HYDERABAD: In a significant development, the CBI Special Court, Nampally, has pronounced its verdict in the high-profile Obulapuram illegal mining case. The court found several key accused guilty while acquitting a few others. On May 6, the court delivered the verdict that accused persons, including Karnataka Former Minister, mining baron Gali Janardhan Reddy, OMC company former Managing Director BV Srinivasa Reddy, former director of Mines Andhra Pradesh VD Rajagopal, and Personal Assistant to

HYDERABAD: Union Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari has said that the Centre is committed to the development of Telangana. Addressing a meeting after inaugurating the Amberpet flyover here on Monday, he said that national highway projects worth Rs 1.25 lakh crore are either ongoing or completed and projects worth over Rs 2 lakh crore will be initiated in the state over the next two years. In 2014, there were 2,511 km of national highways in Telangana and over the past 10 years, t

HYDERABAD: The Telangana State Road Transport Corporation (TGSRTC) has received approval to offer Diplomate of National Board (DNB) Postgraduate Medical courses at its hospital located in Tarnaka. The National Board of Examinations in Medical Sciences (NBEMS) has sanctioned a total of seven seats across three specialisationsthree seats in general medicine, two in general surgery and two in orthopaedic surgery. According to the official release, TGSRTC had applied to NBEMS seeking accreditation t

HYDERABAD: Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy on Monday directed officials to invite public representatives and celebrities from various fields to the inauguration ceremony of Miss World 2025 . He said that students from government gurukuls, BC, SC, ST welfare residential schools, model schools and Kasturba Gandhi Balika Vidyalayas should be given the opportunity to witness the pageant for a day. He also instructed officials to install decorative arches and hoardings across Hyderabad to reflect the

The Telangana HC has initiated suo motu public interest litigation (PIL) over the non-payment of retirement benefits to Kurapati Pandurangayya, a retired headmaster of Girls Zilla Parishad High School in Enkoor mandal, Khammam district, who passed away while awaiting his dues. A bench of Acting Chief Justice Sujoy Paul and Justice Renuka Yara issued notices to the Special Chief Secretary, Finance Department; the Commissioner of School Education; and the Principal Accountant General directing the

HYDERABAD: Actor Vijay Deverakonda clarified that he had no intention to hurt STs in the wake of a complaint filed against him for allegedly making derogatory comments about tribal communities during the audio launch of the film Retro. Taking to social media platform X on Saturday, the actor said, There was absolutely no intention to hurt or target any community, especially our Scheduled Tribes, whom I deeply respect and consider an integral part of our country. Clarifying his use of the word tr

HYDERABAD: A new form of ATM theft involving the use of tape to block cash from being dispensed has come to light in Tirumalagiri. Taking advantage of public holidays, two people manipulated ATM machines and defrauded at least 12 users of over Rs 90,000. Police arrested the suspects and seized Rs 75,000 in cash, two mobile phones and a car. The incident came to the attention of authorities when a customer at the SBI ATM in the Secunderabad Cantonment area attempted to withdraw cash but didnt rec

HYDERABAD: Union Minister and state BJP president G Kishan Reddy stated that the Union government is spending lakhs of crores for infrastructure development across the country. He said that over the past ten years, the Centre has developed national highways and enhanced connectivity to support economic growth. Addressing a press conference at the BJP office here on Saturday, Kishan said: Before 2014, only 2,500 kilometres of national highways existed in the state. Today, that number has grown to

HYDERABAD: Congress MP Mallu Ravi said that the state government has set a national example by conducting a caste-based survey aimed at enabling targeted welfare schemes. He urged the Union government to remove the 50% cap on reservation quotas and adopt similar measures nationwide. Addressing the media at Telangana Bhavan in Delhi on Saturday, Ravi welcomed the Centres decision to include a caste census in the 2025 national Census. He noted that the Congress Working Committee (CWC) had passed a

HYDERABAD: Following its recent silver jubilee celebrations, the BRS cadre is eagerly awaiting a comprehensive revamp of the partys executive council at all levels. They are now anticipating the formation of a full-fledged organisational committee, including appointments for national president, state president, working president and other key roles. According to party sources, former chief minister and current party president K Chandrasekhar Rao (KCR) is likely to be unanimously re-elected as th

