Hyderabad: In a major relief to govt employees, the state has released 1,000 crore for clearing pending dues. On the instructions of deputy chief minister and finance minister Mallu Bhatti Vikramarka, the funds were disbursed on Wednesday. This fulfils a promise made in the assembly and follows a commitment to release 700 crore per month,…
A proposed US bill could significantly disrupt job and residency prospects for thousands of Indian professionals. HYDERABAD: A new bill proposed in the US Congress is set to have a debilitating impact on long-established pathways to jobs, residency and mobility in the United States for thousands of Indian professionals if it is passed.The proposed ‘End…
Hyderabad: Dr Reddy’s Labs said Wednesday that Health Canada has approved its generic semaglutide injection, making it the first company to secure marketing authorisation for the generic product in Canada.The approval, granted through a Notice of Compliance, covers the 2 mg per pen and 4 mg per pen presentations, both at 1.34 mg/mL.The company said…
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…
