HYDERABAD: Refusing to interfere with the disciplinary proceedings initiated against three officials of the Customs and GST department, the Hyderabad bench of the Central Administrative Tribunal (CAT), has directed the respondents to issue the final orders within six months without awaiting the outcome of pending criminal cases. The bench, comprising judicial member Lata Baswaraj Patne and administrative member Varun Sindu Kul Kaumudi, was hearing three applications filed by S Gopala Krishna Mur

HYDERABAD: Stating that BJP was the future of Telangana, BJP national president JP Nadda on Saturday alleged that the Congress government in the state has failed to do justice to any section of the society. BJP is the voice of Telangana. It is the future of Telangana and the country. The people should have faith in only the BJP, he stated, adding that the saffron party has decided to expose the failures, lies and betrayal of the Congress government and Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy. Nadda was a

HYDERABAD: Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy on Saturday dedicated to the nation the Unit-2 of the Yadadri Thermal Power Station (YTPS) with a power generation capacity of 800 MW. During his visit, Revanth was briefed about the operations of the Unit-2 in the Central Control Room and the ongoing construction work for the other. YTPS is being constructed by Telangana Power Generation Corporation Limited (TG Genco). The plant, being constructed at Veerlapalem village of Damacharla mandal in Nalgonda

HYDERABAD: The upcoming year would be a challenging one for all the three major political parties in the state, including the ruling Congress, as the local body and MLC polls loom on the horizon. With one year of completing governance, the ruling Congress is determined to showcase its strength in the forthcoming elections. The party is gearing up with an action plan aimed at sweeping the local body polls, including Sarpanch, MPTC, ZP and Municipal elections. On the other hand, BRS, the prime Opp

HYDERABAD: BRS working president KT Rama Rao on Saturday assured the Lagacherla farmers and former sarpanches that their concerns would be raised in the upcoming Assembly winter session starting from December 9. He assured the farmers that the BRS will fight against the land acquisition issue. Addressing the media, Rama Rao demanded the state government withdraw police cases filed against Lagacherla residents over land acquisition protests, urging authorities to end police harassment. He also co

HYDERABAD: Former BRS Minister and Siddipet incumbent MLA T Harish Rao on Saturday alleged that the ruling Congress has forgotten the promise it had made to the farmers in erstwhile Nalgonda district that their land would not be touched for laying the Regional Ring Road (RRR). The BRS leaders said that his party would fight with the government on behalf of the farmers. A few of the farmers met him and narrated the predicament they are in as the state government intended to change the alignment w

NALGONDA: Deputy Chief Minister Mallu Bhatti Vikramarka vowed to make Telangana a model state within four years through strategic planning and accountability. Addressing a public meeting in Nalgonda on Saturday, Vikramarka criticised the previous BRS government for neglecting Nalgonda, particularly for failing to complete key projects like the Srisailam tunnel. Despite requiring only 10 km of excavation, the project progressed at a mere one kilometer per year under the BRs rule. This inefficienc

NALGONDA: Assuring that the state government is committed to allocating substantial funds to complete key projects in the district, Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy announced plans to complete the Brahmana Vellemla project to irrigate 1 lakh acres. Accusing the previous BRS government of discouraging paddy cultivation, Revanth emphasised that his government is offering a Rs 500 bonus per quintal for superfine rice. He noted that Nalgonda leads in cultivation in Telangana, with 5.12 lakh acres unde

HYDERABAD: Justice CV Bhaskar Reddy of the Telangana High Court has imposed costs of Rs 5 lakh on M/s. Industrial Oil Purification Pvt Ltd (IOP) for abusing the process of law by suppressing facts to commit fraud while claiming ownership of two acres of land at Narsingi in Rangareddy. The court directed the firm to pay the costs to the High Court Legal Services Committee, Hyderabad, within four weeks. The judge was hearing a writ petition filed by M/s Asian Tubes Pvt Ltd, represented by Shatruga

HYDERABAD: AIMIM president Asaduddin Owaisi on Saturday said that no country can become a superpower if 14 percent of its population faces constant pressure while referring to the issue of Atala mosque in Jaunpur, Uttar Pradesh. The mosque management reportedly moved to the Allahabad High Court on Saturday challenging a local courts order that had ordered registration of a suit claiming the 14th-century mosque is the ancient Atla Devi Hindu Temple. The people of India are being pushed into fight