The Telangana High Court has imposed costs of Rs 5 lakh on the HMDA for failing to comply with an arbitration award granted over six years ago in favour of Cyberabad Expressway Ltd (CEL). The case pertains to a concession agreement signed on August 17, 2007, between HMDA and CEL for the design, construction and maintenance of an 8-lane access-controlled expressway from Kollur to Patancheru under the Phase II-A programme of the ORR project. The project was taken up on a Build, Operate and Transfe

The Telangana High Court has sought an explanation from the state government regarding the appointment of Seetha Dayakar Reddy as chairperson of the State Commission for Protection of Child Rights. The court has asked the government to file a counter affidavit and posted the matter for further hearing on June 17. The order follows a petition by Chinta Krishna from Nalgonda, who has questioned the appointment of the former Devarakadra MLA. The petition argues that the selection process did not co

HYDERABAD: The state recorded a surge in the maximum temperatures on Saturday, after a gradual drop over the last few days, with the mercury levels crossing the 45C mark for the second time this summer after April 23. The highest maximum temperature of 45.4C was recorded in Nizamabad, followed by 45.2C at Nirmal and 45C at Adilabad, as per a Telangana Development Planning Society (TGDPS) report. The maximum temperatures also soared above 40C in all the 30 mandals of Hyderabad, with the highest t

HYDERABAD: Housing and Revenue Minister Ponguleti Srinivasa Reddy announced that the government will soon finalise four lakh beneficiaries under the Indiramma Housing Scheme. He added that payments are being disbursed every Monday to beneficiaries whose houses are at various stages of construction. On Saturday, the minister handed over certificates to 350 newly recruited assistant engineers, who were hired on an outsourced basis by the Housing Corporation and completed training at the National A

KHAMMAM: Deputy Chief Minister Bhatti Vikramarka on Saturday asserted that Telanganas Peoples Government is establishing Young India Integrated Residential Schools that will make the nation proud. He laid the foundation stone for one such school in Lakshmipuram village, Khammam district, and announced that Rs 21,000 crore has been sanctioned for 105 schools across the state. Speaking at a press meet, he said these schools aim to shape students into polished diamonds with exceptional intellect an

KHAMMAM : The Union governments decision to conduct a nationwide caste census is a triumph for Telanganas peoples government and the All-India Congress, Deputy Chief Minister Bhatti Vikramarka said on Saturday, responding to a felicitation extended to him by BC associations at the Praja Bhavan Camp Office in Khammam. He said Telangana set a national benchmark by conducting a comprehensive caste census, the first of its kind post-independence. The census was done without any problems or anyone ra

HYDERABAD: The state government has directed the officials to strictly adhere to the guidelines and instructions in the implementation of the Indiramma Housing Scheme, particularly in respect to the construction of houses within the stipulated 600 sft plinth area. It has come to the notice of the government that 285 out of 2,832 Indiramma houses are being constructed by beneficiaries on plot sizes measuring above 600 sft. Keeping this in view, Telangana Housing Corporation Limited (TGHCL) has re

HANAMKONDA : In a bid to bring lasting irrigation relief to large parts of the state, Irrigation Minister N Uttam Kumar Reddy on Saturday announced that the Congress government would complete the J Chokka Rao Devadula Lift Irrigation Scheme in two years. The government, he said, had already allocated funds, cleared land acquisition hurdles and fast-tracked pending works to ensure water supply to farmers in the erstwhile Warangal district, and the Alair and Bhongir regions. We will complete the D

ADILABAD: In a policy move combining wildlife conservation and tribal rights, the Telangana government has issued GO Ms. No. 43, dated May 3, granting full revenue pattas with alienable rights to 94 families relocated from Maisampet (Maisampet and Dharmajipet habitations) and Rampur villages, formerly situated within the Kawal Tiger Reserve in Nirmal district. The relocation took place on April 15, 2024, under the National Tiger Conservation Authoritys (NTCA) voluntary relocation scheme. While 4

HYDERABAD: Governor Jishnu Dev Varma flagged off vehicles carrying machinery for manufacturing ecofriendly leaf plates and cups to tribal villages, under a project funded through the governors discretionary grants, at Raj Bhavan on Saturday. According to a release, the initiative is aimed at promoting sustainable livelihoods among Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Groups (PVTGs) in Telangana, with a specific focus on economic empowerment and environmental sustainability. As part of the programme, 3

