Hyderabad: North Telangana districts bore the brunt of heavy rains that disrupted normal life in many parts of the state on Wednesday. People in the northern districts were subject to harrowing times to reach their destinations due to the extensive damage to roads that was made worse by breaches across culverts and bridges on overflowing canals and water bodies. Meanwhile, flights were diverted at Shamshabad airport due to the heavy downpour in Greater Hyderabad limits. Hyderabad-bound flights ...Read More
DEHRADUN: Uttarakhand cabinet on Wednesday gave its nod to a strict Uttarakhand Freedom of Religion (Amendment) Bill, 2025, which provides for a maximum punishment of life imprisonment and fine of up to Rs 10 lakh for "forced conversion". The govt is likely to table the bill in the House, where they have a strong majority, for approval during the three-day monsoon session of assembly commencing on Aug 19.At present, the maximum jail term for such an offence is 10 years and the highest fine is Rs...Read More
Uttarkashi (Uttarkashi) [India], August 13 (ANI): The Uttarkashi District Administration in Uttarakhand on Wednesday distributed cheques of immediate relief amount to 112 disaster-affected families of Dharali village. As per the announcement of Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami, each family has been provided with Rs five lakh. The District Administration carried out the distribution of relief cheques as part of the government's efforts to provide support to those affected by the disaster. Ea...Read More
NEW DELHI: A parliamentary panel looking into the levy of user fees or toll charges on National Highways (NHs) has raised concerns over the current practice of "perpetual tolling" even after project costs are recovered and a 3% annual escalation, irrespective of the highway quality, traffic volume, or user affordability.While recommending rationalisation and substantial reduction in toll charges on such stretches, its report has also mooted a "tariff authority" for toll fixation. The Public Acco...Read More
Hyderabad: Irrigation minister N Uttam Kumar Reddy on Wednesday instructed all engineers, officers and employees of the irrigation department to stay put at their respective stations and maintain round-the-clock vigil at dams, reservoirs, canals and tanks. He also told them to act immediately to prevent breaches as Telangana prepares for several more days of heavy to very heavy rain.The emergency directives were issued during a high-level video conference with engineers-in-chief, chief engineers...Read More
Jammu, Aug 13: The Ujh Multipurpose Project, one of the most ambitious projects of Jammu and Kashmir, conceived nearly 100 years ago in the 1920s by the then Maharaja, has now been revived, and a coordination working group of the Union Territory and the Central-UT officers has been constituted. Besides, the last phase of the Shahpur Kandi project, a national project, will be completed by September 15 this year. Union Minister of State in PMO Jitendra Singh revealed this while chairing the DISH...Read More
Hyderabad: The Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation's (GHMC) order to shut beef shops and slaughterhouses on the Independence Day (August 15) and Krishna Janmashtami (August 16) evoked mixed response from people in the city. While some felt that the beef shops should be closed on Krishna Janmashtami considering religious sentiments, they said the shops could be allowed to function on August 15. While there are no restrictions on chicken, fish, etc., beef shops were ordered to be closed. So ...Read More
KATHUA: Union Minister Dr. Jitendra Singh chaired the DISHA meeting with the district administration and various departments to address critical issues affecting Kathua, including illegal mining, infrastructure projects, and rising drug addiction. Dr. Singh issued firm instructions to combat illegal mining in the region, highlighting its threat to vital national infrastructure, such as the Keerian Gadiyal bridge and the expressway corridor. These projects, which are of immense national importa...Read More
New Delhi: Traffic in central Delhi will be affected on Thursday as the traffic police has issued an advisory due to the Janmashtami and Tazia processions.According to police, the traffic movement in Paharganj is likely to be affected from 1.30pm in view of the shobha yatra for Janmashtami and the Tazia procession.The Janmashtami procession will start from Mandir Shri Banke Bihari Ji in Paharganj's Sangatrasan Bazar and pass through Desh Bandhu Gupta Road, Chuna Mandi, Main Bazar, Munja Chowk an...Read More
Hyderabad: With the India Meteorological Department predicting heavy rainfall over Greater Hyderabad, the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) has placed its machinery on high alert, commissioner R.V. Karnan said on Wednesday. He inspected Musi River water levels and the ongoing Musarambagh bridge construction, stressing the need for continuous monitoring and swift response to safeguard communities and infrastructure. "Our priority is to protect residents and deliver critical infrastr...Read More
