Private medical colleges in Telangana to collect fee at beginning of academic year

Telangana Admission and Fee Regulatory Committee directed the private medical colleges to collect the fee at the beginning of each academic year and in five equal installments

Published Date – 26 June 2024, 10:36 PM


Private medical colleges in Telangana to collect fee at beginning of academic year


Hyderabad: The Telangana Admission and Fee Regulatory Committee (TAFRC) on Wednesday directed the private medical colleges to collect the fee at the beginning of each academic year and in five equal installments. The committee instructed colleges not to collect the fee from students in advance.

For instance, if a college has a fee of Rs.14.50 lakh per annum, the total fee comes to Rs.65.25 lakh for the entire 4 1⁄2 years course period.


This total fee divided into five equal installments should be collected at the beginning of each academic year.

“The fee fixed by this committee for the entire MBBS course, which is spread over 4 1⁄2 years and divided into 9 semesters. To reduce the burden on students, the total fee is divided into five equal installments for a 4 1⁄2 years course. The committee recommends that the fee should be collected at the beginning of each academic year in five equal installments and managements should not collect the fee in advance,” the TAFRC said.

The committee also asked the colleges not to collect fees from candidates who were detained or failed during their course and later continued since they have already paid the fee for that academic year.

Godavari water to be supplied to Khammam in August: Minister Tummala

The trial run of Sitarama Lift Irrigation Project (SRLIP) phase-one pump house at BG Kothur village was successful and the State government aims to supply Godavari water from the SRLIP to 1.5 lakh acres in Khammam district, says Agriculture Minister Tummala Nageswara Rao.

Published Date – 27 June 2024, 04:47 PM


Godavari water to be supplied to Khammam in August: Minister Tummala

Trial run of SRLIP’s BG Kothur pump house in Aswapuram mandal in Kothagudem district conducted on Thursday.

Kothagudem: The State government aims to supply Godavari water from the SRLIP to 1.5 lakh acres in Khammam district in this Vanakalam season, informed Agriculture Minister Tummala Nageswara Rao.

The Minister asked the officials to complete the works of the all three pump houses at BG Kothur, Pusugudem and Kamalapuram under Sitarama Lift Irrigation Project in a month’s time on war footing and conduct trial run. Godavari water has to be supplied from the SRLIP main canal to Wyra reservoir through Enkoor link canal in August month, he said.


The trial run of Sitarama Lift Irrigation Project (SRLIP) phase-one pump house at BG Kothur village of Aswapuram mandal in the district was conducted successfully. Godavari water reaches the pump house from Dummugudem anicut through a gravity canal.

The irrigation officials conducted an internal trial run during late night hours on Wednesday and Nageswara Rao switched on the motors on Thursday. Speaking to the media, the minister described the trial run as a key phase in irrigating lands in Khammam district.

The project was aimed at irrigating 10 lakh acres in Khammam, Kothagudem and Mahabubabad districts besides stabilising existing 2.48 lakh acres ayacut under Nagarjuna Sagar left canal, Wyra and Palair reservoirs, he said.

Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy sanctioned funds to complete construction of the three pump houses, to complete all pending works and funds required to pay bills to the Electricity Board. Government advisor Penta Reddy, CE Srinivas Reddy and team worked hard for conducting phase-one trial run, Nageswara Rao said.

There were six motors in the first pump house at BG Kothur and they could lift about 9000 cusecs of water. Efforts would also be made to supply water to farm lands in Yellandu by consulting the Chief Minister in the days to come, Nageswara Rao said.

He thanked the officials who were working hard to complete the project works and farmers for giving their lands for the project construction. Bhadrachalam MLA Dr. T Venkat Rao and others were present.

Anahita Patny of Infra Green Foundation donates benches to NATCO Government High School

Infra Green Foundation is a personal project undertaken by Anahita that aims to promote the use of sustainable infrastructure.

Published Date – 26 June 2024, 11:21 PM


Anahita Patny of Infra Green Foundation donates benches to NATCO Government High School

Anahita Patny

Hyderabad: Anahita Patny, grand daughter of Pestonji Chermas Chairman & Managing Director, donated 100 benches to NATCO Government High School, Kukatpally.

Infra Green Foundation is a personal project undertaken by Anahita Patny, student at Oakridge International School Gachibowli, DP 2, and has now grown to so much more. The foundation aims to promote the use of sustainable infrastructure. Using waste plastic materials collected from the environment to make these infrastructural materials helps develop the environment extensively.


