Hyderabad, July 9 (IANS) Two women waiting for a bus were killed as a pickup vehicle overturned and rammed into a bus stop at Shamshabad on the outskirts of Hyderabad on Thursday, police said.The vehicle loaded with vegetables hit the people waiting for the bus by the roadside at Satamrai in Shamshabad mandal of Ranga Reddy district on the Hyderabad-Bengaluru national highway.According to police, the vehicle lost control and overturned while trying to overtake a bus. It rammed into those waiting…
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New Delhi, June 29 (IANS) Emerging demand scenarios could lift India’s annual solar installations from around 50 GW in FY27 to nearly 85 GW by FY30, a report said on Thursday.The report from Equirus Securities said data centres, green hydrogen and night-time connectivity could add 15-20 GW of incremental solar demand annually from FY29.India’s utility solar sector has a robust multi-year growth runway, with 145 GW of signed power purchase agreements (PPAs) and 68 GW of pending awards supporting …
Bengaluru, June 29 (IANS) The politically sensitive Waqf land controversy has resurfaced in Karnataka, with senior BJP leader and Leader of Opposition (LoP) in the Assembly R. Ashoka accusing the Congress government of endangering land rights of farmers by allegedly recording Waqf-related entries in land records across the state.In a strongly-worded statement issued on Monday, Ashoka alleged that the Congress government’s “appeasement politics” has reached a stage where it is threatening the ver…
Hyderabad, May 31 (IANS) Telangana Transport Minister Ponnam Prabhakar said on Sunday that the merger of the Telangana State Road Transport Corporation (TGSRTC) with the government would be undertaken after the elections for the recognised trade union.He stated that elections for the recognised TGSRTC trade union would be conducted shortly and that the process of merging the RTC with the government would be undertaken following consultations with the elected representatives.The minister said eve…
Visakhapatnam, May 31 (IANS) Three persons were killed and seven others injured when an RTC bus rammed into a stationary lorry at Gajuwaka near Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh, early Sunday morning.According to police, the accident occurred near Srinagar when a bus belonging to Andhra Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation (APSRTC) collided with the lorry parked on the road around 4 a.m.Two women and a driver died on the spot. Seven others were injured, and they have been admitted to King George…
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…
Hyderabad, May 25 (IANS) The Telangana government aims to promote one crore women to millionaire status by 2034, Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy said on Monday while announcing a slew of measures for women’s empowerment. The Chief Minister declared that 553 buses owned by women’s self-help groups would be flagged off at Parade Grounds on June 5.He announced that the limit for bank-linkage loans provided to women’s self-help groups is being increased from Rs 5 lakh to Rs 10 lakh.The Chief M…
Bengaluru, May 18 (IANS) Amid continuing speculation over leadership issues within the Congress, the Karnataka government is set to celebrate the completion of three years in office with a mega event titled “Pragatiyatta Karnataka” in Tumakuru, near Bengaluru, on Tuesday.As part of the programme, the government will distribute property documents to 1.52 lakh beneficiaries.Speaking to mediapersons in Bengaluru on Monday, Home Minister G. Parameshwara said the leadership issue within the party…
Hyderabad, April 21 (IANS) Employees of Telangana State Road Transport Corporation (TGSRTC) are gearing up for an indefinite strike from Tuesday midnight to press for their demands, even as the management has invited them for talks. A couple of hours after the Joint Action Committee (JAC) of the TGSRTC employees announced that the employees would go ahead with their strike, the management invited JAC leaders for talks.Top officials of TGSRTC asked the JAC leaders to be available for talks. The t…
Hyderabad, April 14 (IANS) Telangana Minister for Transport Ponnam Prabhakar on Tuesday urged the TGSRTC employees to withdraw their decision to go on strike, reiterating that the government is always ready to resolve employee issues amicably through dialogue. The minister said in a statement that the matter relating to the merger of Telangana State Road Transport Corporation (TGSRTC) with the government and issues related to trade unions fall within the government’s jurisdiction. He, however, a…