Hyderabad: The talks between the state govt and JAC leaders of the TGSRTC unions stretched past midnight on Friday, culminating in a breakthrough. Deputy chief minister Bhatti Vikramarka’s office confirmed that the govt has agreed to grant 10% fitment as part of the pay revision and gave the green signal for the merger of the…
Hyderabad: TGSRTC employees in Hyderabad staged protests across several depots on Friday following the death of driver Shankar Goud, including at Jubilee Bus Station (JBS), Mahatma Gandhi Bus Station (MGBS), Jeedimetla, Musheerabad, Dilsukhnagar, and Hayathnagar.Demanding justice and raising slogans against the govt, around 35 to 40 RTC employees at JBS in Secunderabad described the death…
Hyderabad: Enforcement Directorate’s Hyderabad unit Friday carried out fresh searches at 12 locations in Hyderabad and Tirupati, targeting close aides of former Andhra Pradesh CM YS Jagan Mohan Reddy. The raids are linked to the alleged multi-crore liquor scam when Jagan’s YSR Congress (YSRC) was in office from 2019 to 2024 and is estimated by…
Hyderabad: K Shankar Goud, the Telangana State Road Transport Corporation (TGSRTC) driver from Narsampet in Warangal district who resorted to self-immolation on Thursday, succumbed to burns at a private hospital in Hyderabad early Friday. As the RTC workers’ strike entered its third day amid ongoing talks with state govt, another driver attempted suicide at Bhupalpally…
Hyderabad: Tension gripped the Narsampet bus depot in Warangal district on Friday after police and officials refused to allow the body of RTC driver K Shankar Goud into the premises, triggering protests by colleagues and union leaders.Shankar, who served the corporation for over two decades, died earlier this week. Fellow workers sought to keep his…
Hyderabad: Digital addiction is not just about being hooked to screen, but a gradual loss of control over attention, where minutes slip into hours without awareness, said Dr Jawaharlal Nehru, psychologist at Tele Manas, at ‘The Times of India’s Let’s D-Stress: Campus Conversations’ held at Kaveri University on Friday.“We open apps such as Instagram without…
Hyderabad: A 56-year-old software consultant working for a multinational company lost 2.92 crore over two months from Feb 24 after being lured into investing through fake stock trading platforms. Based on his complaint, Malkajgiri police registered a cheating case on Thursday and launched a probe.In February, the victim from Ramanthapur was added to a WhatsApp…
Hyderabad: Convergence Energy Services Limited (CESL), a subsidiary of Energy Efficiency Services Limited (EESL), ministry of power, will procure electric buses for Telangana and other states such as AP, Gujarat, Rajasthan, Chandigarh, Karnataka and Kerala. CESL has floated a tender for procuring 3,604 electric buses for clean public transport across 45 tier II and III…
Hyderabad: Counter Intelligence (CI) Cell has written to X platform, seeking details of the handle ‘Telugu Scribe,’ accusing it of posting objectionable content. The notice was issued under provisions of the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA) and the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS). The letter, dated April 18 and signed by deputy inspector general of…
Hyderabad: Telangana will raise 6,300 crore each month in the first quarter of the 2026-27 financial year, a sharp jump from its earlier practice of borrowing below 4,000 crore monthly. The state has been selected for the Reserve Bank of India’s new benchmark issuance strategy (BIS), aimed at bringing transparency to bond auctions and lowering…
