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Backward classes form majority of Telangana's population: Caste survey

The survey reveals that Scheduled Castes make up 17.43 per cent of Telangana's population, while Scheduled Tribes account for 10.45 per cent

Telangana tops in own tax revenue during Apr-Nov last year: Economic Survey

Telangana is the frontrunner with 88 per cent in own tax revenue (OTR) between April - November last year followed by Karnataka and Haryana at 86 per cent each, Economic Survey 2024-25 said on Friday. Telangana is among the top three states in terms of high irrigation coverage of their gross cropped area with 86 per cent. Punjab tops the chart with 98 per cent followed by Haryana-94 per cent, the survey said. For 15 states, OTR accounted for more than half of their total tax receipts, the highest being Telangana at 88 per cent, followed by Karnataka and Haryana at 86 per cent each, it said. The Economic Survey cited WE Hub - The Women Entrepreneurs Hub in Hyderabad as a good example from the state on how the support of the government can help women's entrepreneurship flourish. WE Hub was started with the mission to ensure that all women entrepreneurs in the country have access to technical, financial, governmental, and policy support required to start up, scale up, sustain, and ..

Padma awards: T'gana CM expresses dissatisfaction over 'discrimination'

Telangana Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy on Saturday expressed dissatisfaction over the Centre allegedly not taking into consideration the names recommended by the state government for the Padma Awards and is contemplating writing to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, officials sources said. At a meeting with ministers and officials, the chief minister said that this "discrimination" is an insult to the people of Telangana, according to the sources. Reddy is contemplating writing a letter to PM Modi on the "injustice done to Telangana" in Padma Awards, they said. The state government had recommended the names of folk singer and balladeer Gaddar (Padma Vibhushan), educationist Chukka Ramaiah (Padma Bhushan), poet Ande Sri (Padma Bhushan), poet and singer Gorati Venkanna (Padma Shri), and poet and historian Jayadheer Tirumala Rao (Padma Shri). But the Centre not considering them is an "insult" to the 4 crore people of Telangana, the chief minister said. Reddy expressed "serious ...

No PMAY houses for Telangana if Cong names scheme 'Indiramma': Bandi Sanjay

Union Minister Bandi Sanjay Kumar said on Saturday that no houses would be sanctioned by the Centre if the Congress government in Telangana undertook housing for the poor in the name of 'Indiramma'. He said that if the photo of PM Narendra Modi is not included on PDS ration cards and housing scheme documents, a plan would be devised for the central government to directly provide housing and ration cards to the poor. Speaking at an event in Karimnagar, where Corporation Mayor Sunil Rao and others joined the BJP, the Union MoS (Home) said the Modi government is ready to sanction houses to Telangana under the PM Awas Yojana in the upcoming allotment. However, if the Congress government tries to engage in 'gambling' under the name of the 'Indiramma' scheme (named after former PM Indira Gandhi), the Centre will not sanction even a single house, said Sanjay Kumar. He said that photos of CM A Revanth Reddy and Indira Gandhi are displayed on the ration cards, even though PDS rice and other

Telangana urges Centre to sanction two million houses under PMAY 2.0

Telangana Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy has appealed to the Centre to sanction 20 lakh houses under Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana 2.0 to the state, besides funds for other projects including proposed Metro Rail corridors. A release from the CMO on Friday night said Reddy urged Union Minister for Housing and Urban Development Manohar Lal Khattar to allocate one lakh solar pumps under PM Kusum to ensure continuous supply of irrigation water to tribal farmers in Telangana. CM Revanth Reddy urged the Union Minister to sanction 20 lakh houses to Telangana which happened to be the first state to join PMAY 2.0 and also ready with comprehensive data and a complete plan for the construction of houses," the release said. Reddy said the DPRs ( detailed project report) for the first five corridors (76.4 km) of Metro Rail (out of six envisaged) have already been submitted to the Centre and requested to Khattar to approve them and allocate Rs 24,269 crore funds under the Joint Venture (JV) betwee

Centre pledges Rs 488 crore for enhanced power grid resilience in Telangana

The Centre on Friday assured support to Telangana to enhance the "resilience of the power grid" and ensure reliable electricity supply across the state. As per an official statement Friday, Union Minister for Power Shi Manohar Lal has assured support for nine new schemes under the Power System Development Fund with a total investment of Rs 488 crore. During a review meeting held with the Chief Minister of Telangana and state officials, the Minister emphasized the importance of the state government liquidating its legacy government department dues to be paid to DISCOMs as per the committed trajectory and for ensuring timely payment of current dues, Ministry of Power said in a statement. "The Minister assured support for nine new schemes under the Power System Development Fund, with a total investment of Rs 488 crore, aimed at enhancing the resilience of the power grid and ensuring reliable electricity supply across the state of Telangana," it said. To assist this, Lal said the Centr

