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L. Venkat Ram Reddy, a Special Correspondent, brings three decades of reporting experience, specializing in local politics, government initiatives, and developments in Telangana.
    The central Act makes Aadhaar mandatory for any subsidy, benefit or service for which the expenditure is borne fully or shared partially by the Consolidated Fund of India.Nation
    Crores opt to lock their Aadhaar biometric info

    Once the biometric is locked, no one can use it for authentication without your consent. It can be easily unlocked by...

    26 Sept 2017 12:31 AM IST

    Farmers are now opting for double daura (daura means removal of weeds in the fields).Nation
    Telangana land survey: Crop loans claimed on non-existent 9,000 acres

    Land survey exposes exploitation of sops.

    24 Sept 2017 12:35 AM IST

    GSTN Chairman Ajay Bhushan Pandey on Thursday pointed to robustness of the GSTN system and said 30 lakh returns had been filed so far.Business
    Telangana traders seek Rs 5,000 crore from GST

    GST allows tax credit on stocks purchased during the previous tax regime for a period of six months from the date of...

    23 Sept 2017 1:14 AM IST

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    Drought forces Telangana government to cut Kharif yield

    The latest report on crop estimates was submitted by the Directorate of Economics and Statistics.

    22 Sept 2017 1:04 AM IST

    Chief Minister K. Chandrasekhar RaoNation
    Telangana: Panel recommends district jobs for locals to 85 per cent

    Panel raises district jobs for locals to 85 per cent, wants 15-year stay to qualify.

    19 Sept 2017 1:19 AM IST

    KTR at a press meet held in the Secretariat on Monday, on the burning of the Bathukamma sarees; said that the event was an orchestrated and manufactured protests. Also seen are Shailaja Ramaiyer director of handlooms and textiles and Jayesh Ranjan industries secretary. (Photo: P. Anil Kumar)Nation
    Opposition behind 'Bathukamma saris' burning, says KT Rama Rao

    KT Rama Rao said some student leaders and activists belonging to the Opposition forcibly snatched away saris.

    19 Sept 2017 1:02 AM IST

    There is no clarity whatsoever on whether the sale of liquor at popular pubs, clubs, lounge and resto bars on the four national highways that pass through Bengaluru City will benefit, said a top official.Nation
    Polls add fizz to booze deals in Telangana

    2-year tenure of liquor licences will cover 2 local polls, 2019 elections.

    17 Sept 2017 2:06 AM IST

    New buses will run from Bengaluru to Kozhikode, Chennai, Vijayawada, Sriharikota, Mangaluru,Manipal, Virajpet, Madikeri, Mumbai and Mysuru.Nation
    Longer, more comfortable Airavat Volvos launched

    Chief Minister Siddaramaiah flagged off the buses.

    14 Sept 2017 5:58 AM IST

    Of the 82.32 lakh pattadars (landowners) existing in the revenue records, 18 lakh have passed away without transferring the property to their heirs. (Representational image)Nation
    Telangana: Land survey sparks feuds

    Bid to streamline records leads to property disputes.

    14 Sept 2017 2:32 AM IST

    Today, the subsidy component is between Rs 70 and Rs 150 per cylinder with regular hikes.Nation
    Hyderabad: Price of subsidy LPG on rise, scheme to go

    State schools, poor unable to buy LPG, switch over to firewood.

    12 Sept 2017 2:06 AM IST

    For the Kharif season of 2016-17, 7.02 lakh farmers insured crops in 5.92 lakh hectares. For Rabi, 2.27 lakh farmers insured their crops on 2.78 lakh hectares. (Representational Image)Nation
    Poor monsoon hits crops hard in Telangana

    Crops sown on 2.25 lakh acres of the 10 lakh acres in the state have been lost so far.

    12 Sept 2017 1:48 AM IST

    TPCC chief Uttam Kumar Reddy addresses a Congress meeting at Huzur-nagar, Suryapet, as part of the protests against farmer councils.Nation
    Farmer seats sets off TRS infighting

    Hectic lobbying leads to quarrels in party ranks.

    12 Sept 2017 12:59 AM IST

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