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Hyderabad Zone may witness a jump of 14% in GST collection

Hyderabad: Chief Commissioner of Central Tax and Customs (Hyderabad Zone) Sandeep M. Bhatnagar said that the Hyderabad Zone might register an increase by 14 per cent in Goods and Service Tax (GST) collections during the current fiscal. Bhatnagar said that about Rs. 14,500 crores were collected towards Central Excise and Service Tax last year from […]

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Congress to seek MIM’s support in Presidential elections

Hyderabad: The Congress party will be seeking the support of All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (MIM) in favour of United Progressive Alliance (UPA) candidate Meira Kumar in the Presidential elections. Speaking to media persons at Gandhi Bhavan on Friday, Telangana Pradesh Congress Committee (TPCC) President Capt. N. Uttam Kumar Reddy said that the Congress party would […]

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CM approves 21 new degree colleges for STs

Hyderabad: The Telangana Government has decided to set up 21 new degree Colleges for Scheduled Tribes (STs). Chief Minister K. Chandrashekhar Rao has taken a final decision on where to set up these new Degree residential colleges for STs, after having a discussion with Minister A Chandulal, ST MLAs, MPs and MLCs. In the first […]

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Exempt textiles industry from GST: Uttam

Hyderabad: Telangana Pradesh Congress Committee (TPCC) president Capt N. Uttam Kumar Reddy demanded that the Central Government exempt textiles industry from the Goods & Services Tax (GST). He was addressing a press conference at Gandhi Bhavan on Friday along with representatives of the Hyderabad Cut-Piece Cloth Merchants Association, The Hyderabad Wholesale Art Silk Cloth Merchants […]

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Expedite pending irrigation projects in Mahabubnagar: CM

Hyderabad: Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao has instructed that all the pending projects in Mahabubnagar district should be completed on a fast track and water should be given to 10 lakh acres by the coming Kharif season. The Chief Minister instructed that SRSP Canals below LMD should be kept ready to the fullest to supply […]

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TS Govt to construct 40 Fish Markets

Hyderabad: Animal Husbandry Minister Talasani Srinivas Yadav on Friday informed that the Telangana Government has released funds for the establishment of 40 Fish Markets across the State. Addressing a video-conference with senior officials, Talasani informed that a two-year plan for the development of fisheries department has been finalised with a fund of Rs. 1,000 crore […]

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Raheja Corp’s Book Donation Drive at the Mindspace Business Park a Huge Success

Hyderabad: Teaching Tree, the CSR initiative from K Raheja Corp drew the curtains on its second successful season of its Book Donation Drive. The collection drive which opened itself to already read books, new story books and notebooks was a community engagement program which saw participation from Clients working out of the Mindspace Business Park […]

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Congress seek loans, cash relief for farmers

Hyderabad: The Congress party on Thursday demanded that the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) take immediate measures to ensure that farmers get crop loans and easy access to cash. A delegation comprising of TPCC’s Kishan Kheth Mazoor Congress chairman M. Kodanda Reddy and MLAs A. Sampath Kumar and M. Vamshi Chand Reddy met RBI Regional […]

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Private operators allotted Haj quota of 2531

Hyderabad: The Union Ministry of Minorities Affairs has allotted a Haj Quota of 2m531 seats to the Private Tour Operators (PTOs) of Telangana and Andhra Pradesh, disclosed Telangana State Haj committee Special Officer Prof. S. A. Shukoor and said that 3,413 pilgrims would perform Haj 2017 through the TSHC. Prof. Shukoor appealed the intending Haj […]

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GST will not hurt common man: Etala

Hyderabad: Telangana Finance Minister Etala Rajender on Thursday claimed that the Goods & Services Tax (GST) would not hurt the common man. Speaking to media persons after holding a review meeting at the State Secretariat with the top officials on implementation of GST in Telangana State, Etala asked traders not to harass or confuse the […]