Aug. 22: The state roads and buildings minister, Mrs Galla Aruna Kumari, said that proposals had been made for projects worth Rs 3,560 crore, extending to over 712 projects for the state. The Central governm-ent too has given a positive picture, stating that the State of Accruals were in proper shape due to which a sub-meeting would be soon organised.

Thorur (Warangal), Aug. 18: Diarrhoea deaths in rural parts of Warangal continue unabated.

Narasimhulupeta (Warangal), Aug. 9: Diarrhoea is rampant in remote tribal villag-es in Narsimhulapet mandal of Mahbubabad revenue division in Warangal district.

Sanitation has deteriorated due to the recent heavy rains. Drinking water has been contaminated and seasonal diseases like malaria, diarrhoea and viral fevers have spread in interior places.

Warangal, July 13: Warangal tribal leaders have expressed unhappiness over the state government

HYDERABAD The allotment of 1.37 lakh acres of iron ore-rich area in Khammam and Warangal districts to a private company, Rakshana Steels, whose executive director is Anil Kumar, son-in-law of former Chief Minister Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy, rocked the Assembly on Monday.

Warangal, July 4: Since 2008, 79 Water Users Association (WUA), each having 12 members, are working on paper as water is yet to be pumped into the 48 distributaries in Warangal, known as distributaries beyond Maneru (DBM), from Lower Maner Dam (LMD).

Greenpeace, the non-governmental organisation, has claimed that farmers get more income if they cultivate organic cotton instead of Bt cotton.

The NGO, which conducted a survey in three top cotton growing districts of Warangal, Karimnagar and Adilabad in Andhra Pradesh, said that the net income of organic cotton farmers is Rs 6,000 an acre, while Bt cotton farmers earned only Rs 2,000.