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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…

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 …

Hyderabad, April 23 (IANS) Amid the ongoing strike by the employees of Telangana State Road Transport Corporation (TGSRTC), a bus driver on Thursday attempted self-immolation during the protest by the striking employees to press for their demands. The incident occurred in the Warangal district, triggering tension. The driver set himself ablaze during the protest at Narasampet bus depot.K. Shankar Goud sustained 80 per cent burns. He was shifted to MGM Hospital in Warangal, where he was battling …

Hyderabad, Feb 22 (IANS) Telangana Police have solved the mystery behind the death of writer and YouTuber Boggula Srinivas with the arrest of his friend, who allegedly hired contract killers to eliminate him and push the car with the victim’s body into a reservoir to make it look like an accident.The body of Srinivas, 48, was found in a car which had plunged into Palair reservoir in Khammam district on February 14. Some fishermen had told police that the person driving the vehicle jumped out a…

Hyderabad, Feb 17 (IANS) Telangana’s ruling Congress on Tuesday captured power in seven more municipalities while the main opposition BRS took control of one urban local body.Elections to Chairpersons and Vice-Chairpersons in three municipalities were postponed again due to a lack of quorum and clashes between Congress and Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) cadres.Elections to the posts of Chairpersons and Vice-Chairpersons could not be held on Monday due to various reasons, including violence.Chaos…

Hyderabad, Feb 15 (IANS) By winning two seats in municipal elections in Telangana, the Jana Sena has taken the first step in the land where it took birth, party President and Andhra Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister Pawan Kalyan said on Sunday.He congratulated Aruri Vijayalakshmi and Aggu Sagar, who were elected as a councillor and a corporator, respectively.The Jana Sena, which contested 332 seats in the recently held elections, won a seat each in a municipality and a corporation.Vijayalakshmi has …

Hyderabad, Feb 13 (IANS) Telangana’s ruling Congress party has won nearly 60 per cent of urban local bodies, the results show on Friday night.The Congress party captured power in 64 out of 116 municipalities and three out of seven corporations.Main Opposition Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) bagged 13 municipalities, while Forward Block captured one urban local body.There were no clear winners in 38 municipalities. This triggered camp politics by both Congress and BRS to lure independents and othe…

Hyderabad, Feb 13 (IANS) Telangana’s ruling Congress party has bagged at least 62 out of 116 municipalities and three out of seven corporations, as the counting of votes continued on Friday.Main Opposition Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) captured power in 12 municipalities while Forward Block captured one urban local body.There were no clear winners in 37 municipalities. This triggered camp politics by both Congress and BRS to win over independents and others to get the posts of chairpersons and …

Hyderabad, Feb 11 (IANS) Union Minister for Coal and Mines G. Kishan Reddy on Wednesday termed the division of the Hyderabad, Gajwel and Nalgonda municipal corporations by the Telangana government as illegal, alleging that the exercise was undertaken after the Centre issued a notification for the Census.He told the media that after the Census notification was issued, a directive was circulated nationwide stating that revenue villages and wards should not be divided. Despite this, the state gover…

Hyderabad, Feb 8 (IANS) Telangana BJP President N. Ramchander Rao on Sunday accused Chief Minister Revanth Reddy of playing a “full-fledged communal card” in the municipal elections.He claimed that the Chief Minister is putting vote bank above the law by pushing for four per cent reservation for Muslims.“Congress is attempting to push a 4 per cent reservation for Muslims by any means necessary. This move is a direct insult to the framers of our Constitution, especially Babasaheb Dr B.R. Ambedk…