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Students lay siege to Hyderabad Collectorate, demand release of Rs 8,000 cr fee reimbursement arrears

Hyderabad, July 17 (UNI) Thousands of students on Friday staged a protest at the Hyderabad Collectorate, demanding the immediate release of Rs 8,000 crore in pending fee reimbursement dues for nearly 14 lakh college students across Telangana.
Led by State BC Student Association leaders Nikhil Patel and Neela Venkatesh, the protesters demanded withdrawal of G.O. No. 9 and restoration of the fee reimbursement scheme in its earlier form.
Addressing the gathering, BC Welfare Association National President R. Krishnaiah alleged that the state government was attempting to dismantle the fee reimbursement scheme by failing to allocate adequate funds.
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Telangana Raises Upper Age Limit for Uniformed Services Recruitment by Two Years

14 Aug 2026 | 9:54 PM

Hyderabad, Aug 14 (UNI) The Telangana government has further raised the upper age limit by two years for direct recruitment to various uniformed services in the state, providing additional relief to unemployed youth.

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Hyd: TSCS explores gene therapy access for Thalassemia patients in India

14 Aug 2026 | 9:14 PM

Hyderabad, Aug 14 (UNI) The Thalassemia & Sickle Cell Society (TSCS) on Friday initiated efforts to facilitate access to gene therapy for thalassemia patients across India, following an exploratory visit to leading treatment centres in Thailand.

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AP to link PMFME scheme to Sthreenidhi Credit CooperativeFederation

14 Aug 2026 | 8:35 PM

Vijayawada, Aug 14 (UNI) Andhra Pradesh Minister for MSME, Rural Poverty Alleviation Minister Kopndapalli Srinivas has said that the government has taken a key decision to link the Prime Minister's Formalization of Micro Food Processing Enterprises (PMFME) scheme with the Sthreenidhi Credit Cooperative Federation Limited to promote food processing industries in rural areas.

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AP CM flags of 58 newly inducted fire fighting vehicles

14 Aug 2026 | 8:21 PM

Vijayawada, Aug 14 (UNI) Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu flagged off 58 newly inducted fire fighting vehicles on Friday on the Seed Access road. The fire tenders were purchased at a cost of Rs 40 crore.
The officials said that 25 advanced fire tenders worth Rs 18.68 crore had been made available to help in emergency situations in rural and forest areas to quickly reach disaster sites and provide immediate firefighting services.

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5th TN International Kite Fest begins with spectacular canvas of colour in skies

14 Aug 2026 | 8:13 PM

Chennai, Aug 14 (UNI) This Independence Day weekend, the skies over Tamil Naduonce again transformed into a breathtaking canvas of colour, creativity and culture as the Tamil Nadu International Kite Festival (TNIKF) 2026, began at Mahabalipuram, about 55 km
from here, on Friday.

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