UoH to convert Sarojini Naidu home into cultural hub Hyderabad Central University Hyderabad: Golden Threshold — the former home of Sarojini Naidu — will soon be converted into a museum, literary and cultural hub. Renovation work on the building, an off-campus annexe of the University of Hyderabad (UoH), is almost complete, and it is expected…
Hyderabad: With the elections to Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) expected to be held in the next few months, police have found a surge in active participation of politicians in the setting up of Ganesh pandals. Officials said the trend cuts across major political parties. As a result, police are expecting a greater number of…
Hyderabad: With investigators yet to crack the sensational theft of firearms from the Madras Regiment armoury in Bolarum, the probe has now climbed the chain of command, with officers responsible for supervising the facility’s security coming under scrutiny.After more than a week of sustained questioning of guards posted at the armoury failed to yield any…
Hyderabad: Restrictions on loudspeakers in Hyderabad have hit the city’s DJ and sound equipment business, with shop owners reporting fewer sales and rentals during this year’s festival season.Traders in Punjagutta, Secunderabad and the Old City said customer inquiries continued, but fewer translated into rentals or purchases. They said the decline became noticeable after restrictions on…
Hyderabad: The humble onion is suddenly an expensive staple in Telangana, with prices soaring nearly 300% in less than two months, from around Rs 20 a kg until July to Rs 60–70 now.The sharp rise is being felt not just in Hyderabad but across several districts, squeezing household budgets and pushing up costs for restaurants,…
Hyderabad: The kitchen budget is feeling the pinch as prices of several vegetables, including carrots and beans, have risen in recent weeks, adding to the pressure caused by soaring onion prices.Beans, for instance, are now retailing at around Rs 65 a kg, up from about Rs 50 last month. Carrot prices too have moved up,…
Hyderabad: Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) officials on Monday caught a deputy jailer and his associate accepting a ₹10,000 bribe at Huzurabad sub-jail.Deputy jailer N Devender allegedly engaged R Harish, an operator at the jail’s petrol bunk, to collect the bribe on his behalf. The trap was laid after a complainant approached the ACB, alleging that Devender…
Hyderabad: Transport minister Ponnam Prabhakar on Monday said the Congress govt had initiated the process of conducting elections for a recognised union in the Telangana State Road Transport Corporation (TGSRTC), stating that the proposed merger of RTC employees with the state govt would be finalised through a committee involving the elected recognised union. Replying to…
Hyderabad: The Telangana high court on Monday questioned why state govt officers were shying away from appearing before the court despite failing to comply with its orders.Hearing a contempt petition in which it had earlier issued bailable warrants against senior IAS officers Sandeep Kumar Sultania and Vikas Raj for personal appearance, Justice NV Shravan Kumar…
Hyderabad: The govt may have promised action, but auto unions say they have heard enough assurances. Hours after meeting ministers on Monday, the auto and app-based workers’ JAC said it was left with little clarity on when its key demands would be implemented and warned of a fresh statewide agitation.The sharpest discontent was over the…
