Hyderabad: Telangana govt has proposed a three-year jail term and a Rs 5 lakh penalty if any negligent act results in the loss of human life in a fire accident. Similarly, the offender will be punished with a six-month jail term and a Rs 1 lakh penalty for endangering life or personal safety. Also, govt…
Hyderabad: Telangana govt-led T-Hub has rolled out a 12-month founder fellowship programme called Blueprint that is aimed at helping deep-tech startups move from early traction to scale.As part of the first cohort of the programme, it has selected 14 startups — Kritsnam, ArtusAI, Litemed, Zodhya, Arkle Energy, Sensehealth, Vahn, Buildwright, Sanyark Space, Semex AI, Pavakah…
Hyderabad: The Telangana high court has directed the interim enrolment committee of the Bar Council of Telangana to keep the enrolment process in abeyance until it delivers its order in a case challenging the constitution of the committee. Justice N Tukaramji issued the direction on Aug 12 and posted the matter to Aug 31 for…
Hyderabad: The forest department has launched a joint probe with police and electricity officials into the electrocution death of Forest Beat Officer (FBO) Naveen in the Krishnasagar Reserve Forest, with investigators trying to identify the suspected poachers who allegedly fled the spot and trace the source of power used for the illegal electric snare laid…
Hyderabad: Telangana govt on Thursday launched the Intintaa Indiramma Sewing Machines scheme, under which 1.19 lakh BC women will be provided automatic sewing machines free of cost to promote self-employment and financial independence. Transport and BC welfare minister Ponnam Prabhakar launched the scheme at the Secretariat.Under the first phase, 1,000 automatic sewing machines will be…
Hyderabad: Farmers cultivating any of the nine paddy varieties identified by Telangana govt will have to register with agriculture extension officers (AEOs), with agriculture minister Tummala Nageswara Rao directing officials to create awareness about the process through Rythu Vedikas.Reviewing the progress of schemes being implemented by departments under his charge on Thursday, Tummala also sought…
Tollywood producer Bommaku Murali; the victim, Sunitha, a resident of Nampally (Image-SocialMedia) HYDERABAD: A woman suffered injuries after a car driven by a Tollywood producer’s driver hit her in Abids on Wednesday evening.Police said that Mahananda (35) was alone in the car when the accident occurred.The victim, Sunitha, a resident of Nampally, was walking on…
Hyderabad: Union minister for coal and mines G Kishan Reddy on Thursday rejected allegations that the Centre was attempting to take away the powers of states through amendments to mining laws, saying the recently passed Critical Major Minerals Bill was aimed at ensuring price stability and increasing mineral production.Speaking to reporters in Delhi, Kishan Reddy…
Hyderabad: US-based deeptech and enterprise technology player Cloudangles has opened its global engineering centre (GEC) in Hyderabad, as part of its engineering footprint expansion.The facility, which the company plans to grow to 1,000 engineers over the next two years, will support digital and technology services, application development and engineering, data and analytics, artificial intelligence and…
Hyderabad: Two women pilgrims died, and two others sustained serious injuries after a truck rammed into a tourist bus parked on the national highway following a tyre puncture near Govindpet bridge in Armoor mandal of Nizamabad on Thursday. The collision pushed the bus onto passengers seated on the median.The victims were identified as Sujatha, 54,…
