Telangana

TRS on course to win Huzurnagar bypoll in Telangana

2:30 pm October 24, 2019

Hyderabad: The ruling TRS in Telangana was on course to win the October 21 bypoll to Huzurnagar Assembly constituency, as it maintained a consistent lead over the opposition Congress during the counting of votes on Thursday. TRS nominee S Saidi Reddy was leading by more than 31,000 votes over his Congress rival N Padmavati Reddy […]

Huzurnagar bypoll: Counting of votes on Oct 24

3:36 pm October 23, 2019

Hyderabad: The counting of votes polled in the by-election to Huzurnagar Assembly constituency in Telangana would be taken up on Thursday. The administration has made elaborate arrangements for the counting to be held at Agriculture Market Committee Godown at Suryapet. The polling held on October 21 was incident-free and a good 84.76 per cent electors […]

Banking Ops partially hit in Telangana due to strike by employees

9:07 pm October 22, 2019

Hyderabad: Banking operations were partially hit on Tuesday in Telangana as two employee-unions observed a strike in response to a nationwide call, protesting the merger of banks and fall in deposit rates. Some services like cash deposit and withdrawals and cheque clearances weren impacted due to the strike by banking staff, AIBEA national secretary B […]

Boat retrieved 38 days after it sank, killing 51 people

8:21 pm October 22, 2019

Amaravati: Thirty eight days after it sank, killing 51 people, the ill-fated boat ‘Royal Vasishta’ was on Tuesday finally pulled out of river Godavari. The retrieved boat was almost in a dismantled shape. Rescue teams reportedly found some highly decomposed bodies in the boat. There is, however, no official confirmation about the number of bodies […]

TSRTC employees call off nearly two month old strike

TSRTC strike: Employees’ unions to intensify protests

7:49 pm October 20, 2019

Hyderabad: The TSRTC employees’ unions, spearheading the 16-day-old indefinite strike pressing various demands, on Sunday announced it would intensify the agitation with a slew of protest programmes over the next few days. The Joint Action Committee (JAC) of Telangana State Regional Transport Corporation (TSRTC) unions held a meeting here with different political parties and people’s […]