Hyderabad, April 17 (IANS) Telangana Chief Minister, A. Revanth Reddy, on Friday met Union Minister for Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution, Pralhad Joshi, and requested him to procure 30 lakh tonnes of parboiled rice from Telangana during the Rabi season. The CM also urged the Union Minister to release outstanding dues of ₹1,468.94 crore, pertaining to the procurement of additional levy from the 2014-15 Kharif (monsoon) season.Accompanied by State Civil Supplies Minister, N. Uttam …
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Hyderabad, April 12 (IANS) The Telangana government has decided to make all three critical barrages of the Kaleshwaram lift irrigation project fully operational at the earliest. Irrigation minister N. Uttam Kumar Reddy on Sunday made it clear that the state government is determined to bring Medigadda, Annaram and Sundilla back into operation.He wanted the rehabilitation works to be fast-tracked to restore the project to full operational status under a time-bound programme.The minister held a hig…
Hyderabad, April 3 (IANS) Acting against hoarding and black-marketing of LPG, the Telangana civil supplies department has so far seized 3,699 illegal domestic LPG cylinders, officials said on Friday. The department also seized 70 small cylinders. All the cylinders have been seized from March 12 to April 3.According to an official statement, the value of seized property is Rs. 1.10 crore.A total of 1,275 cases have been filed under Section 6A of the Essential Commodities Act. Officials s…
Hyderabad, March 31 (IANS) The Telangana government on Tuesday requested the Centre for urgent additional supply of auto LPG to the state to overcome the daily deficit.Minister for Civil Supplies N. Uttam Kumar Reddy on Tuesday sent a letter to Union Minister for Petroleum and Natural Gas Hardeep Singh Puri stating that the state is currently facing a daily shortage of 55 MTs.The state government called for ramping up the auto LPG availability at public sector undertakings’ (IOCL, BPCL & HPC…
Hyderabad, March 25 (IANS) Amid rumours of petrol, diesel and LPG shortages that triggered panic buying and long queues at fuel stations across Hyderabad, the Telangana government on Wednesday assured the public that there is no shortage of any petroleum product in the state.Addressing a press conference, Minister for Civil Supplies and Irrigation, N. Uttam Kumar Reddy, along with Civil Supplies Commissioner, Stephen Ravindra, categorically stated that stocks are more than adequate for the next …
Hyderabad, March 23 (IANS) Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) alleged a scam in export of rice to the Philippines and demanded a House Committee to probe the same. However, Civil Supplied Minister, N. Uttam Kumar Reddy denied the allegation and stated that the Telangana government has entered into an historic agreement with the Philippines government.BRS Deputy Leader in Telangana Legislative Assembly, T. Harish Rao, made the allegation in the House during Question Hour.He sought details on export of …
Hyderabad, March 18 (IANS) Telangana’s irrigation minister N. Uttam Kumar Reddy announced on Wednesday that a dedicated nodal agency will be constituted for ‘Flood Plain Zoning’ in the state.He promised to identify the first river reaches for demarcation with mapping of vulnerable pockets before the upcoming monsoon.The minister was addressing workshop on Flood Plain Zoning for Telangana and Andhra Pradesh, organised by the Krishna and Godavari Basin Organisation, Ministry of Jal Shakti in Hyd…
Hyderabad, Feb 26 (IANS) The Telangana government has constituted a Cabinet Sub-Committee to prepare and submit a 99-day action plan for implementation across various departments in the state. The Sub-Committee will be chaired by Deputy Chief Minister and Minister for Finance & Planning, Energy, Mallu Bhatti Vikramarka.Irrigation & Command Area Development, Food & Civil Supplies Minister N. Uttam Kumar Reddy, Information Technology, Electronics & Communications, Industries & …
Hyderabad, Jan 2 (IANS) Reacting strongly to Telangana Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy’s remark that it would not be wrong even if his predecessor K. Chandrasekhar Rao (KCR) is hanged for the “injustice” caused to the State in utilisation of river waters, Telangana Jagruthi leader and Rao’s daughter K. Kavitha said on Friday that Revanth Reddy should be hanged twice.Kavitha took strong exception to Chief Minister Reddy’s remark. She said that her blood is boiling to hear that the leader who led …
Hyderabad, Jan 1 (IANS) As the Winter Session of the Telangana Assembly is set to resume on Friday after a three-day break, the ruling Congress party is gearing up to counter the Opposition Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) during discussion on irrigation projects and river water issues. Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy has asked his Cabinet colleagues and party legislators to be well-prepared to present their arguments during the discussion.As the BRS is looking to launch an attack on the Congress go…