NALGONDA: Five youths were killed while another one sustained injuries after the car that they were travelling in plunged into a pond at Jalalpur village in Bhudan Pochampalli mandal of Yadadri Bhuvanagiri district on Saturday. The victims have been identified as Vamsi (23), Dignesh (21), Harsha (21), Balu (19) and Vinay (21), all residents of LB Nagar. A young man named Manikantha survived the accident, Bhudan Pochampally police said, adding that a case has been registered and an investigation

HYDERABAD: Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy on Saturday inaugurated Unit-2 of the Yadadri Thermal Power Station (YTPS) unit - 2 with a power generation capacity of 800 MW. He dedicated the unit to the nation in the presence of Deputy Chief Minister Mallu Bhatti Vikramarka, Legislative Council Chairman Gutta Sukhender Reddy, and others. CM Revanth was briefed about the operations of the Unit-2 in the Central Control Room and the ongoing construction work for the other. YTPS is being constructed by

HYDERABAD: A dramatic police chase unfolded on the Vijayawada-Hyderabad National Highway 65 early Saturday morning after a man stole a 108 ambulance from Hayathnagar. The incident prompted immediate action from the Rachakonda and Suryapet police stations following a Dial 100 call, culminating in the thief's arrest at Tekumatla in the Suryapet district. The incident began when the ambulance driver parked the vehicle at a private hospital in Hayathnagar. Taking advantage of the situation, the thie

HYDERABAD: With a massive budget of around Rs 6,500 crore and an expected crowd of 450 million, the Uttar Pradesh government is all set to host the Mahakumbh-2025 in Prayagraj from January 13 to February 26. Uttar Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister Keshav Prasad Maurya, addressing a press meet in Hyderabad on Friday, said that people from across the world will be participating in the event. The minister emphasised that the Mahakumbh-2025 will surpass the previous Kumbh of 2019 in grandeur and divinit

TELANGANA: Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) leaders Kalvakuntla Kavitha and Harish Rao were placed under house arrest on Friday as authorities acted to prevent a planned protest at the Ambedkar statue near Necklace Road. The protest was called by BRS in response to the arrest of party leaders Harish Rao, Kaushik Reddy, and others. According to Kavitha's PRO, she was placed under house arrest before she could join the demonstration. Similarly, Harish Rao's PRO claimed that he has been surrounded by h

HYDERABAD: Directing the state government to ensure nutritious food is provided under the mid-day meal scheme in state-run schools, the Telangana High Court on Thursday ordered Additional Advocate General (AAG) Md Imran Khan to submit a comprehensive report within six weeks. A bench of Chief Justice Alok Aradhe and Justice J Srinivas Rao was hearing a PIL raising concern over repeated instances of food poisoning being reported from state-run schools. During the hearing, the AAG informed the cour

HYDERABAD: The state government has granted administrative sanction of Rs 5,942 crore for Hyderabad City Innovative and Transformative Infrastructure (H-CITI) and authorised the GHMC to invite tenders for 23 projects involving 32 works, divided into five packages. The MAUD department issued orders to this effect on Thursday. Based on a comprehensive traffic study conducted by HMDA, GHMC identified critical arterial routes and congestion points, H-CITI will focus on junction improvements with gra

HYDERABAD: Hyderabad police have registered a criminal case against Sandhya Theatre and its management following a tragic incident on Wednesday night during the premiere of the Allu Arjun starrer Pushpa-2. A woman lost her life, and her young son was critically injured in a stampede outside the theatre. The case has been filed under IPC Sections 304 (culpable homicide not amounting to murder) and 324 (voluntarily causing hurt by dangerous weapons or means), now corresponding to BNS 105 and 118,

HYDERABAD: Justice K. Lakshman of the Telangana High Court has directed the State of Telangana and the Station House Officer (SHO) of Panjagutta Police Station not to arrest MLA and BRS leader Thanneeru Harish Rao in connection with a criminal conspiracy and illegal phone tapping case filed by businessman Gadhagoni Chakradhar Goud. An FIR was registered against the BRS leader on December 1, 2024, under Sections 120B (criminal conspiracy), 386 (extortion by putting a person in fear of death), 409

HYDERABAD: The Indian REITs Association (IRA) and Bharat InvITs Association (BIA) have emerged as key players in Indias financial ecosystem, offering investors opportunities to diversify portfolios while supporting the nations infrastructure growth. At their first joint awareness programme held in Hyderabad on Wednesday, experts highlighted the growing significance of Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) and Infrastructure Investment Trusts (InvITs) in shaping Indias capital markets. This colla

