11,846 new cases of HIV in Hyderabad in 2016
The deadly HIV is on the rise in Hyderabad and other parts of Telangana, with the capital city alone accounting for 33 per cent of HIV AIDS cases in the state. In fact, the number of people living with
Khammam (D)
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Conflicts in exile
The Koya folks' fear of Muria ferocity started to fuel xenophobia. Irritations led to frustration and further resentment. Eventually, their tolerance reached a breaking point. They went to the police. They didn't do anything for a resolution. The Koya fam
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Malaria, dengue grip AP, health wing plays it down
Sept. 1: The state is unwell if the outbreak of seasonal diseases is any indication. While dengue cases are on rise in urban areas, including Hyderabad, malaria is spreading in rural areas. Many malaria cases have been reported from Ramachodavaram, East Godavari, Kadapa, Paderu in Visakhaptnam, Srikakau- lam, Vizianagaram Badrac- halam in Khammmam and Adilabad.
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Agri wing sees serious problem
Aug. 23: Though the government is yet to officially announce drought, the agriculture department
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IMD: City did not get rains
Aug. 9: Hyderabad is the worst affected among seven Telangana districts, failing to get any rain in the last week, according to the Indian Meteorological Department
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Kharif prospects bleak in Khammam
D. Chandra Bhaskar Rao KHAMMAM: Conditions across the 46 revenue mandals in Khammam district are slipping deeper into a drought-like situation as the monsoon is playing truant.
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Decision support system for efficient water management in canal command areas
A decision support system for canal water releases (CWREDSS) was developed to provide demand-based optimal canal water releases for reducing the gap between canal supplies and demands for increasing the water-use efficiency in canal command areas. The
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Singareni coal mines open wounds
June 28: Singareni Collieries Company Limited (SCCL) has decided to tear up the ground in a process called open cast mining, to meet the voracious demand for coal. The decision could render 20,000 people homeless and affect 200 villages.
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Tribals up in arms against acquisition of land
G. Nagaraja ELURU: The Andhra Pradesh government
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Deadly diseases re-emerge in AP
May 12: Diseases supposedly on the verge of eradication have reared their deadly head in the state. A cholera epidemic in Bholakpur, an anthrax outbreak in Visakhapatnam and the recurrence of polio cases, are the recent reminders that yesterday
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Mumbai link to tiger poaching
Hyderabad, April 13: The Andhra Pradesh forest department is probing the Mumbai link of the tiger poaching that occurred at Narsampet reserve forest area in Warangal district. It is suspected that one of the accused in the case, Raheem, was in contact with people in Mumbai allegedly to sell off the tiger skin and claws.