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  One of the most lasting legacies of the Deccan has been the water management policy formulated by the Kakatiya dynasty, which relied mainly on small tanks for its irrigation and drinking water requirements. There was a time when the Telangana countryside boasted of thousands of tanks which ensured a perennial supply of water for settlements across the region. The Qutub Shahi rulers continued the practice by adding numerous tanks of their own, especially in the areas abutting the citadel at Golconda. A majority of those tanks continued to serve the population till post-reorganisation exploitation of the region’s resources led to their being either rendered dry or unusable due to pollution. Following the great floods of 1908, Mahboob Ali Khan, the ...

Swedish furniture retailer Ikea AB is expected to open its first outlet in India at Hyderabad and the Telangana government has promised to fast-track all necessary clearances as the new state seeks to attract investments. After a meeting with top Ikea executives, chief minister K. Chandrashekar Rao was quoted as saying all necessary clearances will be given through a single window to expedite the process of opening the store in the city. A high-level team from the company represented by Juvenico Maeztu, Ikea Indian arm chief executive officer, and Preet Dhupar, chief financial officer, met Rao at the Secretariat here on Wednesday, a state government press release said. “He (Maeztu) explained in detail the genesis and growth of the company. ...

After registering it’s strong protest with the Centre on the circular issued by Union Home Ministry regarding giving the Governor overriding powers over it in issues related to Hyderabad’s law & order, the Telangana Government is awaiting Centre’s next move on the issue. The Telangana chief secretary Rajeev Sharma on Monday wrote back to the Union home ministry stating that the circular is a clear-cut infringement on the powers of the elected government. Mr Sharma offered his comments on each of the 12 points raised by the ministry of home affairs in the circular regarding granting of powers to the Governor in the administration of law and order in the common capital area. He stated that under Article 163, the Governor was supposed ...

Government to set up India’s biggest Incubator in the city soon to encourage ideas among students. Stating that software exports from Hyderabad increased 15 per cent last year touching Rs. 56,000 crore and the city will remain the growth engine. The IT Minister K.T. Rama Rao, rued the lack of entrepreneurial culture among students in the State and said the government would encourage students with ideas by setting up India’s biggest Incubator in the city within six months. Students with ideas can just walk in and the Incubator would provide necessary support to transform the ideas into business, he said, speaking at the Graduation Ceremony of Muffakham Jah College of Engineering and Technology. He claimed that Facebook and Whats App ...

The bill to allow merging of 7 mandals of Telangana with Seemandhra under the guise of Polavaram power project was introduced in the Lok Sabha today amid din. It the first bill to be tabled in the House by the BJP-led government. Even as the TRS MPs protested vociferously against the bill which seeks to replace an ordinance promulgated in May by the Narendra Modi government, the BJP went ahead with the introduction of the bill. Yesterday, the bill was referred to the President for recommendation to be placed in the house. The President did the formal approval to withdraw the Ordinance and replace it with the bill. Today evening, the TRS MPs met and protested with the President that introducing the bill without following ...