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29 students of Telangana residential school test positive for Covid-19

As many as 29 students of a govt-run residential school and junior college for girls in Telangana's Khammam district have tested positive for Covid-19, triggering panic among the parents and teachers.

T'gana CM leaves for Delhi, to take up Krishna river water sharing issue

K Chandrasekhar Rao left for New Delhi, where he is scheduled to meet Union Jal Shakti Minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat over water allocation in Krishna and Godavari basins

Telangana coronavirus update: 134 new Covid-19 cases, one death reported

Telangana on Saturday reported 134 new Covid-19 cases, pushing the tally to 6,74,452, while the death toll rose to 3,980 with one more fatality

MPL signs MoU with Telangana to set up game development centre

Mobile Premier League, an online gaming platform, will set up a game development centre in Telangana employing 500 youths in the state.

IBM expands presence in Telangana with new BPO unit at Hyderabad

Expansion aligned with its global double-digit hiring strategy across its global delivery network

Telangana adds 122 new coronavirus cases, 2 deaths in last 24 hours

Telangana on Sunday recorded 122 fresh Covid-19 cases and two related fatalities taking the total number of positives in the state to 6,72,489 and the toll to 3,966.

Polling underway in Telangana's Huzurabad Assembly constituency by-election

Polling was underway amid tight security in the by-election to the Huzurabad Assembly constituency

Telangana on a 'meet or beat' spree to attract job-creating investment

In a bid to attract job-creating investment, the state is focusing on besting incentives that other states offer - and it seems to be working

Agencies may have to pay GST on service charges collected on govt's behalf

This follows a ruling by AAR Telangana on the matter, which also ruled that neither services provided by agency to govt, nor services provided on govt's behalf to businesses are exempt

Huzurabad bypoll: A battle of prestige for KCR, Rajender

Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) have been running the campaign for nearly four months now.

Telangana CM in Delhi to attend meeting of CMs of naxal-hit states

Rao is scheduled to meet Union Jal Shakti Minister Gajendra Shekhawat on Saturday and discuss river water projects, according to the Chief Minister's Office.

Telangana govt hospital records 40 dengue cases since September 1

A total of 40 dengue cases have been reported at Government Fever Hospital since September 1, informed Dr K Shankar, Superintendent of the hospital in Hyderabad."There is a decrease in dengue cases but an increase in fever and malaria cases. We have reported 40 cases of dengue since September 1. We are reporting 4-5 cases of malaria daily here," he said in an interview with ANI on Tuesday.He further said some dengue patients reported high-grade fever, severe headache and body pain, and sometimes rashed on the body.Meanwhile, dengue, a vector-borne disease, has been on the rise in Uttar Pradesh. Several districts have reported dengue cases. Meerut on Monday recorded 18 new cases while the total tally stood at 205.

Telangana attracts Rs 887 crore investment in jute sector to set up mills

Three companies have come forward to set up jute mills in Telangana with a cumulative investment of Rs 887 crore

Biological E gets approval to manufacture J&J Covid-19 vaccine in India

According to sources, discussions are on between J&J and the Centre on the matter of indemnity against any serious adverse effect after vaccination

Medicine delivery by drones to be piloted in 16 green zones in Telangana

Jyotiradtiya Scindia said the Medicines from the Sky project under which drugs and vaccines are delivered using drones, will be taken up on a pilot basis in 16 green zones in Telangana

Medicine delivery by drones to be piloted in 16 zones in Telangana: Scindia

Scindia on Saturday said Medicines from the Sky' project under which drugs and vaccines are delivered using drones, will be taken up on a pilot basis in 16 green zones in Telangana

Part 1: Brahmin to Dalit - RSS vision of 'Vedic' society takes root in KCR's Telangana

In the first of a two part series, Business Standard reports how non-Brahmin castes in Telangana are being incentivised to stick to their forefathers' professions

Part 2: Brahmin to Dalit - Caste jealousy beneath Telangana's Vedic welfare plan

In this concluding piece of a two-part series, Business Standard reports how Telangana's welfare politics risks fomenting inter-caste hatred

Schools, colleges reopen in Telangana with Covid norms in place

Schools, barring residential government institutions, resumed offline classes in Telangana on Wednesday, with COVID-19 protocols in place, while colleges too resumed in the state.

Reopening of Telangana schools from Sept 1 except govt residential schools

The Telangana High Court on Tuesday permitted reopening of schools from September 1 while staying the physical reopening (starting of offline classes) of government residential schools