Hyderabad: After initially planning to issue a government order (GO) to make educational institutions accountable for drug abuse on their campuses, chief minister A Revanth Reddy has now decided to introduce a new law prescribing punitive action against educational institutions, repeat drug abusers and drug peddlers.Following preliminary discussions with senior officials from the police and…
Hyderabad: Nearly 71 lakh electors, about 21% of Telangana’s 3.38 crore electorate, have been identified for deletion from the electoral rolls under the special intensive revision (SIR), with Monday (Aug 10), being the last date for submission of enumeration forms. With only 3.2 lakh forms, or less than 1% of the electorate, still to be…
Medico hit-and-run case altered to attempted culpable homicide Rajahmundry: Police have altered the sections of the case, wherein a medico who was run over by two drunk men driving an SUV near Prasaditya Mall in Rajahmundry on Aug 3 and was declared brain-dead, to attempt to commit culpable homicide. The move comes after doctors declared…
Hyderabad: The District Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission at Nalgonda has held postal authorities guilty of deficiency in service in handling the premium of a Pradhan Mantri Jeevan Jyoti Bima Yojana (PMJJBY) subscriber and directed them to compensate the nominee and bear litigation costs.The order, issued on July 31, 2026, followed a complaint by Moloth Suresh,…
Ancient caves, rock paintings found at Indrapalanagaram in Yadadri dist Hyderabad: History enthusiasts have discovered prehistoric rock shelters, rare paintings, stone tools, pottery and other archaeological remains at Indrapalanagaram in Yadadri Bhuvanagiri district. Indrapalanagaram is known as an early capital of the Vishnukundins, who ruled parts of modern-day Telangana, Andhra Pradesh, Maharashtra and Odisha from…
BJP Telangana president N Ramchander Rao Hyderabad: BJP Telangana president N Ramchander Rao on Sunday challenged Congress leader Rahul Gandhi to bring his ‘Chhatron Ki Goonj’ programme to Hyderabad and hear the grievances of students facing problems over fee reimbursement and employment.Rao said Rahul, who has been travelling to NDA-ruled states claiming to be the…
Hyderabad: The Telangana Teaching Govt Doctors Association (TTGDA) has raised several issues concerning teaching faculty with the Director of Medical Education (DME) Dr N Vani, including pending promotions, Rule 14A, Aarogyasri incentives, allowances, pay scales and transfer policy.The DME assured the association that pending promotions would be completed at the earliest and said efforts would…
Hyderabad: A woman was allegedly murdered and her body burnt in an agricultural field at Ramakkapet in Dubbak mandal of Siddipet district, with police suspecting that she may have been killed elsewhere and her body brought to the spot to destroy evidence.The incident came to light when locals found the charred remains in the fields…
Hyderabad: Telangana Pradesh Congress Committee (TPCC) president Mahesh Kumar Goud on Sunday said those undermining the Constitution and democracy must be told to “quit”, drawing a parallel between the Quit India Movement and the present political situation.He added that Gen Z should understand why India fought for Independence and study the sacrifices of thousands who…
Hyderabad: Two separate road accidents on national highways in Telangana on Sunday morning claimed two lives and left at least one other injured.In the first accident, a 50-year-old man was killed after a car collided head-on with his motorcycle on the Suryapet-Khammam National Highway near Kusumanchi. The deceased was identified as Malothu Sukya, a resident…