Hyderabad: Heavy rains lashed several districts across Telangana on Wednesday, throwing normal life out of gear as lakes and canals overflowed, roads were damaged and vehicular traffic was disrupted. Two deaths were reported from erstwhile Karimnagar district due to the downpour. The India Meteorological Department (IMD) issued a red alert for Medak, Sangareddy and Vikarabad districts for Thursday (August 14, 2025), warning of very heavy to extremely heavy rainfall. The IMD has also advised the...Read More
Hyderabad, August 13: All Irrigation Department officers in Telangana have been ordered to stay at their stations, maintain round-the-clock vigil at dams, reservoirs, canals, and tanks, and act immediately to prevent breaches as the state braces for days of heavy to very heavy rain. Here To Join Us On WhatsApp Irrigation, Food & Civil Supplies Minister Capt N. Uttam Kumar Reddy issued the emergency directives on Wednesday, authorising engineers to bypass red tape and use funds instantly for fl...Read More
Hyderabad, August 4: The P.C. Ghose Commission has held then Chief Minister K. Chandrasekhar Rao (KCR) directly and vicariously accountable for irregularities in planning, execution, completion, operation and maintenance of the crucial Kaleshwaram Lift Irrigation Project in Telangana. It also held KCR accountable for price adjustments, contract amendments and financial guarantees, according to the summary prepared by a panel of officials after a study of the report. Headed by former judge of the...Read More
Hyderabad: A crucial Cabinet meeting chaired by Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy is scheduled for Sunday, where the Telangana government is expected to decide on initiating criminal or departmental action against those responsible for irregularities in the Kaleshwaram Lift Irrigation Scheme (KLIS) during the previous BRS government. The meeting follows the submission of a detailed 650-page report by the Justice P.C. Ghose Commission, which was set up to probe the sinking of piers at Medigadda ba...Read More
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], August 4 (ANI): The Pinaki Chandra Ghose judicial commission, which was constituted to probe the alleged irregularities in the Kaleshwaram Lift Irrigation Project, has held former Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrashekar Rao (KCR) directly and vicariously accountable for irregularities in planning, execution, completion, and operation and maintenance (O&M), according to sources. The 1600-page PC Ghose Judicial Commission report is expected to be reviewed by the Te...Read More
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], August 4 (ANI): Actor and Makkal Needhi Maiam founder Kamal Haasan made strong remarks on the necessity of education while addressing a gathering at the Agaram Foundation event in Chennai. Education is the only weapon that can break the chains of dictatorship and Sanatan, the Rajya Sabha MP said on Sunday. Kamal Haasan added, Dont take anything else in your hands, only education. We cannot win without it, because the majority can make you lose. Majority Fools (Moo...Read More
HYDERABAD: If sources are to be believed, the report submitted by the PC Ghose Commission of Inquiry holds BRS president and former chief minister K Chandrasekhar Rao "directly and vicariously accountable" for irregularities in the planning, execution, completion, and operation and maintenance (O&M) of the Kaleshwaram Lift Irrigation Scheme (KLIS). According to highly placed sources, the Commission reportedly found that the project was taken up without Cabinet approval and fixed responsibility ...Read More
Principal Secretary, Irrigation and Command Area Development, Rahul Bojja, submitting the report on Kaleshwaram project to Chief Minister Revanth Reddy in Hyderabad on Friday. The PC Ghose Commission report on Kaleshwaram project was submitted to Telangana Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy on Friday and it is likely to come up in the next Cabinet meeting. Principal Secretary, Irrigation and Command Area Development, Rahul Bojja, submitted the report to the Chief Minister in the presence of Deput...Read More
MUMBAI: After the transfer of Mahadevi, an elephant belonging to a Jain shrine in Kolhapur, to Vantara, an animal rescue and rehabilitation initiative by the Reliance Foundation in Jamnagar, those who were unwilling to let go staged a march on Sunday. Thousands of locals and leaders from the ruling Mahayuti alliance in Kolhapur marched for 45 km from the shrine to the collector's office, demanding that Mahadevi be brought back, following which CM Devendra Fadnavis said he would hold a meeting on...Read More
Hyderabad: The state cabinet, which will meet here on Monday, will deliberate on the Justice PC Ghose Commission's report on alleged corruption and irregularities in the construction of Kaleshwaram Lift Irrigation (KLIS) project. This was confirmed by Irrigation Minister N Uttam Kumar Reddy on Sunday. He clarified that a final decision will be taken after the issue is discussed threadbare by the cabinet. The report focuses on cost escalation and alleged mismanagement during the BRS government's...Read More
