Hyderabad, July 13 (IANS) The Telangana government has prepared a three-phase contingency plan to effectively address the challenges posed by El Niño, Agriculture Minister Tummala Nageswara Rao said on Monday. He directed the authorities to be ready to implement the first phase of the three-phase pre-emptive action to prevent farmers from suffering due to El-Nino conditions. He said the government has taken a range of precautionary measures to effectively address any situation.The minister held…
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Hyderabad, July 9 (IANS) Union Minister for Health and Family Welfare J.P. Nadda on Thursday launched a scathing attack on the Telangana government, dubbing it an “ATM Sarkar” for the Congress leadership in Delhi.Addressing a meeting of intellectuals during his one-day visit to the state, he alleged that the state government was funnelling funds meant for the public into the coffers of the Congress leadership.”According to claims surrounding Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy’s statements, the stat…
Hyderabad, July 7 (IANS) The Telangana government will constitute an official committee to make recommendations to strengthen digital governance in the state, Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy announced on Tuesday.Revanth Reddy directed officials to take steps towards implementing digital governance to ensure greater transparency in administration.During a meeting with top officials, he sought the details of the implementation of digital governance and instructed the officials to formulate plans f…
Hyderabad, July 6 (IANS) AIMIM President Asaduddin Owaisi on Monday urged the Telangana government to immediately issue Permanent Residence Certificates (PRCs) for the poor, saying many lack documents and risk exclusion from the voter list during the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR). The Hyderabad MP wanted to know what is stopping the state government from issuing PRCs. He said that if the ruling party is not realising that the poor of Telangana lack documents, then it is totally cut of…
Hyderabad, July 6 (IANS) UGRAM 7.62×51 mm battle rifle, developed jointly by Hyderabad-based startup Dvipa Defence with ARDE, has completed key Army and Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) trials. Developed jointly by Dvipa and DRDO’s Armament Research and Development Establishment (ARDE), the UGRAM rifle is now under procurement by several Central Armed Police Forces (CAPFs).The rife was designed and built in just 100 days, billed as one of the fastest indigenous weapon development programmes in the…
Hyderabad, July 5 (IANS) The Telangana government is committed to the construction of one lakh houses under the Indiramma scheme in Greater Hyderabad, said state minister Ponnam Prabhakar on Sunday. He stated that the Congress government’s goal is to realise the dream of owning a home for every poor family. He also gave an assurance that the poor will be provided houses in close areas where they have their livelihood.Minister for Transport and Backward Classes (BC), Ponnam Prabhakar, who is also…
Hyderabad, June 26 (IANS) The Chief Minister Revanth Reddy-led Telangana government has appointed senior IAS officer Sanjay Jaju as its Chief Secretary. A Government Order to this effect was issued on Friday.A 1992-batch IAS officer, Jaju will succeed K. Ramakrishna Rao, who is retiring from service on June 30.The government has also issued another order, entrusting some key departments to the Chief Secretary as Full Additional Charge (FACs).He will hold the FAC of the posts of Special Chief Sec…
Hyderabad, May 29 (IANS) In a novel initiative the Telangana government’s Hyderabad Disaster Response and Asset Protection Agency (HYDRAA) has provided employment opportunities to 16 transgenders.Eleven trans women and five trans men have joined HYDRAA, which has been in the news in recent times for removing encroachments on water bodies and government lands in and around Hyderabad.The new recruits said that employment at HYDRAA has brought a new light into their lives and the dignity bestowed b…
Hyderabad, May 27 (IANS) BJP MP Dharmapuri Arvind on Wednesday made a startling claim that he had information suggesting Telangana Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy had once considered joining the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) before moving from the Telugu Desam Party (TDP) to Congress, while asserting that such a leader “cannot be loyal to anybody”.The remarks came a day after Arvind alleged that Revanth Reddy could eventually do a “Suvendu Adhikari” to the Congress party. He had also suggested th…
Hyderabad, May 26 (IANS) In another blow to the banned CPI (Maoist), its Central Committee Member Pasunoori Narahari and his wife Medara Danamma surrendered before Telangana Police on Tuesday. Director General of Police C.V. Anand produced the senior underground leaders of the Maoist outfit before the media.Pasunoori Narahari alias Vishwanath alias Salai Da is the Bihar-Jharkhand Special Area Committee (BJSAC) secretary, while Danamma alias Latha alias Poonam alias Joba is a State Committee Memb…