HYDERABAD: The Directorate of Enforcement (ED) conducted raids between November 28 and 30 across 13 locations, including Hyderabad, and seized unaccounted cash worth Rs 47 lakh and USDT cryptocurrency worth Rs 1.36 crore. Multiple bank accounts were also frozen during the operation. During the searches, incriminating documents, cheque books, ATM cards, PAN cards, digital signatures and trust wallet secret phrases, were recovered. The investigation was initiated on two FIRs registered by CBI, Eco

HYDERABAD: Forest and Endowments Minister Konda Surekha said that the state government sent proposals to declare 1,442.26 sq km of area that connects Kawal Tiger Reserve and Tadoba Tiger Reserve in Maharashtra as conservation reserve. Konda Surekha, along with Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy, laid foundation stone for various development works here on Wednesday. Later speaking to reporters, she said that relocation of four villages from Amrabad Tiger Reserve core area has been expedited and Maisa

HYDERABAD: BRS working president KT Rama Rao on Wednesday alleged that Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy and his brothers will soon join Forbes billionaires list. Speaking to reporters here, Rama Rao alleged that only Revanth Reddys brothers benefitted from the 12 months of Congress rule in the state. If the same trend continues, Revanth Reddy and his brothers will join Forbes billionaires list. Telangana is not rising. Its Revanth Reddy and his brothers who are rising, he added. Stating that there

HYDERABAD: Siddipet MLA T Harish Rao has filed a criminal petition in the high court, seeking the quashing of FIR No. 1205/2024 registered against him at the Panjagutta police station on December 1 under IPC Sections 120B (criminal conspiracy), 386 (extortion), 409 (criminal breach of trust), 506 (criminal intimidation) read with Section 34, and Section 66 of the Information Technology Act, 2008. The FIR was registered based on a complaint filed by Gadhagoni Chakradhar Goud, a real estate dealer

NALGONDA: All arrangements are in place for Chief Minister A Revanth Reddys visit to Nalgonda district on December 7, according to District Collector Ila Tripathi. The CM is scheduled to inaugurate and lay foundation for various development works as well as preside over the inauguration of the Nalgonda Government Medical College building. On Wednesday, the district collector held a meeting with Suryapet District SP Sunpreet Singh, Revenue, Police, Irrigation and other officials in her chambers a

HYDERABAD: Revenue Minister Ponguleti Srinivasa Reddy on Wednesday said that the Congress government was working on streamlining Dharani, the integrated land records management system, fulfilling the promise of throwing the portal into the Bay of Bengal. The minister said: We will introduce around 13 columns in land records with references to history of ownership as against a single column that is in the existing system. In an exclusive chat with TNIE on the occasion of completion of one year in

HYDERABAD: A criminal case was registered against BRS MLA Padi Kaushik Reddy and other persons Wednesday allegedly for threatening an inspector. Police stated that a case was registered for unlawful assembly, using force to obstruct duties of a public servant, criminal intimidation, wrongful restraint and public nuisance. Around 3 pm on Wednesday, when the inspector was leaving the station for emergency field duty, a group of persons, led by the MLA, reportedly intercepted the officers vehicle b

KARIMNAGAR: Transport Minister Ponnam Prabhakar announced the sanction of two new RTC bus depots in the state after 10 to 15 years. Addressing the media on Wednesday, he said the state government was taking the RTC, which was in loss for 15 years, to the path of profit. The state government is steering RTC, which has faced losses for over a decade, towards profitability, Prabhakar stated. To enhance public convenience, new buses will be procured, RTC reforms will be implemented and workers welfa

KHAMMAM: The long-awaited mega food park is all set for inauguration in Buggapadu village of Sattupalli mandal on Thursday. While the foundation stone for the food park was laid by former chief minister YS Rajasekhara Reddy in 2008, it was neglected by the government. However, the Congress government prioritised the establishment of the food park and made arrangements for inauguration. Ministers Mallu Bhatti Vikramarka, Komatireddy Venkatreddy, D Sridhar Babu, Thummala Nageswara Rao and Pongulet

HYDERABAD: Tourism Minister Jupally Krishna Rao launched the water sports facilities of Amaravati Boating Club at Hussainsagar on Wednesday. Stating that water bodies would be identified for development into tourist spots, the minister said that works would be carried out in Somasila backwaters, Nagarjunasagar and Hussainsagar. Stating that there were ample opportunities in the state for temple tourism and ecotourism, Krishna said a new policy for the development of the tourism sector was on the

