Hyderabad: Telangana Rakshana Sena (TRS) chief Kalvakuntla Kavitha demanded that the state govt book Andhra Pradesh deputy chief minister Pawan Kalyan for his alleged anti-national statements.Speaking at a meeting of Telangana statehood movement activists in Karimnagar on Thursday, she said the neighbouring state’s leader and actor had equated pro-Telangana activists with terrorists and separatists.“He goes…
Out-of-pocket healthcare costs continue to rise in Telangana: Report Hyderabad: For many patients in Telangana, treatment at a govt hospital may be free, but the journey to recovery often comes at a cost.Consider a patient from a village travelling to Hyderabad for treatment at a major govt hospital. The consultation may cost nothing, but transport,…
Several parts of Hyderabad experienced heavy rainfall on Saturday, bringing relief from the heat across the city. Pic: Suman Reddy D Hyderabad: Rain returned to parts of Hyderabad on Saturday evening, offering much-needed relief from the intense summer heat. The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has warned that the city and several parts of Telangana are…
Chief minister A Revanth Reddy, ministers Uttam Kumar Reddy and Jupally Krishna Rao inspecting PRLI project works on Friday Hyderabad: Chief minister A Revanth Reddy on Friday exuded confidence that the Congress govt will get a No Objection Certificate (NOC) for 90 tmcft Krishna river water from Andhra Pradesh by holding negotiations, and will also…
DG CID Charu Sinha addresses the media at the CID office in Lakdikapul on Monday Hyderabad: The Telangana CID’s Special Investigation Team (SIT) has dismantled an illegal online betting network linked to the Dafabet platform and arrested 11 persons, including an Afghan national, from Delhi, Gujarat and Punjab. The arrests were made following an investigation…
Hyderabad: Telangana’s industrial zones have experienced a significantly sharper rise in heat stress than non-industrial areas over the past two decades, according to a study published in Scientific Reports in May.The study, “Data-driven assessment of industrial influences on urban heat index dynamics across Telangana, India,” found that industrial expansion, urbanisation, and land-use changes have contributed…
Hyderabad: Unseasonal torrential rains that hit most parts of the state on Monday and Tuesday may have brought a temporary relief from the extreme heatwave but caused significant distress to the farmers by soaking the paddy they had brought to govt procurement centres.Officials estimate that Siddipet was the worst affected district with 2,976 tonnes of…
Hyderabad: Civil supplies minister N Uttam Kumar Reddy has said govt will procure soaked paddy by paying minimum support price (MSP) and asserted that the state was executing one of the largest paddy procurement operations in the country, with nearly 58 lakh metric tonne (LMT) of paddy already purchased and another 17-18 MT expected to…
BRS working president KT Rama Rao Hyderabad: BRS working president KT Rama Rao has urged govt to support farmers and called upon party members to help the farming community as paddy and maize crops in market yards suffered damage due to the unseasonal rain and strong winds across the state.“No govt can survive if farmers…
Hyderabad: After days of heatwave-like conditions, Hyderabad and other parts of Telangana are likely to witness light to moderate rain and thundershowers over the next two days, according to the forecast issued by the India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Wednesday. Meteorologists said temperatures are likely to gradually fall over the next few days as persistent…
