MARCH 2023

TELANGANA NGT directs Telangana not to proceed with Sitamma Sagar project without EC The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has ordered Telangana not to proceed with Sitamma Sagar multi-purpose irrigation project on river Godavari in Bhadradri-Kothagudem district without obtaining environmental clearance (EC). Tellam Naresh of Bhadradri-Kothagudem and Bura Laxminarayana of Mulugu filed an application before the NGT Southern Bench alleging that the … Read more

TELANGANA New 6-digit BIS gold hallmarking norm to kick in across 8 districts of Telangana All gold jewellery will need a new security check of a six-digit alphanumeric code from April 1. The norm is being rolled out by the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) across India to make buying of gold jewellery, and artefacts … Read more

TELANGANA ‘No to Centre’s ToD power tariff policy’ Energy minister G Jagadish Reddy on Sunday said the BJP government at the centre was pushing to implement time of day (ToD) power tariff policy, which would overburden commercial and domestic consumers in the states. As per the ToD tariff system, consumers will need to pay more for power consumed during … Read more

TELANGANA Implement Telangana development model in Maharashtra, K Chandrasekhar Rao dares Devendra Fadnavis Telangana chief minister and Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) supremo K Chandrasekhar Rao on Sunday dared deputy chief minister Devendra Fadnavis to implement his state’s model of farmer-centric development in Maharashtra. Rao, popularly known as KCR, was addressing a rally at Loha in Nanded … Read more

TELANGANA Telangana’s cyber security unit to be functional within a year: DGP Telangana police said the newly-formed Telangana State Cyber Security Bureau (TSCSB), which is being set up at Integrated Command Control Centre (ICCC) on Road No. 12, Banjara Hills, is designated as a notified police station. Director general of police Anjani Kumar visited two floors where TSCSB … Read more

TELANGANA Telangana HC summons tourism corp MD on delay in Hill Fort renovation Telangana high court on Monday took a serious view of the delaying tactics of the authorities for dodging the renovation and protection of Hill Fort palace, a heritage structure, in Basheerbagh. A bench of Chief Justice Ujjal Bhuyan and Justice N Tukaramji asked the Telangana State Tourism Development … Read more

TELANGANA Telangana fares well in urban health infrastructure, but rural under strain Despite its network of sub-centres and primary health centres (PHCs), Telangana has among the least number of medical centres in rural areas. The state stands 14th in the country, as per the latest report of the Centre. The report covers both states and union territories. … Read more

TELANGANA Telangana needs Rs 1 lakh crore to complete pending irrigation projects The Telangana government has spent over 1.61 lakh crore on construction of major and medium irrigation projects in the past eight years between 2014 and 2022. Of this, over 1 lakh crore has been spent on two major irrigation projects, Kaleshwaram and Palamuru-Rangareddy lift irrigation schemes (LIS). According to … Read more

TELANGANA No audit of CDP in Telangana since state formation, says FGG The Forum for Good Governance has alleged violations in usage of funds granted under the constituency development programme (CDP) by MLAs and MLCs and said no audit of CDF was done since formation of Telangana in 2014. Under CDP, the government gives funds to legislators … Read more

TELANGANA Telangana has 9,000 RTI pleas pending, ranks 10th in country  In terms of of disposal rate of RTI pleas, Telangana ranks 10th among states with 8,902 pleas pending with the state information commission (SIC) as of June 2022, according to the Report Card of Information Commissions in India (RCICI) published by Satark Nagrik Sangathan (SNS) in December last year. Since August 2022, … Read more