Hyderabad, June 15 (IANS) The Telangana government launched a breakfast scheme for students in government schools as the educational institutions reopened on Monday after summer vacation.The government is providing breakfast to students in 1,269 government schools across the state.According to officials, 1.44 lakh students of schools and intermediate (Class 11 and 12) will benefit from the scheme.The government had also announced extending the Mid-Day Meal Scheme to students pursuing higher seco…
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Hyderabad, May 21 (IANS) The Telangana government has decided to enhance minimum wages for workers across the state. Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy said on Thursday that the decision has been taken on the recommendation of a Cabinet Sub-Committee headed by Deputy Chief Minister Mallu Bhatti Vikramarka.For the unskilled category of workers, the government has increased the minimum wages from Rs 12,750 to Rs 16,000. For the semi-skilled category, the minimum wages have been revised from Rs 13,152…
Hyderabad, May 14 (IANS) The Telangana High Court on Thursday adjourned to Friday the hearing on the petition of Minister of State for Home Affairs Bandi Sanjay Kumar’s son Bandi Bhageerath for interim bail in a POCSO case. The single-judge bench, after hearing the arguments of both sides, posted for Friday the orders on the interim bail.Justice Madhavi Devi said the court would hear next week the arguments on the anticipatory bail but orders on interim bail will be pronounced on Friday.Bhageera…
Hyderabad, May 12 (IANS) Cyberabad Police of Telangana on Tuesday served notice to Union Minister of State for Home Affairs Bandi Sanjay Kumar’s son Bandi Bhagirath in the POCSO case registered against him four days ago. Bhagirath has been directed to appear before the police on Wednesday afternoon.The Central minister’s son has been asked to appear at 2 p.m. at Pet Basheerabad Police Station, where a case was registered against him on May 8.The police served the notice at Bandi Sanjay’s h…
Hyderabad, May 11 (IANS) Cyberabad Police of Telangana have stepped up investigation into the POCSO case registered against Union Minister of State for Home Affairs Bandi Sanjay Kumar’s son Bandi Bhagirath. Hours after her appointment to supervise the investigation, Deputy Commissioner of Police Ritiraj visited Pet Basheerbad Police Station to take stock of the investigation.The DCP (Kukatpally) analysed the case details and spoke to the concerned Assistant Commissioner of Police and Station H…
Hyderabad, May 11 (IANS) School students across Telangana will be administered a collective pledge to stay away from tobacco, alcohol, and narcotic substances. Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy on Monday night met Governor Shiv Pratap Shukla at Lok Bhavan to invite him to attend the students’ gathering to be organised on June 12 on the occasion of the reopening of schools.During the programme, the government will administer a mass pledge to students, urging them to stay away from tobacco, alcoho…
Hyderabad, May 10 (IANS) The Telangana government has deferred a decision on the recommendation of the Education Commission to merge Intermediate education with the school education system.Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy on Sunday directed officials to conduct Intermediate admissions as usual for this academic year.In view of the availability of limited time for admissions and the various technical hurdles currently impeding the process of merger of Intermediate education with the general school…
Hyderabad, May 6 (IANS) Telangana State Road Transport Corporation (TGSRTC) has come to the rescue of a bus conductor who was unable to perform his duties due to his exceptional height of 6.5 feet.Ameen Ahmed Ansari had been serving as bus conductor at TGSRTC’s Mehdipatnam depot in Hyderabad.However, the 198 cm (6.5 feet) tall conductor was unable to perform duties as conductor inside the bus as the maximum height of the bus is only 6.4 feet.Ansari was suffering from neck and back pain due to …
Hyderabad, April 26 (IANS) Telangana’s comprehensive and forward-looking welfare model has set a benchmark for other states at Chintan Shivir–2026, said welfare minister Adluri Laxman Kumar said on Sunday.He was speaking at Chintan Shivir–2026, organised by the Union Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment in Chandigarh on Sunday.The conclave brought together ministers and senior officials from across the country to deliberate on key issues including social justice, effective delivery o…
Hyderabad, April 24 (IANS) A driver of the Telangana State Road Transport Corporation (TGSRTC), who attempted self-immolation during a protest by the striking employees to press for their demands, succumbed at a hospital here early Friday morning.Kola Shankar Goud (55), who had sustained 80 per cent burns on Thursday, breathed his last at Apollo DRDO Hospital.The driver set himself ablaze during the protest at Narasampet bus depot in Warangal district.He was admitted to MGM Hospital in Warangal …