SANGAREDDY: At Kedarnath, where breath turns visible and prayers hang frozen, a Telangana trust runs a guerrilla kitchen. Their manifesto? No pilgrim shall summit Shivas shrine without breakfast or with a north Indian one. Since 2019, theyve smuggled upma and idlis past blizzards and become a lifeline for devotees from the Telugu states. What began as a grumble over tasteless aloo sabzi has proved that while other things might come and go, dosa and chutney shall always prevail. For 45 days, fro

ADILABAD: While the subject of language has been subjected to much discussion and fights on social media in recent times, Gondi, which is fighting for survival, has found its newest popstar: one who is a schoolgirl by the day, effecting change in the community in the evening and a YouTube star in whatever time she has left in a day. A resident of New Chinchugat in Adilabad Rural mandal, Anima Kathle has fused Hindustani classical rigour and tribal lyricism to her channel, whose ad revenue also a

HYDERABAD: Taking serious note of the increasing number of unauthorised constructions in Hyderabad, the Telangana High Court has directed the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation to seal any illegal structure or additional floors built in violation of sanctioned building plans as soon as a show cause notice is issued, even if any inquiry is pending. The order was issued by Justice B Vijaysen Reddy who heard a petition filed by Jijjuvarapu Ramesh complaining that the GHMC failed to act against

NIZAMABAD: The appointment of Ganesh Sharma Dravid as the 71st pontiff (Sri Guru Sathya Chandrasekhara Saraswathi) of the Kanchi Kamakoti Peetam has drawn attention in Basara, Nirmal district. Vedic priest Kandikota Naveen Sharma from the Sri Gyana Saraswathi Devi temple welcomed the appointment and recalled his past association with the new pontiff. Ganesh Sharma, originally from Annavaram in Andhra Pradesh, served at the Basara temple between 2022 and 2024. He was appointed by the state Endowm

HYDERABAD: Jal Shakti Minister CR Patil convened a meeting of Irrigation Ministers of four states on May 7 to discuss the publication of the award of the Krishna Water Disputes Tribunal 2 (Brijesh Kumar Tribunal). The Jal Shakti minister will chair a meeting with ministers of water resources of Karnataka, Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh and Telangana to discuss on the report-cum-award of Krishna Water Disputes Tribunal-2, a communication received by the state officials from the Jal Shakti Ministry o

HYDERABAD: The Irrigation department on Friday constituted a five-member committee to study the final report of the National Dam Safety Authority (NDSA) on the Kaleshwaram project and suggest necessary measures to safeguard the three barrages of the project. The department communicated the final report of the committee constituted by NDSA for Medigadda, Annaram and Sundilla barrages of Kaleshwaram project to the engineer-in-chief (general), engineer-in-chief (O&M), chief engineer (1), Ramagundam

HYDERABAD: BRS MLA and former minister T Harish Rao on Friday said that the third tmcft component was incorporated in Kaleshwaram Lift Irrigation Scheme only to protect the rights of Telangana in Godavari river. He said that the then CM K Chandrasekhar Rao took this decision keeping in mind the states requirements for the next 100 years. Harish was addressing the gathering during a programme organised by the Telangana Vikasa Samithi, where he unveiled two books Saguneeti rangamlo Telangana pade

HYDERABAD: BJP leader and Medak MP M Raghunandan Rao on Friday alleged that a number of madrassas were cropping across the state without permission and claimed that a majority of the students were from Bangladesh. Addressing a press conference at the BJP state office in Hyderabad, the MP alleged that there was no official data available with government authorities on the students studying in these madrassas. He stated that despite asking officials, no records were provided. The MP referred to ma

HYDERABAD: The BC leaders from the ruling Congress, including TPCC chief B Mahesh Kumar Goud and Transport Minister Ponnam Prabhakar, called on Governor Jishnu Dev Varma and expressed their gratitude to him for sending the Bills pertaining to enhancement of BC reservations to 42% in education, employment, and politics to President Droupadi Murmu for consideration. Although the Governor has sent the Telangana Backward Classes (Reservation of Seats in Rural and Urban Local Bodies) Bill, 2025, an

HYDERABAD: Announcing that Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari will inaugurate the newly constructed Amberpet flyover on May 5, Union Minister G Kishan Reddy on Friday directed officials to make necessary arrangements. Kishan also reviewed the status of land acquisition for the Uppal flyover and instructed the officials concerned to complete the process at the earliest. He was speaking at a DISHA meeting held at the Dr Marri Chenna Reddy Human Resource Development Centre

