alleging irregularities in the Kaleshwaram project. It may be recalled that N Rajalingamurthy of Jayashankar Bhupalpally district had filed a complaint under Section 200 of CrPC-1973 against KCR, Harish Rao and six others with a prayer to t

HYDERABAD: Chief Secretary Santhi Kumari has instructed officials to take immediate steps to set up solar power plants in about 231 acres in the first phase by Self-Help Groups (SHG) women in the state. On Monday, she chaired a review meeting with officials on various schemes being undertaken as part of the Mahila Shakti programme. During the meeting, Shanti Kumari set a deadline of six months for the officials to set up the solar power plants in the first phase in five districts. She suggested

HYDERABAD: The Centre has scrapped the no-detention policy for class 5 and 8 students for all the government-run schools in the country. The decision will be applicable to over 3,000 schools, including Kendriya Vidyalayas, Navodaya Vidyalayas and Sainik schools. As per the new policy, students, who fail the year-end exam in classes 5 and 8, will be given a second chance to pass. They will have to retake the test within two months after the results are out. In case the students fail to clear the

HYDERABAD: The state is likely to experience light to moderate rains till December 29 under the influence of a low-pressure area in the Bay of Bengal. The IMD said the well-marked low-pressure area over Westcentral and adjoining Southwest Bay of Bengal of South Andhra Pradesh- North Tamil Nadu coasts moved west- west-southwestwards and lay over Southwest and adjoining Westcentral Bay of Bengal off South Andhra Pradesh- North Tamil Nadu coasts and the associated cyclonic circulation extended upto

HYDERABAD: The Culinary Academy of India (CAI) attempted to set a world record by crafting a 550 kg chocolate chessboard. The creation was a tribute to chess champions, including Viswanathan Anand, D Gukesh, and other icons of the sport. According to the CAI, this is the largest chessboard made entirely of edible ingredientsa 16 feet x 16 feet (256 sq. ft.) masterpiece. It featured an extraordinary king piece towering at 3 feet, showcasing exceptional artistry and innovation. The base of the scu

HYDERABAD: With approximately a 150% increase in Hepatitis B cases and a 100% increase in Hepatitis C cases, Telangana has witnessed a significant rise in viral hepatitis infections over the last three years. According to the Factsheet-2021 on the seroprevalence (the level of a pathogen in a population) of Hepatitis B and Hepatitis C by the National Programme for Surveillance of Viral Hepatitis (NPSVH) under the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoH&FW), Telangana recorded the highest numbe

HYDERABAD: HYDRAA Commissioner, A V Ranganath, on Monday inspected water bodies around the Outer Ring Road and expressed anger over the encroachment of lakes, including Bhagirathamma, Tautanikunta in Nanakramguda, and Neknampur in Narsingi. He instructed the authorities concerned to submit a comprehensive report on the issue within a week. Following complaints from the public and public representatives regarding encroachments on these lakes, Ranganath inspected them. Locals reported that rainwat

HYDERABAD: Amidst the ongoing controversy over the Sandhya Theatre stampede, actor Allu Arjuns father-in-law Kancharla Chandrasekhar Reddy, who joined the Congress during the Lok Sabha elections, met AICC Telangana in-charge Deepa Dasmunshi at the Gandhi Bhavan on Monday. However, according to sources, the meeting did not last long as Dasmunshi was in a hurry to attend another programme. She didnt get time to speak to Chandrasekhar Reddy. Another a meeting will be arranged soon, said a party lea

HYDERABAD: A student of the University of Hyderabad (UoH) has invented an effective solution for pest problems in campus hostels. The study was published in the Indian Journal of Entomology. Tejas Anto Kannampuzha of the IMSc Sciences - Physics stream of 2022 batch collaborated with Prof BR Shamanna of the School of Medical Sciences to address the problem of acid fly attacks by using ultraviolet-A radiation from the light source used in the hostel rooms. Tejas found that the acid flies (Paederus

HYDERABAD: The Telangana High Court on Monday rejected the plea for anticipatory bail filed by veteran film actor Manchu Mohan Babu, who faces charges of attempting to murder a journalist. In its orders, the court ruled that no interim orders could be granted without the actors arrest, citing the seriousness of the charges against him. The petition sought anticipatory bail in connection with the case initially registered under Section 118 of the BNS for the attack on the journalist at Mohan Babu

