Hyderabad: A day after chief minister A Revanth Reddy proposed a hybrid model for delimitation to ensure equitable representation among states, BJP state president N Ramchander Rao on Tuesday asserted that delimitation has always been based on population, not Gross State Domestic Product.He questioned the chief minister’s stand, asking whether development should then be restricted…
Hyderabad: Telangana high court has dismissed a writ petition filed by Telangana Hospitals and Nursing Homes Association (THANA) challenging the new billing system for biomedical waste disposal.A division bench, comprising Justice K Lakshman and Justice BR Madhusudhan Rao, passed the order recently while hearing THANA’s challenge against guidelines issued by Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB)…
2k Consumers Opt For Piped Gas Supply In Past Month Hyderabad: Amid the ongoing conflict in West Asia triggering LPG supply crunch, demand for piped natural gas (PNG) has surged in the city with Bhagyanagar Gas Limited (BGL) witnessing a four-fold increase in new users. Until Feb, the company was adding barely 10 new users…
Hyderabad: A man allegedly posing as a Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) officer was caught inside the Rajiv Gandhi International Airport on Monday night while taking photographs in uniform, raising serious security concerns.The incident surfaced when quick reaction team (QRT) personnel noticed his suspicious movement near a washroom at the airport’s C-level. The accused, identified…
Hyderabad: A home guard driving a police vehicle is on the run after he accidentally hit a 58-year-old assistant sub inspector (ASI) near Manoor police station in Sangareddy district on Monday night, killing him. The home guard, Rama Rao, has been booked for causing death due to negligence.ASI K Govind Nayak and constable Venkatesh had…
Hyderabad: Calling for a sustained political pushback against the Centre, chief minister A Revanth Reddy on Tuesday demanded that any future delimitation exercise must ensure a pro rata increase in Lok Sabha seats for southern states.Addressing the 135th birth anniversary celebrations of Dr B R Ambedkar at Lower Tank Bund, Revanth alleged that the BJP-led…
Hyderabad: A city-based businessman approached police earlier this month, alleging that another businessman and a jeweller had cheated him of over Rs 50 crore on the pretext of offering him a share in Nizam-era jewellery.Based on Rajesh Agarwal’s complaint, CCS police registered a case against the accused duo — Md Zakir Osman, a businessman from…
Hyderabad: A wearable device developed by the International Institute of Information Technology Hyderabad (IIIT-H) could significantly improve safety in high-risk industrial workplaces by ensuring that accidents are detected and reported instantly.Designed by Professor Abhishek Srivastava and his team at the Centre for VLSI and Embedded Systems Technology, the system, called ‘GoldAid’, is a compact, belt-mounted…
Hyderabad: Telangana high court has directed minister Laxman Kumar Adluri to approach the trial courts concerned for a no objection certificate (NOC) to obtain a passport. Laxman Kumar holds SC development & tribal welfare ministries, among other portfolios.Justice Nagesh Bheemapaka passed the directions recently while hearing Laxman Kumar, whose passport application was rejected by the…
Hyderabad: City-based paediatrician Dr Sivaranjani Santosh, who raised concerns over sugar-rich drinks such as ORSL being marketed as oral rehydration solutions (ORS), has resigned from the Indian Academy of Paediatrics (IAP).Dr Santosh cited lack of support from the organisation after she received legal notices from pharmaceutical companies over her remarks on certain oral rehydration products.Following…
