Hyderabad, June 25 (IANS) Telangana Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy, on Thursday, appealed to all state government employees to work for an extra hour every day to achieve more productive outcomes in administration, especially in enhancing state revenues. The Chief Minister stressed that illegal activities should be curbed and leakages should be plugged to generate more revenue.Addressing a meeting after signing MoUs with banks to provide insurance coverage to all government employees, the Chief…
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Amaravati, June 25 (IANS) Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu on Thursday called for interlinking Godavari and Cauvery rivers. He said the interlinking of the two rivers will benefit Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, and Telangana.He added that the Centre should take up interlinking of Godavari and Cauvery rivers as a national project.Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu was addressing a public meeting following the inauguration of 33 new crest gates at the Tungabhadra dam at Hos…
Hyderabad, June 25 (IANS) Telangana Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy on Thursday appealed to the Union Jal Shakti Minister C.R. Paatil to find a permanent solution to the inter-state water sharing issue of Tungabhadra river expeditiously. Addressing a public meeting at Hosapete in Karnataka on the occasion of inauguration of newly-installed gates of Tungabhadra dam, the Chief Minister asserted that today is a ‘ Red Letter ‘ day as the Chief Ministers of three states attended a meeting chaired by …
Koppal (Karnataka), June 25 (IANS) Karnataka Chief Minister, D.K. Shivakumar, on Thursday described as a “historic consensus decision” the agreement reached by Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh and Telangana to safeguard the interests of farmers dependent on the Tungabhadra river basin.Speaking after inaugurating 33 newly-installed spillway gates of the Tungabhadra Reservoir at Munirabad in Koppal district, CM Shivakumar said the three states had come together to ensure the long-term protection of the d…
New Delhi, June 25 (IANS) Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari has directed officials to ensure comprehensive monsoon preparedness across National Highway projects and undertake preventive measures to minimise weather-related disruptions, an official statement said on Thursday.The directive came during separate review meetings held here to assess the quality, maintenance and progress of National Highway projects covering 4,931 km in Telangana, 2,035 km in the Union Territ…
Hyderabad, June 25 (IANS) The Election Commission of India (ECI) launched door-to-door enumeration under Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls across Telangana on Thursday. Booth Level Officers (BLOs) will distribute enumeration forms for one week, beginning Thursday. They will conduct door-to-door visits to distribute the forms. If a house is found locked, the enumeration form will be placed at the doorstep. The collection of duly filled-out enumeration forms will begin after one…
Hyderabad, June 25 (IANS) Union Minister for Coal and Mines, G. Kishan Reddy termed June 25, 1975 one of the darkest blots on Independent India’s history.He said the Emergency imposed on this day suspended fundamental rights, silenced free speech, censored the Press, and saw political opponents, journalists, and activists jailed without trial.The Central minister shared his thoughts on ‘X’ on the occasion of Emergency anniversary, which is being observed by the BJP as ‘Samvidhan Hatya Di…
Hyderabad, June 25 (IANS) The Bonalu festival, which symbolises the unique culture of Telangana, will be held from July 16 to August 13. The Telangana government is making elaborate arrangements for conducting the festivities on grand scale in Hyderabad.The festival will commence on July 16 at Sri Jagadamba Mahankali Temple at the historic Golconda Fort.Endowments Minister Konda Surekha, who is currently visiting London, held a Zoom meeting with officials of various departments to review the arr…
Hyderabad, June 24 (IANS) Telangana Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy has urged the Centre to intervene to ensure the utilisation of the state’s rightful share of water from the Tungabhadra project and to facilitate coordination among the stakeholder states. Telangana is entitled to receive 15.9 TMC of water from the Tungabhadra Dam and river flow, but the Chief Minister expressed concern that the current inflow is not exceeding five to six TMC.Under the RDS (Rajoli Banda Diversion Scheme), water …
Mumbai, June 24 (IANS) Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis clarified in the Legislative Council on Wednesday that the ‘Grid Support Charge’ has been levied to ensure that the additional financial burden caused by the rising use of solar energy on the power grid does not pass down to common electricity consumers.He emphasised that this charge applies to a mere 0.13 per cent of consumers and is not a financial loss, but rather a limited reduction in the excess profits of a few.The Chief Minister was …