HYDERABAD: The Reserve Bank of India (RBI)s report on State Finances - A Study of Budgets of 2024-25, released on December 19, revealed the total Outstanding Guarantees (state governments issue guarantees on behalf of urban local bodies, cooperative institutions, and public sector enterprises) of the state government at Rs 2,14,705 crore at the end of March, 2023, and Rs 2,20,606 crore at the end of March, 2024. These guarantees are in addition to the total outstanding liabilities of the state g

HYDERABAD: Stating that the Centre has been carrying out the recruitment process in a transparent manner and on a mission mode, sans any political interference, Union Coal & Mines Minister G Kishan Reddy on Monday said that the Narendra Modi government has provided permanent jobs to around 10 lakh youth in the last one and a half years. He handed over appointment letters to the newly recruited Central government employees under the 14th tranche of Rozgar Mela at the Central Reserve Police Force

HYDERABAD: Hyderabad city police issued a notice to actor Allu Arjun on Monday, directing him to appear at the Chikkadpally police station on Tuesday. Arjun is named Accused-11 (A-11) in the Sandhya Theatre stampede case, which resulted in the death of 32-year-old M. Revathi and left her 8-year-old son critically injured during the premiere of his film, Pushpa 2: The Rise . An official from the Chikkadpally police station confirmed to TNIE that Arjun has been asked to appear at 11 am for further

HYDERABAD: The police on Monday beefed up security at the residence of Telugu actor Allu Arjun here, a day after vandalism at the place, even as the opposition parties in Telangana attacked the ruling Congress over the incident. Six people, claiming to be members of Osmania University - Joint Action Committee (OU-JAC) damaged flower pots and threw tomatoes at Arjun's residence on Sunday evening. A local court granted bail to those who indulged in the defacement. Meanwhile, BJP Lok Sabha member D

HYDERABAD: Hyderabad Police Commissioner C.V. Anand on Sunday issued a stern warning to bouncers against misbehaving with police personnel, stating that VIPs they accompany would be held accountable for their actions. In the recent incident at Sandhya Theatre, we saw 40-50 bouncers behaving recklessly. Despite the presence of the public and police, they pushed everyone aside. Their sole focus was on the VIP. This is a warning to all bouncers: if they misbehave with the police, strict action will

HYDERABAD: BRS working president KT Rama Rao on Saturday attacked the Congress government over Rythu Bharosa, accusing it of slashing benefits to a number of farmers while claiming that it was issued to all farmers. Pointing out that just Rs 15,075 crore was earmarked in the Budget towards Rythu Bandhu, Rama Rao said that he would renounce politics if the government proves that it has waived loans for all farmers in any given village across the state, including Chief Minister A Revanth Reddys na

HYDERABAD: The Telangana High Court on Friday directed authorities not to arrest BRS working president KT Rama Rao till December 30, 2024 while allowing the investigation in the Formula-E race case to proceed. Hearing a lunch motion petition filed by Rama Rao seeking quashing of the proceedings against him, Justice NV Shravan Kumar directed the respondents - ACB and MAUD Principal Secretary M Dana Kishore - to file their counters by December 27, the next date of hearing. The case pertains to all

HYDERABAD: The Enforcement Directorate filed an Enforcement Case Information Report (ECIR) against former minister and BRS working president KT Rama Rao, senior IAS officer Arvind Kumar, and former HMDA chief engineer BLN Reddy on Friday. The ED case is filed under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) and the Foreign Exchange Management Act (FEMA). This comes just 24 hours after the Anti-Corruption Bureau registered a case against the trio . Sources in the ED confirmed the registration

HYDERABAD: Justice N.V. Shravan Kumar of the Telangana High Court granted permission to hear a lunch motion petition filed by Kalvakuntla Taraka Rama Rao (KTR), MLA and Working President of the Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS). The petition seeks the quashing of proceedings in Crime No.12/RCO-CIU ACB-2024, registered under the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988, and relevant sections of the Indian Penal Code. The court scheduled the hearing for after 2:45 PM on Friday. The petitioner, named as Accus

HYDERABAD: In two major developments in Telangana on Thursday, BRS working president KT Rama Rao was named as Accused-1 (A-1) in the Formula E race case by the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB), and Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy announced the formation of a Special Investigation Team (SIT) to probe alleged irregularities in the Outer Ring Road (ORR) lease tenders. The ACB, acting on a directive from the State government, registered the case against KT Rama Rao. This followed the Governors consent to

