doneHyderabad: The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) sleuths arrested a woman and her daughter travelling on the Delhi–Bengaluru Rajdhani Express at Secunderabad railway station. They seized 11.4 kg of crystal meth, valued at 11.4 crore, from their possession on Monday.The DRI officials of the Hyderabad Zonal Unit acted on specific inputs and intercepted the two…
Hyderabad: A massive fire broke out at a furniture manufacturing unit in Kishanbagh on Tuesday afternoon, and firefighters extinguished the flames within 45 minutes. No casualties were reported.According to Chandulal Biradari station fire officer (SFO) B Surender Reddy, they received a distress call from locals at around 2.28 pm regarding the incident. Five fire engines…
Hyderabad: The Telangana govt, following the release of the SEEEPC (Social, Educational, Employment, Political and Caste) survey reports and the backwardness rankings, has taken a significant step by distributing these findings to all relevant departments. They have been asked to thoroughly analyse the data and propose measures tailored to each community, taking into account both…
Hyderabad: Six Backward Class communities seeking changes to their caste names are likely to get approval at the upcoming cabinet meeting in early May.The proposal, delayed from the previous meeting, gained momentum during the recent caste survey, where members said their current names had evolved into derogatory labels affecting education, jobs, and social perception.Communities including…
Hyderabad: Former minister T Harish Rao on Tuesday alleged that some officials, acting on the Congress govt’s instructions, were tapping phones of BRS leaders and used CCTV cameras near their homes to monitor their movements. He claimed that officials hired hackers from Bengaluru by paying them large sums.Speaking to the media at Sangareddy Central Jail…
Hyderabad: Union coal and mines minister G Kishan Reddy has requested chief minister A Revanth Reddy to expedite land allotment for expanding roads and infrastructure at Cherlapally and Secunderabad railway stations.In an open letter to the CM on Tuesday, the Union minister highlighted that the Cherlapally railway station, developed at a cost of 430 crore…
Hyderabad: Telangana has inched a step closer to securing recognition for Sajjapur Chamadumpa (Colocasia), after its Geographical Indication (GI) application was technically accepted by the GI Registry in Chennai on Tuesday.Filed in the name of the Telangana Council of Science and Technology (TGCOST), the application marks a major milestone for this distinctive colacasia landrace from…
Hyderabad: BRS chief K Chandrasekhar Rao on Monday, in a meeting with party representatives to mark the foundation day, emphasised that there would be zero tolerance for breaches of party discipline or actions that undermine the sentiments of workers. He reminded leaders that attempts to generate buzz on social media or through theatrics might not…
Hyderabad: More than 14 years after a retired employee of the Hindustan Antibiotics Ltd (HAL) was booked in a criminal case for allegedly approving a sub-standard drug, the Telangana High Court has quashed all charges against him and even imposed a fine on the Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation (CDSCO) for implicating him without enough…
Hyderabad: Housing and Revenue minister Ponguleti Srinivas Reddy on Monday announced a major restructuring of state’s flagship Indiramma housing scheme, devolving greater authority to district collectors to speed up housing sanctions.He said special officers for each undivided district will be appointed to ensure better coordination between officials and elected representatives, and to pre-empt ground-level bottlenecks.“Even…
