Articles about KT Rama Rao
KT Rama Rao, also known as KTR, is an Indian politician from Telangana who is serving as the Minister for Municipal Administration & Urban Development, Industries & Commerce, and Information Technology, as of 2021. Rao is a member of the Legislative Assembly for Sircilla and is also serving as the working president of the Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS). He was born on July 24, 1976, in Telangana to K Chandrashekar Rao who is serving as the Chief Minister of Telangana, as of 2021. Rao completed his education at Nizam College, University of Pune, and the City University of New York. In 2009, he began his political journey when he contested the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly elections representing the Sircilla Assembly constituency. During his tenure as TRS President, Rao offered his respect to CRPF personnel who died in the Pulwama attack. He also donated Rs. 25 lakh from his own income. In 2015, Rao established the largest start-up incubator called T-Hub. In the same year, he also launched the Water Grid Scheme in Telangana, and in 2017, he laid the foundation stone for IMAGE (Innovation in Multimedia, Animation, Gaming, and Entertainment) Tower at Hyderabad Knowledge City. In 2015, Ritz Magazine and CNN-IBN felicitated him as the Most Inspirational Icon of the Year.
29 Jul 2022
PoliticsTelangana government's municipal body reportedly suspended four government employees for not attending minister KT Rama Rao's 'birthday bash' on July 24.
22 Dec 2020
IndiaA 43-year-old man from Hyderabad was fired upon and injured in Chicago in the United States, his family members said on Monday.
04 Dec 2020
PoliticsThe ruling Telangana Rashtra Samiti (TRS) emerged as the single-largest party in the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) election results, as it won 55 out of total 150 seats.
04 Dec 2020
PoliticsThe counting of votes to announce the winner of Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) polls began today at 8 am.
31 Oct 2020
BusinessThe Telangana government on Friday launched the 'Telangana Electric Vehicle & Energy Storage Policy' to promote electric vehicles (EVs) and energy storage systems (ESS) in the state.
18 Oct 2020
IndiaThe India Meteorological Department has issued a six-day rain alert for Hyderabad in Telangana even as at least 50 people lost their lives due to the heavy downpour across the state.
04 Aug 2020
IndiaEver since companies started developing vaccines for COVID-19, one big question has been on everyone's mind: how much the final, approved shot would cost to the public?
04 Mar 2020
IndiaAs reports of novel coronavirus cases emerged from Telangana, the state government has decided to sanitize its public transport.
29 Feb 2020
IndiaIn a bid to quell rumors about the novel coronavirus outbreak, Telangana ministers ate chicken on stage at an event spreading awareness about the disease in Hyderabad.
30 Apr 2019
IndiaA wave of outrage took over Telangana as 25 students committed suicide in the last 10 days, following the state board result fiasco. A whopping 33% students were wrongly declared failed.
31 Oct 2018
PoliticsDesperate times call for desperate measures and contesting an election could be one of those.
07 Oct 2018
BusinessHyderabad already hosts mega campuses of tech behemoths like Google, Amazon, Apple, Facebook and others in India.
27 Feb 2018
IndiaThe Union Minister of State for Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution on Monday said that during the three years of NDA government, at least three crore fake and duplicate ration cards were canceled.
30 Nov 2017
IndiaThe Hyderabad Metro seems like a huge hit, with over 2L passengers taking rides on opening day itself.
28 Nov 2017
IndiaPM Narendra Modi today flagged off the first train of the Hyderabad Metro from Miyapur. Commercial operations would start tomorrow.
26 Jun 2017
BusinessGlobal and domestic companies in Hyderabad are now in panic mode regarding the valuation of their real estate holdings, as Telangana government commences legal proceedings to cross-examine private and government-auctioned land ownership legitimacy.
