Staff, state fight hits T-jobs panel
Chief Minister N. Kiran Kumar Reddy is facing a new headache: A section of Telangana employees and senior bureaucrats of the general administration department have been quarrelling right in the Secret
Hic! Sale of liquor zooms
There was a 30 per cent increase in liquor sales in July, the first month of the new excise year. Total sales have crossed 43 lakh cases so far. Trade circles attribute the increase to strict enforcem
Realty bites: CM yet to decide on hike
The Stamps and Registration department has deferred the hike in basic market value that was scheduled to come into effect from August 1 as Chief Minister N. Kiran Kumar Reddy is yet to take a final de
Ramoji-Ambani deal under probe
The Enforcement Directorate has begun probing the Rs 2,604-crore deal between media baron Ch Ramoji Rao and oil major Reliance Industries.
Union minister of state for finance S.S. Palanimanickam wrot
Minnie sets team to vet ‘relaxed’ rules
Chief secretary Minnie Mathew on Monday set up a standing committee of officers to “critically examine” all requests seeking exemption from or relaxation of any government rule by various departments.
Ministers try to breach jinxed dam deal
Political controversy returned to the Polavaram tenders once again with ministers Danam Nagender and M. Mukesh Goud criticising the government for qualifying the Soma-CGGC (China Gezhouba Group Compa
State on alert as rain continues
The meteorological office has predicted heavy rainfall in Telangana districts on Monday, even as many parts of the state continued to receive incessant rains on Sunday. Hyderabad, however, got some re
State extends foreign travel curbs till June
The state government on Thursday extended ban on foreign visits by ministers and bureaucrats till June, 2013. However, though the ban has been in place for a while now, it hasn’t stopped ministers and
State snubs Guv on quota seats
At a time when Governor E.S.L. Narasimhan is trying to rein in private medical colleges from selling their quota of seats, the state government seems to be helping the colleges on not implementing the
TG Venkatesh adds politicos to list
The outburst of minor irrigation minister T.G. Venkatesh against bureaucrats is snowballing into a major controversy with both the minister and the officials sticking to their guns, and Chief Minister