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Dec- 2022 -31 December
President Murmu leaves for Delhi after concluding five-day winter sojourn
President of India Droupadi Murmu left for New Delhi on Friday from Hakimpet airbase after the five-day winter sojourn Hyderabad: President of India Droupadi Murmu left for New Delhi on Friday from Hakimpet airbase after the five-day winter sojourn in the city. Speaker Pocharam Srinivas Reddy, Legislative Council Chairman G Sukhender Reddy and Women and Child welfare Minister Satyavathi Rathod gave a warm send off to the President at Hakimpet Airbase. Governor Tamilisai Soundararajan was also present. On Friday – the last day of winter sojourn, the President visited Sri Lakshmi Narasimha Swamy Temple, Yadadri. Endowments Minister A Indrakaran Reddy and temple staff received the President. After special puja and darshan, the President was offered prasadam by the temple management. The President had arrived…
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31 December
Buying home in Hyderabad most expensive in country, next only to Mumbai
Hyderabad has now turned into the most expensive city after Mumbai while pushing New Delhi to the third position Hyderabad: Hyderabad has now turned into the most expensive city after Mumbai while pushing New Delhi to the third position. In its annual proprietary study, the Affordability Index 2022, Knight Frank noted that the home buying affordability level in the city has declined this year compared to 2021. According to the study, the 225 basis points cumulative increase in repo rate and the consequent increase in home-loan rates, along with an increase in residential prices caused the decline in affordability. However, it remained significantly better than the pre-pandemic levels, said the study. From 53 per cent in 2011, the home purchase affordability index improved to 34…
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31 December
Telangana: 24X7 Free power helps farmers improve production
The availability of uninterrupted power supply to the agriculture sector created a strong ecosystem to strengthen the rural economy, particularly the agricultural and aqua-based activities in the State. Hyderabad: The decision to provide 24X7 free power supply to the agricultural sector by Telangana government five years ago has started bearing fruits and helping farmers to transit from traditional rainfed systems to irrigated agriculture and ramp up production, food security and livelihood opportunities. The Telangana government on January 1, 2018 launched a round-the-clock power supply to the State’s 2.3 million farmers free of cost and since then there has been a drastic rise in the production of crops and income of farmers in the State. The availability of uninterrupted power supply to…
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30 December
Telangana CM KCR expresses grief over demise of PM Modi’s mother
The Chief Minister conveyed his deep sympathies to the Prime Minister and his family members. Hyderabad:Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao expressed condolences over the demise of Heera Ben, mother of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The Chief Minister conveyed his deep sympathies to the Prime Minister and his family members. Source.
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30 December
Anjani Kumar to hold full charge of Head of Police Force in Telangana
Anjani Kumar has been transferred from the Anti-Corruption Bureau and posted as DGP (Coordination) and will hold the additional charge of the Telangana DGP. Hyderabad: Anjani Kumar, Director General, Anti-Corruption Bureau, has been placed in full additional charge of Telangana DGP (Head of Police Force) in place of the present DGP, M Mahender Reddy, who attains superannuation on December 31. Anjani Kumar has been transferred from the Anti-Corruption Bureau and posted as DGP (Coordination) and will hold the additional charge of the Telangana DGP. Similarly Ravi Gupta, Principal Secretary to Government, Home Department is transferred and posted as Director General, Anti-Corruption Bureau. He will also hold the additional charge of Director General (Vigilance and Enforcement) Telangana. Dr. Jitender, Additional Director General of Police…
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30 December
TSPSC notifies 783 posts under Group-2
From Friday, the TSPSC will also start accepting online applications for the 9,168 posts under the Group-IV services for which the notification was issued at the starting of this December. Hyderabad: The year 2022 continues to remain a memorable one for the unemployed youth of the State with Telangana State Public Service Commission (TSPSC) issuing yet another fresh notification to fill-up 783 posts in various departments under Group-II services. The break-up of the 783 posts in the Group-II services including 11 Municipal Commissioners Gr III in Municipal Administration, 59 Assistant Commercial Tax Officers in Commissioner of State Taxes Department, 98 Naib Tahsildars in Land Administration Department, 14 Sub-Registrars Grade-II in Registration and Stamps department, 63 Assistant Registrars under the control of Commissioner for…
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29 December
BJP to speed up incomings from other parties in Telangana
HYDERABAD: The Telangana BJP is expected to push ahead with its plans of admitting leaders from the BRS and the Congress, and when this begins, a few thousand elected representatives at different levels from these parties will join the Bharatiya Janata Party, according to the party’s joinings committee head and MLA Etala Rajendar. This optimistic outlook was presented in a report by the committee to senior BJP leaders and national general secretaries Sunil Bansal, and Tarun Chugh at a meeting the committee had with these two leaders on the sidelines of the party’s Vistaraks meeting at a private resort at Shamirpet near the city on Wednesday. The meeting was chaired by state BJP president Bandi Sanjay Kumar, and was attended…
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29 December
Telangana High Court Lawyers lift cricket trophy
Telangana High Court Lawyers to defeat Allahabad High Court Lawyers by 30 runs in the final of the XXV All India High Court Lawyers Cricket Tournament Hyderabad: Rahul Tapadia’s all-round performance guided Telangana High Court Lawyers to defeat Allahabad High Court Lawyers by 30 runs in the final of the XXV All India High Court Lawyers Cricket Tournament held in Pondicherry on Wednesday. Asked to bat first, riding on Rahul Tapadia’s 21-ball 45 knock Telangana posted 165/4 in stipulated 20 overs. Later, Rahul Tapadia, Swamy and Shahid Dayani scalped three wickets each to guide their side home. Brief Scores: Final: Telangana High Court Lawyers 165/4 in 20 overs (Rahul Tapadia 45) bt Allahabad High Court Lawyers 135 in 18.3 overs (Azad khan 44; Swamy…
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29 December
‘Not Indian culture:’ Suspended BJP MLA Raja Singh on New Year parties
Suspended Telangana BJP MLA Raja Singh, on Wednesday, said that it’s not Indian culture to celebrate New Year. Calling it a “bad practice”, Singh said youths should be aware of the culture of their native place and not celebrate anything that’s not Indian. “Celebrating New Year is not Indian culture but western culture. It’s a culture of the people who ruled India for 200 years. It’s bad practice and young people must be aware,” said the suspended MLA in a video. Raja Singh also added that New Year should not be celebrated on January 1 in India as it is celebrated with different names and on different dates in different states. The BJP on August 23 suspended Telangana MLA T…
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28 December
Crucial BJP meet begins today, focus on LS seats
Hyderabad: A two-day brainstorming session that is expected to take particular stock of BJP’s prospects in Lok Sabha seats from the below the Vindhyas states, especially Telangana, will begin in the city on Wednesday with a meeting of the party’s ‘vistaraks’ – BJP’s full-time functionaries dedicated to party building. The closed-door meeting is scheduled to be held at a resort near Shamirpet and will see the party’s national general secretary for organisational matters B.L. Santosh, general secretaries Sunil Bansal and Tarun Chugh, in-charge for Telangana party affairs. Party senior leaders Arvind Menon and Shiv Prakash will also be present. The meeting which will see discussions on strengthening the party, strategies going forward in Telangana, Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Karnataka, Goa,…
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