Hyderabad, June 23 (IANS) Heavy rains early on Tuesday left several low-lying areas in Ameenpur and Beeramguda near Hyderabad inundated.Rainwater entered houses and submerged vehicles in apartment buildings in a few colonies in Ameenpur, a satellite town in neighbouring Sangareddy district.Residents of Durga Province colony spent a sleepless night as the floodwater entered the houses, damaging household items.Basements of apartment buildings were flooded, submerging cars and elevators.About 30 f…
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New Delhi, June 3 (IANS) The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA), chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, on Wednesday approved the widening of the existing Armoor-Jagtial-Mancherial section of National Highway (NH)-63 on hybrid annuity model (HAM), and Jagtial-Karimnagar section of National Highway (NH)-563 on Build-Operate-Transfer (Toll) to the 4-lane standard under three work packages, with a combined total length of 190.76 km and combined total capital cost of Rs 7,597.16 crore.Th…
Hyderabad, May 27 (IANS) Telangana Minister for Irrigation and Civil Supplies N. Uttam Kumar Reddy on Wednesday assured farmers that there is no need for panic over rain-drenched paddy, asserting that the state government has activated an intensive emergency response mechanism to protect soaked grain and ensure procurement of every grain reaching the purchase centres. Chairing a video conference with ministers, district collectors, senior civil supplies officials, and police authorities, Uttam K…
Hyderabad, May 26 (IANS) The Telangana State Road Transport Corporation has dismissed a bus driver of a private hire bus after he allegedly criticised the leaders of the ruling Congress staging a protest over the hike in petrol and diesel prices. The TGSRTC has written to the owner of the private hire bus (PHB) to withdraw the driver from PHB services with immediate effect.The driver, Ashok, while driving the bus from Jagtial to Dharmapuri on Monday, had made certain remarks criticising the Cong…
Hyderabad, May 20 (IANS) Telangana Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy has appealed to people to remain vigilant and take precautionary measures following the IMD warning of severe heat wave conditions.In view of the prevailing severe heat wave conditions in North Telangana districts, the Chief Minister directed the officials concerned to take all necessary precautionary measures.The authorities were instructed to ensure the availability of adequate ORS packets, supply of drinking water and uninterr…
Hyderabad, May 17 (IANS) The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued a heatwave warning for the next seven days in parts of Telangana.The Hyderabad Meteorological Centre has forecast a gradual rise in the maximum temperature by 2-3 degrees Celsius during the next three days in Telangana.Some districts are likely to see maximum temperatures crossing 45 degrees Celsius between May 19 and May 24.Heatwave conditions are very likely to prevail at isolated pockets in Adilabad, Komuram Bheem A…
Hyderabad, May 3 (IANS) Heatwave conditions gripped many parts of Telangana, with the maximum temperature reaching 46 degrees Celsius on Sunday. At least 12 districts recorded temperatures above 45 degrees Celsius, significantly higher than the normal of 41.3 degrees Celsius.Nizamabad was the hottest place on Sunday, with the mercury touching 46 degrees Celsius. Nalgonda, Nirmal and Siddipet districts followed closely at 45.9 degrees Celsius, shows data from the Telangana Development Planning So…
Amaravati, April 1 (IANS) The driver of a private travels bus that caught fire after colliding with a tipper, killing 14 passengers in Andhra Pradesh’s Markapuram district on March 26, did not possess a valid driving licence, police said on Wednesday.The police also announced the arrest of the bus owner, Harikrishna Reddy, and the driver, Yuvaraj.Both were presented before the media by the police in Markapuram. Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) Nagaraju said the travel company owner had hi…
Hyderabad, March 25 (IANS) Senior Congress leader and former minister T. Jeevan Reddy resigned from the party on Wednesday, saying he had no other choice after facing humiliation despite working selflessly for more than four decades. At a meeting with the party workers and followers in Jagtial town, he announced his resignation, ending his 42-year-long association with the party.Though Congress leadership made all efforts to persuade Jeevan Reddy to withdraw his decision to quit, he went ahead w…
Hyderabad, March 24 (IANS) Telangana Pradesh Congress Committee president, Mahesh Kumar Goud, met senior Congress leader and former minister T. Jeevan Reddy, in Jagtial on Tuesday to persuade him to withdraw his decision to quit the party.Mahesh Kumar Goud said he requested Jeevan Reddy not to resign from the party.The TPCC chief told media persons that Jeevan Reddy has a long political career and vast experience and TPCC and AICC can’t let him go.He said Jeevan Reddy felt hurt due to some dec…