Pondy Revenue minister suffers heart attack

Puducherry, May 24 (UNI) Puducherry Revenue minister MOHF Shajahan was hospitaliSed following a mild heart attack on Friday night.

Vishakhapatnam (North): TDP’s Ganta Srinivas Rao declared winner by margin of 1944 votes after result kept on hold

Vishakhapatnam, May 24 (UNI) The Election commission on Friday evening declared TDP Candidate and HRD Minister Ganta Srinivasa Rao as the winner from Visakhapatnam North Assembly seat after the result was put on hold in view of the differences in VVPATs slips and EVMs.

Man bets 12 lakh on TDP; commits suicide after party loses

Eluru May 24 (UNI) A man, who staked Rs 12 lakh on Telugu Desam Party coming to power again, committed suicide by consuming pesticide at Velivennu village in Undajavaram mandal in West Godavari district on Friday.

Local body election counting postponed in AP

Hyderabad, May 24 (UNI) The counting of votes for the recent elections to the Zilla Parishad Territorial Constituencies (ZPTC) and Mandal Prarishad Territorial Constituencies (MPTC) were postponed, Telangana State Election Commission said on Friday.

Employees revolt against Andhra NGOs JAC, Bopparaju JAC; terms them as TDP stooges

Kakinada, May 24 (UNI) As an echo of the election reversal, Andhra Pradesh government employees association came out with a statement revolting against the state NGOs association led JAC 1 and Bopparaju led JAC 2 terming them as Telugu Desam government stooges.

Telangana Agriculture University to release 8 new varieties of Rice, Pulses, Maize

Hyderabad, May 24 (UNI) Professor Jayashankar Telangana State Agricultural University (PJTSAU) is planning to release eight new varieties of Rice, Pulses, Maize crops in the next month, Vice-Chancellor of PJTSAU V Praveen Rao announced on Friday, on the sidelines of Seed Mela, 2019.

CM instructs officers to evolve a comprehensive strategy to maintain canal system in AP

Hyderabad, May 24 (UNI) Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao instructed the irrigation officers to evolve a comprehensive strategy for maintaining the canal system in tune with the continuous water flow from the projects in the state which hither to was a drought prone effected area.

The Chief Minister said "There would be some teething troubles during the process of lifting water from Medigadda and flowing in to the reservoirs.

Reddy addresses second SCO Media Forum, Kyrgyzstan

Hyderabad, May 24 (UNI) Mr T V K Reddy, ADG (Region) PIB, Hyderabad has addressed Second Mass Media Forum of Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) at Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan.

Heat wave: Telangana extends holidays for school till June 11

Hyderabad, May 24 (UNI) Heat Wave conditions continue to prevail in Telangana, Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao on Friday decided to extend the holidays for schools till June 11.

Gutka worth Rs 1.5 lakhs seized: 2 held

Hyderabad, May 24 (UNI) The city police on Friday arrested two people and seized banned tobacco product Gutka worth about Rs 1.

HSL, BHEL and Midhani to build indigenous submarines jointly

Visakhapatnam, May 24 (UNI) Hindustan Shipyard Limited (HSL), Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL) and Mishra Dhatu Nigam Limited (Midhani), in a strategic move have come together to form a consortium for building submarines.

Election defeat to LDF: Kerala BJP demands CM's resignation

Thiruvananthapuram, May 24 (UNI) Kerala BJP President PS Sreedharan Pillai on Friday demanded the resignation of Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan for the humiliating defeat of CPI(M)-led Left Democratic Front (LDF) in the State.

GoAir launches its mega million sale for its domestic routes with ticket fares starting at Rs 899

Hyderabad, May 24 (UNI) GoAir, India’s fastest growing airline on Friday launched its mega million sale for its domestic routes with ticket fares starting at Rs 899 onwards (all-inclusive).

YSRCP gets 49.95 per cent vote share in Assembly elections in AP

Amaravati, May 24 (UNI) The YSRCP which registered a landslide victory in Andhra Pradesh garnered 49.