Former Chariman & Managing Director, Coal India Limited S Narsing Rao is formally posted as Principal Secretary to Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrasekhara Rao on Thursday, as per GO 96. The centre has accepted the resignation of S Narsing Rao from the post of Chairman and Managing Director of Coal India (CIL) on June 24. Rao took over as Chairman of CIL, in April, 2012. Prior to the top post at the ‘Maharatna’ coal mining monolith, Rao – an IAS officer of 1986 batch from Andhra Pradesh Cadre – was Chairman of Singareni Collieries Company Ltd (SCCL), the AP-based coal mining company from September 2006.  Although Mr Rao’s was tipped to be take over as PS in the CMO on May 20, his resignation and the ...

Chief Minister K. Chandrashekhar Rao, reviewed the power situation in the state at an official meeting on Thursday, instructed officials to draw up short-term and long-term plans to overcome the power crisis. He blamed the power crisis in the state on the Andhra Pradesh government, as well as drought. The power shortage in Telangana has worsened since the Andhra Pradesh government decided to cancel its Power Purchase Agreements with distribution companies. Chief Minister Rao elicited the opinion of officials on the existing power position and the inadequacy of power supply to the farmers and said the government will have to buy power from neighbouring states. He directed the officials to inquire about the availability of power in other states for ...

In continuation of the resolution to form a separate chapter of the Indian Medical Association (IMA)  for Telangana made by them on Sunday, senior doctors from Telangana on Wednesday maintained that elections for office bearers of Indian Medical Association (IMA), Telangana State will be held in Hyderabad in the next two months. The doctors have termed the proposal of the IMA, AP State to hold elections for IMA, Telangana in Vijayawada this July as ‘ridiculous’. Finding fault with IMA AP election committee’s decision to hold elections of the then united AP’S IMA branch in Vijayawada, the ad hoc committee members said that they doubt the intentions behind the decision as they released notification on May 30 to hold the elections. “The notification ...

Taking on AP CM and TDP president N Chandrababu Naidu for adopting an anti-Telangana stand, KCR said that while he was trying to find ways to fulfill the aspirations of the cross-section of people in Telangana for the past fortnight, Naidu was provoking the people of Telangana.  He reiterated that his government is not against the Polavaram project but only wants certain changes in the dam’s design and an amicable solution to the issue of vulnerable villages. “The AP government, instead of initiating a dialogue with us, passed a resolution favouring merger of seven mandals of Bhadrachalam revenue division with Andhra Pradesh, provoking the people of Khammam,” he said. He said the TDP supremo is showing his true colours by setting up obstacles in ...

Himachal Pradesh High Court ordered both the VNR Vigana Jyothi College of Engineering and Technology, Hyderabad and HP State Electricity Board  hand interim relief of Rs 5 lakh to each of the parents of 24 engineering students who lost there lives in the accident on 8 June. The college and the state electricity board had been directed to deposit 50% each of the interim relief with the court by 9 July. The court would directly monitor the investigation of FIR registering the accident and appointed senior advocate Dilip Sharma as Amicus Curiae to assist the court in the case. The bench directed Superintendent Police, Mandi to file status of investigation by or before 9 July, the next hearing date. Before granting ...