Hyderabad: Vision problems are common among garment industry workers in Hyderabad and are associated with reduced work productivity, according to a study by researchers from the LV Prasad Eye Institute.The study, which examined 1,361 workers across five garment factories in the city, found that 6.9% had distance vision impairment, while 52.4% of workers aged 40…
Hyderabad: A 42-year-old nurse was run over allegedly by a minor driving an SUV at Asif Nagar on Sunday. The youth abandoned the SUV and fled, but was caught later in the day.Cops said the 17-year-old at the wheel is doing his Intermediate. The SUV was a hired one, Asif Nagar police said.Around 8.15am, Faheemunnisa,…
The Congress alleged that the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) exercise was aimed at deleting secular votes Hyderabad: Telangana Congress president B Mahesh Kumar Goud on Sunday accused the BJP-led Union govt of misusing the Election Commission of India (ECI) and alleged that the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) exercise was aimed at deleting secular votes. He…
Hyderabad: The state govt is sitting on huge stocks of paddy from the last three crop seasons, with over 80 lakh metric tonnes (LMT) of paddy stored with rice millers alone and other quantities in the warehouses of various state and central govt departments.These stocks are from the Rabi crop of 2024-25, Kharif crop of…
An explosion in Badangpet, Hyderabad, resulted in the death of a man HYDERABAD: A man was killed after an explosion in an open area in Hyderabad’s Badangpet on Sunday, with the force of the blast scattering body parts nearly 10 metres from the site, prompting a large-scale forensic investigation.The explosion occurred under the Meerpet police…
Hyderabad: In an unusual addition to Telangana’s tourist attractions, the tourism department has included ‘incarceration’ as part of its tourism offerings, alongside heritage sites such as Charminar, Golconda Fort, the Qutb Shahi Tombs and Ramappa Temple.The Tourism Department has decided to promote the recently launched ‘Feel the Jail’ experience at Chanchalguda Jail in Hyderabad as…
Hyderabad: A local court recently cancelled the bail of two Nepali nationals accused in a robbery case, after observing that they had failed to comply with bail conditions, following a request from Jubilee Hills police.The accused, Janak Kumar Bikram Shahi and Lalith Bahadur Chand, allegedly did not appear before the investigating officer over the past…
Hyderabad: Taking a dig at Telangana chief minister A Revanth Reddy for saying that he will not rest until one crore women turn crorepatis, BRS working president KT Rama Rao on Sunday said that he would quit politics if Revanth deposited ₹1.5 lakh in every woman’s account.KTR said the Congress govt should first fulfil its…
Triple deaths in Miryalaguda fire were murders Hyderabad: An incident that was initially treated as an accidental fire that killed three people in Miryalaguda town of Nalgonda district has been revealed to be a triple murder, with police arresting the woman’s estranged husband as the prime accused.On June 4, Chandramma, 48, and her two grandchildren,…
A study reveals distance to schools, economic hardship, child labor, and health issues, including respiratory and waterborne diseases, are pushing students out (AI-generated image) HYDERABAD: A disturbing picture has emerged from Jawahar Nagar, where children living beside the city’s massive landfill are being pushed out of classrooms by a mix of poverty, pollution, and institutional…
