During the monsoon season in Hyderabad, there is a notable spike in the need for water tankers due to below-average rainfall and the effects of El Nino HYDERABAD: In a rare and worrying trend, Hyderabad is witnessing a higher demand for water tankers during the monsoon than in the peak summer months, underlining the impact…
HYDERABAD: The high court has directed the Telangana State Information Commission (TSIC) to issue a fresh notice to RTI activist Vaddam Shyam in compliance with its earlier order and dispose of his 404 pending second appeals and complaints within three months.Justice Surepalli Nanda passed the order while disposing of a writ petition filed by Shyam,…
A farmer, charged with stalking a minor, requested anticipatory bail in a Pocso case, arguing he wasn’t at the examination center during the alleged incident HYDERABAD: While seeking anticipatory bail in the Prevention of Children from Sexual Offences (Pocso) case registered against him, P Raj Kumar, 35, the farmer who killed six persons, including the…
Jayashankar Bhupalpally: An alcoholic son allegedly killed his father on Sunday night in Muddulapally village under Mutharam police station limits. The deceased was identified as Rathnam Saraiah (70).According to Mutharam sub-inspector G Ramesh, the accused, identified as Ravinder, a daily-wage labourer, used to frequently consume alcohol and allegedly beat his father, Saraiah. On Sunday evening,…
Hyderabad: As many as 50,554, including 8,809 in-service teachers have qualified in the Teacher Eligibility Test (TET), results of which were released on Monday. The qualifying percentage stood at 43.9%.A total of 1.15 lakh candidates appeared for the exam, which was conducted between June 16 and 22. While 36,129 appeared for paper 1 (languages), 65.2%…
Hyderabad: Ahead of the monsoon session of Parliament, chief minister A Revanth Reddy on Monday urged MPs from all political parties to set aside political differences and work collectively in the interests of Telangana, and seek approvals and funding for key infrastructure projects by meeting the Prime Minister and other Union ministers.Addressing a meeting of…
Hyderabad: With Telangana grappling with rainfall deficit and the looming threat of water stress, the state govt on Monday moved to maximise utilisation of Godavari waters, directing officials to operate all pumps under the Devadula lift irrigation scheme round-the-clock and fill reservoirs to capacity to safeguard drinking water and irrigation needs.Irrigation minister N Uttam Kumar…
Hyderabad: Union coal and mines minister G Kishan Reddy on Sunday sought to project the Centre’s direct allotment of the Tadicherla-II coal block to Singareni Collieries as a lifeline for the state-owned miner. He accused successive BRS and Congress govts of failing to safeguard the company’s long-term interests and allowing dues of nearly ₹54,000 crore…
Hyderabad: A team of history enthusiasts has discovered ancient rock paintings resembling animals, including a kangaroo-like figure, at a rock shelter near Gannevanipalli village in Rajanna Sircilla district. Rock art specialists, however, said the identification required scientific examination and cautioned against drawing conclusions based on shape alone.NGO Matti Foundation, run by history enthusiast Reddy Ratnakar…
Hyderabad: US and UK-headquartered quality engineering and software testing company TestingXperts has opened its new 300-seat global delivery centre in Hyderabad, with plans to grow it to 500 people over the next year and to 2,500 employees over the next five years.The Hyderabad centre, which will cater to enterprises across North America, EMEA and APAC,…