NALGONDA: In a report submitted to the Revenue Divisional Officer(RDO), Peda Adisharla Palli Tahsildar Srinivasa Rao clarified that the students of Dugyala model school were not affected by food poisoning. Five students had unexpectedly fallen ill on Tuesday evening. They were initially treated by RMP Dr Paramesh in Peda Adisharla Palli and later shifted to Devarakonda Area Hospital. The tahsildar stated that the illness among students was not caused by food poisoning but was attributed to anxie

MULUGU: Residents of the Mulugu Agency area were gripped with fear and fled their homes after experiencing an earthquake on Wednesday. The locals, unfamiliar with such incidents, initially did not understand what was happening but soon realised the tremors were caused by an earthquake in the Eturunagaram and Tadvai mandals in the morning. According to the National Centre for Seismology (NCS), an earthquake of magnitude 5.3 on the Richter scale struck Mulugu district. A post on X (formerly Twitte

HYDERABAD: Residents of Hyderabad and parts of Telangana experienced moderate tremors on Wednesday morning, following a 5.3 magnitude earthquake centered in Mulugu district. The National Centre for Seismology (NCS) confirmed the quake occurred at 7:25 am at a depth of 40 km. No loss of life or significant structural damage have been reported. A resident of Hyderabad recounted her experience saying: I felt disoriented while cutting vegetables, thinking it was vertigo, until my son informed me abo

HYDERABAD: The much-anticipated expansion of the state Cabinet is likely to take place before the year ends, confirmed well-placed sources in the government. However, they refused to provide clarity on the number of vacancies to be filled in the Council of Ministers led by Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy. The Congress government will complete its first year in office on December 7, with six of the 18 Cabinet berths vacant. Through the year, the chief minister has been warding off pressure from ve

HYDERABAD: Google on Wednesday entered into an agreement with the Telangana government to set up the Internet giants Safety Engineering Centre (GSEC) in Hyderabad. The GSEC in Hyderabad will be Googles second in the Asia Pacific region, after Tokyo, and fifth in the world, along with Dublin, Munich and Malaga. GSEC is a specialised international cybersecurity hub that plays a vital role in developing advanced security and online safety products in the context of India. The centre will focus on r

PEDDAPALLI: Calling upon the people to socially ostracise those who do not participate in the ongoing caste census, Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy on Wednesday wanted to know why BRS top leaders like K Chandrasekhar Rao, KT Rama Rao, T Harish Rao and J Santosh Kumar did not participate in the exercise. Are you anti-BC? Dont you want to give BCs their due share? the chief minister asked the BRS leaders, and called upon the Backward Classes to think about this. Addressing a Yuva Vikasam public mee

KHAMMAM: He would have been alive now if he had not spared 10 minutes for his friend who had gone to pray, said Nukarapu Koteshwara Rao, the father of Sai Teja Nukarapu, a 22-year-old from Khammam, Telangana, who was shot dead at a store in Wisconsin, US , last Friday. Speaking to TNIE on Tuesday, Koteshwara Rao said that his elder son's body was expected to arrive on Friday. We are still unable to digest the incident, and my wife doesn't know about our son's death, Koteshwara Rao said. I told m

HYDERABAD: Justice B Vijaysen Reddy of the Telangana High Court on Monday directed the Eturunagaram SHO to preserve the bodies of the seven Maoists who were killed in an exchange of fire with the police in Mulugu district of Telangana on Sunday until Tuesday and to permit Kalavalla Illamma alias Meena to view her husbands body as well as the others. The court also asked the Government Pleader (Home) to provide written details about the doctors, including forensic experts, who conducted the PME a

SURYAPET: Describing the Congress governments one year in office as historic achievement, Irrigation and Civil Supplies Minister N Uttam Kumar Reddy on Monday said that the present dispensation set numerous records that reflect its commitment to inclusive growth, sustainable development and efficient governance. The minister was speaking to the media in Suryapet after inaugurating several developmental projects in the Kodad Assembly constituency. Accompanied by Kodad MLA N Padmavathi Reddy, the

