HYDERABAD

‘Telangana to become hub for EV manufacturing in India’

KTR said state government was setting up three EV manufacturing hubs, one at Divitipally in Mahbubnagar, Yenkathala in Vikarabad and Zaheerabad in Sangareddy district as part of Telangana Mobility Valley project Sangareddy: IT and Industries Minister KT Rama Rao said Telangana would become the hub for electric vehicle manufacturing in the country with the State government coming up with the best EV policy in the country. Addressing the gathering after performing the Bhumi Puja for the electric vehicle manufacturing facility of Mahindra Last Mile Mobility (LMM), a part of Mahindra &Mahindra (M&M) in Zaheerabad on Monday, the Minister said the State government was setting up three hubs, one at Divitipally in Mahbubnagar district, Yenkathala in Vikarabad district and Zaheerabad in Sangareddy district…

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YS Sharmila Arrested For ‘Assaulting’ Cops In Hyderabad, She Says They ‘Behaved Rudely’

YSR Telangana Party president Y S Sharmila was on Monday arrested by police here for allegedly assaulting police personnel following an altercation with them outside her residence here, police said. Based on a complaint by police personnel, a case was registered against Sharmila in which she was accused of assaulting one sub-inspector, ramming her vehicle on a police constable and causing him a leg injury, and also abusing police officials. Police said they were also analysing video footage purportedly showing Sharmila’s mother YS Vijayamma too slapping a woman constable during a scuffle near Jubilee Hills Police Station where she went to meet the arrested Sharmila. The case was registered under IPC sections 353 (assault or criminal force to deter public…

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Revanth is crying because he can’t be CM, says Bandi.

BJP president Bandi Sanjay Kumar paying homage to the Lord Basaveshwara statue at Tank Bund HYDERABAD: A day after TPCC president A. Revanth Reddy broke down in tears while taking a pledge at the Bhagyalakshmi temple on Saturday denying Huzurabad BJP MLA Etala Rajendar’s allegations, BJP state president Bandi Sanjay Kumar remarked on Sunday that the Congress leader was actually crying because he realised that he had no chance of becoming CM. Denying Rajendar’s allegations under oath at the Bhagyalakshmi temple on Saturday, Revanth Reddy had demanded that the BJP MLA unconditionally retract the allegation that the Congress had received 25 crores from the BRS during the November 3 Munugode bypoll. He had stated that he was the only person who…

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Revanth can’t match my stature, says Etala

BJP state chief Bandi Sanjay Kumar, MLA Etala Rajendar and others pay tributes to Lord Basaveshwara on his birth anniversary. HYDERABAD: BJP MLA Etala Rajendar said on Sunday, “TPCC president A. Revanth Reddy does not have the stature to compare himself with me,” further stoking that controversy that had erupted after he claimed that the BRS had paid the Congress 25 crores to lose the Munugode byelection. “We fought for Telangana statehood and went to jail, whereas Revanth Reddy was arrested in the cash-for-vote case,” he said and asked where the TPCC chief was the statehood movement was at its peak. Speaking to the media at the BJP state office, Rajendar said he was fighting against the egoistic politics of Chief…

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BRS MLAs hopeful of getting party ticket for next polls

some leaders who are new entrants to Khanapur politics and trying for the BRS ticket are claiming they would get the backing from IT minister KT Rama Rao. Another leader claimed he has support from RS member Santhosh Kumar.  ADILABAD: Some BRS MLAs have expressed their confidence about getting the party ticket yet again to contest the next elections. “We will win the polls and work under the leadership of KCR, who will form government for the third time in Telangana,” they claim. By doing so, these MLAs are sending a strong message to their political rivals within the party.     Sitting MLA Ajmeera Rekha Naik said she will again get the ticket and contest from Khanapur while Jogu Ramanna…

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First chemotherapy centre in Telangana inaugurated at Siddipet

