April 2021

TELANGANA Annual Brahmotsavams at Telangana’s Chilkur Balaji temple begins A seven-day annual ‘Brahmotsavams’ at Chilkur Balaji temple, popularly known as ‘Visa Balaji temple’ began recently. The temple is located on the banks of the century-old Osmansagar reservoir, about 25km from the Hyderabad city. Amid the chanting of Vedic hymns, the temple’s main archakas and rithviks … Read more

TELANGANA Telangana CM forms nodal agency to put devpt work on fast track     To find solutions for problems and also for the integrated development of surrounding areas of Hyderabad, including Medchal-Malkajgiri and Rangareddy districts, which are rapidly developing, Telangana CM K Chandrashekhar Rao has decided to constitute a nodal agency headed by chief secretary Somesh Kumar.   The … Read more

TELANGANA Asiatic Lions Tested Positive for COVID Around eight Asiatic lions have examined tremendous for COVID-19 at Hyderabad Nehru Zoological Park. This incident marks the first time that transmission of virus to animal has been detected in India.   Asiatic Lions are one of the 5 Pantherine cats that are native to India. The different … Read more

TELANGANA Governor for exhaustive survey on tribal habitations   Governor Tamilisai Soundararajan has emphasised on the need to conduct an exhaustive survey to identify the community, family and individual based needs of primitive tribal habitations in the State. The survey would help in taking up individual needs based nutritional interventions, she said, directing officials to … Read more

TELANGANA Govt. to raise ₹1,500 crore through sale of securities   The State government has decided to raise ₹1,500 crore open market borrowings through the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) to meet its immediate financial commitments. The government has accordingly decided to sell securities worth ₹1,500 in the auction to be conducted by the RBI. … Read more