Telangana sold over 5,200 alcohol bottles every minute between April and July (Representative image) HYDERABAD: Telangana’s thirst for alcohol can be measured by the minute, literally.Between April and July this year, the state sold an estimated 5,200 bottles of beer and Indian Made Foreign Liquor (IMFL) every minute, according to calculations based on excise department…
Former Maoist leaders are seeking permission for unrestricted political activities (Representative image) HYDERABAD: Top Maoist leaders may have laid down their arms in the past few months, but they have not surrendered their political instinct.Many of them are looking forward to becoming full-time politicians and even want the ban on the CPI (Maoist) party lifted…
The Bar Council of India encountered significant backlash for its initial directive affecting NALSAR law students HYDERABAD: A controversy over Chief Justice of India Surya Kant being invited as chief guest for NALSAR University of Law’s upcoming convocation escalated sharply, with the Bar Council of India first ordering state bar councils to withhold enrolment of…
Traffic diversions, the Raidurg land auction row and voter-list allegations are among the key issues in Hyderabad today HYDERABAD: Hyderabad is seeing a mix of civic, political and law-and-order stories today. Traffic management around KBR Park is in focus after police interacted with walkers over a proposed one-way traffic system around the popular green space.Separately,…
Once a dreaded Red bastion, Karregutta is to soon be a haven for thrill seekers Karregutta (Telangana-Chhattisgarh): For residents of Telangana who are fond of forest treks, they need not go all the way to Karnataka or Tamil Nadu for getting their adrenaline rush. Karregutta Hills on the Telangana-Chhattisgarh border, which was till recently a…
Supreme Court orders fresh hearing in 2015 cash-for-vote case Hyderabad: The Supreme Court on Thursday said proceedings in the 2015 ‘cash-for-vote’ case involving Telangana chief minister A Revanth Reddy, then a TDP MLA, would have to begin afresh as the judges who had earlier heard the matter have since retired.A bench headed by Chief Justice…
Telangana Chief Minister Revanth Reddy alleges attempts to delete genuine votes for upcoming elections. HYDERABAD: Alleging that attempts were being made to win the next assembly elections by deleting genuine votes in the name of the Special Intensive Revision (SIR), chief minister A Revanth Reddy Thursday said the Congress govt would not allow it to…
CESTAT upholds ₹80L redemption fine, ₹9L penalty on Oswal Minerals over manganese ore warehousing breach Hyderabad: The Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) in Hyderabad has upheld confiscation proceedings against Bengaluru-based Oswal Minerals for transporting imported manganese ore to an unauthorised private yard instead of the public bonded warehouse specified in customs records,…
Hyderabad: The Appellate Tribunal under SAFEMA (Smugglers and Foreign Exchange Manipulators (Forfeiture of Property) Act) has upheld the Enforcement Directorate’s attachment of a London-based insurance policy of industrialist Koneru Pradeep, son of Koneru Rajendra Prasad, in the money-laundering case linked to the Emaar Hills Township land development project, rejecting his contention that ED had already…
Hyderabad: Orugallu Wildlife Society (OWLS) and other green voluntary organisations have condemned “threats, obstruction and attacks” targeting forest department personnel, and urged state govt to ensure their protection.The organisations criticised Khanapur MLA Vedma Bhojju Patel and Sirpur MLA Palvai Harish Babu over their alleged remarks and conduct towards forest officials. They said political intervention in…
