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…
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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…
Hyderabad, April 13 (IANS) Telangana State Road Transport Corporation (TGSRTC) employees have decided to go on strike from April 22 in support of their demands. This was announced by the Joint Action Committee (JAC) of the TGSRTC employees on Monday.JAC leaders said that, though they gave notice of the strike on March 13, there was no response from the government or the TGSRTC management.They said the government should take steps to avert the strike. JAC chairman Thomas Reddy said they placed 32…
Amaravati, Feb 24 (IANS) Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu on Tuesday claimed that over 20 crore Tirupati laddus were made with adulterated ghee and sold during the YSRCP rule. He claimed that between 2019 and 2024, 59.71 lakh litres of adulterated ghee were supplied to the Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanam (TTD), and Rs. 234 crore were spent on this.Replying to the debate in the State Assembly on the Tirupati laddu adulteration, he said 20.01 crore laddus were made with adult…
Hyderabad, Feb 19 (IANS) Telangana Jagruthi President K. Kavitha on Thursday announced that she will float a new political party in May this year.Kavitha told media persons here that after seeing a good ‘mahuratam’ in the first week of May, she would announce the party.She also declared that the new party’s name will have ‘Telangana’ in it and exuded confidence that the new party would emerge as the main opposition party.She also revealed her plans to contest the next Assembly elections fr…