HYDERABAD: In a suspected case of abandonment, five Siberian Husky dogs were found deserted near Nandigaon village along the Shankarpally–Patancheru road on the outskirts of Hyderabad early on Wednesday morning. Another dog was found dead, believed to have succumbed to heatstroke. Animal activists involved in the rescue fear that at least 30 more dogs may…
Hyderabad: Dutch brewer Heineken BV officially inaugurated its first Asia-Pacific Global Capability Centre (GCC) in Hyderabad’s Financial District on Wednesday.Called Heineken Business Service India, the 76,000 sq ft facility is part of the company’s Heineken Business Services (HBS) network and joins existing hubs in Kraków (Poland), Monterrey (Mexico) and São Paulo (Brazil).The centre, which began…
Hyderabad: Pilot surveys aimed at filtering out ineligible beneficiaries of the Cheyutha welfare scheme (earlier known as Aasara pensions) have thrown up startling revelations. Officials have discovered that pensions continued to be credited to accounts of deceased individuals, while certain govt employees — including staff from GHMC — were also found to among the beneficiaries…
Hyderabad: The state govt on Wednesday took over phase I of the Hyderabad Metro Rail project and operations from Larsen and Toubro (L&T). This will set the stage for the Telangana govt’s ambitious plan to expand the metro rail network towards Shamshabad, Bharat Future City and other parts of the state capital under a joint…
Hyderabad: Telangana’s Class 10 students achieved their best SSC results in recent years on Wednesday, with the overall pass percentage rising to 95.15%, up from 92.78% last year.School education minister K Keshava Rao announced the results at the Godavari auditorium on the SCERT campus, along with principal secretary Yogita Rana and director of school education…
Hyderabad: To establish Telangana as a global healthcare destination, the state govt is planning to introduce specialised international patient services at the upcoming Telangana Institute of Medical Sciences (TIMS) hospitals in Sanathnagar, Alwal and LB Nagar, as well as at the Nizam’s Institute of Medical Sciences, which is currently being expanded.According to sources within the…
Hyderabad: Seven in 10 parents with children in private schools said fees rose by 30% or more over the last three years, with many reporting increases in the 50% to 80% range, according to a LocalCircles survey covering more than 47,000 respondents across 271 districts.Sachin Taparia of LocalCircles said the findings point to a widening…
Q: How important is the new Hyderabad GCC for Heineken?A: It’s very important. Heineken, a 160-year-old company, has become the world’s most geographically diverse brewer through acquisitions and market entries. That created strong local businesses, but also many local-for-local operations. The Hyderabad centre is part of a structural shift to make Heineken more streamlined, connected…
Hyderabad: Zurich Insurance Group on Wednesday opened its new global capability centre in Hyderabad, expanding its technology and artificial intelligence operations as part of a broader push to modernise insurance services. The company alsoThe company said the facility will serve as a strategic extension of its global operating model, taking end-to-end responsibility across engineering, data…
Hyderabad: The Telangana govt will initiate a dialogue with the Maharashtra govt to resolve the outstanding issues and take up the construction of a barrage at Tummidihatti as part of the Pranahita-Chevella project.Chief minister A Revanth Reddy instructed the irrigation officials to start preparations to hold talks with Maharashtra, seeking permission to construct the barrage…
