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Two per cent olympic quota in state jobs

The Olympic fever seems to have infected Chief Minister N. Kiran Kumar Reddy’s government which on Friday announced a two per cent ‘Sports Quota’ for meritorious sportspersons in all government jobs.

TRS to decide on support to TJAC

The Telangana Rashtra Samiti on Wednesday said it will soon decide whether to support the Telangana Joint Action Committee’s different programmes, including the ‘Chalo Hyderabad’ rally scheduled on Se

KCR says T-state this month, creates a buzz

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Telangana Rashtra Samiti chief K. Chandrasekhar Rao's assertion that the Centre would announce a separate state this month has created a stir in political circles, including in his own party. Reiterat

34 TTD garland ‘tiers’ to ready 800 kg flowers

Lord Venkateswara at Tirumala and other gods in various temples in and around Tirumala, under the Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams, are offered 2.90 lakh kg flowers annually, the TTD has informed the go

Prayers to fight menace of mosquitoes

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Muslims in one locality in Hyderabad are praying hard to God during this holy month of Ramzan for one special thing — to save them from the mosquito menace!

Residents of Suryana-gar in Toli Chowki ha

Gallant soldiers get peanuts from state

As the country celebrates yet another Kargil Vijay Diwas on Thursday for the success of the war against Pakistan, the state government’s cash awards to gallant soldiers speaks volumes of its indiffe

Gallant soldiers get peanuts from state

As the country celebrates yet another Kargil Vijay Diwas on Thursday for the success of the war against Pakistan, the state government’s cash awards to gallant soldiers speaks volumes of its indiffe

73% excess rain in City as state catches up

Despite heavy downpour in many places, the state is facing a four per cent shortfall in rains this monsoon. The state average cumulative rainfall from June 1 till date was 238.1 mm as against the norm

Wary, TRS to scuttle YSRC ‘adventurism’

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The brief honeymoon between the Telangana Rashtra Samiti and the YSR Congress seems to be over.
The TRS, which expected the YSRC to focus only in Seemandhra and stay out of Telangana, is now furious

Jr NTR office stoned as Nani lashes out at Naidu

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Unidentified persons attacked the Filmnagar office of actor Jr NTR on Thursday, creating a stir in film and olitical circles here. Windows were broken as the miscreants threw stones at the building at

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