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The Food Safety Commissioner said mixing vegetable fats such as palm oil or vanaspati with ghee is prohibited under the Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006, and attracts legal action By Newsmeter Network Published on : 17 July 2026 7:31 PM IST 850 kg of suspected adulterated ghee seized in Telangana; Is your kitchen safe? Hyderabad: Is the ghee in your kitchen really pure?

The Water Board has identified 181 defunct borewells across the Malkajgiri Region for conversion into recharge structures By Newsmeter Network Published on : 17 July 2026 6:36 PM IST HMWSSB gives 181 dry borewells in Malkajgiri a new lease of life Hyderabad: To combat falling groundwater levels, the Hyderabad Metropolitan Water Supply and Sewerage Board (HMWSSB) has launched an ambitious initiative to convert 181 dry borewells in the Malkajgiri Region into rainwater recharge wells.

The scheme was launched jointly with State Health Minister Damodar Rajanarasimha, with health cards being distributed to employees at the event By Newsmeter Network Published on : 17 July 2026 5:59 PM IST Hyderabad: Telangana's Deputy Chief Minister Bhatti Vikramarka formally launched the "New Employees Health Scheme" at the state Secretariat on Friday.

The Minister instructed officials to launch extensive inspection drives against overloaded vehicles, commercial vehicles operating without valid fitness certificates By Newsmeter Network Published on : 17 July 2026 5:43 PM IST File photo for representation Hyderabad: Commercial vehicles violating transport rules in Telangana will face stringent action, including seizure, as the State government has ordered a statewide enforcement crackdown targeting overloaded vehicles, tax defaulters, unfit...

The upcoming facility is designed to address growing labor demands in the infrastructure sector by building a highly skilled workforce By - Published on : 17 July 2026 5:34 PM IST Telangana approves ₹20 Crore NAC Skill development centre in Manthania Hyderabad: The Telangana government has officially cleared the establishment of a National Academy of Construction (NAC) Skill Development Centre in Manthani, located in the Peddapalli district.

According to the THCAA, a notable number of recent appointees are not of Telangana origin By Newsmeter Network Published on : 17 July 2026 4:51 PM IST Telangana High Court  (File Photo) Hyderabad: The Telangana High Court Advocates’ Association (THCAA) has formally approached the Advocate General, demanding a strict verification of the "local status" of lawyers currently appointed to key government legal positions.

Stocking drugs for sale without a valid license can attract up to five years of imprisonment under the Act By Newsmeter Network Published on : 17 July 2026 4:32 PM IST Fake doctor's clinic raided in Khammam, antibiotics worth Rs 10,000 seized Khammam: Drugs Control Administration (DCA) officials raided a quack's clinic in Khammam district and seized illegally stocked medicines, including antibiotics. The raid took place on July 16 at Burda Raghavapuram village in Enkoor mandal.

According to orders issued by the Prohibition & Excise Department, licensed 2B Bars, C1 Clubs (In-House), TD1 & TD2 Tourism Development Corporation outlets and Microbreweries in the CURE area can operate By - Published on : 17 July 2026 4:24 PM IST Representative Image Hyderabad: Responding to numerous requests from football enthusiasts across Hyderabad, the Telangana government has permitted commercial and private sports venues, hotels, restaurants, pubs, bars, clubs and microbreweries to...

He asked collectors to designate senior officers for every mandal and division to focus specifically on driving this shift By - Published on : 17 July 2026 3:53 PM IST Representative Image Hyderabad: Amid huge rainfall deficit, Telangana government has directed district collectors to actively discourage farmers from taking up paddy cultivation this season and instead push them toward less water-intensive alternative crops.

According to officials, Telangana registered 21,639 cybercrime FIRs out of 49,620 cases reported nationwide in 2025, accounting for nearly 44% of all cybercrime FIRs in the country By Newsmeter Network Published on : 17 July 2026 3:48 PM IST Representational Image Hyderabad: Cybercrimes account for one in every four major FIRs registered in Telangana.