TN allocates Rs 248.44 cr for Pongal gift hampers; decision on cash component awaited
Chennai, Dec 31 (IANS) The Tamil Nadu government has earmarked Rs 248.44 crore for procuring essential food items to be distributed as part of the Pongal gift hampers for the upcoming harvest festival. The benefit will reach around 2.22 crore rice ration card holders across the State, reaffirming the government’s commitment to providing festive assistance […]
New Year celebrations: Zero tolerance for drunk driving, Hyderabad Commissioner warns tipplers
Hyderabad, Dec 31 (IANS) With just hours left for New Year celebrations, Hyderabad Police Commissioner V. C. Sajjanar has warned tipplers that there will be zero tolerance for drunk driving. He announced special drunken driving checks will be conducted in 120 areas of the city on the intervening night of December 31 and January 1. […]
Telangana releases Rs 713 crore to clear pending employee bills for December
Hyderabad, Dec 31 (IANS) The Telangana government has released Rs 713 crore towards pending bills payable to government employees in the state for December. Deputy Chief Minister Mallu Bhatti Vikramarka, who is also the Finance Minister, issued the orders on Wednesday. Following the Deputy Chief Minister’s directions, officials of the Finance Department released bills amounting […]
Telangana ACB registered 199 corruption cases during 2025: Official
Hyderabad, Dec 31 (IANS) The Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) of Telangana registered a total of 199 cases in 2025, leading to the arrest of 273 accused persons, officials said on Wednesday. ACB Director General Charu Sinha said that of the total cases registered, 157 were trap cases, resulting in the arrest of 224 accused, including 176 […]
Telangana secures over Rs 22,000 crore investment commitments in tourism sector
Hyderabad, Dec 31 (IANS) Telangana secured investment commitments of Rs 22,324 crore in the tourism sector during 2025. The department on Wednesday released its comprehensive year-end review and termed it a watershed year that propelled the state into a premier global destination. The department detailed a massive influx of investment and a significant infrastructure overhaul […]
Telangana will march ahead in 2026 towards vision 2047: CM Revanth Reddy
Hyderabad, Dec 31 (IANS) Telangana Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy, on Wednesday, exuded confidence that the state will march further ahead in 2026 towards achieving the Telangana Rising Vision 2047 goals. While extending New Year greetings to the people of the State, the Chief Minister reiterated that the government will give priority to fulfilling the […]
Telangana committed to protect its share in Godavari waters: Irrigation Minister
Hyderabad, Dec 31 (IANS) Telangana Irrigation Minister N. Uttam Kumar Reddy on Wednesday said that the State government is committed to protecting Telangana’s allocated 968 TMC share in Godavari waters and safeguarding future irrigation projects He asserted that the State government has taken a series of proactive administrative and legal measures to robustly defend the […]
PRAGATI changed governance culture, sped up Rs 85 lakh crore projects: PM Modi
New Delhi, Dec 31 (IANS) In the last decade, the PRAGATI platform has helped speed up projects worth more than Rs 85 lakh crore and resolved long-pending issues through close coordination between the Centre and states, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Wednesday. While chairing the 50th meeting of PRAGATI, Prime Minister Modi said the […]
Water contamination crisis: CM Mohan Yadav meets hospitalised victims in Indore
Indore, Dec 31 (IANS) Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Mohan Yadav visited Indore on Wednesday evening and met people hospitalised after falling ill due to consumption of contaminated drinking water, officials said. Soon after arriving in Indore from Umaria district, the Chief Minister visited Verma Hospital, where he interacted with over a dozen affected patients undergoing […]
From Captain to K-Kick: Kerala’s accidental comedy festival in a brandy bottle
Thiruvananthapuram, Dec 31 (IANS) What began as a routine government announcement inviting suggestions for a name and logo for a new brandy from state-run Malabar Distilleries has quietly morphed into one of Kerala’s most entertaining episodes of political satire. Bevco’s (Kerala State Beverages Corporation) promise of a Rs 10,000 prize may have been modest, but […]
