TIRUPATI: During every rainy season, Athmakuru Varalakshmamma refills her cooking gas cylinder and uses it for three or four months. As the rains subside, she switches back to the burning of discarded and stray wood for daily cooking in her village Gudipala in Chittoor district In the past two months, however, she didn’t refill her […]
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Telangana becomes first state to test delivery of drugs through drones
Hyderabad: Telangana on Thursday became the first state to test delivery of drugs using drones, with a test flight organised in the Vikarabad district. A formal launch of the service, to carry vaccines, is scheduled for September 11 when civil aviation minister Jyotiradtya Scindia will flag off the service along with state IT minister K.T. […]
Consumers decry ‘true up’ charges on power bills
TIRUPATI: B. Rajesh, a medical representative from Korlagunta area in Tirupati, could not find work due to the Covid-19 induced crisis. His wife Latha is supporting the family by working at a pharmacy. Between July and August, the family used 141 units of power and received a bill of Rs 481, of which Rs 407.60 […]
Low voltage problem in several areas of Hyderabad till noon
Hyderabad: Low voltage was a major complaint in areas of ECIL, Malkajgiri, Kapra, Yapral and Alwal till noon due to the heavy rains, on September 7. All the three phases were not working and calls to the local fuse office were not possible. It was constantly engaged.
Centre mulls more toll plazas on NH in Telangana
HYDERABAD: A total of nine national highway stretches passing through Telangana state over an extent of 565 km have been identified by the Centre for Asset Monetisation to generate revenue by way of charging toll amount from road users. New toll plazas would come up on these stretches after handing over them to private players. […]
Centre mulls more toll plazas on NH in Telangana
HYDERABAD: A total of nine national highway stretches passing through Telangana state over an extent of 565 km have been identified by the Centre for Asset Monetisation to generate revenue by way of charging toll amount from road users. New toll plazas would come up on these stretches after handing over them to private players. […]
Demand for airline fuel surges in India with tourism rebound
People across India are taking to the skies after months stuck in their homes during a deadly Covid-19 wave, driving a spike in demand for jet fuel, the oil product hit hardest by the ongoing pandemic. Indians have flocked to tourist spots across the country from the beaches of Goa on the west coast to […]
Ker Assembly passes unanimous resolution against Centre’s Electricity Amendment Bill
Thiruvananthapuram: The Kerala Assembly on Thursday passed an unanimous resolution urging the Centre to withdraw its Electricity Amendment Bill, 2021, saying it would facilitate free entry of private players into the sector and help vest its entire control with the union government. Setting aside their political differences, the ruling LDF and opposition UDF joined hands […]
After UAE allows passengers, flights to Sharjah, Dubai resume from Cochin Airport
Kochi: Two flights departed for the United Arab Emirates early on Thursday after a new travel protocol eased COVID-19 restrictions and allowed passengers from India among six countries to arrive in the UAE. UAE Airlines Air Arabia and Emirates operated one service each to the UAE from Cochin International Airport Limited (CIAL) early this morning.
Aviation panel moots regional connectivity to boost tourism
Kurnool: Chairman of the parliamentary committee on civil aviation TG Venkatesh said that air connectivity to tier-2 cities in Andhra Pradesh would improve tourism as 40 RCS-UDAN routes have been identified. Of them, 28 have been operationalised. Efforts are on to convince airline operators to commence flight services, he said, and added that Kurnool-Vijayawada and […]
Discoms may incur `75,000 cr loss in FY22
Chennai: Power distribution companies, or discoms, are estimated to have suffered a loss of Rs 90,000 crore in FY21, according to Niti Aayog. It expects the loss to be Rs 75,000 crore in FY22. A Niti Aayog report said the losses of the discoms declined from a peak of Rs 76,878 crore in 2011-12 to […]
Singareni says it will protect Ramappa temple and review its mining project
Hyderabad: The Singareni Collieries Company Ltd (SCCL) on Friday dismissed as far-fetched the reports that its mining operations would pose a threat to the Ramappa temple with a Unesco world heritage site tag. The Singareni management will not cause any harm to the Ramappa temple and its surroundings and the management is committed to the […]