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KTR lists out facts, proves Revanth’s, Bandi’s allegations false

In Gujarat, question papers were leaked 13 times in the last 8 years, but not one leader had resigned nor was any officer suspended, said KT Rama Rao Rajanna Sircilla: In a scorching rebuttal to accusations leveled by Opposition parties on the TSPSC question paper leak issue, IT and Industries Minister KT Rama Rao on Monday listed out facts and figures to prove baseless the allegations leveled by TPCC president A Revanth Reddy and BJP State president Bandi Sanjay. Responding to Revanth Reddy’s accusation that the Minister’s personal assistant Thirupathi Bandari had shared the question paper to help 100 candidates secure 100 marks, Rama Rao said that in the entire Malyala mandal, 417 candidates had appeared for the Group I prelims exam, of which…

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KTR counters Amit Shah’s false claims over National Integration Day celebrations

After sharing news clippings for the Union Home Minister’s reference KT Rama Rao said, “Your blatant misrepresentation is indeed unbecoming of the stature of a Union Home Minister.” Hyderabad: Countering the Bharatiya Janata Party’s (BJP) charges over the Telangana Government not celebrating September 17 as Liberation Day, the ruling Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) reminded that the State Government had officially celebrated the day as National Integration Day. Union Home Minister Amit Shah at a programme in Bidar, Karnataka on Sunday had said that the Telangana Government was not celebrating Hyderabad Liberation Day on September 17. He even alleged that the State Government had failed in remembering the sacrifices of people, who fought against the Nizam’s rule. BRS working president and Industries Minister KT Rama Rao slammed the Union Home…

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TS police role model for country: Mahmood Ali

HYDERABAD: By successfully dispelling many misconceptions about law and order issues and the rise of Naxalism in the newly-formed state, the Telangana police department has stood as a model to all states in the maintenance of law and order and providing security to the people of the state, said Home Minister Mohammed Mahmood Ali. The minister, along with Director General of Police Anjani Kumar, inaugurated four new police station buildings constructed at Rs 10 crore at Tekumatla, Mogillapalli, Palimela and Kaleshwaram in Jayashankar Bhupalpally district on Saturday. Speaking on the occasion, Mahmood Ali said that believing in that establishment of a peaceful atmosphere can attract multinational companies thus providing employment opportunities in the state, Chief Minister K. Chandrasekhar Rao had not…

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ED attaches 24 properties of Heera Group worth Rs.33 cr

 Hyderabad: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) attached 24 immovable properties of Nowhera Shaik and Heera Group, Hyderabad, worth Rs 33.06 crore under the provisions of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), 2002 in a case related to alleged defrauding of people. The ED has been investigating a money laundering case against the Heera Group and Nowhera Shaik for cheating gullible people and collecting thousands of crores of rupees from them on the false promise of abnormally high returns of around 36 per cent per annum. The ED alleged that investigation revealed that Nowhera Shaik and her Heera Group had utilised part of the proceeds of crime towards the purchase of immovable properties in her name and that of her companies.…

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TS bags Emerging Technologies for eGovernance awards

 Hyderabad: Telangana won an award of excellence in the state category for emerging technologies for eGovernance at the 20the Computer Society of India-Special Interest Group (CSI-SIG) eGovernance Awards. A first-of-its-kind dedicated vertical, Emerging Technologies (ET) Wing, was set up way back in 2017 to achieve Telangana’s vision to drive the growth of deep tech. T-Chits, a project of the registrations and stamps department, also won an award of appreciation under the project category. A statement said that T-Chits stood out as it was at the implementations stage while many blockchain projects across the globe ere in the pilot stage.  It said T-Chits was a revolutionary way of administering the registered chit fund business. Powered by the startup ChitMonks, it now…

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Telangana draws investment from China as Centre fails

Over 20 companies that were operating in China, dealing in pharmaceuticals, life sciences, electronics and information technology, have established their units in Telangana Telangana has become the preferred destination for major firms in the pharmaceuticals sector Hyderabad It is not without reason that Telangana is called a role model for the country. Even as a report by the Parliamentary Committee on Commerce points out that the Centre failed to take advantage of the ‘China Plus One’ strategy and create a positive impression among businesses moving away from the neighbouring country, Telangana’s story is entirely different. In the last few years, at least 20 plus companies that were operating in China, dealing in pharmaceuticals, life sciences, electronics and information technology, have established their…

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UoH’s Sociology deptartment features in QS World Rankings

The UoH’s Sociology subject has been ranked in the range of 301-340 at the global level and fifth in the country Prof. C Raghava Reddy Hyderabad: The University of Hyderabad’s (UoH) Department of Sociology is in global limelight with its Sociology subject for the first time being ranked in the QS World Rankings by Subject 2023. As per rankings released recently by QS Quacquarelli Symonds, a global higher education analyst, for the study of 54 academic disciplines, the UoH’s Sociology subject has been ranked in the range of 301-340 at the global level and fifth in the country. Frontier areas of research on urban issues including Science & Technology and Society Studies (agricultural biotechnology), gender/transgender and agrarian apart from conventional issues such as…

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KTR exposes BJP Telangana unit’s double standards

BJP leaders should protest before the Prime Minister’s residence in New Delhi for failing to fill up 16 lakh vacancies in different departments, said KT Rama Rao Rangareddy: IT and Industries Minister KT Rama Rao on Saturday exposed the double standards of the Bharatiya Janata Party’s State unit, pointing out that Bandi Sanjay and his supporters were trying to whip up public sentiment by staging dharnas for jobs even when the State government was conducting a mass recruitment drive, and at the same time, keeping quiet on Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s promise to offer two crore jobs a year. The Centre had not filled up even 18 lakh vacancies in the last eight and a half years, instead leading public sector undertakings were…

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Rare celestial event occurs in Hyderabad; Moon, Venus align in conjunction

The conjunction of the moon and Venus is a relatively uncommon occurrence that happens when the two celestial bodies appear close to each other Hyderabad: Rare celestial event occurred on Friday as the moon and Venus, the brightest planet in our solar system, aligned in a conjunction. The stunning event was observed in various parts of the world, including Hyderabad. The conjunction of the moon and Venus is a relatively uncommon occurrence that happens when the two celestial bodies appear close to each other in the night sky. The event is particularly rare when the two are at their brightest, as was the case on Friday. Astrophysicists and amateur skywatchers alike were excited to witness this unusual alignment. Many took…

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Telangana registers 150 per cent jump in new investment proposals: Study

The study on “Investment and Development in Telangana” was released on Friday by MSME EPC Chairman Dr DS Rawat Hyderabad: Telangana has witnessed nearly 150 percent jump in new investment proposals in 2021-22 financial year creating over 60,000 new direct job opportunities as against the investment proposals received in 2020-21 financial year. The investment proposals during the 2021-22 financial year announced were for Rs.76,568.89 crore as against the Rs.31,274.56 crore proposals received of in 2020-21 financial year. This was according to a study conducted by MSME Export Promotion Council (EPC) and the Confederation of Organic Food Products & Marketing Agencies. The study on “Investment and Development in Telangana” was released on Friday MSME EPC Chairman Dr DS Rawat. During 2021-22, the total…

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