HYDERABAD: Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy inaugurated the Hindusthan Coca-Cola Beverages factory at Banda Timmapur village in Siddipet district on Monday. The factory was developed on 49 acres with an investment of Rs 2,091 crore. This facility operates seven advanced production lines and is poised to generate direct and indirect employment for 410 individuals. This is HCCBs second factory in Telangana after one established at Ameenpur in Sangareddy district. Speaking on the occasion, the chief

MULUGU: Greyhounds and Special Party Police continued combing operations in the Pulakomma forest area in Chalapaka, Eturnagaram mandal, searching for the five Maoists who are on the run. Meanwhile, a team of specialists began the postmortem examination of the slain Maoists at the Eturunagaram Community Health Centre (CHC) under the supervision of experts. Speaking to TNIE , Mulugu SP P. Shabarish stated that gangs of extortionists were committing crimes in the Agency areas while posing as Naxali

HYDERABAD: The Congress government, in its first year in office, spent Rs 61,516 crore implementing welfare schemes in the state. Of this, Rs 20,617 crore was spent on waiving crop loans and Rs 11,382 crore on providing pensions under the Cheyutha Scheme. According to the Chief Ministers Office (CMO), the government took Rs 52,118 crore in loans from December 2023 to November 2024. During the same period, it repaid Rs 64,516 crore towards interest and principal amounts of loans taken by the prev

HYDERABAD: During its first year in office, the Congress government placed special focus on development of Hyderabad. According to sources, the government took up complete overhauling and re-imagining of the city to meet climate crisis challenges and ensure sustainable growth for next 50 years. Creation of HYDRAA has led to restoration of lakes, with all encroachments stopped completely after over 40 years. The Musi rejuvenation was given priority after over 50 years of neglect of the polluted a

ADILABAD: What is the reason behind the failure of forest officials in anticipating the migration of tigers into Telangana territory? It is being attributed to delays in paying wages to contract-based base camp watchers, who are crucial for monitoring wildlife movement. The base camp watchers, who track animal movements and relay information to forest officials, have been unpaid for two months. As a result, many were inactive, causing a lapse in monitoring during the critical tiger mating season

MULUGU: R Harish, a sub-inspector of police attached to the Wazeedu police station, shot himself with his service revolver in a resort in Eturnagaram mandal headquarters on Monday, allegedly after he was pressured by a woman he was involved with to marry her. Preliminary investigation suggested that the resort staff heard a gunshot from the room Harish was staying in and rushed to find him lying in a pool of blood and the woman in the room. According to the family members of the SI, his marriage

SURYAPETA: Students staged a dharna in front of the District Collectors office in Suryapet on Monday demanding action against the management of Sneha Nursing College in Kodada town for harassing them for payment of fees. The students stagged a protest after a first year student consumed a sanitiser as she was unable to bear harassment by the college management for payment of Rs 50,000 as fee in lieu of attendance for the year. According to the students, the college principal did not give any tim

HYDERABAD: Telangana Forest department officials believe that apart from mating purposes, the two tigers, believed to have migrated from Maharashtra, are in search of new territories in the traditionally tiger corridor of adjoining areas of Telangana and Maharashtra. Speaking to TNIE over phone, Principal Chief Conservator of Forests (Wildlife), Elusing Meru, who camped in Mancherial for two days, stated that the two tigers - believed to be a male and a female - are moving around Sirpur range, K

HYDERABAD: Asserting that his focus was solely on development and welfare activities, Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy on Monday appealed to the people of Telangana to shield him from the baseless allegations being levelled against him by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and former chief minister K Chandrasekhar Rao so that he could concentrate on his work. The responsibility to rebut their baseless allegations is yours, because I want to concentrate on my responsibilities. This government is yours. I

HYDERABAD: A woman police constable was brutally murdered by her brother in a suspected case of honour killing in Ibrahimpatnam, Ranga Reddy, the police said on Monday. The victim, Nagamani was wokring at Hayathnagar police station, married Srikianth, a man from another caste, recently. Her family had reportedly opposed the intercaste marriage. The incident happend when Nagamani was on her way to work on her scooter. According to police, Paramesh, her brother, rammed her scooter with his car. Wh

MULUGU: A young sub-inspector (SI) died by suicide by shooting himself with his service revolver in the Mulugu district. The incident took place on Monday morning. The deceased officer was identified as R Harish, working in the Wazeedu police station. According to the officials, Harish had taken a room in the resort in the Eturunagaram Mandal Headquarters limits before taking the extreme step. On Monday morning, the resort staff saw the sub-inspector's room door open, and he was lying in a pool