TS TET 2025: When and where to check answer key, all details inside nc

The Director of School Education, Telangana, will announce the provisional answer key for the Telangana Teacher's Eligibility Test (TS TET) 2025 today, 24 January at tgtet2024.aptonline.in

Telangana govt inks MoUs worth Rs 1.79 trillion investments at Davos

Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy-led "TelanganaRising" delegation signed as many as 20 MoUs for investments and expansions worth nearly Rs 1.79 lakh crore on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum summit at Davos, Switzerland, with the majority of them for setting up data centres, followed by pumped storage facilities in the state. A press release from the Chief Minister's Office said the investments are expected to create nearly 50,000 jobs. The biggest individual investments breakup broadly includes Amazon AWS - Rs 60,000 crore data centre, Sun Petrochemicals - Rs 45,500 crore, Tillman Global Holdings - Rs 15,000 crore, Megha Engineering - Rs 15,000 crore, among others, it said. "The TelanganaRising delegation, led by CM Reddy concluded its highly successful Davos trip on Thursday with a total investment of Rs 1,78,950 crore (INR One Lakh Seventy Eight Thousand Nine Hundred Fifty crore), which will create 49,550 jobs," the release said. Software majors such as Infosys (17,000 ..

JSW Defence signs MoU with Telangana for Rs 800 cr UAV manufacturing plant

JSW Defence has signed an agreement with the Telangana government to set up a facility in the state for manufacturing Unmanned Aerial Systems. JSW UAV, a wholly-owned subsidiary of the company, would invest Rs 800 crore to set up the unit in Telangana through a technology arrangement with a leading US-based defence technology company, JSW Defence said in a statement. The MoU was signed in the presence of Telegana Chief Minister Revant Reddy and Parth Jindal of JSW Group on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum (WEF) here. "The MoU underscores our unwavering commitment to playing a key role in indigenizing defence technology in India," Jindal said. Reddy said Hyderabad, and Telangana have been long positioned in the global market as software and pharma leader. "With clear vision and diligent efforts, we are now establishing Telangana as a clear leader for investments in manufacturing across sectors, ranging from semiconductor, defence, private space to FMCG," he said. JSW Defe

Infosys to expand Pocharam Campus, creating 17,000 new jobs in Telangana

Infosys, which already employs over 35,000 people at its Pocharam campus, aims to complete the first phase of the expansion within 2-3 years

Amazon Web Services to invest Rs 60,000 cr for expansion in Telangana

Amazon Web Services (AWS) will invest Rs 60,000 crore to expand its data centre infrastructure in Telangana, state government said. Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy and IT and Industries Minister D Sridhar Babu held meetings with senior executives from AWS at the ongoing World Economic Forum at Davos, Switzerland, it added. "AWS will be expanding its data centres in Hyderabad in a big way with plans for fresh investment of around Rs 60,000 crores. With this AWS Region in Hyderabad will play an increasingly important role in supporting AWS's growth of cloud services in India, including AI in the future," a state government press release issued on Thursday stated. The AWS side was represented by Michael Punke, Vice President, Global Public Policy. The leaders discussed the Telangana government's supportive role in creating a welcoming environment for establishing data center infrastructure in the state, and the strategic importance of the state for AWS's operations in India, it said. A

Sun Petrochemicals inks pact with Telangana govt for Rs 45,500 cr projects

Sun Petrochemicals has signed a MoU with the Telangana government for setting up large-scale pumped storage hydro power projects in the state with an investment of Rs 45,000 crore. The projects, "one of the single-largest investment deals ever", will come up in Nagarkurnool, Mancherial, and Mulugu districts of Telangana and are expected to create 7,000 jobs over a period, a release from the state government said. "These projects will have a combined capacity of 3,400 MW and will be complemented by downstream integrated solar power plants with a capacity of 5,440 MW. With an estimated investment of Rs 45,500 crore, this ambitious venture is expected to create over 7,000 jobs during the construction phase, significantly contributing to the socio-economic development of the State," it said. The pact was signed on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum being held in Davos. "Broadbasing the investment base and scope of Telangana, our government has been giving equal importance to all

