Telangana News : Top 10

• Heavy rain in Telangana likely over next 24 hours

         A low-pressure area over north Bay of Bengal and adjoining areas of Gangetic West Bengal and Odisha might lead to heavy rains in Telangana over the next 24 hours.According to the Indian Met Department, associated upper air cyclonic circulation has extended up to 7.6 km above mean sea level which may become a well-marked low-pressure area.

• All the colleges in and around twin cities will remain closed on 21st July 2014 on the occasion of Bhonalu Festival

        All the colleges of  Hyderabad in and around twin cities will remain closed on 21/07/2014 (Monday) on the occasion of Bhonalu Festival.

• Mandal merger shifts Telangana teachers to Andhra Pradesh

         The transfer of employees and teachers working in seven mandals that have been transferred to Andhra Pradesh is now creating a furore. The affected people have been urging the Telangana government to get them back to Khammam district.

• Telangana, Andhra Pradesh race to be self-reliant in power

         Can AP and Telangana become self sufficient in power in the next decade? This is the big question facing the two states now. The states are planning to attain self sufficiency much before that.While AP has been selected under the ‘Power for All’ scheme of the Centre and has a mandate to become energy self sufficient in the next one-and-a-half to two years, Telangana has fast-tracked its energy sufficiency plan with a separate transmission corridor.

• Non-locals have right in Telangana

         The BJP senior leader Subramanian Swamy, on Sunday cautioned Telangana government against deviating from the rules of nativity by fixing 1956 as cut-off year for the purpose, since any deviation in this regard will attract action under Article 256 of the Constitution. Speaking at an interactive session, Mr Swamy took objection to Telangana raising the issue of nativity and creating fear among the people of other states living in Hyderabad.“Telangana is a part of the Union of India and non-locals have every right to live in the state,”

• CK Birla Group to expand ops in Telangana

         Group to also invest substantially in the medical and education sector in the nascent state.

The $1.6-billion CK Birla Group proposes to expand the operations of its cement and asbestos manufacturing units located in Telangana. It is also planning to make substantial investments  in the medical and education sector, in the nascent state which came into existence on June 2, this year.

• Telangana offers 3 lakh acres for industry

         In a fresh drive to promote industries and attract investments in Telangana, the Government will make available about 3 lakh acres, said Chief Minister K Chandrashekar Rao.

• White cards to regulate sops

         The Telangana government is all set to delink white ration cards with welfare schemes once it starts issuing new ration cards with the ‘Telangana logo’ from September.The linking of white cards with fee reimbursement, scholarships, Aarogyasri etc. during the Congress regime between 2004 and 2014 had led to large scale bogus ration cards with their number surpassing the total number of households in the state.

• Essential drug prices to reduce

         The National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority is thinking of bringing highly used medicines and vaccines for viral infections, asthma, tuberclosis, malaria and a small section of cancer drugs, under the essential prices list. Eight therapeutic categories where incidence of disease is high and medicines are used widely are being scrutinised by the government.