Hyderabad, May 26 (IANS) In the wake of the row over the action of Telangana State Road Transport Corporation to remove a driver of a hired private bus for allegedly criticising leaders of the ruling Congress holding a protest, state Transport Minister Ponnam Prabhakar said on Tuesday that he has advised the management to change its decision and let him continue.Prabhakar stated that driver Ashok spoke on behalf of the farmers, and the government welcomes it.The minister said that despite the Ce…
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Hyderabad, May 24 (IANS) Telangana Minister for Civil Supplies, Uttam Kumar Reddy, on Sunday directed the officials to complete paddy procurement by the end of May. He asked officials to expedite the paddy procurement process undertaken by the government across the state.He, along with Deputy Chief Minister Mallu Bhatti Vikramarka, ministers Tummala Nageswara Rao, Jupally Krishna Rao, Adluri Lakshaman and Ponnam Prabhakar participated in a video conference to review the paddy procurement process…
Hyderabad, May 17 (IANS) The high-level committee constituted by the Telangana government to identify “Telangana Udyamakarulu” (statehood movement activists) has decided to identify the genuine activists in four categories. The first meeting of the committee headed by government advisor on public relations and education, K. Keshava Rao, was held on Sunday.Minister Ponnam Prabhakar, MLCs Prof. Kodandaram and Addanki Dayakar, former MLC Ramulu Naik, and Mothe Shobhan Reddy, who are members of the …
Hyderabad, May 10 (IANS) Telangana Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy, Deputy Chief Minister Mallu Bhatti Vikramarka, and Andhra Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister Pawan Kalyan on Sunday congratulated C. Joseph Vijay on taking the oath as the Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu.According to a statement from the Telangana Chief Minister’s Office (CMO), Revanth Reddy extended his heartfelt felicitation and warm congratulations to Vijay on assuming office as the Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu.The Chief Minister exp…
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, May 4 (IANS) Telangana Transport and Backward Classes Welfare Minister Ponnam Prabhakar said on Monday that there is no chance for the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in the state and that BJP leaders are daydreaming of coming to power there.The Congress leader remarked that the people of Telangana will not trust those who spoke insultingly about the formation of Telangana and the division of Telangana.Reacting to statements of BJP leaders that after capturing West Bengal, the saffron pa…
Hyderabad, May 1 (IANS) Telangana Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy on Friday assured the employees of the Telangana State Road Transport Corporation that the state government is committed to addressing their demands and protecting their rights. During the meeting with the representatives of the Telangana State Road Transport Corporation unions, he assured that the government was taking numerous measures to strengthen the Telangana State Road Transport Corporation financially and ensure the eff…
Hyderabad, April 20 (IANS) Telangana Chief Minister, A. Revanth Reddy, on Monday laid the foundation stone for the development works of the Sri Kaleshwara Mukteshwara Temple at Kaleshwaram in Jayashankar Bhupalapally district. The development works of the temple are being taken up at a cost of ₹198 crore.Chief Minister Revanth Reddy also laid the foundation stone for the Kaleshwaram Bus Station.Ministers Uttam Kumar Reddy, Ponguleti Srinivas Reddy, Duddilla Sridhar Babu, Ponnam Prabhakar, Adlu…
Hyderabad, April 17 (IANS) Bharat Rashtra Samithi’s student wing BRSV on Friday staged a protest near the BJP’s Telangana headquarters here, condemning the remarks made by Tejasvi Surya about Telangana in the Parliament.Activists of BRSV tried to surround the BJP office in Nampally, raising slogans against the BJP MP from Karnataka.The protestors set a poster of Surya on fire. Police intervened to detain the protestors.During the debate on Women’s Reservation Bill in the Lok Sabha on Thurs…
Hyderabad, April 16 (IANS) Telangana’s Minister for Transport and Backwards Classes Welfare, Ponnam Prabhakar, has urged Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla to expunge the offensive remarks made by BJP MP Tejasvi Surya on Telangana’s formation from official records and to take strict action, including cancellation of his membership. In a letter submitted to the Lok Sabha Speaker, the minister strongly objected to Surya’s remarks made during the debate on the bills for women’s reservation.Th…