In addition to this, sustainable infrastructure is provided to underdeveloped schools and homes to ensure the growth of children and families. These sustainable infrastructural materials include bricks, roofs, furniture and more which are produced from multi-layered plastic collected and compressed from industrial waste.

BRS demands job calendar, two lakh government jobs within a year

Following a meeting with government job aspirants at his residence on Thursday, BRS working president KT Rama Rao came down heavily on the State government over its unfulfilled promises. demanding the Congress government to release job calendar and notifications immediately.

Updated On – 27 June 2024, 06:05 PM


BRS demands job calendar, two lakh government jobs within a year


Hyderabad: Giving a fresh boost to the ongoing fight of the government job aspirants, the Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) issued an ultimatum to the Congress government, demanding for immediate redressal of the genuine issues raised by the candidates. The main opposition party also demanded that the Congress fulfill its electoral promises by releasing a job calendar and filling two lakh government posts within a year.

Following a meeting with government job aspirants at his residence on Thursday, BRS working president KT Rama Rao came down heavily on the State government over its unfulfilled promises. “Before the elections, the Congress government advertised about job calendars and even announced dates for about 10 exams. Not a single notification has been issued even after seven months,” he said, demanding that the government release these notifications immediately.


Rama Rao criticised Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy for failing to deliver on promises made during the election campaign, including increasing Group-2 jobs by 2,000 and adding a few thousand more jobs in Group-3. “In the first Cabinet meeting itself, they deceived the unemployed by claiming to conduct a Mega DSC. Rather than giving notification for 20,000 jobs as promised, the government added only 5,000 more posts compared to the previous notification,” he added.

Highlighting the lack of progress on Group-1 jobs, the BRS working president pointed out that only 60 positions were added since the previous notification issued during the BRS regime. “When asked to increase jobs, they are trying to escape by citing technical reasons. BRS will not tolerate this. We will question the government in the Assembly and stand by the unemployed in their fight for justice,” he asserted.

Rama Rao called for fair selection in Group-1 Mains, reminding Deputy Chief Minister Mallu Bhatti Vikramarka of his past demand for a 1:100 selection ratio from the prelims. “Why is this not being implemented now to benefit the candidates?” he asked.

Rao emphasized the need for adequate gaps between exams such as TET, Group-1 Prelims, DSC, Group-2, Group-1 Mains, and Group-3 to accommodate students who write multiple exams. “Exams should be scheduled with enough time in between to ensure fair preparation for all candidates,” he stated. He warned that if these demands are not met, the BRS leaders would fight alongside the unemployed youth.

Speaking on the occasion, the Groups aspirants made it clear that they had no political affiliations as was being propagated by the ruling Congress and were fighting only for their future. They said they were approaching all political parties to seek their support in their fight for justice and urged the State government to resolve their issues as promised during the Assembly elections.

Shamshabad leopard scare: Images of wild cat captured

Five days ago, forest officials had installed camera traps and two cages following concerns raised by villagers about a leopard moving around in the region.

Updated On – 27 June 2024, 03:45 PM


Shamshabad leopard scare: Images of wild cat captured


Hyderabad: Camera traps that were installed at different locations in Ghansmiyaguda of Shamshabad mandal following a leopard scare, have captured images of a wild cat, bringing a sense of relief among the villagers.

Five days ago, forest officials had installed camera traps and two cages following concerns raised by villagers about a leopard moving around in the region. A few stray dogs and a calf suffered bite injuries and locals presumed it to be a leopard attack.


After scanning the area, forest officials said there were no pug marks or any leopard scat was detected in the region. However, patrolling, especially during nights, was intensified since the last five days.

“Since the images of a wild cat were captured by the camera traps, we will continue the patrolling for a few more days. We do not want to take any chances, the camera traps and cages will also remain in the same places,” said a forest official.

Jagtial: Woman jumps into well with daughter; both die

According to police, Mounika along with her four-year-old daughter resorted to the drastic step by plunging into an abandoned well on Thursday.

Published Date – 27 June 2024, 06:21 PM


Jagtial: Woman jumps into well with daughter; both die


Jagtial: A woman jumped into a well along with her four-year old daughter at Arpalli village in Sarangapur mandal on Thursday. Both drowned.

Sarangapur police said Mounika along with her four-year-old daughter resorted to the drastic step by plunging into an abandoned well on the outskirts of the village. The reason was not known yet.


On receiving information, police rushed to the spot and retrieved the bodies from the well. A case was registered and investigation is on.

