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The Union government is treating Telangana, India’s 29th State, as a special case, if it’s latest letter to the State is anything to go by. Somehow either the Centre thinks Telangana people are unfit to rule themselves or simply can’t get out of the deadly embrace of Andhra capitalists invested in Hyderabad. The Centre wrote to Telangana government to entrust ‘special responsibilities’ to the Governor in maintenance of law and order in Hyderabad, as if Hyderabad is in the throes of a civil war and badly needs a rescue from Centre. The letter has been signed by MHA Joint Secretary S Suresh Kumar. The Telangana Government immediately snapped, with Chief Secretary Rajeev Sharma replying to the Centre within two hours of ...

The Government made it clear all residents of a household should be at home on 19th August to be considered in the social audit being conducted by the Telangana State Government. The Government is trying to plug loopholes and irregularities in the State’s welfare programs to the tune of  nearly Rs 10,000 Cr each year. The Government addressed concerns of NRIs and students studying abroad that they need not worry about not being at home as the Govt will figure out alternate mechanism for considering the NRIs. Parents of students studying abroad though are recommended to provide documentary proof of their wards studying abroad. The Government termed the survey a social audit and has categorically said it has nothing to ...

CM K Chandrasekhar Rao has announced that the AIIMS Like hospital that the Centre is planning to allot to each State would come up in Telangana, at Nizamabad. He made the announcement while touring Nizamabad yesterday. After a protracted debate, Telangana MPs could wrest a promise from Union Health Minister Dr. Harsha Vardhan that even Telangana would be considered for an AIIMS like institution. Initially, the Centre excluded Telangana from the list and wrote to almost every State to identify land and convey the details to Centre so that Centre can start planning an AIIMS like institute in each State.The Modi Government plans to complete establishing an AIIMS like hospital in every State, except the North-Eastern States, in India in next ...

Curiosity reigned among people of Nagole and Uppal who had the first glimpse of Hyderabad Metro Rail chugging on the main tracks between Nagole and Survey of India yesterday. While media widely reported this as a trial run, the Metro officials cleared the air by saying the trial runs would take few more months and what we are seeing now is a functional acceptability test (FAT) carried out by the Korea-based Hyundai-Rotterdam which is supplying the model coaches for Metro Rail project. Before going for trial runs, the Korea-based company is carrying out a series of important tests that include track, communication, safety, track alignment, surface, electrical traction, fail safe pneumatic emergency air braking, seating arrangements and several other engineering and safety ...

Yet another feather has been added to Hyderabad, the home of many a prestigious institutions of higher learning. The Mahindra group has partnered with Ecole Centrale Paris, the famous 200-year-old engineering education institute of France and launched the Mahindra Ecole Centrale (MEC) Engineering College in the outskirts of Hyderabad, at Bahadurpally Jeedimetla. The college began with its first batch of 240 students. The college admits through JEE rankings and a counseling session. For international students, a valid score in SAT (Scholastic Aptitude Test) is mandatory for admission in the program.The college has the facility and infrastructure to take in up to 500 students a year and Mahindra has plans to get there in coming years. This initiative of the Mahindra Group is by Mahindra ...