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Normal life thrown out of gear at several places in Telangana due to rains

Normal life was thrown out of gear at several places here and some districts of Telangana on Thursday following heavy rains. Some residential localities in the city suffered inundation, official sources said. More than 20 localities in the state capital, which experienced rains since Wednesday, received above 100 mm rainfall by this morning. Several residential colonies, including at Nagole, Dilsukhnagar and Saroornagar, faced inundation and residents had a tough time trying to bail out water from their houses. The car of D Sudheer Reddy, MLA from LB Nagar here, was stuck in water when he was visiting rain-affected areas and the vehicle had to be pushed to make it move. Reddy said relief personnel were on the job following the downpour. The Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation's (GHMC) Disaster Response Force (DRF) teams were on the field trying to address problems caused by the rains, a GHMC official said. The GHMC has provided a helpline number to the citizens

Telangana Cabinet approves logistics policy for state to boost e-commerce

In efforts to encourage logistics sector in the backdrop of industries, e-commerce and services sector, Telangana Cabinet has approved the Telangana Logistics Policy

NGT junks pharma cos plea on fine for causing pollution in Telangana

NGT refused a plea seeking to review its order directing the Telangana Pollution Control Board to recover Rs 1.55 cr penalty from pharmaceutical companies for causing pollution in the state.

KTR moots exclusive zone for Singapore companies investing in Telangana

Telangana minister K.T. Rama Rao on Tuesday said if Singapore companies evinced interest in investing in Telangana, the state government would set up an exclusive zone or Singapore hub.

Telangana records 465 new Covid cases, four more deaths in last 24 hours

: Telangana on Sunday recorded 465 new COVID-19 cases, taking the total number to 6,31,683, while four more deaths took the toll to 3,729. The Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation reported the highest number of 70 cases, followed by Karimnagar (42) and Suryapet (33), a state government bulletin said. Recoveries outnumbered fresh cases with 869 people getting cured, taking the total number to 6,17,638. The number of active cases stood at 10,316. A total of 65,607 samples were tested on Sunday, taking the numbers examined so far to 1,97,60,171. The recovery rate and Case Fatality Rate was 97.77 per cent and 0.59 per cent, compared to the national average of 97.18 per cent and 1.3 per cent, the bulletin said.

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Another party: But does it even matter?

Aditi Phadnis analyses whether the launch of yet another party by Sharmila, the daughter of undivided AP, the late YS Rajashekhar Reddy, will make a difference to the complex politics of Telangana

KTR writes to Sitharaman, seeks Centre's support for MSMEs in Telangana

Telangana IT and Industries Minister KT Rama Rao wrote to Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, seeking support for the Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises in the state amid the pandemic

Krishna water dispute: BJP terms deployment of security 'photo opportunity'

BJP Telangana unit president Bandi Sanjay said the Krishna water dispute is a "cooperation" between the Andhra Pradesh and Telangana government to "loot" people

Telangana records 605 new Covid cases, seven deaths in the last 24 hours

: Telangana on Sunday recorded 605 new Covid-19 cases, taking the total number of positive cases in the State to 6,26,690.

Congress urges Centre to hold delimitation process in Telangana, Andhra

Telangana Congress leader Marri Shashidhar Reddy on Thursday urged Central government to hold simultaneous delimitation of constituencies in Telangana and Andhra Pradesh alongside Jammu and Kashmir

Telangana allows schools, colleges to reopen in online mode from July 1

Telangana government has permitted the opening of schools, junior, degree, technical colleges, and all other educational institutions in online mode from July 1

2 officials held by anti-corruption bureau in Telangana for accepting bribe

The Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) on Friday arrested two officials for allegedly accepting a bribe of Rs 20,000

Hyderabad colleges step up Covid vaccination ahead of reopening on July 1

As Telangana lifts Covid-19 restrictions and reopens classes for educational institutes, universities in Hyderabad have stepped up the vaccination of students, non-teaching staff and faculty

Telangana govt caps Covid treatment charges at private hospitals

The state government, which had capped the treatment charges last year, issued a revised Government Order (GO) on the direction of Telangana High Court.

Is KCR govt working for or against farmers, asks Telangana BJP Kisan Morcha

BJP Kisan Morcha of Telangana on Tuesday said it has decided to submit a representation to every district collector in the state, regarding the problems faced by farmers in the state

Telangana CM Rao directs officials to finish Yadadri temple work soon

With plans to open Yadadri Sri Lakshmi Narasimha Swamy Temple at the earliest, Telangana CM K Chandrashekhar Rao instructed officials concerned to complete the remaining work as early as possible

BJP begins preparations for by-election to Telangana's Huzurabad seat

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in Telangana has started its preparations for by-election to Huzurabad Assembly seat vacated recently by former minister Eatala Rajender

Life returns to normal in Telangana after 39 days of lockdown

After 39 days, normal activities resumed in Telangana from Sunday with the state government lifting the lockdown totally, following the drastic drop in the number of Covid-19 positive cases.

Telangana govt decides to lift lockdown completely from tomorrow

The education department has been directed to reopen all categories of educational institutions from July 1 with students allowed to attend classes physically