Hyderabad: The Kaleshwaram project was characterised by "rampant and brazen procedural and financial irregularities", the Justice P.C. Ghose commission of inquiry is learnt to have concluded in its report. The commission is learnt to have indicated that such unabashed level of laws being ignored, or rules violated, were likely a result of "sole decision taking" by then-Chief Minister K. Chandrashekar Rao, starting with him picking locations for the Medigadda, Annaram and Sundilla barrages. The ...Read More
Hyderabad: The crucial meeting of the cabinet, led by chief minister A Revanth Reddy, will on Monday discuss the report submitted by the PC Ghose Commission on alleged irregularities in the Kaleshwaram lift irrigation scheme.Additionally, the report of the high-level three-member committee, comprising senior IAS officers of irrigation and general administration, and the secretary of the law department, would be placed before the cabinet. The state govt has constituted the committee to study the ...Read More
Peddapalli, Aug 3 (UNI) Telangana Irrigation, Food & Civil Supplies Minister Capt N. Uttam Kumar Reddy on Sunday declared that the state would oppose Andhra Pradesh's Banakacharla project "at every level," terming it a violation of the Andhra Pradesh Reorganisation Act and the 1980 Godavari River Water Agreement. Speaking at a series of programmes in Peddapalli district, where he inaugurated the Ramagundam Lift Irrigation Scheme in Anthargone mandal, Uttam Kumar Reddy said that the Central Wate...Read More
Haveri: Former chief minister and MP Basavaraj Bommai dismissed the Maharashtra chief minister's opposition to the Almatti dam height increase as unfounded and unsuitable. During a press conference in Haveri on Saturday, he referenced an existing tribunal order confirming no flood risks for Sangli and other Maharashtra regions. He noted that floods occurred in Sangli before the Almatti dam's construction, including a significant flood in 2005. A Central Water Commission's (CWC) assessment confir...Read More
Gandhinagar, Aug 3 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Directorate of Agriculture, Gujarat, has activated control rooms at the state, district, and taluka levels to to address farmers' grievances on fertiliser distribution. A dedicated state-level helpline number -- 079-23256080 has been announced, enabling farmers to directly report issues related to fertiliser availability, delivery delays, or any distribution-related grievances. This line will remain operational daily from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m., ensuring quick ...Read More
Hyderabad: The conspicuous silence of the BRS over the Justice P.C. Ghose commission of inquiry allegedly indicting former chief minister K. Chandrashekar Rao and former irrigation minister T. Harish Rao in the Kaleshwaram project damage has sparked widespread speculation in political circles. The party chief has reportedly passed a gag order on the matter. The commission, which submitted its report to the government on July 31, is reported to have pinpointed the role of Chandrashekar Rao and H...Read More
Hyderabad: Deputy chief minister Bhatti Vikramarka on Saturday said the Congress govt will not allow the AP govt to proceed with its Godavari-Banakacherla project until Telangana completes all its pending irrigation projects in the basin area and secures its rightful share of river water.He also assured the people that the Congress govt would fight at all levels to reclaim the seven mandals of the combined Khammam district which were merged with Andhra Pradesh on the pretext of the Polavaram pro...Read More
Khammam: Deputy Chief Minister Bhatti Vikramarka made it clear that not a single drop of irrigation water that rightfully belongs to Telangana will be given up, and that state interests are more important than politics. He stated that the blame for the Banakacharla issue squarely lies with the BRS, and that the AP government's conspiracies and deceptions will be firmly countered. Bhatti Vikramarka on Sunday laid the foundation stone for the construction of 10,000 metric tonnes capacity warehou...Read More
Pathankot, Aug 3 (SocialNews.XYZ) Prime Minister Narendra Modi released the 20th instalment of the Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi (PM-KISAN) on Saturday, transferring about Rs 20,500 crore directly into bank accounts of 9.7 crore eligible farmers. The financial assistance under the scheme has helped crores of farmers not just in meeting their agricultural needs but also in sailing through any crisis. In Punjab's Pathankot, many farmers were elated on receiving the 20th instalment of PM-KISA...Read More
Hyderabad: After a 15-month probe into the sinking of some piers of Medigadda barrage and damages to Annaram and Sundilla barrages, which are part of the Kaleshwaram lift irrigation scheme (KLIS), the Justice PC Ghose one-man commission submitted its report to Telangana govt on Thursday. Justice (Retd) Ghose handed over the nearly 650-page report, which runs into three volumes, to principal secretary, irrigation, Rahul Bojja at the secretariat on the last date of the commission's extended term.T...Read More