Speaker’s daughter Gaddam Ananya elected Vikarabad Chairperson

Hyderabad, Feb.16 (RAHNUMA): Gaddam Ananya, the Congress party councilor representing Ward 17 and the daughter of Gaddam Prasad Kumar, the Speaker of the Telangana Legislative Assembly, was unanimously chosen as the Chairperson of Vikarabad Municipality, assuming her responsibilities on Monday. Officials confirmed that Gaddam Ananya was the sole candidate nominated for the position of Municipal […]
MANAGE launched MDP for Shriram Farm Solutions

Hyderabad, Feb.16 (RAHNUMA): The National Institute of Agricultural Extension Management (MANAGE) officially commenced a five-day Management Development Programme (MDP) titled “LEAD NXT: Leadership Beyond Today” for senior leaders/professionals from Shriram Farm Solutions (SFS), a company having strategic business units in agri-inputs, sugar, cement, and PVC Resins. The programme aims at equipping participants with advanced leadership […]
Alekya Punjala asserts family cooperation as key to women’s development

Hyderabad, Feb.16 (RAHNUMA): Telangana Sangeet Natak Academy Chairperson Alekya Punjala has asserted that the advancement of women within society hinges on cooperative dynamics among family members. While addressing the meeting of the Munnuru Kapu Association of North America (MANA) at a hotel in Hyderabad, Punjala articulated the perspective that empowering women is instrumental in fostering […]
Chairperson polls deferred in 11 Telangana municipalities

Hyderabad, Feb.16 (RAHNUMA): The elections for Chairpersons and Vice Chairpersons have been deferred in 11 municipalities throughout Telangana due to various local conditions. The municipalities unable to conduct the special meetings include Yellandu, Sultanabad, Ibrahimpatnam, Kagaznagar, Khyatanpally, Khanapur, Zaheerabad, Indresham, Dornakal, Jangaon, and Thorrur. Officials have indicated that while the State Election Commission (SEC) has […]
BJP wins Karimnagar Mayor Election

Hyderabad, Feb.16 (RAHNUMA): In a dramatic conclusion, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) secured the position of Mayor of the Karimnagar Municipal Corporation, amassing a total of 34 votes. Kolagani Srinivas, a corporator from the second division of the BJP, was elected as Mayor, while Y. Sunil Rao from the 42nd division was appointed as Deputy […]
Congress secures Nizamabad Mayor seat with AIMIM support

Hyderabad, Feb.16 (RAHNUMA): The ruling Congress party has secured the mayoral position in Nizamabad with the assistance of the All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM). Umarani was appointed as Mayor, while Salma Tahseen assumed the role of Deputy Mayor. The elections for these positions occurred following the swearing-in of the corporators. In the recent municipal elections, […]
Erdogan postpones UAE visit, saying leader has ‘health problem’

ISTANBUL(RAHNUMA): Turkiye’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Sunday announced he was postponing a visit to Abu Dhabi because Emirati leader Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan had a “health problem” — then deleted the message. The message, posted by Erdogan’s team on X, said he had talked with Al Nahyan by phone. “During the course of […]
Iran FM in Geneva for second round of US talks

GENEVA(RAHNUMA): Iran’s foreign minister has arrived in Geneva ahead of a second round of negotiations with the United States, Iranian state television said Monday, as Washington keeps up pressure on the Islamic republic. According to Tehran, “indirect” Iran-US nuclear talks mediated by Oman will be held on Tuesday, although Washington has previously pushed for other […]
Germany will keep supporting Lebanon after UN peacekeepers leave, German president says Previous

BEIRUT(RAHNUMA): Germany moved to assure Lebanon on Monday that it will support the Lebanese government even after pulling out German troops deployed as part of UN peacekeepers along the Lebanon-Israel border when their mission ends later this year. German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier made the announcement during a news conference at the presidential palace near Beirut. […]
Morocco residents begin returning to northwest as flood waters recede

RABAT(RAHNUMA): Moroccan authorities began organizing the gradual return of residents to the city of Ksar El Kebir and other flood-hit northwestern areas as weather conditions improved, state media showed on Monday. Authorities backed by the army had helped evacuate 188,000 people since early February, to protect them from overflowing river waters that swept across 110,000 […]