Tag: Telangana
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Dharna Chowk: Congress leaders detained as protest intensifies
Police detained leaders of Telangana unit of Congress party on Monday as the opposition intensified its protest over shifting of 'Dharna Chowk', a popular venue of protests in Hyderabad. Tension prevailed at Tank Bund in the heart of the city as several leaders sat on satyagraha at the state of B.R. Ambedkar but police evicted …
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April 17, 2017 -
Telangana assembly introduces bill to hike Muslim quota
Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao on Sunday moved a bill in the State legislative assembly to hike reservation quota for backward Muslims and the Scheduled Tribes (ST) to 12 and 10 per cent respectively. As soon as the day-long special session began, the Chief Minister moved the Backward Class, Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes Reservation …
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April 16, 2017 -
Health authorities suspect mutation in swine flu virus
The health authorities in Telangana suspect that the H1N1 virus, that causes swine flu, may have mutated. The state is witnessing swine flu cases even in the summer season though it is not unusual, an official said. “Most probably yes, due to the high replication rate there could be an antigenic drift which could have …
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April 16, 2017 -
Telangana to hike Muslim quota to 12%
The Telangana government on Saturday decided to hike the reservations for the socially and economically backward among Muslims to 12 per cent from the existing four per cent. The decision was taken by the state cabinet at a meeting chaired by Chief Minister K. Chandrasekhar Rao. The cabinet also decided to increase the quota for …
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April 15, 2017 -
Telangana minister earns Rs.7.5 lakh by selling ice-cream
Telangana Chief Minister K. Chandrasekhar Rao's son and cabinet minister K. T. Rama Rao earned Rs 7.30 lakh just in a couple of hours by "selling" ice-cream and fruit juice here on Friday. No, he has not become an entrepreneur. Rama Rao turned "coolie" to raise money for Telangana Rashtra Samithi's plenary and formation day …
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April 14, 2017 -
Former Telangana ASI held in disproportionate assets case
A former assistant sub-inspector (ASI) was arrested by the Telangana ACB for allegedly possessing assets disproportionate to his known sources of income. Acting on an information that ASI B Mohan Reddy had amassed disproportionate assets, ACB conducted an inquiry in which it was revealed that the official was in possession of properties to the tune …
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April 11, 2017 -
BJP’s aim is to come to power in Telangana: Javadekar
Union Human Resources Development Minister Prakash Javadekar on Saturday said it was his BJP's aim to come to power in Telangana in 2019 and asked party workers to work hard to achieve this goal. Addressing a meeting of Bharatiya Janata Party's polling booth-level workers in Bhongir parliamentary constituency, he exhorted them to start preparations now …
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April 8, 2017 -
Telangana, Andhra Governor holds meeting on post-bifurcation issues
ESL Narasimhan, who is joint Governor for Telangana and Andhra Pradesh, on Sunday held a meeting with ministers and officials of the two Telugu states to sort out pending issues arising from bifurcation of Andhra Pradesh in 2014. The meeting discussed the issues related to division of employees and handing over of the buildings of Andhra …
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March 26, 2017 -
Telangana presents Rs.1.50 lakh crore budget
Telangana on Monday presented a tax-free, revenue surplus budget for 2017-18, proposing an expenditure of Rs.1,49,446 crore, an increase of 14.59 percent over the previous year. The budget estimates for 2017-18 indicate a revenue surplus of Rs.4,571 crore and a fiscal deficit of Rs.26,096 crore. Finance Minister E. Rajender tabled the development and welfare oriented …
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March 13, 2017 -
27 fresh cases of swine flu reported in Telangana
Twenty seven fresh cases of swine flu have been reported in Telangana, where 21 people died due to the H1N1 virus and other complications since August 1 last year, the state government said on Tuesday. A bulletin on swine flu said 184 samples were tested yesterday for swine flu and 27 of them were found …
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March 7, 2017 -
Telangana State Police Constable (TSLPRB) Mains results 2016 declared at www.tslprb.in
Candidates, who appeared for the Telangana State Police Constable Mains 2016, can check their results at the official website www.tslprb.in. The exam was conducted on October 23, 2016. To check results, candidates need to log on to the official website www.tslprb.in and enter all the required details in a prescribed format in the space provided. …
February 18, 2017 -
Modi greets Telangana CM on birthday
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday greeted Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao on his birthday. Modi telephoned the Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) chief to extend greetings on his 63rd birthday. Rao thanked Modi for the greetings. Earlier, Modi also tweeted :"Warm birthday wishes to Telangana CM Shri K Chandrashekar Rao Garu. May he be blessed …
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February 17, 2017 -
18 fresh swine flu cases reported in Telangana
Eighteen fresh positive cases of swine flu have been reported in Telangana, where 13 people have succumbed to the H1N1 virus and other complications since August 1 last year. Eighty-five cases were tested for swine flu yesterday and 18 of them came positive for the deadly virus, a bulletin on swine flu issued by the …
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February 2, 2017 -
Centre trying to settle issues between AP, Telangana: Rajnath
The Centre was trying to amicably resolve all contentious issues between Andhra Pradesh and Telangana through a dialogue, Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh has said. In a brief chat with reporters after laying the foundation stone for the National Disaster Response Force's 10th battalion headquarters at Kondapavuluru village near here this afternoon, Rajnath Singh said …
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January 9, 2017 -
Centre trying to settle issues between AP, Telangana: Rajnath
The Centre was trying to amicably resolve all contentious issues between Andhra Pradesh and Telangana through a dialogue, Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh has said. In a brief chat with reporters after laying the foundation stone for the National Disaster Response Force's 10th battalion headquarters at Kondapavuluru village near here this afternoon, Rajnath Singh said …
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January 9, 2017 -
Centre trying to settle issues between AP, Telangana: Rajnath
The Centre was trying to amicably resolve all contentious issues between Andhra Pradesh and Telangana through a dialogue, Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh has said. In a brief chat with reporters after laying the foundation stone for the National Disaster Response Force's 10th battalion headquarters at Kondapavuluru village near here this afternoon, Rajnath Singh said …
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January 9, 2017 -
Telangana, Assam join Uday discom debt scheme
With Telangana and Assam joining the central government's Ujwal Discom Assurance Yojna (UDAY) and Tamil Nadu coming on board next week, over 90 per cent of the debt of state electricity distribution companies will be covered by the debt restructuring scheme for discoms, an official statement said on Wednesday. "An overall net benefit of approximately …
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January 5, 2017