june 2018

RAJASTHAN Rajasthan introduces incentive for govt school staff   State education department has set a new goal of ‘Drop Out Free Panchayat’ (DOFP) for teachers leading enrollment drives in its schools. Officials say that those gram panchayats which are declared DOFP will be rewarded by the state. The DOFP status is granted after officials confirmed … Read more

TELANGANA Telangana tops list of average growth rate in SOTR category: CAG   Telangana has beaten other states to emerge as the topper in the country when it comes to average growth rate in the State Own Tax Revenues (SOTR) category. SOTR is the income garnered by the state through taxes and fees that it … Read more

TELANGANA None from Telangana make it to 3rd Swachh Iconic list   Not a single historic, heritage monument or unique place in Telangana or even Hyderabad has made it to third phase list of Swachh Iconic Places (SIP) initiative. The sole entry into the third phase shortlist from the two Telugu speaking states is Sri … Read more

TELANGANA Pilot project to develop FRA lands   A pilot project to make cultivable the forest lands on which rights were given to tribals in Adilabad district, under the Forest Rights Act, 1996, is set to begin.   Non government organisations will take up the pilot project soon in 210 acres of FRA lands at … Read more

TELANGANA   Best GP in State set to disappear   Lingareddypally, which has become famous as best gram panchayat in the State and got awards for it would be merged in the Siddipet municipality shortly.   The Minister inaugurated 33/11 KV Sub-Station at Lingareddypally village on Saturday and visited Peddiraju- Peddamma temple in the village. … Read more

TELANGANA Soon, T to get its first recognised cattle breed   Soon, Telangana might have its first recognised cattle breed — the ‘Thurupu’ breed. Spotted primarily within the Mannaur forest area of Mahbubnagar district, these cows, built to survive long spells of drought, have been bred in the state for centuries.   It will be Telangana’s first … Read more

TELANGANA   State’s first lemon market opened at Nakrekal   The Marketing Minister opened the State’s first and exclusive lemon market at Nakrekal, and a sweet lime market for farmers in Nalgonda.   The TRS is making efforts to provide clean and safe drinking water through Mission Bhagiratha, and the Dindi Lift Irrigation Scheme spending … Read more

TELANGANA ASI to take over Kakatiya-era temples   The tiny, dilapidated and abandoned Shiva temple in Dharmasagar mandal was once thriving with scores of devotees thronging it. What remains now are a few broken idols, grown up bushes and an eerie silence. According to him, the Kakatiya period step wells at Kothawada and Shiva Nagar … Read more

RAJASTHAN Jaipur leaps to 39th place in national Swachh rankings   From a lowly rank of 215 last year, Jaipur catapulted to 39th cleanest city in Swachh Survekshan 2018,when the rankings were declared by the Union ministry of housing and urban affairs. Udaipur with a ranking of 85 was the other city from Rajasthan that figured in … Read more

RAJASTHAN Godawan breeding centre to be set up in Baran dist   A centre for breeding the dwindling number of Great Indian Bustard(GIB), which comes under Schedule 1 of Wildlife Protection Act, will be set up at Sorsen in Baran district. This centre will be set up under the supervision of Wildlife Institute of India (WII) GIB experts.   … Read more