Health minister T. Harish Rao inaugurated the state’s first day care chemotherapy centre in Siddipet. HYDERABAD: Health minister T. Harish Rao inaugurated the state’s first daycare chemotherapy centre in Siddipet. The government plans to establish similar facilities in eight medical colleges and all 33 districts. The Siddipet Centre has four beds and issues 60 types of medicines supplied by MNJ Cancer Hospital. Patients referred by MNJ and Nims hospitals can access chemotherapy services. With 468 cases of various types of cancer in Siddipet, the government was working to take measures to prevent cancer. Tests worth 4 lakhs like with CBP, RFT, and LFT required for every chemotherapy patient for each cycle will be provided free, Harish Rao said. Meanwhile, in a…

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Foxconn plans to acquire 186 acres at Kongara Kalan in Hyderabad

Foxconn Interconnect Technology Ltd (FIT) has proposed to acquire 186.7 acres at Kongara Kalan, Ibrahimpatnam mandal, Hyderabad Hyderabad: Taiwanese multinational electronics contract manufacturer Foxconn s expediting its plans for Telangana and has proposed to acquire about 186 acres in the Telangana State Industrial Infrastructure Corporation’s (TSIIC) Park at Kongara Kalan for a staggering Rs.196 crore. Foxconn Interconnect Technology Ltd (FIT), through its wholly–owned subsidiary Chang Yi Interconnect Technology (India) Private Limited, has proposed to acquire 186.7 acres at Kongara Kalan, Ibrahimpatnam mandal, Hyderabad. The plot is being acquired for 23.8 million US dollars (equivalent to approximately Rs.196 crore), a move that a TSIIC senior official also has confirmed. The FIT Hon Teng Limited’s business and profit update, available on its official website, said the…

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Telangana govt creates 10 posts including Controller of Examinations in TSPSC

These posts were created based on the proposal from the TSPSC to strengthen its office for holding the recruitment process in a transparent, accountable and responsive manner Hyderabad: To ensure transparency and accountability in the recruitment process of Telangana State Public Service Commission (TSPSC), the State government has created 10 posts including a Controller of Examinations (CoE). Orders have been issued here appointing BM Santhosh, Managing Director, HGCL and ORR Project Director, as TSPSC’s Additional Secretary and the CoE. Apart from the CoE, the posts of a Deputy CoE, Assistant CoE, Chief Information Officer, Chief Information Security Officer, Senior Network Administrator, Junior Network Administrator, Senior Programmer, Junior Programmer and Law Officer of Junior Civil Judge cadre, have been created in the Commission. A…

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CM KCR greets Muslim community on Ramzan

Telangana should be prosperous with the blessings of Allah and with God’s blessings, all the people in the State should live together and happily, KCR said Hyderabad: Extending his Ramzan wishes, Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao said efforts would be continued to extend the welfare and development programmes for Muslims in Telangana to all the Muslims across the country. The Chief Minister wanted the people to celebrate ‘Eid-ul-Fitr’ with all family members and relatives with the spirit of discipline, brotherhood, and spirituality inculcated by the initiation of Ramzan fasting. “Telangana should be prosperous with the blessings of Allah and with God’s blessings, all the people in the State should live together and happily,” Chandrashekhar Rao said. Reiterating that Telangana was known for its Ganga-Jamuni Tehzeeb,…

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CM KCR greets Muslim community on Ramzan

Extending his Ramzan wishes, Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao said efforts would be continued to extend the welfare and development programmes for Muslims in Telangana to all the Muslims across the country. The Chief Minister wanted the people to celebrate ‘Eid-ul-Fitr’ with all family members and relatives with the spirit of discipline, brotherhood, and spirituality inculcated by the initiation of Ramzan fasting. “Telangana should be prosperous with the blessings of Allah and with God’s blessings, all the people in the State should live together and happily,” Chandrashekhar Rao said. Reiterating that Telangana was known for its Ganga-Jamuni Tehzeeb, the Chief Minister said that the State government was committed to protect secularism and religious harmony. He said the State government had extended support to Muslims…

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