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Telangana’s GST collection growth shows sharp decline in September 2024

Over the past three years, Telangana has experienced steady double-digit growth in GST collections. In 2023, the state recorded a 13% increase in April, which surged to 33% in September, highlighting a strong recovery following the pandemic. Hyderabad: In a worrying trend for Telangana’s economy, the State’s GST collections for September 2024 registered a meagre 0.78 per cent growth compared to the previous year – a stark contrast to the 33 per cent growth seen in September 2023 over its previous September 2022. This sharp decline raises concern over a broader slowdown in revenue growth. Over the last three years, Telangana had enjoyed consistent double-digit growth in GST collections. In 2023, the State saw a 13 per cent increase in April,…

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Hyderabad: Support group for children with special needs launched

The free home support initiative, launched by Ananya Child Development and Early Intervention Clinic in collaboration with UK-based pediatric occupational therapist Sian Wilson, aims to assist parents of children with special needs. Hyderabad: A home support focus group for children and families ‘NeuroNurture’, to bridge the gap between clinical therapy and home environment, was launched in Hyderabad. The free home support initiative, taken-up by Ananya Child Development and Early Intervention Clinic in collaboration with Sian Wilson, a UK based paediatric occupational therapist, will support parents of children with special needs. The focus group will deal with child-centred approach combining evidence-based therapies with understanding of each child’s unique needs and provide a personalized roadmap to support child’s growth and potential, a press…

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Indian Bank launches awareness drive for Rs 10 coin acceptance in Telangana, AP

G. Rajeswara Reddy, the FGM of Indian Bank in Hyderabad, inaugurated the program and encouraged customers and the public to accept Rs. 10 coins as legal tender, urging them to spread this message throughout the state. Hyderabad: To spread awareness among public to improve acceptance towards usage of Rs 10 coins instead of currency notes, the Indian Bank organized a two-day public awareness drive at its 480 branches in Telangana State and Andhra Pradesh between October 21 and October 22. As a part of these efforts, the Indian Bank held an awareness program at its Himayatnagar branch in which bank customers, public, traders etc participated. The FGM of Indian Bank, Hyderabad, G. Rajeswara Reddy, who inaugurated the program, urged its customers and general…

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Rare cancer treatment on 52-year-old at Durgabai Deshmukh Renovo Cancer Centre

The patient had been suffering from abdominal distension, breathlessness, loss of appetite, and weight loss for the past four months. A medical team led by Dr. U. Azad Chandrashekhar, Medical Director and Senior Surgical Oncologist, performed the complex HIPEC surgery, which combined cytoreductive surgery with heated chemotherapy directly administered to the abdomen, according to a press release. Hyderabad: Cancer surgeons at Durgabai Deshmukh Renova Cancer Centre, Vidyanagar on Monday announced that they have successfully performed Hyperthermic Intraperitoneal Chemotherapy (HIPEC) surgery on a 52-year-old woman patient from Mudigonda village, Khammam, who suffered from Pseudomyxoma Peritonei, a rare form of cancer in the abdomen ad pelvis. The patient had been experiencing abdominal distension, breathlessness, loss of appetite, and weight loss for the past four months. Hyderabad: Cancer…

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Supreme Court declines to postpone Group-I Main exam

Hyderabad: The Supreme Court on Monday declined to intervene in a special leave petition seeking postponement of the Group – I Main examination commencing at 2 pm today. Noting that students have already reached the examination centres, the bench headed by Chief Justice of India Justice DY Chandrachud was of the view that any interim […] Hyderabad: The Supreme Court on Monday declined to intervene in a special leave petition seeking postponement of the Group – I Main examination commencing at 2 pm today. Noting that students have already reached the examination centres, the bench headed by Chief Justice of India Justice DY Chandrachud was of the view that any interim order now would cause “substantial dislocation” in the conducting of…

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Telangana: No relief for Group-I aspirants, SC refuses to stay exam

The Court cannot interfere with the examination, students must have already reached the examination hall, it said Hyderabad: In a huge setback for Group-I aspirants, the Supreme Court on Monday refused to stay the mains examination in Telangana. The Three judge Bench also refused to issue interim orders regarding the exams. “The Court cannot interfere with the examination, students must have already reached the examination hall,” it said. It may be recalled that the a special leave petition was filed against the Telangana State Public Service Commission (TGPSC) on the conduct of the Group-I services recruitment. The Group-I aspirants filed the petition challenging the GO 29 issued by the Telangana government, which according to them, violates the Constitution and deprives reserved category candidates of their opportunity for the Mains…

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Temple stir: Hyderabad top cop urges people not to believe in narratives demoralising police

Police Commissioner CV Anand shares videos of protests at Muthyalamma temple in bid to throw new light on what prompted police personnel to use force Hyderabad: Urging people not to believe in narratives created by certain groups on social media platforms about police lathi-charge on protesters at Muthyalamma temple, Commissioner of Police CV Anand shared a series of videos in an attempt to throw new light on what prompted the police to use force. While the general impression was that the police had unnecessarily cracked down on the demonstrators that caused injuries to several people, the Commissioner, on X, released three videos, which shows another side of the narrative, wherein the demonstrators were in an aggressive mode, hurling footwear and attacking police personnel. He…

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Social media posts lead to tension in old city of Hyderabad

Tension escalated in. Reinbazar locality of old city in Hyderabad following circulation of social media posts targeting a particular community. Large number of people gathered and police forces moved in take situaiton under control Hyderabad: Mild tension prevailed at Rein Bazaar in old city after a group of youngsters staged a protest demanding action against a man for his inflammatory post on social media late on Sunday night. According to the police, a man belonging to a particular community made some remarks on social media targeted at a particular community. On noticing it some youth gathered at Rein Bazaar police station and staged a protest. Later the group went into the police station and made a complaint with the police against…

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Hyderabad: Indian rock python trapped in Osmansagar crest gates rescued

Friends of Snakes Society, HMWSSB workers save it; send it to Snake Rescue Centre at Bowrampet for care and subsequent relocation Hyderabad: An Indian rock python, measuring eight feet in length and weighing 20 kg, was rescued from the Osmansagar crest gates by Friends of Snakes Society (FOS) and workers of HMWSSB. The python was trapped in the crest gates and was struggling to release itself, which was spotted by the water board staff. The HMWSSB officials immediately made a distress call to Dakarapu Vara Prasad, a member of FOS, Hyderabad. The snake expert from FOS rushed to the spot and noticed the snake coiled around the dam’s gate. With support from the dam workers, he climbed the dam and rescued the reptile. The snake has been…

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KTR blames Congress ‘Bulldozer Raj’ policies for Telangana’s economic decline

Says State’s GST collections, which had consistently grown by 15% YoY under BRS regime, plummeted for the first time to less than 1% in September Hyderabad: BRS working president KT Rama Rao blamed the Congress government for Telangana’s sharp economic downturn, attributing the decline to its ‘Bulldozer Raj’ policies. He noted that the State’s Goods and Services Tax (GST) collections, which had consistently grown by at least 15 per cent year-on-year under the BRS regime, had plummeted for the first time to less than one per cent in September this year. “Telangana has gone from being a thriving State to now competing with Uttar Pradesh’s economy,” he said. He condemned the Congress-led government for bringing Telangana to the last position in GST collections through it’s “destructive policies”. Rama Rao said…

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