August 2021

TELANGANA   Telangana: Officials directed to prepare Ramappa plan   Chief secretary Somesh Kumar has directed officials to submit an integrated conservation and management plan for the development of Kakatiya Rudreshwara (Ramappa) temple at Palampet in Mulugu district. Chairing the first meeting of state-level Telangana State Heritage Authority, Somesh Kumar discussed various heritage issues pertaining to the 26 … Read more

TELANGANA   Stop AP from executing work on Veligonda: T to KRMB   Telangana on Monday asked the Krisha River Management Board (KRMB) to restrain Andhra Pradesh from executing works on what it termed as the ‘unauthorised Veligonda project.’ It added that new components to the project are intended to divert water outside the river basin.   Telangana has been … Read more

TELANGANA Telangana number 1 in India in annual growth rate of own income   Telangana ranks first in the country with the highest average annual growth rate (AAGR) of state’s own income as per the latest data on economy of states from the Union ministry of statistics and programme implementation. Currently, the state’s own annual income … Read more

TELANGANA   Revenue tribunals add to Telangana farmers’ woes   A day after the Telangana high court slapped notices on Rangareddy and Nizamabad district collectors over special revenue tribunals, thousands of farmers and landowners are now on the horns of a dilemma whether they would get a chance to present their arguments before the special … Read more

TELANGANA Only 55% parents in Telangana willing to send kids to school, says survey   A little over 50% parents are willing to send their children to schools, subject to conditions, according to a new survey. Overall across the country, parents’ hesitancy has come down to 44% in August from 48% in July and 76% … Read more

TELANGANA   Telangana fares better in providing kids access to digital devices   Children having access to digital devices are more in number in the states of Telangana and Kerala. While 1,17,570 children in the state do not have access to digital devices, the number stands at 95,283 in Kerala. Having digital access has assumed a lot … Read more

TELANGANA National Youth Award for Mohammad Azam   Mohammad Azam from Karimnagar in Telangana has been awarded the National Youth Award by the Youth Affairs & Sports Minister Anurag Singh Thakur in Delhi for displaying exemplary management qualities. Mohammad Azam has carried out a few attention programmes related to blood donation, organ donation and plantation … Read more

TELANGANA Telangana’s per capita income Rs 2,37,632   When Telangana was formed in 2014, the state per capita income was Rs 1,12,216, whereas now it has reached Rs 2,37,632. Presently, the national per capita income is Rs 1,28,829, which means that Telangana’s state per capita income is higher than the national figure. As per the central government, Telangana is … Read more

TELANGANA   Rs 20,000 crore per year for Dalit Bandhu in Telangana, say sources   By quickly rolling out the Dalit Bandhu scheme, chief minister K Chandrasekhar Rao has not only caught the opposition parties unawares but also put them on the back foot. Sources said the CM intends to grant a hefty allocation of Rs 20,000 … Read more

TELANGANA   Andhra Pradesh diverting water, says Telangana to KRMB   A day after a team of officials from the Krishna River Management Board (KRMB) visited the disputed Rayalaseema Lift Irrigation Scheme (RLIS) site, Telangana asked the KRMB to restrain Andhra Pradesh from diverting water from foreshore of Srisailam reservoir. Telangana alleged that AP was diverting water through three projects which it termed them … Read more