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Mar- 2023 -7 March
Foxconn chairman writes to CM, confirms plant in Telangana
File photo of Foxconn chairman Young Liu meeting Chief Minister Chandrashekar Rao and IT minister K.T. Rama Rao at Pragathi Bhavan. HYDERABAD: Ending the confusion over setting up an electronic manufacturing facility in Telangana, Foxconn Technology Group chairman Young Liu wrote a letter to Chief Minister K. Chandrashekar Rao on Monday stating that the Taiwanese contract manufacturing giant is committed to setting up the plant at Kongarakalan Park on the city outskirts while referring to the CM as a “new friend in India”. In a letter to the Chief Minister, the Foxconn chairman, said, “As discussed with you during our meeting on March 2, Foxconn is committed to setting up a manufacturing facility in Kongarakalan and I seek the support of…
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7 March
State govt announces ‘Telangana Life Sciences Fellowship 2023’
Telangana Life Sciences Fellowship is a highly competitive program that will provide an opportunity for young professionals to work with a highly enterprising team, said Minister KT Rama Rao. Hyderabad: The State government has announced the launch of ‘Telangana Life Sciences Fellowship 2023’. “Telangana has been consolidating its leadership position in life sciences and we have set-out a set out an ambitious target of growing the life sciences industry from USD 80 Bn to USD 250 Bn by 2030,” said Industries Minister KT Rama Rao. In a post on social media, the Minister said the Telangana Life Sciences Fellowship is a highly competitive program that will provide an opportunity for young professionals to work with a highly enterprising team and also, build a lasting…
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7 March
Rashtrapati Nilayam to be thrown open for public for entire year from March 22
Rashtrapati Nilayam is generally open for general public for 15-days a year, this time around the heritage structure and the famed gardens will remain open for visitors throughout the year. Hyderabad: Rashtrapati Nilayam, the 162-year-old heritage structure, which is the only Presidential retreat in South India for the President of India during winters, at Bolarum, Secunderabad, will be thrown open for general public on the auspicious occasion of Ugadi, which falls on Wednesday, March 22. Unlike the usual practice of keeping the Rashtrapati Nilayam open for general public for 15-days a year, this time around the heritage structure and the famed gardens will remain open for visitors throughout the year. On the auspicious occasion of Ugadi, the President of India, Droupadi Murmu…
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7 March
Foxconn chairman writes to CM, confirms plant in Telangana
File photo of Foxconn chairman Young Liu meeting Chief Minister Chandrashekar Rao and IT minister K.T. Rama Rao at Pragathi Bhavan. HYDERABAD: Ending the confusion over setting up an electronic manufacturing facility in Telangana, Foxconn Technology Group chairman Young Liu wrote a letter to Chief Minister K. Chandrashekar Rao on Monday stating that the Taiwanese contract manufacturing giant is committed to setting up the plant at Kongarakalan Park on the city outskirts while referring to the CM as a “new friend in India”. In a letter to the Chief Minister, the Foxconn chairman, said, “As discussed with you during our meeting on March 2, Foxconn is committed to setting up a manufacturing facility in Kongarakalan and I seek the support of…
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6 March
TS Governor, health minister exchange jibes over medical college allocations
Terming the PMSSY a “visionary” scheme that led to a “medical revolution” in the past eight years, by funding one medical college in every district, the Governor Dr Tamilisai Soundararajan slammed the Telangana government’s inaction. Hyderabad: Governor Dr Tamilisai Soundararajan and health minister T. Harish Rao were engulfed in a Twitter war on Sunday, after the former took a jibe at the BRS for not implementing the Pradhan Mantri Swasthya Suraksha Yojana (PMSSY) and claiming that the Centre was not funding medical education in the state. Terming the PMSSY a “visionary” scheme that led to a “medical revolution” in the past eight years, by funding one medical college in every district, the Governor slammed the Telangana government’s inaction. “When every state…
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6 March
Congress slams Centre over LPG price hike, BRS over unfulfilled promises
Senior Congress leader Alleti Maheshwar Reddy, who is the chairman of the AICC programme implementation committee for Telangana, addressed the public on the third day of the Congress Poru Yatra in Laxmanchanda of Vadyal in Nirmal district. Adilabad: Senior Congress leader Alleti Maheshwar Reddy on Sunday slammed the Centre over the LPG cylinder price hike, claiming that poor and middle-class families were unable to sustain themselves due to cylinders costing Rs 1,200 each, up from Rs 400 each during the Congress regime. Maheshwar Reddy, who is the chairman of the AICC programme implementation committee for Telangana, was addressing the public on the third day of the Congress Poru Yatra in Laxmanchanda of Vadyal in Nirmal district. The Congress leader also attacked…
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6 March
BJP state wide protests on medico’s death
Dr D. Preethi HYDERABAD: Asking the BRS government to order a judicial inquiry into the suicide death of Dr D. Preethi, the BJP said it would hold demonstrations all over the state from noon to 4 pm on Monday to press the demand. BJP state president Bandi Sanjay Kumar announced the agitation programme after meeting the family members of Dr Preethi at Girni thanda in Jangaon district on Sunday. “If the government is not at fault, why can’t it order a judicial probe by a High Court judge into Dr Preethi’s death? What is its objection in taking stern action against the culprits? Why are the police threatening the students who are agitating for justice,” he asked. Sanjay said Dr Preethi…
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6 March
Telangana MA&UD Dept to organise weeklong Women’s Day celebrations
All the programmes would be organized involving elected women public representatives in Urban and rural local bodies, SHGs, sanitary workers and NGOs. Hyderabad: The Municipal Administration and Urban Development department is organizing week-long programmes from March 8 in connection with International Women’s Day across the State. This was after Municipal Administration and Urban Development Minister KT Rama Rao directed officials to prepare an action plan for celebrating Women’s Day on a grand note, especially highlighting the importance of women power and their role in the society. Accordingly, the department has lined up different programmes. Towards this, all the programmes would be organized involving elected women public representatives in Urban and rural local bodies, SHGs, sanitary workers and NGOs. During the week-long celebrations, special health camps,…
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6 March
Harish Rao responds to Governor’s comments on medical college issue
Harish Rao said it would be a great help to people of Telangana if Raj Bhavan reoriented its focus and pressurised the Union govt to fulfill promises File Photo Hyderabad: In a strong worded response to Governor Tamilisai Soundararajan over her remarks on the non-allocation of government medical colleges to the State by the Centre, Health Minister T Harish Rao said it would be a great help to the people of Telangana if the Raj Bhavan reoriented its focus and pressurised the union government to fulfill promises of setting up a tribal university and a rail coach factory as promised in the Andhra Pradesh Reorganisation Act 2014. In a series of tweets on Sunday, Harish Rao stated that gross injustice was meted out to…
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5 March
Bandi invokes Hindu majority mantra to woo Adilabad voters
Accusing MLA Jogu Ramanna of taking a 40 per cent commission on developmental works, Sanjay called on the public to vote for the BJP candidate, invoking the memory of the late Lala Radheshyam, a Hindu leader of Adilabad. Adilabad: BJP state president Bandi Sanjay on Saturday challenged the MIM leadership to contest the Adilabad MLA seat, citing the latter’s claim that their voters would be crucial in deciding the election results in the Assembly constituency. Accusing MLA Jogu Ramanna of taking a 40 per cent commission on developmental works, Sanjay called on the public to vote for the BJP candidate, invoking the memory of the late Lala Radheshyam, a Hindu leader of Adilabad. Speaking at a party induction meeting in Adilabad…
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