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Jan- 2025 -21 January
Seven injured in reactor blast at IDA Bollaram in Hyderabad
The injured were working at Srikar Pharmaceuticals Limited, and condition of three of them is critical Sangareddy: At least seven workers of Srikar Pharmaceuticals Limited were injured as a reactor exploded in the industry’s unit at IDA Bollaram on Monday night. The injured were Brijesh, Eswara Chandra Agaria, Puspharaj, Sundar Singh, Chand Prathap, Sheik Anwar, and Nilesh Singh. All the victims were migrant workers from various states. They were rushed to a corporate hospital in Madinaguda for treatment. The condition of three of them is critical The reason for the explosion was not immediately ascertained. The police registered a case. Efforts were made to assess the industry’s loss due to the accident.
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21 January
Hyderabad: One injured in car crash at Shamshabad
Rash driving is suspected to have led to the crash on the Hyderabad-Bengaluru national highway at Shamshabad on the city outskirts Hyderabad: One person was injured after the car he was traveling was hit by a speeding private bus on the Hyderabad-Bengaluru national highway at Shamshabad on the city outskirts on Tuesday early morning. A rash and negligent driving is suspected to have led to the crash. The incident occurred when the car was proceeding from Tondupally towards Hyderabad. According to the police, when the car reached Tondupally, the private bus which was also traveling in the same direction hit the car from behind. Due to the impact, the car went ahead and crashed into the road median. The driver of the…
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21 January
Telangana Sarpanches Association threatens to boycott panchayat elections if bills not cleared
Many Sarpanches had executed development works in their panchayat limits by spending personal money and through loans secured from private lenders at high interest rates Hyderabad: The Telangana Sarpanches Association has yet again demanded the State government to clear all the pending bills of the Sarpanches and then conduct the gram panchayat elections. Former Sarpanches have been making appeals to clear the pending bills for the different development works taken up by them in their respective panchayat limits from 2019 to 2024. The Sarpanches Association has also threatened that if the State government conducts the Panchayat elections without clearing the bills, the former Sarpanches would oppose the elections. The former Sarpanches said they would continue their agitation and protests irrespective of the cases…
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21 January
Government to fill 363 posts in Kodangal medical colleges
Out of the 363 posts that have been created, a total of 117 posts have been allotted to the new Government medical college, 199 posts to the Government general hospital, 31 posts for nursing, and 16 posts for physiotherapy colleges Hyderabad: The State government has issued a notification to fill up 363 posts in various categories at Government medical colleges, general hospitals, and nursing and physiotherapy colleges in Kodangal, Vikarabad district. Out of the 363 posts that have been created, a total of 117 posts have been allotted to the new Government medical college, 199 posts to the Government general hospital, 31 posts for nursing, and 16 posts for physiotherapy colleges. The State government will only implement UGC scales towards remuneration…
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20 January
Krishna water sharing row: BRS slams Uttam Kumar Reddy for blaming KCR
Senior party leader Vinod Kumar says the Irrigation Minister’s statements blaming the BRS regime for the State’s deprival of its due water share, smacked of ignorance of former Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao’s vision Hyderabad: Highlighting the decade-long efforts of BRS president and former Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao to secure a fair share of Krishna waters for the State, former MP and senior party leader B Vinod Kumar said on Sunday that the statements of Irrigation Minister N Uttam Kumar Reddy, who was trying to blame the BRS regime for the State’s deprival of its due water share, smacked of ignorance of Chandrashekhar Rao’s vision and his sustained campaign that helped in addressing the scarcity conditions in the State. Addressing…
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20 January
Telangana RERA levies Rs.9.96 lakh penalty on builder for violation of rules
Krithika Infra Developers Private Limited penalised for failure to apply for RERA registration, delay in handing over the flat as per the promised deadline among other things Hyderabad: The Telangana Real Estate Regulatory Authority (TGRERA) has slapped a penalty of Rs.9.96 lakh on Krithika Infra Developers Private Limited for violation of different rules, including failure to apply for RERA registration, executing sale of agreement before registration and delay in completing the flat construction as per the promised deadline. In a case filed by complainant Katchala Nanaji against Krithika Infra Developers Private Limited, the TG RERA passed these orders on December 31, 2024. Katchala Nanaji had entered into an agreement with the company in October 2021 for purchasing a flat at Beeramguda. It was…
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20 January
Telangana teachers demand immediate release of pending bills
During a meeting of UTF state office bearers held on Sunday, MLC A. Narsi Reddy and UTF President Chava Ravi stated that increasing the retirement age to delay pension payments is unjustified. Hyderabad: The Telangana State United Teachers’ Federation (TS UTF) demanded that the Congress government withdraw the proposed increase of employees’ retirement age and release the pending bills immediately. During a UTF state office bearers meeting held here on Sunday, MLC A Narsi Reddy and UTF president Chava Ravi said enhancing the retirement age to postpone pensioner payments was not right. The teachers demanded the government implement the promises made to the employees and teachers. They wanted the PRC report be brought immediately besides releasing four DAs, which have been…
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20 January
KTR calls Congress rule full of ‘cutting’ down on welfare schemes in Telangana
“Under Congress rule, Telangana has experienced only cutbacks and exclusions, depriving people of welfare scheme benefits,” he stated, highlighting several impacted programs. These include loan waivers, Rythu Bharosa support, irrigation projects, KCR kits for mothers, and nutrition kits. He also criticized the failure to implement the promised Mahalakshmi financial aid for women, pensions for martyrs’ families, and support for tenant farmers and SC/ST families. Hyderabad: BRS working president KT Rama Rao lashed out at the Congress government in Telangana, for slashing numerous welfare initiatives in its one-year rule. He said the Congress regime has either reduced or discontinued several schemes implemented during the BRS tenure, adversely impacting farmers, women, students, and marginalised communities. “Under Congress rule, Telangana has seen nothing but…
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20 January
DMRL cross roads to Mailardevpally road becomes a death trap
The road is a six-lane stretch with flyovers at the Chandrayangutta and Phisalbanda junctions. Despite being 100 feet wide, the road has minimal safety measures and is now seeing fatal accidents every week along the nearly 9 km stretch. Hyderabad: The Mailardevpally – DMRL cross-roads is becoming a death trap for motorists’ particular two-wheeler riders. In last three days, four people including a child lost their lives and three others suffered injuries. The road is a six-lane stretch with two flyovers at Chandrayangutta and Phisalbanda junction. The 100 feet wide road with very little road safety measures is now having fatal accidents reported every week on the nearly 9 km stretch. “Due to unscientific u-turns, the traffic slows down and there…
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19 January
108 ambulance staffer saves infant’s life by performing CPR in Telangana’s Medak
The incident occurred while the newborn was being shifted from MCH in Medak to Niloufer Hospital in Hyderabad Medak: Swift action by an emergency medical technician (EMT) of 108 ambulance service saved the life of a newborn in Medak. Ameena Begum, a resident of Subhash Nagar, delivered a baby girl at MCH in Medak on Saturday. Since the baby was suffering from breathing issues, the doctors advised her to shift the infant to Niloufer Hospital. The newborn stopped breathing midway through the journey when the EMT, Raju, performed Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) bringing the girl back to life after a couple of minutes of effort. The infant was taken to the Niloufer Hospital where she is undergoing treatment. Ameena Begum and her husband Aziz thanked…
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