Hyderabad: Miscreants damage bus windshield with stones in Uppal

This incident was taken seriously by the TGSRTC management. A complaint was lodged by RTC officials at Uppal police station under the Rachakonda Police Commissionerate.

Updated On – 27 June 2024, 01:04 PM


Hyderabad: Miscreants damage bus windshield with stones in Uppal

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Hyderabad: Two unidentified persons damaged the front glass of a night halt bus with stones at Venkat Reddy Nagar in Uppal on Wednesday night.

This incident was taken seriously by the TGSRTC management. A complaint was lodged by RTC officials at Uppal police station under the Rachakonda Police Commissionerate. The police are currently investigating the case.


Condemning the incident on social media TGSRTC Managing Director VC Sajjanar said RTC buses were public property. It was the responsibility of every citizen to protect them.

” It does not make sense for some people to wantedly damage buses that helps millions of people and brings them safely to their destinations. The organisation will take strict action as per law with the help of police department against those responsible, ” Sajjanar said.

People above 30 years of age to be screened for diabetes, hypertension: Asifabad Collector

Collector Venkatesh Dothre stated that efforts were being made to ensure nutritional supplement to pregnant women by identifying them in advance.

Published Date – 27 June 2024, 06:22 PM


People above 30 years of age to be screened for diabetes, hypertension: Asifabad Collector

Kumram Bheem Asifabad Collector Venkatesh Dothre,

Kumram Bheem Asifabad: NITI Aayog chief executive officer BVR Subrahmanyam said that a country-wide Sampurnatha Abhiyan would be commenced from July 1. He convened a video conference with district authorities from New Delhi on Thursday.

Subrahmanyam stated that the programme was aimed at achieving success in six selected indicators in the district. He said that it would begin on July 1 and end on September 30. He added that 112 most backward districts including Kumram Bheem Asifabad district were picked to implement the exercise meant for improving living standards of the public and administration of remote areas.


Collector Venkatesh Dothre, who took part in the conference said that people of the district aged 30 would be screened for diabetes, hypertension and other diseases during the 90-day long initiative. He stated that efforts were being made to ensure nutritional supplement to pregnant women by identifying them in advance. He added that the programme would be launched in the district on July 4.

District Educational Officer Ashok, Additional DRDO Ramakrishna, Chief Planning Officer Papaiah, Aspirational districts programme Block coordinator Manvela and many other officials were present.

KTR congratulates people involved in successful trial run of Sitarama LIS

Terming it as a milestone achievement, he said it was yet another example of the brilliant work done by the previous K Chandrashekhar Rao government in irrigation sector.

Updated On – 27 June 2024, 02:49 PM


KTR congratulates people involved in successful trial run of Sitarama LIS


Hyderabad: BRS working president KT Rama Rao congratulated all the engineers, bureaucrats, agencies and also public representatives involved in successfull trial run of Sitarama Lift Irrigation Scheme in Khammam and Bhadradri Kothagudem districts.

Terming it as a milestone achievement, he said it was yet another example of the brilliant work done by the previous K Chandrashekhar Rao government in irrigation sector.


In a post on X, he said the Sitarama project will irrigate 10 lakh acres at full capacity in Khammam and Bhadradri Kothagudem districts.

Nalgonda: Officials on alert after spurt in viral fever cases

. The number of outpatient cases being treated at the district headquarters hospital also saw a big rise in the last 10 days, especially after monsoon showers resulted in water stagnation in villages and towns. 

Published Date – 27 June 2024, 07:04 PM


Nalgonda: Officials on alert after spurt in viral fever cases


Hyderabad: An outbreak of viral fevers has turned into a source of major concern in different mandals of Nalgonda district of late. The incidence of dengue is also on the increase. The spurt in fever cases has put the medical and health authorities on alert. The number of outpatient cases being treated at the district headquarters hospital also saw a big rise in the last 10 days, especially after monsoon showers resulted in water stagnation in villages and towns.

Private hospitals were also being overcrowded with fever cases. As many as 38 cases of dengue were reported in the district during the last five months and a majority of them were from the rural pockets in Nalgonda division. Patients with common complaints such as cold, flu and bacterial infections were ending up with fevers with high temperatures. Such ailments were being reported from among children as well.


District Medical and Health authorities have initiated special measures to address the situation. The outbreak of viral fevers and infections is being attributed to the mosquito menace in the city and its surroundings. Officials have made it clear that the all government hospitals have adequate stocks of medicines. The hospitals are fully equipped to provide the patients the best possible medical facilities. Fogging operations in the city and gram panchayats are also being taken up in a big way, they said.