HYDERABAD: In two major developments in Telangana on Thursday, BRS working president KT Rama Rao (KTR) was named Accused-1 (A-1) in the Formula E race case by the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB), and Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy announced the formation of a Special Investigation Team (SIT) to probe alleged irregularities in the Outer Ring Road (ORR) lease tenders. Formula E race case While the ACB has named KTR, who was the former municipal administration minister, as Accused-1 in the Formula E r

HYDERABAD: Fulfilling one of its key pre-poll promises, the Congress government on Wednesday introduced The Telangana Bhu Bharati (Record of Rights in Land) Bill, 2024, proposing to replace the Telangana Rights in Land and Pattadar Pass Books Act, 2020. The Bill proposes to rename Dharani portal with RoR portal or Bhu Bharati. In the run-up to the 2023 Assembly elections, the Congress had vowed to bring reforms in land legislation and throw Dharani the land records management system into the B

HYDERABAD: Reiterating that there were no irregularities in conducting the Formula-E race in Hyderabad, BRS working president KT Rama Rao on Wednesday asked Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy to initiate a debate on the matter during the ongoing session of the state Legislative Assembly. In an open letter to the chief minister, the former Municipal Administration minister wrote, Once again, I reiterate that there were no irregularities or corruption in the Formula-E race issue. This event, which bro

HYDERABAD: Justice K Lakshman of the Telangana High Court on Wednesday dismissed three criminal petitions filed by BJP MP Dharmapuri Arvind seeking quashing of three FIRs lodged against him for allegedly using derogatory and unparliamentary language against the former chief minister K Chandrasekhar Rao. The court ruled that Arvind must face trial in connection with the cases registered at Banjara Hills police station (Crime Nos. 4/2022 and 5/2022) and Abids Police Station (CC. No. 387/2023). How

Telangana Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy has alleged that Prime Minister Narendra Modi has no choice but to send his friend Gautam Adani to either an American jail or Tihar jail over alleged financial irregularities. He accused the Prime Minister of shielding Adani by refusing to constitute a Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) to investigate the matter. The Chief Minister made these remarks while addressing a protest demonstration outside Raj Bhavan in Hyderabad. The protest, led by the Chief

HYDERABAD: Telangana Governor Jishnu Dev Varma has given permission to the law enforcing agencies to prosecute former Minister KT Rama Rao for allegedly abusing power in the 'Formula E Race'. The Governor also approved the prosecution of the then Municipal Administration Department special chief secretary Arvind Kumar. Confirming this to the media on Monday, Revenue and I&PR Minister Ponguleti Srinivasa Reddy stated that the Chief Secretary will also file a formal complaint with the Anti-Corrupt

HYDERABAD: Any filmmaker would have been elated if he had been handed a script with the twists and turns that Friday threw up for Allu Arjun, except perhaps the Pushpa-2: The Rule actor himself. He was arrested from his Jubilee Hills residence in the afternoon and sent to Gandhi Hospital for a medical examination. A lower court ordered him to be jailed, and he was sent to Chanchalguda jail, even as the High Court granted him interim bail. However, he had to spend the night in jail due to technic

HYDERABAD: Asserting that the law would take its own course, Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy on Friday made it clear that there was no role of the state government in the arrest of actor Allu Arjun for the death of M Revathi at the Sandhya Theatre. The chief ministers reaction came during a chit chat with the media in Parliament premises. He made it clear that the government would not support anyone, however famous he or she may be, when it comes to keeping the law. Revanth also said that the pol

HYDERABAD: If highly placed sources are to be believed, Governor Jishnu Dev Varma is set to give his consent to a request by the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) seeking permission to register a case against former minister and BRS working president KT Rama Rao for alleged misuse of power and diversion of funds sanctioned bypassing established procedures for conducting the Formula-E race. The sources confided that the Governor was likely to approve the ACBs request under Section 17A of the Prevent

HYDERABAD: Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy, along with Chief Secretary Sathi Kumari and other officials, will be visiting resident hostels on Saturday to assess the conditions of the welfare hostels in the state. This comes as an initiative towards ensuring food safety in the government-run welfare residential schools. The chief minister will be doing surprise inspections at welfare hostels in Rangareddy, Vikarabad and Hyderabad districts and will also have lunch with students in the hostel. Rece

KHAMMAM: A day after a high alert was issued in Bhadradri Kothagudem district over suspicion of a tiger entering the area, forest officials on Friday observed a change in its route to the Manugur forest area in the district from the Eturunagaram forest area. Manugur divisional forest officer Sd Maqsood said that it is a male tiger and migrates to the forest areas here for mating in December every year. If we examine the last 10 years of the tiger movement, the feline did not kill any person, he