HYDERABAD: Revenue & Housing Minister Ponguleti Srinivasa Reddy on Friday said that the state government will cancel provision of financial assistance to the beneficiaries of Indiramma Housing Scheme if they are found to be ineligible at any point of time. The minister also informed that the built-up area of Indiramma houses should be between 400 to 600 square feet. Srinivasa Reddy, along with Chief Secretary K Ramakrishna Rao, held a review meeting on implementation of Bhu Bharati, Indiramma Ho

HYDERABAD: Revenue Minister Ponguleti Srinivasa Reddy on Friday announced the Heatwave Action Plan 2025 (HAP) for public health and safety. He was speaking during a high-level review meeting at the Secretariat with officials from 12 key departments.The announcement comes in the wake of the IMD forecast, noting the possibility of excessive heatwaves and high temperatures continuing till June. Speaking at the meeting, Srinivasa Reddy said that given the high temperatures and heatwaves, drinking wa

HYDERABAD: The Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) has begun chemical treatment of nine sets of copper plates believed to be over 800 years old, recently unearthed from a Muslim graveyard in Kodada village of Suryapet district. Speaking to TNIE, ASI Director (Epigraphy) Munirathnam Reddy said preliminary observations suggest the plates were issued by the Chalukyas of Vengi dynasty. The plates, discovered on April 30, had corroded after being buried for centuries. The copper plates were sent fro

YADADRIBHUVANGIRI: Yadadri temple Executive Officer S Venkat Rao has announced that all necessary arrangements have been made for the Sri Lakshmi Narasimha Swamy Jayantotsavam to be held from May 9 to 11. Speaking at a press conference at his office on Friday, he detailed the schedule of events. On May 9, the festivities will commence with Swastivachanam, Vishwaksena Puja and Laksha Kumkuma Archana. In the evening, Ankurarpana and Garuda Vahana Seva will be performed. The following day, May 10,

NALGONDA: The future of around 25,000 students under the Mahatma Gandhi University (MGU) hangs in the balance as private degree colleges refuse to allow their premises for conducting examinations. Their protest stems from the state governments failure to clear long-pending fee reimbursement dues, forcing the university to postpone degree exams for the third time. The crisis is not limited to MGU in Nalgonda. Private colleges affiliated with all state universities - except Osmania University - ar

HYDERABAD: Justice J Sreenivasa Rao of the Telangana High Court on Friday dismissed the anticipatory bail application filed by former Special Intelligence Bureau chief T Prabhakar Rao. The court also rejected an implead petition filed by S Sreedhar Rao, managing director of Sandhya Conventions, who claimed to be a victim of illegal surveillance allegedly orchestrated under Prabhakar Raos direction. The high-profile hearing, which concluded earlier this week, saw intense arguments from both sides

HYDERABAD: The Cyberabad traffic police have posted a phone number 94906 17346 on social media platform X and asked citizens to WhatsApp photos and videos of traffic violations. Promising action against violators of traffic rules, the post said: Wrong side driving? Capture a photo/video and send it to us with location, date and time of violation. A flurry of responses followed, with an overwhelming majority of citizens posting about the traffic violations they were witness to. Details of the r

HYDERABAD: The CWC strongly urged the Centre to adopt the Telangana model for the national caste census. The endorsement followed detailed discussions during the CWC meeting held here on Friday and attended by Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy. In Telangana, the design of the caste survey was developed through a consultative and transparent process, with the active involvement of civil society, social scientists and community leaders. Rather than being a closed bureaucratic exercise, it was open to

HYDERABAD: The Telangana High Court on Thursday adjourned to Friday the hearing of petitions alleging irregularities in the evaluation of the Group-1 Mains examination conducted by the Telangana Public Service Commission (TGPSC) from October 21 to 27, 2024. Justice Namavarapu Rajeshwar Rao heard petitions filed by K Parasharamulu of Shivanagar, Siddipet and other candidates, who have sought a judicial inquiry into alleged discrepancies in the evaluation and conduct of the exam. Advocate PS Rajas

HYDERABAD: Union Coal & Mines Minister and BJP state president G Kishan Reddy on Thursday praised Prime Minister Narendra Modi for taking the historic decision to include caste in the upcoming national census. He hailed the move as a historic step towards positive change in the country. The Union minister, however, criticised the opposition, particularly the Congress, for playing politics with Narendra Modis decision. He accused the Congress of hatching a conspiracy regarding BC reservations. He

