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Telangana govt to review price of RTC-Metro common pass
Hyderabad: The Telangana government plans to reconsider the prices of the common pass introduced for the Telangana State Road Transport Corporation (TGSRTC) buses and Metro Rail services, a move that comes after…
- Hyderabad
Hyderabad’s new night buses: Full at the ends, empty in between
Hyderabad: “Kondapur, Hitech… Kondapur, Hitech” – Balaiah has been calling out the two names for a while, his voice carrying across the Secunderabad bus station. The 50-year-old conductor of the Telangana State Road…
- Telangana
Ponnam hits out at BJP, promises to bring proof of vote deletion
Hyderabad: Telangana Transport and BC Welfare Minister Ponnam Prabhakar on Sunday, October 11, hit out at the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) over alleged vote deletions and asked its state president, N Ramchander…
- Telangana
TGSRTC to complete recruitment for 4,538 posts soon
Hyderabad: The Telangana government is gearing up to complete the recruitment process for 4,538 posts in the Telangana State Road Transport Corporation (TGSRTC). The recruitment is aimed at reducing the workload on…
- Hyderabad
Ponnam Prabhakar inaugurates Mahila Shakti canteen in Hyderabad
Hyderabad: Telangana Backwards Classes Welfare Minister Ponnam Prabhakar on Monday, September 28, inaugurated the Indira Mahila Shakti canteen near Sundarayya Vignana Kendram at Bagh Lingampally in Musheerabad. Following the inauguration, Prabhakar said…
- Hyderabad
In Hyderabad, TGSRTC buses are strained and women pay the price
Hyderabad: A group of college students had been waiting an hour-and-a-half at the Nampally stop for the bus number 49 to show up. While they waited, they said, drunk boys sometimes come around…
- Telangana
Telangana Assembly: Rs 1 cr insurance cover for govt employees
Hyderabad: On the fourth day of the Legislative Assembly’s Monsoon Session, Telangana Transport Minister Ponnam Prabhakar said the department has no plans to introduce closed-circuit television (CCTV) in Telangana State Road Transport…
- Telangana
E20 petrol not damaging vehicles: Telangana minister backs Centre
Hyderabad: Telangana Transport Minister Ponnam Prabhakar on Wednesday, September 9, said there is no evidence of ethanol blending in petrol causing damage to vehicles, adding that the Transport Department had not received…
- Telangana
TGSRTC merger on cards, but focus on polls, Ponnam tells House
Hyderabad: On the merger of Telangana State Road Transport Corporation (TGSRTC) employees with the state government, Transport Minister Ponnam Prabhakar said that the proposal will take time. Speaking during Question Hour in…
- Telangana
Gig workers meet Ponnam to discuss issues faced, assured action
Hyderabad: Representatives of the Telangana Gig and Platform Workers Union met minister Ponnam Prabhakar at the Ministers’ Quarters on Friday, September 4, to highlight issues concerning the auto, cab, and app-based transport…
- Hyderabad
‘Women saved Rs 12,167 cr with free TGSRTC travel,’ says Ponnam
Hyderabad: Telangana Transport Minister Ponnam Prabhakar on Tuesday, September 1, said that Telangana Road Transport Corporation’s free bus services under the Mahalakshmi Scheme helped women in the state save Rs 12,167 crore.…
- Telangana
SIR notices to Telangana minister Ponnam Prabhakar, TPCC chief
Hyderabad: Transport and BC Welfare Minister Ponnam Prabhakar and Telangana Pradesh Congress Committee (TPCC) president Mahesh Kumar Goud have both received notices from election officials as part of the Special Intensive Revision…
- Telangana
Telangana auto strike withdrawn on Minister Ponnam’s assurance
Hyderabad: The Transport Joint Action Committee (JAC) in Telangana late on Sunday, August 23, announced its decision to withdraw its indefinite strike scheduled from Monday. Issuing a statement, the JAC said that…
- Telangana
Ponnam Prabhakar urges Telangana auto drivers to call off strike
Hyderabad: Telangana Transport Minister Ponnam Prabhakar on Sunday, August 23, urged auto drivers to call off the strike, assuring that the government will constitute a committee to assess the fare hike. Prabhakar…
- Hyderabad
Shaadi Mubarak, Kalyan Lakshmi schemes to continue: Ponnam
Hyderabad: Telangana Backwards Classes Welfare Minister Ponnam Prabhakar on Monday, August 17, said the government will continue the Shaadi Mubarak and Kalyan Lakshmi schemes. Reacting to the High Court’s stay order on…