FMCG major Unilever to establish two manufacturing units in Telangana

FMCG major Unilever on Tuesday agreed to establish two manufacturing units in Telangana following talks between Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy and Hein Schumacher, CEO of Unilever, at the ongoing World Economic Forum (WEF) annual meeting in Davos. During the meeting, the Chief Minister highlighted Telangana's "extraordinary locational advantages" as a gateway and bridge to several southern states and other parts of the country, a state government release said. While Unilever operates multiple manufacturing sites in India, its presence in Telangana has thus far been minimal, the release added. In response, Unilever's CEO announced plans to establish a palm oil facility and refining unit in Telangana. CM Revanth Reddy offered full support and proposed a suitable location in Kamareddy district for the facility, the release added. The Unilever team also agreed to set up a new manufacturing unit for producing bottle caps. "In a breakthrough, Chief Minister Revanth Reddy convinced Hein

Young Indian leaders dominate WEF 2025, Andhra, Telangana lead delegations

In 1999, World Link, a magazine published by the WEF, included Naidu, then chief minister of undivided Andhra Pradesh, in its global "dream cabinet"

Maharashtra to UP, states draw battle lines to woo investors in Davos

Not only that, CMs like Devendra Fadnavis, Chandrababu Naidu, and Revanth Reddy are also expected to hard-sell their states at the grand venue

STT Global signs MoU with T'gana to set up Rs 3,500 cr data centre campus

STT Global Data Centres India Pvt Ltd signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Telangana government to establish a state-of-the-art data centre campus in the Meerkhanpet, Mucherla region, with an investment of Rs 3,500 crore. The MoU was signed in the presence of Telangana Industries Minister D Sridhar Babu, Bruno Lopez, Group CEO of ST Telemedia Global Data Centres (STT GDC), and other officials at the STT GDC office in Singapore. The upcoming AI-ready data centre campus will feature cutting-edge technologies with a targeted capacity of up to 100 MW, offering ample scalability for future growth. It will be one of the largest data centre projects in the country, according to an official release on Saturday. The project reaffirms STT GDC India's commitment to supporting the country's digital transformation and strengthens Telangana's position as a preferred destination for global technology infrastructure. Welcoming the decision, Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy said, I ...

AIG Hospitals to invest Rs 800 crore in new oncology centre in Hyderabad

Multispecialty AIG Hospitals will be investing Rs 800 crore in a new dedicated oncology centre here. The Board of AIG Hospitals has also approved the acquisition of Proton Beam Therapy system from Belgium-based IBA, a supplier of equipment and services in the field of proton therapy. "The acquisition of the Proton Beam Therapy System and the strategic partnership with IBA represent a transformative step forward in our mission to provide cutting-edge, compassionate care," AIG Hospitals chairman Dr D Nageshwar Reddy said, in a press release. AIG Hospitals has entered into an agreement to acquire a state-of-the-art Proteus-ONE Proton Therapy System including DynamicARC from IBA, according to the release from the hospital. With this new delivery technique called DynamicARC proton therapy, the system will be the first-of-its-kind installation in Southeast Asia. This strategic acquisition marks a significant milestone in AIG Hospitals' commitment to delivering the most advanced, effectiv

Telangana rations Kingfisher beer as Heineken halts sales in price dispute

Alcohol is bought by the state government and then supplied to shops in Telangana, where officials are rationing supplies to deter hoarding and tackle shortages

Court relaxes Allu Arjun's bail conditions, allows him to travel abroad

In a major relief to actor Allu Arjun, a court here has relaxed the conditions of his bail in the 'Pushpa 2' stampede case, exempting him from appearing before the investigating officer every Sunday. The court also permitted him to travel abroad to specified countries, with the condition that he must undertake to appear before the SHO of the Chikkadpally police station as and when required. He has been directed to inform the SHO of his travel schedule for each trip and provide details of his place of stay in the destination country until the charge sheet is filed. The remaining bail conditions remain unchanged, the court noted in its order dated January 10. The court's decision followed a petition filed by the actor seeking relaxation of the bail conditions. Previously, while granting regular bail to Allu Arjun on January 3, the court had instructed him to appear before the investigating officer every Sunday between 10 am and 1 pm for two months or until the filing of the charge .

$466 mn debt: Telangana's liquor crisis is no happy hour for global brands

Global giants like Diageo, Pernod Ricard, and Carlsberg have suspended supplies to Telangana, which owes $466 million in unpaid dues