HYDERABAD: Telangana Pradesh Congress Committee (TPCC) president B Mahesh Kumar Goud on Thursday accused Union Coal & Mines Minister G Kishan Reddy and Minister of State for Home Affairs Bandi Sanjay of creating hurdles in the development of Telangana. Lashing out at the duo for making baseless comments on the caste census conducted by the Telangana government, he said: It shows their political immaturity. In a statement here, the TPCC chief alleged that the BJP leaders were unable to digest the

HYDERABAD: FavoUring the idea of holding talks with Maoists, Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy has sought the advice and stand of the Congress high command. According to sources, the CM wrote a letter to AICC President Mallikarjuna Kharge on the matter. It may be recalled that a delegation led by Peace Dialogue Committee convener Justice Chandra Kumar recently met with the CM, urging him to take the initiative in facilitating talks between the Maoists and the Centre. Following that meeting, the CM

HYDERABAD: BJPs failure to secure BRS votes in the recent Telangana Legislative Council election from the Hyderabad Local Authorities Constituency, which led to AIMIMs victory, has raised doubts about the partys ability to attract support from other parties. Within BJP circles, a heated debate is underway over the alleged failure of its strategy to win the election, which could have shifted the political narrative in its favour. This missed opportunity has left party leaders and cadre questionin

HYDERABAD: Justice K Lakshman of the Telangana High Court on Thursday dismissed a criminal petition filed by BJP MP Eatala Rajender seeking quashing of an FIR registered against him for allegedly assaulting a real estate agent at Pocharam in Medchal-Malkajgiri district. Justice Lakshman observed that as the investigation is still at the crime stage, the court would not conduct a mini-trial at this juncture. Citing that there were grounds to proceed with the case, the court declined to interfere

HYDERABAD: BRS MLC K Kavitha on Thursday said that though a separate geographical Telangana state was achieved, social justice (samajika Telangana) was not delivered to the people. Addressing the gathering during the May Day celebrations organised at her Banjara Hills residence in Hyderabad, Kavitha called for elimination of inequality in Telangana society. During the BRS regime, Rs 10,000 per acre assistance was provided to farmers under the Rythu Bandhu scheme. If a farmer had 10 acres, he use

HYDERABAD: Asserting that the Palamuru-Rangareddy Lift Irrigation Scheme would be completed by December 2027, Irrigation Minister N Uttam Kumar Reddy on Thursday said all pending irrigation projects in the erstwhile Mahbubnagar district would be completed on a fast-track basis. Uttam reviewed ongoing works during a visit to the project sites in Nagarkurnool and Wanaparthy districts, including the Stage-I pumping station and reservoir at Narlapur village in Kollapur mandal, and the progress on th

HYDERABAD: The Revenue department has so far conducted awareness programmes on Bhu Bharati in 555 mandals and received a total of 11,630 applications from people on land-related problems. Revealing these details, Revenue Minister Ponguleti Srinivasa Reddy on Thursday said: We will resolve the land-related problems in four mandals, which were selected for implementation of the Bhu Bharati Act on pilot basis, by June 2. The Act will be implemented in one mandal each in 28 districts, excluding Hyde

HYDERABAD: Following the Union governments decision to conduct a caste census across the country, Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy has urged the Centre to constitute a Group of Ministers (GoM) and an expert committee. He proposed that the committee consult with state governments, political parties and stakeholders to decide on the roadmap for the census. He also called on the Centre to collect information from states that have already conducted caste census and to use that data to formulate a comp

HYDERABAD: In a remarkable development that deepens the historical narrative of Telangana, the Epigraphy branch of the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) has documented 11 ancient inscriptions dating from the 1st century BCE to the 6th century CE. These newly recorded etchings strengthen the theory that the region was once part of Asmaka one of the 16 Mahajanapadas mentioned in early Indian texts. Carved into a rock locally known as Sitammalodi near Gattusingaram village in Peddapalli, the in

HYDERABAD: The Telangana Council of Higher Education (TGCHE) has initiated a comprehensive revision of undergraduate curricula across the state, aligning with the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020 and the directives of the University Grants Commission (UGC). In response to a letter dated April 29 by the UGC directing all the V-Cs of universities and principals of colleges across the country to overhaul their curricula in accordance with the NEP, the Council announced on Thursday that it had p